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

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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

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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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3 Miss Helen E. Bateman Miss Sue M. Beaman f J l Mrs. Katherine T. Brumble Mrs. Estelle Gratz Bugg Miss Frances Givens Miss Jeanette Henna Mrs Lucille E King Mrs Elizabeth T Pond MI s Martha C Pulliam Karl H Stutzman Mrs CarolynW WIlson Mrs lda W Wanderer Mrs Doris Moore Turner athematlcs Having moved from the crude stages, science today IS a story of achIevement Gradually we have observed the growth of programs for safety from diseases for Improvement of hu man behavior, and the development of Indus Dr Irby not only teaches the advanced chemistry class at Thomas Jefferson three days a week but he also has a full nme job as a research chemlst at American Tobacco Co try through science Considering the great service which scientists and engineers render to mankind they should be among the most honored of men Today the Space Age makes even greater demands upon scientists and tory as a most Important era The future of our SCISHTITTC achievements lies In the hands of the up and coming young men and women of the world Thomas Jetterson otters many valuable courses to those students who wish to enter either the scientatic or the engIneerIng fields These subgects Include algebra geome try trigonometry solId geometry chemistry and physics Although these are requIred sublects for would be scIentIsts and engineers students are requIred to take the basic Eng lIsh foreign language and history courses Thomas Jefferson s Science Club enables stu dents to understand the vast changes whlch e engineers. This Space Age will go down in his- I6