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

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Mr. H. M. Hensley, president: Mr. Fred H. Hampton, vice-president: Mr. Tom H. Farris, Mr. Harvey C. Dozier, Mr. P. W. Jensen, Mr. Luther C. Gadberry, treasurer. Four hundred and seventy-eight new books have been added to the library this year, and in addition, the entire library has been recatalogued and rearranged. The home economics department has announced plans for the vocationalizing of the home economics classes. Instead of a separate class for each of the various courses, a combined course of home training in all phases will be offered. Tentative plans have also been made for the rearrangement and modernization of this department. The equipping of a furnished living room is included in the plans. A rearrangement of the public speaking department was made last summer, the department being mov- ed to a small auditorium that seats about one hundred people, with a small stage and speaker’s rostrum in- cluded in the furnishings. The El Reno Board of Education and Superintendent Paul R. Taylor have been largely responsible for the progressive changes which have been made and which are being planned in the high school. The Board of Education has worked untiringly, unselfishly, and willing- ly, in cooperation with the patrons of the community, to make the school sys- tem one of the finest in the state. The men who compose this governing lx dy of the school have always been vitally interested in both the operation and ef- ficiency of the city schools. Throughtheir guidance and their direction, the school has progressed in a manner that is indeed a tribute to their efforts. Mr. Paul R. Taylor, head of the local school system, who has probably one of the best records in the state as a school superintendent, has been elect- ed by the Board of Education for a fourth term. Superintendent Taylor is recognized as one of the leading educators in the state. Since he came to El Reno, the Etta Dale junior high schoj] and the Webster grade school build- ings have been constructed. Work has been done on both the campus and buildings towards beautfying and remodeling of every one of the city schools. Under Mr. Taylor’s supervision, all the courses of study have been mod- ernized and the requirement standards have been raised. He is constantly busy with affairs of importance, but never too busy to confer with a teacher or a student who may need his advice or aid. Because of his untiring efforts and interest, both in civic and school affairs, he is admired and appreciated alike by the patrons and students of El Reno. Principal Walter P. Marsh is this year completing his third year as prin- cipal of El Reno High School. Each year he has become better loved and appreciated by the student body and the teachers of the school. He is great- ly admired by the students because of his humanness and his deep under- Superintendent Paul R. Taylor standing of each student’s problems. H2 is always ready to see the student’s a. b.. m. s.. Oklahoma a. ami M. point of view—ready to help him adjust his point of view to the attitude and college, stiiiwater ideals of the school and its officials. (4)

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1 ’ T T 7 T 7 1 THE ADMINISTRATION For a Period of forty-five years, the citizens of this community have been holding high the torch of knowledge for their boys and girls. As the years have passed, they have con- stantly striven to keep the educational system modern and up-to-date. Today, they can point with pride to El Reno High School, with its efficient equipment and excellent corps of offi- cials and instructors. Many improvements have been made in the educational plant during the past few years. A spacious, sound-proof band room has been provided at the high school, eliminating the need of the band’s rehearsing some two blocks from the building. The vocal music department, which was formerly located in a small, inconvenient room, has been moved to larger and better quarters. The stage in the auditorium is admitted to be one of the best high school stages in the state, both in equipment and beauty. Since the build- ing of this beautiful stage last year, it has been in constant use, with some of the city’s better programs be- ing presented on it. The public address system, at Principal Walter P. Marsh’s suggestion, has been put to many practical uses, one being a student broadcast which is given each day by a student in the creative writing class. During last summer, a new lighting system was installed in the north wing of the building, and plans for a new and complete lighting system for the entire building have been made. The typing department is now located in larger quarters, thus accommodating the great increase in the commercial classes, some of which exceed fifty students per class. The science department has been supplied with a great amount of new and modern equipment in order to make it one of the best equipped high school laboratories in the state. Plans are being made for the purchasing of more equipment for the biology, chemistry, and physics classes for the coming year. Tenta- tive plans for the enlarging and combining of the science laboratories for next year are also being considered. (3)

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Mr. Marsh’s sense of humor and untiring pep and vitality in his leadership of the school programs and activities has enabled him to intrench himself deep- ly in the hearts of the students and teachers. He is not only a great asset to the school, but he is also a leader in civic activities. He is now serving as president of the local Kiwanis club. Mr. Marsh does not stress any particular program in the high school, but he believes in a general program of scholastic, curricular, and sports activities tending toward the development in the individual student of the purposes and objectives of El Reno High School, which are character, citizenship, knowledge, and skills. As dean of boys, Mr. C. L. McGill has in this position had the same re- sponsibilities as of last year, those of personally directing and advising in mat- ters in which the boys of the school are concerned. His work this year as direct- or of the April Fool’s carnival deserves great praise. Last fall when trade in dust rial training was introduced into the hig'i school curriculum Mr McGill was appointed director of vocational education in El Reno High School. This •hool is one of the few in the state whi?h have this vocational program. Under the direction of Mr. McGill, twenty-four students representing fourteen differ- ent occupations have taken advantage of t’ is type of practical education. Miss Rose Witcher, dean of girls and curriculum director for the high school, has tor twenty-five years been an instructor and administrator in tin high school. principal ivcmcr »•« Cl r Cvfl Miss Witcher is sponsor of the Girls’ Inter-club Council, which she organ- ized two years ago in order to promote coordination of the work among the K Tma gins eiuos ot the school. She is planning to spend a part of the summer in pre- Oklahoma a a».i u. «-..ii.- .-. paring a revision and modernization of the entire curriculum of the high school. Minimum essentials will be set up in each course, and the individual student will be required to master ,s advanced to the next course. A curriculum adapted to the students, one that will meet then needs and vvill provide them with a modern and complete course of study is the objective of Miss Witch- er s work. In the curriculum next year, special emphasis will be placed on citizenship and vocational train- iiRehfli.mnnUl rl,0niI f U?xt.,xx k1s {or. next year has been made by a committee of which she has served vfnu nf teach®r and evaluated the various books available in his course from the point of l ?,ldl?ff,c,en y’ More deciding whether the book should l e adopted for the coming ‘ n m H»»» i.i.f‘ a0 ' h?S 8pent ',ult'h t,me and effort ,n keeping the high school curriculum modern and brill who knnud h«. onw'r much pr?Kress has been made. Miss Witcher is admired and appreciated to work S«h r 'l d h ? ,COme 'i1. c.0,,tact with her because of her winning personality, her willingness to woik and to coopeiate, and her untiring devotion to the educational program of El Reno High School. Iv in‘hi?mS'tlnn TK!S;,1£ h20, re?i?,tra and sofial. sci(-nce teacher, has for two years served most efficient •ind te-u-h s Tlo,- ! a of pt-p 3,nd w,t she 18 ,ik«l and appreciated by all of the students sable in theschoo]1 office’ G°°d morn,n » or sonie such greeting to everyone, has made her indispen- i«.- !WT?LW'r 2.3,1937, as shorthand and junior business instructor in the high school. Mr. Wal- Paul R Tay1orPted pos,t,on of cle, k to the Board of Education and personal secretary to Superintendent Miss Rose Witcher 15. A.. University of Oklahoma. Xorniun; M. A.. Columbia Uni- versity. New York City. N. V. Mr. C. L. McGill 15. S.. Northwestern State Teaelters Collene. Alva: Spe- cial Industrial Kducation Cer- tlfiente. University of Oklaho- ma. Norman Miss Marian Taylor A. It.. I’ark Collene. I’arkville. Missouri Mr. Walter Wilson A. 15.. Wester n Kentucky Teachers College. It o w I I n k tlrcen. Kentucky: M. A.. In- diana University, liloomina- ton, Indiana (5)