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

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664 By Joveina Lopiparo Nlany momentous milestones made March memorable. XVe must give honorable mention to Richard Smith, since it was Rich who has brought at- tenticn to Central with his championship speeches. Rich has just won three American Legion Oratorical contests. They are the North Side Championship, City Championship, and the Zone Championship. From here he went to Jefferson City to compete for the State Championship, He placed third in the contest. Well they did it Centralites Of course l mean the swimming team They just came threugh with the City Championship and plaeed sixth in the State meet Vve wish to thank 'Vlr Cliffe and the team for adding another trophy to our huge collection Wlaile on the subject of sports we cannot cxerlook a freshman here at Central His name is Denald lsddington and he has just vxon the St louis Cuolden Glove Tournament in the l 18 l b division Don has also won the Gold en Clove Tournament in Chicago and on May 24 xx ill leave for Europe Sax I see we have some girls here at Central who seem to know vxhat they are talking about Four of cur students won prizes in the Missouri Distributive Education Club Convention Mari lyn Fieschute s manual on soda fountain work and Arlene Thomass manual on nylon won a tcp rating of one while Jane Pigg s manual on cashing and wrapping was so good that the Judges gave her 1 higher rating of one plus Also Barbara Bender was elected Vice President of the State organization Nice going gals Well Centralites you now have been fully educated on the happenings at Central during the month of March l9D5 l gl dw .f ,X fe geunr Y v QQ gif 'J J K fag vxigw-ly! ,xslt e Q ,fvfi 'NJ lx f X ee , Tv s ' H . ' 3 3 ' 3 4. ' ' . s U 7, ' i I A 'I 1 I . 3 .w , vw 3 3 1 . 5 . N , , X . 7 x 'i . K R I 7 N Y 3 . . Y. . 7 V 3 I 55 Y 3 I I 4 I y .rj . 1 . . . . . , . y . .- 1 v ' 1 , 1 Y Y . 1 V . . , I x I x D I L I X A I 'I 1 1 I 7, I x Y . 1 . ,- s 24 te ia.: e ,lv ,,' lofi. V- ' ,Z .J'T H r, ' Y ', .'?1-,. ' e 'Xifj it ' Iii' PC No. e :lv ' f ' Mk fa 'f . I .yi - ,J 1' -mg, C..- . eg, '!',.1'Q'f' fs- Q , ,V be ' s 'K . gfgi I f -'Ie A ,, 4-. .V,+ ,Y . .xc ,fm iii s g .f-X, ' , Q, A gtg. '-' 'sf A 4 ' -4-s 4, A, - f, I X, Int w H XX Q. l 4-Nag Ie-XX ' V x .xg . . - i x 21 ,C P' . f k1b . J ,

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Qedmcuq 44544424 By Margaret Thomas Februarv furnished a new frontier of friend- ly fusion. The new semester brought us about 150 new first term freshmen, and about l00 upper termers who formerly attended Vashon. Sum- ner, and Washington Technical High School, as our part in ending segregation in the St, Louis high schools. In Central integration has been an unqualified success, of xx hich exerybody can be proud. The total enrollment mounted to l 164 students. At the beginning of the new term, Centra' welcomed a new assistant principal, Mr. Wil- liam T. Vvleld, and fixe new teachers These vsere 'Vlrs Geneva Kincaide who teaches social studies Mr Milton lemmons teacher of sci ence Mrs Dorothy Survant teacher of home economics Mrs Lena Goodwin also a teaeher of home economics and Mr Huey Wolfington teacher of English On February 14 Vliss Isabel Dolch former Central teacher and also a graduate of the school died at the age of sexenty in the Bernard Nursing Home An auditorium session in honor of Central s l02nd birthd y veas held on February 15 Xl Holtmann acted as chairman The other speak ers were Bob Burling Hilda James Lug ne Choate Cuenexa Bilbrey Carolyn Kilgore Da tricia Howard Virginia Sampson Patricia Welch Dorothy Herschbach and Mr l1arr who wished Central many more birthdays 'lhe swimming team continued its winning vsays until it made a clean svn eep to 'he eham pionship of the City Public High Sehool League The basketball team lost some heartbreak ing close games but won enough with its young play ers to show great promise for next year The June Class elected the following cftlceis for their last term Eugene Choate president Marlene Unnerstall vice president Patricia Veelch secretary and Bob Lee treasurer uf Y' fy ff for QQQFQ. 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 I X u 3 i ! ' . 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 71 1 A K. 1 lY I I ,Y Y X i 'A '1 - ' 1 1 'A 1 1- 1 '11. , ' . I i I I ' 3 Y . - 1 1 1 A 1 1 1 1 1 l I 173 . . . , . . 1 , 21 ' ' . 1 1 ' 1 , ' ' I 1 i ' 1 2 1 1 11 ' xv ' -1 - 1 . , 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 . , , . . 3 1 1 y . . . . Y , . 3 x Y 'I ' , . 1 1 1 1 , 1 , 1 . 1 1 1 1: ' x Y. . . U 1 . 4 . , . . 1 , . 1 . ' . . 1 1 1 11 1 1 - 1 1 , , ,, 41' ,Al 1 ' li . -. 'MT '-1 z 1-' 3 fI'l ' ill, r. 1 1551, '61 N ,v ef Y. .1 1 g tif, A K ,J 'fr 1 41.1151 f , , 5 1 , '.,, F--14 1,1 . . - -' 1, N ' ' ,h ' 1 1.,' 4 g Vx 1' I' 1 - . . 1, , -,, nt., J ,', 1 1 0 M- gg, . I ,1 e 1 f , 1 1 OU . fri - - 1 4 - ,' - f-1 1 -5 K , ., N , - 1 , - I , ' fc- f 1- 1-,,,-,,,' -11. fi -A --1 , Q ' AY .7-m ,,, ' 'A

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kixk 14,011 ,-kzeaazaea April abounded with accelerated action. The Allied Youth celebrated April l by giv- ing an informal dance to usher in our pre-Easter holiday week. Baseball got into full swing. The team tied McBride, and won from Roosevelt. Sumner, and Laboure ltwicel, but lost to Vashon and Cleveland. The track team also started a full schedule beginning with the State Indoor Meet on April They had dual meets with Beaumont Had ley McKinley Washington Soldan Blewett 'l hey also took part in the Maplewood Relays which were held on April 23 The big day for the seniors of course was April Z2 when they held their Color Day Ex erci es The day started with rain but the sun came out by noon so we got to make the usual snap hots Mrs Finley and Mr Carlisle the class sponsors are to be congratulated on the handsome appearance and exemplary decorum of their class in 4 ff' 1 K J!