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

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GUIDAN CE PAVES SMOOTH ROAD TO FUTURE MR. DELBERT E. WILSON Guidance Department Head MRS. ERNESTINE ALLPORT Guidance Counselor MR. CLAY ESTES Guidance Counselor, Varsity Basketball Coach MRS. GRACE McGILVRAY Guidance Counselor MISS VIRGINIA STARKEY Guidance Counselor ATTENDANCE OFFICE ADMINISTERS JUSTICE MRS. MARGARET E. BIBB Attendance Office MRS. GERALDINE WORDEN Attendance Office SECRETARIES FACILITATE RECORD - KEEPING MRS. MARY LUNCEFORD Bookkeeper MRS. ELIZABETH P. McLANE Secretary MISS RITA A. REMAVEGE Secretary MRS. DIANA C. RUCKER Secretary MRS. EMILY B. TRIVETT Secretary MRS. DONNA YOCKEY Secretary 9

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MR. GEORGE M. SULLIVAN Assistant Principal MR. ROBERT W. GARNER Principal After many years of outstanding service as Assistant Principal of George Washington High School, Mrs. Josephine Tolbert, with the opening of school in Sep- tember, 1964, assumed her new duties as Principal of Duke Street Elementary School. Always fair and forth- right in her handling of the myriad of administrative details that crossed her desk each school day during her long tenure, Mrs. Tolbert has the good wishes for continued success from the faculty and the legions of students who have known her throughout the years. With the capable leadership of Mr. Garner, as Prin- cipal, clearly evident on every hand, school opened smooth- ly last fall and has continued to function in the same fashion throughout the year. George Washington is, indeed, fortunate to have Mr. Garner at the helm. Al- ways pleasant and helpful, to faculty and students alike, his continued efforts to provide as favorable a learning situation as possible are apparent everywhere. Mr. George Sullivan has assumed Mrs. Tolbert’s du- ties. In this capacity, Mr. Sullivan will formulate and supervise many of the major administrative programs that make for a smooth-operating school. Mr. Steve Osisek, after several successful seasons as head football coach at George Washington, during which he consistently turned out a succession of winning grid- iron aggregations, has been named to the assistant princi- palship, formerly administered by Mr. Sullivan. Mr. Osisek’s duties include the supervision of the attendance office, assisting teachers with classroom problems, and supervising many administrative projects throughout the school. MR. STEPHEN F. OSISEK Assistant Principal ABLE ADMINISTRATORS LEAD THE WAY 8

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ENGLISH ENCOURAGES SELF-EXPRESSION Many students are painfully familiar with the Senior English Review Exercises and its unending analogies and synonyms or with the verbatim interpretation of JULIUS CAESAR, HAMLET, or MACBETH. Less familiar are the drama, speech, and journalism courses also offered by the English department. The purpose of the drama program is to create an appreciation for theatrical productions, to prepare a background for literature, and to stimulate the student’s creativity. Assignments requiring much thought, as the portrayal of a widowed bride or personifying an emo- tion, make this elective far from an easy course. Not only concerned with dramatic interpretation, the course involves a study of the anatomy of the theatre. Two dramatic productions, usually a musical and two one-act plays, are sponsored by this department each year. Speech classes are offered to make the student feel at ease when speaking before a group. Not only are prepared speeches and debates required, but extempor- aneous ones with as little as five minutes notice. Journalism courses encourage creativity through the writing of news articles and factual essays. THE LITTLE HATCHET, George Washington’s literary magazine, and THE SURVEYOR, the school newspaper, are produced by this department Et tu, Stuarte,” gasps Marty Yingling fiercely to Stuart Samuels. MR. DEUCALION GREGORY English Department Head, English, SCA Sponsor, Superintendent’s Advisory Council MRS. EVA S. BORDEN English, Journalism, LITTLE HATCHET Advisor, SURVEYOR Advisor, Quill and Scroll Sponsor MRS. LOVE B. WOOTTON English MRS. NINA BURDETTE English MISS ELEANOR CURRIN English, Freshman Class Sponsor, Faculty Council MRS. MARY DIAMOND English 10