Homer L Ferguson High School - Mariner Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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Anxious to get to his lunch, Eric Colbert pays for a cup of Mariner punch. Cafe serves punch, Fritoes; non- teaching staff pet cat, pull jobs, refuse to push pills. H i there, lucky vistor. This is your cafeteria tour guide preparing to take you on a fun filled sight seeing tour of the cafeteria. As you enter the cafe- teria you ' ll see SCA selling tickets for a costume ball. And there, to your left, those big sliding doors lead to the teachers’ cafeteria. As we go on, you can see a portable snack bar where potato chips and our Mariner punch are for sale. Directly in front, are three lines of impatiently waiting people. The line to your extreme right is the hamburger express line, and the other two lines serve hot lunches, often with the cafeteria specialty boiled potatoes swimming in butter. Now, what everyone has been waiting to see — the senior cafeteria! Here to pleasantly greet you is Senior Vice President, Kenny Hundley. “Get out if you’ll not a senior!” Well, so much of that. I hope you enjoyed the tour of our cafeteria, come again. “W e do everything” remarked Mr. Henry. And the Ferguson Custodial Staff did do everything; from lending eyeglasses to a teacher and feeding the boiler room cat to starting stalled cars. The staff also raised desk tops this year, much to the appreciation of both teachers and students. Between words, Catherine Moore sips milk for lunch. Daily, custodians keep immaculate check on the school building. 20

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NHS works for Muscular Distrophy; library cards replace ID’s “n Lying Dong! Would you please make a contribution to the Muscular Distrophy Foundation?” Words such as these were uttered dozens of times by National Honor Society members as they campaigned for this worthy fund. Over Christmas NHS adopted a needy family and help to make theirs a happy holiday. Hundred dollar scholarships to the , most deserving members has become an annual project of the NHS. Students dug through their pockets and purses trying to find their I.D. cards. But I.D. cards were no longer required even though this card system cut books and magazine thefts in half and increased their usage. Instead, library cards were issued to every stu- dent through his English class. Separ- ation of library cards from I.D.’s came about because some students didn ' t buy an I.D. and could not get into the library or check out books. So the free library card has now become a part of Ferguson’s everyday life. Some classes taught in the library? That’s right. A course in Library Science was offered to give students a chance to learn much more about library processes, cataloging, and the use of audio-visual equipment. School Evaluation! These words that struck fear into the hearts of unpre- pared departments, did not catch the library by surprise. Librarians bought or were donated all the 2000 books needed to meet requirements of 10 books per pupil. Mrs. Helen Turner, head librarian, long aware of a need for varied reading levels in library books, started a program to fill this need. With great determination, Mrs. Linda Stallings tackles her secretarial jobs. 1 1 ■ The endless job of sorting goes on for librarian, Miss Janice Jaquet. Reports and letters require the attention of Mrs. Turner.

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IVl embers of the staff attended to fixing broken lockers, ridding the teachers ' lounge of mice, filling teach- ers ' vending machines, and seting up for dances. 1 “My bottle’s empty”, was a common expression among those who cleaned walls as a punishment for skipping classes. Most of the time, Ferguson halls were quiet, but for Mrs. Betsy Redman and Mr. Stephen Webster, every step they took down a hall might have led them to a truant skipper or hall wanderer. They often checked hall passes to make sure everyone had the secret password. Other “jobs” they pulled were selling tickets to football games and dances, or reprimanding those who pulled false fire alarms. When not policing study halls, Mrs. Helen Hardaway also helped keep halls in order. “What class are you coming from?” demanded Mrs. Josephine Eley, our school nurse, before she filled out accident forms and lectured students about health and first aid. Nurse Eley was unable to diagnose, prescribe, or give treatment. Nevertheless, when she was not busy filling out forms, Nurse Eley found time to give her as- sistance in answering questions from students interested in a nursing career. Hesitatingly, but with a smile, Kay Parker passes her excuse to Mr. Webster. Mrs. Josephine Eley Mrs. Helen Hardaway Alert, Mrs. Redman questions James Joe ' s right to be in the hall. Administration 21