Crewe High School - Railroader Yearbook (Crewe, VA)

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Mrs. Lucy Fay, new primary teacher, rode with the first graders on their trip toBurkeville the first week. Mrs. Anne Inge, first grade teacher, listens as the students recount their new experiences of the day. These and several others have to transfer from the Burkeville bus to the regular Crewe buses each day. FACILITIES IMPROVED OVER SUMMER In reality, Crewe High includes seven buildings which occupy fourteen acres of land. The portion of Crewe High appearing on page 2 might well be called Old Main. Burned in 1920 and replaced by this brick structure attached to the Tyler Street building, this was Crewe High in its entirety until 1938 when the Home Economics Cottage was added. Then followed the In¬ dustrial Arts building (which now houses four grade - school classes); the Agriculture building; the Cafeteria; and lastly, the Field House. Mounting enrollments have necessitated the use of every nook and corner in these buildings, the addition of a mobile unit, and finally this year, the transferring of one section of the first grade to the Burkeville Ele¬ mentary School. Changes in rooms and facilities have been so numer¬ ous in the past few years that exploring for the new has become customary at the opening of each school year. This year ' s exploration revealed that the Tyler Street building had received a fresh coat of paint on all walls and woodwork; and at long last, Venetian blinds had been placed in the library giving the front of the school a neater and more uniform appearance. A further look into the classrooms revealed several new faces among the members of the faculty. Newcom- ers to this group this year include Mrs. Dorothy Farley, Mrs. Susie Jamison, Mrs. Christine Clark (formerly a seventh-grade teacher), and Mr. Don Michael. Mrs. Vir¬ ginia Cole and Mr. Carl Schwabenton who joined the group in the second semester of last year had also re¬ turned. The schedule also contained the name of Mrs. McKie Farley, driver education instructor, whose ser¬ vices are shared with Blackstone. Mrs. Pauline Thompson who brings hig h school stu¬ dents from Burkeville carries the children back and forth. 6

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Engrossed in a problem is senior Shirley Schmidt, one of three hundred fifty-five students enrolled inCrewe High’s five classes. Mrs. Jessie Leath, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, Mrs. Grace Trice, and Mrs. Christine Clark study questionnaire while others of the 21-member faculty assemble in the library. To thousands of students who have crossed this threshold, this doorway symbolizes Crewe High. It is, however, only one of many found on its 14-acre campus.

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CHANGES IN CURRICULUM ALSO MADE The master schedule showed two entirely new courses being offered -- Notehand and Geometry, A Unified Course. Notehand which is being taught on an experi¬ mental basis in many high schools throughout Virginia this year is offered to college-bound students to enable them to make more useful notes in lectures, studying, research papers, and original writing. It teaches not only what to put down, but how to record notes quickly through Gregg Notehand, an adaptation of Gregg Short¬ hand. The one-semester course will be followed by a short course in personal use typewriting. The student living in a three-dimensional world will find Geometry: A Unified Course much more meaningful and appealing than a course restricted to geometry of the plane. The course successfully blends the two-and three- dimensional Euclidean concepts, traditionally taught as plane geometry and solid geometry, into a logical and workable form. Since one and one-half years of geometry have now been combined into one year, Crewe High will be able to add another new course next year in college algebra. After being absent from the curriculum for several years, a class in dramatics is again being offered. This course is designed to be both academic and practical. It teaches the interpretation of serious drama, as well as giving the students some experience in the application of stage procedures, behavior, etc. Its first production, The Stolen Prince by Dan Totheroh, completely cap¬ tivated the P-TA audience in December, and the student body at its Christmas assembly. The oriental custom of having all changes of scenery and properties take place before the audience proved highly entertaining. An or¬ chestra provided appropriate background music. Tee DuPriest makes use of his Notehand skill in making notes for a research paper. Mrs. Loutrell Jennings shows off the new equipment being used in geometry classes. The cast of The Stolen Prince includes Arthur Gravatt, Dannie Shipp, Julian Bradshaw, Kenny Toney, Jimmy McGhee, Marsha Honaker, Carole Trice, Diane Horner, Billy Norton, Dukie Norton, and J. W. Vaughan. In the orchestra were Linda Elliott, Wilma Slate, Alice J. Walker, Emily Hale, Robbie DuPriest, Bill Wilkerson, and Alice Habel. 7