Northeast High School - Nordlys Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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acuff ? MR. R. M. GORDON. l.S. Kansas clry umverslfy lnaasfrral arts teacher, ana Plasmas clals soorlsaf. MRS. MAUDE PITTMAN, 8.5. East Central College at Ada Groducre work at Oklahoma Umversrty, Head of Homa- mokmg of Norfheosl, Red Cross Service dub, and 9A home YDOH1 CUWSEI. MR. J. B. GREENE, 8.5. and M.A. oklahoma clfy Llmvarslfy and colamaia umvarsifv Graduate work at Oklahoma ualvarsny, Prmaloal at North- east man school. MRS. ZA ZELLE GIFFORD. B.F.A. and M.A. Oklahoma Umverslty Speech and soclal sclence teacher, Norket Pep club sponsor, Talent club sliwnscr, Natlanal Forenslc League sponsor, and 7A home room udvlser. MR. HASKELL McMANUS, l.S. East Central State College Graduate work at 'rakas Tech., cmer Petty Officer nt U. S. Naval Troming Center, Sampson, New York, cihlefic dlretfof, football coach, and saaal sruence teacher. MRS. GEORGE BIRDSEYE, B.A. Oklahoma umvafsny Engllsh teacher, sensor Gul Reserves sponsor, Reading club sponsor, and BA homo roam advrsor. MISS LOUISE LAING, l.A. and M.A. oklahoma College lar Women and Oklahoma university Graduate work ut calambao m New Yafk aaa at Iowa Unl- varsary, Head al Eaallsa at Northeasf. Awards commlffll chairman, Student coaaall saaasof, courtesy alao sponsor, and senior class aavrsar. MRS. MARY MOORE, l.5. umvarslly of lllmois Northeast lloraraaa. MISS FAYE IILLS. l.A. and M.A. umvorsrfy at Oklahoma Head ol social sclence at Northeast, and senlor class advisor. Not in tha pieiun: MRS. MAMIE IRYANT CASTLEIERRY MRS. FRANCES JANSSEN MISS ELNA SMITH

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we .S?0I'g of WOIJAQGZJ Because of the interest shown by the East Side Civic club and the Northeast Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Highschool was built. The site was chosen after a careful survey was made of this section's need and the building, a truly beautiful edifice of white stone, was erected at Thirtieth and Kelley Avenue. School opened September 7, l937, with Mr. J. B. Greene, who had been vice-principal at Harding, as prin- cipal and a faculty of twenty-four picked men and women, eight of whom are still here: Mr. Leon Bruner, Mrs. Za Zelle Gifford, Miss Louise Laing, Mr. Haskell McManus, Mrs. Maude Pittman, Miss Elna Smith, Miss Dorothy MR. J. B. GREENE Snedaker, and Mrs. Maurita Watson. Mr. Busby was there Principal of Northeast to open the doors, at least he was there and would have opened the doors had there been doors to open. You see, the building was not completed until September l9, l937. Approximately 500 students waded through mud lit rained almost every nightl to reach a building whose ceilings and floors were incomplete. They crouched in rooms filled with sawdust and the sound of hammers, but they persevered and now look back with pride on those days. There were fifteen graduates that first year, notwithstanding the fact that school was operated on half-day schedules for several weeks. ln l94O-41, the gymnasium and several classrooms were added, cement driveways and walks were laid, and in l9-43-44 Kelley Avenue was paved. Miss Snedaker can drive up to the door, she doesn't have to walk from Twenty-third and carry her shoes now. The first P-TA meeting was held, September 24, and officers were elected, among whom the still faithful Mrs. Wann Langston was one. There were four pep clubs then: the Norkets, the Norse-Anns, the Greyhounds, and the Ramblers. Mrs. Gifford has been the Norket sponsor for the nine years of its existence. lCould that be the reason that it is the only one of the four on the campus now?l Mr. McManus started a football squad that year that showed its worth by becoming city champions in l94l. No one seems to know just why the squad is called Norsemen and Vikings. The band had 78 members and were handsomely outfitted in uniforms of gray and maroon at an initial cost of S3,400. Choral robes were bought in the fourth year. Miss Smith was the vocal music director. All through the years, the speech department has turned out good speakers and good entertainment. Several students have used their training as a stepping stone to higher attainments. One of the pictures found on the workshop pages shows Mrs. Watson giving signals for classes to change by using o gong on a board. The physical educational classes use the board now. Keeping up with the times, Northeast has an authentic course in preflight in which boys and girls learn to chart a course and to be able to take care of themselves in an airplane. Miss Mattox teaches them every- thing except to fly solo. Recently, correlated classes in history and English have been added, and pupils have learned to know their state through participation. Northeast prides itself on being the only school in the city that has a plastics class. ln the commercial courses there have been many graduates who have gone directly into responsible posi- tions from the knowledge gained here. Mrs. Dorothy Clay has been here since the second year. In I944 the iournalism class published the first Year Book. lt was named Nordlys, meaning Northern Lights.

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MRS. MAURITA WATSON scan Tnachcn callaaa uf Alva Raalmaf and uualalv MRS. LYDIA KUGEL, B.A, oklahoma Crfy umvafmy Gmllaala wan- av cmlaaa lmlvmlry, fnallm and manha- mallu laafhaf, and 9A home mam mivrser MRS. MARY JEANNE BAUER, l.A. Oklahoma Umvevufy Gmduulc work al OU. Sofia! trnerlce onli Erlqllch fedtblr, nnliinnl Nnlkei Pup Klub Sponsor, Svvenfh qvclde Glvl RU- wm Iaamal, ana 7A home mam adm., MISS NADINE WILSON, B.S. ol-lahama A L, M Glnduull' work UV Iowa Unlvtrxlfy, Nolirmeu Pep Club Iaamaf, Gala' spam flaa may-sal, a-lla' ahymal aaucanan hacker, aml loA nam. raam aama' MISS HENRY ETTA ELLIS, l.S. and M.S. oklahama umvamly Graduate warn at ou, naman-anna ana :nal-an faamav. Iumor Mm club manual, aml BA home room aav-w. MRS. HELEN M:GEORGE, l.A. DePauw ummmy orafman work of calambla, calafaaa, and Oklahoma unl- vmma., fammamal vaaahav, ryamq club wal-nav, ana ,umm clan aav-wr MRS, FAULA LONG, l.A. Texux slaea callaaa for Women Glaaaala work at North Texas Sluts Teachers Callogu, Wann vaamal, Photography club apamaf, and IOA hom! mam aflvlw MR. DICK KRUEGER, l.S. and M.S. Oklahoma A Lv M Buys' anyafal allmallaa laamaf, ba-.lfamall and baseball comb, lmalaflal afaaa sponsor, Spark dub saanaaf ana lla home mam wlvla-I MR. M. D. MARSHALL, !.F.A. oulanama A Lv M Innrumenml maaf laafm-1, Maw flaa sponsor, and 9A- loa mama foam allvau MR. LEON BRUNER, 8.5. and M.A. on-lar-ama A o M ana Oklahoma unlwary Manu-mallu teacher, laavball roach, zounsnllav, and ,amor alan any-aa. MRS. DOROTHY CLAY, l.A. Laalnwaalam callaaa In wlallam, Kansas Glallaall- walk at wlmawalaf STC In whlzawanr, wls- famla, llaaa al mmmaffa ar Nanheasl, bookkeepar for afvmly and falamla Iundx, amlaananal away awaarav. mallman ol lunmr xpomors, lnaaxmg and Puma :ma span- W and ,an-af clan ,pamaf MRS. IILANCHE HAYES DAVIS, B,A. ol-lahama uma.-1-.lcv Mall-amlllllv. lm rm ann lA haw mam aamef MR. N, R. ASHIAUGH, l,A. and M.A. Knlolnllu 'Hull' Colhwjr of Ev1IIL!'lhorv CII GVDPIY, CDIDVDOO Gvflrlurlfr wrlllv In frlrnrlqlv lnshluie of Technoloqy Gnd GI oIuah.,m.l A :V M, Hmm al .mlaw-al am or Nanhaaal, awllf-nl nav sfaav Maw-l. Armplunc Maflalmq club, and ,Wal alma-I MRS. GRACE BECK, l.A. and M.S. Ohluhamn Unlvrrslty raglan ana Wlal ala-me Innrhev, anll 7A home raam a.lv.,.a, MISS DONNA SCHUMACHER, B.A. and M.E. OI-lahama unlvarmy Hvlul 'H III? Ill Nnllhlrrlsl, Vliuul Gduftlilon CPIUIIMOH, Nmlllyl pr-alaalaany, Ilaamalr, counxellor, an vocdflnnal amap mamaf, An alan apamav, .af-.af man aauvlry chau- mfm home mam aulaanaa, and loA hom! vaam advim MISS DOROTHY SNEDAKER, B.A. and M.A. Oklahoma unlvalmy Mllllllalaaly callaa. al ralelan Laaaaaau In Vermonf mall-.ana wall- .Il unwmlry ol Monro on and ar La samalma amy All-ama Framalaa, vam Frame, roman lanaaaaa mmm, van Amar-fan slaflaar forum spansar, aml wa-af llfm allvlw MR. J. A. WILES, B.S. and M.S. svn TS call!-aa la san Marcos, rm-as, mal llnw-wry al Haaalarl Glallaala wma al llnwl-wry al laws, Haall ol menu af Nanm-me lnamlmy ff-af na-1, fl-lamellar, alla-me rlub span- Ial, an-l HA home mam wlvlw MISS NAN PEARL CHANEY, B.A. and M.S. sw lmmal- mn In waamallam, uml Oklahoma umvafmy cvallaall- wall- aI use ln Ius Aaaalal, Engl-an wagner, Nmamaa sllall lpamal, Manuva ,pan-.al, Qalll ana Scroll ,,.am.,., wma. call nzamlvas spousal, af-ll QA hams room udvuuv MISS MARJORIE TERRY, B,S.E, and M.A. Avkamm un-valmy aml Columbia Unlvermy Gluliuclu work cl Oklnhomcl A lx M, maihemoflcs IQOIIICI, und VOA hom! mom ulivuel MISS VIVIAN MATTOX, l.A. and M.A. Oklahoma umvmlly ana Calambla unlvaulry HI-all ol marhamallu or Ncrihuan, mance ana mama- mal-U naar-ar, Av-anon club npamal, and IDA home faam aavlm ..........J ' 1IVi Q A