Ferguson High School - Crest Yearbook (Ferguson, MO)

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This Class is Composed of ZOO students, ap- proximately 110 boys and QU qirls. Miss Nourse is their counselor and advisor. She is always ready to help the freshmen in their choice of subjects and adjust themselves to high school. The curriculum of the freshman qirls is the But we have had fun same as the Foys. For sports 'liey may ioin the GJ-X.A. and ao out for C ass teams. They have the opportunity to be on the All-Star teams also. As our freshman Clays hold many memories We hope that the memories will be pleasant for this freshman class. THIRD ROW Craig Chilas Niehaus Nicker lor es 'Nells Meyer Tnompson Kruprrski 'udwq Wood Briqq SECOND ROW Strathrran ludvviq Overy Graf V111 on Zeilman Heyriolcls Toon A tmarin Kassebaum Gordon Orr Weleba Wallina Ness na a son I-Ieideman FIRSi HOW Ra'idc'1 Peters Whaley Vitale Hulsey leske Hollis Gu in Haynes Pounds Friesen Cambill Gardn r Shan Bier Arrinq on 1-luninq HIRQ RO D 'neyer Soes P fc QF ' 4:56 Kris! NS u Page Twen y N e S, 2 . , . ' , , 1, S , ' . . H C - , , , , . , V, - 1 ,L 'sf , . : . i, , f , 1 1 f 5A f , I V , ff 1 49, M 'Y V i , . T 'K VN: AQ' .r., ','f.lsfr. ET?.'f.'a, , f. ,j,:,g, My 2.1 l'f:er:.':.e Hziteiy 13.r:.r'5eg Pzg 1- Asher Qzr, . J., Q , afer U'.'e..1e CIZLQ. --TrfJL1 RL'.',': flof-ner P ':f::n nuns-or. :rise E fZ1ue:1.RQer Adams, Vance, G1..1es Geriar' He:neyer,f':e:r.a:1 C, G:'ger.:.ger fio..'1:Q Exxzfor. 1410. if-1775. 9212-1 Da' or.,1a:1-csor., hr.a:' Pzezja, snqernar. Sinf.-se : :'rL:: regnzzr' ..11:s ozee 31: ..:.Z rzzrnrrie. Hezfzngzox, o..n::er Lr.ae:'.-:cad Me.. a i - LTL.

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W e just got acquczznted THIRD ROW A rens tabeau Cunnmgha A SECOND RO rr dams Fr an Holme Foutch Gei s Towner Patterson W Lohofener McClure Dette man Vegder Ftchvveil Tiiney Williams Love Fitzgerald Hayward Seal Sullivan Weaand Tenni as Hackmei ter Coleman Weidman rlRST 'ROW Dietz Hubert Hill Hartwig Negwer Scl' vab Partersn 1-Iesskcmp Fcmz rutrll Vlilliarni Maxeiner Bru e Viehrnann Tucker Lhcprr' ri Dealfer s T-ioltshauser I THIRD ROVV: Marlon-.', Bloqrrheld I-le'cn Wed'e P .. , . r ,zrnseck Pearscr Groscl C . i , ounds, Keriow F 'Wi a ol Va ., 1 ervanra, naeae. SECOND ROW: , id., she., riscce, Haml i lr 'i ' ., ppe., Stanley, Bu l'ana'i I Vari B P Ca .. ,, i. .. :.:'.'., orri n, ' x.e, Srirke, Gu' ., . .i .n elle. IHST QVV: Srarp, ii. ,' 'c l s.e..o, I-lasseiburger, Dieclrnarin Sf' ' ' L. b Q , eaer, c .u -r, -,Houillier, H A f , ufXIie., ... 1 B'.1s:.iar:i, H 'r rc Bcatwr.gn', Overy. Freshmen are the a look of newilderment on their faces last Q - ce then they have students who wore th t tember 4. Sin gained confi- dence d ' ' an acquired a feeling of familiarity with our school. A Ferguson Handbook Collum introduces the freshman students to the high school program me-nts for graduati edited by Mr. Mc- . lt explains the require- on, a description of the school artvrq . r.. , S.rae 2 ,f1'::phl'xege , Hafner, activities and or p ation of the vocational guidance program and recom! me-ridations for maintaining good ci ' ganizations an inter ret ' tizenship. The freshman boys have four required sulc- one ele tive. lf they are interested in sports they may go out for any of the sports offered. Sometimes there are fresh- man boys on the A teams and they are al- ways represented on the B teams. lects in their program and Page Twenty-Eight

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aflglflllge .X4I i:5 Since the high school was first organized, there lias been much emphasis placed on the study of English and languages. From the time the first four year course of study was instituted until recent years, tour years of English were required tor graduation. When other new requirements were added the English requirement was reduced to three years. The pre-sent requirement is at least three years. Latin has been taught since the beginning ot the school and at one time was a highly reconirnended subiect. Several years ago a modern language :vas added to the available subjects, In i945 a course Ln schocl publications and Journalism was added to the curriculum. The English departments :nain goal is to develcp in the students the ability to put into practical use the essentials ct English grammar. To develcp and enrich the knowledge ct the wr1tten language, a literature text is studied in ccnnecrion with all the English courses, and book reports are required from all students. Composition writing is required of all English stu- dents tnat the ability to write interesting articles will be sirengthf ened. The ccznpcsiticn work develops more trom year to year. iinally ending in fi tive-thousand word research theme written .ri thesgs style. in Latin the course of study is typical of all Latin aourses. There is niuch time applied fo the study ot word forms, ararnrnar, and translation. The most important thing that stu dents learn from the study cf Latin is the granzmar and the words which n the background tor mach ot cur cwn language, 'When much attention was tuned to the Pan-American re- lations, the modern language was :hanged to Spanish. For several years only one year of Spanish was offered, but twr: years ago a second year was added. PCQY: Thirty