Mount Vernon High School - Surveyor Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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Machines Indicate Mount Vernon’s Strive Toward The constant clicking of electric typewriters, the whirl of tabulating machines, and the drone of the IBM machine are indications of Mount Vernon’s strive toward moderni¬ zation. This addition of machines and computers has simplified but not obviated the onerous tasks of the secre¬ taries. The secretaries must not only operate the ma¬ chines, but also prepare forms and reports, manage the finance office and bookstore, and keep track of Mount Vernon’s absentees. Chemistry or Physics? Mr. Page or Mr. Wedlock? William and Mary or Duke? These are just a few of the personal and scholastic dilemmas the Guidance Department is ex¬ pected to understand and discuss. Other tasks include ad¬ ministering Scholastic Aptitude Tests and College En¬ trance Examinations, writing recommendations, and orga¬ nizing high school transcripts. The counselors know and are concerned about the students individually. They are not able to solve everyone’s problems, but seek to enable the students to make responsible decisions for themselves. Secretary Staff—Mrs Billie L. Gates. Mrs. M. Dorothy Rafert. Mrs Jean S. Adkins, Mrs Mie A Oshima. Mrs Iris M. Chambers. 20 Mrs. Hazel O Johnson. Finance Office Manager.

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Mr. Stewart W. Christiano. Assistant Principal. Mr Thomas E. Propps and Mr. Victor J. Kazlausky, Assistant Principals. Administrators Confront Insurmountable Problems rnssmmm. A ten-foot Alice in Wonderland . . . ?” Such was the thought of Mount Vernon students as Mr. Melvin B. Landes wobbled around the football stad ium on stilts, complete with pinafore, tights, and long gorgeous locks. This was not an everyday oc¬ currence in the routine of our principal. Mr. Landes enthusi¬ astically performed these extracurricular duties” much to the amusement of the students. As chief administrator of the school, Mr. Landes plans, directs, and supervises the educational activities of Mount Vernon’s stu¬ dents and faculty. Supplementing his day-to-day activities, Mr. Landes supervises all athletic, social, and academic events. Where did my bus go? This mournful plea for assistance is heard countless times each day by Mr. Victor J. Kazlausky and Mr. Thomas E. Propps, as they perform one of their varied du¬ ties. As assistance principals, Mr. Kaz”, Mr. Propps, and Mr. Stewart W. Christiano handle problems of curriculum and discipline. Mr. Propps anxiously awaits the beginning of his many endless jobs as our new assistant principal.

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Modernization Mrs. Mildred J. Lapsley, Guidance Director. fZ Mrs. Helen T. Maochonis, Part-time Secretary Guidance Department—Mrs Florence L Price. Mr. Baker O Shelton. Miss Judith A. Pleasant. Miss Polly E. Waid. Mrs. Margaret B. Reed. Mr. Earl Layne. Guidance MRS. MILDRED J. LAPSLEY Guidance Director B.A., Mary Baldwin College M.Ed., University of Virginia Future Teachers of America Sponsor. MR. EARL LAYNE Counselor A.B., M.A., University of West Virginia. MISS JUDITH A. PLEASANT Counselor B.S., M.A., East Carolina University Graduate Work, College of Wil¬ liam and Mary. MRS. FLORENCE L. PRICE Counselor B.A., New York University M.A., George Washington University. MRS. MARGARET B. REED Counselor A.B., West Hampton College M.A., University of Richmond Graduate Work, College of Wil¬ liam and Mary, George Washington University, and Uni¬ versity of Virginia. MR. BAKER O. SHELTON Counselor A.B., Washington College M.A., George Washington University Student Cooperative Association Sponsor. MISS POLLY E. WAID Counselor B.S., Radford College M.A., George Washington University. 21