Okmulgee High School - Torchlight Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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Okmulgee High' class of 1960 faces graduation in dawning decade .-W u ,-0-Ps v . ' x X J xxx 41.5 x I 'N Ns. is llg N . t, X K Nix 1 FP. Q S Af 'Li 1 5'h'n. x l X ,jg .If H Graduates ready to conquer new worlds Okmulgee High Alma Mater Betty Burruss, '47 Mary LOU Finley Okmulgee High! Thou art highest of them all. We your loyal subjects are list'ning for your call. Proud are we of your emblem, of colors red and black, So we'll write your name in the hook of time, Your honor we will back. We are grateful for the mem'ries we have gather'd from the past, For friendship, truth, and goodness, that make these mem'ries last, For your helpful hand and welcome we would like to thank thee, too For taking us and making us each one a part of you. Year to year we'll bear the Torchlight so the flame shall light the way For others who'll be guided by us from day to day. And in each well earned O , a vow we give to thee, To love, respect, to cherish the life you've made us see, Okmulgee High' Okmulgee High! .5- Wx Dawn of a decade Dawn of a iecade 2 By classes 8 In organizations 30 In athletics 72 With people 88 For advertisers 126 In directory 155

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k All . . 'xii C will QW P-uf' omlufl an Semor offlcers display OHS flag WSF Ida x UNL .,. ' . . J 2 'fa Ari ed ucaf1on goes Natlons were entermg a unxque decade Wlth the most people ever Natlonal Census takers start ed to count noses Washlngton wanted everybody to be around when Amerlca our State of Okla homa our Clty of Okmulgee and our own Okmul were prepared through knowledge and experlence eager through curloslty and deslre wlser be cause of the decade past and ready because our country was on the alert Educatlon started a new decade holdlng the torch of learnmg at a hlgh pomt Thls WOIld dld not slack tor slump xx hen Johan nson hut Pattexson and June hll the '1at1o1 Dawnmg decade NVIS approachlng wlth glea speed md the nxtlon was plepalmg for lt with greater speed The world tlghtcned her belt 'mfl sald It was t1me for peace Dlsaxmament talk started and for the fxrst tlme llttle countrle were consulted prlor to the talks New mdepende it natlons were taklng lhelr place among the totftl natlons of the world each year Televlslon rad1o and newspapers are glvlng complete press coverage to news events through out the globe and spaceward In th1S decade Amerlca can look forward to the race ln space and the flrst manned satelllte Perhaps people w1ll be found l1v1ng on another planet Only the dawnlng decade knows the answer Wlth pre for the dawmng decade What a natlon does IS felt from the smallest vlllage m Rhode Island to the largest clty 11 Alaska or ln our newest state Hawa11 We at home feel lt too Okmulgee Hlgh took on new appearances New sclence laboratory equlpment was put lnto operatlon guldance opportunltles were expanded Jumor Hlgh was separated to a degree from Senior Hlgh and teachers entered classrooms wlth grater knowledge of educatlon We feel It our duty to do our share 1n mak1ng the world ready for tomorrow Dawnmg decade IS begmnlng to shake the dust of newness from her shoulders and IS ready to go forward She need not Walt for us We are ready for the dawnmg decade and the new day of the futLu'e We stand prepared -5... U1 , 'I ,. ' ,. A W -. v Q ' ' 'W . l . I V ' Y f fe vs - - ff' 1 . ,I , .e-ri . . . A I ' . g FX g 1 4 1 A U, '- - '5' . Q . . . . Y D . I - . . , 1 J ' . . . '. I ' gee High went into the dawning decade. We DHFRUOH, there IS H0 QUGSUOU, AITIGFICH IS ready V J n , . Y - ' - - . Q, . . Y . v . ' ' . . ' ' i Q - ' - 1 ' ' ' ' ' 1 x .ck 2 I x. D ' l u .e , z a ' 'e C ' K , f V l W f . ' It 1 c L ' - 'i 3 V ' m . c L3 L I . si I 1 , , . Y Y 1

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In memonam fi G' The dawrung decade w11l not be wlthout ltS emotnonal chal lenges We face these as a dents, the faculty w111 m1ss the presence of Jeanne W1nn OHS Jumor who was fatally mjured 1I'l an automobile ac cldent December 5 Her mem ory saddens us as we face our hves m the futLu'e Joumahsts present the 1960 Torchlight Revlew moments prepare for next class p 'sd 1 part of growing up. 'Ifhe stu- ...7.