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

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Analysis Of English Department—Mr Edgar T Vahey, Col. Lew- et H. Lunter. Mrs. Nancy L Davenport. Mr. Herman is N. Samuelsen. Mrs. Shirley M Aikin, Mrs. Eliz- Thomason abeth A Walsh. Miss Joann McElroy. Mrs Margar- English MRS. SHIRLEY M. AIKIN English II B.A., Tennessee Temple College M.Ed., College of William and Mary. MRS. LENA W. BISH English IV U S. Government B.A., Madison College. MRS. HELEN L. BLALOCK English IV A. B., University of Colorado A M., Indiana University. MRS. CATHERINE P. COOLEY English Department Chairman English IV B. S., Mary Washington College Graduate Work, College of William and Mary, George¬ town University, and George Washington University Senior Class Sponsor. MRS. NANCY L. DAVENPORT English II B.A., University of Texas. MRS. WANDA L DOLL Reading B.S., Longwood College M.Ed., University of Virginia. MR. GARRY J. JONES Debate English III Public Speaking B.S., University of Tennessee Debate Team Sponsor. MRS. MARGARET H. LUNTER English II, III A.B., Glenville State College M.A., Marshall University Junior Class Sponsor. MRS. ANITA J. MAGERS English I B.A., Baylor University M.A., University of Texas. MISS JOANN McELROY English I Latin I. II B.A., Mississippi State College Junior Classical League Sponsor. MRS. GAIL G. NETTLES Creative Writing English III B.S., University of Oregon Graduate work. George Washington University. COL. LEWIS N. SAMUELSEN English I, II B.A., George Washington University. Mr. Vahey contemplates his daily lessons. MRS. IONE C. SCUDDER English I B.S., University of Tennessee. MR. HERMAN V. THOMASON English III. IV B.A., Furman University M.R.E., Southern Seminary Graduate Work, George Washington University Key Club Sponsor SURVEYOR Sponsor. MR. EDGAR T. VAHEY English III, IV French I B.A., Youngstown State University. MRS. ELIZABETH A. WALSH English III Grammar and Composition B.S., George Peabody College Graduate Work, College of William and Mary and Uni¬ versity of Virginia. 22

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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

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Literature Offers A Basis For Human Understanding Mrs. Lena W. Bish, Mrs. Anita J. Magers. and Mrs. Gail G. Nettles. Mount Vernon’s English Department provides an excellent basis for higher education in any field by emphasizing the study and interpretation of literature and grammar. Included in the curric¬ ulum are units in drama, poetry, and short stories, as well as the basic fundamentals of grammar and the structure of the En¬ glish language. This year the department strived to give students a broader ex¬ perience in literature and grammar by creating a new course of study and obtaining new books for most classes. An experimental research project for academically strong ju¬ niors was developed by Mr. John Wedlock and Mr. Herman Thomason. The main objective of the program is to help stu¬ dents make desirable decisions involving values and ethics through the study of American history and American literature using basic law as a frame of reference. Participating in field trips and individual civic action projects, each student learns to accept his responsibilities as a citizen and as a leader. Creativity of English Students is reflected in their posters. Mrs. Catherine P. Cooley, English Depart- Mrs. lone C. Scudder and ment Chairman. Mr. Garry J. Jones. 23