American High School - Anahuac Yearbook (Mexico City, Mexico)

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Strange is that combination in a man which molds him into a leader and an intellectual a student and a teacher a humanist but above all the closest of all friends who befriends and defends and guides through joy or hardship Strange is it to behold such a man and yet he exists - far too conspicuous and great for a plain school not unlike many who know intellectual obscurity and little promise Strange that such a man should be among us as a teacher a profession far too inferior for his frankness and willingness He is a true man beyond conception K :PS 1 .4 1 ' ,4- K - 5 i its-.. 'a'!' . ' I .- -f MARILYN COVO Creative Writing Eng. 11,111 U. of Florida A small figure which darts and dashes about in the large world open for conquest by her own quick mind She has accepted a mod world and as a mod girl vibrates an audacity and will stimulated by that idealism so typical of the young and yet so quickly killed by age ln an English class- one typically progressive like herself she gives and takes- gives that knowledge to students and takes from them the experience of molding the young Ll H PHILLIP BENNETT English 1 Stanford U. of Am A stimulus they call her because she opens the minds that otherwise would have remained taunt and dull And she finds pleasure in searching for the elements of interest in others to help and guide and push them onto the path of mutual respect and intellectual pursuit A lover of creativity and determination whose interests range from a punt of a football to a student's first poem but always the desire to let one glance at the world so that years later one can grasp it with truth and 'optimism if if ,ii if' -,-it l 4 6 'f if fl.: CAROL LOPEZ English 1 Ohio State U. M16

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BU I SS There is an interest in travelling in knowing people and enjoying them 56. There is a class where commercial arts and fun are mixed and shared There is classical music V and Frank Sinatra and piano and painting There is a hidden ambition MARILYN to be an actress GARCIAGODOY Ol' Writer ' Typing overcome by an innate appreciation Shorthand of people LQ Macalester C, who give her the. reason for teaching and giving to others One word describes her- kindness Always a warm smile and a friendly greeting -, , S, 4 and one begins to wonder , just why education can possibly 4 be so dull sometimes with people like her ing. who seem to take pleasure ug, in being nice y 'X li Q rather than dictating discipline it f l T She is one person ELSIE too improper in a room of noisy typewriters JEFFCOTT or in the midst of scrawling notehand- Typing a misfit among the inanimate Notehand Her place is with people Katherine guiding and helping Gibbs and she stands firmly within it U. of Arizona Like a student she knows the meaning of informality and light-heartedness Liberality is to be appreciated for it develops one and brings out her true self This she knows and therefore gives Her humor her kindness and demand for work and growth . JEANNE forms respect- MINGE that respect which students give her Radio Comm. in return for her efforts U. of North to make them Caroiina into the best U. of Alabama T0 mold them as she is

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Ll H lnformality- within her about her entirely characteristic of her-- not lacking the boldness and strictness of a young woman fighting her way up in the world of young ones and their problems whom she must help and whose problems she must solve Grammar and literature- JUSUNE the puzzles and mazes of English MCG.l-OTH!-'N form her challenge Eflgllsh ll to teach and teach well- U- Of Colorado to reach those young ones often too young and too undisciplined of her material They call her - I an excellent teacher . Q ln her quiet ' L f and reserved way l 1' Yet she is understanding 4 i 4' and willing to teach W ' to comprehend the meaning and promise l ,pp---1 not only that of books 2 l but that of life T t WM' f Intelligent but not outspoken g g Lenient f E l I in 4 5 but commanding i i 1 fi 'M of respect SHARON g ,V ,,,,,. ' N., She is intellectually EIEFFCE I V L A i hi h-s irited F19 is , 'Q '-'55 -if togallp U.N.A.M. jg., V- but she is still Michigan 5 T friendly State U. and understanding , and kind to all There is bridge and classical music both overcome by a love of teaching English literature and American writers who blend with her to give knowledge-thirsty students who come to her unformed and leave as adults Love for reading comes naturally to her- a writer A moment of embarrassment with a dres Three children and the satisfaction of watching herself mold the world is her life