Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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Cumberland Builds Through the CURRICULUM It is in the classroom that the stu- dent must be especially careful to lay a solid foundation in order that his academic structure will be strong and true. Here the habits of learning, thinking, and investigating are cemented; here the bits of accumulated knowledge become building blocks of future structures. To encourage the student to build well, a large library is being constructed, thus freeing space in the main building for an extra class- room. Another large classroom is be- ing provided in the gymnasium, a well equipped audio-visual center is being planned, and the lighting of all rooms will be improved. In such an environ- ment, each student will find a greater incentive to lay his academic foundation soundly. Large windows will fill the gaping spaces in this building which will house the library. Julie Midkiff and Geraldine Stimpson select books for parallel reading.

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Willing and capable workers helped everyone forget the inconveniences of con- struction. The cafeteria ladies provided tasty and nourishing food which enabled students and teachers to hurdle more effectively the obstacles faced on the campus and in the classrooms. Harold Gary, custodian for many years, kept the school plant as clean as possible under the circumstances and performed other tasks too numerous to mention. Mr. Homer Simile and Joe Brooks continued their ex- cellent work in the school garage and supervised certain jobs of construction as well. Mr. Carl Matthews became a new member of the bus-driving crew, and Earl Kirby, for the second year, helped to transport his fellow students to school. StF fata? oe Mrs, Elizabeth Newman, Mrs, Louise Meinhard, and Mrs. Ruby Brown prepare rolls, one of their specialties, for lunch. Helpers Make School Function Smoothly Loy Whaley relates a humorous incident to his fellow bus drivers, Mrs. Martha Keller, Carl Matthews, and Earl Kirby. The engine of Bus No. 10 is being checked by Homer Simile and Joe Brooks. As part of his custodial duties, Harold Gary clips the grass on the front lawn. SCHOOL B 7 US fy) STATE LAW. |

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Various Projects and Activities Make we gate eee haamws| ye mad Oe i cS ’ fn — Doing some last minute studying for the Latin tournament are Anne Ayers (SEATED), Janice Jones, Lee Garrett, and Rodney Wise. Caesar couldn't possibly have done that! With this statement Latin students flew to atlases to check Caesar's veracity. Campaigns came alive as students read for meaning as well as skill in using the language. Four students represented the two Latin classes in the state-wide Latin Tournament. Debating was a popular activity for eleventh and twelfth grade English stu- dents, and writing research papers gave them a preview of college work. In all English classes recordings were used to enhance the enjoyment of literature, and Skill in writing was stressed. As they tried to find space to shelve 200 new books, ten student librarians dreamed of the ample space which the new library will afford. In preparation for its removal to the new building, the marble slab on the bar'' was cleaned and polished. Carol Harlan admires sketches which Carolyn Single - tary made in the twelfth grade English class to illustrate characters from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. SEATED at the library desk are student librarians William Garnett and Alice Putney. The other librarians are Claudia Seay, G eraldine Stimpson, Anne Ayers, Alma Bryant, Sylvia Asal, Aline Ownby, Sandy Judy, and Mary Ann Bryant. 10