Bowlegs High School - Yahnseh Yearbook (Bowlegs, OK)

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Elmer, a one-act comedy directed by H. S. Emerson. Several extra performances were made by the vocal music department during the year. On Tuesday, December 7, the entertainment was furnished for a community program at Crom- well. Thursday of the same week, Station WNAD, Norman, broadcasted a thirty-minute program featuring Seminole County schools. The time allotted Bowlegs was filled by the boys quartet. Later this foursome entertained the Lions Club and other civic organizations in Seminole. From the day of enrollment in the band school in August until the return trip from Abilene in May, the band was unusually ac- tive. Directed by Olen M. Self, this musical group played at football games, assemblies, com- munity programs, fairs and Christmas celebra- tions during the first semester. On February 25, the entire band went to Oklahoma City for a three-day combined contest and festival with eleven other schools. The festival ended with a public concert given by 1,000 high school musicians in a massed band. Moving pictures were taken of the Bow- legs band and shown at local theatres. These films depicted the musicians in marching or- der, playing, and other routine actions. In the East Central Music contest the var- ious individual entries from the band brought home 64 points. Over a hundred graduates of the high school were entertained with an Easter banquet held in thereading room on April 9. Here the Bow- legs Alumni Association was officially organized with Morgan Junior Powell as president, John Newkirk, vice-president, and Sibyl Caudle, sec- retary. It was unanimously agreed to make the alumni banquet an annual affair. A major event in Bowlegs all-time history was a building program made possible by co- operation between the W. P. A. and U. G. No. 5 to furnish the district's quota of funds, a special five mill building levy was voted at the annual school election. Under close supervision of the superintendent and Board of Education, the con- struction project was carried on during the en- tire summer. When the students returned in the fall of '38, they found the new shop and band quarters completed, a fire proof annex had been added to the Central Grade building. Here the indus- trial arts department was provided with 1600 feet of shop room in which are 20 benches, a circular saw, jointer, grinder, shaper, Wood lathe, acetyline welding equipment, and machine lathe and drill press. There are separate rooms for tools and lumber, for storage, and for fin- ishing. An office and check room facilitates the work of supervision. In addition to the main bandroom, the music department now has two sound proof practice rooms and an office for the director. The eighth grade was assigned to the two rooms constructed from the original band and shop quarters. Although the seventh and eighth grades were later exchanged, the entire junior high school is now housed entirely separate from the senior high division. This arrangement re- lieved the crowded condition that had existed for several years and made possible the addition of another teacher in junior high. On November 14, actual construction was L 'f 'x . , . -. - C ,. .o . ' 'awww M . ' Industrial Arts and Music Departments . Page Fourteen

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A-'Q Auditorium Under Construction H. S. Emerson was unanimously elected presi- dent of that association for the ensuing year. Under his guidance the East Central Alumni were unusually active and progressive. An early assembly feature of last year was the Pollard Players, who presented a delight- fully wholesome comedy entitled Broken Dish- es. A few days later Congressman Lyle H. Boren Was a special speaker on the subject, Peeps into the Scrapbook of History. Dr. H. M. Armstrong from the University of Oklahoma was also a guest lecturer in general assembly. The Home Economics Club which had been affiliated with the American Home Economics Association since 1929 was given the name Future Homemakers of Oklahoma in 1937. After a spirited contest, the seniors were victorious in the annual queen race, with Mar- ion Barnhart crowned at the Homecoming game of the season. Miss Barnhart also competed in the all-country queen contest held in Wewoka before the Christmas holidays. Several social events were provided for the football squad before the close of the season. Administrative officials were hosts at a steak fry. Later the senior players attended the an- nual football banquet at East Central Teachers College. Some sixty persons, including the en- tire gridiron squad and their guests were pres- ent at Bowlegs Seventh Annual Football Ban- quet held in the reading room on December 3. Two new activities were inaugurated by the East Central Conference last year, debating and a one-act play contest. Bowlegs immediately or- ganized a forensic squad, with Viola Ramsey, as coach, to discuss the merits of an unicameral vs Bicameral legislature. In addition to debating all the member teams of the conference, the Bison debaters attended two tournaments and presented a general assembly program. In the one-act play contest held in the We- tumka auditorium on February 3, Bowlegs was awarded third place. The competing play was New Commercial Room and Auditorium Page Thiiteen 1

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begun on the second part of the building pro- gram, which included a twenty-foot extension to the auditorium, a new stage, and an additional commercial room. Completed during the Christ- mas holidays, these improvements have added to the appearance of the school plant. The auditorium now seats five hundred per- sons. New stage equipment includes a drop curtain and cyclorama and modern lighting equipment. Under the supervision of Miss Sibyl Caudle, assisted by Maxine Conley and other students a set of woodland scenery done in oil paintingnhas been added. The commercial department now has equip- ment and fixtures comparable with those of big city high schools. Students enrolled in business subjects are now permitted to use a room of this clepziitirexzt as a study hall. Catherine Siggins, School Nurse An adequate program of health education has been possible this year through the work of Miss Catherine Siggins, health nurse. Miss Siggins, who holds a degree from the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota, has also attended George Peabody College for Teachers Nashville, Tennessee, and has had training at St. John's Hospital, Tulsa. The health depart- ment under her supervision have given the fol- lowing tests at all schools in the Bowlegs sys- tem: Schick, Diphtheria, smallpox vaccine. Other features of the health program include: exami- nation of first and fourth grades throughout the school, examination of athletes routine in- spection of all grade children, and t-he immuniz- ing of pre-school children for many communi- cable diseases. A commonly accepted historical principle is that the light of recent events is too strong to determine the true importance of each. Only when the items listed in the calendar of ac- tivities for the school year 1938-39 have assum- ed the proper perspective, can a historical sum- mary of the year be made, But no shifting of emphasis will alter the importance of a few events of the school year now closing. Instituted by a 320,000 building program, the term is ending with local and state recognition in music and other extra-curricular activities. Throughout the year enrollment has been greater than at any time since the heydey of the oil boom. The average tenure of the 31 teachers is almost six years, all having standard bachelor degrees, six have a d v a n c e d degrees, and about 15 now doing graduate study. Scholastic qualifications range from 124 hours to 238, with an average of 152. New teachers added this year or elected through the resignation of form- er faculty members are: Melvin Anderson, Hazel Hopkins, Merle Johnson and Mrs. Rhena Stephens. Q Nearing the end is another chapter in the unique history of a school system that sprang from the discovery of oil. But this bountiful gilt of Mother Nature furnished only the be- ,giinging of an organization that promises to long endure. Frank predictions during the early days vcre to the effect that the brilliant accomplish- ifents of Bowlegs school were only the bursts ol' a comet that would soon expire. But the present consensus of opinion is that whatever glory is now attached to U. G. No, 5 is a ray oi' tlis morning sun that looks toward al new day. fbnifd.-194.14 V0 fCr:7.Z'3dl4kCt'Ia' 0 Enufeya' 2500.4 eyciaaf 3',, llllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllIlIllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllIll--IIIIIIIIIII llllllllllllllllilllllll llllllllIllllIIllllllll Illlllllllllilllllll-ll zulllllllllllllllllllllll nnllluuullulllnllllnn-I zu lllllllllllllllllll'l l N ,lllllllllllllllllll lllllllulllnlllulll luullllllllllllllll ,L lllllllllIl-lllll I lnlllllllll lllll 1 M lllllllll'l Ill I lllllll l IIIII' ,lllll ,lllll td - - 'f. '3'F? t3 'Q lllqllllll fgj53jg....:::::: llllllllll llllllllll llIlllllll lllllllIll lllllllIlI 1951-55 21:22:22: llllllllll llllllllll llllllllll Page Fifteen