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

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MISS RACHEL ROYAL Tazewell, Va. Longwood College English MISS MARILYN SAFRIT Concord, N.C. Lenoir Rhyne College English II MR. DON SMITH Portsmouth, Va. College of William and Mary, Montclair State, Rutgers U. MRS. CAROLE TOONE Madison, N.J. Mary Washington College English, Sociology mm Where was I? Oh, yes . . . English Dept. Works on Developing School Philosophy MRS. EVELYN TURNER Memphis, Tenn. Furman U. English IV Which way was it?, wonders Mr. Coggin Not pictured MR. JAMES COGGIN Albemarle, N.C. U. of N.C., U. of Va. Wake Forrest Col. English Not pictured MR. NORMAN FRITTER College of William and Mary Furman U. English IV, World Lit. Not pictured MISS CAROLINE JONES Blackstone Jr. Col. Mary Washington Col. U. of Va. Richmond Professional Inst. English

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Elective Courses for Advanced Students MISS PAULA REVERE Alexandria, Va. Madison College English III MRS. SYLVIA ROSENWASSER Denmark, S.Q. Winthrop College English II and IV MR. RUSSEL HALL Roanoke, Va. Cornell School of Bus., U. Va. Roanoke College English MRS. SUSAN KULESHER Pittsfield, Mass. U. of Md. Amherst College English I MRS. BERENICE MAXWELL Huntington, W. Va. W. Va. U., U. of Fla., Marshall U., S. Methodist U. MISS BARBARA REEVES Harrisonburg, Va. Madison College English III The English Department, offering courses in advanced composition, drama, public speaking, world literature, and English, is perhaps one of the most important in the school. The teaching of any aspect of English is vital to the student in that the correct use of the language is of value throughout life. Due to this, four years of English are required. Freshman English is basically grammar. Sopho¬ more English is similar to Freshman English, but is more intensive. In the Junior and Senior Classes, students explore in depth, writings including analyzation of novels, in American and British literature. Students may take elective English classes as college preparatory courses. These courses allow the student to learn to express himself and to gain an understanding of the humanities.

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Girls Learn Domestic Skills Through Home Economics MRS. BERTHA GOERDER Darby, Pa. Pa. State U., Drex. Inst of Tech., U. of Md. Home Ec. I MRS. NANCY QUINN Richmond, Va. Madison College Home Ec. In preparation for the many roles of the homemaker, Edison offers girls, through the Horne Economics Course, training to gain skills in cooking, serving, housekeeping, child care, home nursing, personal grooming, and social adjustment. The department made arrangements to give Senior girls a comprehensive course, requiring no prerequisite, to prepare them for married life. What was learned in this course or any of the other courses, I through IV, may aid a girl throughout her lifetime in giving her skills to cope with social and commu¬ nity affairs. MRS. DORIS SANDERS Mt. Jackson, Va. U. of Tenn., Madison College Home Ec. Ill Sr. Home Ec. Dept. Head And now for our bake-off winners . . . 29