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

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STUDENT ASSISTANTS SCHOOL TREASURY Under the supervision of Miss Lora Goodwin, treasurer of Brackenridge High School, the Student Office Assistants keep complete financial records for over ten thousand dollars handled for the two publications, fifteen departments, twenty - three clubs, three classes, and seventeen special funds. Outstanding pupils in the Commercial Department arc chosen for this work. Back Row, left to right: Elsie Schmidt. Tino Human, Hazel Lewis, Hetty Jean Bain. Front Row: Janice Hudson, Hazel Grimm Florence Tedford. BRACKENRIDGE AT WORK The Department of Speech offers public speaking, debate, extempore-speaking and dramatics. Public speaking aims to give experience in the organization and delivery of original speeches, a more thorough development in the ability to read and interpret literature, to have self-assurance, better diction, and more pleasing voices. Public speaking is a prerequisite for dramatics, debate, and extempore-speaking. This enables pupils to get some drill in voice, diction and pantomime, before taking one of the more advanced courses. Extempore-speaking is the course from which come our extempore contestants for the Inter Scholastic League. Some public speaking classes are conducted as half-time subjects, alternating with Physical Education. Other classes are on the full time basis, enabling all students to enroll for a speech course if they so desire. The dramatic department aims to give each member a polish in diction, to overcome all self-consciousness, and to offer a new field for enjoyment. In fall, the department sponsors a series of plays called ' The Purple Parade, and again after Christmas at the close of the first term another series of plays called The January Jubilee is given. The money derived from these plays is used to provide equipment for the department, and to help generally in providing for things for which there is no regular school fund. Debate is a favorite subject in Brackenridge, due to the successful record of our debate teams, and because a number of debaters trained at Brackenridge have made the University of Texas debate teams. For as many as ten successive years Brackenridge is city championship in debate. Page ?S

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STUDENT ASSISTANTS LIBRARY About forty helpers are selected each term by the librarian from names submitted. They must be dependable, accurate, speedy, and courteous, and be able to give up their study period for this work. Their work consists of such routine duties as: charging and checking books, getting reserve books, keeping the desk, filing, clipping and pasting usable material from magazines. Top Row, left to right: Palmer, Scott, Wilson, Graf Layton. Third Row: Riggs, Barnes. Berry. Coryell, Wallace, Hornbeak. Second Row Blount, Henderson, Bowen, Patterson, Baylor, McClenney, loiliffe. Bottom Row: Epstein, Alberts, Apezteguia, Willmann, Karin. Lindholm. BRACKENRIDGE AT WORK The Practical Arts in Brackenridge include home economics, mechanical drawing, architectural drawing, and free-hand lettering. The home economics courses do more than teach the girls to cook and sew. About two-fifths of the time is spent on cooking and sewing; the other three-fifths is devoted to the study of worthy home membership, character training, citizenship, the financial problem of feeding and clothing a family, designing and selecting clothing, textile study, and leisure time problems. Interior decoration teaches the girl to plan and furnish a home. Since the school provides the instruments for mechanical drawing, this training has been made available for more students. Lettering students have done pen lettering for the library and English department and have also made numerous posters for school affairs. Art and music comprise the fine arts in our school. The art department includes in its courses sketching, design, poster work, soap sculpture and clay modeling, still life, landscape and figure drawing. A special class of four or five students meets daily with the art sponsor of the annual and are responsible for all the art work in the annual. The courses offered in music include chorus, theory, harmony, and orchestra. Theory trains students to sight-singing and rhythm; harmony is more advanced, giving a foundation for composition. The orchestra plays for various occasions and is a frequent winner in contests. This department endeavors to discover and encourage talent in every phase of music. Three chorus classes were added to the curriculum this year. Many interesting musical features are presented at our assemblies and at school entertainments because of the work done by chorus students. Page 27

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STUDENT ASSISTANTS THE STUDENT ASSISTANT CLUB The Student Assistant Club consists of twenty-two girls of high scholastic attainment, chosen to aid English teachers in the tabulation of errors in composition. As a reward for their efficiency, assistants have been elected to membership in the English Honor Society and given a service card. A uniform has been adopted, regular meetings held, and occasional parties enjoyed. Top Row, left to right; Wozniak, West, Minckner, Herweck, Hughes, Brunne-mann, Jones, Cude. Second Row: Applewhite. Schmidt, Gehlert, Bannister, Petriny, Caruthers, Lawson, Westerhoff. Front Row: Machemehl, Dossey, Albrecht, Schell, Fuhrmann. BRACKENRIDGE AT WORK Providing military instruction and discipline for youths who wish to avail themselves of its opportunities, the Reserve Officers' Training Corps stands as one of the most distinctive organizations in Brackenridge. Ably guided and supervised by Major B. J. Reilly, commandant, the Brackenridge unit strives to set a correct example for young American manhood. Each cadet receives thorough training in military science and tactics. Close and extended order drill comprises instruction in battle formations, while cadets are detailed for guard duty in locker rooms and on the stairs to further round out the military requirement. The R.O.T.C. Unit includes four companies and the band. In civic demonstrations and patriotic celebrations the Brackenridge Cadets are always on hand. Weekly inspeclions, which bring merits and subsequent promotions, are an incentive for well-groomed appearance. Physical Education is a required subject for all students in Texas high schools. Boys may substitute R.O.T.C. for athletics. Through physical education and athletics, the student should gain physical efficiency, sportsmanship, interest in healthful recreations, and he should develop into a more social individual, conscious of personal and group responsibility. The program for boys provides opportunity for instruction and participation in the following activities: football, baseball, basketball, track, tennis, volleyball, swimming, modified track and playground baseball. The girls have a varied program consisting of tennis, tumbling, captain ball, self-testing and rhythmical activities, lessons in posture and mass games. An addition to the gym was built this year for the boys and the girls were given the entire physical education unit built two years ago. Another improvement was the enlargement of the playground. Page 29