Thomas Dale High School - Reflector Yearbook (Chester, VA)

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Miss Elizabeth Hudson helps students plan their classes for the future. MRS. JUANITA HAMMOND Western Kentucky Uni- versity, B.S., M.A., Guid- ance Counselor. MISS ELIZABETH HUDSON Westhampton College, B.A., William and Mary College, M.A., Guidance Co-ordinator, National Honor Society. MRS. DAISY REAMES Madison College, A.B., University of Richmond, M.S. Ed., Senior Class, Counselor. Mrs. Patricia Huff, li- brarian; Mrs. Shirley Rapalee, assistant librar- ian. 19

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MISS LESBIA BROWN William and Mary Col- lege, A.B., Math, Red Cross. MRS. BETTY HANCOCK East Tennessee State Uni- versity, B.S., Plane Geom- etry. MRS. VIRGINIA HARRISON Union University, B.S., Algebra, Junior Adloyho Club. MRS. ALLENE LINKOUS Radford College, B.S., Plane Geometry, Junior Tri-Hi-Y. MR. WILLIAM MORTON University of Virginia, B.A., Algebra, Freshman Class. MR. CLAUDE NEWMAN V.P.I., B.S., Algebra, Aero- space Class. MR. OMAR TIPTON Westminster College, B.A., Mathematics. MRS. JANE SAYLOR Beaver College, A.B., Art, Art Club. Mrs. June Saylor explains negative space to Lynn Fuller. Music Inspires Artists In Mrs. Saylor’s Classes In its second year of New Math, the Mathematics De- partment acquired educational books to aid in teaching. Mr. Newman, the department head, began an elective no- credit course in areo-space education for students plan- ning to become engineers. Music during work sessions was only one of the innovations introduced in Mrs. Jane Saylor ' s art classes. A Fine Arts Week was held March 28-ApriJ I with the art classes prepar- ing special bulletin boards displaying copies of great paintings. GREAT BOOKS, a correlated and condensed collection of great literary and scientific works, was added to the library, which is under the direction of Mrs . Patricia Huff and Mrs. Shirley Rapalee. Thomas Dale ' s guidance counselors obtained from the State Board of Education a viewdeck and a viewlex for showing films and playing records. These films concerned college, high school drop-outs, and vocational opportunities. ■ ■ 18

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Map Study and films aid understanding in Mrs. Ruth Wildes ' classes. Mrs. Harvey Is Named Best Business Teacher Business courses at Thomas Dale offer the business stu- dents complete preparation for office work. Mrs. Joyce C. Harvey, who introduced the new practice sets for better filing procedures, was elected as the Best Business Teacher in the Richmond area. The Social Science Department, headed by Miss Ellen Conyers, provides courses in geography, government, U.S. History, and world history. Supplementary activities such as films, bulletin boards, and group discussions make the classes more interesting. The government classes often have guest speakers who add much to the student ' s under- standing of his government and its functions. Mrs. Ella Grant conducts a discussion on the right to work. Mrs. Joyce Harvey looks on as students warm up for a timing. 20