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

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Cheerful helpers SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT Economic Geography and Consumer Education were the new subjects taught by the Social Studies Department this year. Previously they were under the direction of the Business Education Department. Junior and senior social studies were the only social studies required for graduation. Other courses included civics, world history and geography. MISS JEAN WHITE Head of Guidance Dept.. College Night VOCATIONAL OFFICE TRAINING The objective of Vocational Office Training was to develop the students' skills to a point of occupational competence. There were thirteen students participating in this program of both going to school and working. The pupils attended school in the morning for the first three periods. MKS. WATKINS SMITH Office Training, Shorthand. Head of Bu inrU Education Dept.. Schedule Comm. MISS PHYLLIS TAYLOR Home Economic . Home Management, College Night, E'.H.A. Co-Spon or MRS. MARY SNIDER English. Sr. Class Co-Sponsor. Student Awards Comm. MISS JANE THOMPSON General Business, Typing, Shorthand. F.B.I..A. Co-Sponsor MISS LULA WHITTAKER General Science, Astronomy Club Sponsor MISS SYLVIA SOMERS Englith, Dance Club Co-Sponsor. Reading Coach for Forensic Contests. Faculty Council MRS. MARION VAN SAUN Spanish. Spanish Club Sponsor MISS UNIS WOODWARD English, Chair. Remembrance Comm. ( i

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT The Physical Education Department undertook the distribution of new lockers for the boys' and girls' Physical Education classes. With the gym newly remodeled, the classes cooperated with each other to keep the gym in good condition. As usual, the intramurals were participated in actively by the students daily. Two staff members were new to the department this year. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The faculty members of the 1958 Science Department were active this year sharing their knowledge with their students. A Science Fair was held again this year and the department had hopes of its being as successful as the first. The department was under the guidance of Mr. Archer Millican who has headed the department since the school was built in 1935. NEED ANYTHING ELSE?”—ask Mrs. Sanger, sponsor of (he school store, of Alberta Clark and another student as they purchase supplies. MRS. MARY PARKER Home Economics. Head of Home Economics Dept., American Education Week Chair.. F.H.A. Co-Sponsor MR. ERWIN PRICKETT Gen. Metal MRS. LILLIAN SANGER Mathematics. School Store Sponsor MRS. MARY SEAY Librarian. Library Club Sponsor MISS GRACE PATCH MRS. NAN Social Studies PATRICK Librarian MR. HARRY RICF.R Electricity, J.V. Baseball Coach MR LOUIS SCHREINER Social Studies. J.V. Basketball Coach, Baseball Coach MISS MARGIE ROBERTSON English MRS. RUTH SCHULTZ Bookkeeping, General Business. Business Arithmetic, Jr. Red Cross Sponsor MRS. MERCEDES MISS MARITA SMITH SIMPSON English. Latin. Social Studies. Y-Tcens Sponsor Caduccus Club Sponsor

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OH, AM I STARVED!—Anita Cary and Lois Point wait in the line for their lunch. CASHIERS—Mr . Margaret Compton, Mr . Mary Wheeler, Mr . May Duty, Mr . Sadie Heflin and Mr . Ruth Silbert. BAKERS AND CAFETERIA STAFF— Front Row: Mrs. Julia Elverson. Mrs. Lillian Venson, Mr . Pauline Lam. Second Row: Mr . Dorothy Davis, Mr . Mary Hollingsworth. Mrs. Helen Wright. Mr . Edith Hall. MR. HARRY CHILD tiuilding Engineer MR. FRANCIS HAMILTON Sight Watchman CAFETERIA The GW dietitian was Mrs. Anne Daniel. She was in charge of the cafeteria and had the job of providing lunches for the GW students. The cafeteria workers consisted of eighteen employees. Included in this eighteen were five cashiers. The cafeteria increased the number of lunch lines to four, serving more hot foods to the students. JANITORS—Front Row: Loui Walker, Stanley Armstead. Elmer Gardner. Second Row: Archie Powell, John P. Pollard, John Patterson, Clarence Robinson.