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

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MRS. GAIL G. NETTLES B.S., University of Oregon MRS. IONE C. SCUDDER B.S., University of Tennessee MRS. ELLEN M. SELL A. B., West Virginia University MR. HERMAN V. THOMASON B. A., Furman University M.R.E., Southern Seminary MR. E. THOMAS VAHEY B.A., Youngstown State University MRS. ELIZABETH M. WALSH B.S., George Peabody College Mrs. Margaret H. Lunter. English — 23

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Students Learned The Importance Of Literature With original costumes, students dramatize English plays. ENGLISH Teaching English in a new manner is a difficult and challenging task. This year the English department employed two new methods of presenting literature. Film study in conjunction with literature was used by several teachers. Co-operative teaching offered a wider scope of knowledge to English students. With a new, industrious department chairman, Mrs. Gail Nettles, the English department made many improvements. These new methods of teaching helped to make our language different and more interesting. COL. LEWIS M. SAMUELSEN February 4, 1908-January 11, 1969 MRS. HELEN L. BLALOCK A.B., University of Colorado A. M., Indiana University MRS. CATHERINE P. COOLEY B. A., Mary Washington College MRS. NANCY L. DAVENPORT B.A., University of Texas MR. GARRY J. JONES B.S., University of Tennessee MRS. MARGARET H. LUNTER A. B., Glenville State College M.A., Marshall University MRS. SUSAN I. McCOLLUM B. S.J., Ohio University 22 — English

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The Study Of Languages Opened New Doors FOREIGN LANGUAGE New cultures, new customs, new ideas . . . These are the doors the language teacher opens to his students. Another world, another way of communicating can be seen through these doors. This year language classes had the opportunity to frequently talk with native speakers. The Spanish Club visited a restaurant where members spoke in Spanish and tasted Spanish food. In November, French students attended a bazaar at “The French Church”, where they spoke with French people, enjoyed the French cuisine, and saw a sampling of goods for sale. Through these and similar experiences, students acquired real insight into the differences and similarities among cultures, and learned the importance of understanding others. I Mr. D. Lawrence Gibbs. Mrs. Marilyn Avoli. Mrs. Eleanor A. Landgrabe. MRS. MARILYN AVOLI A. B., West Virginia University MR. D. LAWRENCE GIBBS B. A., Maryville College MRS. ELEANOR A. LANDGRABE B.A., George Washington University MR. WADE H. PRIVETTE, JR. B.S., Atlantic Christian College MRS. E. M. SUSAN UNGERN B.A., Douglass College M.A., University of California at Los Angeles MR. LEONARD E. VAUGHN (not pictured) B.A., McPherson College B.D., Bethany Seminary M.S., Cornell University 24 — Foreign Language