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

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BIG BUSINESS — MAKING PEOPLE BETTER GW's “Grand Central Station” was the infirmary. With people coming and going all day long. Every day. Minor illnesses as well as serious accidents were handled by Mrs. McAlister Carter. R.N. All beds often were in use. For special heat treatments, or for special resting which did not call for medication. If serious accidents occured. parents were notified. The nurse often took the injured student to the hospital or the doctor, as needed. (With no tips to pay for gas!) Teachers inquiring about the absences of their students were notified when the pupil was admitted to the infirmary. This helped hold down the con- tagious disease”, known as not doing homework. MR. JAMES A. SLADE il Annetti rot pain while Nurse Carter te it all better.

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 Who Else But Custodians Save the Day? Keeping the school clean. Doing repairs. Sweeping the floors. Who else but custo- dians? Other tasks included keeping thermo- stats set to make classroom temperatures bearable, mowing the school grounds. Washing windows. Always there when anything needed re- pair. the staff, headed by Mr. Earl Crump- ton, provided services the school couldn’t do without. The custodians continued a silent but necessary part of GW.

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RECORDS—FOR NOW. FOR POSTERITY GW's Grand Central Station” was truly a busy place. Daily, pupil accounting office was crammed. Early each morning students flocked in for absentee slips. As soon as the first bell rang, this crowded office became suddenly almost empty, however. As the school day pro- gressed, a steady stream of students flowed through. Checking out. Checking in. Clearing up discrepancies. Each one received special attention from the well-trained staff. Complete records were on file. Attendance. Discipline. Locker combinations. Discrepancies. Student schedules of past and present years. A complete roster of GW-ites for students. For parents. For teachers. The office also offered special opportunities to juniors and seniors with an assigned study hall or a senior lounge period. This group helped with routine work during a free period. A service to GW. Good experience for each. »y as bees. A group of selected students 1 a helping rind at rush hour to the sec- iries in tha P •office.