Okmulgee High School - Torchlight Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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Locating Oklahoma on the United States map made by seventh grade social studies students are Nancy Poulton, Gary Neal, Robert Boyd, and Ber- tha Mason. World Geography is a new Social Studies sub- ject offered at OHS this year. Some of the events in the Social Studies classes were back-to-school night during which the Junior High American! History classes presented miniature replicas of early American life, City Manager Harrison's dis- cussion with the American Government class deal- ing with the problems and procedures of munici- pal government, and the writing of term papers by the American Government and American His- tory classes. In audio-visual aids, new portable screens were put in use for classrooms. New film strips on weather and climate were purchased. fit-has 795 W area.. i-si'-.'.I'f--::'.,I.1,-ng.,-.l: Q53 9 sig .1 E Pointing a location on the map is new social studies teacher Mr. Francis Gates. Interested observer is Bobby Purvine. Viewing this frontier village display built by Mrs. Della Kane's seventh grade social studies students are Myra Rainey, Don Cox, and Linda Bissett. NX..- i' fi' . KW . t 4 .5 I H Q. E Q' Q slid ae' yu l '1 'Q n Qs A b . , A ., X ' in xml? Qt! R H N .1 e i. 1g,,,.af.g ,,',,,,i 3,8 ,,, l , .ii iW 5 i1 o 'I H I

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X F Social studies and business education Looking over their typing lesson are Lcndell Day and David Goodman. National Commercial Contests became a challenge to 54 students enrolled in various commercial classes ,such as, shorthand, first and second year typing, and bookkeeping. Tests were given in these classes and a busi- ness knowledge and ability test was also given. Second year typing class granted their services as they typed labels for the Christ- mas seals, letters for the First Christian Church, and other material. Busily working at the adding machines are book- keeping students Bardie Witham, Jerry Hughes, and Wendell Day. - musts in modern world Miss Patricia Kincaid, bookkeeping instructor is explaining how the ditto machine works to David Carey, bookkeeping student. ik

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y i is L44 f E--A x X t, ,ga Q5 , S im-Wt--' Studying basic elements of mechanical drawing are Jim Bauman, Fred Hunter, Ralph Payne, Bob Haley, Benny Robertson, David Sparks, Bob Van Stratten, Gene Denney, Gene Hughey. Vocational subjects prepare ior tomorrow's occupation Specializing in the physical media used for in- structional purposes such as type, paper, ink and mechanical equipment for producing printing is the OHS Printing department. Students print the Okmulgee Torchlight bi-weekly and they set the type for the Torchlight annual. Watching Mr. Fred Stratton operate the new sur- facing machine are John Thompson and Jim Proc- tor. In the Industrial Arts Department the Mechani- cal Drawing division has been striving for a great- er knowledge in drafting by becoming acquainted with drafting instruments, working problems of geometric solutions, sheet metal development, and other phases of Mechanical drawing. Advanced students are solving the basic problems of machine drawings. New machines have been added Learning to operate one of six new machines in woodwork is Ronald Martin. 'T . .za Ji 0 if ll 1 Xmsl ,W Agenda., if , ,, 'ji , it-+ 'W 1 ff S -22,