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

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'lndion Splendor' sets off hom Indian Splendor, theme for the twenty-fourth annual Homecom- ing festivities, began on November 7 with Spirit Day. Slogan Day and the Treasure Hunt followed on Tuesday and Wednesday. Ma- roon and White day found many students dressed in traditonal school colors. These contests were designed to increase each stu- dent's enthusiasm and school spirit. The arrival of Friday brought many students -to school costumed for Dress-Up Day, the Homecoming Pep Rally, and Honored Ex Assembly. The final iudging for the Car Decorating Contest was held during the pep rally. Homecoming Honored.Ex, Dr. Anacleto Apodaca, was not able to attend the assembly and his niece, Miss Irma Sanchez, represented him. Dr. Anacleto Apodaca has spent the past eighteen years setting up farm extension services in three underprivileged countries, Spain, Ecuador, and Honduras. As one of the first persons to re- ceive a doctorate in Extension Education- Cultural Anthropology at Cornell University in 1951, he was selected Proiect Manager of the United Nations Special Fund Proiect in Colombia at the Uni- versity of Valle. He began his education at Socorro Elementary and graduated from Ysleta High School in 1936. He received his B.S. in Agricultural Economics from New Mexico State University and his M.A. from George Washington University in 1948. After receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Apodaca traveled to Tegucicalpa, Honduras to further the farm extension service. ecoming week bf' V, w x A rf , . ,V Minn, ..,,l,l 4 all x . -v-A Q ' l 'aft f A .ax 1 tml. fri . . , 4 , ' 4 Img. LUSQ Bl' - a ,I V M' . 155 Qllllz -'I A 'A ul LLGOI 'Nos Vw' SMH' bf. . ' x, K - S ,' tk-l -'--1 5 5' ' . 'V 5 E ' 'n , .xv 0' Second place in the car decorating was captured by Jewell Campbell's GTO. Student Council members Tony Parra, councilman-at-large, and Arturo Martinez, vice-president, present flowers to the Homecoming Court. Court members, from left to right, are Debbie Thomas, B-team Duchess, Susan Simpson, princess: Queen Diana Hosekg Perry Kay Schulte, princess, and Karen Will, Freshman Duchess. v'0 h -up fskisii-F1-1 - f fm

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Sports, academic facilities available for student use The new gym found many students utilizing facilities that were made available this year. Boy's physical education classes met in the gym where students participated in basketball and various exercises. Boys' and girls' health classes, which were introduced as a required subiect for all freshman students, also met in the gym. Library books, paperbacks, encyclopedias, magazines and newspapers played an important part in the academic life of a student. Term themes, research papers and book reports required of most students, were de- pendent upon the availability of library facilities. The card catalogue was always crowded with students looking for information for their papers. The reference room contains books dealing with historic and scientific in- formation that are very much in demand by students and teachers. Reader's Guide to Periodic Literature was also used by students to find interesting magazine articles to aid in writing papers. Breaks during the day find many students rushing to the water fountain. 5 l L Two freshmen discover the library facilities, available for term themes, book reports and various research papers. I9

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