Okemah High School - Panther Yearbook (Okemah, OK)

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I if r 'if ? tg mJ.mui,auoua 13. -M .0 .--x .f- NEW HOME COTTAGE With 1800 square feet of floor space, the new cottage gives ample room for all phases of home economics. A 16' x 23' living room, an 8' x 10' dressing room, a 10' x 10' wardrobe room, a 23' x 30' sewing room with individual built-in lockers and ironing boards, and a 23' x 22' kitchen area equipped with an automatic washer electric refrigerator, two double sinks with disposal, gas range, gas refrigerator, and 40' of cabinet space with formica tops make up the efficiently arranged building. The color scheme is soft green with white tile ceilings and dark green asphalt tile floors, Fluorescent lighting with 55 candle powers of light meets the sewing room requirement, There is overhead heating, thermostat controlled. Three outside entrances with concrete ramps for safety and handling of equipment complete this new addition of which Okemah can be justly proud. The cost of the building alone was approximately 310, 000, ' 1 1-1' i..4'l ..E.,f t -3 ' 5 44 ECONOMICS

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SUPERINTENDENPS .4-we I MESSAGE oksmm-x Pusuc sci-xoox.s oewca OF SUPERWFENDENT oxzMAH,onLAHoMA cEouE.oAKE5 SUPERKNTENOEN-f Dear Students: The adults and youth of today take time out to rest, time out to play, time out to fish, time out to visit, and time out for many rea- sons, but, are they taking time out to think? Taking time out for any of these reasons is a good thing, but taking time out to think is more important. You boys and girls of today are preparing for life in a world where super speed, atomic power, and advanced science will make the turn table of events so complicated that a person who does not take time out to meditate, will be lost and left behind. One of the greatest giits America has to offer is the opportunity to accept responsibility. li you fail to arrange your schedule so that you can take the time to think clearly about what is happening, and where you are going, you will not be able to accept the responsibility. ln order to have time to live, you will need to take time out for thinking. As you reflect upon your own needs, problems, and goals, con- sider them as they might apply to those of your community and your coun try. You cannot separate your best interests irom the best interests of your community, or country. You are preparing to accept future responsibilities, and l hope that as you assume them, you will take time Out tO think. YOU? future, ture of our great America, will depend on your ability to complicated problems of tomorrow. Sincerely, and the fu l think through the many O