Norman High School - Trail Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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Nnt (Elmr for Wnrifi By Robi rta Smith III: following sketch is brief but definitely in- elusive. It is the story of three women who hold high places in the literary branch of Norman High Scshool. One had no thought what- ever of entering upon a career of teaching the Eng- lish language as she toilet! away at Ercdcrick High School. At that time her interests were centered mostly, well—you can guess where. However instead of getting married she entered O. U., where she be- gan to have dreams of becoming a career woman as most girls do. Here she was interested in Y.W.C.A. work and also won a nteml ership in Kappa Delta Pi for her scholastic rating. Being a very conscientious person she succeeded in getting her B.A. degree, and after graduation became an English teacher for the juvenile population of Prague. Oklahoma. Soon after this she advancer! in her profession by taking a better position in her home town. Frederick. Here she was married and had one «laughter, but con- tinued her teaching. Leaving an exceptional record behind her. she came to g«xxl ole’ Norman High in 1937, where she has been trying to teach us mere students the ins and outs of the English language ever since. She receive»! her Master's De- gree in English from the University of Oklahoma in 1939. Oh, yes, I almost forgot to tel! you who the sub- ject of our discussion is. You already know? I might have known you’d guess. I’m sure we agree that Mrs. Allic Mae Ward is an interesting subject, isn’t she? Another of our illustrious teachers of grammar and literature was born in the town of Coalgate. Oklahoma. She spent the first five years of her life there and while yet a mere child she moved to Norman. During the following few years she en- dured the usual trials and tribulations of childhood. However, she eventually entered Nornnn High School. Strange as it may strem she liked sch«x l and con- sequently studied diligently. This led to a perfect attendance rccortl which exten«le«I through high school. Having been interested in journalism, she con- tinued her studies in this field after she entered the University of Oklahoma. Following her gradua- te

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Parking ani irribhlutQ By Jennie Vee Means I s one goes through the upstairs hall at Nor- man High, he can hear the click click of S'! the typewriter or an occasional hang of the carirage as someone throws it hack hard. Or perhaps lie will hear some student say Gosh or a reason- able facsimile because he has made an error in his work. In the shorthand room where Miss Winifredc Burke is dictating like mad and everyone is trying his lx-st to keep up with her. occasionally someone will say, Miss Burke, slow down. You’re going too fast. This is the situation we have this year in our commercial department, although it is about the same as in all the past years. But our two capable teachers, Miss Burke and Miss Tinsley, arc trying their best to teach us students something. MISS AOOIE BELLE TINSLEY Miss Addie Bell Tinsley is a graduate of Blair High School. While attending school there, she made the state and national honor society every year. After graduating she attended the University of Oklahoma and was a member of the Kappa Delta Pi. an educa- tional fraternity. Her majors were commerce and English. She receiver! degrees of Bachelor of Science and Master of Education, and is a member of the English Council. She collects cream pitchers and dinner plates in her spare time and enjoys writing all kinds of letters. Miss Burke is a graduate of Waterloo High School at Waterloo. Iowa. She attended college at the Uni- versity of Oklahoma and the University of Southern California. The degrees that she received from the University of Oklahoma arc Bachelor and Master of Arts, and a Master in Social Work. Her major is commerce. Miss Burke has charge of a beginner’s class in shorthand at the Naval Hospital at the South Base. There arc about thirteen service men and women in her class, which is sponsored by the Gray Ladies, of which Miss Burke is a member. [II]

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MRS. NELLIE CHILDS lion from the university, she taught Hnglish and journalism in different towns in Oklahoma, including several years at Chickasha. Finally Miss Lydia Haag returned to Norman and is now teaching in her alma mater. Last but defiitely not least we have our third member of the English department. Yes, you're right. It’s Mrs. W. L. Childs. She claims her birthplace as Norman. Oklahoma. It would be quite difficult to name all the different places in Oklahoma that she has called her home. And we certainly wouldn't want to tell the number of years she spent in each of these places because we might lx giving away—shall we say—vital statistics? The most important thing is that she and her family finally arrived in Norman. Speaking of fam- ily. her youngest daughter. Ora Sue, has performed on our Norman High stage a number of times. You see she is a very talented dancer. But then I’m sure that I don’t need to tell you about her, because you all remember her well. Mrs. Childs is really quite versatile. She has two speech classes, teaches sophomore English, and di- rects all of our plays, which incidentally have all been super. She recruits much of her talent from her speech classes, and she has also uncovered many an actor or actress from our humble and seemingly untalented student body. We can thank her too for a number of our best assemblies. How she keeps track of all her classes and all the extra curricular activities she is put in charge of is a thing of wonder to us all. However she seems to manage, so we should feel fortunate to have her on our faculty. Cleverness seems to run in her family. Mv. I’m just getting wound up. but it seems that I have used up my alloted space. So in closing my sketch. I shall summarize all I have written by saying. “They’re just plain swell.” Speakers in the Mo king. Red Roses to the Director. [133