Woodlawn High School - Accolade Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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MR. JONATHAN AARONS . . . Gen. Sci., Bus. Arith., Geom. . . . BA, La. Tech . . . served in Navy for 4 years . . . likes all sports, mainly fishing ... is father of 2 children ... is a new teacher MR. JLRRY ADAMS . . . PE ... is football line coach, baseball coach, B Team basketball coach, and doctors football injuries . . . BS, La. Tech . . . was All-State high school fullback at Ruston . . . has three children MRS. SYLVIA ADAMS . . . Eng. IV . . . sponsors Foot¬ ball Program Ad Staff, NDCC sponsors . . . BS, La. Tech . . . trains dogs in obedience . . . visited Atlanta, Ga., over the summer MR. BILLY JOE ADCOX . . . Drivers’ Ed. ... is foot¬ ball line coach, track coach . . . BS, La. Tech; MA, U. of Ala. . . . was chosen most valuable lineman in senior year at college . . . has 1 daughter MRS. ALICE AIKEN . . . Bus. Arith., Gen. Math . . . BS, Texas Wesleyan Coll., MEd, U. of Tex. . . . camps out and enjoys skiing . . . has three children MRS. LOIS ALLEN . . . Librarian . . . BA, Centenary; LS, LSU . . . orders books for library . . . includes fish¬ ing and gardening in her hobbies . . . speaks French . . . loves to read all books . . . has one daughter MRS. JACKIE BARR . . . Bus. Eng., Shorthand I . . . sponsors ACCOLADE Circulation Staff, cheerleaders . . . BS, Centenary; MEd, NSC . . . took first trip to Fla. last summer ... was Colonel sponsor of college ROTC and was Miss Centenary . . . has 1 son MR. CHARLES BASS . . . Mech. Drawing I, II . . . sponsors Ind. Arts Club . . . BS, NSC; MS, NSC . . . enjoys fox hunting and bowling . . . toured eastern U. S. last summer . . . graduated top of class with a savings bond from college fraternity . . . has 2 boys MRS. WANDA BAXLEY . . . Civics . . . BA, NSC . . . was married over the summer . . . worked on college newspaper . . . served as president of Panhellenic Coun¬ cil . . . enjoys bowling and bridge Faculty Has Several Brides This Year Miss Lucretia Holmes finds it necessary to do some quick Mrs. Mary Curlin enters the teachers’ workroom before typing for a late news article for the HERALD. school bringing a gift for Miss Holmes, a Christmas bride. 19

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Mrs. Randle Geisler and Mrs. Mary Higginbotham look over some college bulletins that they use in counseling seniors about college requirements. Counselors Handle Testing Program MRS. RANDLE GEISLER . . . Sophomore and Junior Counse- lor . . . BA, Centenary; MEd, NSC . . . handles sophomore testing . . . has taught Spanish and English . . . worked as Bookmobile Librarian . . . teaches a Sunday School class . . . enjoys reading, gardening and sewing . . . has lived in Panama Canal Zone . . . has two children MRS. MARY HIGGINBOTHAM . . . Senior Counselor . . . BS, La. Tech; MEd, Miss. Coll. . . . advises on college selec¬ tion . . . handles senior testing program . . . served on parish- wide Drop-Out Committee . . . worked on School Bldg. Com¬ mittee . . . teaches a Sunday School class . . . supports all sports . . . was formerly a secretary, third grade teacher, and a counselor at Midway Junior High School . . . has one young son 18

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MR. GERALD BENNETT . . . Am. History, Gen. History . . . BA, NSC ... is a New York Yankee enthusiast . . . enjoys water skiing and tennis as pastimes . . . toured Cypress Gardens in Fla. last summer MISS TOMMIE BLACKBOURNE . . . Art . . . sponsors Art Club . . . BA, U. of Ark; MA, N. Tex. St. Coll. . . . enjoys all sports MRS. JUDITH BORDELON . . . Speech I, II . . . co- sponsors Drama and Debate Club . . . BA, La. Tech . . . is teaching for first year . . . won best actress award at Tech . . . enjoys modeling ... is a newlywed MR. MEAD BOYDSTUN . . . Alg. I. General Math . . . BA, NSC . . . enjoys hunting and fishing as a pastime . . . has four children MR. FLOYD BYRD . . . Woodwork and Gen. Metals . . . BS, NSC . . . enjoys building furniture . . . taught at Hamilton Terrace last year . . . served 2 years in Army paratroops MR. W. B. CALVERT. JR. . . . PE . . . is basketball coach, football end coach . . . BS, NSC . . . skis and fishes for pastime . . . served 14 months in Korean War MISS YVONNE COFFEY . . . Am. History . . . sponsors Zachary History Club . . . BA, NSC . . . enjoys music and reading . . . loafed last summer MRS. MARILYN COIL . . . Eng. II . . . BA, La. Tech . . . visited Spain, Portugal, and Belgium last summer for the first time . . . enjoyed touring Mark Twain ’3 birth place recently . . . takes color slides MR. CHARLES CROWDER . . . Civics, Am. History . . . BS, NSC; MS, NSC . . . enjoys coin collecting . . . says “teaching in Caddo Parish is a real challenge” . . . has one child A weird little “come in” greets a visitor as he enters the door in Room 201. This strange sound comes from the voice of Mrs. Susie Whitaker as she speaks into her microphone. She uses this device to save her voice as she has nodes on her vocal chords. She gave up teaching for two years due in part to this throat difficulty. This year the trouble became more acute again, so Mrs. Whitaker invested in a speaker system instead of a winter coat. 20