Herbert Hoover High School - Dias Cardinales Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Cuhure cwefi flue way fo Q inemenf Hoover music students realize that perfection comes with practice. N 18 Harriet Buker B.Mus., M.A., Hoover Belles Frank Close B.Mus., A.B. 0+ fm - QQ he Gary Stollsteimer B.Mus., M.Mus., Pep Band Hoover students were getting the best that any music department can give. Especially good were our instructors. Mrs. Buker wrote an ex- cellent curriculum guide for Music Apprecia- tion that was used in the San Diego City Schools this year. Mr. Stollsteimer, our new band and orchestra leader, played lst trumpet with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Close also used piano for the first time to teach harmony. Amahl and the Night Visitors, our first opera, was presented this year at Christmas. infill! N gp-s-1:14

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lllll ll guioled fAe Cgnexlaerience Despite the fact-that my main contact with the 1964 class has been as the boys' disciplinarian, I feel that this is one of the best classes ever to graduate from Hooverf, Long association with Hoover makes no one more qualified to say this than Mr. Cassie, Boys' Vice Principal. Before becoming one of Hoover's admin- istrators five years ago, Mr. Cassie coached baseball and taught drafting and math. This Hoover alumnus' spare time is spent with his family, scouting for the Yankees and golfing. While Mr. Cassie went to Hoover, he met the girl who became his Wife. v-A at ll Mr. Leslie R. Cassie Proud is Mrs. Ruffa. Her daughter, Tina, is a freshman at Stanford this year and Mrs. Ruffa had the tremendous honor of being chosen as the 1964 Woman of Valour in education by the Temple Beth Sisterhood. Mrs. Ruffa graduated from Weir High School in Weirton, West Virginia, the College of Woos- ter in Wooster, Ohio fB.A.j, and Northwest- ern University in Evanston, Illinois Mrs, Ruffa enjoys music, reading, deep-sea fishing, and working with young people. Mr. Matthie, for four years one of Hoover's most able administrators, started his career by attending San Bernardino junior College in 1956. Coming to San Diego in 1938, he gradu- ated from S.D.S.C. in 1941. After Bb years of service in the Air Force, he began his teach- ing career in Victorville, California in 1946. Two years later in 1948, Mr. Matthie accepted a position at Hoover and has since been Direc- tor of Athletics, coach of both football and baseball, math teacher, and for 12 years, at- tendance coordinator. After a year as assistant supervisor of physical education for the San Diego City Schools, he was appointed vice principal at Hoover in 1961. Mr. Matthie received his M.A. degree at California Western University. Mr. William G. Matthie

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Mig mzflt engea fire Wind , ts, N, 1 f i K, , l s . JM F.. Geraldine Connell B.A., M.A. Albert Decker B.S., M.A. Graydon Crabtree Richard Darst B.A. BA., B.S., M,A. Lr,,r I' W A A as r Helen Donnelly Nelina Enos B-A-, B.A. Senior counselor '4 t - 1 . ff' A Explaining a math problem is a good way to show what you know, and what you don't' John Finan William Fink Florence jordan Francis Kidder A-B BA. B-S., MA.. BA., MA., Sill-Cty COLlI'lCll Math Efivfes Floyd Lowe A.B., M.A., Chess Club, Law Club Willis Putnam, jr. B.S., Gay Blades Our Math department, too, had some sur- prises for us this year. A new Geometry book by Moise and Downs was introduced. The San Diego City College Calculus course also adopt- ed a more modern book. All the classes offered this year, except regular Senior Trigonometry and Algebra, were modern mathematics and were operated under the newest teaching meth- ods. The S.M.S.G. and advanced math courses kept Hoover students up on the latest studies in this growing field. 19