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

 - Class of 1960

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Progress at work MR. CHARLES DRURY MR. CEORGE GROVE MR. THOMAS HOLLIS MR IRVIN PRICKETT MR. HARRY RICER Printing. Hod of Vood »orkmg Mechanical Drawing Metal Electricity. JV Induitrial Am Dept. Batcball Coach DIVERSIFIED OCCUPATIONS Diversified Occupations has been offered to GW students for four consecutive years. Those students who took this course attended the first three classes of the school day. After lunch the D.O. students then proceeded to their jobs. Two credits were received by each student taking this course. VOCATIONAL OFFICE TRAINING Vocational Office Training is headed by Mr. Eugene Noel. Students taking this course go to their respective jobs after attending three periods of school in the morning. I he main objective of the course is to develop the student’s skills in occupational competence. There were twenty-five students who participated in this program. MR. FLOYD MASON Divertified Occupation!, D.O. Club Sponior MR. EUGENE NOEL OBet Training, V.O.T. Club Sponior EVEN TEACHERS NEED FOOD—Mr. Grove carries hit lunch tray to the teachers dining room. INDUSTRIAL ARTS The Industrial Art classes under the department head, Mr. Charles Drury, are taught in the GW shop. They arc intended for all students and designed to develop physical and social skills. Among the various shop courses offered to the student arc: printing, metal, auto mechanics, mechanical drawing, electricity, and wood. These courses are all elective subjects, and they arc offered to students who are interested in increasing their knowledge in this field.

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High hopes MRS VIRGINIA CARR MISS BLANCHE HELM School Nurk Librarian. Cap and Gown Comm. MRS. MARY SEAY MR HARRY CHILD MR. WILLIAM LANDRUM Librarian Building Engineer Nighr Viichmin CLINIC Mrs. Virginia Carr, R.N., is on duty in the school clinic all day to help those in need of medical care. When a student has a headache, suffers from a cut, or it not feeling well in general, he may go to the school clinic for medical assistance. Each period, two girls help Mrs. Carr in the clinic. Junior and senior girls arc allowed to assist Mrs. Carr as a substitute for physical education or their study hall. A record is kept of all students brought to the clinic during the day. COL. PAUL MAHONEY Hod of Cjdtc Corp». Sibrt Club Sponior, Chevron Club Sponsor. Liwitki Club Spontor MRS. SANTINA MYRICK Art. Art Club Spontor MAINTENANCE—Front Row: Louit V»lk«r. John Pititon. Second Row: CUrence Robin ton. Chirlrt Dinkt. Archie P»l. LIBRARY The shelves of GW’s library contain hundreds of books; and in order to increase the reading material, a variety of new books is added to it each year. A student can obtain valuable information not only from the novels, biographies, and various other references, but also from newspapers and magazines. The head librarian, Miss Blanche Helm, and her staff are on hand to assist students. ART DEPARTMENT This year the Art Department, headed by Mrs. Santina Myrick, introduced a new crafts class. This class worked with ceramics, various fabrics, and enameling. The fundamentals of art work, as well as encouragement in art appreciation, were taught in both the art and craft classes. The Art Department conducted its annual Decorate Your Door” Contest which was held before the Christmas holidays. 20

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