Episcopal High School - Whispers Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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XWRLN A The joy ol the Science llepartment. though. is Mr. 'lvs liomli factory, Prodigal prodigies are here introduced to the dangers of flying chalk. the calculated risks of mixing certain chemicals. and the inadyisaliility of forgetting to 'Lconchw on lfriday night. l,ike the hoys in Biology, the hoys in Chemistry are always over 90 on each year's percentile test lthc rating per 100 average pupilsl, and inevitalily two or three of the lirighter hoys in the class turn up with lllfls. Also. the course is interspersed with spontaneous outhursts of worldly wisdom and old-guard philosophy llietwecn spontaneous emissions of flying chalkl. The fundamental objective of Mr. T's chemistry is to leach students to think for themselves. to think creatively rather than to memorize assigned material like a parrot. lnclusivcly. thc science department tries to instil in the minds of the students a desire to achieve an understanding and appreciation of the related and multitudinous alistruse messes of our contem- porary technical civilization. ln this endeavor, it succeeds admirahly. Pls ak Dk There are three minor fields of study which were not dealt with in the preceding ser-tion. Two of them deal with the more cultural side of studiess music appreciation and art appreciation. Both of these courses are very ably taught hy lVlr. lVl. l7. Williams The third minor field is a series of courses under the title of Sacred Studies. livery lioy is required to take a Sacred Studies course each year. hut the classes meet only once a week. The courses range from a study of the stories in the Old Testament for freslnnen to a high-level course in Christian ethics for seniors. No mention of studies at lf.ll.S. would be complete without a look at the principal theatre of the student's own labors-the study hall. Here, confined to his cheerless desk for two and a quarter hours every night and several periods during the day. glared at hy a series of unkind masters and monitors, the weary student grinds away at his lessons. Experience has shown this torture to be unpleasant but necessary. in order to maintain the high level of work that the school requires. No one enjoys study hall. hut most hoys will admit they would have a hard time forcing themselves to spend the same amount of effort if left to their own devices. NA' I -. - .fQ,.....-..

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., , rwwv-vsrzurq-'re FY! ' Maintenance Of all the thankless jobs at the High School, the most thankless are those of the staff-those people who are responsible for the ordered and carefree lives which we, the students, lead. Seldom does one stop to think of the many members of the staff, necessary to the school as the buildings themselves. At the head of the staff, the man ultimately responsible for the actions of all others, is the school's Business Manager, Mr. William E. Bobbitt, who has, since coming to the school in 1950, effected innumerable improvements, both in the maintenance of the grounds and buildings and in theefficiency of those who work under him. To live we must eat. Upon this brief statement rests the task of Miss Ina Young. Serving as dietician, she has tried each year to bring to the students and the faculty a little better food prepared a little better than the year before. She must have succeeded, too, for fatalities this year reached an all-time low. One of the busiest places in school, especially during the winter term, is the school infirmary. We are most fortunate in having both a wonderful nurse and an excellent doctor. Miss Annie has been here since 194-4, and has learned through the years exactly how to handle the boys-from the very sick down to the numerous goldbrickers, and the skill with which she handles the students is amazing. Q Dr. Roberts, one of the finestuphysicians in the area, is as skilled at treating injuries and serious epidemics as he is at dealing with common colds and sore throats. His diagnoses are almost infal- lible. This year marks the tenth anniversary of Mrs. Hoover's arrival on the Hill. During this time she has served as secretary under three different headmasters. Under each she has done an excellent job, and it is debatable whether or not the school could get along without her. Among the various services she performs for the students, .perhaps most important to them is her job as mail carrier, for it is Mrs. Hoover who picks up the mail every morning and brings it to the school. Another very important staff member is Mrs. Bell, the librarian. ln her hands rests the running of the library-including such tasks as checking out books and keeping the magazine and newspaper rack in order, but probably her most valuable function is as counselor for the students. There are not many boys in school who have not, at one time or another, gone to her for advice of some kind-where to find a certain book, where to find a short book, where to find books on some specific subject-. Her services to the school and the boys have been many. The job of school matron, including supervision of the laundry, falls on Mrs. Ricks. It is to her that boys take their complaints about clothes that didn't come back from the laundry, and to her they take clothes that need mending. In both cases she does all within her power to satisfy the requests, and the majority of the time she succeeds. Billy Boothe, the Secretary of the Old Boys' Association, has become a familiar figure around the school. His jobs are many and varied, including being an assistant coach of the track team. His most important function, however, is keeping in touch with the alumni, and planning the various Old Boys' dinners, the Homecoming activities, and other affairs that bring them back to the Hill. There is only one person left to mention. As the saying goes, he may be last but certainly not least. He is t-he man directly responsible for the upkeep of the school. He and 'his boys have an unending t-ask, for the maintenance of the grounds and buildings is an almost perpetual job. The man of whom we speak with such genuine respect is Arthur Long, who asked us to thank: All my boys who help me play the unending game. 21