Bladensburg High School - Peacecrosser Yearbook (Bladensburg, MD)

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'S-1 T7 BUSY-BUSY-BUSY-Miss Ehlers checks schedules for juniors. WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE?-Mr. Kammerer says that St. Mary's is a good choice, while Mr. Lieberman, guidance coun- selor, and Suzanne de Lathouder listen to the details. LANFEF n '5-. Counselors Guide The Guidance Department as BHS, which is approxi- mately 20 years old, was manned by three counselors this year. Miss Nancy O'Neill, the Sophomore counselor, orien- tated new students to Bladensburg, tested abilities, aided the Sophomores with their course selections and presented vocational and educational information. The junior counselor was Miss Dorothy Ehlers, and she helped the P.T.A. with Career Night, tested ability and achievement, planned programs, gave scholarship infor- mation and tested for scholarships. While not having as long a list of duties as the former two, Mr. Harry Lieberman, Senior counselor, nevertheless had quite a job sponsoring College Night and pre- senting 589 Seniors with vocational and educational information. Besides these particular duties, the Guidance Depart- ment also met with representatives from college admis- sions offices, orientated junior high school students and parents by visits to their schools and met with military recruiters. Miss Dorothy M. Ehlers, B.S. Guidance Mr. Harry Lieberman, jr., B.S. Guidance Miss Nancy K. 0'Neill, BLA., M.A. Guidance ALL APPOINTMENTS MADE-Mrs. Turnbull discusses plans for the day with Miss O'Neill. 7'

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4 lfffkfv ' 57' f Ju C Xvcfflzq fam wfijwf' W moothly f glad W XM D riff We W1 MR. ARMAND M. MR. SAMUEL W. MR. HARRY R. HUGHES BISCONTINI GEISSENHAINER Vice-Principal Vice-Principal Vice-Principal Mr. Armand Biscontini is no newcomer to Bladens- burg. Although he has only been a vice-principal since 1958, he taught Science here from 1946 to 1949 and then held a position with the Prince George's County Board of Education from 1949 to 1958, Mr. Biscontini grad- uated from Old Forge High School in Pennsylvania and received his B.S. degree from the University of Scranton. He is currently doing graduate work at George Washing- ton University. A former Army man, Mr. Biscontini in- dulges in a game of golf often, although he is not a presidential hopeful. Mr. Samuel Geissenhainer has been vice-principal of the Vocational Technical Department since 1949. He received his B.S. degree at Pennsylvania State Teachers' 1 4' DEAR SIR the letter goes on as Mr Hu hes dictates to College and M.E. degree from the University of Mary- land. Besides teaching vocational drafting to Junior and Senior students, Mr. Geissenhainer also gardens and collects clocks. Mr. Harry Hughes has been vice-principal at Bladens- burg since 1956. He is a loyal Bladensburg fan even though he attended Hyattsville High School the first year it opened. Mr, Hughes received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from George Washington University and has taken grad- uate courses at the University of Maryland. Besides carry- ing out his duties as vice-principal, Mr. Hughes is a modern day Davy Crocket as he is a life member of the National Rifle Association. HELLO MR BISCONTINI SPEAKING ust another . g , .i day Mrs. Nagel. for the vice-principal. 15

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More Thon 6,000 Books Mrs. Blanche F. Franklin, B.S. Library Science Library Club, Chairman of Library Department I-G AN ADDITION TO BHS-Mrs. Franklin and Mr. Vozar discuss the plans for the new library. QI Y A BOOK FOR EVERY SUBJECT-Mrs. Franklin and Mrs. Cox, secretary, take inventory of library books. The library at BHS will soon be no more. Of course, it is only moving approximately 40 yards, but neverthe- less it's still moving. The new library, which will not only accommodate more students but will have additional facilities to better serve the school, is scheduled to open in September of 1960. The Senior Class of 1960 is the last class to use the present library, which was organized in 1952, for the duration of its three years at BHS. Alumnae, graduating Seniors, juniors and Sophomores will remember the old library as the faithful materials center of the school. Here students found not only books, but magazines, pamphlets, pictures, filmstrips, slides, globes, maps and recordings, also, Besides the books. books, books which will move to the new library, Mrs. Blanche Franklin, who has been librarian at BHS since 1956, will also move. PROGRESS TAKES TIME-Mrs. Franklin is anxious for the completion of the new library which will be in use next year. - ' K , ,V ggi, T l Lf H Nay 'i'j.'?'1x as-Z-p' Li! .IU ' 5. U' 'VB T f .. E- wt , -A VJ it lp 1 Q 4 v -. 11 fi, ' 'Il W r' I is T x ' P s --r 2 1, fa if an . 1 -...A -'5.'e2za. , 1 535 'Ig - ' ' - 5' f' A I . - 1 Y. K ' . 1 ' -43 . -'f.a52Q, , -Q - ,un llhllllllf f Q r, M - AX pursuan- F 'fri A .' T' f- , , r, ur 1 ,f -1--use J , Q-.. s U Q ai? a - P -- cl - 5, - .f -, 1 - X -- r,-..L,,F - q- - -1 - V 1 . K L .