Enid High School - Quill Yearbook (Enid, OK)

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Exim I-hon Scnoor 5 lt 6S.il.g. git -uv- HELEN SHIERS XVe have just recently concluded a three- year assignment at Enid High School: our critical review of THE EHS STORY! It proves to be one of the most exceptional histories ever created by an American mo- tion picture organization. The eyes of the public have never beheld its equal in genuine true-to-life drama, straightforwardness and stark realism, Out of the Great Plains region surges a wealth of adventure, romance. humor. and tragedyg the heartfelt wisdom and adoles- cence of the modern teen-ager and his problems. The actual production has taken approxi- mately forty years of preparation and three years in the making. For an interval of five years, the story remained ar a restless halt while work went underway on the recen- struction of the building after the great fire. which swept through its halls the night of September 2, 1943, devastating nearly half of its structure. THE EHS STORY. starring the guys and dolls of EHS. is complete with a cast of thousands and filmed in the breath-taking authenticity of technicolor and the greatness of the panoramic screen, Creating a deep emotional impact and throbbing with the verv hearts and souls of an average Ameri- can high school and its inhabitants, Quill Pictures. lnc., have really undertaken an unbelievable task with the eccentricities and temperament of the young people of today as they are. however. success is their motto, and indeed. success has been accomplished. The movie storv unfolds, and the massive machinery is set into motion with the first brick of the foundation being laid as a new part of a promising community in 1911, and then the passing years of growth follow in rapid succession. On to the scenes of a happy group of kids entering Enid High School on Nlarch X, 1948, to launch upon their careers as high school students in the remodeled building for the first time since the fire, and finally. the finale of scenes when the students of 1954 eventually ccme to realize just how lucky they are to have been educated in such a typically modern school as Enid High. During the entire feature, each depart- ment of the high school is presented within its own natural environment and with the actual faculty and class members of the real school in Enid, Oklahoma. The following is an account of these various departments as they appear. The English department is one of the largest and most important of the academic subjects taught in Enid High. The sopho- mores are required to take sophomore Eng- lish taught by lvliss Laura Nlilam, 1VIrs. Delvte Poindexter. or hfliss Eva Young. The course of study consists of straight grammar for the most part. accompanied by Hjulius Caesarfi 'lldylls of the King and Silas hlTlH'IlCl'.H The juniors plunge headlong into their hrst vear of solid literature with English literature and a six weeks' unit of grammar Laura Nlilam, Nliss Ruth Carol Spencer. Here, the l'Nlacbeth and HA Tale taught by Nliss hlover, or lVTrs. great works are ef Two Cities. The seniors take American literature Can- other complete study of literaturej plus an- other six weeks' unit of grammar. taught bv either lyliss Charlotte Kretsch. the head of the department, or Mrs. Carol Spencer. ln this class. Hamlet is read by all leither liked or dislikedlj, and the painful process of the library unit dawns upon the students for two whole weeks. ln this each person selects an author, statesman, commentator, atc. and must land out everything he can about the person, read one of his books or pamphlets. and evaluate what he has read in a theme of approximately 2.500 or more words. This proves beneficial to anyone who plans to attend college, for it gives him experience in how to write themes as well as how to use the library. journalism. taught by 1XfIiss Ruth Scott, is considered a part of the English depart- ment and may be taken by both juniors and seniors. However. the seniors may use this as th.-ir last English requirement instead of American literature, while the juniors must still take English literature. The purpose of journalism is to put out the school paper, the Quill lVz'ekly, and to publish the A Quill Amzmilu at the end of the year. The two first-year classes learn the basic funda- l1l.'I1tnlS of jUlll'I1Lll1SI'Il Hull thi' l1lStOl'f' of tlill' nrwspaper world and its functions, During the hrst semester, the students of th - second- vear class. who make up the sta'1 af the 'Quill Vveeklyf' put this knovqlrdge to vork. The second semester the Hrst-year classes take over the weeklv stall. and the recond-year students start to work on the ve:u s annual. I A department which brings many material honors to Enid High is the Speech depart- men, supervised by Nirs. Una Lee Voigt. General speech, radio, debate, and drama, are all a part of the curriculum for speech stu- dents. This past year three plays were given by the department: the all-school play. Change of Heartgn the junior p1ay, Gabriel. Blow Your Hornf' and the senior play, Uljather of the Bride. Assisting Nlrs. Voigt by teaching the sophomore Speech classes was Nlrs. Delvte Poindexter, who was also responsible for the junior class play. Another compliment to the Speech dc- partment is their daily radio broadcast dur- ing the home room period. Also, as a mem- ber of the national organization of the junior Town hleeting League, Enid High's Speech department presents a radio broad- cast of the junior Town lvleeting every week over KCRC. Any sophomore. junior, or senior, is eligible to take this course. and many honors have been secured by its representatives at contests. Enid High is proud of its Foreign Lan- guage department which carries a full series of Latin, French and Spanish. The head of the department. Nliss Addie Eromholz, teaches Latin 1, ll, Caesar, Virgil, and French 1, II. 111. IVQ Spanish 1, ll, III, IV is taught by lyliss lvlildred Nfont- gomery. These two teachers share the entire lead of three languages and have succeeded in making this department one of the most popular in Enid High. Before graduation it is necessary to have two years of history, Oklahoma history is taken in junior high, and the second rc- cjuirement of history results in American history during the senior year. At Enid High. American history is taught by Cecil Gott and john Provost. Vllorld history is considered an elective and is usually taken the sophomore year. This class may be taken under George Pratt, Nliss Helen Stewart or Rex VVilson. A year of Bible. taught by George Pratt, is -also oflfered at Enid High. The Hirst semester begins the course with the study of the Old Testament, and the second semester is a continuation of the course with the New Testament. The Niathematics department offers a variety of courses for those students who are mathematically inclined. Plane Geometry may be taken under Dr. james deGruchv. Nliss Elorel Helema, isliss Ruth lbloore or Earl Smith. Advanced algebra is taught by either Nliss Elorel Helema or 1Vliss Ruth Nloore. ln the senior year, Trigonometry is taken one semester and Solid Geometry the other, both are taught by lsliss Elorel Helema. head of the department. One year of science is required of every- one who graduates from Enid High. There are three of these subjects: biology, chem- istry. and physics. which make up the com- plete Science department. Biology is taught by Dr. james deGruchy, Harold Duckett and Nlrs. Beth Pratt, while 1VTarvin 1VIyers teaches chemistryg and physics is taught by Earl Smith. A one semester course in agri- culture is taught by Harold Duckett during the second semester. Driver Education has proven to be one of the most popular, as well as one of t11e most practical. courses taught in Enid High. There are two Driver Education instructors, Rex VVilson and jim Keeton. Nh: Keeton has three classes daily, and Nlr. Vxlilson has two, along with two classes of world history. As a one semester course and an elective, it is open to all students whether sophomore, Continzrca' on Page I0

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4 THE QUu.i. Mixcixziwn I .. ,H ,. F i , .5 ,, . i p E I fi TT? A 22-sf S? 169. K! Dave Bucher Nfrs. Clyde E. Pinkerton Albert XV, Braithwaitc Nirs. Clarence Schrock is , te if wb X rw.. ' . if JE--, i Ch-is Figlier R. li. Hayes E, G Vxlilmoth ENID BOARD OF EDUCATION Top row: Dave Buclier, hfirs. Clyde F. Pinkerton, Vice-Presidentg Albert VV. Braithwaite, President: Nirs. Clarence Schroek. Bottorrz ww: Cleo Fisher, R. F. Hayes. if. C. Xxvilllllifll. HEY.- MONA DURHAM VVhat does it take to make a school system the size of Enid run smoothly and 21 school the size of Enid High School? There-'s more he-bind the school's eliiciency than lirst ap- pears. Down the line beyond the students or the faculty is the answer. The responsi- bility for Planning and executing the program belongs to the seven members of the Board of Education. Three of these members are elected to the Board for a term of four years by the cityis voters every two years, and one member is elected 11t'll1l'gC. AlEl1Oll'-gll tllcv' receive 110 actual pay for their time and effort, these men and women are repaid by the appreciaf tion shown by the Enid students. This year the Board is headed by Presi- dent Albert Braithwaite and Vice-President Edith Pinkerton. Other members are Dave Bucher, Cleo liisher, Raymond F. Hayes, Delma Schrock and E. C. Willxiotli. minisffzczfio Six committees, all under the supervision of the resident, handle the man f kinds of P P N Problems and work that must be done. Cleo Fisher, Delma Schrock and E. G. XVilmoth serve on the Building and Grounds Comf mittee. The Custodians' Committee is made up of Raymond Hayes, Edith Pinkerton and Cleo liisher. Dave Bucher, Edith Pinkerton and Raymond Hayes make up the Pnrchasf ing Committee. The Insurance Committee is managed by li. Cv. Wlilmoth, Delma Schroek and Dave Bucher, Edith Pinkerton, li, G. Wiliilotli and Raymond Hayes compose the Teachers' Committee, and the Finance Committee is handled by Delma Schroek, Dave Bucher and Cleo liisher. The superintendent of schools hired by the Board is DeVx'itt VValler, dean of Okla- homa Public school administrators and recognized for his scholarly, forward-looking leadership through the years. Also employed to assist with the work are Niartin H. Niiller, Clerkg Henry H. Davis, Treasurerg Charles VV. Carroll, Audi- torg and Paul Edwards, Attorney. Two of the Boards '53-'54 Projects of greatest interest to Enid High School were the new cafeteria-anditorium wing which will be completed by next fall and the new football stadium soon to be begun to replace thl' Ulll WOOCli'I1 l7lCIIC1l1Sl'S. The big project for elementary schools was the replacing of all the out-of-date furniture with modern blond-f'inish desks and other pieces. Three rooms also were added to Nfonroe and Coolidge grade schools. Arrangements were made for the building of three rooms at Hoover and two at Taft. The students of Enid High School want fo express their gratitude to these seven linid citizens for their unsellish elTorts in constantly striving for improvement of thc Enid school system.

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Mi'. Selby beams Proudly as his first grandson, Iohn 6 months, gives Olllj with a sinaller edition of the famous broad Selby smile. lVlr. Wallei', surrounded as usual by youngsters, has his picture taken with his grandchildren, Doug 4. Barbara 6 months and David 6. xecufwesn in zvlzaf Wlalzes Tlzeifz Uofild qc mb far! MONA DURHAM and IOY ANN EDWARDS Superintendent of Schools DeWitt Waller' and Principal D. Bruce Selby head the executive branches of administration not only of Enid High School, but also of two homes, complete with children and grand- children. The two latest additions to the administrative headquarters are two grandchildren, Barbara Rothe and Iohn H. Saxon HI, who were born just two days apart. Both Barbara and Iohn can be Proud of the records made through the years by their grandfathers, who are interested not only in the academic subjects for students but are enthusiastic sup- porters of all sports too, and who End time amid their numerous. comprehensive activities, to give liberally of themselves to every worth- while community enterprise. Ab