Charleston High School - Charlestonian Yearbook (Charleston, WV)

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Hello, there! I am MARTHA COLE, Biology instructor and Student Council sponsor. I en- ioy many sports but swimming and basket- ball are my favorites, I hold a B.S. degree from Morris Harvey, and an M.A. from West Virginia University, but neither one quite prepared me for the thrill of heading the CHS Student Council, I enioy working with the pupils' representative body which can, and which we hope will, help make your stay in our school a pleasant one. Hi, there! I am VALERIE MARLAND, your brand new French and English teacher, and I love it, I hail from Lacon, Illinois, where I once taught grade school. I was graduated from the University of Illinois and the Uni- versity of Virginia. I spend my free hours paying golf, swimming, enioying basketball, reading ll adore mysteriesj, playing the piano, and painting with oils. I am a mem- ber of the Women's Symphony and the Y.W,C.A. I I 0 si Miss Garrity- I iust can't seem to shake this-honk-cold' Hello. My name is ANN DAUBENSPECK. To fulfill my duties in the English Depart- ment, I stress the importance of listening, speaking out, reading, and writing. I try to make my classroom a pleasant place in which to work, but in order that my stua dents may grasp the fundamentals of Eng- lish and acquire as much knowledge as pos- sible, I insist on absolute attention to duty. My favorite spectator sports are baseball, basketball, and football.

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A gf '1 'Z E4 ass. ,. ' . . ff' ' i is 551 New Miss Huston Maybe you could do a better iob, O'Eesa, with your Hello. I'm HELEN LESLIE, American History teacher at our school. I'm a graduate of Be- rea College and the State University of Iowa. When not reading or gathering material on history, I enioy baseball and gardening. Since education never ceases, and a desire to learn should keep one alive, alert, atten- tive, and proud, I try to impress upon my students that by understanding history and its relationship to present-day affairs, they will become better equipped to handle the everyday problems of life. fingers! Hello. I'm HAZEL KELLOGG, librarian. For several years I have worked in the Curricu- lum Library at the Board of Education office, and since library work occupies most of my day, l have few hobbies. After receiving my B.S. from Mary Washington College and my M.A. from the University of Virginia, I ac- cepted the post of librarian at Roosevelt Jun- ior High School which l occupied until 1957 when I joined the staff of Charleston High School. - 1 5,9 AXE 511. tn Tj' Hello. I'm MAXWELL GUNDLACH. As Gen- eral Metals instructor, l offer the boys train- ing in the skilled trades and machinery con- struction. Outside of school, I spend most of my time in my own home workshop, with a little hunting, fishing, or photography on the side. I also like to go to basketball games and watch TV football. To me, the most urgent school problem is emphasis on fundamentals, I stress this in teaching metalwork to the students.

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,419 1 Hello, there! I'm MARGUERITE PHILLIPS, teacher of General Busi- ness, Economic Geography, and Typ- ing. I received my B.S. degree from West Virginia University and my M.A. degree from West Virginia, al- so. I have studied at Ohio Univer- sity and at Northwestern University. I enjoy horseback riding and tramp- ing through the woods in good weather. My advice to students is, Be happy in your work and do the best you can. Hello! My name is MRS. M. T. COOK, which suits me to a T, as I teach Boys' Chet and Girls' Home- making. I am really a very busy per- son, as I have charge of the school's banquets, teas, and receptions. I am also the sponsor of the Future Home- makers Club. My favorite sport is bas- ketball and I have an interest in flowers and interior decorating. My motto is always do your best in whatever you attempt. Hello! I'm ANN GARRITY, an Eng- lish and Journalism teacher here at Charleston High. I am also the Book Strap adviser and the sponsor of the newspaper chapter of Quill and Scroll. In my English classes I try to stress reading to understand, and writing to be understood. Among sports, I like tennis, football, and basketball the most. I spend my lei- sure time divided between photogra- phy and writing. Naturally, I think Charleston High is the best, for I am an alumna. Whoever dreamed that a little formaldehyde would smell like this'