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

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Inge 4 Desprte the flkl that the ranch rs no longer as pro11nent as t mnce xx1s rt xx l rank fc rexer n the 1nnals ot our hrstorx But Ponca Crtx rs not a toxxn xxlth onlx an hrstorrcal p1st rt rs a grosxrng crrx xxrth 1 prosperous present md a gloxxrng future TOLl.lX Ponca Cltx has groxxn to nexx helghts It h1s thrrtx sexen manufacturlng establrshments vxhrch emplox 1 500 persons and proxrde 08 000 000 rn sglqrrgg meh xear Our puhlrc school sxstem h1s heen lrsteel among the best rn not onlx the state hut anontg the best rn the n1t1on Prouellx nt has seen students oxer the XLIYS xxrn ueh l1onors 1s the Xrtronal Xierrt Scholarshlps the Neuronal Englrsh 'md Qerence Axxards state sportmg and muslcal exents seholarshrps to colleges throughout the Lmtecl Qtates and manx manx other wards Ponca Crtx Puhlxc Schools 1l1splax elexen elementirx rumor hrgh and senror hah schools 1nd there IS one spce11l school These hurldrnes house K s69 stuelents xxho are taught hx '50 teachers Approxmutelx fo' of our hwh school gr1du.1tes Q0 to college Besrdes our puhlrc schools xxe h 1xe txxo 1, 1roehral schools the- POHLI Crtx Xlllltlfx Acaelemx and Amerrem cron wnre we ux o 1 xasrness eo e e me 1 sehool mf nursmq o er elxmced trunrng to the xoun er tltlfens xx tres 1 1 1 1el 1n 1 rs ertue Ihe pu fdfx lllxlses 1'1 el 1 o l el u ww xxheh proxe tl11t the people 'ue rnteresteel rn tl1e fmer thrnqs too Besxeles thc hooles 'lfle the prmphlets the lrhrarx al o rnelueles the lnelran Nluseum 1nel the puhlle cluh room It xxoulel he rmpossrhle to est1m1te tl1e number of xoung people xxho twlxe rnstrument1l xocal and clanerne, lessons exch xear Prrxate musre schools and dancrns, schools foster the t1lents of the xoung people throughout thrs 1re1 Thrs does not rnclucle tl1e free musrcal rnstruetron xxhreh rs offered rn the PLll7llC schools XX'11le the xounger cntfenrx learns the tuner frrts the adult populltron partrcrpates rn erxre stuelx klC.DUllllHlIlLYI'IS proxrele the relrgrous lelloxx shr so rmportmt to 1nx e n 1 Crx 1 s rn tl1e l1e ol Kxx Counts Il1e ertx goxern ment rs run hx 1 ertx manager under tl1e ellreetnon of the IHIQUI' and txxo council members Niueh lnterest rs slxoxxn rn our crxrc goxernment 1s l11s been exrdenceel by the large number of persons xx ho haxe .lttencleel tl1e crtx councrl meetmgs thrs past XCJI' Our populace rs xx 1tcheel oxer bx thrrtx tvxo polreemen xx ho report that the errme YIIC rn our toxxn rs xxax beloxx the natronal axerage 'Ihree fre houses are located ssrthrn the cm lrmrts mel thex haxe thrrtx txxo ftll trme trremen lrxrne ln them Our people xxelcome an 1xcr1ge ot thurtx four nexxconers per month These ncxx ertuens come to Ponca Crtx from exerx state rn the umon 1nel from m1nx foreman eountrres Conm un1e1t1on rn Ponca rs not laelom, elther 'Ihe loe1l nexxsp1per publnshes oooo coples xxeelelx xxrth 1 llllx elrculatxon of 119100 'Ihe local rarlro statron XX BBZ IS on tl1e .11r nrnetx fxxe hours per xxeele mel hro1elc1sts tothe people on the scene reports of Ill lOe1l sports ex ents 'I e 19W Av nur Blue Bowl ft M 114 mln 1 xxrote of our eommun tx PUULI Cxtx ur an 1r :1 1s t1e ur ITU t rn O .11om1 rn ll 1nu 1etur1n rn one tot1l busrness xolume mel tt constmer rncome lus ll rs xxrth yrlele xxe tl1e st1fl eletlne 1te the IGN! C lT FIAIE to Poncl CIN OUT TOWN fl X11 1 ISS XSS X ll llll, V' .V I ' . IT ' .el l V' -1.1 1 ' l resrs ' the 1 -L '1 l.e-Q' He A l .1 tl c lle-gc, Q A ','l Q llAgA. . l 1- Q ff- zt '. A ' 'I' g . Fe ' ei of nur size-. populaton ZTZSU. offer as ll.LlI'1y 1 x. tagcs I7 't' A ' Ans, A hllc lah' -' 1 l ,f..3 hooks. an rts pe-rs nne chcekc o t 150.650 lcoks this x'C.1f, ' E' ' 'fs rellgious, cult-ur11l..11nel service cluhslin our community. Forty-four churches. representing tl1irtx'l-three A ' 1 ' ' ' A A 'A '31, ' , 1 . I' 'itxx Po cr ft eoxe-rs five .nel one half ,quarc miles ' A -.1rt A rj A ' 4' ' ' ' - ln 1 1' ' R I ff .11 'ef Recff ' ' l l -'I 'I 'A V ,' ze, lAtl'ell.kes' lcll .' li fg 'g'c1. . f..' A.: wtal 'li1 , V ' E 1' A that A 4 A. ' 'L ' ' 1 11' ' N - A' 4 ' ' ' 'I . ' ' ' 'l ' gl 1 X '- ' ' xl ' 'l 3 ' 'I W 'l ,X l5l.,l'f, Url l, UN ,l li. . .l 5 .X lllll 5s'l5'l'ls ,.X'lllf.lN lA'l'l l.f'lQ1N,X l., l'l'l lfh f'l,, .l.fl?l5 5'lf'llllf'lllS 1 'M' X' 'I fb 5'l'l'll,PlJle, l,ll'l'l

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DEDEICATTON Ponca City is one of the most progres- sive and modern cities in the Southwest. Established at the time of the opening of the Cherokee Strip, September 16, 1893, through the first two decades of its ex- istence. it was like all other frontier towns populated by young, aggressive people and led by ambitious and farsighted empire builders. Then the discovery of oil, with the ac- companying industrialization of the com- munity and the growth of its agriculture production, skyrocketed Ponca City into prominence among the dynamic cities of the great plains country. Few communities can boast of such a prominent citizenry as can Ponca City. Such men as E. W. Marland, Lew Wentz, Dan Moran, and W. H. McFadden made our town a show place of beautiful homes, spacious parks, booming industries, and foresighted planning for the future. E. W. Marland, former governor of Ok- lahoma, commissioned Bryant Baker to sculpture a statue of a woman in bronze that would depict the pioneering spirit of the women that settled Oklahoma after the famous run of the Cherokee Strip. This statue, appropriately titled the Pio- neer Il omrm, has become one of the well- known landmarks of our state. In 1958 the Pioneer Woman Museum was com- pleted to present the historical background of our forefathers to today's young people. Years ago the discovery of oil brought a booming industry to Kay County. Ponca City became the seat for outstanding oil processing plants, Eventually Continen- tal and Cities Service Oil Companies built huge refineries which have brought industrial fame, wealth, and prosperity for many years to our community. Such men as these mentioned before shared their fi- nancial gains with the people of their town. Because of their generosity and far- sightedness, we now share seventeen parks, covering an area of 1,476.28 acres, three swimming pools, eleven tennis courts, nine baseball'diamonds, and several lakes and ponds. The famed 101 Ranch just south of town was ranked among the leaders in the cattle industry of the nineteenth century. In its heyday it housed such famous guests as President Theodore Roosevelt, who came to hunt buffalo as a guest of the Miller Brothers, owners of that vast cattle range. fcontinuedj page 3.

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i .3-sg -9 i z 47 J ZA-.ji I' Jizz: l - 54af-4 iff, Q A-!,,, s 'f 7 fi ls l If I D fl? If IIXY I D .R I3 Wfhat do PO-I-II'ers think of their home town? Here is what some of you said about it. It is clean, 'ibeautifulf' thriving, and friendly, It is an ideal communityf' with fine people, attractive homes. expandin,1l industries, beautiful parks, superior recreational facilities, and wonderful churches and schools. It is the cleanest, neatest. and prettiest town in Oklahoma. It is just the right size-not too large nor too small, XVhen I think of Ponca City I think of happiness and prosperity, of a town that is always improving. I like it here, and here is where I want to raise my family. Such pride in one's community is a tribute to those who founded Ponca City and to all who had the vision and the fortitude to make it what it is today. You have a rich heritage. and like the Athenian youth of long ago. you have the obligation to transmit this city. greater. better. and more beautiful than it was transmitted to you. I-IOM IER S. ANDERSON Prizzrjptil page 5