Will Rogers High School - Lariat Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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l. Mrs. Burnell Chissoe discusses the reunification of Germany with her Western Civilization history class. The History and Social Studies Department, headed by Mr. Ernest Darling, has as its primary goal producing better informed citizens. Many graduates who have become outstanding civic leaders have given praise to the background of social studies received at our school. Business Education Leta Malcolm William Bard Craig Dawson Veda Jean Mildred Gingerich McCharen Madry Evelyn Clara Sarah Osborn Riley Roberts 4--4 . . Q I C jiff. 5 + 'ft fha' i 5 5, 2' 1 A fi .4 Z 1 History and Social Studies Burnell Ann Ernest Chissoe Cottingham Darling Helma Lucille Bessie Erwin Fortenberry Miller Walter Carolyn Ara Knox Schultz Shurtleff Snyder The Business Education Department, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Sarah Roberts, helps to prepare students for various jobs in offices. Courses providing training for these jobs have proved very beneficial to students entering the business world directly from high school. Mrs. Madrv shows Carol Benedetti new typing techniques.

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Zella Erminie Georgia Bell Elms Plunkett Foreign Language Although classes in foreign language are elec- tives at Will Rogers, many students choose them to meet college requirements. The study of a foreign language helps students to learn about the country and gives them a better understand- ing of their own language. French, Latin and Spanish are offered in this department, under the chairmanship of Miss Erminie Elms. ,,, ..- .w,, .' y .ani .r,. aug ' Linda Maxwell, Gail Gibson, and Erma Bob Wilks receive help from Miss artens Niles in a speech class activity. Doris Niles I Library The library offers students a quiet place to study and provides reading material for them. As sophomores, the students have orientation classes in the library where they learn library procedures. As juniors and seniors, students put the library to use in the Writing of themes and fulfilling other research assignments. Ulista Hawkins Ethel Moore 3 Z lk. T 1' fr f A 4 Q ,L . .. , lt lv Y X kk 4. Miss Elms helps a student in her fourth period French class, as she recites her homework for the day. Dramatics The dramatics department, offering courses in first and second year speech, plays a large role at Will Rogers. This department provides much valuable training and dramatic experi- ence for students in these classes and those participating in extracurricular drama activi- ties. The production of the assemblies and the annual Round-Up is planned by Miss Doris Niles, while the class plays are under the di- rection of lVlrs. Erma Martens. 2' -ve Senior Ronnie Trinkle and sophomore Tommie White are issued reading material by Mrs. Moore in the school library. f23l l.l2C1'!5lkMnHl 1.4 ' I 1 ' J ,V iivr-...sl,,:.I my kg.: I

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cience The training of future scientists is perhaps the most important duty of the Science De- partment, headed by Mrs. Martha Leonard. Our school, realizing the need for personnel in the scientific field, is above average in pre- paring students for future vocations in the many interesting fields of science. Mrs. Aronld teaches the students in her third period class one of the experiments from their chemistry workbooks. Carolyn Comfort C. A. Franklin Harvey Parks Joe Cuffel L. L. Gunderson Eliseo Sanchez Bonnie East Roy Lulow William S an ders e-gif V72 ' ' yin Iii, 1 f 'if lift' 1 n if . lg' 'gt 5 AQPJ? Q vt 3 it -vf if I ' ' v if , is V fs- , Thelma Hobart Arnold Landreth Otto Davida Marshall Phillips Ernest Kenneth Setliff Trough if 1 M- A W N' . ' 5 . A K wvw lfr :U 5 a ffi- ,KH fr- ' , A 1 hi 'I Martha Harold Leonard McCord Pierson Raymond Powers Ray . Charles Dwight hr VVestgate VVilliamson Industrial and Vocational Education Students are trained in many fields in this department. Classes are offered in manual shops, Distributive Education, and Diversified Occu- pations. Some students become acquainted with different vocational fields and others are em- ployed on a combination work and school basis. Many students receive training for the vocational field the 1 lan to enter after Graduation. 3 P D Mr. Sanchez demonstrates a new method of setting type to lim Crow and Elbcrt Davidson in the print shop. P E251 . .rw J-ff i tv X. L H --..- s I 5, ig -C..agj1 N xsffkbx ' ' 5 ,gli . ,T 'flap A . Wfff-