Newport News High School - Anchor Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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TO TEACH US TO STUDY, The School Board, left to right: Gordon F. Pullen, Jr., Ward R. Scull, Dr. R. O. Nelson, Robert M. Saunders, J. M. Dozier, Richard T. Yates, T. Ryland Sanford, Jr., James F. Rindfleisch, Dr. William T. Watkins, Jr. Samuel D. Green Assistant Superintendent Maintenance and Planning George J. McIntosh Assistant to the Superintendent Personnel Director T. Ryland Sanford, Jr. Assistant Superintendent Business and Finance Charles B. Shreeves Assistant Superintendent Curriculum and Instruction Dr. R. O. Nelson His high sense of professional ethics, willingness to listen to all who consult him, and desire for peo- ple to come to him for help make Dr. R. 0. Nelson, our Superintendent of Schools, one of the most respected men in Newport News. 25

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TO ACQUAINT US WITH KNOWLEDGE, Miss Mary Margaret Lane As head of the Guidance Department, Miss Mar- garet Lane helps seniors with their decisions about the future and supplies them with information about educational and vocational opportunities. She also administers school-wide tests and interprets the re- sults to teachers, parents, and pupils. Mr. Thomas O. Keesee Handling the disciplinary problems, checking transcripts to be sent to other schools and colleges, and making out school schedules are the main duties of our assistant principal, Mr. Thomas 0. Keesee. His vast knowledge and sense of humor cause him to be greatly admired by the student body. Miss Ethel M. Gildersleeve “I am busy all the time — I’ve never made a work- study of my days — it might be interesting if I could find the time,” stated Miss Ethel Gildersleeve, Dean of Girls. She sponsors the F.T.A., the Student Coun- cil and its sixteen committees, administers the N.N.H.S. Scholarship Fund, and formulates the daily bulletin. 24

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TO OPEN OUR MINDS Miss Linda J. Allen Longwood College BS General Science Science Club Sponsor Miss Ellena Armistead Mary Washington College BA University of Virginia M.Ed. History Geography Guidance Mrs. Margaret F. Baab Longwood College BS English Mrs. Vivian L. Bauserman Randolph-Macon Woman’s College AB Algebra Math National Honor Society Sponsor Miss Joan Brewer College of William and Mary AB Latin Spanish Latin Club Sponsor Junior Classical League Sponsor Mrs. Kathryn P. Cameron Madison College BS English Miss Cassie Childress College of William and Mary BS Columbia University MA. Head of Math Department Mathematics Mrs. Garland J. Conn Westhampton College AB General Science Julius Conn University of Virginia BS. Head of Physical Education Department Physical Education Co-coach of Track Head Coach Cross Country Director of Athletics Junior Class 26 Co-sponsor Miss Dorothy M. Crane University of West Virginia AB Head of Drama Department Drama Thespians Ushers’ Sponsor Mrs. Virginia T. Baker Randolph-Macon Woman’s College BA Chemistry Science Future Nurses Club Sponsor Miss Betty Delbridge Louisburg College AA Greensboro College BS Basic Science