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

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After many years of dedicated service to the Alexandria Public School System, Mr. Irving Lindsey retired. In appreciation of his devotion, the remodeled auditorium was dedicated in his name and a scholarship for the outstanding Mathematics student among the graduating class was established. Yet these honors will Ik long outlived by the memorials in the minds of his fellow teachers and his former students. YOU MEAN THE pretty yellow one is an ellipse?” asks Wendy Woodside as Herl ert Tlwmas tries to explain some r mathematical equipment. HUMANITIES PROBE PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE To encourage understanding of man’s relationship to society, himself, and his surroundings, George Washington High School offered a new course. Humanities, to outstanding seniors. Humanities asked provocative questions, seeking to draw attention to insoluble problems that have puzzled mankind throughout the ages. In practice, the course has been found to stimulate in the student an awareness of “that which money can’t buy.” MRS. MARJORIE EMM German. Humanities, German Club Sponsor, Humanities Team Sponsor. MRS. DORIS HUME English, Humanities, Debate Sponsor. MR. FRANK BARR Music Department Head, Band, Orchestra, Music Appreciation. Humanities, Pep Club Sponsor. CAROL SEDBERRY, VICKI FOSS, and Dick Poole discuss man's relation to his environment during a mid-week seminar in Humanities.

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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.

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SCIENCE EXPANDS WITH MODERN CONCEPTS MR. WILLIAM HILLMAN Science Department, Head. Chemistry. Science Club Spnn-for. MR. FRANK KAFRIVA Chemistry, Faculty Council, Senior Class Sponsor, Assembly Committee. MRS. MARY MORELAND Biology, Freshman Class Sponsor, Senior Class Sponsor. Commencement. MR. JONATHAN SOUTH Physics, General Science. Senior Class Sponsor, Folk Music Club Sponsor. COL. STANLEY VOSPKR Biology, General Science. Superintendent Advisory Croup. AFTKR HKAT1XG IT to 1926 degrees above zero, then cooling it to 94 degrees below zero. Tommy Sampson is satisfied with some fiendish brew he has just perfected. Oh ves, it’s guaranteed to produce grades of 'C or better on all quizzes, if taken regularly as directed. Now that the Space Age, with all of its scientific as well as mysterious implications, is rapidly becoming a reality, the various courses offered in the science department have become increasingly important. Several new study units have already been added in the past two or three years. In addition, a course in Biology Science Curriculum Study, as well as a new course in Earth Science, have lx cn added this year to the excellent program already offered by this department. In addition, much new demonstration equipment, electrical improvements, and new and improved visual aids have been installed. All of these make it more possible for students to develop a better understanding of the basic and modem concepts in many of the scientific fields as well as their application to everyday living. MISS LULA WHITTAKER MISS ELEANOR WATSON Cmcnl Science. Artronomy Biology. (Huh Sponsor. MR. HERBERT WOOLF Biology. Sophomore Class Sponsor. MRS. DAVID WRIGHT Biology. General Science, Earth Science. 16