East Central High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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ffl Seniors show the underclassmen the meaning of spirit 'lat the pep assembly. Ileftl Dr. James Darland Watched in , amazement as the students passed through the halls. flower left! Cardinal Colors Fly High continued from p. 2. y District itll' one a nine acre tract. At difl ferent times, this building housed both elementary and junior high school ystuf dents, aswell asihigh school. The build-C ing remains,ran old brickfstructure on the Green Country Christian Academy, r property. it 6 9 C C ' Mr. Hydenf was instrumental in' choosing ourschool name and colors, An assembly of the student body was called in 1927. At that time the St. Louis Cardi-or nal baseball team vvs very successful, and several Oklahomans were members of the team.'The St. Louis fans copied theiridols and chose as their name and mascot the Cardinal, using the bird's proud colors of red and white. It was not until the late 1960's that the mascot would change its image into the current Fighting Cardinalf' which most stu- dents now associate as the school em- blem. A victorious 11-man football team was formed in 1930, with Mr. Hyden as the coach. For four years, the East Cen- tral Cardinals were ranked in the top few of their district. Then in 1934 the athlet- ic department dropped 11-man football for two years, until 1937, when six-man football was resumed. CSee more details of this early team in the Sports section of the book.l p One of g the prominent contributors to the earlyyears of East Central was Mr. William L.r Wickett, who was appointed as superintendent ing1948 when the school was comprisediof 267 students and nine faculty me1nbers.l-le served for 14 years until 1962, at rytp which timeEast Central was incorporated into the Tulsa 'Public School system afterila lengthy le- , gal battle that wentto the State Supreme Court. Cn January 15, 1951, EastiCen- tral's first bandiwas establishedlwith Mr. McPhetersas its director. lSeemore de- tails on the first band in the Performing Arts section ofthe book.l 9 f 9 Mr. James W. Payne, principal of East Central High School, began his ca- reer in this capacity during the fall ses- sion of 1955, at which time a second building was opened to house the senior high school students. Junior high school students remained in the original build- ing. ln July of 1960 a tornado tore into the little red brick school, destroying most of its auditorium, knocking over walls, like a block house is destroyed by a child. The hot summer of 1960 was bro- ken by the clouds and harsh winds. The tornado's damage to the school was ex- tensive. But to the optimist, it was a chance for a new beginning. continued on p. 6 Sixty years of Seniors 5

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Optimism in the Face of Difficulty W continued from p. 5 Students started the fall term to the accompaniment of saws, hammers and drills as workmen painstakingly rebuilt the school A On Se tember 6 h h l ' ' 1 p , W en sc oo opened, students had to dodge the workmen s scaffolds as improvements continued to be made: . The 240 sophomores, juniors and seniors attended classes in the cafeteria and junior high building, until the damaged parts were - repaired and ready for use. The second milestone of East Cen- ,c f tral's history was the transitional period V into the Tulsa Public Schools, Indepen- dent School District ifl. The year was I 1962, as the city's growth pattern began e sweeping to the east. ,V Major obstacles were encountered t j for the community members had been 1 proud of the school's traditions and inde- qt pendence, and feared losing the individ- ualism which had marked the school's 1 earlier days. Although there was some f concern along this line that the name N East Central was too repetitive of Cen- Q, tral High School, and the red and white colors were the same as the school, then downtown, the patrons were unwilling to change either the school name or colors. They were ultimately assured that these traditions would remain. The campus at the time had two brick buildings, an outside cafeteria, , continued on p. 9 Ronda Peters worked on her tan while the rest of the team relaxed in the shade. Iabovej Jeff Perryman and April Sook A V , . ,. , , I thought: Were such a close couple, ' ' Kbelowj Shawn Thompson took time 1 out at lunch for a dip. fright! E A :adwa- Nw. ,W 6' Seniors X f