George Washington High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Danville, VA)

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Translate, Dig That Culture! Films of Apollo’s oracle at Delphi, of the half-restored temples of the sun god, and special selections from stoic philosophers, the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and the Greek slave Epitetus, these study aids entertained and en- hanced the study of advanced Latin students. This special material was available at GW because of a newly organized cultural center in Chatham. Modern language courses afford the student a chance to acquaint himself not only with the language, but also with the culture of foreign countries. In Spanish, French and German classes, use of language labs, tape recorders, and record players contributed to the versatility of the course content. This chance to communicate in a language other than his own and to glean a general knowledge of the background of the language gave the student an unusual learning op- portunity. Each language department sponsors a club to further the study and interest in culture. The meetings offer a mixture of fun with knowledge also furthered through the use of slides, plays, speakers and appropriate holiday celebrations. Miss Janet G. Estes Mrs. Elizabeth Hodge CAESAR’S CAMPAIGN AND the punishment of Orestes monopolize conversation in Mrs. Mariellen Weakley’s Latin classes. The divergence of topics is due to the boys’ interest in wartime strategy and the girls’ preference for mythological romance. Mrs. Marcia B. Hutchinson Mr. Ronald W. Hutchinson Mrs. Margaret Kushner Mrs. Cheney Lea “NO MATTER WHAT you think is right, no matter what your con- science tells you is right, you do what I say or else you are all wrong!” threatens the devilishly-right Mr. Robert Klotz. 26

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New Techniques to Classics SPEAKING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE requires proper posture and tongue manipulation. Mrs. Dee Pruitt demonstrates the proper pronunciation of the spelling words to her first-year students. Now, to hear the words they come up with! TIME OUT FROM Shakespeare, Hawthorne, and Dickens! Mr. James Shields, faculty advisor for the “Cardinal Talent Scout,” delights in perusing the work of his brain-children. CAREFULLY READING OVER term papers, Mr. Sterling Perkinson takes pleasure in marking paragraphs “well expressed.” There lurk, however, in all good papers “clumsy, redundant run-on sentences.” Mrs. Evelyn Miller Mrs. Jane B. Murray Mr. Kenneth Wayne Pruitt Mr. Edward H. Smith Mrs. Hazel Tennant Miss Constance Winfield 25

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Money-Makers Acquaint Themselves with Outside World “Money Honey?” This can readily be obtained, if really needed or wanted! Distributive Education and Industrial Co-operative Training programs have the answers. The DE department functions closely with the DE club and its sponsor, Mr. 0. C. Britton. ICT works in cooperation with the ICT club and its sponsor, Mr. Alger Pugh. DE and ICT differ in that DE teaches a student to sell, while ICT teaches skills for industrial occupations. Both departments won first place awards in the district and in the state. They also participated in the homecoming and Christmas parades. ICT, VOT AND DE students have a special privilege — leaving through the FRONT door at lunch. Wondering what they’ve done wrong, the ones who “didn’t do anything wrong” meet eye to eye with a private eye. VOCATIONAL OFFICE TRAINING STUDENT Sandra Stegall (right) waits for a ride to work, while Pamela Walker and Vickie Scearce hide their envy. Only ten more minutes and it’s back to class for them. Mrs. Patsy Bray Mr. 0. C. Britton Mr. John Spangler 27