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

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ft i j A Ms K rf Vb- ! Mr. M. G. Willey Temple University, M.A. Business Department Head Business Department The Business Department offers students the opportunity to learn clerical courses, such as typing and shorthand, pre- paring them for entry into the commercial world. Students are given the opportunity to practice the skills they have learned in class. Knowledge of clerical courses is a serviceable as well as a desirable component of a complete, progressive series of studies. It is beneficial not only to students pursuing the business world, but also to those seeking the other phases of life. Mr. Kenneth D. Gaskins Glenville State College, A.B. V.O.T. Coordinator Mrs. Norma S. Gibbons Longwood College, B.S. Mr. Donald R. Harvey Concord College, B.S. Miss Ettalea E. Kanter Woman’s College of The University of North Carolina, B.S. D.E. Club Sponsor Senior Class Co-Sponsor Mr. W. Phil Wynn Emory and Henry, A.S., B.S. I.C.T. Sponsor D.O. Sponsor Mrs. Opal T. Sills East Carolina, B.S. Miss Belle Fitzgerald Longwood College Art Club Sponsor Art Department Through art courses pupils learn to appreciate the world of color and form. They work with various me- diums to express their ideas on paper and in clay. During the school year art students proudly display their achievements for fellow students and faculty. 14

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Miss Dorothy M. Crane University of West Virginia, A.B. Northwestern University University of Michigan Carnegie Tech Thespians Sponsor, Ushers’ Sponsor Stage Crew Sponsor Drama Department Head Miss Amanda N. Gray Longwood College, B.S. Drama Department By taking drama courses a student acquires knowledge of the theater, both onstage and offstage performances. He is able to develop his acting ability and to learn cooperation and its importance through staff work. The plays presented by the Drama Depart- ment add much to the spirit of unity throughout the school. There are many busy weeks of hard work and anticipation of opening night before the grand performance. Drama gives the students the opportunity to perform for friends and family alike. The mem- ory of the exciting evening is taped into the scrapbooks of the performers to be remembered always. Industrial Arts Department Mr. John T. Kelly East Carolina College, B.S., M.A. The Industrial Arts Department gives students experience in drafting and in the basic knowledge of mechanics. Through these courses they are able to display and develop their talent and ability with the aid of their qualified instructors. The articles made by the students are often on display. They use mainly wood and metals as their mediums. Lamps, tables, and metal trays are only a few o fthe articles the students design and create. Mr. Cecil H. Erickson Mr. R. W. King East Tennessee State College, B.S. Mr. Harry A. Lyeth Oswego State Teachers, B.S. V.P.I. Mr. Samuel H. Somervill, Jr. West Virginia Institute of Technology, B.S. Mr. M. L. Thompson Northern Illinois State University, B.E. Oswego State Teachers College, B.S. Cornell University, M.S. Industrial Arts Department Head

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History Department A broad view of our heritage is transmitted to the students of NNHS through the endless efforts of the capable and willing History Department. Relating the past to the students is a vital link in their development for the future. Organizing historical facts logically makes the students better equipped to cope with present problems. It also makes them more aware of their responsibilities as citizens and future leaders, who will be able to base their reasoning on past experience. The History Department deals with world history, world geography, United States history, and Virginia history. It affords our students an opportunity to understand local, na- tional, and world affairs which they will have to deal with as adults. Mr. Louis Wheary, Jr. Lynchburg College, A.B. Peabody College, M.A. Attendance Counselor History Department Head Miss Ellena Armistead Mary Washington, B.A. University of Virginia, M.A. Mr. Curtis Edward Fooks Emory and Henry Miss Mary Helmer Longwood College, B.S. William and Mary, M.Ed. Miss Francis Maguire Boston University, M.A. Longwood College, B.S. Mr. Charles Nuttycombe Randolph-Macon College, B.A. Head Varsity Football Coach Co-Head Track Coach 10th Grade Sponsor Mr. John Palmer Duke University, B.A. J.V. Basketball Coach Asst. Varsity Football Coach 8th Grade Sponsor Mrs. Emily Powell College of William and Mary, B.A. Mrs. Jen Lou Pully Winthrop College, A.B. College of William and Mary, M.A. Christopher Newport Society Sponsor Mr. William Ray Old Dominion College, B.A. Mr. Lewis Reed Virginia Military Institute, B.A. Miss Eliza W. Wise Longwood College, B.A. Columbia University, M.A. 15