El Rancho High School - Por El Ano Yearbook (Pico Rivera, CA)

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The class waits for his next words of wisdom. A casual air. Say Cheese! - y a WE DEDICATE THIS BOOK This year the 1962-63 Por El Ano is dedicated to a man who is re- spected and admired by both students and teachers alike, Mr. James L. Stafford. Mr. Stafford is a man of many facets. He is not only well versed in the arts of English Composition and Literature, but also in the arts of the French language and the field of Science. Mr. Stafford was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Indiana University during the years 1941 through 1943. He then left the Univer- sity to spend two and one half years in the United States Air Corps. At the end of his service career in 1946, he returned to college life. During his college attendance, Mr. Stafford was on the Dean ' s Honor List, and was a member of the fraternity Phi Rho Sigma. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Comparative Literature from Indi- ana University, Bloomington, Indiana. And in the summer of 1957, he received his M.S. degree and a principal ' s certificate in Secondary Educa- tion from the same university. During the years 1951 through 1956, Mr. Stafford held two indivi- dual jobs on a half time basis, leaving his work both times to return to school as a full-time student. His first three years were spent as a lecturer in English, Freshman Composition and Literature at the Indianapolis Ex- tension Center of Indiana University in Indianapolis. His second three years were spent at the University of Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana, as a Teach- ing Associate in the English Department. During the year 1957, Mr. Staf- ford and his family moved to California, and in September of that same year he became a teacher here at El Rancho, Since then Mr. James L. Stafford has done much for the students of El Rancho and for the school itself. Very few of the students will ever forget this remarkable man to whom this book is dedicated. With respect and sincerity. The Dons and Donnas of El Rancho - - O

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