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

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MR. CHESTER B. CURTIS

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THE RED AND M BLACK M JANUARY an C1 J U N E 1-9'3-2 ,-gVf.,- VOLUME XV as mgton Bicentennial Issue -.avi Q, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL SAINT LOUIS .... MISSOURI

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n Memoriam Lover of youth, whose life exemplified his high ideals and deep convictions. Natural laws, physical and spiritual, were to him complementary manifes- tations of their Creator, whose service was his chief joy. He had withal a keen sense of humor, which he was quick to discover and pleased to express. How well I remember his joyous laughter at ludicrous situations and their apt recital! Years of close acquaintance taught me his true worth, and varied relation- ships increased my esteem for him. Manly, efficient, sympathetic, helpful man, his friendship was the more prized the longer it lasted. His cheery presence is grievously missed. W. S. BRYAN Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and formerly Principal of Central High School During the twenty years that lVlr. Chester B. Curtis served the Central High School as Teacher, Assistant Principal, and Principal, he exerted a lasting influence upon both the student body and upon his fellow teachers. Mr. Curtis's life is unique in that it embodied two marked and somewhat contrasted characteristics. He was both scientific and social in his nature -a rather rare combination. He was equally at home in a scientific situa- tion or in the solution of some social problemg he was resourceful in either field. Nlr. Curtis was serious and dignified and at the same time friendly and cordial. He had a keen and analytical mind tempered with an abundant sense of humor. His personality was most attractive. He was never stilted but always congenial and straightforward. The happy combination of these qualities made of him a great teacher and a lasting friend. STEPHEN A. DOUC-LASS Principal, Central High School The memory of Mr. Chester B. Curtis is indelibly stamped upon the minds of all of us who knew him. That jubilant laugh, that burst of whistle or of song after the formal work of the day was done, is still more than a memory. That graciousness and charm, that good fellowship, that out- standing courtesy, requiring a capital C, marked the man who was always a prince among his fellows. l count myself fortunate to have had intimate association with such a man-a man of striking personality, of dignity, of refinement and culture, thoroughly human and adaptable, the friend and inspirer of youth, an able administrator-my friend. - D. H. WEIR Assistant Principal, Central High School Mr. Chester B. Curtis endeared himself to us and the business world, as he did to all other people with whom he came in contact. l have never known his untiring courtesy, generosity, and utter lack of selfishness to fail. l had been associated with Mr. Curtis intimately, in a business way, for about eleven years, and l think l can sum up my opinion of him by saying that he daily practiced, in every way, the art of being a true gentleman. F. M. lVlAYFlEl.D President, Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney Seven