Washington Lee High School - Blue and Gray Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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I I -.11 1 ,,..f- 1:01. nh-Ov Qian .3100 1 - ' L A-111 1-s-or-A1-Cn' :lad L osQj-shl in anQc-131 'll 'FUN U1 01- 397 1-ini: Us :lvl-ui Hit on .ggi -rue miami- '07 1' j1 0- 43' lil lv 'fl' hula-sis 0 iii? Y fm 111 Tim Hogan, Larry Hogoboom and Roger Fei-nr discuss rheir fufuros wifh counselor Miss Sarah Cloucl on Career Day. The Guidance Deparfmenf of Washingfon-Lee provides fhe sfudenf, fhrough counseling, wifh a beffer undersfanding of his capabilifies, bofh menfally and physically, so fhaf he may learn fo ufilize fhem fo lheir fullesf exfenf. This year, The deparfmenf, under fhe supervision of Mr. Thomas l-laynie. carried on a program of more infensive sfudenl counseling. A sub-division of The main guidance program is fhe Voca- fional Guidance Deparfmenf headed by Mr. Lesfer Wilson. The main goal of fhis division is fo relafe indusfry fo fhe high school. This year, fhe deparfmenf planned several acfivi- 'ries of special inferesf fo fhe sfudenfs. Among 'rhese was Career Day on November I8, which provided informafion on various careers relafed by specialisfs in fheir own field. Placemen+ Day, held on February 3, enabled local em- ployers fo meef employees fhrough conferences wifh fhose seniors inferesfed in working wifh a chosen business firm or company affer graduafion. Sfudenfs inferesfed in The various branches of fhe armed services were offered fhe opporfunify fo increase fheir knowl- edge by viewing displays and lisfening fo guesf speakers on Armed Services Day. The primary purpose of fhis evenf was fo inform fhe boys as fo fhe besf way fhey could serve fheir milifary obligafions and yef confinue 'rheir educafion in fhe meanfime. GUIDANCE EXPAN DS INTENSIVE PROGRAM Wilmer Kerns, A.B.. M.A.. Trevecca Nazarene College, Universify of Michigan: Guidance Counselor. Mrs. Honora Obourn, B.S., M.A.. Columbia Universify, Indiana Universify, New York Uni- versifyg Guidance Counselor. Mrs. Marie Peckham, B.S., M.A., Universify of Pennsylvania, George Washinqfon Universifyg Guidance Counselor. Jack Wilson, B.S., Wake Foresf Coll-eqe, Norfh Carolina Sfafe College: Guidance Placemenf Counselor. 22 Faculfy Mable Allen, B.A.. M.A., Wesfhampfon College, Georqe Washinglon Universifyg Guidance Counselor. Sarah Cloud, A.B., M.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Columbia Universifyg Guidance Counselor. Befh Drake, B.A.. M.A., American Universify, Columbia Universify, George 'Washinqfon Universifyg Guidance ' Counselor. Mr. Thomas Haynie, Direcfor of Guidance: B.A., M.A., Randolph-Macon Men's College, George Washingfon Universify.

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PRINCIPALS FILL VACANCIES W 1,4 Mrs. Doris H. Maffliews discusses 'the whys and wherefores of school policy wi+l'1 sophomore Tom Derr in +l'1e main oFfice. l Hard-worlring Assis+anf Principal Mr. Richard Blocker, Jr. busily accepts Mr. W. A. Michael, Assisfani' Principal, works on imporianf evaluafions anofher paper for his packed in-basl:e+. concerning impor+an+ adminisfrafive maHer. ,I N, ll l l Faculiy 2I

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'Q Mrs. Doris Robinson, an office secrelary. and Tom Holland, a iunior, discuss fhe imporlance of school insurance. DAILY TASKS CHALLENGE SECRETARIES Even wilh IBM machines lceeping 'rraclc of allendance and quarlerly reporl' cards, and wi'rh 'rhe aid of newly purchased diclaphones replacing lhe 'rime-consuming iolo ol 'raking dic- Jralion. 'rhere were slill numerous ofher 'raslcs for lhe secre- laries lo do. Each day of 'rhe school year required lhese necessary secrelarial middlemen lo answer lhe phone, dislrib- ule The mail, lype. and acl as a general informalion cenfer. Conslanl demands of sludenls, leachers, parenls, and ad- minislralors proved 'foo much for live secrelarial divisions in I964. So. in l965, The slalf divided i'rs inslruclional slalf info 'rhree divisions 'rhus making seven branches. There were four adminislralive secrelaries, a library aid, one guidance assislanl. a boolclceeper, lhe regislrar, Two secrelaries for lhe individual deparlmenl heads, and lwo separaie helpers for 'rhe Science and English deparlmenls. Faculfy 23 Mrs.. Myra Hall answers Senior Greg Shel+on's ques+ion, while Mrs Doris Robinson busies herself wifh ofher work,