Barnsdall High School - Echo Yearbook (Barnsdall, OK)

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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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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

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Admumstratuon It has been a pleasure to be assocxated with all Of you another year I have enjoyed workmg wlth V011 the past exght years Your co operatxveness has made lt possnble to accomplxsh the many thxngs whnch have been attaxned We know we have a good school a good student body and a good commumtv I would like to quote our recent letter from a school survey Our study of schools and communlty m provement ns fast takmg shape We are HOW 00m pletmg twenty flve case studies based On the 9X perlence of twenty flve dxfferent communltles and we shall hope to publtsh the materxal some txme this summer or early fall studies These twenty fxve communltles have been selected from hundreds descrxblng the best and most productne programs we have been able to md Edxtor of School Executive I congratulate all of you on y0ur athlfrvemefli wha-they you be hugh school graduates or completing another grade and WlSh for you the best of exerythmg nn xfe associated wlth good llVU'lS May the pxctures ln thxs annual brmg back manv pleasant memories to you as I know they will brxng to me and I look forward to seemg each of you many txmes after you leave BHS Ramon Reno -at ln! I often wonder lf the annual message of the ad mxmstratmon IS read and If so does It stlmulate the Lhmkmg of parents and students I shall contmue on the assumption that some wlll read thxs artlcle and be mfluenced by xt to the extent that they wxll study more and xemam ln school untxl they graduate My most unhappy school experience I5 to have puoxls wlthdraw to et married Join the service or for any other reason ost of these pupils return ln a few short years wantmg to know what they can do to com plete thenr hxgh school work too late they have dxscovered that opportunmes m the world of work are denied them because they are not hugh school graduates Elther one of two replxes are gxven by parents school It 5 up to hlm what hc wants to do or We want hxm to o to school but lf he doesnt want to he may as wel qult It ts agreed that all youngsters must be glven opportumtles to make declsxons but wnen xt IS obvious that thelr d9ClSl0nS are detrlmental to thelr future they should be TOLD and not ASKED what to do Attendance ln school IS not suffxclent There must be appllcatlon to the task at hand namely STUDY The parent has a part ln seexng that a txme and place xs provided and that the chxld seeks help from teachers when needed Good learmng never happens by ac cldent The staff of the Barnsdall schools urge parents and all adults that mfluence youth to Join to'1ether to assist the youth of this community lh achtevlng to the fullest the educatxonal advantages of this school E L Beach Prmcxpal Congratulations to the Student Council and Kiss Bnggs for the edxtxon of another excellent Yearbook. Today's youth are tomorrows cmzens, and many of our future leaders are now attendmg the pubhc scnools of Amenca Your organlzatwn IS one of the many approaches the school takes toward the traxnmg and encourage- ment of students for thenr future responsxbxlntxes to society It LS true that one of the chxef purposes of the school IS to teach subject matter but ll ts of ual xm portanoe tlmt we teach cxtmenshxp It ns my lillxef that sudents who actxvely partlcxpate m those orgamutxons tha' have better cxtlzenslup as thexr mam goal such as 4 H, Seoutmg Home Room FHA, Church Groups Student Councxl Speech Clubs, Athletnc Teams, and Others, wzll nn later hfe be better prepared to take their places as useful and productwe members of the American way of lxfe A.E.Glenn . . . Y , l 3 J, i Q U I i - 1 : 13 . 1 . - 'VAYOUY Pmgfam is Pm? of 01959 lw9my'flV9 when they are consulted about their child quitting f' .U I I - ' - . .-. V l . ' . . . . . . . . . Y ' I. ' v ' y -3...