Classen High School - Orbit Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Dr H B Bruner superintendent of the Okla homa City Schools has played a vital role in making these our best years Convmced that pupils should be guided IH doing better the desirable things they are going to do anyway Dr Bruner has encouraged weaving material of the world about us into actual currxcu lum experiences, mstead of compelling students to study dull impractical formal material within the confining walls of the classroom The lnstallation of F M, with Classen as the central stud1o for all schools and the entire clty is one of the most interesting projects that Dr Bruner has planned Students will be gxven the opportunlty to participate in radio script writing broadcasting engmeering and other phases of radio activity Through these modern trends rn educatron boys and girls are enabled to acquire the well rounded growth which makes xor success and happiness DR H B BRUNER Superintendent Members of the Administrative Personnel who assist Dr Bruner and the Board of Education in carrylng out the school program are Mr Thomas H Allen Coordinator of Instruction Mr N L George Business Manager Mr Merle J Burr Administrative Assistant Mr Charles S Wallace Coordinator of Pupil Personnel and Mr Robert B Cheney Coordinator of Personnel v M Moving forward to better the Oklahoma Cxty Schools and to gxve youth all educational opportunities and advantages, are these prominent business men who comprise the Board of Education Mr Edd Hlsel Member Mr Vernon Beals, Member' Mr. Ira Williams, President' Mr. john C. Pearson Vice-President' and Mr. C. B. McCray Member.

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Through Mr W H Taylors constant efforts to make these the best years of our lxves the cur rlculum was expanded to meet the needs for all youth at Classen Um f1ed studres were added as valu able tralmng for students The health and recreation program was enlarged enablmg everyone to partxcrpate m sports and to study problems ln health and fam lly llvmg One of the best steps forward was the guxdance program with three counselors devotmg thelr txme to helprng teen agers become happlly adjusted Durxng Mr Taylors frve years as prmclpal at Classen he has en couraged student partmclpatlon and a greater mutual understand mg between students and faculty 1n plannmg school actrvxtles MR W H TAYLOR NUM MR G W BRUCHER Counselor 7 MR LLOYD M ESTES Principal Vice Prmcrpal Having served as classroom teachers at Classen prevlous to becommg v1ce prmcxpal and counselor respectlvely Mr Lloyd M Estes and Mr G W Brucher had a thorough understandmg of school problems from the teacher pupxl pomt of v1ew They pro vlded understandmg guxdance through themr fairness and tact fulness Mr Estes who always found trme for leadership ln the ac t1v1t1es of the Proctors the Pep Clubs Cheerleaders and Comet Capers supervxsed the attendance department and mamtamed the best attendance record of all the cxty schools ln hrs dxscxph nary dutxes Mr Estes was everybody s frrend Mr Brucher was on the alert ready to help adjust dlffxcultxes wrth schedules or other problems that arose A capable counselor Mr Brucher was mfluentxal m showmg us that these years at Classen were the best years of our lxves ' v Y A 1 . ' ,.,-av-1-p,,63A5v4, k , v .J v . , . X . Y .P Q 1 1 - ' . y . . . - ' ' - v y - s 1 - 1 . , . , . . - w ' v