Ysleta High School - Otyokwa Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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4 Woter honored with gym dedicotion Dreams of a new gymnasium and vocational build- ing became realities on November 15, when the building was officially dedicated to Mr. Clyde Wa- fer, past principal of Ysleta High School, and now assistant superintendent of the district. Opening the dedication ceremonies was Student Body president, Dick Seitsinger, with the invocation. Introduction of the 1966-67 basketball team fol- lowed. Afterwards, the welcome address was pre- sented by Dick Seitsinger, with the remaining agenda in the hands of Principal Troy Denham. Of- fering the dedication speech, Mr. Ross Borrett, school board secretary, introduced Mr. Clyde Wafer, honoree. Concluding the program was Dr. J. M. Hanks, superintendent of the district, with the key- note of acceptance. The new gymnasium, located on the east side of the campus, is equipped with elevated and court level seating arrangements. Total seating capacity reaches approximately 2,000. Occupying a circular area six feet in diameter along the west wall is the 1966 senior gift. The mosaic, displaying a multi-colored image of an Indian, is surrounded with the words, Ysleta High School lndians. Submitting the design was Mr. Eddie Apodaca, art instructor. Materials for the mosaic were obtained from the Industrial Arts Department and Mexico. Students recite the Pledge of Allegiance during one of the basketball pep rallies in the new gym. . 9 ? - -1.1- Q 4 QQ l .zr l I

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DEDICATION: MISS AGNES DOUGLAS 'I have always thought there is something wonderful about the high school age.' Shouting heartily, the small-statured teacher portrayed the drunken porter in Act Il of Macbeth, to the great amusement of students unaccustomed to boisterous outbursts from an ordinarily quiet teacher. However, they were not surprised at their instructor's unusual approach to teaching because, for the last twenty-two years, Miss Agnes Douglas has been inserting such bright spots into high school English classes. As a result, her subtle wit and vivid imagination have become famous at Ysleta. Upon graduation from Union College, Miss Douglas turned to an atlas to pick Ysleta for her first teaching assignment, mostly because of its unusual name and closeness to the border, and she has been a part of the school ever since. In the intervening years, she acquired her master's degree, and has served as chairman of the English department for the past eleven years. This high school yearbook is dedicated to a person who in turn is dedicated to the high school that she has called home for half of her life. The 1967 Otyokwa staff sincerely appreciates her devotion, consideration, and per- sonal interest in the education of each of her students. Miss Agnes Douglas is a teacher in the finest sense of the word, concerned with imparting knowledge. As she once remarked to a class, The difference between an educated person and an uneducated person is the fullness of life. Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it. A Shakespearian char- acter comes to life during classroom reading and discussion. Using a model of the Globe theater, Miss Douglas explains to her senior English students what it was like to at- tend an Elizabethan dramax

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