Brackenridge High School - La Retama Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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MISS OLGA SCHOLZ MISS STELLA SMITH MISS MIRIAM SPRATT MISS OLLIE STRATTON MRS. MYRIL SUMMERS MR. JOHN W. TODD MR. FELIX ULLRICH MISS LUCILLE WHARTON MISS BLANCHE WILLIAMS MISS ALYCE WIMBERLEY MR. OTTO ZOELLER MISS PAULINE ZUMBERGE A glimpse of the text-book stack-room where Miss Hunter and her helpers look after our interests. » » » FAC Page 23 U L T Y « « «

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MRS. MATTIE MITCHELL MISS SELBY MOORE MRS. GRACE NORMAN MISS LYDIA E. PAGEL MISS MARIE PESSONEY MISS LOUISE PHILLIPS MRS. MARGUERITE PLUMMER MR. MANOR PUCKETT MAJOR B. J. REILLY MISS LEILET RICHTER MRS. B. L. D. ROSELLE MR. R. V. RUST Mr. Rust's mechanical drawing classes enlist the interest of many of our boys. Even night classes are held. « » » FACULTY « « « Page 22

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STUDENT ASSISTANTS MAIN OFFICE In the main office a great variety of tasks are accomplished, such as compiling teachers' reports for the central school board office, recording students' grades on permanent record cards, checking credits, taking dictation and making transcripts for all students who leave Brackenridge High School. Two girls each period act as student assistants and are awarded service cards at the end of the semester. Top Row. left to right: Skelton, Surman, Phillips, Brinkman, Triesch, Stambough. Third Row: Shaw, Moss, Silver, Schiebel, Haynes, Cude, Meadows, Hubbard. Second Row: Coward, Wright, Price, Seide-mann, Thames, Fisher, Younger. First Row: Enderle, Guzzardo, Pullen, Jameson, Willmann, Jank. BRACKENRIDGE AT WORK The students of Brackenridge are foruntate in having presented to them a curriculum rich and varied in content. Nine distinct departments are represented. The faculty consists of ninety members, eighty-three of whom are class-room teachers. The school day is divided into seven periods: six for class work and the seventh for extracurricular activities. A student is allowed to take four whole-time subjects, and one half-time subject in connection with Physical Education. Nine courses are offered in English. In English III students are taught to write and use good English, to speak fluently and clearly, and to produce some creative work. In English IV emphasis is placed upon improving the students' reading skill and helping him to acquire a rich and varied literary experience. The great American writers are studied in English VI and original essays, lyrics, and short stories are written. English VII stresses original work including the writing of plays, ballads, lyrics, and essays. English VIII stresses discrimination in reading, and English XI is a pre-college course in grammar and composition. Students who have a bent for writing have the opportunity to get practical experience in the journalism classes. Two years are offered in this subject, including news writing, news editing, feature writing, and editorial writing. Journalism students also get training in publishing The Times . This year the Board of Education is financing the undertaking. The Times is a bi-monthly publication and is printed in the print shops of the San Antonio Vocational and Technical School. For several years TheTimes has been awarded Medalist position by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Page