George Washington High School - Compass Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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Miu Mary Waller Dickinson Miss Louise Dinwiddie Mrs. Ruth Elgin English Librarian History Miss Mary Waller Dickinson Miss Dickinson, a member of the Business-Professional Women's Club, has been teaching in Alexandria for seven years. She received her B. A. degree from Fredericksburg State Teachers' College. and her M. A. from the University of Virginia. She spends her spare time in school preparing the Contestants' Club members for the stare contests at Charlottesville. Miss Kroes Ficklin Miss Ficklin is a native of Alexandria. She Is new Como:e ’ng rer forty-fifth yea' as Teacher in the schools of Alexandria. She 'oves the out-of-doors which expains her hobby of picnicking around a campfire. Miss Ficklin is leaving us in June, and we wish her good luck always. Miss Sue Florance If you don't stop putting that snake down that girl's back, I'll take it away from you, warns Miss Florance. She was born in Alexandria, where she attended St. Mary's Academy. She also studied at the University of Virginia. George Washington University, and William and Mary College. Her hobbies are nature, reading, and music. Mrs. Margaret Forshee Mrs. Forshee, who has taught in Alexandria for thirteen years, attended the University of Virginia and Miami University. She enjoys the Marionette Club, her hobby, because the students take so much interest in it. She thinks the Student Council is wonderful because it gives the students an opportunity to express their opinions. Mrs. Ruth Elgin Mrs. Elgin, who was born in Roanoke. Virginia, attended George Washington University, University of Virginia, and Harrisonburg State Teachers' College. She began teaching at the age of eighteen in a rural school of one room. Her favorite subjects are history and civics. She stated that the pupils in this school are good all-around students. Miss Louise Dinwiddie Miss Dinwiddie, who is usually saying. Please be quiet in the library, is the school Librarian. She has lived in Alexandria all her life. She attended the Alexandria High School and later attended Westhampton College and the University of Virginia. She writes for numerous papers and journals. Mitt Kroet Ficklin Mitt Suo Florence English Scionce Miss Margaret Gambrill Miss Gambrill attended the Harrisonburg State Teachers' College and the University of Virginia. Before coming to G. W. she taught at Central High School in Alleghany and at Covington High School. It would give her great pleasure to see the Contestants' Club win all the contests at the University of Virginia. Mr. Robert Garner Mr. Garner has been a member of the Alexandria faculty for four years, and has been a teacher for the past fifteen years. His favorite sport and hobby is tennis. His favorite subject is English. Mr. Garner is now Athletic Publicity Director of the G. W. H. S., besides teaching English and Math. Mr . Margaret Forshc English Miss Margaret Gambrill History Mr. Robert Garner English

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Mr. Orville W. Addington Now. that's right, or is it? is the usual query of Mr. Addington after writing a prob'em on the board. When asked his opinion of assemblies, he said, I think the assemblies have been good and bad. mostly good. They have been instructive as well as interesting. Mr. Addington attended Emory and Henry College. Miss Adele Aichelman Mr. Orville W. Addington Mitt Adel Aichelman Min Carmen Andujar Mathematic Hiitory Spaniih Miss Carmen Andujar Tomorrow, class, have your units on Greece finished. states Miss Aichelman. a history and civics teacher. She was educated at Barnard College. Columbia University and Juanita College. Although she has taught English, she says her favorite is History. Miss Aichelman stated that the principles of the student government should be more firmly in the freshman's mind. Mitt Nancy Butmer Mitt Dolly Cal akan Science Hijtory Miss Margaret Cox I like G. W. better than any place I’ve ever taught. says Miss Cox from Ranaoph Macon Women's College. She has taught at Lynchburg and at Jefferson School. She plans to go to George Washington University this summer. Her favorite subject is mathematics. thus her main ambition to be a statistician. Mas vale saber que haber. says Miss Andujar. the quaint little Spanish teacher. This means Knowledge is better than wealth. She was born in Mayaguez. Puerto Rico. She attended the University of Puerto Rico. Radford State Teachers' College. Columbia University, and George Washington University. She has taught in Alexandria for eleven years. Miss Nancy Butxner Miss Butzner should be justly proud of this book, because much of the credit should go to her as faculty adviser. Vivacious, and with an endless amount of energy, she gets things done. She has been teaching for four years, and has a most interesting hobby—being with people and studying their reactions and emotions. Miss Dolly Callahan Oh! I could bat your heads in. says Miss Callahan ro her civics students. She has been teacching tor nineteen years and is a graduate of George Washington University. If she could get the pupils out of the back row seats, it would be a great accomplishment. Miss Ruby Crumley Miss Crumley has a pleasing personality and can take a jdke and because of this, she is frequently teased by her students about being from the mountains of Tennessee. Since she has been here, she has sponsored the Commercial Club and paper besides teaching Shorthand and Typing. Sergeant Martin Case Sergeant Case is from Ohio and has served in the Army for thirty years. He has been stationed at Fort Belvoir. but retired last year. Sergeant Case saw service in the World War. the Philippines, and in Mexico. He has no special hobby, except that of training the boys and girls of our Cadet Corps. Sergeant Martin Cate Mitt Margaret Co Mitt Ruby Crumley Cadotj Commercial Commercial

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Mr. Maurice Given Mr. Given, who has been Athletic Director for seven years, up until last February, came here from Vinton High School. He attended Roanolce College where he obtained his degree. During his stay in Alexandria Coach Given has produced on the average of at least one championship team a year. Mr. Leslie Grover Mr. Mautice Given Mr. Leslie Grover Col. Alvin Gufeniohn Physical Education Commercial Cadets Col. Alvin G. Gutcnsohn Mr. Grover was born in Maryland and was educated at Western Maryland College, John Hopkins University, and American University. He has been teaching for five years. As a hobby he likes to play tennis. When asked his opinion on some phase of school life, he said that the Student Council seems to work very effectively. Mr. William J. Hillman Miss Lucy Houston Science Physical Education Miss Garnett Hundley Between intervals of directing a c;ay and coaching cheer eaders the diminutive Miss Hundley said. The absentee and tardy checking system of this school is splendidly planned and executed. She attended Lynchburg Cc ege. University ot Virginia, and William and Mary College. Before coming to our school. Miss Hundley taught :n West Virginia. Miss Laura Humphries All my life I’ve hoped I would either become a nurse or a teacher. drawled Miss Humphries, who comes from North Carolina. She has taught Home Economics for two years at G. W. Her hobbies are crocheting, knitting, and the movies. Her ambition is to achieve a Master's Degree at Columbia University. I think the Cadet Corps and Band are made up of as fine a group of young people as it has been my pleasure to meet. said Colonel Gutensohn, present P. M. S. and T. He is a graduate of West Point, and has been in the army for a period of thirty-one years. His hobby is woodworking. Mr. William J. Hillman Mr. Hillman, instructor and Student Council sponsor, is a graduate of Emory and Henry College. When asked to give his opinion of the Student Council, he said. I think it is a very capable organization. It is obvious that it is more efficient than anything the faculty could devise. He has been teaching in Alexandria since 1932. Mis Lucy Houston After graduating from the Alexandria High School Miss Houston amended the Fredericksburg S a e eachers' College, and the University of Wisconsin. She 's comc e lng her fourth year of teaching in Alexandria schools hav'rg taught in Winston-Salem before. She thinks there are a lot of things yet to be done here, but with so fine a group to work with, one should not find it difficult. Mrs. Adelaide Hutto Why don't you study your lesson? asks Mrs. Hutto, to her Latin pupils. She has been teaching for seven years. Her only and favorite subject this past semester is Latin. As a hobby Mrs. Hutto enjoys housekeeping but says it takes a great deal of her time. Miss Garnett Hundley Mr . Adoleido Hutto English Latin Miss Laura Humphries Home Economics