George Mason High School - Mustang Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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Students to Pursue Private Interests HERMAN MENZER B.A., M.A., George Washington University. English. Debate Team. BARBARA STUCKEY B.A., Mary Washington College. English. Wilderness So- ciety Sponsor. Junior Class Sponsor. Apparently the Debate Club had trouble getting its point across to league directors this year as the GAA double-talkers were complete- ly left out of the inter-scholastic debate program. For lack of other opportunities, they resigned them- selves to intra-club debates on Tuesday afternoons. The club, open to all grades, consisted of Seniors, Juniors, and Eighth Graders, all of whom did justice to topics as controversial as The Draft and Criminal Investigation Proce- dures. This year of practice, as well as Mr. Menzer ' s excellent coaching, will help in producing some smooth talkers who will be heard from next year in League debates. Debate Club. From Left: Nancy Nicholas, Debbie Wood, Victor Rutgers, Chris Terman, Abbie Wilson, President; Mr. Menzer, Sponsor; Mac Scott, Paul Brucker, Janine Hardy. 13

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Revolutionary English Program Frees Formerly distinctive as the only six-year required subject, the English Department this year was updated with a new format. Students chose quarterly courses from a range of topics after completing a first-quarter composition course. Silas Marner and Moby Dick were supplemented by The Inferno and Siddhartha. Mind-bending ideas richocheted around classrooms as students ex- plored black power, philosophy, and warfare. The department ' s en- thusiastic teachers inspired stu- dent performances that outshone past accomplishments; term papers became interesting re- search, and third quarter slump disappeared. Valuable experience was gleaned by adapting to the dif- ferent standards of each course. For all concerned, the vivid transformation of the department from formal structure to spon- taneity proved both successful, and inspirational for 1969-70. MILTON DAVIS English Department Chairman. B.A., Beria College; M.A.T., Duke University. English. nmr ivyw MARILYN K RZYWKOWSK I B.A., University of Michigan. English. Junior Class Sponsor. PEGGY SANGE B.A., University of California at Berkeley. English. Junior Class Sponsor.

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Creative Writers Sustain a Lively TEMPO TEMPO is the Senior High ' s foray into the literary world. Basically drawn from the Crea- tive Writing Class, the Staff has reached out to enfold the cream of the creative writing crop. Most of the work was done in class periods throughout the third quarter. After a brief comic attempt to rename the magazine, the staff settled down to the hard work of reading, editing, laying-out, re- editing, re. ... A mammoth quantity of material was con- sidered for publication, ranging from film scripts to short stories to poetry, all typed in triplicate, at least. Editor Glenn Harcourt, and assistant George Churchill worked closely with Mrs. Rodin in mak- ing decisions. Phil Jones created a beautiful blank cover, and an even more striking title page. While TEMPO may not be an Evergreen Review, it is at least an accurate barometer of student creativity. TEMPO. From Left, Seated: Mrs. Rodin, Sponsor; Glenn Harcourt, Editor; Chuck Holzhauer. Standing: Phil Jones, Don Matheson, Ralph De Los Reyes. Not Pic- tured, George Churchill. DORIS RODIN B.A., Temple University; M.A., American University. Eng- lish. Tempo Sponsor. Recognized for outstanding contributions to school publications, mem- bers of Quill and Scroll are: From Left, Seated: Phil Jones, Mary Oltman, Robin Cruise, Suzanne DuPont. Standing, Front Row: Barbara Mahaffey, An Larson, Gail Clinton, Debbie McMillen, Rhonda Bost, Craig Medak. Back Row: Fred Crabill, Ralph de los Reyes, Glenn Harcourt, Jim Anderson. Not pictured: Priss Tackney, Dolly Hass, John Cruise, Carol Ogilvie. 14