Brentwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Brentwood, MO)

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FACULTY AND COURSES Due to the ever increasing enrollment of Brentwood High School the students returned to school confronted with different teachers teaching entirely different courses. As the year progressed and gradually passed by the students placed their whole-hearted approval on these teachers and their new subjects. The English department had two new teachers this year. Mr. Antrobus continued teaching English 10, and Miss Shipman continued teaching English ll and Literature. The Freshman were taught English by Mrs. Alsbury as were the Eighth grade. Mrs. Smith helped Miss Shipman in teaching English to the Juniors and had a class all her own. The teaching of the foreign languages was again left up to the same teachers. Mr. Crisp and Miss Stewart. Mr. Crisp began his first year of teaching 2nd year Latin this year along with first year. The commercial courses were headed by a new teacher this year. Miss Greeley taught typing. secretarial practice, short hand and bookkeeping. As in previous years the mathematics department was divided between two teachers. Mrs. Lucco taught algebra, solid geometry, general math and advanced algebra. Mr. Gladfelter taught plain geometry. Besides these two teachers. another teacher had to be found to teach the eighth grade math and Mr. Shipley filled that place. Miss Stewart again headed the art department, while Mr. Shipley taught mechanical drawing to the eighth graders and to the high school students. Mrs. Ryan taught both boys and girls industrial arts. The speech and dramatics departments were headed by Miss Shipman as they had been in previous years. History courses were divided up as they had been previously. Mrs. Pulliam taught the eighth grade social studies as well as ninth grade history. Mr. Crisp continued teaching Sophomore World Problems and Mr. Antrobus continued Junior history. American Problems was taught by Mrs. Smith. Mr. Gladfelter continued his role in the science courses teaching general science. physics, and chemistry. Mrs. Davis taught biology for her second year and began teaching eighth grade science also. The music department was headed by Mr. Conner who is in charge of all musical instrumentals and Miss Todd who taught Girls Glee Club and Choir. The physical education was headed for the larger part of the year by two newcomers to our system. Mrs. Ryan taught girls physical education while Coach Leimer taught the boys and also coached both the basketball teams. As the track season was getting underway, Coach Hatfield returned to B.H.S. and helped Coach Leimer coach the track team. Probably the one class that.all students have and usually like is study hall. The teachers were Mrs. Smith who is also librarian. Mrs. Davis. Miss Pulliam, and Mrs. Alsbury. -5-

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Row one: Mrs. Alsbury, Mr. Antrobus. Mrs. Davis. Miss Greeley. Row Iwo: Mr. Gladfelter, Mr. Leimer. Mrs. Lucco, Miss Pulliam. Row three: Mrs, Ryan. Miss Slaughter, Miss Stewart, Mr. Shipley Row four: Miss Shipman, Mrs. Smith, Miss Todd. Miss W1'Ul7. ..5,.

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