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

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RON ALLEN Home: Hutchinson, Kansas Hobbies: Fishing, Hunting, Western Music MRS. NELL BARKER Home: Logan, West Virginia Hobbies: Reading, Sewing, Swim- ming SOCIAL STUDIES History, the storv of a country ' s past, is as important to the nation as the future. History is. among other things, a facinating story of our ancestors. It describes th eir struggles and defeats, as well as their successes. To have a present and a future there must have he , i, a past. The study of history educates the student so that he will he ahle to understand the present laws and hap- penings in light of past events. This study is most val- uahle in training good citizens. The courses offered at Fort Myers Senior High are World History, American History, Sociology ' , and Prohlems of American Democ- racy. MRS. EDITH FERREIRA Home: Auburn, Alabama Hobbies: Sewing, Reading MRS. KATHLEEN GOODYEAR Home: Mansfield, Georgia Hobbies: Bridge, Gardening, Read- ing PAUL MONNETT Home: Yale, Oklahoma Hobbies: Fishing, Golfing, Sports Fan WESLEY NOTT Home: Ann Arbor, Michigan Hobbies: Fishing, Coin Collecting, Swimming SAM SIRIANNI Home: Clarksburg, West Virginia Hobbies: Reading, Golf, Sports MISS SHELIA SMITH Home: Portsmouth, Virginia Hobbies: Sewing, Reading, Flowers

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• ' jf ± TED.FERREIRA Home: Femandina Beach, Florida Hobbies: Sports, Fishing ERVIN [BACH Home: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hobbies: Watching Sports, Partici- pating in Sports, Deep-sea Diving W. A. KENDRICK Home: Center Hill, Florida Hobbies: Fishing, Football MRS. VIVIAN McCANDLESS Home: Sterling, Illinois Hobbies: Swimming, All Sports Physical Education develops the body and promotes sportsmanship. ELMER TREMONT Home: McKeesport, Hobbies: Golf Pennsylvania Girl ' s physical education classes participated in intramural track. MRS. CAROLYN WHATLEY Home: Greenville, South Carolina Hobbies: Swimming, Knitting. PHYSICAL EDUCATION In pioneer days people maintained their health and strength without a thought of special exercise, but now conditions are changed. Schools try to furnish their stu- dents with all the necessary things that help to pro- duce healthy bodies. Fort Myers Senior High School has a fine staff and all the essential equipment. Healthy- attitudes and good sportsmanship are not neglected in the development of the complete boy and girl. Under President Kennedy ' s physical fitness program, the stu- dents exercise 15 minutes every day. This course also teaches some students how to swim and for the more proficient swimmers there is a class in advanced swim- ming.

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Student learn to type different kinds (if business letters. Shorthand is important tor the future secretary. BUSINESS This department is a vita] one in the world of today. It teaches the students the art of making a living in the modern business world. Fort Myers Senior High School Business Department offers typing, shorthand, and book- keeping. There are two categories of typing classes. One is Personal Typing, which is taught for only half a year. This is available to students who only want to learn to type for their own personal benefit. Typing I and II are open to students who are planning to enter the business world. Shorthand and bookkeeping are also essentia] for the future businessman. The majority of stu- dents who take this course are able to get a job right after graduation, although some go on to business col- lege BERNARD C. BOYATT Home: Oneida, Tennessee Hobbies: Books, Drama MRS. BETTY CORBIN c i i .ti- Home: Padneah, Kentucky .re the coals m Hobbies: Boatins Music f H ome Mo- ving- vies and Slides MRS. MYRTLE ALLEN Home: Cooter, Missouri Hobbies: Collecting Coins, Garden ing. MRS. SARA MclNNIS Home: Charlotte, North Carolina Hobbies: Sewing, Bowling. Garden- ing MRS. APPIE SCOTT Home: Fort Myers, Florida Hobbies: Beaching, Movies, Photog- raphy, Boating.