Okmulgee High School - Torchlight Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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OKMULGEE HIGH SCHOOL YEAR Boox Okmulgee High School A .D. Vocatzonal Hall NE OF THE LIHIQUQ dlStlHCtlOHS engoved by Okmulgee s school system IS the Vocatlonal Hlgh school bulldmg the only one of 1tS klnd IH Oklahoma In thls magmflcent new structure IS carrled on the vocatlonal work of the schools separate from the academlc work whlch IS neld ln the Academlc Hall Th1S blllldlflg was begun 1n 1919 and completed IH 1921 lt IS 172 x 118 feet three storles ln he1ght wlth a skyhght floor for the florlculture and ho1t1 catlonal school bu1ld1nCf ln the Umted States Ev ery department and every class has 1oomsespec1al ly deslgned for thelr purpose and the shop and class rooms are ldeally arranged for convenlence and comfort The first floor contalns the manual tralnmg de partment the electrlcal shops the automotlve de partment and the heatlng plant The second floor comprlses the splendld new gymnaslum for glrls the home economics depart ment wlth sewlng cookmg mlllmery laundermg and model apartment the home nurslng depart ment wlth class rooms dental and medlcal cllnlcs and office rooms for all the varlous departments The thlrd floor houses the commerclal depart ment shorthand typewrltmg bankmg and book keeplng the SCIENCE department laboratol IGS lec ture and St6l90ptlCOH room florlculture and hortl culture class rooms and oflices the muslc loom and art loom The followlng vocatlonal departments are pro vlded for ln th1s structure Automotlve department E P O Neal head of department J C Douthlt asslstant Electrlcal department R R Rltchle head of department head of department A O Hornlng Leo Blddlck andJ F Chapman asslstant Home Economlcs department Mlss Velma Eads head of department MISSQS Beatrlce Flnley Emlly Hensley Ellzabeth Tarpley Bernlce Wett stem and Mary Ann Stephens asslstants Home Nursmg department MISS Clara Sahm head of department Mlss Josephme Blshop as s1stant Sclence department W H Barton head of department J C Rlce Charles Rlpple and Mlss Irene Galvin asslstants Commerclal department A B Dlshman head of department Mlsses Clalre Wzlson and Agnes Rooney 3SSlSt3HtS l l l I . , : . ' ' -' , - , , : ' ' , - - , . ' Z , , . . , culture classes. It is without doubt the finest vo- Manual Training department-E E Ericson . 1 1 . s ' ' ! A D . ' . : . . , ' ' , . . . L, , - 1 9 ' . . , . . I es- , ' ' 1 9 ' . . y . - I J, , , , . v-A . . . . , . g ' - : . . , y 1 U 1 ' ' Q 1 . . , . - 5 . . . 7 v Q ' J '

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OKMULGEE HIGH SCHOOL YEAR Book 53'-SQ Washzngton Irvzng ASHINGTON IRVINC Hlgh School as It was or1gmally known IS the ploneer structure of the present magnlflcent Hlgh school plant of the Okmulgee school system Erected m 1917 It served for all hlgh school class work and aCtlVlt16S untll the erect1on of the new VOC3t10Dal bulldmg Academlc Hall as lt IS now known IS 170x110 feet ln slze three storles ln helght Since the re moval of all vocatlonal classes and shops thxs bulldmg now houses the classes ln academlc work It contams 17 class rooms the audltorlum Cat present the cafeterla and kltchensj llbrary study hall supermtendent s prmclpal s and supervlsors offices clerk and treasurer s offices store room and offices for heads of academlc departments It IS the admlmstratlon bulldlng of the system The followmg departments are lnstructed IH Academlc Hall Cltlzenshlp whlch lncludes hlstory geography and c1v1cs F V Abernathy head of department G B Blakey F L Stewart Thelma Anderson Hope Hlxon Bernlce Bruton and Agnes Belle Hendrlcks mstructors Mathematxcs Mlss Annabel Donnelly head of department Mlsses Lucy Lewls Ruth Barr Cora Peek Mattle E Bogue and Genevxeve Alvord lnstructors Engllsh Mlss Gladys Cornell head of depart ment Mlsses Constance Cooper Kate Campbell Irene Scrlvener Waunette Hamnlton Clara Boc qum and Henrletta Ley lnstructors

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A gg g g OKMULGEE HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK g g gg g Y Vocational Annex and Gymnaszum 1 sf N 5, kid- 1 1. U be-Y V u , f. ' ' fl, 1 . X 5: fi, I' I. . xff1,,',4,d,'4 ' X gh A K A ., 1 , 5 fs' 'mi fy ' ' -.T -mst :ar '-f -. g A g HILE not so pretentious in size, or so im- Journalism, advertising, printing English and ' ' , ' ' mathematicsfL. H. Stevens, instructor. H . .- , , . I Q A-' - . , , t ' 7 ! 0 . T ' ' , 7 . H J ' t . Y 'V 4 1 . 1 . . . . - D I , , . . . ,, . , . I - ' ' I 1 . ' 7 A , , , o I -1- , Q s - 2 -P , . , . 0 7 1 ' I I I ' . . I posing in appearance this structure is the real busy corner of the high school plant Erected IH 1917 it IS 50 x 150 feet in size and two stories in height In additlon to prov1d1ng quarters f mr the boys gymnasium dressing rooms shower baths etc lt also cares for the overflow from the vocational bullding In this building is taught printing Journalism and advertismg automobile drafting arts and crafts drafting for printers mechanical drawing and the sketching course of the finding and broad enmg courses Classes in physical education for boys are held seven class periods daily The central heating plant for the high school buildings is also located here together with store rooms for the building custodlan The following departments are taught 1nth1s building Printing Journalism and Advertislng L H Stevens head of department Typography and press work Clark A Parker instructor Arts and crafts E E Ericson instructor Automotlve drafting E P 0 Neal instruc or Typographical draftlng E E Ericson in structor Mechanlcaldrawlng A O HOFDIHQ lnstruc tor F SLB Sketchmg Leo Blddlck lnstructor Physical Tr unmg for Boys Lester Barnard Ccoachl head of department Physical Tralnlng in Grade Schools Harry L Welck Mattie Sue Berry The Okmulgee Torchlight the school news paper is edited and printed in this building and the Year Book of 1921 was printed and bound by the students of this department Next year the drafting room will be converted into a locker room for the gymnasium