Edison High School - Torch Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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4 f...n , , ,,- 0 1 278241, , ' q - , H -' , xergwghqegggaggeiff' -s., Jean James spends many hours working with the electronic equipment in the new typing room. Because economic stability is an important part of nation- al growth, individual businesses must be managed efficiently by Well-trained personnel. At Edison, the future businessman has the opportunity to learn the skills necessary for the ef- fective management of an enterprise. At Edison, the study of a foreign language is more than just repeating and memorizing words. Through tape record- ings, records, and films, the student becomes familiar with the language and acquires an understanding of its enunci- Margaret Hill, office machines teacher, assists Jun Walker ation, pronunciation and 1ntonat1on. with her computations. T7 With the aid of a tape recorder, Sandra Griffin, junior high French teacher, helps Amy Clark and Jim Rodgers learn French pronunciation. E , ui

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tsss .lim Smith English-Journalisnz Yearbook Sponsor Pamela Stoekard English if H H o.,.oo is ,Q X X it Virginia Smith Attendance Clerk Bulletin Clerk Kay Smith Roger Smith Geometry Intermediate Algebra Financial Secretary A ,.,-.W . , iififfiliif L I . ,iii 'rr -2' 3 if l V lltl dy... ,ll,,.,,i. ,fy ,K -- - Mary Ann Thompson Forrest Towery Algebra A Louise Todd Science rt Fashion and Design Laven Sowell Music Department Chairman Henrietta Walker English,-Latin 'RA ae! l if 7 6 5 ' , l ,t 5 ,.iffJ'fs A Teacher committees plan activities. X X A l if vi W Ns I G t , l, Virginia Washburn Nurse Anne Williams U. S. History ,l,ll N ,nxt i Ai . Edna Weger Ruth Wells KH1h6fiHC Whitaker Bulletin Clerk English H077l6fIlLll6iIlg Department Chairman have Celestia Williams Richard Winfrey Mathel Y0uIlg Mathematics Music Typing .lr. Red Cross Department Chairman 5. iQ Ss Zoe White Dean of Girls Aquilla Club Sponsor A K ,, ,fit 5 S 4 Pat Zachariae Notehand Sophomore Class Sponsor

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cm- ,. Catherine of travel. lnformality adds zest to Martha Cole's humanities course, an addition to the Edison curriculum Miss Boatright, the junior high librarian, reviews a scintillating new novel for her students. ,-an Earl, geography teacher, uses models to demonstrate to her students the early methods Team teaching at Edison is being PTHC' ticed by Larry Keating in sophomore history classes. This year, the English department ex- panded to include a humanities course for juniors. All who participated i,n this ex- perience were extremely proud of the re- sults. Besides rhetoric and writing, the En- , Qagjttlkt, glish department offered an analytical ' study of classical and Contemporary liter- ature. ln all the social studies courses, reasons why events occurred and why leaders emerged were emphasized, rather than just names and dates. Individual research and group discussion gave new meaning to the events which established the founda- tions for our present civilization. this year. Qi! er.,,r . f f -zixiifd iff K fr,4g1 'QQ A .. i?x1gf,,m5x NW, Jmgj Q fx J Q' Mrs. McDonald finds amusement in the reports given by her English students.