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

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Opposite page: Mr. Michael Hedlesky reads a problem out to a confused lab group. Top: Mr. Kent Logan takes time out to listen to Jim Murry. Left: Mr. William Reed attempts to quiet a noisy Earth Science class. Above: Examining slides for a Biology lab takes patience. Academics 121

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Application of the ory stressed “Based on Dr. Bolton ' s study of DNA, we are 4% fish, 10% mouse, and 99% chimpanzee. You might have heard this if you took Biology, one of many Science courses of¬ fered, including Earth Science, Chemistry, Chem. Study, and Phys¬ ics. Applying these studies to day- to-day life was an important part of the program. Students had a chance to apply their knowledge of astronomical oc¬ curences, especially, with the ap¬ pearance of the comet, Kohoutek. There was also an astronomy club, sponsored by Mr. Kent Logan, for those with a special interest in that subject. Rockhounds was another club which aided in the extension and development of student inter¬ est; polishing, and making jewelry out of stones was the main project of members. In the laboratory sciences, classes experienced the techniques used in standard scientific procedures, and gained first-hand knowledge of fact and theory. 120

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The rapid growth of office workers has made this field one of the largest in the United States. The Labor Department predicts that during the 70 ' s the employment rate of office workers will greatly exceed that of total employment. Preparing the individual for these opportu¬ nities was the Marshall Business Ed¬ ucation staff. Under a new two-year, two hour block program, students were of¬ fered courses in Business Data Processing, Clerk-Typing, and Sten¬ ographic-Secretarial training. Grad¬ uates found that these courses met the requirements needed for private employment, as well as the Federal Government. Besides the required curricula, students also had a limited choice of electives, such as Economics, Business Com¬ munications, Business Law, and Bookkeeping. Business courses attain relevance % % Top left: The teacher won ' t notice this mis¬ take if I ' m careful, I hope . . . Above left: This is getting so monotonous, finger by finger, letter by letter, thinks one business student. Above right: If I go through that page one more time, I ' ll probably have it memorized, muses Mrs. Isabelle Carrico. Opposite top right: A student finishes up her own creation. Opposite far right: Batchelor student contemplates on whether he should eat his own food. Op¬ posite below right: A London Press Pho¬ tographer snaps a few shots for his article. 122