Culpeper County High School - Colonnade Yearbook (Culpeper, VA)

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Local Faculty Greets 17 New Members Miss Mildred Jones prepares the reading assignment new kiln. Mrs. John Kelley seeks information in the for her twelfth grade English class. Mrs. Richard Jones guidance department files, examines ceramics recently fired in the art department’s M iss Mildred Jones is the head of the English department. She teaches eighth and twelfth grade English. Miss Jones spends several periods a week to coordinate all English activities. She directs the annual senior class play. Mrs. Richard Jones, sponsors the freshman class, directs the forensic and debating meets, and teaches eleventh grade English, and first and second year art classes. She serves as a member of the welfare faculty committee. She maintains a membership in the Culpeper Players. Mrs. John Kelley is the chairman of the Culpeper County High School guidance com- mittee. She teaches eleventh and twelfth grade English and sponsors the Future Teach- ers of America club. Her out-of-school activi- ties are centered around her home and mem- bership in the Ruritanettes Club of Mitchells. Mr. Herbert Kimmel, a former resident of Greensboro, North Carolina, is teaching his first year at Culpeper County High School. He has classes in eighth and tenth grade English and sponsors the Dramatic Club. He is a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve. Radio, photography, and debating are his main nonscholastic interests. Mr. George MacDonald, originally a resident of Rising Sun, Maryland, teaches ninth grade English and eighth and ninth grade general science. His outside school activities include traveling in the Midwest, fishing, and radio work. Miss Rebecca Mays, a graduate of Radford College, teaches first and second year and general home economics, and eighth grade science. She sponsors the Future Homemakers of America and serves as the assistant sponsor of the Student Cooperative Association. Miss Mays enjoys playing tennis and the piano. Mr. Herbert Kimmel corrects English test papers. Mr. George MacDonald explains the electrolysis of water, an experiment prepared for his science courses. Miss Rebecca Mays applies last minute touches to her Christmas door decorations. 14

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Instructors Sponsor Club Activities Mr. Robert Crockett completes the inventory of the equipment in the science department. Mrs. John Davies helps solid geometry students, Sally Hamer and Jane Nelson. Mrs. Albert Furgiuele emphasizes the im- portance of proper finger placement in her first year typing class. Mr. Robert Crockett, sponsor of the National Honor Society and the Choral Club, teaches biology and eighth grade general science. He conducts all phases of the eighth grade guidance program and works with the other science teachers in promoting the annual science fair. Mrs. John A. B. Davis returned to the CCHS teaching staff after an absence of several years. She teaches Algebra I, solid geometry, trigonometry, and eighth grade mathematics. She advises the Tri-Hi-Y Club. Mrs. Albert Furgiuele, first and second year typing teacher and assistant sponsor of the Future Business Leaders of America and Library Club, serves as the treasurer of the Culpeper County Education Association, a member of the high school business committee, and chairman of the social welfare committee. Mr. Herbert Hash, one time professional baseball player, coaches baseball and sponsors the Safety Patrol. He teaches business law, business mathematics, and general mathemat- ics classes. Mr. Joseph Hockman, head football coach, teaches boys’ physical education and world geography classes. He sponsors the Varsity Club and helps plan the annual physical education show. Mrs. William Houck heads the business department and is the vocational office training coordinator. She teaches shorthand, office practice, and office training. She sponsors the Future Business Leaders of America and serves as typing adviser to the Colonnade staff. Mr. Herbert Hash finishes writing the daily assign- ment on the blackboard for his business mathematics class. Mr. Joseph Hockman instructs John Brown in the proper manner of holding and shooting a basketball. Mrs. William Houck uses one of the business department’s new duplicating machines, the Contouramatic. 13

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Teachers Go To Workshops, Refreshers Mr. Alvin Michaelson prepares an experiment for his algebra homework papers. Mrs. William O’Bannon re- chemistry classes. Mrs. Malcolm Mitchell corrects laxes with her canine friend, Duffy. Mr. Alvin Michaelson, assistant sponsor of Hi-Y club, teaches three classes of chemistry, an eighth grade science class, and a sixth period study hall. He, along with the other science teachers, helps to direct the operation of the annual science fair. His hobbies include collecting stamps, collecting old coins, and playing chess. Mrs. Malcolm Mitchell heads the mathe- matics department. She teaches second year algebra, eighth grade mathematics, and plane geometry. She sponsors the Junior Dramatics Club and serves on the mathematics faculty committee. Mrs. Alitchell is also the secretary of Culpeper County Education Association. Mrs. William O’Bannon directs the activi- ties of the Los Panamericanos Club and the junior class. She teaches classes of Spanish and tenth grade English. She is in charge of the audio-visual room, a department equipped with tapes, tape recorders, and film projectors for use in all classes. Mr. John Peifer, who attended modern geometry and mathematics courses this past summer at Randolph Macon Women’s College, sponsors the Hi-Y club. He teaches physics, plane geometry, and twelfth grade advanced mathematics classes. Mrs. Aubrey Ross, Pepergram adviser and co-sponsor of the Quill and Scroll Society, teaches United States history and preparatory eighth grade English classes. She also serves on the English, social studies, and guidance faculty committees. Her favorite hobbies include playing bridge and interior decorating. Mrs. James Stover teaches practical nursing. In this course the students receive nine months of classwork and eight months of practical nursing experience in a Charlottes- ville hospital. The student, after having passed a state examination, may then become a licensed practical nurse. Mr. John Peifer explains set theory to his advanced mathematics class. Mrs. Aubrey Ross checks the first draft of the Pepergram. Mrs. James Stover instructs practical nursing with the aid of her patient, Mrs. Bedford. 15