Phillis Wheatley Senior High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Aiding in the enlightenment of the citizenry were two outstanding Apollo flight instructors of social science. MRS. PEARL C. SUEL, who was requested by our omnipotent school board to gather data on Afro-American history, taught courses in Black Studies. Comparative World Government classes, held each day for two hours, began this year under the supervision of MR. DONALD BOULDING. The advancing and in- triguing field of computer mathematics found receptive ears in Wildcatland. Mathematician FREDERICK CAR- VIN piloted the class. When Wheatleyites returned from a long, hot summer, they discovered an air-conditioning unit under construc- tion with a note attached, Cool it, Baby, cool itll' 4 i E

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Speaking of memzgef . . . The vernacular, slangs and idiomatic expressions grew to a sudden vividness. There was, Sock it to me, Keep the faith, Baby, I can dig it, Ring my chimesf, Do your thing, and Right on. Skirt lengths had their ups and downs on campus. Girls sported the maxi, midi, mini, and micro. Footwear was by no means to be ignored. Sandals for both formal and informal attire, Swedish clogs and crushed leather pumps dominated the footwear depart- ment. The girls wore their naturals while the boys wore their Afros.