Sperry High School - Pirate Yearbook (Sperry, OK)

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And Improves Educational Opportunities For Students It is nice to be associated with a student body and faculty that have representatives who can produce such a fine yearbook. I wish to extend congratulations to the staff and sponsor. Our yearbooks seem to get better each succeeding year, and I am sure the 1957-58 Pirate is no exception. I know the student body and faculty will relive many happy events of 1957-58 Pirate. Just as we improve our annual each year, efforts have been made to improve the facilities and to build strong educational departments in grades one to twelve. Many departments in the Sperry Schools are second to none in Oklahoma. School pride, school spirit, and school life are made by the young men and women of the school community. My confidence and my hopes are in you, the students of the Sperry Public Schools. Orville 1. Prier, Superintendent of Schools QQ Mrs. Marybelle Hardie, secretary to Superintendent Prier and bookkeeper for the school cafeteria is very efficient and alert. She is always gracious and tolerant when asked to help a stu- dent in need. -9... Superintendent Prier using a gold shovel especially painted for the purpose of turning the first spade of dirt on the new site for the new elementary school building. Others in the picture are Dr. D W Rumsey, president of the board of education W H Elliott Jr. , architect: Mrs. Ralph Dean, PTA presi dentg and James Echols, grade school principal 5 . gun- I F

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Administration Formulates School Policies l 'Dal' t ., K Board of Education members going over the plans for the new building are Buryl Hughes member Lee Phillips vtce president Dr D W Rumsey prestdent Doyle Pierce clerk and Charles Hanlrn member Members of the board of Education Orvrllel Prxer superintendent and James Echols grade school prtncxpal with Mrs Ralph Dean PTA president spade a shovel of dirt for the construction of the new butldtng 1-48 In addition to providing and maintaining the present Sperry School system, the board of educatron is con cerned with the construction of a new S110 000 elemen tary school which is expect ed to be completed by july 15 l S8 iffy Getting to know our children better and teu' needs is the local theme for the PFA PTA officers are STANDING 1 to 1: Mrs. Carl Jobe treasurer' Mrs Ralph Elliott first vice-presidenr Mrs Carl Wheeler second vice-president SEATED- Ethel Cooper secretary and Mrs Ralph Dean president

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Faculty Encourages Scholarship HOW ARD BROOKS M A Oklahoma State Unrversxty High School Principal YOUR SCHOOL LIFE Your school life has been the developments oi' skills, aptitudes, vocational work, and other phases of school work. More important than these are the attitudes that you have developed. This high school has tried to stimulate you to better thinking, reasoning, and self reliance. If this has been done to a good degree, then I am happy with the result. Anyone can teach subject matter, or leam it, but the faculty has attempted to go beyond that to you, the students of this school. Your response has been gratifying. All of you will not be great leaders, nor is that needed. Some of you will lead your fellow citizens to success. Some of you need to be good followers and yet be able to think for yourselves. If we, your teachers, have developed these abilities to a greater extent then we are happy Howard Brooks High School Principal E VIRGINIA BUTLER B S , Nonheastern State College Home Economics Sophomore Sponsor HUGH HARDII: B S , Oklahoma State University Vocational Agriculture FFA Sponsor Sophomore Sponsor MRS MARY NEASBITT M C E Oklahoma University Commerce Senior High Girls Advtser Senior Sponsor ALFRED RUST B S , Northeastern State College Industrtal Arts Athletics Senior Sponsor MRS ETTA SIMERLY B S , East Central State College Commerce Q new Yearbook Adviser Mimeographing School Paper Junior Sponsor MRS FLORENCE VAUGHN M A , University of Tulsa Sr High English Sr High News Junior Sponsor Sr High Library 110,