Central High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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t . Paul iNIcCloud 4 Am p Gertrude Rector Erskine Stanberry . , ,utr - V 1' fum' , V f ,,, f , 5 if , ffigif , ff' if K f i A Esl- ' r 13 , , 'i Lorna Stenger Minnie May Summers Bernice Tomlinson Ann NVilke Louise Wfilson ,fx K ,. g , Evelyn Woods Mrs. Louise Davidson, English teacher who has charge of all essay contests, teaches the art of writing a successful and interesting theme to Deliene Alexander and Carol Brandon. l27l tl:z

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riting ls Stressed A special English course offered to juniors was journalism, which placed importance on writing in a journalistic style and prepared students for newspaper and yearbook work. VV ith the approval of their teachers seniors could become staff members of School Life or Tom Tom. Also available to seniors was a one semester course in creative writing and one in world literature. All students profited by frequent trips to the library and to the north auditorium, where pertinent films were shown throughout the year. Many pupils performed skits in class to characterize poems, books, or short stories. Some entered, and a few won, writing contests open to all high school students. And, of course, as every English student knows, book reports were a regular part of the English curriculum. Miss Louise Wilsoii was department chairman. i26l Miss Bertie Coetschius, junior English instructor, discusses 'ldylls of the King' with her sixth hour class who take notes on in- formation she is giving them. Q WWW. Ruth Holton Faye Laird Ethel Mae Mackay Mayme hlayes

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Foreign Language Students Learn of ther Countries X . Ruth Burrows Ruth Gifford Virginia Quesenbery , Velma Reves r artr fa QV. if 7? ,g f r a VQ J f 'YZ' iz 'f W'4f5'5.f ' if f f 1 f ,gf 7' 7 Wiliifred Reynolds Annie Von Tungeln i281 Foreign language students broadened their vocabulary and became familiar with the cus- toms of other countries as they studied another language. All students learned the basic grammar skills and conversational fluency through the constant use of up-to-date text- books, films, and recordings. Four years of Spanish, four years of Latin, and two years of French were offered at Cen- tral, according to Miss Annie Laurie Von Tungeln, department chairman. Exchanging letters With French students, Centralites gained knowledge of French life and customs. Students in the Spanish classes enjoyed Mexican dinner parties and pinatas While they became acquainted with Mexican and Spanish life. To understand the relation- ship of the present day language to that of the classical World, Latin students read stories of old Rome and translated them. During the annual fall P-TA reception Miss Annie Laurie Von Tungeln, Mrs. Velma Reves, and Miss Ruth Gifford discuss foreign language program with parents.