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Clifford and Norma Thornton Seventy Years of Dedication 1 by Brent Gill With a combined seventy years contributed to education, Mr. C. Fi. Thornton and wife, Norma, gathered all personal belongings in their respec- tive rooms and bade farewells to faculty and stu- dents to set out on a journey in life they never had time for. Mr. Thornton has been in the educational field tor 43fyears as a classroom instructor, coach, principal, and superintendent. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah and a Master of Science Degree at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. He did some additional work at Fresno State Col- lege in Fresno, California and Oklahoma University in Norman. Of the 43 years Mr. Thornton has dedicated to education, twenty years have been spent in the Jay Public School system. He began at' Jay as a biological science instructor from 1945-1946. He returned to Jay again in 1958 and served as administrative principal until 1963 when he took over the duties of superintendent. While serving as superintendent from 1963- 1967, he accomplished three goals. Two major goals were the construction of the present high school facilities and the building of J. B. Earp sta- dium and field house. The third goal was the addi- tion of a new wing of classrooms to the elementary school building. After spending four years at the Madera Employment Training Center in Madera, Califor- nia, as a chief instructor and then associate direc- tor in charge of education, he returned to Jay to resume his position as superintendent. From 1971, until his retirement last spring, Mr. Thornton has attained numerous educational goals for the Jay school system: construction of the new gym, music rooms and classroom com- plex, middle school, and track in 1972, addition to the elementary in 19743 the Trolinger baseball field in 19753 additional classrooms to the middle school in 1977, annexation of the vocational build- ing in 19785 construction of the elementary physi- cal education building in 19795 and in 1980, the field house addition and elementary library-media center. During his 43 years as an educator, Mr. Thorn- ton taught with this philosophy in mind: Prepara- tion to do better that which one chooses to do. Education provides the necessary background for success in a community which is better because we have lived in it. One must learn to continue learning and be able to change as situations demand. Knowledge is important only if one has the wisdom to apply that knowledge for human benefit. Education makes it possible to apply knowledge .when and where needed, so one may be helpful and happy in society. Joining Mr. Thornton in his retirement will be his wife, Norma, who has been in education for 27 years as an English-Journalism instructor. She received both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Teaching degrees at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. She also has some addi- tional hours acquired at Fresno State College in Fresno, California. . Mrs. Thornton's career began in a two-room school, three miles north of Salina in 1947, where she taught grades 1-4. After teaching there for one year, she returned to further her education until 1953, when she taught third grade at Salina Elementary. She transferred to Jay High School in 1958 to teach English and Journalism. In 1967, she moved to Madera, California with her hus- band, where she taught eighth grade English. She returned to Jay in 1971 to teach until her retire- ment last spring. During her teaching career, Mrs. .Thornton's phi- losophy of education was to help each student realize that he is an individual responsible for him- self and the development ofhis potential and to instill in each student the desire to leave the world a better place for his having been there. The per- fection of these tenets are, I believe, the measure of a truly educated person. Their retirement plans include traveling, garden- ing, fishing, golfing, and working on their home and lake property. Commenting on their future plans, Mr. Thornton said, We do not plan to be gainfully employed. Norma and I hope to stay in good health for many more years and enjoy doing the things we want to do when we want to. We plan to continue in church, working, serving, and praising God, our creator and provider. Mrs. Thornton added, We plan to spend the rest of our days doing the things that we never felt we had time for. The years have been full and rewarding, but we look forward to the years to come and believe they'll be the best yet - com- parable to the splendor and the beauty of the trees in the fall will the 'fall' of our lives be - is our dreams and expectations. 3
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1. Linda Williams and John Dixon complete the first step - registration. ...-f- -in 2. Denise Thompson has her temperature taken. 3. A Red Cross volunteer checks Ralph Feather's blood pressure. 4. Denise's ear is pricked by a nurse. A small amount of blood is extracted for blood typing ,uv 'Wig if iw? 5. The final stage - rest and refreshments. 4
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