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

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Educators Promote Community Projects Mrs. George Taylor explains poems assigned to her English classes. Mr. Walter Thomas coaches clarinet player Mary Willis. Miss Laura Thornhill traces the travels of Aeneas to Latin student, Jane Furgiuele. Mrs. George Taylor, Ann Wingfield librarian and past president of the Rappahan- nock County Education Association, teaches three periods of eighth grade English. She sponsors the Junior 4-H Club and serves on the public relations faculty committee. Mr. Walter Thomas, band director, not only directs the band as a group, but gives individual lessons to various pupils. He directs the Choral Club and coaches the school’s wrestling teams. He serves on the public re- lations faculty committee. Miss Laura Thornhill teaches world history and first, second, and fourth year Latin classes. She sponsors the Junior Tri- Hi-Y and Olympic Council clubs at school. She serves as the president of the Culpeper County Education Association. Mrs. Spencer Vaughan, a graduate of Longwood College, teaches first year Algebra and ninth grade mathematics for three periods a day. One of her main non-scholastic interests is reading good books. Mr. Andrew Walters, football coach, sponsors the Junior Monogram Club. He teaches classes in biology and general science. He also serves on the science faculty committee and helps arrange the annual science fair. Mr. James Warren is the back-field foot- ball and basketball coach at Culpeper High School. He teaches sixth grade science and boys’ physical education at Ann Wingfield Elementary School. An alumnus of the Uni- versity of West Virginia, he participates in and enjoys most forms of athletics. Mrs. Spencer Vaughan calls out homework answers to her ninth grade mathematics class. Mr. Andrew Walters fimly emphasizes an important point in his biology class lecture. Mr. James Warren, using his hands to plot the play, designates to Randolph Hash and Kenneth Smith their action. 16

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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

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Number of Teachers Increased By Five Mrs. Charles Wayland explains skeletal anatomy in lecture with an appropriate bulletin board. Mr. Edward health class. Miss Frances Weaver illustrates her Weld displays work done by the shop printing press. Mrs. Charles Wayland is another of the teachers who are teaching their first year at CCHS. She has all the classes in girls’ health and physical education. She sponsors the Girls’ Monogram Club and coaches the girls’ basketball team. Her outside activities include painting and participating in most sports. Miss Frances Weaver, past treasurer of Kappa Delta Pi at Longwood College, teaches shorthand, bookkeeping, and first year typing classes. She is an active member of the busi- ness faculty committee. Collecting recipes occupies her spare time. Mr. Edward Weld, industrial arts in- structor, teaches mechanical drawing and various forms of shop work. Every activity period he supervises a study hall in the cafe- teria for those who do not have club meetings. Mr. W eld spends his non-scholastic time on his hobbies, boating, water skiing, photography, and participating in the Culpeper Jaycees. Mr. Irvin Wolf, advertising staff adviser to the Colonnade, serves on the guidance faculty committee. He teaches eight and ninth grade general mathematics. His hobbies include collecting antiques, traveling, riding, reading, and taking care of his sports car, the TR-3. Mrs. Irvin Wolf, past president of the Rappahannock County Education Associa- tion and chairman of District N Citizenship Committee, is the other member of the Wolf husband-and-wife teaching team. She teaches ninth and tenth grade English and serves as assistant sponsor for the forensic meets. Mrs. Jack Young, ninth grade English and eighth and ninth grade science teacher, is a transplanted Texan. She is the wife of an Air Force major and belongs to several officers’ wives clubs. With her family she spends most of her non-scholastic time raising, training, and riding her own horses. Mr. Irvin Wolf explains his mathematics assignment. Jack Young displays Helen, a Peregrine falcon, to her Mrs. Irvin Wolf reads to Wolfie, her stuffed pet. Mrs. science class. 17