Woodlawn High School - Accolade Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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Heading and sewing are favorite pastimes of home economics teacher MRS. VIRGINIA KING. She attended La Tech and the U of Ark. and has a BS de¬ gree. Mrs. King helps to spon¬ sor ' ' the FHA. She reads and sews in her spare time. KING Some of the faculty members enjoy a meal in the teachers’ private dining room in the school cafeteria. KIRKLAND Bridge and golf are the hobbies of Shorthand. Typewriting, and Book¬ keeping teacher MlfS. MARGARET KIRKLAND. Mrs. Kirkland at¬ tended La Tech and Denver Uni¬ versity, receiving BA and MBA degrees. LAWSON MRS. ELIZABETH LAWSON, who teaches Journalism I and English III, is the advisor for the school newspaper, the V ' oodlawn Herald. Mrs. Lawson received her BS de¬ gree from LSU and is doing gradu¬ ate work at NSC. She enjoys gar¬ dening and playing bridge. LUMMUS “The faculty and students have, shown that Wood lawn stands for character, service, leadership, and scholarship,’ stated MR. CHARLES LUMMUS, civics and American his¬ tory teacher. He holds a BS from La Tech and a MEd from East Texas State. MeCLARY The Rifle and Drill Teams are kept in shape by their sponsor and mili¬ tary science teacher, LT. COLONEL HUGH MeCLARY. The Colonel, holder of a BA degree, received his training from Marion Military In¬ stitute and LSU. In his free time, he hunts and fishes. Not Pictured —MRS. SARA OLSON Graphic Arts and General Metals are the subjects taught by MR. JOHNNY McFERREN. He holds a BS and an MEd from Northwestern State College. McFERREN Checking the mailbox daily is a responsibility of each teacher. Miss Tommie Blackbourne seems happy about what she found there.

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Zhey Emphasize Zruth and bravery DIXON Coming to ns from Southern State College in Ark. and Victoria Ylol- lege in Texas is MISS BETTY DIXON, who teaches girls PE. She is a co-sponsor of the pep squad and fills any spare time with sports, travel, and dancing. Miss Dixon has a BS in Education. ERSKINE MRS. MARY ALICE ERSKINE is the faculty newlywed thi? year. She teaches General. Science and Home Economics. Mrs. Erskine was grad¬ uated from La Tech where she re¬ ceived a BS. She also attended Centenary. The FHA has her as a sponsor. FURR MR. GERALD FURR enjoys pho- tography and fishing, when he is not teaching plane geometry, solid geometry and trigonometry. Mr. Furr got his BS from NSC. HEDGES. L. Head football coach, LEE HEDGES, received a BS from LSU and an MEd from NSC, and now teaches PE at Wood lawn. Coach Hedges says his hobby is watching TV. HEDGES. N. MRS. NELL HEDGES feels that the students “have been most co¬ operative in the various organiza¬ tions and have shown a lot of spirit during the football Beason. ' She graduated from La Tech with a BS. She teaches Business Eng¬ lish, Typewriting, Shorthand I, and sponsors the Accolade Ad Staff. HERREN A very good-natured MR. CECIL HERREN remarks, “We have a beautiful school and so far a well- mannered student body. ’ Mr. Her- ren teaches Chemistry and Biology and sponsors the 4-H Club. He lists colleges attended as La Tech, Okla. U, LSU. and NSC. He holds a BS and an MEd. HOLDER Fishing is the favorite pastime of biology teacher MR. WALTER H. HOLDER. He received his BS from La Tech and his MEd from LSU. HOLLINGSWORTH “In all probabilities is a quote easily traced to MR. WAYNE HOL¬ LINGSWORTH, biology and physics teacher at WHS. In addition to teaching, he serves as advisor to the Safety Council. He received his education at Stephen F. Austin and Peabody Colleges. He has a BA. MA, and MEd. Band and Orchestra director MR. RICHARD JENNINGS enjoys paint- ing as a hobby. He attended the U of Ark., Centenary, and North¬ western University in Illinois. Mr. Jennings holds a BME degree. He sponsors the Woodlawn Band Par¬ ents Club. JENNINGS A pep meeting in the gym seems to lie holding the interest of these four teachers.

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they Aid Us in MR. GEORGE McKINNON teaches Vocational Agriculture to the future farmers in our school. His hobby is cattle raising. He received his BS degree from LSU. He is the advisor for the FFA. A morning cup of coffee and a chatting session in the McKINNON lounge begin a typical school day f jr many teachers. MOORE MISS MARY KATHERINE MOORE was trained at La Tech and now teaches English II and French I and II. Miss Moore has a BA degree. True to her subject, she sponsors Les Amis Francais. PLUMMER Senior girls ' PE teacher is MRS. MARTHA PLUMMER who was graduated from La Tech with a BS. She is co-sponsor of the pep squad. SAVA Identified with the Latin class and Latin Club, MR. CHARLES SAVA teaches English, is chairman of the English Dept. Committee, and op¬ erates the book store. Mr. Sava attended the US Naval Academy and NSC, graduating with a BA degree. SELF Hunting, fishing, and reading are the hobbies enjoyed by MR. CLYDE SELF, Distributive Educa¬ tion teacher at WHS. He also sponsors the DE Club. Mr. Self, holder of BS and MEd degrees, attended NSC, LSU, U of Houston, and the U of Arkansas. MR. MELVIN SIMMONS can be seen any day in the music department ' coaching . his stu¬ dents of vocal and choral music. In his off hours, Mr. Simmons enjoys boating and skiing, gar¬ dening and music. He received his BM from Centenary. SIMMONS Great enthusiasm and school spirit is shown on the faces of 24 these faculty members at a pep rally.