Booker T Washington High School - Washingtonian Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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Library Assistants Help with Important Tasks FRONT ROW: Sandra Cooper, Phyllis Smith. ROW 2: Wilma Grimmes, Margaret Shelly, Belinda Haskins. ROW 3: Gilbert Lawrence, Steven Laury, Harvey Knotts, Alvin Edwards. ROW 4: Melvin Lambert. A group of students interested in learning more about the library volunteered to serve as library assistants. Prospective assistants had to be recom- mended by their homeroom teachers and had to meet certain qualifications necessary for effective service. The duties which these students per- formed--placing books on shelves, helping to process books for circulation, keeping the library in order and ready for use, writing and delivering overdue notices to homerooms, helping prepare bulletin board displays, filing and typing--relieved the librarians for additional services to stu'- dents. 63 Undisturbed, Phyllis Smith goes about the job of filing library materials.

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Modern Dancers Get Chance To Exhibit Creativity ' Modern dancers spend many hours rehearsing in order to interpret mood and feelings to others. Constant rehearsal is a must if dancers are to keep in shape. 62 what It was quite a familiar sight for one to observe girls dressed in leotards and gracefully glid- ing over the gymnasium floor. These girls were members of the Modern Dance Group who were translating their dance vocabulary into graceful and interpretative movements . At the Christmas Concert presented by the Choir and Girls' Glee Club, the modern dancers assisted in the in- terpretation of the Christmas story. During the year, the group exchanged culture programs with other senior high schools of the area and participated in city -wide dance programs. Students who were creative found an outlet for their creativity by becoming mem- bers of the Modern Dance Group. ' L -..rg

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Members of IBM Club Learn Operation of Various Machines FRONT ROW: Yvette Carney, Margaret Vaughan, Terrie Reid, Patricia Bishop. ROW 2: Clarke Dungee, Joyce Scott, Sheila Urquhart. ROW 3: Beverly Morgan, Denita Land, Cheryl Clark, Sharon Hopkins. Sandra Williams and Cynthia Hopkins use the IBM cards for checking daily attendance. 64 The IBM Club had as its pri- mary objective to impress its members with the importance of data processing in the field of business. This club proved its value by assisting in the maintenance of school records. Members of the club were taught to operate each machine, to make new cards and dupli- cates, and to be familiar with each part of the machine in case of an emergency. In addition to their work in in the IBM center, it was not unusual to see runners up and down halls picking up daily cards to check attendance of the more than 2500 students. The training which these students received will be very valuable to them in the world of business with its compu- terized machines. gl