Brea Olinda High School - Gusher Yearbook (Brea, CA)

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English Afler faking par'r in lhe English courses a+ Brea- Olinda, l feel E+ provides a variely of opporlunilies for self-expression in bolh speaking and wriling. l needed i+. By faking 'rhe English courses, l have gained an acquainlance wilh 'lhe besl' in lileralure of yesler- day and loday. We acquired slandards 'For evalu- aling magazines and newspapers as well as radio, lelevision and mol'ion piclures. l especially liked lhe many classics we inl'erpre'l- ed by oulslanding professional aclors on record- ings and we even look several field +rips lo +he Pasadena Playhouse, Fullerlon JC and Sanla Ana JC. Under lhe direclion of Miss Lyman and Mrs. Helvey, l lhink our Brea-Olinda English courses are very efficienl' in depicling lhe differenl' phases of English and world lilerafure.

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Math Mr. Norris is fhe head man around fhis deparf- menf. This year he faughf physics, biology, and gen- eral science. He really has fo pound some fhick sub- iecfs info our fhin heads. ln general science we learn where frogs come fromg in biology we learn how fo fake fhem aparf: and in physics, we elecfrocufe 'em. Mr. Norris said in college fhey dissecfed cafs so l have fo hide behind fhe cask of Hydrosulphuric Acid whenever he gefs fhaf old gleam in his eye. l have learned more abouf fhe firsf World War in science fhan l learned in American hisfory. Mr. Norris sure knows fhe facfs, buf he makes fhem a liffle more inferesfing fhan fhe sfraighf frufh. Now we come fo fhe mafh rooms, where we find sfudenfs slaving away frying fo find fhe cir- cumference of ping-pong balls, fhe carrying charge on a dafe, fhe value of x and y, efc. Mr. Hassing had fhe responsibilify fhis year of feaching Algebra ll, Senior Mafh, Plane Geomefry, and Solid Geom- efry, while Mr. Norris fook over freshman mafh and Mr. Yafes had Algebra I. We B.O. sfudenfs are very lucky fo have so many mafh courses offered for our benefif. l've sure learned a lof. 'ff fV37?w2Q, , Mf' ,Q f

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Speech ln speech class 'l'his year we learned +o meel many speech sifualions. We wro're and delivered original monologues, aHer-dinner speeches, radio programs, and con+es+ ora'I'ions. Some'I'imes we even debafed among ourselves. I mighl say on The be- half of my classmafes, l 'Feel 'lhal' lhe fraining l gained in speech class gives me self confidence for fufure success. I 5 N .l i W U I E If i l