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

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ee ee) aco ME Front Row: Mary Jones, Martha Hamill, Mrs. Benson, Tim ins, Emilie Bray. Back Row: Robert Yevich, Yates Rumbley, Brown, Carol Lipman, Connie Grotz, Eva Gulyas. Second Jim Bruce, D. Harrison Dyer, Bobby Jeter, Peter Welch, Da- Row: Eileen O'Grady, Colleen Perkins, Carol Johnson, Pam vid Hamill. Chiott, Claudia Byrd, Page Brooks, Anna Pettis, Linda Hawk- Realizing that competition betters a magazine, Tim Brown and Mrs. Martha Benson, at making units and characters fit pages. advisor, register for a contest sponsored by the Virginia High School League. Thus abstractions become realities. 93

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92 Statesman ‘Man Against Time”’ Reflects Staff Concern Martha Hamill proposes a possible revision to material that she and Claudia Byrd are considering for the STATESMAN. Each student who attended George Wythe was faced with an immense problem. He had to choose a course—whether to merely exist or to excel. With this decision in mind the STATESMAN chose as its theme, ''Man Against Time, ' represented George Wythe and its students. The issue proved George Wythe to be the epitome of increasing proficiency, with each student individually reaching for excel- lence. With co-operation from staff members, Tim Brown, editor-in-chief, and Martha Hamill, associate editor, strove to present the school’s theme through dramatically executed layouts. They also made changes in the conventional art section and devised other new approaches for presenting the students’ efforts. All students, as well as the staff, were offered a chance to express their thoughts. In turn, they ob- tained praise for their talents and attained a feel- ing of personal achievement. Literary Editor Jim Bruce, Layout Editor David Hamill are amused at another of Exchange Editor Emilie Bray's attempts

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Front Row: Kathy Kettner, Robert Yevich, Chris Hunt, Jeannette Coffey. Back Row: Peter Welch, Clark Crosby, Kirk Jonas, David Dyer, James Sauer. | Debate Team I, the affirmative, intend to show beyond a shadow of a rea- | sonable doubt . . . , declares David Dyer who stands. Debate Team Gains Skill in Analysis and Delivery Meeting weekly, the debate team engaged in dis- cussion sessions and practice debates before enter- ing active competition. Individual and group re- search provided them with material for these pre- paratory debates which were rewarding and chal- lenging. Debate kits, which the school purchased, consisted of pamphlets, reprints from government information services, and books on the subject of nuclear control, disarmament, and the effects of ra- diation. By employing these aids, they prepared for their topic: Resolved: That Nuclear Weapons Should Be Controlled By An International Organ- ization. | Prepared through research and study, the debate team entered competition in the Invitational Debate Tournament and the District Contest sponsored by the Virginia High School League. With both prac- tice and knowledge as their foundation, the mem- bers gained insight into current problem areas, as well as skill in logic, refutation, analysis, organization, and delivery. iaaadddddd area hit] i : j } Lrigiit | i i] é in = fs Ba . S | ; | 4 i $ | § § es re a oe eS i 94