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

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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.

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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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rs Jessie Clopton was the cafeteria manager for this year. Mr. Mauritz Dahlberg was the head custodian tor 1957-58. -gtg-L, 5561 6, , iilllllllsf ' lllo 'E '4 -ul ntn ll Feeding the throngs of hungry Muirites was Muir's capable cafeteria staff. They are, front row, left to right, Mrs. Helen Kinnamon, Mrs. Jessie Clopton, manager, Mrs. Velma Thompson, Mrs. Carrie Par- sons, Mrs. Irene Thompson, Mrs. Rosie Bratcher, Mrs. Yakiki Ishida and Mrs. Janet Fildes. Back row, Mrs. Kathleen Mahan, Mrs. Edith Norris, Mrs. Loretta Crowder, Mrs. lris Wilkins, Mrs. Frances Chamber- lain, Mrs. Alice Bartlett, Mrs. Anna Mondorf, Mrs. Betty Alexander and Mrs. Ellen Johnson. Kept busy handling absences, scheduling appointments and doing office work in general was Muir's outstanding staff of secretaries. They are, front row, left to right, Mrs. lngeborg Swaim, Mrs. Etta Meredith, Mrs. Jean Tharp, Mrs. Mary Hood, Mrs. Virginia Henson and Mrs. Cynthia Slaton. Bark row, Mrs. Lucille Zeboray, Mrs. Suzanne Kulp, Miss Dorothy Wool- house, Miss Anna Mae Scholtz, Mrs. Dorothy Roberts and . ' ' -o---Q-1-gg wg if J Q- x. A-s- JJ SX 1 X A l illq it-ii gl I,.f X Mrs. Froma Scheff. Muir is fortunate in having a large and well-qualified staff of custodians who spend many long hours cleaning up and preparing for various school functions. Front row, left to right, Mr. Eugene Fandaugh, Mr. Mauritz Dahlberg, Mr. Ted Cass, Mr. Jesse Elliot, Mr. Tommy Kostos, Mr. Ben I'-rench and Mr. Arthur Fuller. Second row, Mr. Joseph Gledhill, Mr. Gabriel Sortino, Mr. Alamis Wytt, Mrs. Isabel Minton, Mr. William Bolland and Mr. Robert Kilgore. Bock row, Mr. Bob Williams, Mr. William Anderson, Mr. Warren Corey, Mr. Charles Murray, Mr. Robert Cook and Mr. Napoleon Simpson.