Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

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Cooks were Mrs. Helen Boyd, Mrs. Ruth Sexton, Mrs. Maude Hart le y , manager, Mrs. Thaddie Bourgeous, Mrs. Rachel Sanders. Substitute was Mrs. Esther Daniel. Pride and comfort of the kitchen boys was food disposal unit with spray attachment which helped also for dish-rinsing and gar- bage-pail flushing. Left, Mike Jones uses spray for latter operation. Right, John Payne pushes food remnants into whirler-chopper and on down the drain. Ten students regularly worked in cafeteria for meals. Torres, K. Lunt. Standing: M. Jones, B. Payne, D. Seated are D. Lunt, D. Lizarraga, B. Lunt, P. Nelson, J. Payne, R. Gardner, custodian. 27

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Bus drivers were, first row: R. Willis, S. Thygerson, Chapman, A. Thygerson, J. Sanders, B. Norton, H. J. Smith, K. Lunt. Standing: D. Merrell, D. Bowman. Gun-totin' mascot is Troy Thygerson. Staff provides Transportation, school maintenance, lunches Custodians were Mrs. M. J. Arrington, F. Johnson (Topper), P. Torres, Mrs. M. Norte. In background is mulberry tree, one of three planted in spring of 1968 and carefully tended by custodians. Sleepy kids waited for the bus in the morning, some to ride more than 20 miles to school; the bus drivers, all teachers or ranchers, except for Dean Chapman, maintenance superintendent for the bus- es, had been up longer and would go to their own work while the passengers were in school. This was the daily rou- tine for most of DHS's student body. Meanwhile, the custodians have been at school before dawn, seeing that the buildings were warm, the floors swept needed repairs made. Their work in- cluded help at night and week-end events as well as during school hours. At 7:30 each morning, the cafeteria ladies began preparations for feeding more than 500 hungry human beings with sandwiches or home-made rolls and such specialties as Spanish food, fried chick- en, or cherry pie. These people gave extra service, as when Mr. Bowman drove additional miles with the football and basketball teams; Mary Jane helped with half-time pro- grams and gave aid and ideas to organi- zations; and Topper was handy for many good deeds. 26

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V. Pace finds the READER'S GUIDE indispensable in locating information for her research theme. Though a new teacher, Mr. Tellez learned fast: a Clown chair helped to control chronic talkers. Language, Music Study requires work, observation, thought In English this year, we learned to search for the underlying meanings. . . we had drill on vocabulary which we'll need in college. . . he LECTURED, and we had to take NOTES. There were book reports also, and English IV had re- search themes. Reading, writing, and speaking were routine in all English classes. In speech, the assignments included debating, cur- rent events, poetry reading, panto- mimes. After about 12 weeks with substitute teachers, the Spanish and junior English students were glad to have Mr. Don Tellez arrive and begin to drill them in vocabulary and grammar; in Spanish, they had to listen carefully to be able to answer his fluent chatter; and they con- versed with each other in dialogues (no English allowed). Music meant drill and practice; it meant also performing at programs, half-times, and assemblies; and having fun on trips to the University of Arizona Band Day and to the music festivals. Mr. Coover, MACBETH students D. Mortensen, M. Torres, S. Richardson discuss Globe Theater model. 28