Fort Myers High School - Caloosahatchian Yearbook (Fort Myers, FL)

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ENGLISH fi » Panel discussions are often held in some classes. MRS. HAZEL ANKROM Home: Chester, West Virginia Hobbies: Music MRS. MAUDE RETTERTON Home: New York City, New York Hobbies: Reading, Sewing, Fishing MRS. MARGARET RLANEY Home: Belleville, Illinois Hobbies: Rridge, Boating r rai DION K, BROWN I [omi I erre Haute, Indiana Hobbies: Writing, Painting. Poetry, Drama MISS ANNE CARTER Home: Salem, Virginia Hobbies: Collecting Foreign and Character Dolls, Needle Point, Read- ing JAMES ETHERIDGE Home: Quincey, Florida Hobbies: Fishing, Reading , Sports One must know the structure of a senteni e in Grammar.

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-MR. C. R. BARKER Mr. Barker, the assistant principal, helps make Fort Myers Senior High School one of the smooth- est operating high schools in Florida. He has many duties which keep him busy all day, but he is always willing to stop whatever he is doing to be of assistance to the students. Mr. Barker ' s various duties require much atten- tion. One of his most important jobs is the coun- seling of students, whether it be for school activi- ties or job opportunities. He is also responsible for the disciplining of students. This may not be enjoyable, but it is a job that must be done. Also included in these duties are the many neces- sary office reports that must be made every week. Mr. Barker also helps prepare schedules for stu- dents and teachers. He also holds the position of Business Manager for Athletics. -MRS. BESSIE MENGE Mrs. Bessie Menge, the guidance director of Fort Myers Senior High School, is one of the most important personages in the school organization. Her working days are filled with all kinds of prob- lems, whether they be in changing schedules or holding personal interviews. Her office is always a whirlwind of activities, with the phone ringing, students coming for schedule changes, people sign- ing up for tests, and registration of the new stu- dents. Included in her many vital duties is arranging personal interviews with parents and students Mrs. Menge also arranges for college day. She writes recommendations for at least 300 Seniors who hope to enter college. She is also responsible for the task of checking each senior ' s credits. Her most important duty is having personal interviews to schedule students for the coming year. One can very well see why Fort Myers Senior High School is fortunate to have such a competent guidance director.

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MRS. HELEN MONNETT Home: Enid, Oklahoma Hobbies: Dogs, Flowers FRANK NEMMEC Home: Texas Hobbies: Snow-Skiing, Checkers, Travel MRS. JANE ORR Home: Andrews, North Carolina Hobbies: Water-skiing, Dancing, Horseback Riding WILLIAM PEED Home: Bardstown, Kentucky Hobbies: Reading, Fishing, Family FRANCIS RILEY Home: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hobbies: Cards, Watching T.V. WILLARD SUMMERS Home: Ramer, Tennessee Hobbies: Flying, Tennis, Chess - 6t English is one of the richest languages day, with more flexibility than almost any otiier is spread over a great part of the earth ' s surface. Forf Myers Senior High School has one of the finest English Departments, in the state of Florida. The study of the English language, which is essential for every American, is divided into two study groups. The college prepara- tory sections enable the students bound for college to get better prepared for college English. General Eng- lish, on the other hand, is for students who aren ' t plan- ning to go to college, or who are weak in English. Another valuable English class for Seniors is Composi- tion and Grammar. This class helps the student to better understand the art of writing compositions. Many books English. arc required to be read Speech classes help the students to smoothly address groups of listeners.