Crewe High School - Railroader Yearbook (Crewe, VA)

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CHOOSE 3 Youn CAREER Mailboxes in the old outer office hold catalogues and pamphlets for students. Attractive bulletin board display features the need for early career planning. Mrs. Wilson must have been in class when this picture of her office was taken. STATE TESTING PROGRAMS Again this year, Crewe High participated in the state testing program. Ninth and eleventh grade students, as well as any new students in other classes who had not taken the tests last year, were subjected to seven days of testing. These tests--two known as SCAT (School and College Ability Test) and five known as STEP (Sequential Test of Educa- tional Progress)--were administered the first 90 minutes of each school day between September 19 and 27. Tests were again scored by the Monster scoring device in Iowa City, Iowa; and test results were returned to the school for study and use, These scores are available for guidance use by both teachers and parents, forming a part of the permanent record of each student. Eighth grade students were given Differential Aptitude Tests put out by The Psychological Corporation. These form a basis for guidance in subject matter fields in high school. The Iowa Silent Reading tests will be given them in the Spring. Juniors had the privilege of taking the Merit Scholarship Tests as a basis for applying for regional scholarships after they graduate. As a result of these tests, the students are often recognized by and given scholarships in the colleges of their choice. Those not planning to enter college were given the Gen. Aptitude Test Battery in co-operation with a representative of the State Employment Office. Non-college-bound stu- dents learn from these tests what they are best fitted to do; and on the basis of these tests, the Employment Office helps the students find a job. Mrs. Blanchard Foote, Mrs. Louise Jenkins, and Mrs. Anne Inge run off copies on the Azograph.

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NEW OFFICES MADE Give us room, lots of room was the Cry Of MraR. Po) Via; principal; Mrs, Adele Hubbard, secretary; and the faculty when Mrs, Amanda Faris's second grade moved to the mobile unit and work began on the new offices last spring. Doors were Cut, Walls knocked down, and counters erected. This enlargement proved a blessing to faculty as well as students, Mrs, Elizabeth Wilson, guidance counselor, and Miss Lillie Tucker, visiting teacher, now occupy the former office of the principal. Mr. Via and his Board of Educa- tion surprised by photographer's visit. Now it's allstraight and neat awaiting a visit from student or teacher. WHAT’S NEW? Mr. Via has all new furnishings in his larger office except for a few old, familiar stand-bys such as the safe and his “board of education. The biggest improvement was made in the file-lined outer office where Mrs. Hubbard has her desk, Mr. R. J. Golubic issues excuses, and those helping in the office sell school supplies. The large work table and spirit duplicator, which occupy one corner, are used almost constantly by faculty and students. The old offices vacated by Mr. Via are used for guidance purposes exclusively, Pamphlets, catalogues, and brochures on jobs and colleges are easily accessible to students. Mrs. Wilson is now able to counsel students in private without having to cope with constant, irrelevant! interruptions, The students consult her on many problems, the answers to which they find through careful counseling and the use of the large supply of information available in her offices. All of the promised furnishings have not arrived, but the essentialshave been enhanced through the generosity of the class of 1960. A large, portable fan helped to cool the small rooms during the hot summer months when many stu- dents sought guidance in preparing their 1960-61 schedules. More recently, Mrs. Wilson acquired from the same funds a dynamic water-color seascape, the work of Mr. J. Gay, Jr. of Richmond, who has been teaching an evening class in Crewe. For one waiting for an interview, there is much to admire and ponder in this new setting. Herbert Mayton and Bernard Schutt give some teacher an assist with tests.

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ONLY TWO NEW SUBJECTS OFFERED The only subject-matter changes have come about in the field of business education. A newcourse known as General Business is being offered on the ninth-and tenth-year level. This is a course in elementary economics and general business information. Typing II has been separated into two sections--one section for those interested in becoming clerk-typists, the other for those students who are shorthand writers. The latter course, known as Transcription II, includes advanced typewriting, transcription from shorthand notes, and use of office ma- chines, MOBILE UNIT PUT INTO USE Mrs, Amanda Faris's second grade is housed in the bright, shiny, new mobile classroom. The unit is completely equipped as a classroom, but in a very compact Way; Alte conditioned in hot weather, warm in winter, it forms a cozy, neat Classroom, Its only fault lies in its location--so near the playground and the cafeteria. Whenever anyone or any - thing bumps against its walls on the outside, it sounds like a bomb to those inside, Mrs. Juanita Yates's Transcription II Class learns howto use the Frieden electric calculator. cozy. Inside the Mobile Unit, Mrs. Faris's second grade looks comfortable and P. T. A. INSTALLS JUNGLE GYM Late last spring, the Parent-Teacher Association bought and installeda jungle gym on the playground near the cafe- teria. The grade school children (large and small) derive great pleasure from climbing in and out of the many bars and acting like little monkeys,” as one high school senior observed. OTHER EQUIPMENT PURCHASED Last year's seniors also contributed a sprinkler system for use at the athletic field. Last year's baseball team fought the weather anda muddy field all season. They finally resorted to practicing in Burkeville. Following the installation of the sprinkler, however, new grass was sown and a good stand of grass obtained. The old driver-education car, a 1960 model red and white Chevrolet, has been replaced by a tan 1961 Chevrolet Bel- Air,complete with dual safety brakes. Mrs. McKie Farley, driving instructor, strives to instill good driving habits in her students, as well as respect for pedestrians and motorists. After’ completion of the driver education program, which consists of 36 hours' classroom instruction and 7 hours’ in- the-car training, all male students are eligible for a 10% reduction in insurance rates, Mrs. McKie Farley, Driver Educa- tion Teacher, explains to Herbert Mayton proper driving procedure.