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1-all Qi L5 EDlCPxTl0N The entire commumty proudly ded: ates tlus annual to one who has ded: Cflivd bel' llfe to edumuon ln Oklahoma Thu IS her fifty fourth year of teaclwng dtlru-rty sux of which were spent nn Bama TWEMY years ago a Student Coum-11 was organized at BHS She helped wxth that orgamnauon and has been a span mr from that first mee-Lmg Un the pre sent. She has been the guxdmg hgh ffilll that meager beginning to the pre sent wldely recognized Council She has sponsored a senior cla s for eighteen of the thlrfy sur years spent 1 Barnsdall. She sponsored Junior clasge and fulfilled many other extra duties dUl'lD2 her tenure ln a commendable manner She not only presented factual mater nal to students m the clasnoom but has kindled Inner f'u'es aroused ent.hus1asm llillfd students wxth a vlsxon of what the! 'DIY become and revealed the worth and dlgnxty of t.he mdwxdual Yes the Wmmunlfy Pmudly d9d1C3f9S thm illlllhl to a great and devoted teacne MIS Hhel lrene Brxggs EI.Beach 6 N 'S Mxss Brxghi 'lhousanda of wouug people hxvr beaten a path to vour floor of lmrmng durmg your thirty sux vears of work ln Barns dxll schools and exghtun years of school vtork elsewhere Xour reputatxon for mtelleetual honesty nd seholarlw tonsxderxtxon xn all actmvn tus relntmz to wlueatxon has been out standxng Your spurt of guunlxty md whole heart td to ope mon ln xll problems pertun mg to school md assouates rs to be com mtmled You are tdmuecl and respected ln the professxon for thu. ladv hkt qual mes wou bear on all octasxons rn or out of the classroom VH. wxl mxss xou p:re1tlv ln school and tduratlonll mertmgs We expect to we 1 lot mort of you and hope vou l1ve to be 1 Lentenarlan Ramon Reno Miss Brxggs fxrst class ln the Barrnsdall Schools 5 l Mxss Brxggs prepares a Spamsh lesson I Oklahomas Teacher of the Year for 1954-Mies Ethel lrene Briggs Barnsdall She IS shown I'CCelVll'lg her trophy fru'n Bent Denman repre sentlng the Oklahoma Clty Chamber of Commerce Mlss Briggs has taught ln Oklahoma for 52 years or a a fo .- I 1 ' L. -. v . 2 1 U' , 2 at l ' 5' , ' - ,f - ' . on e. . - ,. ..... , O 0 1 .f - -- . - V l v I 1 ' , ' I , ' ' -- f It 5 .v ..' in . - ' ' - - ' j 1, 'Q 2 v - . . . , I ' . . - S, . . , .. , ' v , .. . , . .'. -' - . A ' . I tk '- - .J . - - A . - , - - x . D ,. , , . i ,,.' A, ' . ' 0 ' Q s . .P Q . S . . . ' V . 4... . . ', w . , . f 'Z' 'W ' -- Q a A. A -I' 1-' 4 fn . . ig r - f. ve J . if 3 1 it 79 1 7 1.8
k A .f f . A n . J e- 1 1 '-, . ,an ' , - 5 - no It has been a raxe prxxxlege for me to have taught so long ln so mee a commumtv w1t.h so competent admln lstrators faculty assocxatcs school board members together wxth so many wonderful students who xnclude the second generatlon xn many instances Thnrty sxx years ln one school gxves one an opportumty to dream dreams and make them come true They gue txme for one to envxsxon great posslbxlmes for youth and to buxld a prog am to accompllsh them These years have been happy ones wlth Just enough dxsappoxntment and sorrows to make a beautiful sun set for fxfty four years of servnce to Oklahoma s youth May I say good bye to each of you nn the words of the poet Hawthome Happiness ln this world when lt comes comes mcxdently Make xt the obyect of pursult and nt leads us a wlld goose chase and 15 never attaxn ed Follow some other oblect and very posslbly we may fmd that we have caught happmess wxthout dreammg of xt
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