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

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 MRS. DORIS HUME Englith, Hununilin, Debate Sponsor. MRS. BLANCHE MEADOWS English, Prow and Poetry Contest Sponsor. MISS MARY McKINNEY Enitlish. Sophomore Class Sponsor. OH THESE TESTS. Now let's see- did Macbeth kill Polonius, r was it king Lear? Or maybe it was Hamlet.’ ponders Pam Par-man as she labors over an English quiz. ON HER WAY TO a book report, Little Red Riding Hood , Jamie Barry, is detained by the library’s friendly wolf and his collection of bestsellers. MR. ROGER PADGETT English, Sophomore Class MRS. MARY PAYNE Sponsor. English. MR. ROBERT SALIE English. MISS MARY LU SKEPTIC English. Drama. Speech. Drama Club Sponsor. Thespians Sponsor. MISS SYLVIA SOMERS English. Reading Sponsor. Forensic Contests. MRS. PATRICIA STAATS English. Student Council Sponsor. Pep Committee Sponsor Prm-Pom Girls Sponsor. Director, Senior Class Play. MRS. DOROTHY THOMPSON English. FT A Sponsor. 13

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ENGLISH ACCELERATES IN UNCERTAIN TIMES MR DEUCALION GREGORY Head. Engliih Department, Advanerd Placement English, English. SCA Sponsor, City CNaj.' nan. Engliih. Superin-teodent Advisory Committee, PTA Executive Committer. MRS. PENELOPE AI.ATIS Engliih. Chairman, Welfare Committee, EAA. MRS. NINA BURDETTE Engliih. MISS ELEANOR CURBIN' Engliih. EAA Building Representative. EAA Reporter for Teacher Bulletin. MISS LINDA DANIELSON English. With the world becoming a smaller place each day, the importance of the English language becomes inert. isingly clear. Expansion of the vocabulary, coupled u-.th new usages of existing words, further complicates the problem of communication in the uncertain TIMES in which we live. George Washington High School has. for many years, lieen justifiably proud of the excellent program offered by its English department. To further enrich this fine four-year program, an advanced placement course for Seniors and an accelerated course covering the Sopho- more and Junior years have been added thus year. Recognizing the need for direction in the selection of worthwhile literature, both past and present, the use of paperback editions of best sellers and other lxx ks has l een encouraged in the classes. A pilot program in the Vicore approach to reading is being used in two classes. Eight members of the faculty are taking training in the teaching of this method. The purpose of tin's program is to evaluate whether or not it should he introduced into the other local high schools. PAUL EAVES THINKS, “There must lx an easier way to finish : Senior English Review Exercises.' MRS. MARY DIAMOND English. MR. DENNIS GOLLODAY English.

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NEW SUBJECT ADDS LUSTER TO MATHEMATICS PROGRAM The mathematics department, under the leadership of Mrs. Apperson. continued its program of modification of concepts and procedures. As students advance, they discover greater flexibility and informality in the course of study, such that each student can find a feeling of success. Modern-day application of basic mathematical principles has been stressed this year with the addition of a new course, Probability and Statistics, to its comprehensive and varied curriculum. MRS. KATHERINE APPERSON Head, Mathematics Dopt., Solid Geometry, Plane Geometry, Mathematics Three, Trigonometry. Senior Class Sponsor, Faculty Remembrance Committee. MRS. ELIZABETH ALLPORT General Mathematics, Plane Geometry, Algebra. MRS. ELIZABETH CENUNC Algebra, Mathematics One, Faculty Remembrance Committee, Senior Class Sponsor, Hall Monitors. MR BERNARD HERROD Cencrul Mathematics, Plane Geometry. MRS. WAPELLA HOUCHINS General Mathematics, Algebra, Senior Class Sponsor. COMPASS Ad Staff Sponsor. MR. BOBBY JENKINS Algebra, General Mathematics. DISTINGUISHED STAGE GUESTS applaud Mr. Lindsey as he responds to the plaudits of the many alumni and friends who honored him at the reception held in his honor after more than forty years of service in the Alexandria schools. MISS THELMA MADDOX Algebra, Plane Geometry. MRS. EVELYN MONROE Algebra, Mathematics, Caps and Gowns. MRS. LILLIAN SANGER Plano and Solid Geometry, General Mathematics, School Store. MR. EUGENE TRUITT Plane Geometry. Algebra Three. Probability, COMPASS Buv Sponsor. Senior Class Sponsor. FORMER STUDENTS Honorable George M. Ciammittorio and E. Waller Dudley express their appreciation to Mr. Lindsey for his many years of service. MR. HOMER WILLIAMS General Mathematics, EAA Executive Committee, Superintendent's Advisory Group, COMPASS Sponsor, Senior Class Sponsor.