Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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1 n 11 Mr. Frank D. Beck Principal Albright College, B.S. University of Pennsylvania, M.A. New Schedules Increase Administrators’ Problems Co-ordinating school activities; acting as advisors to teachers, parents, and pupils; supervising instruc- tion; assuring the smooth operation of the school and its activities — these are in general some of the constant tasks that keep the administration of CHS in a state of activity and concern. Mr. Beck, as prin- cipal of Churchland’s 1150 students, and Mr. Gas- kins, as assistant principal, are daily involved in matters about which the student body is seldom aware. Mr. Beck is primarily concerned with administra- tion and supervision. All things directly and indirect- ly involved with a school activity come in the scope of his concern. The scheduling of students’ classes is a constant problem from February to September of each year. Methods of improving instruction come about as a result of his classroom supervision. As the one in charge of discipline, Mr. Gaskins sees to it that proper order is maintained for the sound operation of the school. Bus transporation and operation are another area of his concern, as is building operation and management. Though most of their time is spent in administra- tive duties, both Mr. Beck and Mr. Gaskins find time to boost the school in its many extra-curricular activities and to make it “the best in all the land.” Mr. Lloyd Gaskins Assistant Principal Virginia Polytechnic Institute, B.S., M.S. 22 Administration

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Department Emphasizes Students’ Self Expression Mrs. Shirley Aikin Tennessee Temple College, B.A. College of William and Mary, M.Ed. English 10, Guidance Mrs. Winifred Davis Department Chairman American University, B.A. English 12 Mrs. Marion Ellis University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.A. English 9 COMPLETING HIS JUNIOR English assignment, Larry Tri- meyer underlines an important pas.sage to prepare for the analyzing and criticizing of the O’Henry short story in class. The challenge of creative writing was presented to all Churchland English students this year. Emphasis was placed on this type of work to increase the stu- dents’ skill in writing and in expressing themselves logically and coherently as a preparation for higher education. Grammar, an essential in good com- position and conversation, was included in all grade levels, while it was stressed particularly in all sopho- more classes. The third ingredient in an English education, reading experience, was contained in the extensive literature program of all classes. Freshmen and sophomores read such great works as Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and portions of Homer’s classic epic poem The Odyssey. Juniors in their study of American literature not only utilized their regular textbooks, but they also studied the universal truths and pro- found symbolism in Melville’s Moby Dick and Haw- thorne’s The Scarlet Letter, found in the book of four American novels. The fostering parent of American writing, English literature, was explored by seniors. Outside reading of Greek tragedies. The Canterbury Tales, and George Bernard Shaw’s plays supplemented classwork, such as Ivanhoe and Macbeth. By offering enriching and challenging courses in literature, grammar, and composition, GHS’s Eng- lish Department has striven to improve the indivi- dual’s methods of self-expression. English 23