James Monroe High School - Valhalla Yearbook (North Hills, CA)

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MR. ELMER SCHMIDT, Chairman SCIENCE Mr. Elmer Albert Schmidt was born in Chicago, Illinois. He spent two years attaining his A.A. degree at Los Angeles City College, cmd received his B.A. degree at the University of California at Los Angeles. He earned his M.S. degree at the University of Southern California. Upon his graduation in l952, he began teaching at Lompoc, California. His next employment as a teacher was at Hollywood High School. Mr. Schmidt has taught biology, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, physical science, life science I and ll, mod- ern science, and physiology. Of these subiects he prefers to teach physics and chemistry. His travels have extended over Europe, through the courtesy of the gov- ernment. A few years ago one of his students won first prize at the South- ern California Science Fair, which gave Mr. Schmidt the opportunity to travel to Cleveland, Ohio, as her sponsor. Mr. Schmidt lives in Sepulveda with his wife and four children. In his spare time he likes to play golf and bowl, though he likes most other sports. He also enioys activities with his family. Mr. Schmidt carries out the usual department head duties, and in addition sponsors the Rocket Club and is the coordinator of Service Clubs. GUIDES OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT: lleft to rightl Row I lseatedl: Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Burton, Mrs. James, Miss Haspel. Row 2: Mr. Newman, Mr. Miller, Mr. Hiller- man, Mr. Kopoulos, Mr. Falotico, Mr. McMillan.

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ENGLISH Mr. Paul A. Faucett was born in Fresno, California, in 1924. He attended Los Angeles City College and the University of Southern California for a total of seven years, starting his teaching career directly upon leaving college. Mr. Faucett has taught at Coachella Union High School near Indio, California, at Sutter Junion High School in Canoga Park, and at Paul Revere Junior High School in Brentwood, California. His maior teaching fields include Social Studies and English, but here at Monroe, Mr. Faucett teaches only English. Mr. Faucett's schooling was interrupted for a period of two years by service in the Navy. ln the service, he was trained to be a malari- ologist, working in swamp areas of the Orient and the southern United States. During his duty in the service, and on his own, he has traveled widely throughout the United States, Hawaii, Shanghai, Tien- tsin, and in the Panama Canal Zone, Of the many places he visited, he was most impressed with Hawaii. During his spare time, Mr. Faucett enioys packing back into the Sierra Mountains and, to quote him, roughing it. As a hobby, he likes to observe people as an amateur psychologist. The future holds many exciting times for our English Department Chairman. ln September, he will embark on a sabbatical leave to Europe. Mr. Faucett plans on visiting as many countries as he can while he is abroad, and he also plans to further his education while he is in Europe. qi AGE AND OUR EDDA MR. PAUL FAUCETTE, Chairman ENGLISH DEPARTMENT: Ueft to rightl Row 1: Mrs. Harnack, Mr. Ban, Miss Grindstaff, Mrs. Bernstein, Mr. Friedman. Row 2: Mr. Horwitz, Mr. Aizenstat, Mr. MacAr thur, Mr. Faucette, Mr. Burwell, Mr. Ray, Mrs. Rothenburg, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Cannata.

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Mr. Otto Alexander Heinkel, head of the Math Department here at Monroe, is a native of Hollywood, California. He graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with an A.B. degree in mathe- matics. He started his teaching career at La Mesa Junior High School in 1950, and then moved to Woodrow Wilson High School in Los An- geles, California. He has now been teaching for eight years. Mr. Heinkel is teaching math courses at Valley College. Last summer he was granted a scholarship from the University of California at Los Angeles. Mr. Heinkel has two hobbies: swimming and boxing. He has traveled to England, France, Belgium, Germany, Scotland, and New- foundland. Mr. Heinkel also sponsors the math club, and conducts an advanced math class for students before school. He is married and has two chil- dren, aged nine and six years. OUR FUTURE MR. OTTO HEINKEL, Chairman MATH DEPARTMENT: llett to right, Row l lseatedlz Mr. Heinkel, Mr. Howard, Mrs Jones, Mr. Winters. Row 2 lstundingl: Mr. Matthews, Miss Schwertz, Mr. Coole Mr. Carlson.