Drumright High School - Gusher Yearbook (Drumright, OK)

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Anierivan history tells us about the past, helps us to eineleistanel the pre se nt, and starts us to thinking ahout the future. They. too, visit the state vapitol and watesh the legislature' as it works, The three VVORLD HISTORY Classes, otte reel to all sophomores. is taught hy Mr. Srhenandoah. Inthe se vlasses stude-nts learn how people in other Countries progress as the' rentuiies pass. By keeping notes, giving re- ports, making outlines, and taking tests. the- students avquirer a more aeeurate picture' of history throughout the world. The tiist seine ster the freshmen, under the instrue'tion of Miss Swimley, begin the study of OKLAHOMA HISTORY. They learn that some of the people' We re so eager to Claim thee fertile land of Oklahoma that they slipped in he fore- the territory was open for settlement, thus :weiuiring the name 'tsoonersf' Another spotlight in the story of the Land of the- Red Man was the stealing of the state' rapitol from Guthrie. The romane'e of the rugged frontier days is stressed with the- study of the discovery of oil. The students study the e-ffee't that uhlack gold has had on the population of Oklahoma from early days to the present. CIVICS. taught hy lVIiss Swiniley the sec- onel se meste-r. is a study of our government, lt presents the idea that demofraey must he-gin with the- individual, and his relationship with the family. eshurch, school, and Community. From there, de-mocrary expands to meet the needs of the County, state, anel nation. Class me-mbers are' e'ne'ourageid to convey the-ir own ideas of Citizenship. to y... :.-. - ' Q3 1' ,gtk 2 Q 6 Q no eff' '- 'wh in-sb 1 sic W I . A fs-I-.xt 1 Oi be sis ft .lk N I 'R -r-qlbbrs . . ... .7- 'YK -.1 ff L-L 4 1 Peering into the-lr Oklahonza history textbooks are fresh- nien W'1lnia Osborne, Richard Talley, Kenneth Harrelson and Linda bhoupe. Fieisiixehw-Top Row: john Kam-, Larry Knight, Helen I.ae'ev, Leland Mzitts. Laura Lee lWvCoin, Leroy' Merkel, Allen ,Merrill Seconel Row: Fra Mere Me-tzinper, Dwight lWorrow, Finlei Charles Nlorfou, Carol jean Morgan, janire Elaine Menrpliew, Wilnia Osborne, jerry Parker. Third Rent' Sandra Parker, Nanesv Puckett, Marnell Rules, Uonalel Rarnse-V, Larry Reynolds, Linda Lea Roberts, Martha Robertson, l'ag.x- y Cl! -- 9 1 ul v --fy, A A X N 5 .cf 'v' ,i I J 0 4