East High School - Echoes Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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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.

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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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, 1 ,1 , fs , K '- ' f ' 2 ix M Y as 1' J. -.te H '- ,, ,uf fl A ryfpqi . P p Many selections fro m basic math to analytic Q A geometry were avail- able to Aces in the mathematics depart- Qgztlfgt ment. Under the di- Department I'eC'rlOI'l often ln'- Head structors, the students acquired knowledge in fields and several com- many general 1 'W Qt J: if - plex ones . Through these courses students were xt I A V prepared to m e et the PROBLEMS IN ALGEBRA range from square roots to the 11-enlgth Chcl lenge of household of a tree found by measuring its diameter. Algebra sc o ars b d f b k H I ' Alan Tucker and Roy Allen both '61 attempt to solve the U ge OO S or Co ege Janet latter problem while the rest of the class takes notes. calculus . Donlay , ,ati 3 I ' i . r V I .ggl sitr r, : N 2 lift if X I l s in fi, . I P fda. A' ' .-,r:,, E .. : , - I . , rfs rstr I - '- I .A L. - , James Alma Laura Marjorie Norine Overton Esther Lydia Riche Hass Neville McMahon Hamilton Cam bell Benedict Allen Y P ir i r.rl LE' gg,r A A A . N611 ' .TS in rj 5, Egliiiment D fr Hegd itil ' 1:11 Z1 -1 Marriage and homemaking were Eleanor King the topics of conversation in ., the classes of household arts. irll Boys and girls together learned more about domestic and eco- i rg gglg l s h nomical ways of living under the guidance ofthe tour in- structors. The largest class in White the department, Home and Society, taught today's teens how to face 'romorrow's prob- lems as married people. flip l P - L. , Tfifiwiiiii Roberta Roberts 1 3 PLANNING, PREPARING, AND SERVING meals are a few of the objectives tau ht in foods. Rosalis Ukena , '59, and Sundra Anderson, '55, sample the dishes they have just cooked.