Norman High School - Trail Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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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

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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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MRS. GEORGETTA LANDT Kates nf itujh fejjma By Ewbank and Bailey JN the late 1800’s a beautiful little girl was born to Sarah and George Shippy, in the windy city of Chicago in the state of Illinois. Many school years later, in the year of 1916, some lucky man, named Charles P. Lindt, entered Miss Shippy’s life by way of marriage. Since then we have known her as Mrs. Georgetta Lindt. After receiving her Bachelor of Philosophy de- gree from the University of Chicago, her home town college, she entered Oklahoma University to receive her Master’s Degree. After teaching in her home town, she came to Norman, the best little city in Oklahoma. She first started her Norman school teaching at Jefferson ward school, then she taught at McKinley, finally coming to our beloved high school where she now instructs the better students in the not- very-easy courses of Amer- ican history and geography. To us Mrs. Landt is a dear teacher and anyone under her instruction can They refused us their high school pictures so we used our imogino- tion. verify this statement. So here’s to Mrs. Landt, the best of them. Mrs. Mary Campbell, Mrs. Landt's co-worker, was originally a Southerner. She was born in Robert- son County. Tennessee. Her high school days were spent in a prep school. Martin College. From there she went on to college at Vanderbilt University. She majored in history and government. Here she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in 1927 and her Ph.D. in 1937. Before coming to Oklahoma Mrs. Campbell taught at a high school in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, and Maryville College. Tennessee. On June 14. 1930. she married another Southerner from Perry County. Tennessee. She met him at Van- derbilt University and married him at Cedar Hill. Her husband. Claude A. Campbell, is Associate Pro- fessor of Finance in the College of Business Admin- istration at the University of Oklahoma. Since coming to Norman High School Mrs. Camp- bell has given many of us food for thought. The be- lief that all Southerners have a decided accent is dis- proved in her speech. Regardless of that fact, students of Norman arc very happy to have a teacher who is sure to teach them something. May her three years in Norman High lengthen as time marches on. [14]