Central High School - Red and Black Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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MR. CLARENCE STRATTON

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' A 1 1 1: 1 . 1'- A Q7 sky, I are we f F - ii fit. - ' ' Q 'N .NA 'g-dn f , 7 1 vi-Y f - , N ' A 'f 'rue ,- RED AND BLACK 4 CLARENCE STRATTON By Herman Salinger Z V 1 y R. 'CLARENCE STR-ATTON came to Central to teach English in Sep- . tember, 1903, having previously graduated from the University of Penn- sylvania with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy, and the additional honor of the Phi Betta Kappa Key. In 1905, having been given a brief leave of absence, he spent some months in Europe, part of which time he studied at the University of Rome, Italy. During his career of eighteen years at Central, Mr. Stratton 's work was not lim- ited to teaching alone. Besides having charge of the Senior English classes for many years, he trained the graduates for their commencement speeches, and offici- ated as director of the Class Pla.y. In this latter connection, Mr. Stratton has achieved much success and reputation, and there is no doubt that his services will be greatly missed. It is perhaps ap- propriate here to mention that Mr. Strat- ton is a great lover of the drama and dramatic art, and an inveterate theater- goer. Mr. Stratton was greatly interested in the course in Public Speaking, which was introduced at Central during his last term, and, knowing the great need for such a course in our high schools, he eX- pressed himself as determined to make something worth while of it. Besides being thought of as a teacher, Mr. Clarence Stratton will long be remem- bered at Central as the author of our school Loyal Song. Here, as in every- thing else, the intellectual and spiritual high-mindedness of the man will be felt. In it he sings of the glorious history of Central's Past, her Present attainment and fulillment, and her idealistic hope for the Future. In addition to his work at Central, Mr. Stratton taught for several years in the Benton Colleges of Law, one summer in theiColorado State Teachers' College, and for three years in Public Speaking exten- sion classes at Washington University. He is a member of the National Council of Teachers of English, and has served as Vice-President, Secretary, Chairman of the Committee on Speech, and Chairman of the Committee on Plays. Clarence Stratton is no less notable as a writer and lecturer as he is as an edu- cator. He has written a great many verses, stories, articles, and translations for American and English magazines, as well as a number of books. Among these latter are Great American Speeches, A Mid-Summer Night's Dream, and a translation from the Spanish of Zara- gnetaf' His most recent Work is Public Speaking, which has been generally ae- cepted by critics as anauthority. Those who know Mr. Stratton look for- ward eagerly to the edition of the volume on which he is at present working, which will be published by Henry Holt and Company in the near future. This work will embody, in a concise form, the au- thor's experience as a teacher, and will be used as a text-book for high school study. Seven F , ..,. , l