Fresno High School - Owl Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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eee AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY Kerr, Lemon, Reetz, Carlson, Sorenson. Faculty Dear Students of 1936: Here we are, your faculty, ofaparade. As you see us seated at the council tables, may you feel that we are extending to each of you our good wishes. In whatever capacity we have been associated with you, we have hon- estly and sincerely striven to promote your happiness, to increase your store of knowl- edge, to safeguard your health, to develop your imaginatoin, to encourage you to think straight, and to lead you to analyze facts and make intelligent choices. The organiza- tion of the faculty into divisional groups and committees has been planned to accom- plish these objectives. The year is 1946. Reflections of Fresno High Alumni. Let’s go through our annuals and revive our high school memories. “hose were the happy care-free days. I used to think that some of our faculty members were terrible. but I realize now that they weren't half bad. Here is the 1936 Owl. That was the year I was graduated.. What’s this? The pictures of our dear old faculty! ENGLISH Anderson, Briggs, Harbers, DeCaristo, Russell, White, Olney, Peters, Key.

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EDWIN C. KRATT FERN D. FARVER JOHN MOCK Principal Dean of Girls Vice-Principal To the Students of Fresno High School: In line with the theme of this yearbook, Modern Architecture, permit me to impress upon the minds of you who are this year graduating from Fresno High School, America’s need of a building program, and the opportunity which is yours as young Americans, to play important roles in the process of this development. As modern architecture tends toward simplicity, strength, and usefulness, so must modern youth apply these qualities in its plans of building a finer and greater America. It is hoped that your preparation at this school has resulted in equipping you with certain abilities, ideals, and visions, together with sufficient enthusiasm, to permit your active participation in this building program. EDWIN C. KRATT, Principal. BUTTLES HIGGINS GRAVES Attendance Clerk Registrar Financial Secretary

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FINE ARTS Ellison, Watson, Parker, Millward, Ross, Barnard; McCardle. Let’s see, this first group must be the Agricultural and Biological Division. I can see Mr. Sorenson, even now. He certainly was a good counselor... He found out our likes and dislikes and put us into the right kind of courses. ‘These others were his assistants, Miss Carlson, Mr. Kerr, Mr. Lemon, and Mr. Reetz. I learned facts about plant and animal life in their laboratories which I have never forgotten. This second picture is that of the English Department. If Miss Olney and the other English teachers, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Briggs, Mrs. De Caristo, Mrs. Har- bers, Miss Russell, Miss Wall, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Key could only know how much recreational reading we do, then they would realize that Miss Olney’s sales talks, “Read for sheer delight and enjoyment,” “Make good books your companions,” had borne results. This one is Mrs. Harbers; she not only sponsored the Owl but coached all the class and school plays. Turn the page. Behold the staff of the Fine and Household Arts. Miss Ellison, together with Miss McCardle and Miss Barnard, introduced us to the beauty and FOREIGN LANGUAGE Farver, Wail, Rogers, Eames, Smith, Muller.