Hale High School - Patriot Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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7761, Jw! 624010614 2140277 ' Fresh from his first year of teaching in Winfield, Kansas, Mr. Richmond came to Tulsa in 1930. His first stop in his long career in guiding Tulsa's youth was at Roosevelt, where he served as athletic coach. From there he went to Will Rogers, when it first opened, as Director of Athletics, and in 1949 he went to Central as Assistant Principal. Be- fore coming to Nathan Hale, Mr. Richmond was Principal of Roosevelt. The history of our country is one of a pioneering people who transformed the vast prairies and forests into habitable areas that eventually sustained the great multitudes that followed. The complete story will probablynever be known but the abiding faith, the lasting hope and de- termined persistence created a rewarding symbol. In the temporal space of a few short years our community has been changed from an open prairie to the Nathan Hale School Community. In a small way students and faculty have experienced the dif- ficulties of pioneering those things which must be done for the first time. Again the venturesome spirit of our people conspired to break the educational sod and to create a complete program of activities for our students. Only the generations that follow will know the real impact of this humble beginning. It is inevit- able that the years pass but we trust that THE PATRIOT will serve to bring back golden memories of student life in the opening year of Nathan Hale High School. 5

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'Recognition is being given to.the increasing importance of education on all levels and the great contribution which the American public schools are making to our way of life. Nathan Hale High School is one of the comprehensive schools which Dr. james B. Conant, author of The Americalz High School Today, identifies as being the type of school most suited for meeting the educational needs, not only for the college-bound student, but for those who for one reason or another terminate their formal educa- tion after high school. It is only through teamwork that the Board of Education, the superintendent, principals and teachers working with parents can effectively promote the important duties which we share in the education of all American youth. I shocdd like to congratu- late the youth of this community who will have the privilege of attending this school and to commend the parents for their sup- port of the Tulsa Public Schools. 5. , 4,4 'fam sawed TULSA BOARD Oli EDUCATION MEMBERS MR. H. G. BARNETT, President INIR. VILLARD IYIARTIN, JR. MRS. LITTLETON DANIEL MRS. VIRGIL O. WOOD MR. ARMON H. BOST MR. WILLIAM L. BUTLER MR. JOHN G. STAUDT

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we . Q Pictured from top to bottom: Joe Dunham, Vice Principal, Ethel Mackay, Dean of Girls, Thomas Hurst, Dean of Boys. Hale's counseling program has two general aims in counsel- ing the student: Educationally and personally. Educationzilly, the counselor presents to the students informa- tion he has gathered that will be of assistance to the student in de- termining his vocational choice. The counselor begins by going over a student's high school schedule for his sophomore, junior, and senior years. He determines from the student's testing records his capacity for learning. Then the student is called in for a conference. During this meeting between the student and his counselor, the counselor can determine whether the student has a desire to go on to college or whether he wants, upon high school graduation, to pursue a vocation. Then the counselor presents the pros and cons and other information about vocations to the stu- dent and tries to help him decide what future profession would best suit him. The choice of a college will vary according to the student's desires and the' 'intelligence and abilities of the applicant. Some colleges will accept only the top two or three per cent, while others will accept the top ten per cent, of students' scores on their entrance examinations. Some universities cater to certain types of students known as the cream of the crop,', while others aren't as strict. There are exclusive colleges for girls in the East and.one in the Northeast are for boys. There are co-ed colleges throughout the country. The counselor's duty is to point out specific information and guide the student in the right direction.