Fordson High School - Fleur de Lis Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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The teachers' Christmas party features a special menu served buffet style. Facing Mr. Michael Savage, social studies teacher lin apronl are Mr. Samuel Kopp, commercial, Mr. .lack Pflager, science, Mrs. Lillian Parris, and Mr. Harvey Failor, counselors. Mrs. Gladys Biestek, homemaking, and Mrs. Hilda Eastwood, English, assist the 'chef.' Teachers Dine at Faculty Christmas Party, View Games, and Greet Parents During Year E The expressions on the faces of the spectators at a home basketball game reveal many emotions: excitement, anticipa- tion, awe, and, in the case of Assistant Principal Romanow, humor. Mr. John Beauchamp and Mr. Eldon Cross, commercial teachers, share the front row with Mr. Romanow. Mr. Jesse Cripps, counselor, and Mr. John DeHeuso, driver education teacher, are in the second row. At a Santa Claus-decorated table are feasting faculty mem- bers: Mr. Ross Slabaugh, mathematics lleft, back to cameral, Mrs. Gertrude Bas, librarian, Mr. Michael Megregian, coun- selor, Mr. Ray Brown, industrial, Mr. Archie Allen, social studies, Mr. John Bonflglio, English, Mr. Bruce Chambers, social studies, Mr. James VanderHull, physical education, and Miss Mary Clelland, commercial.

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Mrs. Nelle Driese, English instructor, speaks about 1 her year in England at the annual faculty Christmas , party in the cafeteria. The following month, Mrs. Driese broke her right wirst, and three months later, on April Fool's day, she broke the same wrist again. Miss Marion Hunsicker and Mr. Wade Smith, commercial in- structors, congratulate Miss Thomasine Neering, biology instructor, on her engagement. As Sam Caruso, l2B, and Pat Race, l2A, do some of their homework during their study hall period. Mr. Ray Brown, indus- trial instructor, confers with Mr. Everett Hill, study hall teacher. Going through the usual morning procedure of receiving the bulletins and notices are Mr. Fred Allen, language instructor, Mr. Lawrence Miller, teacher, Mrs. Norma Hall, commercial instructor, and Mr. Eugene Cummins, English instructor. 25

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v-...., geometry instructor, Mr. Theodore Barton, and Mrs. rd Urbaniak, mother of Thomas Urbaniak, 125, take a at the grade book at the open house Fordson hosted last mber. Parents of all Fordson students were invited to It teachers and to 'socialize' around the cider-and- hnuts table. I i ..-H--' You see, this is how it operates, says biology teacher, Mr. Howard Nebel lcenterl as he explains the adiustment of a microscope mirror. The interested observers are Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lei, parents of Richard Lei, llA. A meeting of all English teachers was called last semester to discuss ideas in teaching and to become acquainted with Professor A. K. Stevens from the University of Michigan lcenter backgroundl. Present at the meeting are Mrs. lrma Shoemaker, Miss Florence Schuster, Mr. John Bonfiglio, Mr. Gene Baker, Professor Stevens, Mr. Dorman Ardis, principal, Miss Edna Stowell, Mrs. Hilda Eastwood, Miss Anne White, Mr. Lorne Colter, and Mr. Ray Schultz, J., . f