Thomas A Edison High School - Talon Yearbook (Fairfax County, VA)

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English Includes Many Things: Literature, Mrs. Greenlee smiles approval as Richard Lee delivers his speech for public speaking. Edison students are fortunate to have an active English Department. The four years of English are scheduled in such a way as to create an interesting and enjoyable series. In freshman classes grammar is emphasized, sup¬ plemented by literature courses. The sophomores have a much more intensive study of literature. In junior and senior years, the pace and depth of the English program increases with the study of American and English litera¬ ture. Panel discussions, debates, and projects are all a part of the curriculum. By participating in these activi¬ ties, a student is given confidence in public speaking, insight into the meaning of prose and poetry, and an ap¬ preciation of the subject. This year a selected group of seniors were given the opportunity to supplement their English work by taking an advanced composition course. This subject is a college preparatory course that encourages creative thought and writing in argument, exposition, and the short story. Another field of English is the public speaking course. The public speaking book used at Edison is a college¬ rated text and makes this course one of the most inclusive and intensive studies in the English Department. Dramatics, a freshman course, presents the students with the challenge of interpretation. This course differs from drama in that it is interpretive reading while drama con¬ cerns theater principles and production. This year the drama students worked on plays which were presented in class. Some of the drama and dramatics students are also members of the Masquers Honorary Society. The English Department aims at increasing the stu¬ dent’s knowledge and appreciation of the humanities as well as the English language. MISS CONSTANCE CONE MISS CAROL DUKE MR. NORMAN FRITTER Department Head MRS. MARY GREENLEE MR. RUSSELL HALL MR. THOMAS KOEHLER 18

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LIBRARY HELPERS Left to Right: Betty Mullins, Suzanne Smith, Jan Sylvest, Ken Ostrye, Joe Smith, Jennifer Mellion, Marlene Wickline, Mitchell McCarus, Cindy Calhoun, John Groves. Library’s Paperback Book Store Proves to Be Popular One of the best known rooms at Edison is the library, containing more than 6,000 books. As soon as the library opens at 7:30 A.M., students begin to browse through the shelves, check out books, and do research for school projects. Students can find the latest happenings on the world scene in three daily newspapers and more than 100 magazines. The faculty room provides many professional magazines and hooks for the teachers’ use. To raise money for new books and to supply the teachers with supplementary paperback books for their classes, the library operates a paperback book store. Assisting the two librarians, Mrs. Carlton and Miss Hughes, are twenty student assistants. They work one period a day and are kept busy doing circulation work at the desk, clerical work, typing, shelving books, and working with and repairing audio visual materials. MRS. LUCILLE CARLTON Head Librarian MISS CAROLYN HUGHES Wing Wo and Ronald Rawles browse through library’s paper¬ back book store. 17

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rammar, Writing, Dramatics and Public Speaking MISS PENNY NIXON MRS. NATALIE O’CONNOR MISS GLORIA PETERSON MRS. SYLVIA ROSENWASSER Anthea Hailey listens attentively as Dave Lisi reads an original writing in advanced composition cl ass. MR. JAMES SCOTT MISS DORIS SHILLINGBURG Ken Ostrye, Duke Jeffries, and Gary Witt get an opportunity to demonstrate their acting talents in classroom skit. 19