Andrew Lewis High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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English Scholars Vault through Dickens, Themes, MRS. MARTHA LOGAN English and Latin MISS MYRA MOSELEY English and Public Speaking MR. WALTER ROBINSON English and Advanced Grammar MR. H. HADDEN DUDLEY English Unbeknownst to Mr. Robinson, blushing articulator of the English Department, Preston Garraghty prepares to wreak some havoc on his mistreated teacher; Wonder Warthog and Wendell Key are innocent bystanders. MRS. MARY U. KRAUSE English and Journalism MRS. ELSIE WERTZ English MRS. PATRICIA JOHNSON English 24

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LIBRARY ASSISTANTS— SEATED: Martha Dixon, Vickie Stallings, Phyllis Craighead, Sharon Pruitt, Stephanie Law, Mary Womack. STANDING: Sue Francisco, Denise Spencer, Pat Hines, Mary Sue Cobb, Linda Lawrence, Carolyn Harris, Sue Schilling, Charlotte Snapp, Wanda Martin, Judy Williams, Linda Pruitt, Lou Thompson, Katie Campbell, Helen Coffman. and Chewing Gum a Sticky Situation An integral part of student life, the school library was one of the best-stocked in the county. 15,000 fiction and non-fiction books, 1000 of them added this year, offered students contact with knowledge in all fields related to their education. The library also received a total of 100 periodicals and newspapers on the national, state, and local level for research work or browsing. Innovations were a prominent feature of the library this year. Under head librarian Mrs. Counts, the li¬ brary was rearranged, forming one complete refer¬ ence room to allow a reading room uncluttered by shelves. All the audio-visual equipment was placed under the librarians’ administration, and a number of filmstrips and recordings were collected and placed for student reference in the back room. An efficient staff, including the new librarian, Mrs. English, stood ready to answer numerous questions, check out materials, and mend well-used books. They maintained the necessary silence, and saw to it that the 300-400 daily users of their department worked to the fullest in the library. Susan Agee finds herself in a familiar predicament: getting instructions on library eti¬ quette from Mrs. Counts. 23

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Poe, Blake, Themes, Wolfe, Dostoevsky, and Themes Under the swashbuckling leadership of Walter Robinson, the English Department really laid it on ’em” this year. Mr. Robinson and the other English teachers led students on a jolting literary journey from Beoivulf and the Walam Olutn through Macbeth and Great Expectations to For Whom the Bell Tolls and Lord of the Flies, with occasional side trips to accost controversials Ginsberg, Dylan, and Hugh Hefner. Freshman and sophomore English students received the tra¬ ditional preparation, suffering through Dickens and Eliot. Juniors concentrated on American literature and seniors joy¬ fully plunged into the literature of the British Isles. In hopes of earning a few brownie points from Mrs. Phaup, many junior English scholars received training in Norwegian language, literature and tradition to supplement Ben Franklin, Nathaniel Hawthorne, etc. For several weeks, Ahab and Ish- mael became household words for those discovering Moby Dick. Seniors listened to tapes, wrote satires, and produced myriads of research papers. The Bard of Avon was in the thick of it all the way. Emphasis was placed on English literature, but seniors, determined not to confine themselves to the Liverpool realm, delved into other European works. A liberal dose of background material (history, sociology, and politics) was presented Seniors as a study aid. Organization and critical ana¬ lysis were musts. A hope for better grammar and accurate compositions brought a new tribulation to seniors this year. Advanced grammar and composition was initiated into the Lewis curriculum with sweat, blood, and tears. Departure from the traditional characterized this new and exciting course. Morale was high, criticism low, and English became the opiate of the masses. Adding a bit of drama to depart from the daily routine of English class are Debbie Fleming, Mary Jo Sherrard, and Paul Archer. MISS GAIL LEIGH MRS. SUE H. BANNER MRS. 1 SANDRA S. PHAUP English English English and Art 25