Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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S3 ii PATRICIA PATTERSON. Chairman ART SEATED, leff io righf: Terry Krurn, B. F.A.p Elise Kelling, A.B. STANDING: Pairicia Pallerson, A.B.g Vxcfor Bracke, M.A. The Bl-IS ART DEPARTMENT oillered courses lo develop sludenls' vocalional eefls, Iasle and apprecialion of 'rhe iilul, and lo inslill arl lechniques and melhocls. Through varied courses, such as Design and Ari I-Iislory, inslrucfors helped sludenis reach an underslanding of Iheir f crealive polenlial. Faeultv widened students The dislricl' Men's Slag Parly and Jrhe Dislricl Women's 4-F Weekend. bolh during lhe firsl Iwo weeks of school, began a series of social galherings which helped 'ro boosi facully enioymenl Ihroughoul The year. The BI-IS Faculiy Picnic and 'rhe Dislricl Facullv Picnic were among ihe evenls fo which The ieacher's families were also welcomed: where- as Ihe Exec Board Banquel, To which were inviled facully members connecled wilh slu- denl governmenl, Jrypified smaller Tunclions allended by Teachers wilh special inieresls. Not Spulnik, nor Explorer, bu? the mouse given Margueriie Johnson for her caf,ilew1'l1eIenglh of lhe advisors' fable during fhe fun session af Ihe Exec Board Banquel. IRIXLIT

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- FOREIGN LANGUAGE SEATED, left to right: Emma Sandrini, A.B.p Lucile Burk A.B.g Josephine Wiley, A.M. STANDING: Maybelle Ment- zer, M.A.g Pauline Chenoweth, M.A.g Hazel Millar, B.A. Donald Ringler, M.A.g Mary Bello, AM. literary interests. Thorough basic instruction in reading, writing, and speaking 'Foreign languages was otiered by the FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT. Courses were provided to suit each stuclent's needs and preterences. Three years each ot Spanish. French and Latin were ottered, and a tirst year course in German was reinstated atter a year's absence from the curriculum. These studies, which were given primarily to tultill college entance requirements, also helped students to understand and appreciate the cultures and histories ot toreign peoples. ENGLISH ROW I, lettlto right: Ida Mae Hill, M.E.: Kathryn Hurlimann, B.S.g Henrietta Showalter, B.A.g Barbara Robeslry, A.B. ROW ll: Elaine Harkins, B.A.: Joy Ruf, AB., Pauline Chenoweth, M.A.g Hazel Miller, B.A. ROW Ill: Harold Silverman, ME., Robert Hutchings, B.A.: J. S. Wallace, M.A. NOT PICTURED: Julla Gemmell, A.B.g Anne Keeshan, A.B.g Maybelle Mentxer, M.A.g Audrey Nelson, B.A.g Barbara Pritchett, B.A. wi's iiYG B IN'-S 'W' be 'ci YE' - 6212!

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MUSIC ROW l, lefl To right: Ray Van Diesl, M.M.g Wayne Gard, M.M. ROW II: Blanche Duvivier, B.Nl.g Wesley Moore, M.A. STuclenTs were guided in Their musical sTudies, vocal or insTrumenTal, by The Teach- ers of The MUSIC DEPARTMENT. lnsTruc- Tors sTrove To broaden sTudenTs' musical enioymenT and undersTanding, and gave Them an opporTuniTy To develop poise, per- sonaliTy and good singing habiTs Through performing publicly. This year The deparT- menT also offered a new class, Boys' Chorus, and climaxed an arduous year direcling The opereTTa on May 28. knowledge of world cultures. The SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT offered courses To Train sTudenTs in good cihzenship and To increase Their appreciaTion Tor American ideals and ways of living. All sTudenTs were required Tor graduaTion To Take classes in world hisTory, Uniled STaTes RAY VAN DIEST, Chairman DON ROBESKY, Chairman hisTory and Tederal, sTaTe and local governmenT. In addiTion. There were elecTive courses which specialized in social and economic problems. In The Tall, preceding elecTions, sTudenTs sTudied poliTical parTies, buT The deparTmenT sTressed mainly developmenls in inTernaTional affairs. SEATED, lell To right Palrick Colpilfs, B.S.: Rufh Neiman, MS., Edifh Filzgibbon, A.B.g Hazel Miller, B.A.g Eslher Pinnell, M.A.g Philip Cook, 8.5. STANDING: Robert Dav- ldson, M.A.g J. M. Christensen, M.A.g Don Robesky, L.L.B.g Forrest Four, Ph,D.g Alberf Lewis, Nl.A.: Glendon Rodgers, M.Slg Don Doolin, M.A. NOT PICTURED: Duane Andezs:n, M.S.g Charles Bainbridge, M.A.g Douqlas Carroll, M.A. Magdalene Dooley, M.A.g Charles Gales, M.E., John Keene M.A.g Elwood Leapley, M.A.: Jay Mulvehal, M.S.: H. Rl Pfisler, A,B.g Ken Robesky, M.S.g Charles Sarver, A.l3.g Lowell Sa re M.E.' Donald Sh l r . ' Ja k S n r y , , eao AB., c pece. B.S., Howard Whalen, M.E. T 2 R 2 i 1 7 s