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

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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.

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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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Direction in the fields of English and so- cial studies was very capably supplied by, left to right, Frank Welch and Walter Mack, both of whom also serve as Soph- omore Class advisers. Not pictured is Dor- othy McKenzie who teaches English, social studies, serves as a Sophomore class ad- viser ond Harice Neumeister who teaches English, senior composition, speech and is a Senior Class adviser. gl nglblz JW Q X . ' -' fts S iil , '. . A ii? Lett to right, Foy Lampark advises the Sophomore Adelphians and teaches Eng- Iish. Ruth Esterbrook is a Junior Class adviser and teaches senior composition and English. Alfred Ludlow is a Soph- omore Class adviser and teaches English and social studies. Developing a health program of high standards and helping with a cheerful, friendly attitude have made the school nurse, Dora Bastiani, a great favorite. She also serves on the health committee. Front row, left to right, John Limb teaches senior composition, reading techniques and English. Florence Thompson is a Junior Class adviser, a Pasadena Education Association Building rep- resentative and teaches English and reading. Mary Frances Fenady serves on the commencement committee, is chairman of the assembly committee and teaches drama, senior compo- sition and reading techniques. Evelyn Thoreen is a Sophomore Class adviser and teaches English and social studies. Back row, Keith McKay teaches English and U.S. Government. Joseph Lanzarotta is a member of the awards committee, a Pasadena Education Association Building representative and teaches iournalism. Jody Starbuck teaches English. Not pictured is Madeline Bowers who teaches speech and hearing and Jim Bowers who teaches industrial and architectural drafting.