Stephens City High School - Newtown Pippin Yearbook (Stephens City, VA)

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Administration and Faculty MR. PAUL D. BEABLE Two years ago, in the summer of 1948, Mr. Paul D. Beable was appointed by the Freder- ick County School Board to succeed Mr. R. E. Aylor as principal of Stephens City High School. In addition to holding the principal- ship, Mr. Beable, for the past two years, has taught mathematics in the high school. Mr. Beable was graduated from Toms Brook High School and Bridgewater College. After doing graduate work at both the University of Virginia and George Washington University, he received his Masters Degree from the lat- ter in 1947. Before coming to Stephens City High School, Mr. Beable served five years in Shenandoah Countv, Virginia, as teacher of mathematics and athletic coachg two years in Stafford Coun- tv. Virginia: and as principal of Gore High School in Frederick County for a period of seven years. Mas. ELSIE HOVERMALE Miss, Elsie has devoted the greater num- ber of her years in the teaching profession to Stephens City High School where she has served as assistant principal and teacher ot English, Spanish and history for the past thir- tv-two years. In 1917, she was graduated from Marion College and has since attended the University of Virginia. Mlss JUNE CLINE Miss Cline became a member of the Stephens City High School faculty at the beginning of this session, 1949-50, after having taught for two years in Salem, Virginia. At Stephens City High School, Miss Cline teaches general science, history and English in the eighth grade.

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Administration Over the Years MR. MAURICE M. LYNCH Mr. Lynch served as Superirrtendent of Schools for Frederick County and Winchester for a period of 30 years from 1887 to 1917. At the same time he practiced law in Winchester and the County. During his long term of ser- vice, many notable improvements were made in the educational program of' the corunty and city. In the year 1917 Mr. Lynch resign- ed to devote his time to the practice of law. After a long and useful life during which Mr. Lvnch won the profound affection and esteem of his fellow citizens, he died on March 31, 1944. MR. LESLIE D. KLINE Mr. Kline held the office of Superintendent of Schools in Frederick County for eight full terms or 32 years from 1917 to 1949. Mr. Kl'ne received his B. S. Degree from the Vir- ginia Polytechnic Institute and was also grad- uated from the Law School of the University of Virginia. He later became a member of the Board of Directors of V. P. I. As Superintend- en.t of Schools, Mr. Kline served the county lone, and faithfully and was untiring in his efforts to produce a better system of educa- tion for the people of Frederick County. One of the outstanding achievements of his admin- istration was the consolidation of the Frederick County Schools. MR. ROBERT E. AYLOR Mr. Aylor came to S. C. H. S. as principal in 1926 after graduat?on from the University of Va. He served as principal of S. C. H. S continuously from 1926-1949 except for 1 year's leave of absence during which he attended Harvard College. He later received his Mas- ters Degree from the University of Virginia and in 1949 was named Superintendent of Frederick County Schools.

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Administration and Faculty MR. JAMES C. GORDON Mr. Gordon became a member of Stephens City High School faculty in the spring of 1941. For the remainder of that session and the en- - tire session of 1941-42, he taught history. He was then transferred to Miller School for the next two sessions, after which he returned to Stephens City High School in 1945 to take the position as instructor of Vocational Agricul- tur d shop which he has hel r five years ffizw MRS. NANCY MANUEL Mrs. Manuel, having been graduated from Shepherd College in June 1949, began her teaching career at Stephens C'ity High School in September 1949. She has been serving this year as teacher of history in the high school. kia' ,. ?9y?y,,,.,.,.,..,Q. Miss LYNN MARKWOOD Miss Markwood experienced, this session, her first year at Stephens City High School, asiwell as her first year in the teaching pro- fession. She was graduated from Mary Wash- ington College in.June 1949, and has taught Mathematics during this session. 7 N gui A iI4fL 1' :yuh , ,N 1 ' 5