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

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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.

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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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