George Washington High School - Hatchet Yearbook (New York, NY)

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NEW LEADER AND a new type of leader- ship came to the George Washington High School as it opened for the Fall Term of 1950. At that time Dr. Leonard J. Fliedner began 'his duties as our new Principal, and during the months that have followed he has earned the respect and af- fection of both faculty and students. School ad- ministration was indeed not a new field for him, since his career had included principalship of a junior high school, and he had come to us from his post as Principal of 178. Moreover he was not unknown to many of the veterans of our faculty, for he had been one of us for some time back in 1934 when he was Chairman of the Physi- cal Sciences Department. When he was formally introduced to the faculty at its first meeting of the Fall term, Dr. Fliedner announced his intention to adopt the role of a careful but sympathetic observer for some time be- fore suggesting any changes in the school's man- agement. He followed this role conscientiously during the greater part of the Fall term, but as the present edition of The Hatchetn goes to press we are well along toward the end of the Spring term of '51, and already some significant changes of routine and policy have been tried out with considerable success. It is with great pleasure, moreover, that we are privileged to include in the present writing the substance of an interview which a member of the Hatchet staff had with Dr. Fliedner in the latter part of March. Prominent among Dr. Fliedner's plans is one calling for three more or less distinct types of curriculum. These will include an academic cur- riculum made up largely of the traditional courses in English, History, Science, Mathematics, and Languages, with special Honor classes for better students. A second curriculum will be the stand- ard commercial course which will include our present accounting and secretarial courses and in addition Merchandising and Business Machines. And finally there is to be a broader curriculum in a general course which will include a number of subjects hitherto unknown to G.W. such as Ceramics, Woodworking, Metalworking, Shop and Home Economics. With such a variety of courses to choose from, Dr. Fliedner feels that it will be possible for every boy and girl to find a pattern of instruction that will fit his needs and abilities. In the field of extra-curricular activities Dr. Fliedner has many hopes and plans for a reju- venated school spirit and for the continuance of our tradition of championship athletic teams and up-to-date modern clubs. With Mr. Richard El- liffe, the chairman of our Health Education de- partment, he believes in the development of as much intramural athletics as possible so that every student of the school may get the benefit of par- ticipation in competitive sports, but he also defi- nitely looks forward to a future in which G.W. will have championship teams as famous as those of the past in baseball, basketball, and other sports. He is also keenly aware of the history of our many outstanding theatrical productions, and anticipates a marked revival of activity for the Rehearsal Club and the classes in dramatics. In due time he feels that the numerous clubs which have featured our after-school activity in the past will be even larger than ever and even more stimu- lating to the students, and he intends to encourage the Motion Picture Group that is responsible for our prize-winning orientation films, and to foster a new Camera Club that will enable students in- terested in photography to get considerable expert advice and practice in that field. In all these plans Dr. Fliedner realizes that the faculty must play a very large part, and he is fully determined to practice a modern democratic policy in his rela- tionship to the teachers as well as to the students in making ours one of the foremost high schools of the nation. For the record we should like to include here an account of the formal installation of Dr. Flied- ner on Wednesday afternoon, November 29, 1950. The ceremony took place in our auditorium, and Mr. Max Schottland, Administrative Assistant, presided. The program opened with an organ