John Muir High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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,wc .. 'vit V V .ig- vu-q rs- ff The cultured side of courses offered at John Muir are under the direction of several able instructors. Front row, left to right, Louise Selin teaches art activities, design, commercial art and is a Senior Class adviser. John McFarlane teacher music appreciation, serves as a Senior Class adviser, acts as co-adviser for the Pep Commission, advises the Student Activities Commission and is the chairman for the division of art and music. Doris Alden teaches gen- eral art, figure drawing and painting. Back row, Richard Kramer directs Boys' Glee, Girls' Glee, mixed chorus, A Capella Choir, is a Senior Class adviser, assists as co-adviser of the Pep Commission and sponors the Crescendos. Dean Brown teaches music theory, directs the advanced band and orchestra and serves on the awards committee. John Dickerhaff teaches general crafts, iewelry, ceramics, serves on the awards committee and is co-adviser of the Pep Commission. Lee Moyne Mark teaches photography, serves on the awards committee sponsors the Shutterbugs and is a Pasadena Education Association Building Representative. , air! an Jlluaic ou rnmenf, ome and gami y More of Muir's fine faculty is represented here. Charlotte Bo- tello teaches home and family, psychology a n d foods. Ora Belle Theurich teaches clothing. Not pictured are John Neff who teaches U.S. Government and world history. Stephen Reichert teaches U.S. Government and U.S. history. dllgllage I H g -gg While trying to master foreign languages, students greatly ap- preciate the skill and patience of the following talented teach- ers. Left to right, Lester Fenig teaches Spanish, German, co- advises CSF and serves on the awards committee. Mary Kohr teaches Spanish a n d Latin Stephen Reyes teaches Spanish and co - advises C S F. Carl Hedeen teaches Spanish and French. Doris Laftness teaches Spanish and French. Gordon Adams teaches Spanish, French and serves as a Senior Class adviser. Not pictured is Gene- vieve Payne who teaches Span- ish and Latin, I2 G?

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Math Cl ll cience .aug Q Working to combine the complicated facts of science with practical ideas, the teachers in this field did a fine iob. Left to right, Kenneth Marr teaches biology, Stanley Monson teaches psychology, physiology and is a Senior Class Adviser. Not pictured are Robert De Pew, who teaches physical science, and botany. Esther Smith teaches chemistry, biology and serves on the assembly committee. Walter Hall teaches physiology and serves on the health committee. David Horwitz teaches physics, chemistry and co-advises the Pep Commission. Donald Shoup teaches chemistry and is assistant football coach and varsity baseball coach. Science courses were again established as favorites among students through the adept service of the following teachers. Left to right, Albert Razum teaches biology. Pearl Hutchine son teaches physiology and serves as a Senior Class Adviser. Dorothy Glick teaches biology. Ivan Cummings teaches biology. Nicholas Ven- eziano teaches architectural landscaping, home gardening and iointly advises the Mountain, eers. A strong and steady mathematics department has helpkd Muir students delve into unknowns. Left to right, Frank Baum teaches geometry, al- gebra and is a Pasadena Education Associa' tion Building representative. John Venable teaches algebra, refresher arithmetic, trigonom- etry and is a Junior Class adviser. Charles Dana teaches geometry and is a member of the Assembly Committee. Hazel Brewer teaches geometry, algebra and trigonometry. Ralph Williams teaches shop math and geometry, John Williams teaches algebra, sponsors the Key Club and is the division chairman for science and mathematics. Edward Davis teaches geometry and algebra.

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Jtfidory an - f fli,4lpy, J t i tx . .is is x N K' ill I .' , il i 5 ii N A Ht ,.. Above, front row, left to right, Ruth Curry, Al Learned and Ruth Toy. Back row, Ray Chesnutt, Ross Bourne and John Snyder. Ruth Curry teaches English, history and is a Sophomore Class adviser. Al Learned teaches U.S. history and government. Ruth Toy teaches U.S. history and English. Ray Chesnutt teaches history, is a Junior Class adviser, ioint adviser of the Mountaineers and member of the Awards Committee. Ralph Bourne teaches English, history and is a Sophomore Class adviser. John Snyder teaches U.S. history. Below, lett to right, Margaret Buckner, Jess Hughston, Thelma Stoody, Charles Patten and Alfred Hansen. Margaret Buckner teaches English, history and is a Sophomore Cldss adviser. Jess Hughston teaches Eng- lish, history and is a Sophomore Class adviser. Thelma Stoody teaches English and history. Charles Patten teaches English and history. Alfred Hansen teaches history, eco- nomics and is the Humanities division chairman, which includes the departments of homemalcing, history, English government and language departments. i To the left, front row, left to right, Amy Pletsch and Harriet Van Osdel. Back row, John Day, Mary Lau Clayton and William Turley. Amy Pletsch teaches English. Harriet Van Osdel teaches English and is a Senior Class adviser. John Day teaches senior literature, senior com- position, English, is a Junior Class adviser and adviser of the Debating Club. Mary Lou Clayton teaches English and is an adviser of the Junior Class. William Turley teaches English, biology and refresher arithmetic.