Ponca City High School - Cat Tale Yearbook (Ponca City, OK)

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tlharll-s ll. fiunningl. illli1'f'llHIlLilt'ly known us f.ltll1'li. was infspl-4-tml :intl lwloywl lay ull. for he inforporalr-fl in his wry l'llllI'ilf'lPl' tlit-1-ssl-:iw 1-fall that IS goofl :intl lwillllllilll. Et lhosf- who r-anne into 4-ontavt with him mul . 52' eh that numlwr inrlurlwl sturlents unfl teavhers - for il pf-rioll of thirty xt-urs. his rihurr-h von- gre-gation whom he st-ryecl faithfully :incl well. , his 1-onimunity whivh ht- 1-nrieherl hy his lIlllllt'IlI'4' uncl his zu-tiw pzntir-ipation. his state. unrl his nation as well as neigzhhoring nations were inspire-rl hy tht- iiitvgxrity of his 1-lmrar-te-r. for how 1-un ont- not only proclum- tht- utmost ol heauty in musir' hut also molml il refine-int-nt in those who sing: it who rloes not Q-mhotly tht-sv ye-ry elements in hinisell? Wie lIlSllIlI'llYi'ly rc-4-ogmizefl his worth hut were surprisefl to reafl after his death of the extent of the honors he hall revviyefl from all ow-r our nation. for suvh was his morlesty anrl st-lflessness that he gave no thought to his own awwvmplishmc-nts 4-xvept as they were inyolyecl in his stuflents. Nor were his inter- ests confinecl to musir-. for all of life inter- estefl him. and he spent nmvh time with nature. hunting unrl fishing: anrl sturlying the stars so that his Conversations reflecterl a well-halanc-efl man of gzvntlene-ss and of yirility. llis love and understanding envoinpassefl all people anfl his religious faith servecl as a rock to the faltering ones. Chuck Cunning unwittingly 1-aryorl out a living memorial for himself with his own 1-ompositionsg for whenever students joyously sing. march. and Clap their hanrls in pep assemhly to the school songs he vomposecl. his spirit of HV-I-C-T-0-R-Y will he with them. anrl whenever and wherever they breathe the worfls HPOIICZI City. we love you... they will he refleetingz his spirit Never loyal. faithful. and truef, And so Mr. Cunning will he immortalizcrl by this influence on us all. and in the very words he sang to thousands of departing.: gI'ZNlll8tPF we hid him a 4'Bon Voyagzeff MRS. ALMA LEE OATES Above Seq Mr. Cl1arles . Cunning Page 7

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I C O When one thinks of student life, he usually brings to mind the students, football, and studies. Few people stop to consider the persons who have the job of running the school and its many facets of learning and activity. Po-Hi has a vast number of individuals, seventy-two, who fill the varied jobs that are created by the young citizenry of Ponca City. In the hands of our superintendent, principal, and seven Board of Education members lies the decision of all our school policies. To help carry out the scholastic part of these school policies. fifty-eight teach- ers are engaged to instruct approxi- mately 1300 students for 1740 hours per week or 348 class periods per day in subjects which range from physics to drivers' education. Besides the hours of instruction, these educators also act as student counselors, club sponsors for all school clubs and advisors for fifty homerooms. To manage all school correspondence, financial business, and student records, the administration employs five secre- taries at Po-Hi for twelve months a year. Since no schoolis physical plant is any better than the men who maintain it, the seven custodians and one school matron really work twenty-four hours a day to keep Po-Hi the Pride of Ponca City. Pa e 9