Okmulgee High School - Torchlight Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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OKMULGEE HIGH SCHOOL YEAR Book MEN OF HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY Top row left to right E 9 Briggs prrncrpal H B Bruner superintendent E. P O Neal J C Rice J F Chapman L H Stevens Center row F V Abernathy J C Douthit Charles Ripple I S Barnard G B Blakey A O Hornrng G W Bowen A B Drshman Bottom row C C Lrebler F L 5tewartE E Errcson W H Barton Leo Brddrclx ClarkA Parker Harry L Wreck arm functions organizations and tradrtrons The department therefore attempts to assrst the crtr zens of tomorrow to give ser rous and intelligent thought to the problems of the past and present and to spur them to action on their own convictions rn the future county gow ernmentand geography Citizenship Il teaches state and natronal his tory got ernment and geography Citizen hip III teaches current history Hrstorv IV teaches the background of Amer rcan hrstorx History V teaches American hrstorx Citizenship VI teaches American social prob lems The science department one of the best equipped rn the southwest is rn charge of four splendrdrnstructors wrthW H Barton as its head The instructors are J C Rice Charles Ripple and Irene Calvln This department endeavors to teach the stu dents the practical side of science and at the same time raise the standard of the theoretical srde A student completing the course will do with more ease the task assigned to him rn every day life bec ruse he underst 'rds the principles rnvol wed The chemical course teaches the prlncrples involved rn chemical action physics the ones rn volxrng phw srcal prrncrples natural science the great law s of nature w hrch are so poorly understood In addition to the regular high school work onecollege course quahtatrxe analvsrs is grven to those students entering the engineering field Household chemistry is also stressed rn thrs depart ment Practically 520 students took work in the science department last year rn all grades from 7 to 12 Work in the mathematical department during the past wear was divided rnto two sections under two heads Mrss Ar nabel Donnely head of the ad wanced mathematics and Mrss Lewrs head of studied math rn these two departments In the 10th 11th and 12th grades the course covered beginning algebra plane and solid geometrv advanced algebra plane and spherical trrgo nometrx and college rlgebra as wx ell as the double promotion class rn general mathematics The mathematics department has for its arm the development of the power to think independently and to use this pow er rn hfe s purposeful activities It has ma ntarned a high standard during the year The instructors in advanced rnfrth were Mrss Donnellx head Mrsses Ruth Barrv and Cenevieve Ahord The classes numbered 140 pupils The work rn general mathematics consisting of seventh eighth and ninth grade mathematrcs en rolled about 150 students last xear lhe arm rs a thorough instruction in pr actrcal and business ar rth metic as well as to increase the mathematical pow er of the average citizen Enough algebra geometrv and trrgonometrv rs grven to afford the student a broader view of the field of mathematics The in structors last vear xx ere Mrss Lucv Lewrs head Mrsses Ruth Barrv Cora Peek Mattie E Bogue and Genevieve Alvord The Modern Language department last wear under the instruction of Mrss Dorothv Snedaker was very much interested rn making a study of lang uages as practical as possrble and the countries where these languages are spoken as real as pos ' 'A f ijt: f. if' ' , .. -' V , ' - . L. ' ., ' ' 3 . . , ' 3 '. . ' , . . ' , . . , . . . . - , . . , , 1 . , . . , . . , . . , . . . f- '. . ' , . . ' ' . . ' : , . . , v n L ' v ' , L r J, L - Citizenship I, teaches local history, city and general mathematics. More than 850 students v V . T Q y ' 'A 77 ' K 1 V. 1 1 I .1 . 1 1 I 5 ' N L , . ' . R c L, L .tx Y . sc -7. ' ' ' . ' L , ' ' '. 2 ' .r ' 2 C . l V - 4 v ' 1 s 7 n . w 1 C K r . v L 1 Li r A L L I C . L 7 . ' ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' . .' 3 L U . I . . . , ' 7 ' . L . 1. N , X :K . . . 7 L . . I 1 Q V ' .M ' ' I ' , , - Y - . . -I . . 4 1 o v , t I 1 1 .v , ' , . ' T 1 7 in . a 0 K o I ,

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OIIMLLGEE HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK ADMINISTRATION OF OKMULCEF St HOOLS Top row left to rxght C C Llebler truant offlcer G B Blakey YICC prmtlpal Hlgh school F L btewart vIce pr1n cIpalH1ghschool H B Bruner supermtendent of schtols E S Brlgg prlnclpal Hlgh school R W Adklsson pur chaslng agent Harry L Wxeck physlcal educatlon Center row Velma Bamesbarger psychologlst Gelene Nhchols prlnclpal Franklln school MZFIOH Walsh prmclpal Webster school Emma Mlckelson grade muslc supervlsor Carrie Mae Keller prlnclpal Roosevelt Emerson Longfellow schools Julla Harrls prlnclpal Lee school Bottom row Helen Hefner secretary Mattle Sue Berry physlcal educatlon Lena rltts prmclpal Wllson school Leta Brooks grade sup ervlsor IdaC bkoog secretary Agnes Dlllmgham supervlsor opportunity department tralnlng and teachlng experience thelr untlrlng work thelr whole hearted Interest have been brought to bear to brmg about the aggregate result Okmulgee s present magnlficent system of publlc school educatlon W1th an enrollment of 3800 Whlte students eleven permanent school bulldmgs and a number of portable structures coverlng practlcally everv sectlon of the Clty the schools of Okmulgee are today no small problem To provlde proper fac1l1tIes for educatlonal advancement requlres the servlces of 135 whlte teachers each employed because of thelr speclal trammg experlence and fitness for the posltlon held The school year of 1920 21 has been a remark ablv successful one and thIs success has been due to the co operatlve efforts of the persons named above The courses of study In both hxgh and ward schools and IH the vocatlonal department have been enlarged IH scope and made better by the apphca tIon of the best known methods of teachmg The academlc course IH the hlgh school IS of such calibre that manv other schools are Installlng our courses In entlrety The Engllsh department under seven compe tent Instructors has made splendld progress the last year It IS the purpose of the Lngllsh depart ment first to arouse In every pupll the deepest ad mlratlon respect and love for the Engllsh language and second to create a desire to speak the lan guage correctly fluently and elegantly Also to In stIll Into the mmds of the puplls an appreclatlon of the best In llterature to emoy that whlch IS beau tlful and ennoblmg In our vast treasury of Amerlcan and English llterature The creatlve slde of the chlld IS not neglected He has an opportumty to create llterature It IS hoped next year to place more emphasls upon thls class of work makmg our audltorlum a workshop In connectlon wlth the study of the best types of drama and to produce there not only the masterpleces of famous artlsts but also shox t plays composed by the puplls Above all lt IS the deslre of the Engllsh department to encour age Indlvlduallty Orlglllallty and self GXDTCSSIOU In the boys and glrls of our hlgh school Approxlmatelv 800 students studled English In Ukmulgee Hlgh school last year Mlss Gladys Cornell was head of the department and the In structors were Constance Cooper Kate Campbell Irene Scrlvener Waunette Hamllton Mrs Bocquln and Henrletta Ley The Cltl76DShlD department rankmg hlgh In course of studv IH Importance had a class enroll ment of about 150 students last year Seven chos en Instructors taught thls department vs hlch covers IH ltS scope geography hlstory and c1v1cs F V Abelnathv was head of the department and the Instructors were C B Blakev F L Stew art Thelma Anderson Hope Hlxon Bermce Bruton and Agnes Belle Hendrlcks The classes IH cltlzenshlp are enrolled from all grades from seventh to twelfth The course IS based upon the bellef that a natlon IS safe for de mocracy ' only In hen Its c1t1zens come to know Its ' v , 1 , 1 , - v w ww - 4. W . , . . . v - , . . , , . . , , . . , ,' 5 . . ,. 9 , . . s, 1 . . , - ' 1 . .I x I 1 w .w- ,. 1 Y ' 1 ' ! 7 A Y 1 Q 1 9 L 1 V 1 7 'V Y ' ' 1 2 9 - 1 9 r ' . I , w . .. .N . V ' glb I Y x ' 1 9 . ' v ' u , . . . . 9 9 . 9 . U v - v . 9 I ' 9 ' ' ' 1 1 - L V 9 1 . 9 7 . - A Y . ' . 9 ' . l . . . ,., Y . . . . ' . Y . . r V . . , , . - . 9 - I ,,9 . U 1 Y Q , . . N, . . , V . 1 . . . - ' '- ' 9 I I - O 9 , , , I ' - . . . . . H 1 l e, K' . - - . , Y . ..

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OKMULGEE HIGH SCHOOL YEAR Book W A um W V- g l LADIES OF HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY Top row, left to right eHope Hixon, Waunette Hamilton, Cora Peek, Mattie Bogue, Kate Campbell, Thelma Anderson, Clair Wilson, Mary Ann Stephens, Irene Scrivener, Beatrice Finley, Stella Maddox, Clara Sahm. Center row -Constance Cooper, Ruth H. Barry, Genevieve Alvord, Irene Galvin, Elizabeth Barnard, Agnes Belle Hendricks, Binda Settle, Bernice Wettstein, Emily Hensley, Gladys Cornell, Mrs. W. J. Graham. Bottom row-Mrs. Clara Bocquin, Henrietta Ley, Josephine Bishop, Annabel Donnelly, Dorothy Snedaker, Elizabeth Tarpley, Florence Bigler, Bernice Bruton, Velma Eads, Agnes Rooney, Lucy E. Lewis. sible to the student. Ability to secure a speaking knowledge of French and Spanish and also to trans- late English to French or Spanish has been the general aim. Great interest has centered around the correspondence carried on with students study- ing English in foreign countries. Through these letters the students come to know the country better. Many stories relating to life and customs have been read and several legends dramatized. There were 77 students in these classes the past year. The Latin department, under Miss Stella Mad- dox, head ofthe department and Miss Dorothy Dorward, instructor, has for its aim a larger ap- preciation of the ancient Romans and the classics by the knowledge gained in the direct contact of the student with the Latin languauge. In addition to the regular four-year course there is also an elective course for the sub-freshman in the study of which the student realizes the very close rela- tion between Latin and English language. The Latin club, too, is a means for the further study of mythology, life and customs and literature of the,Roman people. About 250 students were en- rolled in this department last year. Penmanship and spelling, taught by Miss Agnes Rooney, had an enrollment of nearly 100 during the year. Practical penmanship and regu- lar spelling classes featured this work during the year. VOCATIONAL COURSES Vocational instruction in Okmulgee High school really began in 1919, although for several years prior to that time manual training and home eco- nomics had been taught in the regular work. Work on the construction of the new Vocation- alH1gh School was begun in 1919 and vocational instruction under the government aid plan, through the Smith-Hughes act, was inaugurated by the in- stallation of the department of printing, jour- nalism, advertising and electrical work. .These were carried on in temporary during the first year and at the same time manual arts department was enlarged to include an number of useful trades, home nursing was in- stalled, the commercial courses brough ' 'o contact with vocational work and the florlculture, vocational science automotive department was qu nd t int artersj a were of- taking trade Manual general building try, cement working, cabinet making, arts and crafts, cooking, sewing, millinery, home nurs- ing, electricity and wireless telegraphy, printing, journalism, advertising, shorthand, typewriting, banking, automobile mechanics, science, geology and floriculture. The aim in vocational work is two-fold. First, real trade and professional work, as nearly the actual trade work as possible in laboratory courses and, second, vocational work as an aid to general education, as in the finding and broadening courses and in the one and two hour daily classes in the different fields. As carried on in Okmulgee schools the trade and professional work does not interfere with or de-