Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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' m f X Karen Schaefer Marjorie Schaefer A ,,, :P Li - J ., ii' If . 1 , , Carolyn Schofield f , ARRANGING SCHEDULES AND CORRECTLY FlLLING CLASSES, the guidance counselors are very important people. BOTTOM ROW: Sopho' more counselor Anne McKay, Senior counselor Margaret Love, Freshman counselor Patricia Maxey. TOP ROW: G-4 counselor Mrs. Ann Pfar, Vocational counselor Mrs. Louise Compis, and Senior counselor Norma Meador. Photo by Trent Rosenthal. GENTLY BLOWING BREEZES and rustling trees Serenade the Band's performance at the first outdoor pep rally. Director Jack Greenberg pre- sides over the concert. Photo by-Tom Friereich. Clifford Flash , onald Fledmon -A - . , ' A i es? A C K '.,, ff. , Dorothy Reed ' Pl'ulipRlley I- , et -' 4 Q , p I i Y L --' 2' l . 'fig ' A Y A FK ,VSEH3 Gwen Roberts .5-1' -A 4, SZ Nlafv Rose fri, V fi ' i' 1 .f r ' if-'asf I .rf Q , V- ' Cf. fi. 'ig ei-f I leo., ReidSaathotf i BeckySantos Q-f 'l K lv? Y 7 V, ' NL , lv . ik , V L f. W. F. Schaper ff L o iewflli gr , Martha Sloan If ,I L . Judy smith l A 1 E52 f yu . I I L f,, Ronald smith Q Yvonne Sparks 5 , ,I F ' . JL ' ' K i , 'F Y S' Y fffirig lisgnf' si Yvfffif 'if' ?6 Faculty fresh sparksi

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Director stages crafty shows I rom the theatrical world of set designs, acting and directing to .he making of arts r nd crafts products, drama teacher R. L. Cook centers his ife outside of Memorial on theatre and :reative works. I was never really interested in act- ng, Mr. Cook said, but always avanted to be a theatre designer. The creation of a summer arts and prafts company by Mr. Cook and his avife reflects his enjoyment in designing sets for the stage. Mr. Cook said he reg- stered the company, entitled Book Craft Creations, with city hall about :hree years a go: We made bread dough jewelry, dec- rated sculpture, and macrame among ther things, and sold them at art hows, Mr. Cook said. , Because of the time involved with his teaching duties Mr. Cook said that the company is only a summer project. ing, set building, and designing during his high school and college theatre work. He claimed he was pretty good in the school plays although Mr. Cook now turns his talent to teaching and directing drama productions at Memo- rial. He was originally hired in Houston as debate coach for Spring Branch, another aspect of the theatre world. Drama is fun to be involved in, Mr. Cook said. Mr. Cook said he majored in English in college but later added on work in speech and drama. I decided in high school that I wanted to be a teacher, but I didn't know about drama, Mr. Cook said. He added that he never con- sidered acting or directing profession- ally, but that he has noticed some promising students in his drama classes. Bruce said that Mr. Cook is willing to compromise and do what the stu- dents want to do more often. -- 30 - WHEN NOT TEACHING, drama teacher Mr. R. L. Cook makes arts and crafts creations. lt was a summer project where my wife and I made various crafts to sell at art Mr. Cook dabbled in acting, direct- NG LAST MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS duringa trict. Besides being the Freshman Volleyball shman volleyball game, Anne Hemphill coach, Ms. Hemphill also taught English. Photo :hed the freshmen to third place in the Dis- bY SCOTT WHUQNBI- 1 . STUDENTS LUNCH EACH DAY are Ruby Frizzle, Vila Ognoskie, Trica Neff, Pauline lteria workers, FRONT ROW: Virginia Woot- Trilley, and Ethel Pagel. Photo by Trent Rosen- lSelma Spaeth, Georgia Jackson, Mildred thal. ina, and Gene Henderson. SECOND ROW: '- R0befN1 Diakun shows, Mr. Cook said. Photo by Scott Waughtal. 1- 3 'gif-rf? 2 HE'LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY how much he enioys his coffee breaks, but Building supervisor Charles Bernhardt seems to have been a bit carried away with his coffee during this one. Heading up a large staff of maintenance crew, Bernhardt spends most of his day supervising the mechanics ofrunning Memorial. Admin- istrative Principal Gerald Clanton said, We wouldn't be able to run the school without them. Photo by Trent Rosenthal. Faculty 195

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her AP1History class, Mrs. Babcock her discussion of the Reconstruc- a grin at one of her talkative stu- by Kathy Epps. , V A At home with pride in AP hether she's lecturing to ,her American History students about ie Jeffersonian era, taking her hus- nd and eight-year old son' to a Mem- al football game, or making onion p in the Social Studies office, Jean bcock is a sure bet to be busily ending to one of her many duties ound the Aqua Wing. Just as when students know that ey have worked hard and done well a test, so too does a teacher know hen she has done well, and'I think re been a good teacher, said the 18 ar veteran of the teaching trade who, her third year at Memorial, has been evated to the position of Chairman of le Social Studies Department. Described by one of her past stu- nts as the,most honest, smiling, per- nable teacher I've ever had, Mrs. ibcock, who received her degree at tm Houston University, prefers to lke out her frustrations not on stu- :nts, but rather on the many weeds at invade her gardens at home. 'Tm lly a farmer at heart, she said. I d it much easier to take out my frus- ations in the yard. I think we're finally home to stay, ys Mrs. Babcock, who has taught ds of nearly all ages in some form of icial Studies everywhere from Pirma- sens, Germany to Alice, Texas, and who now thoroughly enjoys living where I was born and raised. Expressed in her two AP History classes and one freshman history class, Mrs. Babcock is a firm believer in the opportunity for students to be honest in their ideas within the classroom, not just on the outside away from teachers. As long as you can back-up what you say, you darn well ought to have the right to say fit, she commented. She feels she learned a great deal about stu- dent beliefs in' her sociology classes which she taught last year. I've always wanted to be a good teacher, because I love working with students, and I'm really looking for- ward to Close-up, said Mrs. Babcock. She acted as the chaperone for Memo- rial's delegation to Washington on this year's Close-Up program. Outside of her school functions, Mrs. Babcock enjoys spending time perfect- ing her bridge playing, and on warm weekends, she and her husband and son journey up to Lake Livingston for activities in their house there. When she feels a bit bored, Mrs. Babcock also loves to spend time tole painting, which she describes as color on color fin- ished on canvas, boards, or formica. - 30 - - Bobby Lapin ,y:gvx, .e.- ' .. e J R 'lt . ' 4 l! ilu t ,y N1 st . '. 1 ill' ' tina fl . , . tt. , I K.. ,wil 8.5 r 'XR J A A . 9 1 f b A l g AQ 4 r f a? S -A , . fe V' . . 'Li 5 sl-1 - --.71 7 s H' A I EW ' -iefll ' A ki! lj A U A ' ll if L.. E . Ti' in fe. ff' 9 ' - ij Q P' rig: , i iff' . ' . . alll S ,p.,. Ann Sutter Patti Stone Tatiana Szylman Will Taylor James Tercek Theo Van Winkle Bertha Standley Marcia Waller Kristin Wingenroth Cynthia Wendel Ann Wilson Emily Wilson Gladys Wood Billie Wood Joyce Young Mike Wright lSutter-Wrightl Faculty ' 197