Norman High School - Trail Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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■Nutris auit SJntablrH Bv Mary Ei izabi iii Sai i i k First Semester Glee Club ond Trio. l man of many capabilities, Mr. Leonard Hang docs an A 1 job of holding down several positions at one time. Not only is he the director of instrumental music here at Norman High, but he is assistant professor of Music Educa- tion and assistant director of bands at the University of Oklahoma. It is largely due to his energy and capability as a director that Norman High has one of the top bands of the state. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin with B.M. and M.A. degrees, Mr. Hang served as assist- ant director of bands at the University of Wisconsin for four years and also as musical director of the Harcs- foot Club. He was director of instrumental music at Fall River High School and has been active as director of many music organizations. Mr. Haug is responsible for the many intricate formations and maneuvers performed by the university hands throughout the football season. He has also been the guiding hand in the Swiss art of flag swing- ing throughout the Southwest. Mr. Haug is married and has a daughter, Terry, two years old. Another notable of our high school is Mrs. C. L. Lynch, who also has many talents. Besides directing both the junior high glee club and the senior high girls’ choir, she teaches eighth grade gym and art classes. Mrs. Lynch received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education in 1943 at Fort Hayes. Kansas. While there she was interested mainly in music and physical education. Besides the Fort Hayes college Mrs. Lynch at- tended the University of Hawaii and the University of Oklahoma one term each. Her daughter. Shirley, attends Norman Junior High School. After three years with no vocal music in the senior high school, the senior high girls’ choir was organized this year under Mrs. Lynch’s direction. What this group lacks in quantity it makes up in quality. The choir has sung for assembly programs, and the USO. Its numbers include sacred, secular, and a cappclla selections. From the group Mrs. Lynch chose a trio which consists of June Rollins, soprano; Wanda Lucas, sec- ond; and Margaret Foster, alto. The trio has sung for assembly, the state garden club convention, the USO. Christmas programs, and a V-12 program at the Union Building. MRS. C. L. LYNCH, Then ond Now.

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Left to right: MISS JEAN SUGDEN. MRS. H. V. THORNTON. MISS BERNICE VENABLE. A Stffmurp in §iun By Barbara Biz i t i. 0 t VVINC all new teachers has really kept things flopping in the math department. Miss Sug- V den an l Mrs. Thornton collaborate — the former taking the morning classes, and the latter afternoon classes. Mrs. Rose left in November and was replaced by Miss Bernice Venable, who has very capably taken over. Our algebra III, plane geometry, and trigonometry teacher. Miss Jean Sugden, came to Norman High after teaching in the University five years. Before that she taught at high schools in Independence. Weatherford, Ardmore, Oklahoma, and at Southwestern State Teachers' College. Don't think it’s been all work and no play though. Just ask her about “Six- teen Hi” Social Club. Speaking of social clubs, have you heard about the “Fx- cclsior? That's a club that Mrs. Tliornton organized in her high school days. She also belonged to the High School Liter- ary Society, again showing that work and play can be mixed. Norman High is the fourth school in which she has taught and we hope she’ll think it’s the best. Leaving “ole N. H. S. in favor of McAlister. Oklahoma. Mrs. Mary Ellen Rose also left us with an emptiness in our hearts. Her complete knowledge of math kept geometry and algebra from being dull to say nothing of geography and business arithmetic. She attended Northwestern, Eastern and Central State Teachers’ Colleges and Oklahoma University. The attractive Miss Venable came to our little insti- MRS MARY ELLEN ROSE tution late in November. Before that she was em- ployed as a radio engineer aide at Aircraft Radio Laboratories at Wright Field, Dayton. Ohio. Born in Geronimo, Oklahoma. Leah Bernice later moved to Norman and attended McKinley School. After that (though we hate to admit it) she went to University High School. She was a member of the glee club, girls' quartet and played a violin in the orchestra. Strangely enough, after graduating from O. U. she taught at McKinley where she formerly attended grade school. We hope that these new teachers will like Norman High enough to stay here a long time.

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MR. FORD MICHAEL played a violin in the Tonkawa Junior College orches- tra. His majors were physics and education and his minor was math. His hobby is working with radios. Our other science teacher is Mr. Shelton, who is a graduate of the Central State Normal School at Ed- mond, Oklahoma. He was very interested in medicine and had planned to be a doctor, but instead he became a science teacher. In order to achieve his goal, he at- tended the University of Oklahoma and the Uni- versity of Chicago. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Oklahoma and was a member of the Kappa Delta Pi. an educational fraternity, and the Alpha Kappa Kappa. His college career was interrupted by the First Work! War and he server! with the 90th Division, and attended the Central Infantry Officers’ Training School (CIOTS). His chief hobby is growing things in the rich earth. He has his own ranch in Western Oklahoma where he raises wheat mostly. With such people as these on our faculty, how can we help learning a little bit at least? ahr iHptmj of thr Hnluunmt By Ji nnii Vi i: Mi;a s W physics. cover. .iat is the mystery of the deep, dark un- known? What is this secret? This mystery in our old N. H. S. is merely science and which the students are supposed to dis- These students arc very lucky though, because they have two scientists. Mr. lord Michael and Mr. Gordon Shelton, who offer them able assistance. Mr. Michael is a graduate of Tonkawa University Preparatory School where he attended high school and junior college. He has attended the Tonkawa Junior College, the University of Oklahoma, anti the University of Illinois. A Bachelor of Science anti Master of F.ducation were lx stowed on him at the University of Oklahoma. He worked as an under- graduate assistant in the physics department anti was a member of the Oklahoma Acdemv of Science. He was a member of the Fergusonian Literary Club and MR GORDON SHELTON