Okmulgee High School - Torchlight Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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Info file dawn of a decade We stand at thc threshold of a new decade 1960 IS here the door IS open to the ln orld of tomorrow As the Torchllght grows evel brlghter ln the new decade We the youth of Okmuleree Hleh School reallze the tremendous responslbllltv as future cltlzens and leaders of our country Wlth the arrlval of a brllllant new decade the wouth of to day faces a challenge for achlevements never be fore equalled The future and hope of thls decade depend upon the accompllshments of us the youth As students we haxe emoved great opportunlt IGS through the many advantages we have had Through our classes organlzatlons and actlvltles we are growlng lnto a new decade one whlch Looklng to the future wlth hope we present our student llfe IH the past year We dedlcate thls 1960 Torchllzht to The Dawn of a Decade Students enjoy classmates ar dlsplays M I-him: in i .r,,.f -4. Plepallne, fol the new XUE11 to comm tha lsol ld lelaxed ln the SLIYHITIQI months aftel the C1Sl1O lcblme had tllxen OXCI lll Cuba llld hlppe llng ln the ll ltlonal clpltal had taken 1 slump R laxatlon lx 19 sholt lllcd as the C'Ol1llllX DI epal cd fol the dalxn of a decldc Thlollqh the xc ll XXL ll ld been xl llllCd lu Qllppllli, xet lt dld not sum posslblc olll COllllllY Could sllp lll INV Nl llllltl Plesldent Dxxleht D Elsenhour put 1Vlf:1y hls golf clubs lnd went Ol DI esldentlal lelce TOUIS to Europe Asla AfI1Ca and South Amellca He ll 15 XXQlCO1T1CCl xx lth vt al m g1E?6llIlgS flonl the people ln the folelgn lands Heads of state vlsltlng Amerlca at the davln of the decade lncluded im let Premlel lNlklta Khru Thlnklnq about the damn of the decade and hoplng to stalt out on the llght foot the Vvlntel Olymplcs wele held ln Amerlca Although Russla ovelshadowed the Amellcan efforts our team was Vlctorlous and bulll a wall of prestlge A 3 ' . -' 1 , V --A . N' 3 . . . . K s ' 'U', 1' ,z Q fs , , ' R e , ' . 2 ' ' .2 ' ' . : . e- ' L x' AV M 'ff ' -isis - '-3 Y., -7 1 . -X . . . V 7 Q . Y nf c - ' K S ' 'X z 1 'z' 'H are . .A 4 x ' ' 7' 1 ' ' I-,H is-' , . 4 . 1 ' , . ' ' z L 2 ' 7 s. - L , z ' t 3 z ' 1 ' u ' I 1 f , J ', ' , v 7 - -' -. . , v' v . ' 1 5, - C. , C ' ' 7 I . ' , ' . ' - I . Y . ' y ' . L -Li. . K Q V . . , , . K v. . i ,. . - D1'0m1S9S many great thlflgs- shchev and French President Charles deGaulle, . . . . I, p i . . K 1 V xl V I . ugnsua L ' 1 1 Y V ' v S. L, 1 I ' v 7 t ' v -' :a..-Q f gay-.,l.., N, I ' N F .Ml . , E -hw! , 3 , -b Q 3 S ' '- 4- 3 ' if f f ll 7'- T - 4. 3 ' '3 l1: JN ' - nf f -r S 1 I - s. X' 'Tl-I i T l 5 ' .V A' .4- -. .f- ' ' ,-f

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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