Thomas Jefferson High School - Monticello Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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SCIENCE iw-'f Tommy helps Freddie Vizzi light the Bunsen burner in Physics lab. Tommy discovered Donald Coleman slaving away in the combination chemistry and physics lab. But was he performing a World shaking experiment? No. The king was in his counting house counting out his moneyf' for Mr. Coleman, or as he has been called by his students- Direct Current, has charge of ticket sales for the athletic department. He is also sponsor for the Key Club, whose members he teaches to operate the new motion picture machine so that it may be used any time during the day. And in his spare time, before and after school and during seventh period-this man of all work supervises the book room. i S.. P MR. DONALD l COLEMAN Chemistry, Biology MR. ROY HAGUE Physics, M ecfaanical Drawing Another member of the science department is tall, lanky Bill Stewart, who is also proud coach of our 1946 Big Ten Cage Champs. This new addition to the home of che Dragons has four general science classes besides his duties on the athletic field. Biology instructor Miss Bernice Johnson practices what she preaches and raises a variety of animals and plants. In addition to this and being representative for the Florida Teachers' Association, she also- manages to keep Jefferson students up to date on activities by clipping pictures of school personalities from the daily newspapers and posting them on the bulletin board. l Miss BERNICE JOHNSON Biology MR. WILLIAM STEWART Science js '- rzwrmf-W-4. 1'-4' .i ..,. A mmm Let me out! yelled Tommy in Biology class. 'Tm no new specimen. esfizlfsf-

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MRS. ANNE AYALA Psychology, Iourmzlism MRS. BETTY CAMPBELL History Miss NIARGARET DEAVER History Tommy maps out a desk campaign in American History class SOCIAL STUDIES The next stop on Tommy's Teacher Tour was in Social Studies where he 3 found a busy little person dividing her time between psychology and l journalism. Mrs. Anne Ayala admits that her happiest moment this year was the arrival of her husband from overseas, but a close second came when she learned that her Njeffersoniann had won a first class honor rating in competition with other school newspapers from all over the country. Next in line was room 308 where Mrs. Cassie Ma Olson takes continual delight in the individual accomplishments of each of the members of her senior homeroom, which in the past year has had the highest number of Honor Roll students. And wouldn't you know it-Mrs. Olson is sponsor for both Honor Society and Scholarship Incorporated. The assemblies which she arranges twice a year are highlights on the school calendar of events. Busy, too, is Mrs. Aurora Lloyd, Girl Reserve sponsor. Mrs. Lloyd and her husband-teacher take an unusual interest in the boys and girls with whom they work. Mrs. Betty Campbell, a newcomer to Jefferson, lost no time in taking her place in extra-curricula activities and is now the faculty adviser for the Service Corps. MRS. AURORA LLOYD History MRS. CASSIE MAE OLSON History, Sociology MR. HORACE TOLBERT Civics Adrian Hernandez sketches pictures of prehistoric man for Sociology students Mildred Macomber and Gloria Carreno. flllie

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Mxss ESTELLE BUTLER Algebra Miss MARY MORTELLARO Algebra Nor SHOWN MRS. IRENE SPARKMAN Geometry, Solid Geom- etry, Trigo- nometry, ami' Algebra. Even as a spirit Tommy was not immune to ualgebranitis' and in orts to find out the values of X and y he met one of the most teachers at Jefferson Miss Mary Mortellaro. As a January class sponsor she worked out plans for the class banquet, corn- exercises and Baccalaureate service. But she really started when she agreed to help direct the mid-term class play, for sooner was that successful three-act comedy presented than she was by June graduates to direct theirs. All this and cheerleaders, too for this voung and energetic teacher also leads our vocal Dragons. And just to make sure that these vocal Dragons coniine their talents to athletic games and assemblies there is Miss Estelle Butler head of MATHEMATICS 1 il -e E .i Look what happened when Marcia Burris tried to teach Tommy some Algebra. our Traffic system. The chief sees that traffic flows smoothly and quietly in the halls. During class shifts she can be seen dashing around to wherever there is a report of a jam or congestion. Tommy got sent to the board by our camera shy Georgia Geometrician, Mrs. Irene Sparkman. A strep throat kept her home in bed for three weeks but still she found time for her senior class and for her duties as fair work chairman. On his next stop-Home Economics-Tommy caught Mrs. Frances Hawkins hiding behind her apron strings. She takes time out from cooking and sewing to direct Red Cross drives at jefferson. HOME ECONOMICS Mus. FRANCES HAWKINS Cooking, Sewing ' MRS. CORA Ann Dorothy, and jo Ann put Tommy in a stew in Home Economics. SHEPPARD Cooking, Sewing