John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Giving Individual Help Is Part of Teacher’s Job Mrs. Alice Kidd Math Mrs. Katherine Kinnicl! Math Mrs. Shirley Kinningham Math Mrs. Judith Kirkpatrick Commercial Gene Kornfeld English Jack Louis Social Studies Carroll Lundin Physical Education Mrs. E. Lundgren Homemaking Mrs. Grace Luter Distributive Education William Manahan Science Mrs. Lana Mangold Homemaking Mrs. Betty Martinez- Palacio Spanish E. H. Meadows Social Studies Delbert Moberg Math and Coach Peggy Mueller English Edward Mugford Science Mrs. Frances McCormick Secretary J. Logan McCown Math IT'S ALL IN a day’s work, says Miss Flury. 199

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WORKING WITH INDUSTRIAL arts students, Mr. Briggs discusses details of a drawing. FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT . . . Drama is a one semester, one-half credit course. The course deals with the basic fundamentals of acting and a student acquires practice in acting and play production. Speech I and II are both one-half credit courses. In these courses the fundamentals of speech arc- taught. Stress is put on the physiology of vocal mech- anism, on vocabulary building and on the training of the speaking voice. Debate is a one-half credit course. In this course the debate process is carefully examined and practice in argumentation and debate is acquired. Stress is placed on learning to disagree agreeably, on organiza- tion, on clear thinking and on effective delivery-. Band I and Advanced Band arc both one credit courses. Band I is a course for students who might have some instrumental experience, but who are not ad- vanced enough to read senior band literature yet. Band I is a preparatory- course for Advanced Band. The Advanced Band represents Reagan at public perform- ances such as football games and inter-school contests. Orchestra is an instrumental music course designed to help develop an understanding appreciation of good music, and it is a one credit course. This course is new at Reagan, initiated in the fall of 1967. Mrs. Jo Frances Hill Math Cecelia Houk Spanish R. B. Hunger Band Mrs. Jo Ann Ingram Math Mrs. Mozellc Isbell Counselor Secretary Mrs. Marguerite Jarrell Art Robert Jones Drivers Education Oscar Kellner Sfience 198

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LEADING THE CAR bash, with spirit and ham- mer flying, is Mr. Johnson. Franklin McDonald Social Studies Paula McGee Physical Education and RR’s Mrs. Mary Newhall Crafts Preston Parker l.C.T. James Peek Social Studies Pat Pennington Physical Education Mrs. Mary Pcppiatt Health and English Travis Raven Coach Mrs. Jean Rea Science Bill Robertson Math Johanna Rothcr Commercial Mrs. Margaret Ruska English BUSINESS DEPARTMENT . .. General Business I and II is a one credit course offered only to ninth graders. Typing I-IV are all one-half credit courses in which the fundamentals of typing are begun. The student learns to perform faster and smoother as he pro- gresses. Shorthand I-IV are one credit courses per year, with knowledge of diction, correct writing habits and a fluent style of writing taught. Bookkeeping I-IV attain one credit for every year. A student is trained to keep his own business and personal records and is provided exceptional training for a bookkeeper. The second year is advanced ac- counting with emphasis on machine bookkeeping. Business Law is the study of the procedures in busi- ness administration and firms. Data Processing is working with computers and is exceptionally preparatory for a student who intends to go into this field. MAJOR VIRDEN AND Sgt. Fisher inspect a model plane used in lecture in ROTC classes. 200