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Ei Reno (Okia.) Daily Tribune
Tuesday, November 13,-1945
Open House Is Held
For Education Week
The EH Reno Highschool Boomer
Junior High Meets
Chicks in Benefit
A WEEKLY ACCOUNT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
El. RENO HIGHSCHOOL, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER I*. IMS
PUBLISHED IN INTEREST OF SCHOOL SPIRIT
THE BOOMER
Published by the Creative Writing
Claw. Under Supervision Ol
Mtaa Josephine Hodnett
WANDA LORENZEN, Editor
Assistant Editor — Muriel Jean
Wleman.
Sports Writer—Jack Pearce.
Copy Readers—Nadine Koemer.
Carilon Booth.
Feature Editor—Ella Lu Bywater.
Reporters—Barney King, Rose
Ann Simmons. Franklin Williams,
Mary Francis Fink, Joy Hudman.
BUlye Hawkins, John Dittmer. Peg-
gy Wright, Mary Kay Dyer. Bar-
bara Larson, Neola Maxine Sbuitr.,
Doris Condry, Helen Thompson,
Neida Vaughn. John Tern pus,
Beverly Buird, Loralne Rets-ahe.
Mrs. Art Moseman, EH Reno hlgh-
schooi registrar, and the members of
the school office force and their
tuests lield a wiener roast at. Rice's
bridge last Wednesday evening.
Members of the office force were
Education Week Wiener Roasl Enjoyed
Being Observed By School Office Force
Special Discussions
And Programs Are
Open to Visitors
As part of the observance of Amer-
ican Edueation week, elasses in El ; Nadine Koemer. Muriel Jean Wic-
Reno highschool have prepared spe- i man, Barbara Larson, Wilma Matil-
da] discussions or programs to be 'ws, Maurice Etheridge, Ella Lu
presented to visitors during regulat Bywatcr, Donna Fox. Loralne Reis-
class periods this week. die, .lean Funk. Mary Lu Blair.
Purpose of these present"lions is Anna Iy>u Bigger! and Mrs. Mose-
ta give parents and alumni a better , man
conception of what Is being taught
In El Reno highschool.
Vernon W. Burrows' trigonometry
Quests who attended included
Doris I.each, Dorllia Brown, Mary
Prances Fink, Oiytideen Crawford,
class had a lesson Tuesday on solv- ( Martlia Harvey, Mary Kny Dyer.
CONGRATULATIONS TO
OUR JUNIOR TEAM!
Congratulations to our Junior
lilgh football team I We are proud
of the honors you have been
bringing home.
All the fans are backing you,
and we will be out tonight to see
you pile up the score against the
Chlckasha Junior team in the ben-
efit game for the Cnnadlan coun-
ty War Fund.
So pour it on them and once
again "ring up a winning score."
Seniors of 1946
Aillene Clovis is one of EH Reno
lilghschool's shy but sweet girls of
whom we are proud.
Aillene, who lias brown hair and
blue eyes, was bom Sept. 10, 1927,
in Fairbury, Neb. She has served
as secretary of the Future Home-
makers of America and now is sec-
retary of the Squaw pep club. She
plans to attend El Reno Junior col-
lege.
Her most interesting trip was one
to El Paso, Tex. Her favorites are as
follows:
Color, blue; subject, typing; sport, room.
ing problems with the aid of a
slide rule. This class 1ms both high*
school and junior college students
enroled.
Miss Josephine Hodnett's second-
and fifth-hour junior English class-
es will devote their time Wednes-
day to the topic, "Let's Bay It This
Way," a lesson in oral English.
Seniors in Miss Rose Witcher's
English IV elasses dramatized parts
of the Shakespearean play, ' Mac-
beth." for visitors at 10 n. m. Tues-
day and this will be repeated at
2 p. m.
Miss Mabel Jones' sophomore Eng-
lish classes will discuss the diagram-
ming of sentences at 9 a. m. and
2 p. m. Wednesday.
Wednesday at 8:40 a. m„ and 3
p. m. Miss Mny Shanklin’s American
history classes will discuss the con-
stitution of the United States. There
also will be an.^xhibit of war tro-
phies on display in Miss Shanklin's
room all this week.
C. L. McGill's Trade and Indus-
try class will have an exhibit Fri-
day of dally work and students’
rating sheets by their employers.
Miss Anna Noble's shorthand and
bookkeeping classes will hold open
house Friday at 9:40 and 11 a. m.
There will be an exhibit in short-
hand penmanship and bookkeeping
vocabulary tests in Miss Noble',
Peggy Wright, Wanda June Loren
zen. Wanda Simmons, Beverly
Bull'd. Mary Burge and Miss Mary
Ruth McCUIley.
• Bits of News
If you haven't seen the exhibit of
World War I and II souvenirs In
Miss May Shanklin's room, you
have really missed a treat
E. H. 8. boys have been especially
interested in the table of guns and
knives, but the girls seem most at-
tracted to the beautiful Japanese
chlnaware.
There are souvenirs from every
prase of the war. with an interesting
story attached to each one. It's
really nn exhibit! So don't miss it.
football; flower, rose; magazine,
Life; orchestra, Fred Warlng's; book,
“God Is My Co-Pilot;” song, “I
Wish I Knew.”
Sweet and lovely describe Joyce
Hale, who was bom Apr. 24, 1928,
in Oklahoma City.
Joyce is a member of the Pepett
pep club, Bonita Marica Calta liter-
ary society, and AdPlante, the Span-
ish club. During her freshman year
she served as president of her home-
room the first semester and vice
president the second semester.
“Joycle,” as she is better known to
her friends, chooses listening to the
radio as her most Interesting hobby.
Tills brown-haired, blue-eyed lass
plans to attend Oklahoma A. and
M. college after graduating.
Joyce chooses these as her fa-
vorites;
Color, blue: subject, music: sport,
basketball; flower, orchid; magazine,
Life; book. "The Valley of Decision;’’
feature on school page, Gad-About;
orchestra. Tommy Dorsey's; and fa-
vorite song. Till the End of Time."
Joyce was employed by a local
bakery during the summer vaca-
tion.
Miss Helen Knight's algebra class-
es had exhibits of daily exercises
and test papers from 8:40 a, m. to
3 p. m. Tuesday.
Miss Irene March's Spanish class-
es are having regular class work
and then the students will sing
Spanish songs they have learned.
Miss Luclle Self's air age geogra-
phy class will have a display of
various kinds of maps on Wednes-
day. These maps include a Mercator
projection, north polar projection
south polar projection and a conic
projection. The north polar pro-
tection map is one of the newest
types of maps to come into use
through aeronautical study.
Miss Self's Oklahoma history
classes will hold open house Wednes-
day at 11 a. m. and 3 p. m.
Other classes holding open house
but having only the regular class
work are Ray P Porter's science
classes on Tuesday; Mrs. Nedra Nil-
son's typing classes, Friday morn-
ing; Mrs, Corene Jewltt's Latin
classes at 8:40 and 9:45 a. m. and
1 p. m. Wednesday; and Othal
Petre’s mechanical drawing classes
Alumni and former students of
El Reno highschool arc being urged
to attend tiie alumni day celebra-
tion in the highschool Thursday. A
special program will be held in the
auditorium at 2:30 p. m. followed by
a reception In the homemaking
rooms at 3:15 All service men and
women who are home on leave or
have been discharged are especially
urged to be present at this meet-
ing. Senior class of 1945 will bo
basts at this the first alumni day
since December 1941,
Walter Starry, who teaches in
Etta Dale junior highschool, was
tuest speaker for the nutrition class
of the adult night school last Mon-
day night. He spoke to the class
about "Child Behavior and Foods."
Open house Is being held by the
'lomemiiking department of El Reno
highschool on Wednesday afternoon
’or the mothers of all girls enroled
» homemaking. Tea wiil be served
between 1 and 4 p. m.
© About Teacherr
41 Initiated
By Pep Club
Annual Ceremony
Ik Conducted
By Squaw Members
Initiation for 41 pledges of the
Squaw pep club MBs. conducted
Thursday evening in the bomeinak-
ing department of the highschool.
Mock initiation took place in the
upstairs corridor of the building,
preceding the formal ceremony.
After the colorful ceremony, Miss
Rose Witcher, dean of girls. Miss
May Shanklin, sponsor, and Miss
Lois McConnell, co-sponsor, gave
welcoming speeches.
Records were played as entertain-
ment while refreshments were being
nerved.
Girls Initiated include Lucille
Com forth, Melva Cupp. Ia Verne
Dossev. Erma Eason. Marjorie El-
inen. Carolyn Frazier, Betty Gat-
liff, Edwann Gray, Wanda Greene.
Betty Hatfield. Carmen Hale, Paul-
ine Hardy. Betty Hinricksen, Mary
Hubbard. Jennetle Harrison, Bar-
bara Hayes, Sara Lou Iowry, Doris
Maddox. Sara Ann McCall. Joe Ann
Meyer, Margaret Sue Miller. Melba
Moore. Delores Musgrove.
Jerry Rose Paxton. Wanda Pearce,
Lillian Parker, Geraldine Parker,
June Rollins, Ethel Sawyer. Clarita
Seamands, Imogene Siler, Ysetta
Stutton, Ellen Stevens. Oertrude
Theims, Joyce Staton. Evelyn Tro,
Marian Von Tungeln, Nancy Weed,
Wunda Lee Wilght, Joan Williams
and Bonnie Youkey.
Members present were Anola
Beatty, Francis Bingham, Claudean
Brooks, Onelia Barnes, Clarice
Childers. Aillene Clovis, Hazel Cole,
Doris Condry, Mary Corwin, Emma
Culley, Mildred Eaton. Wilma Fow-
ler. Barbara Franks, Shirley Gil-
Ulan, Luclla Girard. Bette Greene,
Bonnie Grle.sel, Willie Mae Gray.
Billyp Jean Hawkins, Pat Hoop,
Olora Ann Joule. Dorothy Kubaln
Jones, Jerry Kltzmiller, Nadine
Koemer, Dorothy Maddox, Kath-
leen Miller, Mary Ellen McNew,
Rose Zell Mobbs. Margaret Nord-
•nan. Juanita Randolph, Rose Ann
8imnions, Mary Stamphill, Nina Vei l
White, Betty Jean Wilson and
Edith WIckware.
Topic is Selected For
Highschool Debaters
I "Resolved: That every- able-
bodied male citizen of the United
States should have one year full-
lime military training before at-
j tabling age 24." Is the question
1 dc balers of El Reno high liool will
iiisp in the tri-state speech tourna-
ment at Enid Friday, Nov. 16.
Students who are debating are
Hugh Hawkins, EUh Lu ' By water,
Harlan Hobgood. Bob Fowler and
Mike Musgrove.
Others who are entering In the
lii-state speech tournament are
I Barbara McCullough. Barbara Coit,
and Hugh Hawkins, in poetry in-
terpretation; Harlan Hobgood and
I Hawkins, in original oration: and
I Mias Coit and Miss McCullough,
in dramatic readings.
Service Notes
i
■ —I—.
James Franklin Capps, aviation
radioman third class, who entered
the navy July 23. 1942, received hix
discharge Oct. 18. 1945.
Jack V. Laxton, who entered the
army Aug. 29, 1940. has served wltb
the 38th infantry in thp second di-
vision in France and Germany.
1-ixi on was awarded the Purple
Heart while in the European war
theater.
‘Pledge Week’
Gives Laughs
High Grades Recorded
In Bookkeeping Classes
Since completing the study of
the chapter on the snips journal,
the bookkeeping classes have taken
a lest roverinu thnt material.
Students making 100 were Doris
Leach, Lois Jean White, John
Dittmer, Margaret Oldfield. Mar-
- ... . - rauef Nordman, Betty Jean Lor-
of the girls the past two weeks (nzpll Anolfl Bwitty nnd phynl(i
Funniest Sights
Are Related By
Various Students
BY INQUIRING REPORTER
The ghostly appearance of some
could be due
pledge week.
Every one hnd a big laugh from
Richard D. Rhodes, aviation ma-
chinist's mate first class, entered
the service Mar. 28, 1941, and re-
ceived Ills boot training at San
Diego, Calif. Rhodes was a mem-
ber of the 1938 graduating class. He
saw action in the following areas:
Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941; Mid-
way. June 4, 1943: Tarawa and Ma-
kln, Nov. 23. 1943; Kwajalein, Jan-
uary 1944; Philippine islands and
Netherlands East Indies, from Jan-
uary to March 1942.
Rhodes’ unit has received a presi-
dential unit citation for Its ser-
vice in the Philippine islands.
Darrell Lord, gunner’s mate third
class, who was home recently on a
10-day leave, has reported back to
Rhode Island. Lord entered the
service in 1942 and has served over-
seas three years.
to only one thing. Anderson.
Fern Freeman scored 97. while
Hazel Wills and Mnunn Woods
.. made 95.
the antics of the long-suffering r,10(je mnklnK 92 in luded Carl-
pledges. Some have opinions on the Ion Booth. Mary Frances Fink,
matter, for they gave answers when Mary Burge, Ahna Fitch, Richard
asked. "What was the funniest thing Preno' Blllyr' Jpnn HowW"s’ Ruth
_ . Moore, Betty Ann Cherry and
you saw during pledge week?" Ann Bllllnger.
Joyce Hale thought the funniest Nadine Koemer. Patsy Cosgrove,
tiling she saw wa.4 the expression Bonnie Ruth Qricsel and Juanita
on girls' faces when they dropped Randolph each made 90.
and broke their autographed eggs ————
Jack Wiggins gave as Ills most most humoroUK and most, aggravat-
hearty laugh at the pledges when lnt °* ^he P'edke duties,
he saw (hem scrubbing the sidewalks Mi,n Cornelius, one of the bright
with toothbrushes npw Pf'P<‘tts- thinks the most em-
Betty Green hnd fun watching barrassln« ,hin« shp liad to do was
the girls trying to dance witli big 10 da,lcp in fl'ont of the sch00' dul"
clumsy shoes on. lnR the 1,0011 1,olir-
The sad appearance of the girls Dick DlU let out sevpral lolld "ha-
wearlng towels on their heads was haV' ilt ,hP hula-hula dances given
the most amusing thing Ora Emily by Pled«es during the lunch periods.
Dever saw during the week Aillene Clovis gave a broad smile
Mary Lu Blair thinks the most whwi 'si,p lhou*hl of the girls “turn-
horrible of persecutions yvas the ing the tables" and asking the boys
style of wearing gathered wash
skirts and blue jeans.
A brand new member of the
Squaws, Jo Ann Meyers, says the
things she thought were funniest
were the "fashionable" overalls with
the frilly blouses.
Dean Rinehart got a "buzz” from
seeing the pledges eating their car-
rot necklaces. If we know Dean, the
for dates.
Mrs. Nedra Nilson enjoyed the re-
action from her classes when the
horrible looking specimens of girl-
hood entered her room.
Keith Schroeder says the “sad-
dest” thing he saw was the way the
girls had their hair fixed.
Having passed the ordeal of pledge
week with no serious injuries, Marl-
pledges weren’t the only ones eat- etta Daniels gives as her most
ing the homegrown jewelry. amusing torture the hula-hula dance
Mrs. Clarence Cooper picks the she did in front of a big part of the
silverware costume jewelry as the student body.
War Souvenirs
On Display
Exhibit Arranged
In Connection With
Education Week
An assortment of war souveii:
has been collected by El Re1
higlisehool students and teach]
and is on display in Miss M
Shanklin’s room all this week.
Most, of the souvenirs are frd
World War II, but some are frd
World Wav I, and theer nre a f
souvenirs from other wars. TT
display is being held In ocnnecti]
with American Education week]
Among souvenirs front the ttoti
Pacific are a totem pole. Japan!
money, a souvenir cannon fr,
Guadalcanal, a knife made fr
IMirts of Japanese planes a
tanks, a nniive tooth brush pu
anteed to make one's teeth blai
a Japanese repair kit for math:
guns, a pair of chopsticks fr}
Manila, a war club used by
natives in the Solomons, a J:j
anese saber, a native comb, anc;
pair of Japanese shoes.
Souvenirs brought from EuH
include a German flying jacket |
German danger, Italian chinawii
German army patches worn on b
lapel and shoulder, a bayo
knife, a German thermos bot
two water canteens several G
man belts, two swords worn
German officers, nnd guns m£
in Czechoslovakia but used by
Germans.
Other souvenirs are a Gern>
cheese dish thnt is about
years old, a German beer 111
that is 100 years old. and Uv
medals that were presented ’to
Billingers' grandfather—two
Egypt in 1882 and one by Qu^
Victoria in England.
a
Miss May Shanklin, head of the
social studies department in El
Reno highschool, is teaching Amer-
ican history, world history, and
toveminent tilts year.
Colleges which she has attended
are Northwestern State college,
Alva: Columbia university. New
York; nnd University of Oklahoma
Everyone knows Mary Kay Dyer
one of El Reno highschool’s seniors
Mary Kay, who was born June 11,
1928, In Oklahoma City, has brown
hair and blue eyes.
She is a member of the Pepett
pep club, vice president of the Phi
and treasurer of the dramatics club
She held the office of secretary In
her freshman and junior home-
rooms. She also took part in the
junior class play, "The Wlffenpoof." I
Her favorite song is "Begin the
Beguine;" orchestra, Artie Shaw's;
magazine. Life; sports, tennis and
swimming; subject, English; flower,
rose; and book, "Saratoga Trunk.”
Her choice of vocation is to be a
writer. She plans to attend college,
but is uncertain as to which one.
___Norman. She holds B, S. and M. A.
will have open house at the Indus- j dpBiees,
Miss Shanklin Is sponsor of the
Squaw pep club nnd also Is head
sponsor of the junior class.
trial arts building from 9 a. m. to
12 noon Friday.
J. M. Robertson's vocational ag-
riculture boys will hold open house
at the industrial arts building Fri-
day.
Mrs. Avant Taylor's classes in bi- c,’“rch work-
°l°gy. physics and chemistry will
have open house on Friday.
Her community activities include
teaching a young people’s class in
j Central Methodist, church and other
Junior Students Select
1947 Senior Rings
The "jolly" juniors are going to
be "sporting” their 1947 senior
class rings early this spring.
The ring chosen by the class is
oblong, with the raised emblem
of El Reno highschool. which is the
arrowhead with an "E" on it and
a ribbon below the emblem with
“El Reno High School” written
on It. On the side of the ring
the year of the graduating class,
1947, is written in gold on black
enamel.
Football Heroes
A sophomore who names football
is his favorite subject is Jack Bar-
T- This is not unusual as Jack
is from a long line of brothers
who have played football for El
Reno highschool.
Barry, who plays the position
of pnd, is a very agile runner.
Trade and Industry
Class Sees Picture
Trade and industry class of El
Reno highschool saw a motion pic-
ture entitled “Along Mein Street"
last Monday morning.
The picture presented different
ways of selling and meeting cus-
tomers and the ways preferred
by particular managers.
The T. and I. class meets as a
club during zero hour every first
nnd third Mondays of the month.
The purpose of the club is to
bring to the students different
opinions nnd view's from persons
of authority about the work being
taught in the class.
Master Sergeant Jack H. Mitchell,
who entered the army air forces
Dec. 7, 1942. is home on furlough.
His unit Is the 462nd bomb group.
58th wing, Mitchell has been in
service In India, China, Tinian, and
Iwo Jlma. He has won the good
conduct medal, the Asiatic-Pacific
theater ribbon with four battle
; stars, and the bronze star. He was
a member of the 1942 graduating
\ class.
After hk furlough, he will report
to MacDill Field, Fla.
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He seldom misses the chance to
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touchdown. Who? Why. Jerome
Bushyhead, of course.
Bushyhead is active in basket-
ball as well as football, and we ll
be hearing more about him in the
next three years, because he ts a
freshman this year.
Traveling, reading books, and
flowers are the hobbles which Miss
Shanklin chooses. Trips which she
has taken were to New York, M011-
tant, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado, i
She gives as the most interesting
places visited New York City and
Washington. D. C. Visiting the
Smithsonian Institution in Washing-
ton and the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier in Arlington. Va„ are her
most interesting experiences.
One of the larger men on the
football team this year is L. E.
Sheldon, who weighs around 200
pounds.
Sheldon plays tackle position.
He is a junior this year and is
planning to attend Texas A. and
M college after graduation.
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