Dover High School - Doverian Yearbook (Dover, DE)

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Mrs. Richard C. Beckett librarian, library aides. Keeping track of the records in the library’s record section is only one of the librarian’s duties. Mrs. Beckett, who is admired for her cooking and hostessing, is equally at home in a swimming pool or on a putting green. Bayard Sweetman and Thomas Cronin relax in the library’s magazine section as they browse through some magazines to which the library subscribes. 7 | i 32 ts Tijere Op portuni ties Over and over the busy library aide at the desk asks this ques- “How long do you want it? One or two weeks?” tion. Out of a total of 8500 pieces of material, an aver- age of 70 are checked out daily; on one memorable day as many as 225 books were loaned. Current copies of 60 magazines are on the shelves in the magazine corner. Teachers as well as students browse through them in this popular spot in the library. Phonograph records, films and filmstrips may be checked out as books are. Students may listen to Beethoven or to Tchaikovsky, or they have a choice in films, such as “Communism” or “How to Mislead your Fellow Man’. The all-purpose conference room serves as a meeting place for such affairs as the lively Doverian picture sale, student committee groups or dignified faculty department meetings. The librarian devotes many periods to the instruction of junior high English classes in library No other place in school is more frequently used than the library. science. Freshman get three refresher sessions.

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Functioning as an efficient team, the cafeteria staff, Mrs. V. R. Wharton, Bunting, Mrs. Leon Carter, and Mrs. James Greenly add ingredients Mrs. Edith French (manager), Mrs. Wilson Walls, Herbert Sapp, Mrs. to the stew. These tireless workers prepare lunches, serve them with | Reese Rattray, Mrs. Elda Warren, Mrs. Charlotte Manbeck, Mrs. Walter a smile, and have energy left to wash dishes and make things shine. Miss Julia Lansu gives a student a message to call home as Mrs. L. C. Foard compiles a list of the faculty for a Doverian staff member. These are two of the many extra services which the secretaries perform. Mrs. J. W. Ake (nurse, future nurses’ club) says, ‘Cover your right e ye and read this line,’ as she administers the eye test—part of the . physical given each student at the beginning of the school year. Sars 5 | T Es |P FL? David J. Anderson (guidance counselor) administers a number of tests as one of his many duties throughout the year. Among them is the November Scholastic Aptitude Test for sophomores, juniors and seniors.

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ABRI GED LEADERS’ GUT ae 4iks OE BR While instructing one of her library science classes, Mrs. Beckett calls to the students’ attention several ways of looking up reference mate- rial, as the’ card catalog, readers’ guide, and the vertical files. wae eae « Using the instruction he received in his library science class, Jack Massie proceeds to look up a book. Looking first in the card catalog under the name of the book, he finds its number and looks on the shelves until he locates the matching num- ber. After finding his book, he immediately checks it out while Mrs. Beckett watches.