Highland Park High School - Highlander Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Miss Thornell discusses a charity drive with council members Nancy Alexander, Gerri Smyser, Jim Kramer, and Len Vaughn. Miss Thornell Is Dedicatee of 196] Miss Thornell threads her way through rain-soaked fans at the Hillcrest football game.

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MRS. FREDERICK BURNETT MR. ED SMILEY President President Parent-T eachers Association Park Cities Dads’ Club Mr. Bowlby starts out on his daily tour of the school. Efficient Vice-Principal Aids HP Cc. D. BOWLBY Vice-Principal Highland Park High School “Would you please sign this note for me to get out of class?”’ asks another student. Hi Park's Vice-Principal, Mr. C. D. Bowlby, patiently nods his head as he places his signature on another permit. Attendance is just one of the many duties that Mr. Bowlby is confronted with every day. In a high school of over thirteen hundred students, it takes a hard-working person to make the school run smoothly. Mr. Bowlby performs his daily duties of arranging the school calendar, scheduling meet- ings of the various clubs, and disciplining pupils. Making announcements and seeing that school prop- etty is in top condition are also tasks of the efficient Vice-Principal. Teachers and students alike have given many thanks to the Hi Park Parent-Teacher Association for the air-conditioning in the cafeteria and the auditorium. Every third Wednesday of October, No- vember, February, April and May, the members listen to various speakers discuss the problems of teen- agers and h ow the P-TA can better fulfill its obliga- tions to the students. The main project this year of the Hi Park’s Dads’ Club is to continue the educational fund for the benefit of teachers. The monthly meetings are held to plan projects and drives so that all-the schools in the district can be aided in furthering the interests of the students.

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+ — ee ee E e ni tmmT e ene mee a tee ey ‘Highlander Interests in poetry, people, the theater, and current events charac- terize Miss Eleanor Thornell, dedicatee of the -1961 Highlander. Miss Thornell, English teacher in the Highland Park schools since 1935, has that capacity for making her students want to learn that is the mark of an outstanding teacher. She is not content to teach her courses in American literature and sophomore English solely by the textbook: because of her varied interests she always injects new information which keeps the close attention of her students. Her bent for the dramatic is shown by her sophomore English classes’ portrayal of Greek myths and plays, which stimulates the interest of her students. This love of drama is also carried out in her at- tendance at the Dallas Theater Center and the Broadway Theater League. Miss Thornell is an avid sports fan, book monitor for the Associa- tion of University Women, member of a faculty square dance group, and participant in informal courses at SMU. She is interested in all her former students and enjoys receiving news from them. The many-faceted teacher graduated from Rice University with high honors and received her M.A. from Southern Methodist University. She came to Scot-land in 1935, teaching English and sponsoring the Student Council at Junior High and later at High School.