Midwest City Leader and the Midwest City News from Midwest City, Oklahoma • 4

atft- THURSDAY MAY 1 1958 MIDWEST CITY LEADER aid MIDWEST CITY NEWS of 7 Ja iN A -1 on "re 5 t-AtLIJ ail 110 1 L41 r41 Al 0 liAtcc (Clitifq 0 Loeci County Schools Help Goodwill Industry Clothing Drive 2 I soh 11! rt Y2 oft r01- 14 7 7 Big Choir Program Set at Del City A 600 'mice choir will combine to present a program of vocal music Tuesday May 6 at 7:30 pm In te Del City High School auditorium This festival will Include Del City High School Midwest City High School Jarman Kerr and Monroney Junior High Schools Chester Freances from the University of Oklahoma will be guest conductor The Midwest City High School band will accompany the final number "clod of Our Fathers" The public Ls Invited and no admission will be charged 4 ii i A I 3 I i 4 1 i I i 4: 1 1 1 I (-4 i 4 I i' :44 4 4 i 4 --1 li 11)- 4 0 -4 4 4 4- I -f 1 'till -1'- v- '''e 4 4 t---- ---4 16- ti si 1 l' lit-1 6 s0-- 0p- -4- 'g er''''-' I 11 Membership Campaign Signs Over 200 Members ir 11- 5 r-- '11r1P-4- II-T 4- 1 1 4 1 if i I i 1 1'1 4' i 4 I i '-V1 i I 1 i 1 4 1 I I 1 1 ee-------7--i- 1 i -e- I '5- -4- 14-7-- --'1 4 I 14' 1 11) i1 )J 11 e- "'kit II I A I i t1- 1 i 4 't to odtoo'''' CHESS the next move are Fred Swan (standing left) and Dale Ruth (seated right) Midwest City students and members of the University of Oklahoma's chess team which finished second in an annual collegiate chess tournament Ruth won top individual honors in the New Or leas tournament where OU's team missed first place by one-half point Both Ruth and Swan are physics students A fresh man Swan is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Swan gild Bell drive Ruth a senior is the son of Mrs Anne Ruth 225 Steed drive Other team members are (left to right) William Bragg Norman Dr Lloyd Williams team sponsor and Kama lakar Rant Bombay India The Oklahoma county school clothing drive conducted for Goodwin Industries Oklahoma's training shops for the handicapped returned 32272 full bags of clothing which was a 54 per cent return on the bags distributed Gov Raymond Gary clothing drive chairman assisted by members of Disabled Veterans Chapter 29 Oklahoma City and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1857 and the Auxiliary of VFW Post 1857 helped to unload the 28 contributed trucks who helped to transport the materials into Goodwill Industries plant 410 SW 3 in Oklahoma City Kerr Junior High School Participates In Pawnee Parade the front porches for Goodwill signal being an up-turned broom Goodwill Industries' volunteers will not take the broom In behalf of the over 150 physically handicapped people at Goodwill Industries we would like to say "Thanks for the wonderful response given to this the 1958 annual clothing drive" for them have their first annual old clothes round-up for Goodwill Industries The drive will be concluded on Sunday May 18 when the Sertoma club in all of north Oklahoma City Kiwanis club in Capitol Hill Lions club in Del City Key club in Bethany and several other civic club groups will go from door to door and collect clothing that is left on Several large employee groups of various agencies and companies throughout Oklahoma City are co-operating in a May 1 clothing round-up which includes city employees county employees federal employees and many private business employee groups On May 15 and 16 Tinker Field employees civilian and military numbering over 24000 will Steed School flews By JOHN MARTIN The first annual massed choir festival of the Midwest City Elementary Schools was held Thursday night at 8:00 o'clock in the Midwest City High School auditorium The group consisted of the selected choirs of each of the grade schools in our system The group practiced each afternoon at the high school in preparation for the event The program consisted of 18 numbers envided into five sections One part was composed of patriotic songs one was American folk songs and the final section was perhaps the most show tunes Directors of the various chourses participated in the festival by announcing directing or accompanied the group Our director Mrs Nancy Smith was one of the announcers The group was accompanied by on Grand piano Everyone who attended greatly enjoyed the concert and we certainly were happy that our fifth and sixth graders could participate The annual monthly meeting Cub Scout Pack 67 will be Monday night May 5 at 7:00 at Steed School Theme for the program is "Keeping America Beautiful" and appropriate skits will be given Cubmaster Floyd Walker urges all Cub Scouts who are members of this pack to be present especially those who are to receive awards Parents too are urged to attend The membership drive for the YMCA is now in full effect and we hope that if you are interested in joining you will contact some member of our team Mr Austin is the captain of our team known as the Commanches and the members are Mrs Jo Fischer Mrs Marge Baker Mrs Margaret Ileskew and John Martin There are several such teams throughout the city working to obtain memberships so support your own teams by either joining or renewing your membership Portrait of a Teacher This is the ninth in a series of articles presenting the members of Steed's staff and faculty to the public Our teacher for this week is Mrs Eloise Bailey second grade teacher Mrs Bailey is teaching at Steed for the first time after previously having taught at Westside Sooner and Midwest City High School She taught four years at Duncan Oklahoma before coming here this year Mrs Bailey's husband Buster is employed at Midwest City High School She received her BS Degree from East Central State College in Ada Oklahoma and her Masters degree from the University of Oklahoma Concerning her teaching experiences Mrs Bailey has this to say "I enjoy teaching because I love children My happiest moments are to see the light in my pupils eyes when they ave learned something new VFW Poster Winners Are Announced Local winners in the "What The American Flag Means TO Me" poster contest are: 1st prize Sharon Louise Manley 7th grade $500 3rd prize Laverne Lamb Ith grade $300 These prizes will be awarded Friday night at 8:00 pm at the VFW in its Loyalty Day Program at the Midwest City High School Kerr Junior High Band Lauded by Judges At State Finds Contest Meet at tioiman Del City Driving Program to Have "Cowboy and Indian" workers In the Tinker Area YMCA Membership Campaign met for the first report session last Tuesday evening at Sooner School to count "scalps" and "branded sLeers" in the annual contest for new and renewed memberships The three Cowboy Divisions brought In a total of 159 members to lead the campaign while the three Indian Divisions reported only 57 members Campaign chairman Claude "The Wheel" Wheeler said that the campaign was ahead of last year at the first report meeting High Cowboy Division at the first report was led by Big Boss Elmer "Fence line" Hedge Low Cowboy Division was Boss Ben "Surefire' Kennedy's outfit High Indian Division was led by Big Chief Hugh "Whiperacker" Emerson Low Indian Division was led by Chief Jiggs "Gassy" Ray Enthusiasm at the big Pow Wow was sparked by two challenges which were issued at the kick-off meeting last Friday morning Big Indian Chief "Go Go" Sutton forfeited a shirt tail to Big Boss Elmer "Fenceline" Hedge when his Seminoles brought in fewer memberships than the Dry Long handled shears performed the ceremony and "Fence line" Hedee was busy collecting autographs of witnesses to the conquest Another challenge paid off with a shirt tail was Cowboy Boss Vernon "Dude" Newell who forfeited his shirt tail to Indian Chief "Whiperacker" Emershon when the Wranglers' outfit failed to produce as many members as the Chickasaw tribe High production team in the cowboys was pace setter Glenn Breeding's Powder River outfit which reported "over the top" at the first report High production team of the Indians was Rev Charles Groves' Chickasaw tribe The next report meeting Is scheduled for Friday afternoon at 5:00 pm at Sooner School Two challenges for high production at the end of the second report will pit "Gassy" Ray's Cheyenne Indian team against Ben "Surefire" Kennedy's Cowboy Shortgrass team Losing Division Leader will forfeit a shirt tall A team challenge by Lester Goldsborough's Cherokee tribe against VI Sneed's Red Raiders will find the loser paying off with a shirt tail Other challenges Include Cowboy "Tail Twister" Schteiner against Indian "Tail Twister" Sims for a shirt tail for total production at the end of the campaign A final campaign dinner was set up at which time losing Division leaders agreed to foot the expense of the dinner Teams of workers in the campaign will continue to enroll members through-out this week and next week Report meetings are scheduled on Tuesday and Fridav evenings May 6 and May 9 Campaign Chairman Claude Wheeler says that any one interested in membership for his child or family may contact him or the office and a campaign worker will be glad to talk with him about it Television Showing Its Time to File School Transfer Applications Now Patrons application for transfers of pupils from Oklahoma County dependent elementary schools to independent hig school districts are by law required to be filed with the County Superintendent of School not later than May 15th of each year If you have not already sent in your transfers please do so at once Transfer blanks are available at your school or in my office room 4 County Building Let me emphasize that these applications for transfers are necessary only for the dependent elementary schools which are the only schools under the jurisdiction of the County Superintendent These schools are: State Center D-2 Lynch D-24 Grant (Rural) D-26 Lone Star D-28 Oakdale D-29 Harrison (Rural) D-36 Millwood D-37 Council D-4I Pleasant Hill D-45 Star D-46 Will Rogers D-57 New hope D-53 Newalla D-66 D-74 Wheatland D-87 CARLTON POLING County Superintendent of Schools One hundred and sixth Kerr Junior High School vocal stud- 1 ents participated in the Pawnee Parale April 12 Those receiving a superior rating equal to first are: Girls Glee Club Mixed Chorus Grade Trio 9th Grade Trio and Girls Quartet Vocal Solos 7th grade: Jani Janson Carol Savage Donna Stocks Pat Flynn Lavina Andrew- Kay Lewis Larry Collins Larry Walker and Don 'vers Vocal Solos 8th grade: Janice Klophenstine Pat Atteberry George Carrol Vocal Solos 9th grade: Linda Gibson Carolyn Mills Connie Garret Frankle Harris Linda Head Marlene Brown and Janice By ford Piano Solo: Janice Klophenstine Those receiving an excellent rating equal to second are: Trio 8th grade Boys Glee Club Vocal Solos 9th grade: Linda Shockey Madeline Watson Deanna Westfall Bobbie Swearingon Lela Kinard 6ndra Gardner June Barger Evelyn Griffith rlad Jody Nord Vocal Solos 8th grade: Sharon Witt Saundra Evans Carol Masonhall Tommye Myers Billy Joe Self Stanley Owen and Sheila Mathis Vocal Solos 7th grade: Pam Trent Janet Brown Janice Barger and LeRoy Hunter The Kerr Junior High School Vocal Group is directed by Miss Jo Ann Carlson and accompanied by Mrs Jim Rivers and Mrs Donald Strout How Del City high school fashions a driver-pedestrian education program to reduce traffic accidents will be shown on statewide educational television May 1 Del City was selected for the program because of its outstanding instruction in the teaching of public safety Faculty members and students will share honors on the telecast over KETA-TV originating from Nor man Thursday night at 7:30 The program will be part of a series called 'Schools in Quickstep" sponsored weekly by the Oklahoma Education association Teamed up for the staging are Standifer Keas in charge of curriculum Jack Hobbs in charge of driver and safety education and two students Bill Barkdull and Anita Cottrell Demonstrations will point up the incidence of deaths from traffic mishaps and how modern schools are helping to reduce driving a za rds by a thorough training process beginning at elementary school levels The Midwest City school sys- and class lesson work as well as tern should be extremely proud the marching band drum major of the exceptional band devel- school twirling school and two oped at Kerr Junior high school swing bands one for teilior high in Del City according to the school students and one for next three judges comments after year's Junior high school stuhearing the mperform at the dents Mr Rounds has also told state meet in Norman last week the writer in this interview that end Mr Burkholder of Texas he will start his No 10000th stuMr Halgedahl and Mr Walling dent in his career of 30 years to ford of Kansas all attested to a music educator which started the above statements in their in Houston Texas in 1925 wher criticism after judging the band he was principal clarinetist with in their rendition of the Patheti- the Houston ym ph on orque Symphony and the ballet chestra Egyptian Suite music usually Congratulations must be ir because of its difficulty in in- order to this fine band and thf terpretation and technical de- director who has been the secmands that is normally con- ond dad to 10000 of our youths tined to performances by the best bands in the country Here Monroney Band Ilato are a few of the comments by the above judges: Mr Burl-In State First Division holder "This is undobutedly the best Junior high band that Monroney Junior high schoo' I have ever had the pleasure of band Donald Hood director Mr Halgedahl scored another first division ra "This is a band that produces ting for itself In the state con musical sound that is a joy to test at Norman April 25 Thl listen to" Mr Wallingford following solos and ensemble "Undoubtedly the finest play- also received first division: An Ing the finest of the old master's drew Smith Jerry Kerlin trom music This is truly music bone quartet brass quartet education through the world's becond division ratings went t( greatest music played and inter- flute trio clarinet quartet Jin preted as professionals would Menzie and Julie Freinch Tht play and interpret it Con- band has scheduled its annua gratulations to a very fine band spring concert on May 15 at I and a director who evidently Is pm in the Monroney cafetorium a master of music education as The program will be comprise( well as truly an exceptionally of Mr Hood 's three grade schoo fine musician" bands and his three Junior hiel the marching band drum major school twirling school and two swing bands one for tonior high school students and one for next year's Junior high school students Mr Rounds has also told the writer in this interview that he will start his No 10000th student in his career of 30 years as a music educator which started in Houston Texas in 1925 when he was principal clarinetist with the Houston Symphony orchestra Congratulations must be in order to this fine band and the director who has been the second dad to 10000 of our youths Mon roney Band Rated In State First Division Monroney Junior high school band Donald Hood director scored another first division rating for itself in the state contest at Norman April 25 The following solos and ensembles also received first division: Andrew Smith Jerry Kerlin trombone quartet brass quartet becond division ratings went to flute trio clarinet quartet Jim Menzie and Julie Freinch The band has scheduled its annual spring concert on May 15 at 7:30 pm in the Monroney cafetorium The program will be comprised of Mr Hood's three grade school bands and his three junior high High School Hosts Driver Students Future Teachers Are Honored by (TA With Scholarships bands Awards for the highest point bandsman will also be given at this time Sooner Troop Tours Governor's Mansion Troop 819 from Sooner went on a tour of the Governor's mansion rriday April 25 All the girls signed the guest register The troop went to Borden's for ice cream cones and Mr Pallady was kind enough to talee them all through the Borden plant Troop members are La Donna Booth Diana Childers Stella Garcia Patsy Gleason Sharon Hogan Annette McCready Pamela McFarland Andrea Murrel Debbie Pearl Rosemary Smith Landawn Van Schuyver Kathy Walker and Linda Yarbrough Mothers helping were Mrs Ray Gleason Mrs McCready Mrs Charles Yarbrough and assistant leader Mrs John Pearl Ronald Ernest Joins OSU Fraternity Ronald Ernest a freshman in the school of engineering at Oklahoma State University has been initiated into the Alpha Gamma chapter of the Sigma Chi Ronald is the son of Mr and Mrs Ernest of 906 Borum place Calendar of Youth Activities Midwest City High School was host to the state drivers education students in an eye sight contest which was sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary and the Motor Carriers of Oklahoma on April 24 and 25 Miss Ilildegarde Stucrmer sentor was declared winner of the local contest She will compete in the greater Oklahoma City contest with the winner receiving a $25 savings bond and a chance at the state crown The test consisted of tendency of eye level distance Judgment depth perceptios and speed of seeing Purpose of this contest was to Impress on people there is more to seeing while driving than having 20-20 vision and promote the schools Drivers Education program Dr Gifford McBride Jean Perkins Gerald Befly conducted the MCHS contest High School Band Places at Norman Midwest City high school band placed several entries in the state high school music contests held at Norman Friday April 25 The soloists and trio won eligibility by qualifying in district competition recently Bruce Murdoch and Paul Barris received superior ratings on their clarinet solos Mary Ann Smith received superior rating on her flute solo John Meyer received excellent on his alto saxophone solo A flute trio composed of Eloise CrIppe Mary Ann Smith and Frances Baldridge received excellent rating Band director is Jack Irwin VFW to Sponsor Little League Nine Commander Joe Epperly of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 9969 pointed out the fact that well over 7000 VFW posts across the nation are sponsoring a Youth activities program as part of their efforts in Community service Not only does this observation mean that over five million American youngsters are being served in this program but that literally thousands of our comrades are serving in the capacity of youth leaders in the administration of this program Commander Epperly invites the attention of all parents of boys 8 to 12 years old in the Del City-Midwest City area to the fact that VFW Post 9969 located at 4812 SE 15 has a wonderful baeball field and are interested in sponsoring the VFW Red Caps Little league baseball team Those who are interpoed phone Mr Monroe at PE 2-6048 or Commander Epperly at OR 7- 1174 Jarman Rockets Get Tie in Conference The Jarman Rockets cinched a tie for the conference championship Friday at Monroney by defeating them by a 9-1 score Buddy Hannon pitched a strong game allowing only one hit and striking out 12 men He was backed up by good hitting on the part of his mates Joe Provine hit a home rim Bobby Oregon' a triple Preston Farris a double James Rounds jr director who spent his first 10 years in this system as the bandmaster of Midwest City high school bands and resigned because of ill health some three years ago has regained his strength and normal self and organized this band from the seventh and eighth graders two years ago as the first truly independent band In Kerr Junior high school His byword for all of his students "Results not excuses" is truly the law of the band The results were as follows: Concert band superior sight reading band excellent plus student conductors Eckel and John Johnson superior plus and superior Eckel bassoon solo superior Virginia Ferguson alto sax solo excellent plus Jim Bill student conductor excellent and Ronald Tate student conductor good The band is now busy preparing for its annual trip to the tristate festival at Enid which is national in scope after which a public concert is being planned to be held in the Del City high school auditorium Immediately following the close of school Mr Rounds has announced the third annual summer band enrollment will begin which is open to all istrumental students who reside In the Midwest City school district Classes begin on Monday June 9 and will Include private The Midwest City Classroom Teachers Association met April 16 at Midwest City high schoolf This is your life awards were given to Virginia Addington Louise Washburn Ann Turner and Ide Ila Bass The group was entertained by four talented students from Oklahoma Baptist university The ETA were honored at this meeting Bob Griffitts of Del City high school and Donna Pappan of Midwest City high school were awarded CTA scholarships Lena Ohm lovely exchange student from Sweden spoke to the teacher group about the school of her native Sweden as compared to our American schools The following were elected to office for 1958-59: Ed Jones president Herman Allen president elect Barbara Eckhart vice president Herman Moore secretary Ina Moore treasurer and Clifford Moon board member Delegates elected to the annual NEA convention are Sylvia Grounds and Merle Burgess Alternates are Madeline Dennis and Helen Cunningham Teachers elected to receive NEA life membership awards were Louise Washburn Gladys Osborne and Eunice Eacker Midwest City High School May 1 May 10 1 PTSA Meeting School exhibit 2 Pep Club Picnic 3 School dance Cafeteria 8:00 PM 5 Northwest here baseball 6 Pau Is Valley here baseball 7 CTA meeting 2:00 PM in cafeteria 8 FFA Coronation 2:15 PM 9 Junior and Senior Banquet and Prom Sportsman Club 9 Regional Baseball 10 State track meet regional baseball Del City Area Youth Activities May 1 through May 13 1 Del City participating in Rocket Conference 1 2 3 Del City High Band to Tri-State Festival 1 2 3 Kerr Junior High Band to Enid for Tri-State 1 2 3 Kerr Junior High Vocal Music to Enid for Tri-State 2 Kerr Jr High vs Jarman baseball at Kerr 2:30 2 Del City High vs Edmond baseball at Del City 6 Del City High vs Putnam City baseball at Del City 6 Kerr Jr High vs Choctaw baseball at Choctaw 2:30 8 Kerr vs Monroney baseball at Kerr 2:30 8 Midwest Music Festival at Del City High School 8 Kerr Junior High Teen Town 0 10 Del City regionals baseball13 Kerr Jr High vs Monroney baseball at Moaroney 2:30 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May.