Edison High School - Torch Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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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

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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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Speech uwfiwlksm -, t- , w fL,, 'ie 1. '75 7 f fi as . , 2. ,Q f - -.fr 1, Iv kkwiif I fat- .. .f - W. ,, 1 f - , , Barbara Burket David Crowell Jerry Garland Edith McBride Speech instruction stresses the importance of good communication to the in- dividual. Students are taught to communicate in social, vocational, and educational areas. Speech has its practical application in original writings which help the student learn the organization of thought and material, practice writing skills, and utilization of imagination. In Speech 1-2, technique, study, oration, and dramatics are emphasized. A student advances to Speech 3-4, and the studies also advance to such topics as the interpretation of good poetry and prose, choral reading, and one-act plays. Mr. Garland helps Richard Pence and Greg Kitrell ublock-out a play. Using creative imagination, the stu dents enact their own interpretation of the play.