Palmer High School - Footprints Yearbook (Palmer, TX)

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MISS MARY LOU WILSON SECOND GRADE y ' S' B.A. and M. A. Degrees from N. T. S. U. What is more fun than learning the wonderful art of telling time? Here pictured above is Miss Mary Lou Wilson and her second grade students as they strive to master this new adventure. Miss Wilson commutes from Ennis, Texas. She is a former librarian who likes all phases of school teaching. Each day in the first grade there is a new adventure in learning. Seen below is Miss Eula Stinson helping her students learn to write. She is a devoted school teacher who spends all of her wak- ing hours helping the children in our town. Each year brings new challenges which she meets with renewed enthusiasm. Children love to be a part of this class. MISS EULA B. STINSON FIRST GRADE B. S. and M. S. Degrees, N. T. S. U, and E. T. S. U. 27 M V

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MRS. IMOGENE G. RUFFIN FOURTH GRADE B. A, and M. A. Degrees, from N. T. S. U. Pictured above right is Mrs. Ruffin and a class studying phonics' which enables the child to be- come a better reader. Mrs. Ruffin has studied the teaching of phonics at the most recent work- shops and likes very much to stress this phase of learning in her program. She likes to travel each summer and is a commuter from Ennis, Texas, to our school. Seen below at the right is Mrs. Louise Nesmith with a group of third grade students who have just completed a scale model of the town of Palmer as a part of their social studies. Mrs. Nesmith is new with us this year, having come from the Scurry-Rosser School. She likes to call Palmer home as she taught here several years ago. MRS. LOUISE NESMITH THIRD GRADE B.A. Degree Trinity University. l 2 I

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LIBRARIAN MRS. E. R. RUSHING Our school librarian, Mrs. E. R. Rushing, commutes from her ranch in Tool, Texas. She is a firm be- liever that good books are one of the keys to wisdom and strives to impart her love of books to the boys and girls in our entire school. She was educated in Mississippi and is now an adopted Texan. She pur- chases all books and library ma- terials for our school and is con- stantly on the job keeping our li- brary an attractive place to visit. COUNSELOR MRS. LORENE KIRKPATRICK Our counselling and guidance pro- gram is headed by one ofthe most capable and lovable personalities on our faculty, Mrs. Lorene Kirk- patrick.. She commutes from May- pearl, Texas. She gives all achievement and development tests and aids each student and teacher in school with their indi- vidual problems. She is seen at left interpreting a test just completed by senior Jimmy Harper. VISITING TEACHER MR. GUS RAMAGE Always a source of enjoyment to the youngsters is our visiting teach- er, Mr. Ramage. He visits our school each week to check our at- tendance and make calls to those who have lost interest or are not attending school as regularly as they should. Our average attend- ance this year will aid us in gain- ing a teacher and that proves that Mr. Ramage has done a good job. He is seen at left trying a little magic with some of the students in our second grade.