Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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Because lhree years of English were re- quired lor gradualion, 'rhe ENGLISH DE- PARTMENT was lhe Iargesl on campus. In- slruclors emphasized English in everyday use and reading developmenl, as well as olllering radio producllon dramalics, public speaking Iuleralure, and lournallsm To en courage creahve wrillng, members of lhe deparlmenl worked wilh a sludenl commil lee on lhe MSS lhe annual magazine pub lished by BI-IS sludenls ENGLISH FRONT ROW leff To rlghl Roberl Hulchings BA Marcia Koenig AB Claudefle Fann BA Hazel Muller BA Marquerlle Johnson MA SECOND ROW Anne Keeshan AB Elaine Harluns BA Fern Doe AB Belly Greene BA Joy Ruf AB THIRD ROW Pauline heno wefh MA Cherry Gundry BA Julia Gemmell AB Ellen Palferson B.A. ENGLISH FRONT ROW, Iefl lo righf: Bealrice Rose, M.A.p Donald Rinqler, M.A.p Henriella Showaler B.A.: Wall' Loasel, A.B. secono Row: Helen soon., MA., Josephine wllay, M.A.g Charles Rainey, B.A.g Raymond Bell, M.S.q Theora Bartholomew, A,B.g Barbara Robesky, A.B. Roberl Parsons and Cheryl Magruder, members of lrhe English program for acceleraled sludenls, slopped on Their inlroduclory four of ihe library lo discuss Iwo of 'lhe Ii- brary's oulsfanding magazines.

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Social Scicncc, English strcsscd Don Robesky, Chairman, Don Ringier, Chairman, Social Science Department English Daparlmanl J M Chrislensen led his U.S. Hislory class in a discussion on American invenlions as par? of their sfudy ol lhe Industrial Revolution. Every greai change lakes place slowly was 'ihe lceynoie of l'he SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT as ii iaughl courses in his- loryf, civics, sociology and governrnenl. The sla of lhe cleparimeni aliempied 'ro lrace for siudenls underlying 'irends ancl evenls which have precipiialed world evenis. Gov- ernmeni classes included a sludy of loolh siaie and federal adminisiralions and em- phasized lhe role ol represenlaiives io lhese groups. lnslruclors allolled much lime +o ieaching 'rhe democralic principles involved in our own governmenlal syslem. 1 .a:,m:sAc.. SOCIAL SCIENCE FRONT ROW, left lo rifhlz J. M. Chrislensen, M.A.: Rulh Neiman, S.B.g Don Casi a, A.B.g John Keene, 'M.A.g Albert Lewis, M.A.g Charles Bainbridge, MA.: Kennelh Robesky, M.S. SECOND ROW: Forresl Foor, Ph.D.' Palrick Col- pifls, B.A.: Philip Cook, 8.5.3 Eslher Finnell, M.A.g Edilh FilzGibbon, A.B.g David Slaial, .B.A.: Jack Spencer, B.5.g Donald Ro esky, A.B.

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Edith McLean, Chairman Sidney Lang, Chairman, Mathematics Deparlmenl Nalurday Science Deparfmenl' lnslrucfor Edilh McLean llslened as Roberl Bruner explained his solulion to an algebraic problem. math and Science facultv The MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT presenled a variely of courses suiled lo Til lhe needs of all BHS sludenfs, regardless of plans for furlher eclucalion. ll' offered a plan for acceleraled sfudenls which combined Plane Geomerry IO and Algebra IO inlo a one-year course. MATHEMATICS FRONT ROW, left lo righl: Margarel' Meyer, B.A.- Ronald Clark, B.M.p Edilh McLean, B.A.g Roberl Parsons, B.S.: Ray Pulssequr, M.A.g Norman wysfrom, M.A. SECOND ROW: Glenna Scheer, A.B.g George Kyle, A.B.g James Keese, M.A.g Douglas Carroll, . S.: Bernard Lwfig, B.A.: fiorge Osborn, B.A.g Robert Gafdinar, A.B.: Mary aggoner, . .