Edison High School - Torch Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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-muh!-ff -'Q-.q,,. 'ti MUSIC Bob Blankenship Ruth Blaylock Richard Cox Catharine Earl Laven Sowell Richard WinffeY I mme 4 ,i The ability to create musically is not the only quality desirable in a member of the band or chorus. Attendance, marching ability, stage know-how, and willingness to get along with others make up the basis of a good musician. 26 For students who are talented in the field of music, Edison presents an excep- tional music department. There are bands and orchestras for all degrees of talent, and a variety of courses for vocal music. Included in the music department are UA Band, B Band, Band 1 and 2, Girls' Clee Club, Boys, Glee Club, and Bn Or- chestrag more advanced students may take HA Orchestra, AH Band, Bn Band, Con- cert Chorus, Girls' Glee Club, and Mixed Chorus. Besides actual participation in their musical field, students are offered a class in Theory and Harmony to further their understanding of music.

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Junior High Mathematics 15:1 I rr... .ti -i t ,.7 , 'XM 3,3 mah . .:', iii 4, of gf' iii V ffyi 3, H N i 1 5? ,lim Belt Edith Irwin Carrie Little Mary Matthens Sherman Robertson I- A .t .,.k wg ,E . at 'va is 7 1 N ooo trim Dorothy Salter Celestia Williams Students in the junior high may choose a conventional course or an advanced course in mathematics according to their individual interest and ability. A student desiring a conventional course may choose from general mathematics and arithmetic. Those desiring a more advanced course may select seventh grade arithmetic, Algebra l-2 in the eighth grade, or Algebra 3-4 in the ninth grade. Each of these courses stresses personal instruction for the students. as g 4-56 s is A One of the most useful instruments of our age, the slide rule, receives due attention as Mrs. Salter, math teacher, points out the fundamentals of its operation. 25

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Bo s' Physical Education Coach Grove creates enthusiasm in the gym classes by joining with the boys in the games. Physical fitness in a student is very important, the goal of the gym classes is to develop healthier bodies and promote good sportsmanship. A boy may begin a physical education , . course in the seventh grade and continue through the twelfth grade. Gym classes offer participation in baseball, touch football, swim- ming, and basketball. After junior high, a boy may enter varsity athletics and represent Edison. Walter Barham Bill Grove Bob Kauffman WW' -vez Tom Langham NOCUS Mclntosh Hugh Pierce Marvin Ross .lim Sellers ug. 3 WR