McAllen High School - El Espejo Yearbook (McAllen, TX)

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Contents Staff B l-I5 The School Editor in Chief I6-63 Classes Kathleen Clayton 64-75 Faculty Assistant Editors Medora Parker and Karen Taggart 76-99 Sports Copy Editors l00-l29 Organizations Barbara Bowman and Bette Carolyn Yancy l30-l52 Activities . Business Manager Q Janie Polk Sports Editor Marion Hancock Xi Well developed minds strong arms and initiative have been combined to make the in dustries of the Rio Grande Valley a thriving proposition In the above picture these intense workers are working on one of many hundred oil wells found in the Valley The oil business has been the leading industry which has made Texas and the Valley the wealthy state it is .f ' 1 'iv ' Q fl T ' ,, l A t . , A 5 ' K A g, . n x A Q . lips' Ik 7 In

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Campus Scenes This is the main entrance to McHi. Through its portals have passed hundreds of students in ever in- creasing numbers as this year the enrollment went over 900. The large shade trees and criss-crossing side- walks make the campus most attrac- tive. There are 22 classrooms in the main building not including the auditorium and faculty offices. Be- low, is the stadium that the McAllen Bulldogs call home. lt is one of the newest and finest stadiums in the Valley. This is a view of the South side and the press box from which all the games are broadcast. Un- derneath the stadium on this side the school buses are kept and serv- iced.