George Wythe High School - Chancellor Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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100 Distributive Education Club Persevering Members Maintain Club Ideal Front Row: Don Newcomb, president, Johnny Hammond, vice- president, Lisa Green, secretary, Donald Wright, treasurer, Virginia Keck, asst. promotional editor, Phyllis Blanton, chap- lain. Second Row: Mrs. Lawrence, sponsor, Joyce McCor- mack, Sandra Gunn, Roy Reynolds, Beatrice Talley, Linette Morton, Mrs. Wenger, sponsor. Third Row: Charlotte Han- Under the guidance of club sponsors, Mrs. Hele- na Lawrence and Mrs. Patricia Wenger, the Distrib- utive Education Club remained an important fac- et of the business student's life. Through persistent efforts, club members maintained the ideals of the organization: civic consciousness, vocational under- standing, social intelligence, and leadership develop- ment. Exemplitying their civic consciousness, members collected twenty-eight Thanksgiving baskets for the Student Co-operative Association. The practical cock, Patsy Williams, Mary Ann Edwards, Judy Shumake, Dale Cole. Fourth Row: Rodney Cyrus, Allen Hudson, Edward Tilley, Wayne Marable, Danny Steinruck, Mary Vaughan For- rest. Back Row: Paul Maynor, Wayne Sears, David Armstrong, Wayne Nowell, Raymond Anderson, Gawk Yee. knowledge gained through daily business association and strengthened by observation at Richmond Pro- fessional Institute built the members’ vocational un- derstanding. Participation in the Christmas social at R.P.|. and the district convention at Thomas Jeffer- son were illustrative of the expansion of their social intelligence. Leadership development was epito- mized by Don Newcomb, president of the Wythe Chapter, vice-president of the Virginia DE Clubs, and a candidate for national president of the Dis- tributive Education Clubs of America.

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Future Teachers of America Programs Spark Interest in Future Career Planning to serve as teachers, FTA members en- joyed programs related to the preparation for their chosen career. Groups consisting of members of each class presented effective programs. Each group chose as its topic a phase of college lite. Miss Sarah Brennan spoke on the experiences of a student abroad in the Sophomore program. The juniors had Miss Lucille Gillespie speak to under- classmen on getting in college while Mrs. Martha Ryan, student teacher, gave tips on staying there. FTA members received first-hand knowledge of col- lege lite by visiting Richmond Professional Institute in the program planned by the seniors. Members reached the goal they set three years ago. They were able to present their first hundred dollar scholarship to the senior they felt would com- petently assume the role of a Future Teacher of America. Dr. Henry |. Willett speaks to the FTA of his trip to Russia and the teaching techniques used in their school system. Preparing for the Yuletide giving season, FTA President Emily Kahl and Jane Edwards dress dolls for needy children. 99

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During an assembly of the DE Club, Mr. Harvey Williams empha- — Vice-president Johnny Hammond speaks to the student body sizes the most influential aspects of superior salesmanship. about Distributive Education during the Business Assembly. 101