East High School - Echoes Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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N-.. fra- Gratia Boyle Department Head Harmonizing their voices with the piano, Donna Begole, '60, Evelen Power, '60, Linda Bupp, '61, Treva Lemon, '61, Judy Barnhart, '61, and Donna Johnson, '61, members of the Girls' Glee Club, accompanied by their instructor, Miss Mary Reese, take a vocal test. 4,?., . si I 1 si t i , f E Q W if s.. ids egg it 41 an new rr , ss VV Azlllzl if a,.' if . Mary Kenneth Vernon Reese Thompson Nicholson Anything from rousing marches to sooth- ing lullabyes could be heard each hour around the 500 building as the four music instructors taught Eastites the many aspects of music. Whether they were rehearsing for one of their fre- quent performances or simply entertain- ing themselves, the musicians strived for perfection. With the aid of textbooks, American Ob- servers, maps and charts, the l2 social science instructors were able to teach students the historical significance of the past, the fundamentals of Ameri- can government, and the many sides of wit -be ar Julia Emery current controversial issues. By present- Department Heed ing and d i sc uss i ng these and other related subjects, the instructors guided students toward becoming better citi- zens. W. H . William Eleanor J. E . Robert McCaffery Laughlin Davis Hume Arnold HE DID ALL THAT? questions Archie Adams, '60, as he reads about the military campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War. Supplemented with the American Observer, a weekly news bulletin, Jane Darrah, '60, studies her history lesson. ,P Q 15-at f ,V yr A :' I ' V sf, , I 'KM Floyd Ermal Mary Jane Nyquist Lindquist Venning loan Ellis Marian Cassler Beals Schuh A s ig ht ' 5' , . -.,,t. V gg rp K rg Q s , s 1 t -V V f' ii lf's I at at 1

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., ,, W1 Language Ants Lucile Hildinger Department Hea d Ai Myrtle Yarnell Jeanne Ponds + 4 ,, Francis Yeoman A 11, F n eh an f bl.. 1 ', rv 1 - n' 1 , r 555 A K if gif 1,92 A I Faye Leone Mae Don Meredith Bill JOSetph Oen Bare Blosser Aley Cromer Harrison Hel ert ' 1 Hamlet, Silas Marner, and Julius Caesar were ' lllll '11 names familiar to literature students at East, 10211112 MHYY while grammar students learned the why's and 516111121 Jones Logan ' Cassel g where sot the much-used comma. Seventeen ' mf W teachers tau ht the ll courses offered in the 9- f' 9 5' ig Q Y English department. This department sought -,ii to meet the individual needs ofthe pupils up I - T lrii S through various means of expression such as, V ' 9 3 14 the composition of themes short stories, ancl Jane Elfrieda poems. Rawlings Shellenberger g ,ggy A V t S 1 1 S rlsifr 5 A 1 K- i s --'- I 'r f ir ' l lis S S : 1 . elen Mildred Dean Blanche Inez Hurry Lea per Curry Lohrenz Neville if 1 ' C W Langungw Ray DECLENSION and conjugation were words which click- Wams ed in the minds of foreign language students. French, German, and Spanish were the mo ern languages of- ' fered, while Latin was the only archaic tongue taught. 2. -G r - Kathryn Wrens Bill Dorothy Foster O'l-larra WHILE STUDENTS of speech learned the effectiveness of words, and their correct use, the dramatic students discovered how to put Vivid expression and liveliness into their voices and actions. From the two de- partments came forth both talented actors and brilliant speakers.

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BUSFMASS T h ro u g h o ut East, the hurried clicking of typewriters and bus- iness machines could be heard, as Aces learned how to be ef- ficient and capable stenogra- phers, accountants, and book- keepers. Twelve teachers instructed courses ranging from beginning typing to advanced accountant, my E- A ' .i 'zzfi . f li i fi ,':-: li Bettega if ig rp p ,,,,,,, rsgs s , Department , iia ft W 'f -W sicii -,:' W i r .5 r Annabel John Nelle Bob Phillip pe Pote Bea ls R0bif1S0I1 Nelle West sa Darvin TYPEWRITER, shorthand notes, and a relaxed dis- Wilson position are the tools essential in SecretarialTrain- ing. Janice Hein, '59, efficiently transfers her shorthand notes into typewritten words. Grace y Dennis swag - zgz 1 4. ,-,, p in . A , . Lloyd Belva Eula Leonard Gnadt McAllister Walker McKinney WITH A VARIETY of books within reach and study tables avail- A y i . , i,s,,, sz ,.r jgjfglgj able, East students ta ke advantage of their opportunity to 7 i, i1i if 5 A i fffififf learn in the library. s,-r 7.., jj ,p ' W N R 5 --.i.,i 3 L, -- -'as Frances suriikiand ,rrt Hea Librarian Cafollm Mari' Benson McCaffery V 'lm f,WNssag.msm,m IN ADDITION to the regular library staff, 26 students helped the average 800 students daily in making selections from the 16, 000 available books.