Northwest Classen High School - Round Table Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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MAKING MATHEMATICS INTERESTING is important to Mr. Rodney St. Dizier, '56-'57 department head. Miss Mary Pruitt stops in for a discussion ot class procedures. Mr. St. Dizier holds to Geometry. Miss Pruitt adds a class in Trig. She is junior class sponsor and member of the Planning Com- mittee. Mr. St. Dizier sponsors the amateur radio group and co-sponsors the aviation club. IT ALL ADDS UP TO an expansive geometric design Mrs. Nellie B. Ecton demonstrates to Mr. Rex Irwin. Mrs. Ecton specializes in teaching Algebra. She is a co-sponsor of Coronets, girl's pep club and a representative to OCCTA. Mr. Irwin sandwiches math classes between his duties as head football coach and track mentor. He thinks math a good proving ground for athletes. They Unlock ur Faith and Inspire Us IF YOU CAN'T FIGURE, YOU DON'T COUNT. An oppor- tunity to get a solid background in math for any career is offered at Northwest Classen. The importance ot math has never waned in our curriculum offerings. Its place in helping students acquire understanding and skills neces- sary to the highest personal development of the individual goes unchallenged. Miss Margaret Thompson, Miss Mary Wedding, Miss Julia Denny, Mr. Jean Finnell, Mrs. Mary Jane Mooney and Mr. Soce Lewis convene in the planning room to discuss departmental matters. -1-1...

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IT BEHOOVES A MAN TO KNOW HIS NEIGHBORS. World knowledge comes first hand to many of our social studies teachers. Most recent globe-trotting for the bunch was that done by Miss Ophelia Byars this past summer. Courses in American and World History, Government and World Prob- lems are popular with Northwest Classen students. One year of American History is required, but World History is optional. However the classes are packed and many have to revise schedules to other courses. Miss Byars, Mr. Don Van Pool, Miss Gladys Shepard, Mr. Clay Davis, Mrs. Dorothy Peale and Mr. Duane Weinert have assembled in the Okla- homa Room ofthe library to do some research and refreshen- ing on facts of Oklahoma History preparatory to questions that may be asked during the State's Semi-Centennial Cele- bration this spring. an Infinitely Different School. DATES, DEATHS AND DISASTERS are not the sum and substance of History, Miss Blanche Holland stimulates dis- cussions by the use of maps, field trips, films, current events, and reports. Miss Holland also teaches psychology. ,igtggbiiiiigiigsi5,-'1giii,lii.i.:..--:3 W M' , SE ' fiffififkf' ws' Wt! z 'f K ' ' N: ,k,2,,,,,. ,.., .W ,. .. M . . A 3, K, . M, .. '.s-. . . -ew, Q an r V' . --f2'ri1'i s V I fi ir or ,V 1, iii , ,w,,,r:. M, 'z vH Qff.i4i mimi, ' 1 if - ' if , WANT TO PLAN A TRIP TO THE MOON? Well, now that might be asking for a little bit more than they could handle- just on a moments notice that is! If it can be scheduled these two super-planners can get the job done. Miss Kathleen Owen is our Activities Director. Mr. Jack Roblyer, teaches History, coaches basketball, and sponsors the Student Council. it ,65 5-K ,ig -, .. - , i Q Z i' , ' Q r , ,Ls I sf' . 2

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WHEN lT COMES TO EXTRA-CURRlCULAR duties, faculty members indulge, too. Miss Audrie Alberts, Spanish teacher, helps keep the school scrapbook, is representative to OCCTA and sponsors National Honor Society. Mr. Virgil E. Caldwell teaches German and Spanish, sponsors the German Club, is on the Classics Board, and does reporting for THE PIPE- LINE, OCCTA official bulletin. Miss Inez Ellis, in charge of to Accept Challen es. We SO MANY MEN, SO MANY MlNDS. Students enjoy the study of foreign language because it widens appreciation of cultures other than our own. Association ofthe language with the think- ing of foreign peoples, enhances research into customs and traditions peculiar to a nationality and imparts a feeling of being cosmopolitan. Language students realize the oneness of today's world. They value contributions others have made to our way of living. The American Field Service program, which sponsors teenagers on summer tours to foreign countries where they live three months as a foster child with a foreign family, has stimu- lated interest in foreign language. Eligibility in- cludes having had two years study of a foreign language. The Foreign Exchange Student pro- gram also encourages interest. -1 2- I rr.. g Tests and Measurments, teaches Spanish, directs the audio- visual aids program and co-sponsors Future Teachers of America. Miss Henrietta Von Tungeln teaches Spanish, and enjoyed a tour of Spain this summer. She is a freshman class sponsor, sponsors Honor Language, and is an OCCTA representative. Proudly ETERNALLY FEMlNlNEl Regardless of the mode women are fashion conscious. Miss Lucille Willoughby and Miss Lelia Pickard are odmirina French fashions ancien reaimef' Miss Willoughby teaches Latin and is senior class sponsor. Miss Pickard teaches French. She is a sophomore class sponsor, co-sponsors Honor Language, and is working to obtain a charter for an Honor French group.