Osage High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Lake Ozark, MO)

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CURRICULUM LISTS 35 APPROVED UNITS Thirty-five state approved units are offered this year to high school students by the School of the Osage. Each student must have 17 units. chosen from the seven areas of education approv- ed by the State Curriculum Planning Committee. to graduate from the School of the Osage. 'I'he curriculum program of each graduate must contain 3 units in language arts, 3 units in social studies, l unit in natural science, l unit in practical arts, l unit in physical education and 6 electives. For the year 1957-58 the classes of Driver's Training and General Metals were added to the school program. This arrangement of schedule forced the removal of French II, solid geometry and agriculture from the program. SCHOOL EMPLOYS STUDY HALL SUPERVISOR A total of 474 students are enrolled in the five afternoon periods of study hall under the guidance of Mrs Vivian DeGraffenre1d a study hall is that the environment is such that every student can study if he puts forth the ef Ort The study hall is equipped with over 875 r ference books some 20 dictionaries and two sets of National Geographic bound books a VIVIAN DEGRAFFENREID B.S Degree Southwest Missoun State College Iamce Foust Carol Smith Shirley Beard and Shirley Steen pay close at tenhon to Mrs DeGraffenre1d as she explains the use of a new reference book on ancient history quantity of magazines and 5 daily and weekly newspapers with which to help the students pre pare their lessons the library In it are contained approximately 1400 books The library is mamtamed by student hbranans assisted by Miss Dee Dee Moon sec retary to the pnncipal The study hall can seat 156 students at one time I Mrs. DeGu'affenreid believes the objective of Situated in orxe corner of the study.hall is f . . ' ' ' l I ' - ' 10

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M1 M11ls supenntendent revxews budget facts tor the annual school report THE SUPERINTENDENT SPEAKS Congratulatlons are 1n order for the sponsor the staff and all those that had a hand 1n the preparatlon of the 1958 Pow Wow I am certcun 1t 1S b1gger and better than any of the annuals produced thus far The book that you have pro duced w1ll be a permanent source of pleasant memorxes to all of us The theme of the annual IS a nmely one one that we all want to share I know you w1ll long cherlsh your Close assoclatron 1n producrng a f1ne p1ece of work Much permanent good comes from such a fme extracurrlcular work Thanks for a job well done by a f1ne group of students IH 1' ' 1 Z L f ii 9 .

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MUSIC BROADENS CULTURAL BACKGROUND Mr Cummmgs dxrects the grrls glee club rn preparatron for the spnng musxc contest The accompamst rs Nancy Allen The muslc department whlch compnses h1gh school band rntermedlate band mlxed chorus boys glee club grrls glee club begmner band two 1un1or h1gh school glee clubs and two halt year courses fundamentals of musrc and har mony and theory 1S rnstructed by Mr Jesse Curnmrngs Ir who has a Bachelor of Sc1ence degree from Central Mrssourr State College Warrensburg MISSOUII The grrls tno composed of Kym Schopp Sara Sandfort and Kay Waters and the plano accompamst Nancy Allen practxcea number for the Wmter Band Concert N A The work of the varlous muslc groups has been greatly enhanced by the add1t1on of a new h1gh fldellly phonograph wh1ch Mr Cumrrungs uses to demonstrate the correct method of per formance To help the student become a better musrcran to grve them a sound cultural background and to teach the h1stor1cal lmportance of muslc are the prlmary goals of Mr Cummrngs 1 A Q Steve Schopp and Ronnre Vann drummers rn the high school band drscuss a new pep band routme