Norman High School - Trail Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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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

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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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llnuiiu' mb (Entnritontal By Martha Meacham I: is the only woman who ever received a degree in manual training from the University of Oklahoma. — She attended Alva High School, where her happy carefree days were far from dull. She belonged to a Satur- day Night Club, which had its own private meeting place in a corner of a room in the high school. She was the presi- dent of her club, Sigma Sigma Sigma. She walked away with many scholastic honors in addition to being beauty and popularity queens. She was also the tall lanky center on the state champion basketball team. Nothing really serious happened to—you guessed it— Mac until she entered the University of Oklahoma, where she met Hugh McDermott, whom she married in 1922. Upon graduation she received her degree in music, and taught music in Norman High until 1926. In 1929 she re-entered O. U. and received her B.A. degree. For the average person this would have been enough schooling, hut not for Mac. In 1939 she won her third degree. This time in Industrial Educa- tion—Shop to us. In addition to her job she managers her home and fam- ily. including two children. She returned to teaching in Norman High school in 1940. and as far as we are concerned we hope she remains until Doom's Day. The other members of our Industrial Education depart- ment arc Mr. Frederick Murphy and Mr. Deryl A. McRae, who alternate as mechanical drawing teachers. Cooperation between these two men is nothing new, as they have been working together for a considerable part of their lives. They were born in Texas. 1 hey attended and graduated from Fast Texas Teachers College at the same time, having taken the same courses and received the same degree. For a while their paths separated, when they taught in separate towns, but the separation was only temporary. With- out the knowledge of the other each went to Chicago to take the technical training course offered by the navy. Neither expected to find anyone he knew in this work, but when classes started, sixteen men from Texas showed up. many of them old acquaintances. These two were again together as they had been in college, following a common course to a common goal. When their training at Chicago was finished, both were assigned to teach at NATTC here in Norman. By more of their accustomed cooperation they were able to • pool their spare time, and together fill the place of mechanical drawing teacher at N. H. S.