East Mecklenberg High School - East Wind Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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been its director since East High began . . . That good looking man with collegiate clothes and new Bonneville isn't some playboy from Hollywood, but our own Mr. Free, guidance counselor and adviser of the Student Council . . . Mr. Oliver Gaskins is active in both school and church, at East he is chairman of the Biology De- partment and adviser to the Science Club, while at church, he serves in many ways . . . Petite Mrs. Betty lo Gilley, known for her strong philosophy of an orderly and strict manner in the classroom, is adviser to the Y-Teens . . . Mrs. Sybil Cray can get a point across to her students with a minimum of effort, she'll wave a hand, raise an eyebrow, or give a moan of distaste, and its all clear . . . Mr. Fred Gregory, who towers over the rest of the faculty, is remembered for his fairness dur- FACULTY ing the Student-Faculty basketball game . . . Students will always remember Mrs. Grose's class as one of their most interesting-having been at East for many years, she recalls former students and reads their work to her classes, we wonder if some of our work will go into her files to use in future years . . . New to East this year, Mrs. Hagen, wife of one of our guidance counselors, has very efficiently organized and set up the enlarged A.V. section of the library . . . Nearly every student can recall those visits to Mr. Milton Hagen's ofiice when he would light up his pipe, which made us feel more at ease. There we would discuss our personal problems, inquire about schedule changes, and debate the question of what college to choose . . . Wake Forest graduate Mr. Henry Hamilton has a three-year-old son who will 01 ' A' F tmdwt avi sa- ' I K if fob, Jin--..... F I I. 4 I Q05 . rv. 15' fi.,-x F F 31' f . -' ' P- 'X Y MRS. HAImrE'r'r E. HAGEN Librarian MR. HENRY H. HAMILTON Plane geometry, Algebra II Mrss jo ELAINE HILL Spanish I Mn. DONALD HIPPS United States history Mn. DAVID BAKER Hoon World history Miss NORA CAULINE HOWELL French II, III, IV MRS. RosE L. JENNINGS Distributive education Miss LEILA D. JOHNSTON Bible MR. DAVID JONES World history, Geography Mrss MYRTLE E. KIKEP. American government, English ll, United States history MR. JAMES M. KNox ,fi K g 4' .wx Biology ,.., ' A 8 Miss THELMA LAws L 'L 4' A English 12 , 4 if-,4f'I E iff... . Z?JPf'4y YQ -'J' . - Q, u1l .,eLs,L- I ,lt lI,. I V, Page Twenty-six

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FACULTY Miss Choate in the English Department, no longer a French teacher, she will be remembered as the innovator of the laboratory method in the East French Department . . . Miss Juanita Clark, math teacher, is completing her second year at East, she came during the second semester last year . . . Another new teacher, Miss julia Doar, will be called Doar for only a short time longer. Miss Doar soon caught the East spirit, although a graduate of Myers Park . . . Coming from Creenville, South Carolina, Mrs. Toni Dunn began her first day at East by telling her Spanish students of their thirty minute oral reports to be given in Spanish. But, very soon students forgot that mean, new teacher and grew to respect and admire Miss JUANITA CLARK Algebra I, Plane geometry Miss JULIA DOAR English 11 MRS. ANTONIA DUNN Spanish II, III, IV MRS. CAROL H. EAST Shorthand Miss LINDA EUBANK French I, II, Spanish I Miss SARA JEAN EVANS Physical education MR. TOM B. FLATT Agriculture MR. OLIVER K. GASKINS Biology I, II MRS. BETTY jo GILLEY English 11, 12 MRS. SYBIL C. GRAY United States history, Economics MR. FRED M. GREGORY Mechanical drawing, Industrial arts MRS. ETHEL R. GRosE English ll her . . . Besides teaching, Mrs. East is Senior Class adviser and head of the East ,lob Placement Service. She can seem stern and critical at times, but then we re- member all that she does for East, and especially what she said at the Senior Banquet rehearsal, I love everyone of you all. . . . Returning to East after a year of practice teaching here, Miss Linda Eubank, who spent last sum- mer studying in France and the summer before traveling in Mexico, qualifies as a first-rate teacher of foreign languages . . . Friendly, cheerful, interested in the total school program, cooperative-these all describe Miss lean Evans . . . Our Agriculture Department, one of the best in the county, owes its standing to Mr. Flatt, who has ,f'f.' f ,,., .. i, ,. .-- '47 4 1' . i 'i i'.13, L I qw, an . ' A :f'f'.--V, TW. PM ,UU Page Tu eizty ne ff lf?- . J , V 'i f .fy if , - .,.. s ir- '

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F A C U L T Y MRS. MARGARET MCCRACKEN Libra.rian MR. ERNEST M. MAcoN Chemistry MRS. MARY R. MINTICII Art MR. JAMES J. ODDO , Biology, Senior science ,A tl pf ,,V u ,X 4 ,-.1 fy JM! i MRS. NANCY L. Onuivi 'LW Typewriting II, Business law Miss MARY MAGDALEN PARKER English 10 MRS. THELMA PARKER English 10, Psychology MISS SERENA RANKIN PARKS World history MIss LOUISE PUCKETT United States history, World history MRS. LAURA G. PURVIS Latin I, II, III, IV MRS. PATRICIA S. REED Home economics, Family living MR. Ruraus EUGENE REID Algebra II probably be a star athlete someday, he goes to.every athletic event at East, especially those his father coaches: LV. basketball and golf . . . Miss jo Elaine I-lill is really happy this year to have a room of her own instead of running to a different building for every class . . . Mr. Hipps always stands outside his classroom door and speaks to each passing teacher and student-that is, when he isn't having an all-important conference with coaches Hood and Iones . . . Tall, lanky Coach Baker I-lood, who received his MA. during the summer, gives many re- search topics which cause students to obtain a broader knowledge of the brief facts presented in the textbook . . . Miss Howell, a newcomer to the French Depart- ment, started-her teaching career as an English teacher . . . Distributive Education co-ordinator Mrs. Prose Jen- nings, who is always on the go visiting the employers of her students, has many honors and awards which stand as proof of her excellent work . . . Keeping the roads hot between East and North, Miss Leila Iohnston di- vides her time between the two schools as Bible instructor 5, 12 an lfx., ' lg, . 4 fs-- 1:7 I X V 'NSS j Za , , iv' ' 1,- . 0- . l J. :-V ' .'i??-.,!?f' .f 2If,5f'tiT4g.1'4. 2,. f .I A v,,',,'3.5-7 T, v' Tiaras . a gp , 457 Q 9 'ixi I ,. 3 ,' 'fx ll 'in Ag, , '-H -W coming from the coaches all good- across the fall and spotlight . . . spare time, the EAST WIND a great deal of his time when he . . . EAST WIND adviser, Miss Thelma Laws, spends many hours giving suggestions, criticizing copy, and generally directing the editorial staff. In the classroom Miss Laws makes English more interesting by relating her experiences and offering bits of her philosophy... Mr. Iohn McAlexander, better known as Mr. Mac, is not only a member of the teaching profession, but is also a folk singer of almost professional standing . . . Mrs. Margaret McCracken presides with grace and au- thority over East's newly enlarged and well-equipped library . . . As a result of a teaching record which swept the field of awards in all art competition in which her t busy taking pictures for the editorial staff Page Twenty seven 3 I