JEB Stuart High School - Sabre Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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Yvonne Arnold B.A., U. of North Carolina Ronald G. Borror B.S., West Virginia University James Gabriel B.A., Catholic U. M.A., George Washington Helen Garrison B.A., Louisburg Jr. College B.S., East Carolina College ENGLISH From Chaucer’s “Aprille with his shoures soote” to Eliot’s “April is the cruelest month,” our English teachers labor to instill within us both a love of literature and the techniques of meaningful evaluation. So we explicate Wordsworth’s odes, ana¬ lyze Hardy’s novels, and fracture Shakespeare’s soliloquies. On any given morning one can hear Macbeth contemplating murder, Antony exhorting the rabble, or (meanwhile back at Raveloe) Silas Marner gloating over his gold. Then, of ocurse, we must be able to communicate our brilliant ideas, so off we go seeking out run-on sentences, tracking down split infinitives, and extermi¬ nating those nefarious dangling modifiers. Vocabulary is important, too, for passing college boards and impressing Hot Shoppes’ waitresses. Consequently, we wrestle with twenty new words each week, each word chosen for its precision, utility, and perversity of spelling. Do you, for example, know the meaning of egregious and triskaidekophobia, two words no self-respecting garbage collector should be without? In the end, if we leave Stuart a little wiser, a little more literate, much of this is due to the genuine dedication of our English teachers. Hail Muse, etc.!” I 1 I Gerri Lenvin B.S., New York U. Harriet Mask B.A., Mary Washington Daisy Matney B.S., Radford Rusty Nalls A. B., Indiana U. B. D., American U. M.S.T., Westly Theological Seminary Reva Nellis B.A., Aquinas Carolyn Rochelle B.A., Madison Marian Russell B.A., U. of Connecticut Betty L. Toone A.B., Madison Marguerite Whitfield A .B., U. of North Carolina 17

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS Pounding, thumping, sawing, and (we hope) some results are just a few of the activities of the Industrial Arts Department. It provides stimulation for each student as well as giving Muscles McGruder something to do after he finishes his foot¬ ball career. Room 136 is not only for boys, but a haven for girls with broken notebooks, cheerleaders with no other place to go to make posters, and last, but not least, for teachers who love to work on cars. James Argentine B.S., Eastern Kentucky State Barry Blake B.S., West Virginia University HOME ECONOMICS James Conklin B.S., West Virginia University Helen Lee B.S., North Dakota State Anne Nelson B.S., Mississippi State Bzzzzz There goes the fire alarm. Well, the girls in the Home Economics Department have finally succeeded in setting the building on fire. Almost every day, one can walk down Stuart’s halls and smell the fragrant (?) odors of apple pie or rolls float¬ ing out of the Home Ec kitchens. Occasionally, the odious smell of burnt apple pie or rolls is emitted from the rooms. The only time the student body can feel safe is when Mrs. Lee or Mrs. Nelson is teaching the girls the rules of good grooming, how to design and sew clothes, and to plan meals fit for kings. Juanita Bernau B.S., Mary Washington BUSINESS EDUCATION Evelyn Bickers B.S., Mary Washington M.A., U. of Alabama Eugenia Harris B.S., U. of North Carolina “These are our future business leaders . . .?” Perhaps a lament heard frequently from the teachers of the Business Education Department, after a hard day of trying to keep wandering eyes on a law book, to teach careless fingers to learn the keyboard, and to make their students understand that they must memorize their shorthand symbols. Molding these inno¬ cent minds to fit the positions of the business world would in¬ deed seem a task for a stern martinet, but department head Miss Bickers, along with the other teachers, handles it with ease. Luther McQuain B.S., Davis Elkins Perhaps the chronometer errs, or guess the watch could be wrong. Charles Montgomery B.S., U. of South Carolina M.A., George Washington June 1. Thienel B.B.A., Minnesota U. Jimmy Lftterback B.S., Bridgewater College 16

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Morris E. Dubin B.A., Catholic U. Cliflford Enright B.A., Marietta Marjorie E. Green B.S., Westminster M.S., New York State “Speak the speech 1 pray you, IS pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue . . FINE ARTS What is it? Tangled telephone wire? Used pipe cleaner? Tumbleweed? No, just an example of creative expression by a student of the Fine Arts Department. Besides brightening the halls with decorations on the bulletin boards, art students visit several galleries and displays during the year. Through the ef¬ forts of Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Enright, and Miss Smith, promising young artists further their hidden talents. DRAMA “Lord what fools these mortals be Contrary to popular belief, this is not Mr. Lee’s opinion of his students. Instead, this might be a line from one of the many plays studied in the drama classes, or it might be used in public speaking to im¬ prove diction and voice control. Each year, under Mr. Lee’s skillful guidance, the drama department puts on a full length play, one act play, and musical. MUSIC Sousa never had it like this: Mr. Dubin, in red, white, and blue, leads the band with “vigah.” Whether he’s dragging his musicians across a muddy field or conducting the orchestra in a crowded room, he creates sounds rivaling the National Symphony. Her finger waving above the piano. Miss Green directs with gusto. Each year she undertakes the task of transforming scores of students into polished performers; and judging from the caliber of the concert, she does her job extremely well. Promising young artists furthering their hidden talents. 18