Covington High School - Puffs and Patches Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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To the concerned person the responsibility of improving the educational opportunities of Covington ' s young people is keenly felt by the citizens who comprise the school board and the administration and of C.H.S. To the dedicated members of Covington High School ' s faculty, teaching is not merely a profession. It is an honor, a calling, and a trust. To guide and teach: This is the purpose of the

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SCHOOL BOARD CONSIDERS BOOK RENTAL SYSTEM William R. Beazley, B.S,, M.S., V.P.I., University of Virginia; Superintendent of Schools. The members of the Covington School Board are entrusted with the responsibility of meeting the needs of a growing school, and fortunately for C.H.S., they are very capable. Besides providing new teachers as needed, the school board also appropri- ates funds for classroom equipment and, this year. is considering a text-book rental system for city schools. The school board feels a genuine concern for the individual students of Covington High School as well as for the school as a whole. The standard of excellence maintained by the school board is a credit to Covington. The School Board of the City of Covington: Arthur L. Blanken- ship; Dr. William P Fletcher; Chairman, Ralph Stettner; Clerk, 20 Charlotte B. Wright; Superintendent, W. R. Beazley; Jack Per- singer; and Norwood Tingler.