Wakefield High School - Starstone Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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i Miss Mary Davidson MISS MARY DAVIDSON, who holds a M. A. from Akron University, has taught 14 years. She became part of Wakefield’s original General Education staff with her transfer from Madison. Shown here crooning his way to stardom is MR. DONALD DIFFENBAUGH, who was awarded his M. S. by Indiana Univer- sity. Mr. Diffenbaugh, a General Educa- tion teacher, is notorious for his musicians, Diffie’s Combo, who are most popular at school dances. MR. NORMAN JONES, a recent addi- tion to our staff, MR. JOSEPH SIMMS, a graduate of Wilson’s Teachers College and MRS. DICIE ARMSTRONG, who did her under-graduate work at Madison are three of our General Education teachers. Mrs. Dicie Armstrong, who attended Madison, teaches 9th grade General Educa- tion. Mrs. Armstrong came to Wakefield from Stratford. This year she works with I. c. c. Among his other duties, Mr. Joseph Simms is in charge of the bulletin boards and displays at our school. Mr. Simms is a graduate of Wilson Teachers College and although he majored in art, he teaches 9th grade General Education. MRS. MARY KENDRICK is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan. She teaches 8th grade General Education. Mrs. Kendrick’s daugh- ter is a Junior at George Washington Uni- versity. MRS. ADA TAYLOR, 8th grade Gen- eral Education teacher, was awarded her Masters Degree by George Washington, She enjoys teaching very much and her pupils enjoy having her. m Mr. Don Diffenbaugh

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Mr. James Fouche MR. JAMES FOUCHE, a graduate of George Washington University, teaches 9th grade Gen- eral Education and is known for his friendliness to his colleagues and his sincere approach to teaching. MRS. RUTH WHITAM, who teaches 8th grade General Education, was awarded her B. A. by Kansas State. Mrs. Whitam’s classes enjoy many varied experiences in areas that range from artistic pursuits to mechanical approaches to practical problems. MRS. JOANNE SHANK, who received her A. B. and M. A. from the University of Michi- gan, is in her first year at Wakefield. Mrs. Shank is working with the Junior Red Cross this year. MRS. OLIVE PAWLEY, a graduate of Hope College is now teaching 9th grade General Edu- cation. An original member of the Wakefield staff, she is known for her effective work with young people. Another of the Wakefield old-timers” is MR. DOUGLAS WOODARD, a graduate of both Brigham Young and Georgetown. Mr. Woodard employs many interesting personal experiences in his lectures, making for more dynamic class sessions. Mrs. Ruth Whitam Mr. Norman Jones, Mr. Joseph Simms and Mrs. Dice Armstrong. Mrs. Joanne Shank, Mrs. Olive Pawley and Mr. Douglas Wcxxlard.

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Mr. James Gibson Gibson s text published this year. When MR. JAMES GIBSON explores the innermost reaches of the human mind, he really gets to the meat of the thing. That little piece of gray matter he is showing Fran Ingmire and Porky Pennell is a sou- venir of his college days at George Wash- ington, where he was awarded his M. A. Mr. Gibson’s book. Psychology and Per- sonality, a textbook in the field of child and adolescent psychology designed primarily for high school consumption was published this year. Mr. Gibson, we hope, will pub- lish many more texts. I $ Dr. Marianne Peplow 22