El Reno High School - Boomer Yearbook (El Reno, OK)

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In Appreciation FROM the time we entered El Reno High School until now, the eve of our departure, there have been, along with a few disappoint- ments and sorrows, many joys and triumphs for us. Most of these have come because of the help so generously given us by the folk direct- ing our high school. The careful planning for an efficient school system by the Board of Education, the guidance of the administrators, and the sympathetic, helpful attitude of our teachers and sponsors have all been instrumental in enabling us to reach graduation time. Much have we profited by their knowledge and experience, and especially by their willingness to share these with us. As a result of that knowledge and that experience, we can see and understand now those things which we could not before conceive. So well have we been taught fundamentals that now we agree, with the dawning light of understanding, that theirs were the truest visions and highest ideals. To them, then, we Seniors of ’37 wish to express our deepest appreciation for their ennobling influence and help- ful guidance during our high school days. TWELVE YEARS ago this September most of you were tiny tots trudging your way to your first day of school. For twelve years you have had opportunity for growth and development in public schools provided by the social order. In each of you society has an investment. Its organized agencies have assisted in transforming you from the rather helpless six-year-old creature who entered school twelve years ago into the trained and capable young person that you have become. As you have freely received, so must you freely give. Whether you attend college or whether you go directly into the world of work, you are honor bound to be everlastingly conscious of your obligation. You have a covenant with mankind to repay your obligation through a life of devotion to the good, the true and the beautiful in human rela- tionships. That such may ever be your ambition and your burning desire, that you may ever recognize yourself as debtor to the social order which has made high school graduation possible for you, and that your lives individually may bring you the joys of attainment and fine achievement—such is our wish. PAUL R. TAYLOR Superintendent of City Schools (4)

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FOREWORD THIS EDITION of the “Boomer has been created to preserve the memories of the happenings of this school year—memories that are as pleasant, exciting, and interesting as those incidents in the life of that ideal Indian character, Hiawatha. Just as: “Forth into the forest straightway All alone walked Hiawatha Proudly with his bow and arrows;”— so shall we Seniors of 57 walk from our alma mater to face life with bows of wisdom and arrows of endeavor. In days to come we shall recall, in reading this annual, many of the teachings of our Nokomis, El Reno High School. We shall recall how we were taught to direct our arrows of endeavor at targets of accomplishment. Long shall we cherish the recollections of parties enjoyed, honors won, plays participated in, and classroom activities that were interest- ing and enjoyable. To us the “Boomer, 1937” will be not merely another yearbook, but a memory book, a wampum belt of treasured memories for years to come. (3)

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THE ADMIN ISTRATION “Listen to their words of wisdom: Listen to the truth they tell you. For the Master of Life has sent them Front the land of ll«ht and morning.” —Hiawatha IN 1893. the inspiring, energetic citizens of El Reno made a small investment in secondary education for the boys and and girls of the then pioneer city. The result was a very n.odest one-room school building, but from this meager be- ginning has come one of the outstanding high schools of the state. The present high school, in all its massiveness and beauty, located near the business section of the city, repre- sents the untiring efforts of a group of people who have never ceased to strive to make El Reno High School the very best possible. Located in the same block with the high school i; the new administration building, erected in 1935, which contains the superintendent's office and the conference room for the Board of Education. For a short time one day last October. El Reno feared that her beautiful building would be destroyed by fire, but through the efforts of the firemen and volunteer workers the damage was confined largely to the auditorium. Within u few weeks workmen were busy removing the debris and transforming the ruins into a new and more beautiful auditorium. While memories of the old assembly hall will linger on. the new audi- torium has already be- come dear to the hearts of the student body be- cause of its excellent and impressive beauty. Espe- cially attractive is the (5)