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

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ur Ninety-Sixth Year The feature event in October was Color Day. On the fifteenth of that month, eighty-eight proud and excited seniors were presented with the traditional colors of Central High. Mr. Biggar. our teacher of instrumental music for several years, departed for Denver, Colorado, on October twenty-seventh. Also occurring on this date was a mock presidential election of which Truman was the winner. Once more it was shown that 'ias Central goes, so goes the na- tion. Perhaps someone should tell the radio announcers that Central has picked the winner in the last ten presidential elections. The seniors and new seniors both held their Hrst outings in the latter part of this month. The main event of November was a carnival, which was given by the music groups to raise money for choir robes. A king and queen, Mary Hodge and Lou Aiello, respectively, were crowned to preside at the affair. Mr. Walter H. Wilcox, an alumnus of Central High School. presented a Hammond Organ to the school. Mr. Panus, our new instructor of instrumental music, joined the faculty. A meeting of the All-City Student Council was held at Central on November eighth. Dolores Malon and Jim Pendleton represented Central. .g..g..g..g..g .g..Q..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g.....q..g..q..Q..g.....g..g.....g..'..,... SENSE AND NONSENSE A Freshman - One who knows not and knows not that he knows not. A Sophomore-One who knows not and knows that he knows not. A Junior,-One who knows and knows not that he knows. A Senior-One who knows and knows that he knows. Before I heard the doctor tell The danger of a kiss, l had considered kissing you The nearest thing to blsis, But now I know biology And sit alone and moan- Six million mad bacteria- And I thought we were alone. Some Special Events

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Achievements o By SHIRLEY STOVING This year at Central has been crowded with activity. The young-old school, in its ninety- sixth year, has held her own, Hin, the midst of noise and bustle of the city's life. Perhaps the most significant feature of the year has been a revival or re-emphasis of so-called extra-cur- ricular activities, including athletics, under the guidance of our principal, Mr. E. W. Alex- ander, who instituted a weekly 'AActivity Day, and brought to us many exciting special pro- grams and auditorium sessions, notably a visit to the boys of the school by Stanley fBaseballD Musial, Ed tBasketballj McCauley, and Joseph tOlympicJ Forshaw, In September four new teachers, Miss Sprague, Mrs. Finley, Miss Mastorakos, and Coach Vv'eber, entered the faculty, and Mr. W. R. Layer came to us as Assistant Principal, joining ,rim-. -.-.- .is ',:,,:,:v,:5f-55-Q-V --.- 1.::.,-...,..r v:::-:-:-.,1:-a,:,,,,,,,.,g.,,.. ,M f X .f i If 5 , 'W V' .X Q A ' ,XR r t f V A 've' . Z: g ' A 7 Mr. Alexander and Mr. Svoboda to constitute our Three Wise Men, Early in September the Seniors and New Seniors elected their class oflicers. The January class chose Herman I-laffer as president, Ruth Schultz as vice-president, Gwen Glancy as secretary, and Bob Schmitt as treasurer. The June class chose Mel Anderson, president: Pearl Catanzaro, vice-presidentl Mary Hodge, secretary: and Paul Bono, treasurer. Central's football team opened the new season with a trip to Evansville, Indiana, and the tennis team ushered in its new term of competi- tion with a match against Cleveland High. Ken Poole and Fred Kirby were winners in the Second Annual Scholastic Magazine Industrial Arts Award contest. Ken took second prize in the Machine Drawing classification and Fred won honorable mention in the Architectural Drawing field. Choir Robes, Stage Draperies, and the Organ Provide That New Look

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The Christmas spirit was prevalent at Cen- tral throughout the month of December. The seniors held a Christmas Party at the Down- town Y. W. C. A. on December tenth. The students filled eighty Xmas stockings for the patients of Malcolm Bliss Hospital. A Christ- mas program was given in the aud to climax the activities of December. Its theme was Christmas Shopping Early. January, as always, was an eventful month. The Senior Prom was held on the twenty-first at the DeSoto Hotel. Commencement took place on the twenty-sixth, at which time Ruth Schultz was presented the Washington Uni- versity scholarship, and Warren Kieffer received the Clifford Marik Trophy, At the beginning of the second semester Cen- tral's oldest club, the Boys' Literary Society, was merged with the Junior Toastmasters' Club, and the Ciirls' Literary Society was merged with the Telesis Junior Toastmistress Club, Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. So sang the students of Central at a CENTRAL FORUM First Row: J. O'Brien. F, Newman. G. Miller. R. Havener, J. Sampson, Second Row: C. Crane, G. X.Vebb, VJ. Ruhland, S. Hagebusch, Miss Doyle. Achievements o special aud session held on February eleventh. Vv'hose birthday? Why, Central's of course! It was her ninety-sixth. Also in February, a Lunchroom Essay Contest was held, of which Shirley Stoving was the winner. Mr. Seipp, Central's driving teacher, joined the faculty. Doris Kieffer represented Central in the Ameri- can Legion Oratorical Contest. Early in the month of March, the seniors and new seniors elected their officers. The seniors chose Lou Aiello for president, Mary Johanningmeier as vice-president, Pearl Catan- zaro as secretary, and Paul Bono for treasurer. The new seniors elected Charlie Smith, presi- dent: Marge DeSimone, vice-president: Cathe- rine Marzuco, secretary: and Bill Guth, treas- urer. The Student Council also elected its offi- cers for the new term. They were: President, Don Fritz: vice-president. June Nlarten: secre- ........,.. ,.....,.......................g.....,........g..,..g........,.....,................... SENSE AND NONSENSE Teacher Cto studentjz You're not fit for decent company! Come up here with me. A word or clause may now and then Have meanings strange and varied: But it isn't a wooden wedding when A pair of Poles are married. One of the down-town clothiers has this advertisement in his window: We agree to give our customers Hts. Why should a duck not cross the road? It would be a fowl proceeding.