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

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27 □ Martha Crider Girls Chorus I. II; Keyettes Morris Dubin Band; String Music Clifford Enright Art I. Ill: Junior Class Marjorie Green Choir; Mixed Chorus II. Ill: Madrigals: Keyettes B. Frank Lee Drama I. II; English 1; Public Speaking: Thespian Honor Society Karen Smith Art I. II. Ill: Kaden Club th tr- FINE ARTS ' ' “What light from yonder window breaks?” This familiar line from Shakespeare and many others are olten heard resounding from the walls of the auditorium during third and sixth periods. During these periods Mr. Lee directs with a firm hand everything that is necessary to put on a good play: costumes, scenery, lighting and the actual acting. Through Mr. Lee’s efforts each year, the Drama Department produces a one act play and a spring musical. Public Speaking, also part of the Drama Department, helps the student improve his voice control and diction. The spring musical, of course, couldn’t exist without music and who but our Mr. Dubin, Miss Green and Mrs. Crider could combine students’ talents into the successful performance our musical always is. The Choral Department, which consists of the Choir, the Mixed Chorus, the Girls Chorus and the Madrigals, teaches vocally inclined students how to use their voices for something other than talking in classes. Add a little rhythm from Mr. Dubin and his band, and presto—a real swinging show! What does it take to create a masterpiece in art? Talent? Good pastels? Monstrous blocks of marble? No! Students in Stuart’s Art Classes will tell you that you need only a vivid imagination and any materials from junk to jewelry. Our art teachers, Miss Smith and Mr. Enright, gave the students art fundamentals, instructing them in the traditional media of pastels, oils, water colors, clay and copper wire. The Art III and IV students went to the Guggenheim, Metropolitan and Whitney museums and the Museum of Modern Art in New York to further enhance their classroom education. Such trips and the excellently planned art programs helped not only to make our school more attractive, but to inspire our future Picassos. Mr. Dubin and the string quartet. ‘Truas brillig and the slithy toths mUd FACULTY

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FACULTY □ 26 BUSINESS EDUCATION “Mr. Jones, who is president of U.S. Steel Corporation and a graduate of J.E.B. Stuart High School, will now speak . . This could well be a future possibility due to the superb Business Education courses which are offered at Stuart. Miss Bickers, who is head of this department, and her staff teach many varied and interesting subjects which include Typing, Shorthand, Notehand and Business Math. In addition, half-day on-the-job training (VOT) and instruction in the use of office machines are available for those going directly to work after graduating. Whether preparing to be an IBM operator or a typist, the business courses offered at Stuart are ideal. Did you hear about the fellow in shop whose hunk of wood started out as a chair and ended as a skateboard? That is what is called a little too much enthusiasm for one’s subject. 1 his year the two shop teachers, Mr. Blake and Mr. Argentine, have attempted to guide the students in constructive development of their ability. One such attempt was made in the re assembly of a lawn mower. As usual, cars were taken apart and put back together but, hopefully, a little learning was acquired in the process. The year, however, was not devoted entirely to the overhauling of Mr. Blake’s car. Projects in both woodworking and metal craft taught the students to put their classroom experience to practical use. The Mechanical Drawing classes, besides teaching how to wield a T-square successfully in self defense, provided an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge to those who wished to pursue an architectural or engineering career. The general consensus of the students who took Industrial Arts was that they have a basically well-rounded education for having taken the course. HOME ECONOMICS Have you ever seen a crowd of boys milling around the Home Economics Department? Probably they were waiting for handouts of delicious Wan Ton or Hungarian goulash. But whatever the culinary outcome, the girls always put forth their best efforts. Also included in the curriculum were meal planning, interior decorating, sewing, and studying family relations. In spite of various setbacks and difficulties, Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Lee managed to turn out a group of girls who will one day make some lucky men very good wives. Mr. Argentine makes a baseball bat. James Conklin Mechanical Drawing I, II: Junior Civitan Club INDUSTRIAL ' Twenty-two words a minute with only nineteen mistakes. 1 ARTS Barry Blake General Shop I: Football, T rack Anne Nelson Home Ec II, II; Senior Home Ec: FHA Juanita Bernau Shorthand I; Typing Evelyn Bickers C.O.P.; Shorthand II; V.O.T.: FBLA Marianna Burke General Business; Typing Eugenia Harris Bookkeeping I; Typing FBLA June Thienel Personal Typing-Notehand: Typing James Argentine General Shop II. Ill; Mech¬ anical Drawing II Helen Lee Home Ec I, II: FHA

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FACULTY □ 28 Shirley Duncan P.E. I: Hockey Walter H. Duvall P.E. II: Basketball, Football Terry ' Cannon P.E. II. III. Football Margaret Porch P.E. I, III, IV: Archery Club, Softball C. Hatlen Watlington P.E. II: Basketball. Softball Carl E. .aleskt P.E. I, IV: Basketball, Football Gail Cunningham P.E. I. II: Basketball, Hockey Robert R. Davis P.E. 1: Wrestling Miss Duncan. Athletic Director: Mr. DeGiorgi. Football coaches: Cannon, Blake, and Fauls. Big Carl. PHYS. ED. DEPT. Midmorning backache, upset stomach, headache and neuralgia were but a few of the symptoms resulting from those bi-annual terrors, the Physical Fitness Tests. These tests put P.E. students through a rugged schedule of runs, jumps, pulls and throws. The test results were then compared to the averages in the nation, illustrating each individual’s particular strengths and weaknesses. The required sophomore and freshman P.E. classes concentrated on group sports. While developing physical health in these sports, the students also learned the necessity of knowing how to work with other people. On alternating days, Driver’s Education and First Aid Instruction are given to the freshmen, while Health is taught to sophomores. Fridays are reserved for special activities such as co educational volleyball. Juniors and seniors are not barred from P.E., however. In a combined elective course, the emphasis switched from group to individual spoits. The quality of our athletes reflected the effectiveness of these courses. The Athletic Department was pleased to welcome Mr. DeGiorgi as its new director, a post left open when Mr. Morton moved up to the position of Assistant Principal. Mr. DeGiorgi was particularly pleased with the school spirit displayed throughout the year, as he was with the entire athletic program. Mr. Duvall plans some pre-game strategy.