Cushing High School - Oiler Yearbook (Cushing, OK)

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MRS. McCUISTION English English I offers o wide ronge of activities. Stu- dents arc expected to utilize all those normal life situations in which orol and written English ore used to establish desirable skills and hobits of usoge. Word study is given an important place os well os spelling and punctuation. To improve reoding skills ond appreciation, the students read Treasure Island, a novel of adventure. MR. McGEE History and Physical Education The development of good citizens is the chief function of Social Science. The students become fomiliar with the geography, the history, the development ond the resources of Oklahoma. This is followed by a study in Civics. It is hoped that the students will become active in promoting the future development of their state. With The Cushing Oiler os their laboratory medium, the students in the journalism and print- ing departments collect, write, edit, and print the news about high school activities at intervals of two weeks during the school year. Through this practice they not only learn the mechanics of newspaper English but also how to appreciate and use the daily newspapers. MR. POTE Journalism

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English II provides bosic literory material which will enlarge the student's realm of interest, knowl- edge, and understanding. These classes also help the student to form hobits of clcor thinking; they stimulate him to greater effort in forming better speech habits and encourage him to write ond speak about things within his own observation ond experience. MRS. HOBBS Speech Drama Whether its setting hos been the marble col- umns of ancient Greece, the crude arts of the Middle oges, the cobbled innyards of Elizobethan England, the showboat oglitter on the Missis- sippi, or the ornate theotres ond picture palaces of today—the stage hos always had a peculiar foscinotion for the overage individual. The students of the drama moy experience the delights of both spectator ond octor, and at the some time develop themselves as individuals. The course strives to stress three phases of dramatic class work. The first is the study of the dromo as one of the chief divisions of the literature of the world. The second is the Actual Acting ond Production of ploys. The third is the develop- ment of the individuality. Ernie Combrink, Melvin Richeson, ond Jan Williams, members of the Boys Home Living Class ore trying out some of the equipment in the foods laboratory. They ore wearing their butcher ap- rons which they made earlier in the year. Some of the units studied by the boys are plonning ond serving meals; clothing, choice ond care; good grooming; consumer education; hous- ing ond housekeeping; personal development; ond health ond first aid in the home.

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United States History is a very interesting sub- ject, as most seventh grade students will agree. The history students have studied U. S. history from the discovery of America up until the present time. Current Event papers ore read often and films help to impress the events on the minds of the students. Pictured above is Harvey Slode's homeroom, 7-3, and history class consisting of 23 students. MR. SLADE History and Physical Education MR. SCHILDE Instrumental Music The Cushing High School Instrumental Music Deport- ment has enjoyed another very busy ond successful school year. The 65 piece Cushing High School Bond, during the foil, oppeored ot 8 footboll gomes, marched in the homecoming porade ot A. M. College, ond competed in the Stote Marching Contest ot Oklohomo City, re- receiving o very high roting there. The 40 piece orchestra was honored with on invita- tion to the Highland Pork Festival ot Dallas, Texas. The orchestra olso presented o Musical Extrovogonzo ot which the first Orchestro Queen of the Cushing Or- chestra was crowned. The extrovogonzo was very pop- lar with the public. There were some members of both the orchestro ond the bond chosen to compete in the All Stote Organi- zations ond in the Southwest Conference, the lotter being held in Oklohomo City, with Mr. Edwin Schilde, our own Instrumental Musical Director, os Choirmon of the All-Conference Musical groups. Librarians Pot Sullivon ond Jeonie Miltimore ore checking books to Jeon Gaunt ond Billy Pinion. Hove to study hard this hour? Would you like to read o while? Cushing High School students hove en- joyed for the second yeor the reorrongement of the library. Behind the desk ore located the reserve books, magazines, ond over 300 strip films on vorious sub- jects. Making a report on penicillin? Look in the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literoture for articles on the sub- ject. Where is o mop of New Zeolond? Here is one in the Britonnico World Atlas. Who is Audubon? Found my answer in the Amcricono Encyclopedia. Do you wont a change of scenery? Then travel with the book Young Conada by Peck. Oops! the library hour is over; it's time for closs. ■■