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

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5 L Fine Arts Foster Appreciation Through Knowledge of After a iano recital given in Mrs. H. W, Iackson's piano class, Mr Preston Mrs Alexander, Mr Pixley and P Mrs, johnson discuss with Enoch Alexander his future as a musician 1 R Mr. I. S. Greene Mrs. D. S. Holmes Mrs. H. W. Jackson Mrs. M. F. Jennings Mr. J. K. Roth Mr. R, D. Walker 94

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Mr. T. Rhode , jr. Mrs. R. W, Richter Developmental Reading W 1 Brenda Luffborough and Sharon Freeman, mem- bers of the American Studies Class under the guidance of Mrs. Dabney and Mrs. Walker, demonstrate a scene from Uncle Tom's Cabin . The task of providing basic in- struction in the language arts skills belongs to the English De- partment. Its faculty is dedicated to this duty and no stone was left unturned in a continuous effort to find methods and materials that would provide effective means of reaching each student enrolled. During the 1968-69 school year special emphasis was placed on developmental reading in all English classes and pro- grams geared to the special needs of disadvantaged pupils. W .ff Mrs. E. M. Swann Mrs. D. D. Trotman Mrs. G. G Ward Mrs. V. B. West jim McClammy and Yvonne Miller share English Lit notes before class discussion begins. ' IYUI, -L

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Cultural Backgrounds The Fine Arts Department has always enthralled students, mus- ically or artistically inclined. Students who wanted to express their feelings in hues, tones or movements rushed to band, cho- rus or art classes. The arts enabled students to become a greater part of their cultural background and to learn more about the cultural back- ground of others. A day in a band or choral class transported a stu- dent from an Eastern European chorale to a spr-ightly American march or patriotic song, exem- plifying the mood and culture of a people at a given time . This was also true of art classes where the students studied the techniques and styles of artists of different cultures. Not only did the students dents study the cultures of the world, but they expressed their culture through art shows and musical renditions . T i The Concert Band, under the direction of Mr. Walker, presents its winter concert. Crystal Cartwright, Larry Alex ander and Wesley Peace--all art students--view the exhibits at the Norfolk Museum.