Douglass High School - Trojan Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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my g k kk t , gy V A it ,.w, - ' D . fi! 5 ,. . L Tift DEDICATION Because he has worked so untiring- ly for the realization of the DREAM that is now fulfilled in our magnifi- I R ,W ma S cent new Douglass High School the A , X f L2 embers of the Student Council V ' V ' sink m hereby dedicate this 1955 edition of , the Trojan to our principal, Fred- erick Douglass Moon. MURRAY BUTLER, President 9' ,,,gm. iw?

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V . ..,.. 'rC:.'.,j,3,-.u-1f3,:h?f.aifg.ai2'!:4..Q-'. -lv , .. M. A w.-1-Q.. . --1 U ' . --.- -1 3 4 , -fr, - 1. , ,. -. --4.. ,..41 H+. .. . . - . f at .. , -., ee, f M., - ,. ., ,. 4-A Foreword This annual with the theme, A DREAM COME TRUE, is a tribute to careful planning and hard work of many people. To name only a few, they include the Citizens Action Committee, the Superintendent of Schools and his staff, the Oklahoma City Board of Education, the faculty and stu- dents of Douglass High School, our patrons and friends, and, most of all, the Five Thousand Persons who signed the petition in 1951 demanding that Douglass be included in the 1951 bond issue in the amount of One- Million-Five-Hundred-Thousand Dollars. The Citizens Action Committee, in cooperation with all the agencies already mentioned, spearheaded the final bond issue of Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars. Almost One Million Dollars from the one-mill building levy did the rest, financially, in mak- ing the DREAM come true. V' This annual, taking note of a significant achievement in the history of education here, marks the beginning of a new era in secondary edu- cation among Negroes, and perhaps for all nationalities, in Oklahoma City. All of us who make up the membership of the Douglass Family, both staff and students, are conscious of the new and larger challenge. With God's help, we shall labor constantly to meet the challenge by carrying on a program of education befitting the last half of the Twentieth Century, irrespective of race, creed or color. This ANNUAL represents the labor of our Student Council, under the faithful direction of its sponsors, Mrs. Goldie Moore and Mrs. Dorothy Burnett. Induced by the initiative of these sponsors and the Student Coun- cil, joined by the class of 1955 and the rest of our Douglass Family, we present to you A DREAM COME TRUE marking another milestone in the evolution of human freedom. F. D. Moon, Principal

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CITIZENS' ACTION COMMITTEE A T f'- CITIZENS' ACTION COMMITTEE The Citizens' Action Committee, composed of representatives from many different organizations, has rendered great and unselfish service in fighting to secure the new Douglass High School. The Committee attracted public attention in 1951 when it fought so effectively to get the separate schools a share of the bond issue being voted upon that year in the amount of One-Million-Five-Hundred-Thousand-Dollars. In this fight, many mem- bers of the group suffered humiliation from those who were determined that the separate schools not be included in the bond issue for any amount. The greatest humiliation came from the county commissioners of that time. tl-Iappily, all of these men are now out of officel. In spite of strong opposition, the Citizens' Action Committee, aided by a petition bearing almost five thousand signatures, secured our inclusion in the bond election of 1951 in the amount of Nine-Hundred-Thousand-Dollars. The Citizens' Action Committee spearheaded the campaign again in 1953 and secured another Nine-Hundred-Thousand-Dollar bond issue for the separate schools of Oklahoma City. The faithful leaders constituting the membership of the Citizens' Action Committee and the fine organiza- tions which they represent are due the everlasting gratitude of this com- munity. They have won their spurs! Let them wear them as crusaders in a great achievement. Up to the present, the New Douglass High School has cost more than TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS! The Citizens' Action Committee is a symbol of what can be done when people of goodwill work TOGETHER. Citizens, Action Committee lst row: Mr. Earl Temple, Mr. Alphonso Taylor , Mr. George Ferguson, Mr. Tom McNeely, Mr. Leroy Blanton, Rev. W. K. Jackson, Rev. J. T. Abram, Mrs. M. J. Brockway, Mr. Jimmie Stewart, Mrs. C. D. Johnson, Mr. W. J. Edwards, Mrs. Alberta Mayfield. 2nd row: Mr. A. D. Mathues, Rev. E. W. Perry, Rev. Thomas Griffin, Mr. Neil Pierce, Rev. R. H. Alexander, Mr. J. M. Jenkins, Mr. Keith Dunn, Rev. K. C. West, Mr. Meredith Mathews, Rev. Taft Watts, Mr. F. D. Moon, Mr. George Rag- land. .1-.