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

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,Fieioulirg Fonsees Fiuili Futuna yi The iob of the business and technology teachers was to train students in the different aspects of the business world. Pictured front row, left to right, are Mr. Herman Stromberger, personal finance, busi- ness arithmetic, and Mr. Harold Beam, personal finance, business arithmetic and bookstore. Second row, Mrs. Gladys Barry, shorthand and typing, Mrs. Mildred Wardlow, business machines, typing and business English and Mr, Warren Fisk, typing and business training. Back row, Miss Alma Beye, sec- retarial training, office experience and department chairman and Mr. Gardner Eikenbery, typing. s '1 'S I 6 .EL A very important phase of engineering is the industrial arts. Teachers are, front row, left to right, Mr. Edmund Molinar, auto shop, Mr, Philip Kulcuruza, drafting, auto shop, metal working, electronics, and radio and Mr. James Bowers, draft- ing, Back row, Mr. Bev Morant, machine shop and metal working, Mr, Robert Carroll, stage craft and drafting, Mr. Theodore Knudson, woodworking, Mr. William Allen, electronics and radio and Mr. Julian Mozzarella, graphic arts and printing. Muir's language classes have been very helpful in teaching students foreign lan- guages. Front row, left to right, are Mr. Stephen Reyes, Spanish, Mrs. Genevieve Payne, Latin and Spanish, Miss Mary Kohr, Latin and Spanish and Mr. Lester Fenig, German and Spanish. Back row, Mr. Carl Hedeen, Spanish and French, Mr. Charles Haas, Spanish and Mr, Gordon Adams, French and Spanish.

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lf MJD D 4 to Sai-mt is a Lomplriated field vvliicli is well taught by our capable teachers, who are pictured above. Front row, lelt to riglit Mr Niciolas Veneziana who teaches landscaping, home qardeninq and botanyg Miss Esther Smith who teaches chem- istry: Miss Sylvia Ranney who teaches chemistry and algebra and Mrs. Pearl Hutchinson who teaches physiology. Second row, Mr. Albert Razum who teaches biology, Mr. Stanley Monson who teaches physiology, Mr. Walter Doc Hall who teaches physiology and Mr. Phillip Simon who teaches biology and physiology. Back row, Mr. Robert De Pew who teaches physical science, botany and chemistryg Mr. David Horwitz who teaches physics and physical science and Mr. Hector Munn who teaches biology. Soi nee and ffleltlb Popular at Main .lohn Muir s mathematical minds are pictured belovv, front row, left to right, Mr. William Baum who teaches geometry and alg-bra, Miss Hazel Bivvvvi WllO'lPClCl1PS plane geometry and algebra, Mr, David Horwitz who teaches geometryg Miss Sylvia Rmmey who te-mlies algebra and Mr. Charles Sang who teaches geometry. Back row, Dr. John Venflble who teaches algt-lata and trigonometiyg Mr. Jolm Williams who teaches algebra and is the head of the science and mathematics cle- partmoitt: Mi, Joel Winans and Mr. Edward Davis who teaches algebra and business arithmetic. EA. T iii 5 t ll.

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- - ,,,,.....-- ...-1 in introducing lin-telleo-ltuieil idl els Muir's home economics department offered many fine courses which were greatly enioyed by the students. From left to right, are Mrs. Evelyn Thoreen, Mrs. Ora Belle Theurich and Mrs. Charlotte Botello. Mrs. Thoreen teaches child growth and development, home planning and management, clothing, V English and social studies. Mrsf Theurich teaches clothing. Home and family and foods are taught by Mrs. Botello. Pictured to the right are John Muir's school nurses who have so care- fully developed a health program of high standards. Left to right are Mrs. Thilma Spehar and Mrs. Ann Weatherwax. -us X31 ft' Our efficient head librarian Mrs. Lura Nelson, right, and her assistant Miss Gertrude Johnson have worked hard in mak- ing the new library run smoothly and silently. -, ..-.-. -A--- ' -'- , . ..l.l.-- E i 'Y These humanities teachers played an important part in the development of the young minds of our generation. Pictured front row, left to right, are Mrs. Florence Junker, who teaches English, social studies and refresher arithmetic, Mrs. Sibyl Strain, who teaches reading techniques, English and U.S. History, Miss Harriet Van Osdel, who teaches public speaking, English and counseling, Mrs. Margaret Buckner, who teaches English, social studies and U.S. History, Mrs. Ruth Esterbrook, who teaches English, Senior composition and creative writing, and Mrs. Claribel Schwartz, who teaches English, Senior composition and creative writing. Back row, Mr. Glen Cargyle, who teaches drama, English and U.S. History, Mr. George Pierce, who teaches Cali- fornia Cadet Corps and drama, Mr. Richard Ek, who teaches iournalism lBlazerl, and study hall and Mr. Charles Patten, who teaches U.S. History, English and social studies and Mr. Keith McKay, who teaches English and social studies. 2 I l