Okmulgee High School - Torchlight Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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Ml 45 sv and Presenting one type of oral American Literature are James Hill, Paul Lackey, and Dick Stephens. This presentation was part of the study of Western Literature for all junior students at OHS. Pointing out his story in Full Cry Magazine is Rayford Wallace. Students observing are Frank Shurden, Jimmy Graham, and Jimmy Bingman. Full Cry is a sports maga- zine to which readers may submit their own articles. ,J

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Fi s 1. tr. I K il. 1, i . in 49, N-. 3 - Reading magazines in the OHS library are Bob Hasselman, Joe Fulton, and Margaret Evans. The library subscribes to most leading magazines for student-use. Library, special testing programs, reading lab give aid outside class Individual classes, grades, and departments provide testing services for students through- out the year. Advisers, classroom teachers, and administrators counsel Oklahoma Employment Security Commis- sion gave all Seniors tests, including mental and dexterity. This will aid in employment, Iowa tests were given to all Freshmen, Soph- omores, and Juniors. These included tests of science, mathematics, English, vocabulary, mechanics, social studies and in formation finding. California Achievement tests given to sev- enth and eighth graders. Junior English classes participated in special reading lab programs designed to develop good reading habits. Putting pegs in the holes during a Senior aptitude test is Joe Candioto as Elinor Edge keeps a record of his score and time. S13 Nix ,

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Participation in English contests, both oral and written, kept students in boh senior and junior high busy. Youth's Responsibilities as Citizens was the junior high written essay ,, xx topic, and Onward Oklahoma the theme tit- le in senior high. Seventh and eighth graders took part in Tulsa Tribune's annual spelling WT X bee. -.fu--Q-A rv Studying some of the pages of the '57 Torchlight are seated Charlotte Ester and standing Viola Bledsoe and Bob Steward. Much preparation on the part of the Journalism, printing, and photography students made this year's annual a reality. English classes promote literary competition through year Assisting these spellers in a practice session is Mrs. Jane Nelson, OHS chairman for the Tulsa Tribune sponsored annual spelling bee. Spellers are Sara Jane Millsap, representative to Tulsa from OHS: Janis Sweeney, and Sammy Thompson.