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

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21 □ Miss Mask. W 1 Notes on the short story. Mr. Warner, pnglish department head. ENGLISH £LCAaJ2 — The English Department has been most successful this year with its continuation of the old and its addition of the new. There were several new teachers: Mr. Sawyers, Mrs. Elder, and Mr. Warner, who succeeded Miss Arnold as head of the department, but only one new class was added to the curriculum. Passing by room 134 after third period revealed a variety of sights: the fierce look of a wronged senior (sometimes), the excited exclamations of enlightened students (usually), and the haggard exit of Mr. Warner (always). For room 134 is the home of the new Advanced Placement English class for seniors. If these seniors pass the exam at the end of the year, they will enter college with credit for their Freshman English, and will be able to take sophomore English in their first year. Creative writing with Miss Toone was taught again this year, as well as English V, a half year of composition and a half year of world literature. These courses, like A.P. English, are for the college-bound students. American Civilization, taught by Mr. Sawyers and Mr. Pritchard, was also continued for Juniors. With a long range plan of standardization in the classes, and a short range one of improved quality, the English Department finished a year of merit.

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FACULTY □ 20 Row 1: Mrs. Redding, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Weaver, Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Vidnovic. Row 2: Col. Lander, Mr. McCary, Mr. Kepner. The Monster and its Master. GUIDANCE With the addition of an electronic monster (familiarly known as the IBM machine) to the Guidance Department, many problems were solved and some created. Classes were scheduled, attendance marked, and report cards recorded electronically. Although this machine does deal efficiently with “punch-card” problems, it cannot be expected to understand and discuss a personal or scholastic dilemma. A machine cannot administer a scholastic aptitude test or college entrance examination, though it may score them readily. It cannot write a recommendation or organize a high school transcript; this is left up to people—trained people who are interested in the students. The guidance staff is such a group of people. They know and are concerned about the students individually. Though they may not be able to solve everyone’s problems, the trust and admiration for these counselors far surpass any feelings that one could have for a mere machine. Faithful Secretary: Mrs. Ambient. Col. Lander: Guidance Director.

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FACULTY □ 22 Row 1: Miss Barrett, Mrs. Wilson, Miss Newman, Mrs. Holt. Row 2: Miss Mrs. Holt. Schlinke, Mrs. Bradley, Miss Isakov, Mr. Ward, Mrs. Sidpice, Commander Ervin, Mrs. Condit. Commander Ervin. FOREIGN LANGUAGE A new sound echoes from the Foreign Language Department: Portuguese! Following a precedent set by last year’s Russian I class, Portuguese was offered during lunch study halls by Commander Ervin for Spanish students. The similarity of these two languages enables students to comprehend them quickly. Portuguese was certainly not the only addition to the department. Along with a new department head, Commander Ervin, the Foreign Language Department was supplemented by Mrs. Isakov and Miss Schlinke. Both teachers are native to their respective languages, a fact which students found to be a real asset in perfecting their accents. Mrs. Isakov, born in Yugoslavia and educated at the Russian Institute of Dartmouth College, teaches Russian I and the first Russian II class. Miss Schlinke, a West Berlin German teacher, is part of an exchange teacher program sponsored by Antioch College in Ohio. Catalyst for efficiency: the IBM. 1 1