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

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Octofm 0 By Carolyn lxileore October was occupied by many outstanding occasions and observances Al l-loltmann won the state tennis singles championship for the third straight year Fl he Central net team finished second in the city league defeating all the other high schools x cept Cleyeland The football team upset Southwest last year s champions by a score of Zl to 7 T his w as the first time the Redwings had won their opening league football game in nine years They also defeated McKinley by the score of 20 to 7 but lost to Roosevelt 14 to f The student body chose the following Stu dent Council officers President Al l-loltmann Vice President Pat Schumacher Secretary 'I reasurer Eugenie Penningroth and Sergeant at Arms Bob Busby The Seniors and New Seniors both held their outings at Pere Marquette Park At a News Conference held at the lnstitu tion for the Deaf Central was represented by T reasa Maloney Under the drreetron of their class sponsors 'Vliss Giles and Nlr Il huet the Seniors observed Color Day on October 27 T he Red and Black ribbons were passed on to them by Cuary Couch President of the Class of June N954 Vlembers of Central s Band was one of the sixty nine school bands to attend Band Day at football game between Missouri and lndiana University which Vlissourr won Zl to 7 At a special auditorium Central was presented thc Clean Up award for the spring cam paign of l9D-1 Vw hen report cards were gn en out on October 76 twenty two students receiyed all A s The ixth termers and eighth termers led with six e1c 1 I1-.... f 1 ff l 'Q V f'i4s:i!se-rl fy? Y V II Y ' , V ' , . V ' y e s u In fI X- ix 1 X I I 1 L 1 I 1 I ' X XY X X I X X I C - VX Y I X . 7 I Y I 7 X X YI XI X I X I I X X . X Y X I X Y X k X X ' I-V X 7 - X I I I X I I I X- X I ' X X V- 1 X I I I Z X X - X X I Y X 4 X XI I X X X A - X s 1 x I . I X X X X Xk X X Y 4 X ' X Y X X 4 X' I XI 'A Y 1 7 I X A D N X ' V x X I I X X A Y X Y I I X'I X X ' A X X 3 I V X X ' , I X X V the University of Missouri. They' also saw' the 7 . . . X I I I X Y X X X 'V 7 J VX 1 I V5 VX V- 7 5 X XI Vw I X SI x u mI a 1 X x vI i r '. l, l f . if f If I 1 X I V ' I l. -, f' I if . 'I . X ,l fi 4 e IA. , . , e. , 4 f' 7 wm ff , 1' f 1 f ' W l f l ' i y H ff e f f fx!,f Y ' I r: 'Lg' 0 MIS 1T,' wwf- '- . A

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eptemdefz Seaeatckwa By Arlene Thomas The school year tCentral's lOZndl began on September 7. The enrollment was IO5-l. including 253 new freshmen. Nlr. Ben H. Barr returned as Principal. after being Principal of Soldan-Blewett for eight years. Having already been Principal of Central from 1944 to I9-16, Mr. Barr is the only person to hold tlae position for two separ- ate terms of office. XVe also had a new Assistant Principal, Mr. A. B. Jordan. who came to us after filling a similar position at Hadley' Technical High School. XVe missed Miss Lowry' and 'Vliss Miller. who te ok leaves of absence because of illness. Seyen new teachers joined the faculty lhese were Nlr D Anderson Commercial Subjeets Nlr H Anderson Nleehanieal Drawing Vl Bierdeman Voeal Vlusie Nlr Gott English Xlr Xlenkhus English Nlr Pease English and Nliss Stanton Science Central also acquired a new lunchroom man ager Vliss Helen 'Vlayer Know Mrs Donald 'Xlaragnil The offieers ehosen by tlae January Seniors were President les Bushmann Vice President Pat Schumacher Secretary Barbara Eolwar ezny and Treasurer Bill Root The June Class officers were President Eugene Choate Vice President Marlene Un nerstall Seeretary Dorothy Herschbach Treas urer fd Gambill Nlr Ray Cliffe beeame our new head oot eoaeh Vklta r irn as assist n ae team defeated l aboure by a seore of Z7 to 6 Our tennis team defeated Beaumont 3 2 and Rooseyelt -l l At a Vlodel U N Assembly at Soldan Blew ett High Sehool Central represented Denmark Dur yearbook photographers Rich Smith Don Oyerlin Eugene Choate and Earl Ehlers began taking pietures for Ille l95D RLD AND Bl AClx As can be Seen by the examples en this page some of them were real sensations To I 1 Sfloo 0 X 234 i gy I' 51

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z Wake By Hilda James November was noteworthy for both nor- malcies and novelties. In observance of American Education Week the school held Open House on the evening of November 9. Mrs. Steinkamp, President of the Mother's Club and Mr. Newman, President of the new Dads' Club, were guest speakers. The Central-Cleveland football game ended in a tie, 13 to 13. Under the sponsorship of Miss Stanton a new Pep Club was organized on November 3rd. Virginia Sampson was elected President. Bob Diehl was chosen Vice-President, Hilda James was named Secretary and Wilma Hen thcrne was picked for Treasurer The club has already helped liven up our cheering sec tion at the football games The Redwmgs won from Soldan Blewett I4 to I3 but lost to Beaumont 47 to 0 Ouch This really was our most successful football season in many years since we lost only two league games Bill Root who was Co Captain along with Les Bu hmann and Ed Gambill was chosen as a guard on the All District Team The B Football Team under the coaching of Mr Thuet evened up things a little by beat ing the Beaumont B Team I9 to 7 'Ihe basketball and swimming teams began practising under coaches Carlisle and Cliffe Mr Harold Anderson will coach the B Basketball Team Richard F Smith who represented Central for three straight years in the Voice of Democ racy Conte t of the Junior Chamber of Com mercc was chosen city champion this year Last year he finished second A new Public Speaking Club has been organ ized with about thirty members to take the place of the Toastmasters and Toastmistresses whcse meetings during class hours had to be dis continued Pichard F Smith is President Pa tricia Howard is Vice President Virginia Samp son is Secretary and Sid McCauley is Treasur er Mr Davis is sponsor During the Thanksgiving holiday Al Holt mann won the National Junior Tennis Champ ion hip at the Armory where the meet was held this year His chief victim was David Harum a sophomore at the University K third nationally while Al We fl lm sri xlil Q01 is had been ranked sixth Lx X 4.4.4 - V V A , ,ggzg . C . s ' - .N . . X, . . . , V I V . , . - fx . S . , 4 . . . ' F . . , ' Z s Y F , .X X rx X K i . . - pi 'f of Miami, who is ranked , p + . . . ,' 2 79 A ' ' A 1 5 ggfw ' IL I tl X- 'th - , , In S55 - .ll YE' Q, ...L'- 5 X :I-T Yk4TT Y 3 . jx. .A f a -X N xii ',u':!c 25? ' N 8