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

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MISS ALBERTA L. GRANT Foreign Language Department Head, French, French Club Sponsor, City Chairman of Foreign Languages MRS. NANCY P. BIRD Spanish MRS. MARJORIE EMM German, English, Junior Class Sponsor MRS. NANCY FLOYD French MISS M. ISABELLE HALL Spanish, Spanish Honor Society Sponsor MISS JOYCE LIGGETT French, French Club Co-Sponsor MRS. CLARICE LYNN Spanish, Spanish Club Sponsor, Class Rings MISS KAREN SONOSKY Spanish, Faculty Council LANGUAGES STRESS LISTENING AND USAGE With the addition of German to its already diversi- fied program, the Language Department is now better- equipped than ever to provide for the needs of all stu- dents who wish to develop skills in foreign languages. In addition to tape and stereo recordings used con- And this,” points out Janell Harding to Gary Drummond, Is where ’Lil Abner stayed while he was in Lower Slobbovia!” stantly in the classrooms, the department has its Lingua Van, a language laboratory on wheels, which provides ample opportunities for students to develop working skills in the language fields of their choice. Friends, Romans, and Schoolmates . . orates Cullen Jones as Mrs. Unkel beams with pride at her third-year student’s accomplishments. 15

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SOCIAL STUDIES SCAN WORLD PROGRESS A four-year program which encompasses all of the principle events from ancient to modern times, plus many courses in civics and government, makes the social studies curriculum of George Washington High School as com- plete and comprehensive as that to be found anywhere. Very much aware of the divided world in which they must soon take their places, students are continually en- couraged to appraise the rapidly-changing pattern of con- temporary events in the light of what they have learn- ed of the fortunes of nations and peoples in the past. MISS DOLLY CALLAHAN Social Studies, Social Studies Department Head, National Honor Society Sponsor MR. RICHARD BARKER World Geography, Freshman Class Sponsor MISS KATHERYNE BAUGH Social Studies, World Events Club Sponsor MR. SAMUEL CAMPBELL World History, JV Football, JV Basketball MRS. RUTH ELGIN Social Studies, High School Red Cross Sponsor MRS. DORIS GRIFFIN Social Studies, Sophomore Class Co-Sponsor, Grounds Committee Sponsor, Faculty Council, Superintendent’s Advisory Committee MISS KATHERINE HAYES English, Social Studies, Debate Assistant MR. DAVID LLOYD Social Studies, Cross Country Track, Winter Track, Spring Track MR. CHARLES McCLURG Social Studies MISS GRACE PATCH Social Studies, Senior Class Committee MISS ELISE SCHARF Social Studies MR. LOUIS SCHREINER Social Studies, Freshman Basketball Coach, Head Baseball Coach MRS. MERCEDES SIMPSON Social Studies, Economics, Citizenship Committee Chairman, Board of Alexandria Education Association Member COLONEL ELLSWORTH VAN ORMAN World Geography, Superintendent’s Advisory Council, Assembly Committee MRS. MARY CHANDLER VAN ORMAN Social Studies, Team Teaching, American Education Week Chairman 14

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MRS. WATKINS C. SMITH Business Education Department Head, Office Training MRS. BEVERLY BAKER Shorthand, Typing, Notehand MISS BETTY COE Bookkeeping, General Business, Sophomore Class Sponsor MRS. SUSAN H. DEMELFI Shorthand, Typing, General Business MRS. MARIE D. GILMORE General Business, Typing, PTA Secretary MISS SANDRA HAMMER Typing, Business Law, Junior Class Sponsor MRS. NANCY HENRY Shorthand, Typing MRS. PAMELA LYNCH Business, Arithmetic, General Business MRS. ARDITH MORRIS Clerical Office Practice, Typing, Junior Class Sponsor BUSINESS EDUCATION EXPANDS PROGRAM IBM computer classes are the newest feature of the school’s most popular elective department. Meeting after school, the classes work with two types of computers; data processors and digital computers. The more well-known facets of the business depart- ment’s program are the Distributive Education, Diversi- fied Occupations, and Vocational Office Training pro- grams. These classes meet in the morning only while the afternoon is spent in on-the-job training. Typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, and notehand are among the courses offered in connection with job train- ing or personal use by the student. MRS. SANDRA MORRISSETTE Bookkeeping, Typing, School Bank, FBLA Sponsor MR. GENE NOEL Office Training, VOT Sponsor and Coordinator MRS. CECILIA VAN DYKE Typing, Shorthand, FBLA Co-Sponsor MRS. DORIS WEBB Typing, Junior Class Co-Sponsor Two of George Washington’s Business students, Gail Gaddy and Carolyn Hicks, study a new IBM Sorter. 16