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

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PUREWIIRD We of the Orbit staff chose The Circus for our theme this year because of its similarity with life at Classen. Many students feel that school is all drudgery. But think back, do you remember last August when you were Waiting for school to begin? Do you remember your impatience? Take for instance the members of the Board of Educa- tion and think of them as the circus directors, the superin- tendent as the ring leader, the principal as the barker, the faculty as the animal trainers, the student body, as the animals, the cheerleaders are the clowns, the student council as the managers, and the Orbit staff as the make-up artists. Although we make this comparison, education should be taken seriously. As we have been told time and time again, We are living in an Age of Crises, with danger lurking in all four corners of the earth. It is therefore necessary for our generation to extend an maximum ability in leadership and World understanding. We of the 1953 Orbit class have attempted to compare life as We must live it in the world today with not only the gaiety but also the seriousness of the circus. Your life and the lives of those around you make up the Greatest and Most Important Show on Earth. Bob Curran Editor-in-Chief --4-

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l I I , 1 1 x l F E s 2 i i l 5, 'x L. E F' ! 4 1 f 1 l 1 u I DR. J. CHESTER SWANSON Oklahoma City's Superintendent of Schools, Dr. J. Chester Swanson, is a highly honored man. He has received recognition in Who's Who 'in American Education 11951-525. Dr. Swanson has also received a local honor, an honorary L. L. D. given by Oklahoma City Univer- sity in recognition of his educational con- tributions both local and national. Children being his main interest, he endorses a child-centered program with a well-rounded curriculum which meets the individual differences of each child. Pertaining to public schools, Dr. Swan- son says: Our expanding school system and increasing en- rollment are definite signs of a growing city. The schools are responsible for the education of the children who are now listed on our census rolls and also obligated to the numerous children who will logically increase our present enrollment status. The progress of our community depends largely upon the vision and ability of its leaders to pro- vide educational facilities for children as well as economic development. Q An alert citizenry will agree that only by careful and sagacious planning can we provide adequate buildings for the future citizens of Oklahoma City and only by all of us working together can we interpret the impending school problems to the public. man or nnucmum We was Acting as members of the Board of Education are, fleft to rightj Mr. John C. Pearson, Jr., presidentg Mr. R. Lewis Barton Mr. C. B. McCray, vice presidentg Mrs. L. D. Melton, newest memberg and Mr. Jim Lookabaugh former Oklahoma A8zM foot ball coach. ,'. 'id- ,M lf vu v H., 'gs- .5.... 4.1 Ai i W f ., get . arf- ,. ,, .L fa... ...ii ' .fr .i A JA