Okemah High School - Panther Yearbook (Okemah, OK)

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'ef E fd Wm if 2 li muddy DKEMAH SENIDR' HIGH SCI-IDDL QFPICE OP THE PRINCIPAL ausssu lv. ues OKEMAH. Ofvliqlvo Pli'lNl.TlP4L Dear Friends: I sincerely wish so modi ty for which they composite of bot together r say M4 many students didn't look on education as a com want less than they pay for. Education is a vast h 'U-ind and matter. I an happy to say the two have blended ather well on olu- cinpus this year-, but in the sane breath I must we alll have much to work for yet. Let not one of you be discouraged because of the many Qncertainties you face in the futllre. Plan yollz- worlr and work .vollr plan as nearly as possible in spite of the fact that some of you face the fir-Gift and others face other problems just as prepleifing. You have been thi-Ulf-ing about these problems for some tine. You will soon have to come to a decisionesome sooner than others. As you Innlre yollr- plans, don't thilllf about just this s'-lmmer or fall. Take a long-range view of .vollr life. Think about what you want to be when you 're 2l and when you 're 30. lhen stfiz-t the trailling and education which will help you reach these goals. You In.-,gy be side-tracked, but it 's better to have a goal in ffiind th-in just to live from day to day. Remember the use you Inalre of these next few years Will affect your whole life-even after the drift problem and the other uncertainties of the present moment Q1-e gone As you go along, I know of nothing better to suggest than t up a big arm load of industry, economy, honesty ind kin this quintet of virtues can never be improved upon Congratlilations to the Editor, her staff big ,job well done. This edition of th pln-pose-a pictorial history of' o gather dness, because , and .the sponsor for a e Panther sholild serve well its the Olreman School System of l952- Sincerely, 5.3. 5

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OKEMAH PU BLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE OF' SUPERINTENDENT OKEMAH DKLAHDMA IZIEEH. E CJAKES SLIP-'ERINTENDENT Okemah Students, The stand out purpose of the Okemah Schools 1S to furnlsh the teachers supplles, and envlronment necessary to provide guldance and 1nsp1rat1on lnformatlon and facts, and to develop skllls that w1ll lnfluence pUp1lS who attend to become useful C1t1Z8HS To take your place as a useful c1t1zen 1n th1s complex soclety of ours you young people w1ll be confronted w1th many Jobs The way you meet and per form these Jobs w1ll determlne your usefulness as a c1t1zen The most 1mportant Job that w1ll confront you w1ll be that of belng a g Amerlcan Belng a.good Amerlcan 1S 1mportant, because the securlty, strength upmwwwded 4 ood and progress of thls great country of ours, and the survlval of the Amerlcan way of l1fe depends upon the capab1l1t1es, work, sacrlflces, and v1g1lance o our young people A good Amerlcan honors and protects h1s herltage In bu1ld1ng a character that w1ll make you a good Amerlcan, I hope you w1ll remember the lmportance of rel1g1on, falth, educatlon, cooperatlon, 1ntegr1ty, tolerance, lndustry, attltude toward people, work and country, and optlmlsm and courage The tralts of a good Amerlcan are many May your l1fe be a r1ch, useful, and happy one Slncerely, I, ,X ,,f f g I V l c I 'Oo , I .. . 2 O an O Q O . . . . .. 0 . . . . . . I f ff

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204165 afvccdlcha MR. CECIL E. OAKES, Superintendent of Schoolsg MR, W.N, BARRY, JR.: MR. BENNIE F. HILL, fResigned to become State Representativejg MR. IRA COWAN, Vice Presidentg MRS, S.G, RYAN, Presidentg MR. CARL FILES, Clerk. A .-rj K . - -., L, V . K GYM - AUDITORIUM J J L-wa ,,-N fm V W MR. BOYD BIBB I 'ww' A:H P51Ff?1'4'i'-- 1-5 New Member of Board SCHOOL CAFETERIA