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

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AS THE TWIG IS BENT, is the basic theory of learning to KNOW HOW based on know why underlies the training in drive under direction of Mr. Paul Crowe, safety engineer, who Auto Mechanics, taught by Mr. Charles Hale. Care of shop instills NWC drivers with driver responsibility. and shop equipment are an important part of the training. Worthy of the Sacrifices and Devotion THERE'S NEVER A DULL MOMENT for Mrs. Nola Moore, R.N. and her staff of Nurse Aides. A routine day in the clinic accepts IO to i5 bed patients or dis- misses them to go home. Imaginary illness leads some 50 to 75 in for an aspirin or a dab of mercurochrome. Lost and found items are stashed there. Then there's the annual rounds of flu shots for faculty members, basketball players and wres- tlers, The TB mobile unit ran l2OO chest x-rays through, dental inspection for the entire ninth grade, and 734 polio shots were administered. lf there's nothing else it's ID pic- tures, or locker inspections, In an emer- gency the clinic could convert school fa- cilities ltables 84 cl into a functional first aid ward that could care for the enitre school population of Northwest Classen. Mrs. Moore with her staff of aides, Carol Black, Marian Matthews, Jan McCulla, and Karen Moran, pause to find out what's going on by reading THE SHlELD. 'Um -1 7-

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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. Chattering typewriters chisel- ing words and the whirr of business machines hold fascina- tion for a large segment of NWC students. Exacting skills and precision help learners to become earners and stand efficient students in good stead of aid toward realizing col- lege educations or careers. Mr. Clark Cunningham, '56-'57 department head teaches Bookkeeping and Commercial Law. Miss Mildred Holland specializes in Shorthand. Mr. Alvin Bryan, whose Special Assignments, such as Safety Patrolling, consume the major portion of his time and effort, conducts a class in Junior Business Training and teaches Typing. Mrs. Evelyn Findly sticks strictly to Typing 2. Mrs. Maxine Tyler varies her offerings with Typing, Shorthand, Penmanship and Spelling. Mrs. Ivy Copeland directs Commercial Occupations and on-the-job training. She teaches Office Practices and Machine Bookkeeping, Mr. Gene Loftis teaches Business English, Shorthand and Typing 4. of TornorroW's Leaders. And Be IT IS THEIR CARE THAT THE WHEELS RUN TRULY. Be- coming an artisan requires a knack not possessed by every- one. A sense of proportion, balance, design and imagination are evident in every pleasing piece of handicraft. Artcrafts, tooled and hand-turned and woodworking are a real op- portunity for self-expression for students who have ability in manual dexterity. Mr. Leonard Marcotte's workers take pride in creating beautiful pieces of metal and leather work. Mr. Maurice Ghormley's students fashion all manner of woodwork items. The boys may not be able to build a house but they can build bloomin' near everything that a house houses. I ..16..

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gf ,gs THE HEARTH IS THE HEART of today's society. Northwest Classen enjoys one of the finest homemaking departments in any high school in the land, An entire five-room dwelling is incorporated in the build- ing. Here girls may have practical experience in home management. Homemaking is more than learning the cook-sew-dust routine. Fin- ished homemakers emerge with well rounded personalities, intelligent interests and an appreciation of their individual civic responsibilities. Mrs. Edna Hedges supervises Foods and teaches Child Guidance. Mrs. Ramah Miller teaches Clothing and Home Nursing. of Those We Shall Always As lNFlNlTE RICHES IN A LITTLE SPACE. No truer words were ever said of books. Life to have depth and purpose, must have an ideal to cherish, some great personality to imitate. Many a man's destiny has been shaped by the ideas and ideals found between the words were ever said of books. An invitation to reading is enhanced by the attractiveness of our library. Wide tables, comfortable chairs, perfect lighting, and the open shelves where a student may browse for a selec- tion, make an hour spent in the library a tonic for dis- pelling a days rough spots. Miss Eunice Cockrum and Mrs. Alma Doughty are eternally viligant for ways in which the library may contribute its maximum value to every user. PLEASE, PASS THE PIE. Feeding 2,000 hollow legged teen-agers is the daily stint of Miss Pauline Butler and her 2l helpers. Miss Butler, a graduate of the OU School of Home Economics holds an internship in dietetics. Before coming to NWC she taught Institutional Management and Research at Pratt lnstitute, and was foods director at Anna Maude's cafeteria in Oklahoma City. -13- THERE'S NEVER A DULL MOMENT for these four busy souls, They keep track of fees, funds and follies, Mrs. Doris Taylor, financial secretary, presides in the counting room, counting out the money of 2,000 student's class fees and dues, and some 40 clubs and projects, Mrs. Billye Jo Pearce, registrar, files and finds grades, Mrs. Delma Harris, recorder, checks absentees, Mrs. Reba James, secretary to Mr. Estes, keeps track of cuts