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

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LANGUAGE STUDENTS SEEK COMPREHENSION MISS ALBERTA GRANT - Lamruag' l rpartmrnt French. French Club $por. iar, City Chairman. Lan-pufr. MRS. NANCY BIRD Spanish, Frrnch. MRS. MARJORIE EMM German. Humanities. German Club Sponsor. Ilmiunilin Team Sponsor. MISS ISABELLE HALL Spanith, Spanith Honor Society Spontor. MRS. CLARICE LYNN Spanish. Spanith Club Sponsor. MISS JOYCE LIGGETT F-— - h. French Club Sponsor. A TEACHER’S WORK is never done! Miss Hall works overtime. grading test papers to return the next day. Trips outdoors to the Lingua Van were done away with this year. The language lab’s being moved indoors enabled potential linguists to parler francaise, sprechen Dcutsch, and to hablar espanol in the warmth of the building. The Language Department continued to expand its curriculum with the addition of second-year German. French. Spanish, and Latin are the other languages taught. DO YOU HEAR the music too? asks Darlene Mil ward as Daily Painter and Vicky Peek seem to he enjoying something l e-sides response drills. MISS KAREN SOXOSKY Spanish, Faculty Council. Freshman Cheerleader Spontor, Superintendent'' Advisory (Committee. MRS. AYLETT SUHR Latin. Sophomore Clan Sponsor. Latin Club Sponsor. 18

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MISS DOLLY CALLAHAN Social Studies Department Head. National Honor Society Sponsor. MISS KATIIERYNE HAICII Social Studio. World Events Club Sponsor. EAA Reptesen-tative (Council. MRS. RUTH ELGIN Social Studio. Red Cross Sponsor. MRS. SANDRA LEARNED English. Social Studies. miss i oh LICHTENBEBC Social Studies. MR. DAVID LLOYD Social Studies. Cross Country. Winter Track. Spring Track. MR. CHARLES McCLURC MISS GRACE PATCH Sixial Studies. Sixial Studies, Senior Class Sponsor, Caps and Gosvns Chairman. MRS. ELGIN SEEMS pleased with the ropon'- } her class to the question, Who became Emperor of Rome after the death of Rudolf Valentino? ’ SOCIAL STUDIES EXAMINE PAST AND PRESENT As the tempo of history accelerates, the need to become not only aware but also understanding of our fellow man has become more evident. Seeking to build bridges of communication and not walls of indifference and prejudice. Social Studies has offered emphasis on common cultures and backgrounds through history, government, and psychology. Keeping in step with today’s world, increased stress has been placed on current events that continually change policies and political ideas. Casting a wary eye to the future while learning of the experiences of nations and people in the past, Social Studies continued to inform its students with its well-rounded curriculum. Understanding the pulse of history, past and present, the George Washington High School graduate is ready to face the world as an educated voter and a prudent citizen. COL. E. C. VAN ORMAN MR. JURE SHIVER MRS. MERCEDES SIMPSON Sixial Studio. Attcmbly Corn- Social Studio. Social Studio. Economics. mittcc Chairman. MISS ELISE SCHARF Social Studio. MRS. MARY VAN ORMAN Social Studio. EEA. VEA. NEA, Memlxrship Ciwnmittcc Chairman. National Education Week Chairman. Superintendent' Advitory Council. MR. LOUIS SCHREINER Social Studio, Raichall, Head Coach. MR. ROBERT YEAGER Social Studio. United Nation Content Chairman. 17

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MRS. WATKINS SMITH Buiinnt Education Depart-m -nt Head. Office Training, rrical Office Practice. EAA R- preventative. MISS BETTY COE Bookkeeping. Shorthand. General Buiinru, FBI.A Spon- MBS. SUSAN DeMEI.FI Typing, Shorthand. MRS. MARIE GILMORE General Butinett, Notehand. Typing. PTA Secretary. EAA Reprrientativc. A shorthand laboratory including thirty IBM Selcctric typewriters and a 402 IBM accounting machine were additions to the Business Education Department this year. Continually updating its teaching methods, the department is realizing its goal of preparing its students for positions in an ever-changing business world. The department’s work programs again proved successful with students attending classes in the mornings and gaining valuable on-the-job training in the afternoons. College lxiund students also t x k advantage of Business Educations’ courses and made it the school’s most popular elective department. MISS SANDRA HAMMER Typing. Shorthand. Bounce I-aw. Clats Ring . MISS MARY HATWOOD Clerical Office Practice. T p. ing. General Bu ine«t, Faculty Council Reprr entat» e. Chairman Clerical Office Practice. Sophomore Gan Spontor. BUSINESS COURSES TRAIN NEW EXECUTIVES MRS. NANCY HENRY Typing. Shorthand, Senior Cia» Spontor. MRS. AHDITH MORRIS Typing. MISS IANET HOLTER ( Irricftl Office Practice . Typing, Freihman Clan Spontor. MRS. SANDRA MORRISSKTTE Bookkeeping, Clerical Office-Practice. School Bank, FBI.A Spontor. MRS. PAMELA LYNCH limine Arithmetic. General Butinett. MRS. DORIS WEBB Typing. Faculty Council. 19 DONNA HUSH AND Delaney Mayo arc preparing the 402 Accounting Machine for one of it numerous operation-.