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

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ANNUAL STAFF lop row—Beverly Build, snapshots, Rose Ann Simmons, art editor, Nadine Koerner, business manager, Loraine Reische, editor, Neola Maxine Shultz, editor, John Dittmer, business manager, Mary Kay Dyer, features, Miss Josephine Hodnett, adviser. Second row—Carilon Booth, adver- tising, Jack Pearce, spoils, Muriel Jean Wieman, clubs, Wanda Lorenzen, clubs, Donna Fox, snap- shots, Ella L.u Bywater, features, Franklin Williams, music, Helen Thompson, music. Third row Mary Frances Fink, clubs, Peggy Wright, servicemen's section, Mike Musgrove, circulation, Dons Condry, typist, Joy Hudman, typist, Barney King, music, Barbara Larson, clubs, Nelda Vaughn, sports. Fourth row—Mary Ellen McNew, typist, Jerome Smith, sports, Billye Jean Hawkins, cir- culation, Maurice Etheridge, junior college, Wanda Simmons, music, Juanita Randolph, classes, Alma Fitch, art, Doris Leach, advertising. One of the busiest classes in El Reno High School is the creative writing class, which is in charge of the journalistic projects of the high school. Members of this class, under the direction of Miss Josephine Hodnett, who has been in charge of publi- cations since 1936, are ever at work on the varied as- sortment of tasks that present themselves during the year. During the course of the school year, the class has weekly pages in both local newspapers and also has the job of editing the yearbook. Besides these tasks, formidable in themselves, this class also edits mimeo- graphed papers on special occasions, such as Hallow- e’en, Christmas, and all-school carnival time. It has charge of publicity for all school activities and also prepares programs for these events. All this work can be accomplished only through the expert organization and the whole-hearted co- operation which are maintained by this group. Varied and sundry are the talents represented in this class. Each member of the group is assigned to the job he can do best, and all work together like parts of an intricate machine. Through its journalistic activities this group. known as the creative writing class, forms a strong link between the school and the community. Through the school news pages, the citizens of the community are able to have a picture of what actually takes place in El Reno High School. Assisting the creative writing class this year for the first time has been the junior creative writing class. Members of this class, while helping the regular creative writing class, have gained knowledge which will be valuable to them in carrying on journalistic work next year. The high school newspaper is 41 years old, the first school news edited by students having appeared in the local paper in 1906. The annual is 40 years old, the first edition having been published in 1907. Beginning in 1916. the name Boomer was used as the official title of the school annual, which sometimes was a special edition of the newspaper and at other times a magazine or book annual. Boomer remained the official name of the annual until it was combined with the junior college annual in 1942, and, since that time, the official name has been Boomer-Collegian. The yearbook has been edited by the creative writing class since 1937.

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1945-1946 FACULTY MISS MARY RUTH McCULLEY B.A. Head of Vocal Mus- ic Department and English MISS DOVIE ANNA NOBLE B.S.. A.B., M.C.E. Head of Commerce Department and Junior College Commerce MISS LUCILE SELF B.A. Geography. Oklaho- ma History. Civics, and Debate MR. C. L. McGILL B.S., M.S. Director of Voca- tional Education and Coordinator of Vet- eran Training MR. OTHAL PETRE B.S. High School a n d Junior College In- dustrial Arts and Mechanical Drawing MISS MAY SHANKLIN B.S., M.A. Head of Social Science Department and Junior College Social Science MRS. MILDRED MOSEM AN Registrar MR. RAY P. PORTER A.B., M.S. Dean of Junior Col- lege. High School and Junior College Science MR. J. E. SIMMONS B.S. Director of Athletics and Physical Education MR. LEO C. MURRAY B.A. Band, Orchestra, and American History MRS. HAZEL PORTERFIELD B.A. High School and Junior College Art MRS. JOSEPHINE TAYLOR A.B., M.S. Head of Natural Science Department MRS. NEDRA NILSON B.S., M.S. High School and Junior College Typing MR. M. J. ROBERTSON B.A. Vocational Agriculture MISS ROSE WITCHER A.B., M.A. Dean of Girls, High School and Junior College English

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Mrs. Josephine Taylor Mrs. Lucile Blair Mr. Vernon W. Burrows Miss Irene March THE SENIORS El Reno High School's Fiftieth Graduating Class Class Officers Franklin Williams, President Helen Thompson, Vice President Mary Lu Blair, Secretary Carilon Booth, Treasurer Jean Funk, Student Council Representative The Seniors of 1946 are 138 in number. . . . With their graduation, E. H. S. reaches the half century mark. . . . Class revived the annual alumni day cele- bration, discontinued during the war. . . . Fifteen sen- iors took part in the annual class play, “Smilin’ Through , which was presented on May 9. . . . Seniors will leave the halls of E. H. S. with a love so fer- vent” for their alma mater in their hearts that it shall never die . . . The thanks of the class go to the four sponsors who have patiently and kindly directed the year’s activities. Class Sponsors