John Fremont High School - Fremontian Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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MISS MEREDITH The Girl's VicefPrincipal, in order to give the girls helpful assistance, should be understanding, tactful, kind and impartial. Besides fulfilling these qualities, Miss Meredith possesses a great interest in def veloping personality and leadership in the girls. This has made her a most valuable adviser. Miss Meredith began her successful career as a teacher in a boarding school. She became a Physical Education and Bi' ology instructor. For four years she was a senior class sponsor and head of the Biolf ogy department at Polytechnic. When Fremont opened in 1925 she was promoted to the position of Girls' VicefPrincipal of Fremont. The Girls' VicefPrincipal has many duties that are assigned such as supervisf ing the girls' interests, stage entertain' ments, and all social functions. Besides these duties Miss Meredith has voluntarily accepted many responsibilities. The most noteworthy being the sponsoring of the Athenian Society and the Girls' SelffGovf ernment. MR. SKINNER Any boy putting in his two hour study period every evening will never have any trouble in high school, stated Doc Skinner. This is the secret of success. Doc, as an adviser to the boys of Fremont, comes in contact with every type of young manhood. He is looked upon as a nregular fellow , yet holding the respect and admiration a man of his position of discipline should hold. Before coming to Fremont he taught Spanish in the Tamalpais Military Acadf emy of San Rafael. This was Docs first school. Later we found him at Polyf technic High School teaching language and coaching athletics Ctrack and footballj. Now, as Fremont's Boys' VicefPrincipal, he handles every branch of our Student Government and also sponsors the Boys' Usher Staff. Fremont appreciates you, Doc and in expressing our gratitude we try to co' operate. f9 Miss MARY C. MEREDITH MR. EDWIN H. SKINNER

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CAPT. INGLIS The student body of Fremont High School commends Mr. Inglis on his rapid success in school administration and the making of frie-ndly contact with the students. Mr. Inglis is a graduate of the Unif versity of Wisconsiii. He then re' ceive-d the position of principal of a boys, boarding school, where he ref mained for twelve years. He served i-n the United States Army from fune, 1916, to August, 1919. At the close of this period of time he came to Calif fornia and settled in Van Nuys. He took up his career again in Hollyf wood. High School where he taught in the science department for three years. In 1923 he became the princif pal of Van Nuys High School where he served until he was transferred to fohn C. Fremont in September, 1932. Mr. Inglis has had association with young manhood in almost every type of organization. He is greatly interested in athletics. In the past he has coached football, baseball, an-d track. He has worked with the Boy Scouts a number of times. In appreciation for his kind attention they have honored him with the presentation of a Silver Beaver. Mr. Inglis is fre' quently called upon to speak at the T.M.C.A. and to the Hifl' counsels. He is greatly admired by all who come in contact with him. I believe the school should serve the community, stated Mr. Inglis. HI am interested in any activity which connects the two. Therefore, I be' lieve in the principles and activities of the Parent Teachers' Association. john C. Fremont offers opportunities to every boy and girl in any activf ity. Everyone should find something of interest to him. I earnestly desire that each boy and girl should make his school life worth while. I am inter' ested in anything that is of interest to the students. Mr. Inglis is a very brilliant conversationalist who will talk of any' thing but himself. -He was a prominent and well thought of citizen of Van Nuys. He was active in civic affairs and was a member of the Rotary club. Although Van Nuys rejoiced at his promotion they deeply felt his loss. Fremont has been very fortunate to have such an excellent personf ality assigned to its head. We, the student bodyuof Fremont High School, look to you, Mr. Inglis, for guidance as we speed on to achieve success in the life that is before us. CAPTAIN J. P, INGLIS I 81

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lf Top 'row left to right: Mrs. Wilt, Miss Clark, Mrs. Boorey, Mrs. Bertrand, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. McGregor, Mrs. Katzky. Second row: Miss Hubbard, Mrs. Anderson, CI-Iead of English De- partmentl, Miss Koehler, Miss Ham- rick, Miss Siddall, Mrs. Mattison. Third row: Mrs. MacB0yle, Mrs. Carr, Miss Bartlett, Mrs. Culvyhouse, Miss Se- Lefrue, Miss McAdoW, Mrs. Brooks. V ENGLISH The English department aims at broadening the horizon of the pupil through the cultivated appreciation of the best in literature and the ability to speak correctly and interestingly and to write with satisfaction to himself and his reader. It touches all the pupils of the school and strives to serve every department. Special courses, which may be elected for the pleasure and profit of the pupil, are Journalism, Crea' tive Writing, Public Speaking and Drama. To express one's self intelligently is of the greatest importance in any occupation, is the opinion of Mrs. Mary Powell Anderson, leader of this department. SCIENCE With the promotion of Mr. R. R. Brown to the oflice of Assistant Supervisor in the division of curriculum under Dr. Featherstone, the Physical and Biological Science departments have been merged with Mr. Horner Derr as head. Subjects taught under this department are Animal Husbandry, Floriculture, Genf eral Science, Biology, First Aid, Home Nursing, Hygiene, Physiology, Photography, Chemistry and Physics. Instruction in these courses seeks to promote an appreciation of and an abiding interest in Nature, also to prepare for college and for later life vocationally or avocationally. Many students take eir initial training in this departf ment for the vocations of nursing, phot ra dairying, floriculture, and similar callings. For college preparation it is une . Top row left to right: Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lukon, Mr. Betts, Mr. Walker, Mr. Robinson. Second row: Miss Shum- way, Miss Allen, Miss Mohn, Miss Cocks, Mrs. Majewsky. Third row: Miss Vary, Mr. Leever, Mr. Derr, fHead of Science Departmentl, Mr, Bailey, Mr. Bach. Not in picture: Mrs. Smith, Mr. Matthews. l10I