Thomas Jefferson High School - Monticello Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Q Mlss Nancy B Gary Department Head Albrnght hat M1 s Lula Crenshaw Mrs Margaret Hyatt G Rey Ben,-,eff Mrs EluzabethM Bowers Mrs NormaC Broaddus M5353 V? Miss Vargonua Taylor Drew Mrs MargaretS Gallaway Mrs Martha S Howell Engllsh and Communlctlon Ninety teachlng hours each day are devoted to the study of English our native language Skull nn the use of language as essentlal whether one be a home economics malor or a physrcs malor The learnung ot other sublects depends on the students understandlng ot hrs language Thomas Jetterson requures tour years ot Englush for students who wlsh to re celve a dlploma Classes In grammar and composition are requlred of all students each year Each student IS taught the organization of the Englush language for rt IS necessary to understand the organization In order to have full use of the language as a tool Learnlng the form of Englush and the way to use It IS Beverly Davls Stephen Galleher and Pat Ryan practlce then' speech by glvmg raduo announcements essential for success rn all tlelds Students are taught how to use theur knowledge ot read Ing and wntung In many ways A study of the works of writers such as Shakespeare IS a means of galnlng an apprecratuon ot good llterature Although many students may nev er enter the Iournallstlc fleld the study of llterature helps everyone learn how to express himself clearly and to appreciate the beauties of has language Speaklng IS as Important as wntlng because It IS the basns of all soclal re lations One who can speak well often makes good In busrness and makes many fnends as well Thomas Jetterson s speech class was created for thus purpose It helps students de Oral bock revlews add an Interest to Englnsh class Patsy Clark m turn reports on the book she has read y s ,s c f. -ll --:. - +- !'s e c r ff- O O O 14

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NEST W M ONEY WARD N SM Assustant Pruncupal Assustant Pruncupal and Counselors 'Z' s Mozellc P Be M ss M ldred B a e AssMayGJoda MssCIaaNo fleet The guudance program at Thomas Jefferson was cre ated for the purpose of helpung the students make the many decusuons whuch develop un the tour years ot hugh school Our counselors Mrs Bennett Muss Brame Muss Jordan and Muss Norfleet devote endless hours to ar rangung schedules so that each student mught be able to take the courses whuch wull Ht hum tor whatever he wull do atter hugh school Each year the guudance depart ment guves varuous tests In the tenth grade both tne Calutornua Mental Maturuty Test and the Amerucan Coun cul of Educatuon Test are guven One ot these measures the students mental abuluty whule the other tests hum tual relatuons The eleventh grade students are recuuuuecl to take the Junuor Aruthmetuc Test to determune theur protlcuency un aruthmetuc In the tweltth grade a dutller ent test from the Amerucan Councul ot Educatuon us guven Thus test determunes the abuluty ot the student to do college work Our counselors help the students pre pare tor graduatuon by havung the unvutatuons ordered and the caps and gowns fitted The guudance depart ment us a very umportant part ot the lute ot the student un thus hugh school 13 E R . O , J R. E D . I T H i T' - , u 1 V u 4 1 1 . 1 ' Mr , . nnett I i r m I I H ' l T on his knowledge ot rnathematlcs, vocabulary, and spa- A I r . r n i r r I I I I I 1 ' . . . , .

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English luterature ns taught In the second half of the sensor year ln addmon to the short stones and poems the Shakespearean play Hamlet IS studned Sandra Meyers and Susan Rosenbloom listen to records as Mnss Lowance explams velop conversatxonal and speaknng abulutles This past year Thomas Jefferson set up an English class which was taught on an ad vanced level The students, who were recom mended for thus class by a previous Englush teacher found that In addltlon tothe regular twelfth grade course they had experuence nn writing compositions on a college level The Engllsh department of Thomas Jefferson ns prepared and guute able to gnve the students a good sound knowledge ofthe language we speak 41 'Vlrs .losephnneT Krntzer Mnss Alma V Lovvance Mlss Helen R Marks Mrs Anne Plunkett Mnss Esther E Snngleton Mrs Eleanor W Smnthey Mnss Estelle N Tankard Mnss Anne K Wnlllams Mrs Frances N Wlmer 41 N T5 l l 11 ,, . . . . . , , . . - 1 1 1 1 A , g i ,J 1 v V' 1,2 1 . . T .4 Q 1 lf ' 1 , I , I , 4 4 . V . . Xi.. - 1' !1i.':-E+ ': 'ff5:g., X c ' ' , f 31. f - , J '23 . f