Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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“Alright, who’s the wise guy?” While substituting in the English hall, Mrs. Wilma Mauren returns to her seat to find a black rubber snake waiting for her. a + b? = ? Substitute John Britto corrects papers that are handed in by Mr. Dave Cathers’ Algebra students. The Ist Ammendment consists of ... Substitute Alice Cudlipp explains the Bill of Rights to Mr. Howard Walker’s Government Class. Substitute Teachers 19

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“SHRIEK!” “Who Put the Rubber Snake on my Chair?” ubstitute teacher, Mrs. Wilma Mauren said she would never forget the day when she was substituting in the English hall and was showing filmstrips on the Scarlet Letter. She got up to fix the projector when she returned to her seat, there was a black rubber snake in her chair. Or there was the time when she reached for her pencil, she found that it would not come off the desk. A “sneaky” student in Mr. Min- gus’ class glued my pencil to the desk when I wasn’t looking. ..a quaint New Year’s joke on Jan- uary 3rd,” quipped Mrs. Wilma Mauren. ‘ Substitutes were taken ad- vantage of because the students knew they could get away with unusual pranks and shenani- gans that they would not have tried with their regular teach- ers. Some popular tricks were erasing letters off the board or making obscene additions, bringing a “fake” note from the office to call a class member out, and exchanging names when the roll is called. Mrs. Gywen Prideaux, a frequent and friendly face seen substitut- ing, added that few pranks were played on her and the ones that did occur were all good-natured fun, “life would be pretty dull without humor.” All the substitute teachers agree that the most famous an- tic was to have a friend come by the room and signal or maybe call out that he was wanted in the office by Mr. Wilson or Mr. “B”. Sometimes, there was an urgent phone call from his 18 Substitute Teachers mother and she was waiting on the line. Of course, there was never a pass to prove any of this. Alice Cudlipz, another sub- stitute, told in a questionnaire that the atmosphere here was good and that “students seem to like themselves and their school. ““Therefore, they like to learn and meet challenges suc- cessfully.” She went on to com- ment that she always enjoyed the fresh enthusiasm and ener- getic minds of high school stu- dents. “‘Substituting was a chance to meet interesting peo- ple and it was a pleasant way to spend the day,” remarked Ms. Cudlipz. Mrs. Wilma Mauren foundly remembered the incident that could have been a disaster but a student, Rob Lohr, saved the day. The lesson plans were ruined when the video recorder and T.V. monitor would not work. Rob Lohr came to the rescue by playing his guitar to the class. The job of the substitute was not an easy one. Substitutes were more than just babysitters. They were qualified to teach. On the average, most substi- tutes had a B.A. degree from college. Many had M.A. de- grees and some had doctoral work. The substitutes greatly appreciated the teacher who left adequate lesson plans, roll sheets, seating charts, etc. This made the job much easier and the day went by with more ease. Even though these things happened, substitutes enjoyed their jobs because they looked forward to meeting new people and to accepting each day as a challenge. “Where are you going?” Substitute, Gwynn Prideaux fulfills all the duties of a teacher, including checking Teresa Wiley’s pass. “Say What?” Mrs. Beverly Deacon, Science Department Chairperson, ex- plains Mrs. Tammy Nickel’s lesson plan to substitute Mike Gross.

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“Listen carefully now.” Argon (Rob Howe) and Angelique (Cynthia An- drews) discuss her financé while Toin- ette (Sandy Gilford) expresses her opin- ion in the Imaginary Invalid. 20 The Imaginary Invalid PRA i i Sa “What is it now.” In the Imaginary In- valid Toinette (Sandy Gilford), the saucy maid, gives Argon (Rob Howe) a piece off her mind.