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

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Top row left to right: Mr. Morrill, Mr. Misner fHead of Commercial De- partmentl, Miss Flack, Mr. Bauer, Mr. Nimmo. Second row: Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Taft, Miss White, Miss Miller. Thirfl row: Miss Unger, Mrs, Sanders, Miss Carhart, Miss Stack, Miss Griffin. CQMMERCE 'n To give vocational, utilitarian, and cultural training is the threeffold aim of the Commercial department. The accounting course gives a perspective of business as a whole, but prepares for positions to be taken out of high school. A salesmanship cur' riculum deals with developing the personality or prepares for activities involving the buying or selling of goods or services. Stenography prepares directly without further training or expense for oiiice positions. Mr. Misner, pioneer pathfinder and founder of the department, has fostered it with splendid generalship and patience and has done a great service to the school and students. MECHANIC ARTS Thirtyftwo varieties of work are taught in the ten trade courses which comprise the Mechanic Arts department, under the leadership- of Mr. George E. Springer. These trades are auto electrics, auto mechanics, machine shop, wood shop, electricity, printing, sheet metal, architectural, structural and mechanical drafting, and applied physics. Qf 381.9 students enrolled here, 1985 62761 are boys. 339 of these boys were enrolled in the four period per day vocational course which forms a trade basis and teaches proficiency, 1461 took a two period Industrial Art course which is formed to give a broad appreciation of and general ability in these trades. Top row left to right: Mr. Crittenden, Mr. Wright, Mr. Biscayart, Mr. Ran- som, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Foster. Secofml row: Mr. Brown, Mr. Hall, Mr. Olney, Mr. Josselyn, Mr. Raynor, Mr. L. Bryant, Mr. F. Bryant. Third row: Mr. Vestey, Mr. Woodyard, Mr. Parke, Mr. Springer KI-Iead of Mechanic Arts Departmentj, M1'. Casper. Mr, Hazel- wood. Not in jzicture: Mr. King, Mr. Thomas. E111

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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

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T971 T010 Mr. Haserot, Mr. Dirckx, Mr Coffman. Second row: Mrs Mrs. Hayes fChair- man of Educationl, Mr. HHYIGY f of Boys, Physical Ed- UCHUOHF Third row: Mrs. Weide, Mrs. Healey, Mrs. Miller. N : Mrs. Du Fault, McGee. Mathematical courses include applied and general mathematics as well as plane geometry, elementary and advanced algef bra, solid geometry, and trigonometry, which are preparatory to a college course in engineering work, according to Mr, Robert G. Estep, department head. FCREIGN LANGUAGES Courses in French, German, Latin and Spanish are offered by this department. Inf formation on the customs, history and artisf tic achievements of the people whose lan' guage pupils are studying supplements the language study. Correspondence with stu' dents in foreign countries is carried on. GIRLS' AND BCYS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION The physical education departments headed by Mrs. Hayes and Mr. Haney, ref spectively, aim, primarily, to teach leadf ership, individuality, cofordination of body movement and team Work funityj by games, gymnastics, and rhythm training. Competitive afterfschool athletics instruct the student to use his leisure time in a conf structive manner. Efforts of the two departments are directed towards teaching cleanliness, prof moting a spirit of friendliness, and pref paring the person to fit into his communf ity in later life. mf- if ff-f.. ' Top row left to right: Mrs. Green ILD, Mrs. Gillmann CLD, Miss Cage QLD, Miss Reed CChairman of Language Depart- mentl, Mrs. Lefler QLD. Second row: Miss Wentz KMJ, Mr. Estep CChairman of Mathematics Departmentl, Mrs. Scho- field fMl. Third row: Mrs. Wallace CMJ, Miss Reed is chairman. Top row left to right: Mrs. Joos, Miss Harron, Mrs. Shaw, Miss Hepler. Second row: Miss Brackney, Miss Thorpe, Mrs. Thornburgh. Third rofzv: Miss Davis. Mrs. Clarke fChairman of Social Science De- partmentj, Mrs, Garner. 12 Mrs. Tilson CMJ, Miss Capito CMD. Not in picture: Miss Ramboz KLD. SOCIAL SCIENCE According to computations by Mrs. Esther G. Clarke, head of this department, 1825 students or 48W of the school take Social Science. Cf this large enrollment only two years are required. This large group is divided into 50 classes and offers Social Studies, Modern World History, U. S. History and Civics, Economic Geogf raphy, and Social Problems. Four classes of Senior A's and B's elect Social Studies to gain an understand' ing of the world they are to enter after graduation. I