Mineral Wells High School - Burro Yearbook (Mineral Wells, TX)

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.1 .f if fs 4, f f if ff' A large part of your timeis takenup with classes, labs and tests. Our school, like most, is departmentalized. In addition to the required subjects such as English, Math, History, and Natural Science, a wide variety of electives is offered. Some are brand new. Journalism, Com- me rical Art and Commercial Law fall in this category. Driver's Education classes have been filled to overflowing. Our foreign language department teaches Spanish and Latin. There has been an increased interest in Physics and Chemistry as well as larger enrollments in Trig. and Geometry. The vocational subjects, Homemaking, Typing, Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Shop, Mechanical Drawing, and Agriculture round out our curriculum. This year, a double lunch shift was introducedwhich, while it did relieve congestion, proved confusing to a few the greater part of the year. For the most part, the several changes instigated during the year were well received but griping is a large part of school life anywhere, and Mineral Wells High School is no exception. At the coke machines, outside at noon, or in the halls, griping about some phase of school life can be heard almost anytime during the day. After mid-term the classes get, smaller, the tests harder, and the homework assignments longer. Only the griping remains the same. ' , ilu sim MM f And sometimes, when the strain is' too great, the nose must be lifted a little from the grindstone. Even in typingsclass, gossiping--a favorite subject--is in- dulged in. The first requirement for a biology lab Enough enthusiam can make jumping rope seem fun. 8 assistant--a very strong stomach.

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A long line of long legs--our Mountaineers. ff i Y . . . . Mineral Wells forevermore.' The very essence of class loyalty. And even Chivalry Everyone offers suggestions, and Subtitle: Uwe have to raise 5400' or can be found at aknost everyone has a. hand in We'11 have the Jr' 'Sr' Banquet in a M' W' H' S' ' if one barn. looks diligently. trimming the school Christmas 511, we be x f 5' Q Perpetual fans --our student body, Spirit ? --you reflect it well. 7

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F, , -rf' In shop, the noisiest place at M. W,H, S. , boys learn by doing. Art class gives ample opportunity for c reative self-expression. Resulting NE works are interesting, to say the least. ' .HQ l' ' pq, . 51,Qf.'N 9 f , During finals, every six-weeks, and innumerable times in between, the monster, Test, rears his ugly head. .h,,,K Q pug, ij? v pl: y '21, . .riff Ig lv After mid-term, everything gets harder. Only the griping remains lives as hornernakers. the 'amec Home Ec. prepares girls for their future