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

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School llaze ol I953-54 by Gloria Kruse and Jean Subo This has been a wonderful year as Central started her second century of training high school students in St. Louis for citizenship in the community and the nation. The events and activities of the year have been different from those of last year's Centennial turmoil, but all around us we have noticed that happy daze which comes to you only when you are a senior in a high school such as Central. When school opened on September 8, l953, we found that two members of the faculty, Mr. Beezley and Mrs. Ward, had gone to other schools, but that a big brave driving teacher had come to take their place lMr. Thuet, this means YOl1iXl. Our enrollment of a little over one JEAN SABO. All - Sports Queen thousand students included over two hundred freshies. September was filled with bright bubbles and practically no troubles. Classes and clubs got off to a good start and, report cards were still in the distant future. The Seniors looked forward to a wonderful term. They chose Ron Schnur as their presi- dent, Kathy Sandcork as vice-president, Joan McClellan as secretary, and Bill Davis as treas- urer. The New-Seniors also elected oficers. Those elected were Don Meyer, president: Joan Allen, vice-president: Virginia Svoboda, secretary, and Gary Couch, treasurer. The New Seniors held their outing at Trout Lodge on September 27th. Miss Giles and Mr. Carlisle are their sponsors. The Student Council officers were chosen as follows: President, Celeste Morales: Vice-Presi- dent, Max Tarpley: Secretary, Ciloria Kruse: Treasurer, Clyston Severs, and Sgt,-at-Arms, Eugene Brunk. The chief event for the Seniors in October was Color Day. There were 49 members on the stage of the auditorium, as the Red E5 Black colors were passed on to Ron Schnur, by Shirley Kilgore. member of the June, 1953, Centennial Class, The first issue of THE NEXVS came out on October 9th. On October 14th seventeen Central students entered the try-outs in the Voice of Democracy Contest. Richard Smith was the Central winner for the second straight year. On November lOth a special award was pre- sented to Central at the Annual St. Louis Day

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TH REID A ll BLACK voLUME Xxxvu 1954 1- TABLE OF CONTENTS School Daze of 1953-54 . , 4 Administration T.. 12 Graduates 1 21 Advisories ., , 1 41 Organizations , 57 Athletics . 71 June Class Will . 78 Published by the Classes of January and June under the direction of liaculty Sponsors , . . Printed by Wiese- Barnes Printing Co.. under the guidance of Mr. Charles C. Grimm , . . Engraving by Color Ad Engraving Co., under the direction of Mr. Earl Torlotting . . , Group photo- graphs by Mr. J. G. Princell . . . Cover by Siegfried G Reinhardt. Central, '44, 3

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Suhool Daze of IQ53-54 3 832 Xyashingron Scenes Democracy VVinnur ln the Safety Coach Ric The Latin Class Jamie S, C. Officcrs Command Performance Eugcnie 5 Alain