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

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Mr. David S. Givens. Mr. John R. Sawyer. MRS. ETHELFRIDA G. AVERY B.A., Hunter College M. A., Emory University MR. DAVID S. GIVENS B.S., Lynchburg College MRS. ANNA M. HARDER B.S., Immaculata College N. S.F., American University N.S.F., University of Virginia Mrs. Harder assists with the set-up of an experiment. 28 — Science

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Our Tense, Changing World Was Thought-Provoking SOCIAL STUDIES A successful society requires well-adjusted citizens and leaders. The social studies department conducted two new projects to help prepare students for their role in later life. The first was a class which emphasized the relationship of the individual to the problems of our past and present societies. Mr. Match, the instructor, brought the areas of political science, sociology, history, and economics into the course. Mr. Wedlock, working in conjunction with Mrs. Nettles and Mr. Shelton, taught United States History with a stress on leadership. Through the courses offered in the department, students acquired knowledge, the willingness to learn, and the ability to think. Mr. George W. White, Social Studies Department Chairman. MR. ROBERT M. MENEFEE, JR. B.S., East Carolina University MR. MICHAEL M. SKINNER B.A., Shepherd College MR. JOHN W. WEDLOCK B.A., Yale University MR. GEORGE W. WHITE A.B., Marshall University M.Ed., American University Mr. Timothy A. Kerlin. Social Studies 27

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Study And Observation Were The Keys To New Learning SCIENCE AgNOa + NaCl—►AgCl + NaNOa Chemistry students placed silver nitrate, a bluish liquid, into a beaker with salt, and the next they discovered that silver crystals had formed. For the biology classes, a wooded section behind the school became a plant observatory. Late in Feb¬ ruary, Mr. Price took his physics classes to the planetarium at Edison for the purpose of learn¬ ing about the solar system. Observation of weather conditions was a key area of study for the earth science groups. Certainly the science department was responsible for widely varied areas of study. Through the diverse experiments they performed, science stu¬ dents learned to observe and to draw conclusions. Mr. Eugene W. Skinner, Science Department Chairman. MR. PAUL MASKALENKO B.S., East Carolina University M.A., University of North Carolina MR. JOHN PRICE B.A., George Washington University MR. JOHN R. SAWYER B.S., Wake Forest University M.A., University of North Carolina MR. EUGENE W. SKINNER B.S., Virginia Union University MR. HAROLD G. SWAIN B.S., Alabama Teachers College M.S., Florida State University Science 29