Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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In the lobby of the recently completed administration building, Mr. Henry Morris, new vocational agriculture teacher; Mrs. Georgia Goodman, assistant principal; and Miss Geraldine Stimpson, sec- retary, look over the morning's mail. Entering the lobby of a new administra- tion building and finding a helpful secretary- receptionist on duty is indeed a pleasant change! Opening off the lobby of this build- ing are new Offices for the principal, assist- ant principal, and guidance counselor; and a nearby teachers' lounge is a pleasant retreat for a faculty increased from four- teen to thirty members. Attached to the gymnasium are new offices for the superin- tendent and the school board, and ample space has been provided for the storage of books and supplies. The increase in office space and the growth in the number of persons administering the affairs of the school are perhaps the most noticeable changes in administration. Consolidation Brings CHANGES In ADMINISTRATION

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New Experiences Face Many Students High school student Peggy Clark (with ball) gets her first experience at coaching and gives seventh graders Linda Sutton and Pam Shores their first experience at basket- ball when she helps with their physical education class. Drinking from the fountain in her new class- room is a novel and pleasant experience for Carolyn Higgins. Anne Ayers and Teresa Sloan are spectators at the very first basketball game ever held in Cumberland's new gym- nasium . An old landmark comes down, giving way to the changing face of a greatly enlarged campus.

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Administration Faces Many New Problems With the first year of consolidation facing them, Superintendent E. A. Smith and the school board tackled such prob- lems as transferring teachers to one school, changing school bus routes, and revamping the budget to fit the new situation. Mr. Meredith Robeson began his second year as principal and faced a more than doubled student body. How- ever, he was given the help of a full time assistant principal, Mrs. Georgia Goodman. Mrs. Goodman had served as principal of Hamilton Elementary School before coming to Cumberland. Two new secretaries helped make the year run smoothly. Mrs. Pearle Irving left her job in Goochland County to be- come secretary to the superintendent and the school board, and Miss Geral- dine Stimpson, a 1964 graduate of Cum- berland, became the school's first full time secretary. As a result of the combined efforts of all of these persons, consolidation was accomplished more easily than Superintendent E. A. Smith gives instructions concern- expected f ing the payroll to his secretary, Mrs. Pearle Irving. In spite of the many tasks which she per- forms, Miss Geraldine Stimpson, school secretary, keeps on orderly desk. School Board members, Mr. R. C. Altizer, Mr. H. T. Harrison, and Mr. Charlie Goodman, puzzle over the school budget which has to be changed in many ways because of consolidation.