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

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Administrators Demonstrated Patience, Always an active part of our school life, Mr. Melvin B. Landes was a familiar sight at Mount Vernon. From the first day of school, Mr. Landes was involved in all activities. On the Friday of the Fairfax football game, he was seen wearing his Majors hat, enthusiastically supporting the team. Each student came to feel at ease with Mr. Landes, just as they learned to trust assistant principals Mr. Christiano, Mr. Kazlausky, and Mr. Propps. Though these men were in charge of discipline, their understanding, just treatment of problems brought them close to the student body. A familiar figure at student assemblies, Mr. Landes speaks at freshman orientation. MR. MELVIN B. LANDES A.B., McPherson College M.A., George Washington University Mr. Melvin B. Landes, Principal. I

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Faculty Worked Today For Progress Tomorrow In view of the future conversion of Mount Vernon High School to a new location, teachers accepted the additional responsibility of planning the move. Early in the year, fac¬ ulty members met and discussed the changes to be made. Shouldering the burden of this difficult task, teachers antici¬ pated the move as more progress was made with each im¬ portant policy decision. F A C U L T Y Faculty —

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Mr. Stewart W. Christian©, Assistant Principal. Mr. Thomas E. Propps, Assistant Principal. Firmness, And Understanding i Mr. Victor J. Kazlausky, Assistant Principal. MR. STEWART W. CHRISTIAN© A. A., Junior College of Connecticut B. A., University of Bridgeport M.B., University of Virginia M.S., University of Connecticut MR. VICTOR J. KAZLAUSKY B.S., Slippery Rock State Teachers College M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh MR. THOMAS E. PROPPS B.A., West Virginia Institute of Technology M.Ed., University of Virginia Friendly relations exist in the office. Administration — 17