Washington Lee High School - Blue and Gray Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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School Board and Superinfendenls DR. ERWIN R. DRAHEIM DR. BARNARD JOY DR. L. CLARK KEATING MRS. BARBARA RICHES lNovember 2l, I956l MR. JAMES STOCKARD i 2' .. 5 , One of fhe mony volucible occomplishmenls of 'rhe Arlinglon Counly School Boord wos 'rhe obolish- ing ol fhe book renlol fees. The omission of fhis expense hos provided 'rhe sludenls here of Woshingfon-Lee wifh on increosed omounf ol spending money for luxuries. The school boord. which is lhe policy-making body of 'rhe educolionol sysfem, is composed of seven members. ln fhe fulure. members will be oppoinfed by 'rhe counfy boord. These people ore responsible for defermining The lengfh ol our work- ing doy. 'rhe omounf ol supplies we ore given wi+h which 'ro do our work, ond fhe lenglh ond frequency of our vocolions omong ofher queslions. We, os cifizens. ore proud of fhe world in which we live. Wilhouf fhe dedicoled efforrs of The school boord we would nor hove sufficienf froin- ing fo occepl lhe problems of 'rhe world obou+ us. The principol responsibilily for fhe good school sysfem resfs wifh fhe school boord ond fheir essenliol decisions. ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON-LEE ore 'rhe of- fices of fhe Arlingfon Counly School Boord. 12 f

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Arrive in Our World on Cpening Day On Sepfember 4, l956, The doors of W-L were opened ond 848 sophomores olong wifh 767 juniors ond 640 seniors began 'rhe new school yeor. A fofol of 2,256 sfudenfg complered regisfrofion cords ond received 'rheir schedule ossignmenfs. The sophomores were regisfered ond offended on orienfofion progrom which served fo rocquoinf fhem wifh closses, feochers, ond ocfivifies here of W-L. They were also folcen on fours fhrough fhe building during which fhe librory. cofeferio, oudi- forium ond imporfcnf rooms were poinfed ouf. A new hondboolc called fhe Generals Aid wos presenfed fo oll sfudenfs. If wos published by The sfudenf council, which worlced on if during fhe summer. If confained lisfs of sfudenf council officers. closs officers, explonofions of sfudenf council, sfu- denf forum, ond fhe l.C.C, ond generol inlormo- fion which helped oll sfudenfs 'ro feel of home in W-L. Early in fhe yeor on ossembly wos held which fhe enfire sfudenf body offended. This ossembly culminofed fhe o ening ocfivifies of fhe yeor I956- 57 ond fhe sfudenfs begon fo pursue fhe yeor's worlc in eornesf. The assembly succeeded in giving fhe now fhoroughly orienfed sfudenfs ci feeling of unify which losfed fhroughouf fhe yeor. SUMMER IS OVER, ond W-L sfudenfs opprooch fhe l956-57 school yeor. LOOKING FORWARD TO W-L, sophomores enfer fhe building for fhe firsf fime. f 'Y?Nv-' - - , O 3 19 S-,R -- 41- 5 1 i 11

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Responsible for CiTizen Expense CuT The Taslc aT execuhng The new plan concerning TexTboolc renTal Tees became The respons1brllTy of The school superrnTendenTs IT TS Thesr duTy To enacT all policies adopTed by The school board and To encourage beTTer school school board relahanshlps Led by Mr T Edward RuTTer These superrn TendenTs serve as The advlsors oT our own school world The necessary harmony and smooTh eTT1cr ency ol This deparTmenT may be aTTrlbuTed To The conscuenhous supervuslon aT Mr RuTTer The lnsTruc Tronal programs and curriculum aT This world Tall under The dnrecT supervosaon ol Dr C Glenn Haas The assocuaTe superunTendenT Mr CharlesJ Walsh assnsTs Mr RuTTer by selechng all personnel rang 7.41 mg from cusTodnans To bus drivers To The nnsTrucTors Themselves He ns responsuble Tor The qualnTy of our educahonal opporTunrTues The mannTenance OT our buildings and The procuremenT of necessary supplies are dependenT upon The gusdance of Dr Edward J Braun These TacTors conTrrbuTe To The general appearance of our buildings Even Though we are noT as Tamnlnar wnTh The superlnTendenTs as wuTh oTher persons who 1nTluence our lives Thus deparTmenT promoTes The unnTy and cooperahon so necessary To our world oT 57 4 W MR T EDWARD RUTTER SupersnTendenT of Schools lf 'N T' -45. '1- .- LOOKING OVER THE DIVIDING LINE beTween Wash anT superunTendenT of schools Dr C Glenn Haas assocxaTe nngTon Lee and Wolceheld are Mr EdwardJ Braun assusT superrnTendenT QT schools and Mr Charles J Walsh ossusTanT supennTendenT of schools