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

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46 Mrs. Frances Wimer, Head of Department B.A., M.A., Fairmont State College, West Virginia University English Department Adapted Programs Offer Broad New Perspectives After five years, the English Department emerged from its experimental period into a period of tested programs. Encompassing the successful trial pro- grams of previous years, a sequential guide, com- plete with structural assignments, was put into use. To stimulate the students to reason and to draw parallels, teachers correlated compositions with reading and humanity programs. To enhance the program, lay readers were employed. Modern in- struction was prevalent as language, literature com- position and grammar were integrated in all classes. Speed, developmental, and remedial reading was extended so that more students could become in- volved. At the dedication of the amphitheatre, Eng- lish students presented an outdoor dramatization of George Wythe's life. The talents of each area of the department were utilized as English classes wrote the script, speech classes delivered choral readings, and drama classes enacted tableaux.

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Mathematics Department Se ce Students Broaden Scope : ms : of Mathematics Concepts Under the leadership of Mrs. Doris Turner, head of the Mathematics Department, a new approach was taken; each student was provided with the opportunity to explore new fields and to advance beyond the traditional courses. Eighth grade classes broadened their knowledge with re- search papers and special projects. Seniors in the advanced program explored the new and challeng- ing limit concepts. A morning class of approximately ten students met twice weekly under the instruction of Mrs. Martha Walden. These potential math ma- jors delved into the principles and functions of modern mathematics. Further enlarging the opportunity to explore and advance, Mrs. Turner offered her office as a mathe- matics library. There, diligent students found they could either strengthen their knowledge in familiar mathematics or pursue courses of increased diffi- culty that they would not ordinarily have become acquainted with in high school studies. atches Mr. Rhea Saltz help Pat O'Kelly with problem. Mr. Alvin Smith, experiencing his first year in the Math De- partment, explains two-dimensional space to his class. Alice L. Leach B.S., William and Mary College Alice C. Newland B.S., B.A., M.Ed., William and Mary College, Uni- versity of Virginia Mrs. Carolyn B. Richardson B.A., University of Virginia Rhea E. Saltz B.A., M.Ed., Emory and Henry College, University of Virginia Alvin N. Smith, Jr. B.S., University of Richmond, University of Virginia Mrs. Martha Walden B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute

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Mrs. Margaret Albright B.A., University of Arkansas Jean Baum B.A., Madison College Mrs. Dorothy Beck A.B., Roanoke College Mrs. Martha Benson B.A., Radford College Mrs. Elizabeth Bowers B.A., M.Ed., Mary Washington College, University of Virginia Mrs. Mary Copenhaver B.A., Westhampton College Mrs. Ann Hall B.A., Furman University Mrs. Judith Harris B.A., Woman's College, University of North Carolina Mrs. Mimi Hirsch B.A., Duke University ABOVE: Sandy Dewitt, Bonnie Schwartz, Wayne Reynolds, Mrs. Wimer, and Tommy Nance plan the outdoor dramatization for the formal dedication of amphitheatre. FAR LEFT: Co-chairman Tim Brown listens to Cindy Long's singular reaction to an interpretation of an underlying theme in the Summer Reading Symposium for Honors. LEFT: Mrs. Mimi Hirsch, reading consultant, helps Cathy Hichak, Jimmy Hunt, and Cin- dy Long to increase speed and concentration with a pacer and descending index cards. Mrs. Henrietta Kinman B.A., M.A., Westhampton College, University of Richmond Mrs. Judith McFarlane B.A., Emory and Henry College Mrs. Ruby Lee Norris B.A., Mary Washington College Charlotte Pringle B.A., Westhampton College Mrs. Charlotte Sprinkel B.A., Morningside College Mrs. Ann Westlow B.A., William and Mary College Nancy Withers A.B., M.A., West Virginia University, University of North Carolina