Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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ANGELS DESECEND function, however, includes arranging and changing schedules, talking With students about their selec- tion of colleges, administering all of those stand- ardized tests We take throughout the year, and ar- ranging conferences. The functions of the administration extends be- yond the basic duties named. Administrative con- cerns are not limited to everyday tasks, but also include such things as encouraging students to Work above their expected achievement levels. Its suc- cess in this area of administration has been proved repeatedly through achievement tests administer- ed to the students at Walter Johnson. High morale and good conduct among the students as Well as a continually rising academic achievement are also among the primary goals of the administration. The success of good directing can be reflected in many Ways. At Walter Johnson, the high caliber of the administration is indicated both by the excellent showing made by students in national competitive tests and also by the record and reputation that grad- uates of Walter Johnson go on to make either in jobs or in college. Miscellaneous, Incorporated should be the title applied to the secretarial staff Whose members function as guide, telephone operator, money man- ager, and vault opener. Headed by Mrs. Helen Shor- rock, school treasurer as Well as Mr. Gregory's per- sonal secretary, the staff includes Mrs. Dorothy Langhorne, Mrs. Charlotte Miller, and Mrs. Harriet Cummings. Mrs CharlotteK Miller secretary J. -P,1,1.,. 'way' Mr. Arthur E. Spaulding, Miss Helen Dempsey vice-principal it counselor A- 1, V, , , . lf. H 1 Mrs Lenore Paine Lavery counselor Mr. Ray C. Patton, counselor Mrs. Helen I. S orrock, sf ary and school treasurer N

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r x R . , f ,,., QW! wa : -n-........... Mr. Henry C. Gregory, principal WQ K ADMINISTERING To administer a 32,500,000 plant which is spend- ing S425 per student each year and to educate more than 1600 students require leaders who can perform the duties of executive, financier, and educator. Mr. Henry C. Gregory, our principal, and his as- sistants, Mr. William Bennett, Mr. Donald H. Red- dick, and Mr. Arthur E. Spaulding, who joined us mid-year, are in charge of these as well as indispens- able functions connected with discipline. It is re- assuring to know that someone is always on the alert to prevent gum chewing, tardiness, talking, and similar sins of commission. As a result of their sterling performances in this field, it is reported that not one student has missed a class by reason ff'-D Mr. William L. Bennett, vice-principal in g.. ...M Mr. Donald H. Reddick, vice-principal Mrs. Harriet D. Cummins, secretary of being stuck to his desk. Seriously, of course, the main duties performed by these members of the administration include maintaining high standards in the choice of faculty members, responsible usage and care of the school, and those administrative functions necessary to keep the school running smoothly. Another important area of administration- guidance-is carried on by the school counselors, Miss Helen Dempsey, Mrs. Lenore P. Lavery, and Mr. Ray C. Patton. It is their duty, among other things, to help students with any problems they might have. If a student should happen to be so well-adjusted as to have no obvious problems, it is certain that our counselors would be so efficient as to help him find the less obvious ones and then assist him in arriving at a solution. Their main

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BQCDKS BREED BIBLICDPHILE Miss Teresa J. Mrs. Dorothy G. Doherty Bryant Librarian Librarian Library Club! W! fy Y' ' fvxlfllcx X , Nxff Y fyls D' wx ' WMU 9-UAi'VVxl u 'Dk Stag! LIBRARY CLUB That books breed bibliophilesn is demonstrated every lunch hour and before school when one sees the library crammed with crammers. Judging by an aver- age of 156 books Withdrawn daily, We should almost think the school to be populated exclusively by book- worms. The accreditors from the Middle States Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges rated WJ outstand- ing in every department except the library, apparent- ly subscribing to this theory of bibliophile breeding, for they stated, We recommend that special atten- tion be given to . . . further expansion of the book col- lectionf' Acting on the evaluators' recommendation, the PTA appropriated 32,500 for the purchase of books. The American Association for the Advancement of Science, too, made a generous if temporary contribu- tion to increase the number of volumes by lending us an extensive science library for this entire year. Stu- dents thus have had access to specific sciences rang- ing from aeronautics to Zoology. Miss Teresa Doherty and Mrs. Dorothy Bryant, librarians, cater to these ardent readers, depending heavily upon their student assistants, each of Whom devotes an hour a week to library Work. Sponsored by Mrs. Bryant and Miss Doherty, the Library Club supplements the daily Work of the assist- ants by carrying out projects like bulletin board dis- plays. First raw: M, Daugherty, J, Swift, A, Molitor, J. Thomas, B. Kappler, Third row: S. Straub, S. Thurston, M. Shaw, R. Probst, N. B Lttm B. O'Brien, G. Reese. R. Miller, M. J. Dreitlein, J. Bethke, E. Kelly, B- Bassham, E- Zurbors, M- Gil1i0S, C. Baleman, M. Riedel, S. Kno P Pe y J. Campa, D. Campa, S. Albright, C. Swift. Second row: A. Martinson, les, Mrs. Bryant, Miss Doherty. Fourth row: M. Stites, A. Twilley G Mev M. Bates, J. Berne, S. Dretex-ich, J. Bolton, B. Highman, M. Weiss, B. Horn, bohm, L. Katzel, J. Waterston, R. Quackenbush, S. Seymour, N H d ott l. Goding, C. Hilsenroth, R. Warheit, M. Goldstein, S. Wooley, M. Pool, L. Hill. L. Whitman, G. Knippen, D. Vartanoff.