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

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MR. CHARLES W. DRURY Industrial Education Department Head, Printing MR. GEORGE GROVE Woodworking, Faculty Council MR. THOMAS HOLLIS Mechanical Drawing, Freshman Class Sponsor MR. FLOYD R. MASON Industrial Cooperative Training, DO Club Sponsor MR. BENTON MILES Distributive Education, DE Club Sponsor MR. ERWIN PRICKETT General Shop, General Metals, Machine Shop SHOPS ADVANCE TRADE TRAINING The Industrial Arts Department encompasses voca- tional education as well as industrial arts. With classes open on an elective basis in printing, electricity, wood- working, mechanical drawing and metals, students are prepared to be employed in local industries. In the past year, girls who are planning to enter in- terior decorating have been enrolled in mechanical draw- ing so they may become acquainted with basic design principles. The development of basic skills that may prove useful on a job or on a pet do-it-yourself project in the future is the obj ective of all branches of this de- partment. Sprained ankles, colds, headaches, and, yes, an occa- sional personal problem, are all part of the school day for genial and patient Mrs. Carr as she and her staff of student assistants listen to both real and, at times, imaginary ailments. An aspirin, a glass of water and a gentle pat on the back have, on many occasions dur- ing the past year, proved to be just the right antidote for facing those crucial examinations that seemed so frightening a few minutes before. MRS. MARY SEAY Librarian MRS. NANCY CORMIER Librarian MRS. DORCAS DRURY Librarian MRS. VIRGINIA CARR School Nurse Charles Vernon, one of George Washington’s industrious Indus- trial Arts students, labors on his project. 19

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ART, MUSIC, HOMEMAKING DEVELOP SKILLS I believe he doesn’t like my Chopin,” sighs Miss Bivens as Mr. Barr shrieks, Yeah, yeah, yeah!” The sponsoring of the Annual Art Carnival is an en- joyed spectacle we attribute to the Art Department. In addition to the skills in cooking, the Home Eco- nomics Department teaches grooming, home nursing and management, child development and care, and practical experience. The work of the Music Department is always enjoyed during special holiday assemblies, extra activities outside of the school performances, and the Christmas and Spring concerts. Certainly this year would not have been complete without the production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Miss Vaughn, Home Economics teacher, gives Antoi- nette Burke a helping hand in her delving into the art of dressmaking, while Donna Jackson toils onward in the background. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cal- dron bubble,” chant Gary Ragland, Mr. Mosson, Jim Florence, and Mary Jane Fife. MR. CHARLES MOSSON Art Department Head, Art MRS. SYLVIA BLICKSTEIN Crafts, Art, Art Club Sponsor, Art Honor Society Sponsor MRS. LINDA FLEMING Home Economics Department Co-Head, Home Economics, Home Management, FHA Sponsor MISS MARY ALICE VAUGHN Home Economics Department Co-Head, Home Economics MR. FRANK BARR Music Department Head, Band, Orchestra, Music Appreciation, Marching Band, Majorettes Sponsor, Music Club Sponsor, Pep Club Sponsor, Pom-Pom Girls Sponsor MISS JANE BIVENS Boys Glee Club, Advanced Girls Chorus, Girls Chorus., Choir, Freshman Girls Chorus, Madrigals Sponsor 18

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COOKS AND BAKERS — First Row: Mrs. Malone, Mrs. Marinoff, Mrs. Deaner, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Corder, Mrs. Smith. Second Row. Mrs. Scaffido, Mrs. Leffer, Mrs. Pedone, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Kush. CAFETERIA CATERS TO CASHIERS — First Row: Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Lacy. Second Row: Mrs. Silbert, Mrs. Duty, Mrs. Wright. OUR NOURISHMENT Mrs. Ethel C. Wells Mr. Archer Millican Dietitian Bookroom It’s 8:30 A.M.! Faculty members frantically pick up their mail and establish a new record for the 4-minute mile as they dash to their homerooms. 20