Memorial High School - Taps Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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DOROTHY ATKINSON-English Litera- ture, Grammar and Composition NORMA BATES-English Literature, Speech, French, Grammar and Com- position ANN BLACKSHIRE-Contemporary Lit- erature, Journaiism, Grammar and Composition DEL CRAFTS-Contemporary Literature, American Literature, Grammar and Composition BILL GIBBINS-English Literature, Grammar and Composition FRANCES GILHAM-Special Education a passage from MacBeth to his students. I ,, -,faafiw - . ,r'r 1 REBA GREEN-American Literature, Grammar and Composition g 4:-- -. PAT GREENE-English Literature, Gram- , - Q mar and Composition, Shakespeare A .E L ,. 'a ie , JMWQ an .sr A .,',.,, - If 1 t MURREL MCDOUGAL-World Litera- ' ture, European Literature, Grammar and Composition ROBERTA MILLER-English Literature, American Literature, Grammar and ifit 5 ,. 'V ,..- few if ,ia ,A -,, -A ,JW 31 A ..t.t w..?-gg gw,,-f'fit3gi. ? :.f'f'- 11r-f,f giJ i' me 5 ., ,Z , ,,,,,, ,. , -sf from the works of Shakespeare, 1 V .x , . .ere My , W ,wc - za V -e f- Composition PAT MORGAN-World Literature, Euro- pean Literature, Honors English 12 BETTY RICHARDSON-Basic English, Grammar and Composition 2 1 CARLENE SMITH-American Literature, Grammar and Composition FRED SMITH-Reading Techniques 5: A t-i,t 5 ',V: -V V gp V 7 fy' , JULIE WOODRUFF-Contemporary Lit- V Q erature, Grammar and Composition, ' Creative Writing Faculty 27

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Sophomores Pcirticipote in New English Progrorn OurEngHshteachersconumnedforcesandrecon- structed the English program this year. When we arrived at school in September, they were ready and waiting with a new approach to English stud- ies. The main revision came at the sophomore level where, to the disappointment of many upperclassmen, we were given the opportunity to test out of grammar in our junior and senior years. Our teachers placed us in classes according to our ability as demonstrated in a diagnostic test, andwemudedgammamomheemhemm semester. At the end of this semester, we took a comprehensive test which, it we made a passing grade,gaveusthepnvHegeofbypas9ngjumor grammar. Also at the sophomore level, we studied American Literature. Although some of the books were rather difficult to read, we did have the opportunity to read such American classics as Huck Finn, The Scarlet Letter, and Moby Dick. At the Junior level, while continuing our study of grammar, we explored the many facets of English Literature. The entire course was divided into two parts, English Literature 1400 to 1800, and Eng- lish Literature 1800 to the present. As Seniors we were given an even greater choice of literature. World, European, and Contemporary Literature were all offered as well as Humanities and Cre- ative Writing. Each literature class gave us a background in various writing styles as we read such novels as Anna Karinia, MacBefh, and I 'm OK, You're OK. If reading didn't appeal to us, we could apply for the Creative Writing staff which wrote, edited, and published this year's anthol- ogy, Amaranth. No matter what our particular interests in the fields of English, there was a class which, hopefully, all of us enjoyed as we attempted to gain a basic understanding of Eng- lish and as our teachers attempted to prepare us forcoHegeandourfunues 26 Faculty I its -t. 'ut Nt J' Mrs. Kinser helps a student adjust the film projector. iwtffi tai . ..,. . . 0 .ft f'ft iftsvgfwif tt if x-wiv. .ww ., Q . . 1 f f-gwewtycri, f,-'wr-.i. ztttfwzf-. tw V . 1 it Mrs. McDougal stresses the importance of good composition skills. Mrs. Richardson

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Moth Deportment Introduces Ancilytic Geometry l Memorial offered us many choices of classes in V 1, the science field. The life sciences included Biol- ogy and Physiology in which we studied plant life, W animal life, and the human body. The physical it f ' 5 sciences, Chemistry, Earth Science and Physics, taught us about our environment, covering a wide l range of topics from outer space to the earth's center. By offering us so many courses from which to choose, our teachers helped us to gain a basic understanding of life forms and their envi- ronment. Solving equations, bisecting angles and figuring logarithims were all part of our math education. With courses ranging in difficulty from Basic Math to Analytic Geometry, we were able to find a class to meet our needs. Geometry was taught through the team teaching method thus giving us the opportunity to learn from several teachers. lf we studied Computer Math, we commuted to the Vocational-Technical Center for lab work and study. Calculus, the most advanced course, was offered in an effort to prepare us for college work. Whether we studied Basic Math or Calculus, our teachers worked together to build on a foundation forthe more difficult math courses ahead of us. Coach West holds the puppy given to him by his physiology students. vl- M I V ka gtgbtgitlx c S' ly , s Mr. Barnard and Bob Purgason watch as an oil distilling experiment explodes. 28 Faculty