Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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Other departments developed Lucille Burk, Chairman, Ray Van Diest, Chairman, Patricia Patterson Foreign Language Department Music Department Chairman, Art Department College preparatory students were assisted by the FOREIGN LANGUAGE DE- PARTMENT to understand the history ot foreign languages, as well as to develop competence in reading and writing them. Languages ottered included three years ot Spanish, Latin and French, and two years ot German. FOREIGN LANGUAGES SEATED, left to right: Claudette Fann, B.A.: Hazel Miller, B.A.: Luclle Burk, A.B.g Emma Sandrini, A.B. STANDING: Josephine Wiley, M.A.g Pauline Chenoweth, M.A.g Maybelle Mentzer, M.A.g Mary Bello, M.A.

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NATURAL SCIENCE FRONT ROW, left fo righl: Roberf Gardiner, A.B.g Sidney Lang, .M.S.g Del Whersler, M.S.g Virgil Kirkpalrick, B.A.g Georgia Arnold, M.S. SECOND ROW: Carfer Phair, A.B.g Ben SuHon, ILS.: Lymenn Odell, B.S.: Ellery Lirreral, M.S.g Francis Fraser, M.A.7 Paul Pruetf, A.B.g AI Dennis, A.B. awakened interests. To meel' increasing demands for scieniiiic fraining, +he SCIENCE DEPARTMENT aug- menied offerings in The fields of physics, chemislr and biology wilh lhe inirocluciion of a new general science course and an acceleraiedichemisfry program. The deparlmenl' also equipped for oufsianding physics sluden+s a radiarion laboralory unique for +his area. Physics IZA sfudenls Brooksy Hegesldd, Judy Reeves, Dale Schauer, and David Hibdon measured lhe resullanf of forces ading at acule angles.

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appreciations Vidor Bracke supervised as sfudenfs in his ceramics class, Kathy Van- derveri and Sue Valinder, shaped poHery. Courses offered b +he ART DEPART- MENT were designecllio exfend an oppor- iuniiy for creafive work ro all srudenis. In addilion lo classes in coniemporary arf and ceramics, courses in arf appreciaiion and arf hislory were offered lo give baclcground on difierenr periods of ar+. Leliering and posier designing iechnicsues were praclical courses open 'ro arfisiic siudenis. MUSIC Af piano, Blanche Duviviar B.M.g standing, Wayne Gard, MM.: Wesley Moore, MA.: Ray Van Diasf, M.M. Through Hs many beauiiful produciions ihe MUSIC DEPARTMENT slrove lo in- crease sludenls' enioyrnenl' of music and inreresi in Jrhai field. Among The programs presenied This year were +he opereiia and +he band and orchesira conceris. The de- parimeni offered boih vocal and insiru- menial music and gave encouragemenl for siudeni pariiciparion in public perform- ances. Music appreciaiion was offered 'for music maiors. ,.ssk' ART T -' if Elise Kelfing, A.B.g Parricia PaHerson, A.B.g Terry lfrum, B.F,A.g Vicfor Bracke, M.A.Ql 5- g ' if xlw.