Enid High School - Quill Yearbook (Enid, OK)

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l 0 N I I 6' J Gi.,-.20 5 ' 7 S 5 numuuumu .lllllllllllllllllll HITS for HI-SCHOOLERSI g Z7-f 3 How to get 'ion the beam!! with the younger set? Well, we know all the answers when it comes to outfitting you hi-schoolers. Come 'round to our counters for the teens and find out for yourselves! We've lots of gadgets and jewelry . . . just hepped to distinctive young tastes. Bracelets, pins, clasps and other cute complements . . . not to men- tion match-and-mix-em classics for you gals, smooth togs for the fellas. Next time you stop at the corner drug for cokes . . . remember to drop in and see us too! 5 THE Quite MAGAZINE gnid ff fzeofzganize By FRANK HOWAR September had just arrived, and we were all decidedly aware of its presence because of the feeling of expectancy for the coming school year. A year we had all looked forward to, for the Sophomores were at last juniors, not looked upon as green, new, high school students any longer. The juniors had at last achieved the honor of being called the noble, mighty, Seniors. The Ninth Graders were looking forward to the good times in high school they had heard of for so long. It would be foolish to say that everyone was joyous to find vacation drawing to a close. However, with thoughts of seeing old friends again, football and basketball games, assemblies, and another year of comradeship ahead, it wasnlt going to be so bad going back after all. It was one of those calm summer nights, Thursday, September the second, to be exact. Nothing unusual was in the air, maybe the calm before the storm. Indeed, the storm came! An excited alarm of a fire in the upper northwest corner of the high school building brought school officials and firemen to the scene. The first blaze was believed to have been extinguished when suddenly fiames burst forth from various sections of the roof. The alarm was immediately sounded again, and the entire Enid Eire Department and auxil- iaries from the Enid Army Air Field sped to the high school site. This sudden commo- tion brought seething crowds to the scene. The firemen began systematically to fight the blaze, while students played an important part in the evacuation of the school equip- ment. The boys of the football team, being among the first to arrive at the fire, rushed headlong into their dressing room and saved part of their equipment. Other students arriv- ing in excited groups assisted the school of- ficials in removing supplies, trophies, records, typewriters, and other equipment from the office and hall. After finally being forced from the building by smoke and sparks, they turned and were awe-struck as the entire auditorium crashed into the gym below! A fiery cloud of sparks rose, engulfed by black clouds of smoke, and the chemical laboratory sent brilliant Hames skyward! People stood in reverent wonderment, many with tears in their eyes. The fire burned fiercely for hours. for the firemen were seriously hampered by the long halls that served as perfect draughts for the blaze. Trouble with water pressure was also a serious disadvantage. As the dawn broke on the smoldering, water-soaked building, so a new light was thrown on our lives for the coming term. All of us seemed to have different views, dif- ferent ideas, as to what effect the fire would have on the curriculum. Remember?-it was the talk of the town ,... Where would classes be held? VVould they divide the student body? I-low would the faculty be distributed? Could our outstanding athletic program con- D and IAMES WH ITE tinue? What about the science courses, labora- tory work? Would there be a new building? How soon? What about the financial prob- lem? All these questions and many others perturbed our outlook on the here-to-fore promising year. A temporary office was immediately set up in the Bible building, and reorganization was begun. The proposal adopted by the Board of Education provided for a division into an east and west high school. The Senior, junior, and Sophomore classes were to be housed in the two junior highs. The incoming seventh grade class remained in their respective grade schools. M1'. Selby, with heads of depart- ments and office staff, drew up the plans for two high schools which would function smoothly and allow the maximum of cur- ricular and extra-curricular program. This work was effected in rapid fire order. School opened with enrollments in both divisions on schedule. With the opening on September 13, more problems arose. The placement of instructors in the two schools was a job in itself. Mi'. McCoy and Mr. Kennedy had the task of carrying their T and I program to both of the buildings. Mr. Bonham's chief concern was the organization of the band and orches- tra. Mr. Ma1'shall, the head of the commercial department, faced with the loss of most of the business office records, set out to reorgan- ize his offices in both of the schools. Miss lVIorrow's vocal music program was greatly impeded by the loss of her music library in the Hre. Miss Bales directed art courses in both Emerson and Longfellow. After re-organization was complete, Mr. Selby moved his offices into the Emerson building and directed the activities of both schools from there. Mr. Daniel was assigned to the position of curriculum director, to study and improve the entire school system. Individual teachers had problems which confronted them. For example, physics courses in both schools were to be without sufficient apparatus. Instructors of chemistry, pre-flight, biology, and botany, all faced the perplexing problem of an inadequancy of materials. Even so, these inconveniences were readily met by the students. We all realized that conditions could be much worse. Indeed, we were fortunate in having classrooms to move into! Backed by that unequaled school spirit which is typical of Enid High, the athletic program was carried on as in years before. I-Iowever, one could not help but miss the famous pep assemblies in the old auditorium. In years to come, as we look back on this period, we shall see it not as a year of mis- fortune, but as a year of transition, of prog- ress! An advancement to a better school and a better way of doing!

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