John Marshall High School - Marshallite Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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English classes teach appreciation To communicate, to appreciate— English students developed these abilities through specially molded courses. Skills of communication, which included listening, were em- phasized in all grades. To stress originality, fourteen classes participated in the Composi- tion Laboratory Program, which employed theme readers. Reading skills were fostered, as Mrs. Elm- quist served as remedial reading consultant. Emphasized in the ninth and As her class finishes their book reports, Miss Lewis checks her schedule. Oscar M. Stevenson B.A., U. of Richmond Football, Track, Cross Country Anne W. Vaughan BSSUz Oi a: M.S., U. of Richmond TABS sponsor Margaret O. Young A.B., Westhampton Col. tenth grades was organization of literature by themes and types. A panorama of American and Eng- lish literatures, taught in the eleventh and twelfth grades, de- veloped appreciation of the writer’s craft and varied skills. Miss King pauses to collect her thoughts.

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20 Elizabeth L. Atkins Juanita T. Elmquist Margaret P. King B.A., U. of N.C. B.A., Westhampton Col. B.A. Wells Col. M.A., J. of Chicago TABS sponsor F.T.A. sponsor Mary G. Lambert Virginia M. Lewis A.B., Emory and Henry BS RE M.Ed., U. of Va. M.A., U. of R. Department Head Leslie J. McNeal Marian H. Myers Bonnie R. Newell B.A., Westhampton Col. B.A., Goucher Col. B.A., Converse Col. Independent Research Monocle, Quill and Commission sponsor Scroll, Operetta Karma D. Ogden Mary L. Peple B.A., Randolph-Macon A.B., Westhampton Col. Poetry Club sponsor In response to a student’s question concerning the use of a new speech word, Miss Peple rewords an awkward sentence.

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ED ASTER Sep As Ronnie Jackson gives a report on The Federalist, other panel members, Steve Walker and Nestor Sosa, look on. History develops understanding of past Miss Horne helps Virginia Reynolds look up information. | AE a a “The value of history is indeed not scientific but moral. By liberalizing the mind, by deepening the sympathies, by fortifying the will, it enables us to control, not society, but ourselves. A much more important thing, it prepares us to live more humanely in the present and to meet rather than to foretell the future.” —Dr. Carl Becker This quotation was a prime motivating factor in the history department this year. By studying world history and geography, freshman pu- pils gained a background for the more detailed upperclass- man courses. Although history was not required in the tenth grade, a course about twentieth-century problems was offered to aid students in comprehending their modern world. The backgrounds of the United States and of Vir- ginia were studied in the eleventh grade, while seniors studied government, economics, and communism. Although each course was unique, all contributed to de- veloping understanding and communication. 22