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

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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

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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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Instruction in the humanities division was very capably supplied by these teachers. Front row, left to right are Mr Alfred Ludlow, who teaches Eng- lash social studies and is a iunior class counselor, Mrs Hilda Manley who teaches psychology, Mrs. Ruth Toy who teaches English and social studies, Mrs Mary Lou Clayton who teaches English and U S History and Mr Burton Anderson, who teaches English and iournalism ll-loofbeatsl. Back row, Mr. George Jackson who teaches English, biology and refresher arithmetic Mr Alfred Hansen, chairman of the humanities department and teacher of eco- nomics and US History, Mr, Stanley Sheinkopf, who teaches English Mr Kenneth Rice, who teaches English Mr Charles Byers, who teaches Senior composition and creative writing and Senior liter- ature and Mr Jody Starbuck, who teaches English and ?vesentfin, Positive Pevspeet ves Students learned to appreciate the social sciences through the skill and understand- ing of the following teachers. Left to right are Dr. Stephen Reichert, who teaches U.S, Government, Mr. John Snyder, who teaches U.S. History and sociology and Mr. Ray Chesnutt, who teaches U.S. Government and world history. 4-1- -1: Not pictured are Mr. John Dickerhotf, general and advanced crafts, iewelry and ceramics, Mr. Ivan Cummings, biology, Mr. W. K. Ansite, geometry, Mr. Charles Dana, geometry, Dr. John Venable, algebra, trigonometry and geometry, Mrs. Josephine Bergeron, French and Spanish, Mrs. Ruth Dean, Spanish, Mr. Donovan Ballard, U.S. History and woodworking, Mr. Ross Bourne, English and U.S. History, Miss Madeline Bowers, speech correction, Mr. Michael Collins, English, Mrs. Ruth Curry, English and U.S. History, Mr. Jess Hughston, English and U.S. Government, Mr. Walter Mack, English and U.S. Government, Mrs. Dorothy McKenzie, English and U.S. History, Mrs. Harice Seeds, Senior composi- tion and creative writing, speech and English, Mrs. Thelma Stoody, English and U.S. History, Mrs. Charlotte Viereck, English and reading techniques and Mr. Frank Welch, English and U.S. History.