George C Marshall High School - Columbian Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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Administration adopts “open door Fairfax County’s theme, “Com¬ mitment to Education,” was carried out by Marshall’s administrators in their attempt to provide an educa¬ tional base that would allow students to pursue their goals of higher education or immediate eco¬ nomic self-sufficiency. To this end, a set of objectives and work plans was initiated to help administrators, instructors, and stu¬ dents work together for mutual benefits. The main objectives were to improve communications skills, re¬ duce failure rate, improve class at¬ tendance, and develop better human relations with and for students. Administrators and faculty members strove to spend less time in their offices and increase contact with students in the attempt to improve human relations. A human relations committee was also set up, consisting of ten faculty members headed by Mr. Harold Lawson. One of its projects was to ” Policy aid in the formation of a human relations council for students. In keeping with the year’s un¬ derlying theme of communication and cooperation, the administration sponsored a faculty breakfast on Friday, January 26, a teacher workday. The administrators worked together diligently over hot stoves all morning to provide a healthful breakfast for the teachers — pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, juice, coffee, and rolls — which was enjoyed by all. Right: Mr. Charles Baker frys eggs as Mr. Robert Robertson takes time out for a coffee i break. Below: Mr. George Felton serves Mrs. Barbara Wynn and Miss Mozelle Rowe. Below right: Mr. James Hoy cleans up after a n busy morning. Opposite page: Principal John T. Broaddus exhibits his expertise at scrambling eggs.

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Athletes In Shape Desire for achievement rather than for recognition motivated the Boys’ Gymnastics team. Although it had no regular schedule, the team worked hard to get ready for tri¬ meets. A lack of publicity and Pat Dolan’s low-key coaching contrib¬ uted to a relaxed but productive at¬ mosphere. Each team member was required to establish his general competence in all events before specializing in any particular area. Weight training and exercise were emphasized as an essential part of practice. Despite the relative anonymity of the sport (no letters were awarded) it was a year of growth for gym¬ nastics. In Coach Dolan’s own bois¬ terous words, “1973 was a forma¬ tive year.” Above: Bili Dudley mounts the horizontal bar under Coach Pat Dolan’s supervision. Right: Doug Honkala gains momentum for a back hip circle.