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

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fiat' 6 l S+anley Book William Brooks Dean Brundage ver' rd, Jane EllioTT George GoeTz Simon Korczowslci VoTers AcTive in Elecfions Since T956-57 was an elecTion year, sTudenTs of boTh GovernmenT and l'lisTory classes were acTive in elecTion proiecTs. Some oT The GovernmenT sTudenTs held highly conTesTed class elecTions. STudenTs held acTual convenTians, campaigns and rallies Tor Their candidaTes. The elecTions were highly compeTiTive and very successTul. OTher sTudenTs acTually assisfed aT The polls on elecTion clay. l-lisTory sTudenTs Travelled To Williamsburg where They viewed The birThplace ol American elecTions. ApproximaTely 400 ArlingTon GovernmenT sTudenTs par'Tic- ipaTed in elecTion acTiviTies. This comprised The largesT number ol sTudenTs in The UniTed STaTes engaged in This Type of acTiviTy. Psychology sTudenTs learn The TundamenTals oT human behavior. This helps Them in geTTing along wiTh oThers ond solving Their problems. Commercial Law and Economics give sTudenTs back- ground inTorrnaTion which will aid Them in college sTudies in The Tields oT Tinance and poliTics. The subiecTs oTTered by The Social STudies DeparTmenT are as varied as The world around us. The Tollowing subiecTs are oTTered: Virginia and UniTed STaTes 6overnmenT and Virginia and UniTed STaTes HisToryg World l'lisTory and World Geography: Commercial Law, Economics and Psychology. These subiecTs carry ouT The purpose oT The Social STudies DeparTmenT which is enabling sTudenTs To be well-adiusTed. well-inTormed ciTizens. .iw 1 T i'1,7:'Y? M iv' ks 7 A 1 1 ff g ETL' ,, ,. C Zig rj,-f ww f .ml ' fe-new 1 HERE AT THE BATTLE oT Sarofogo .... Mr, Dana Tyner during hisTory class as he poinTg To a map oi The Pond explains To Dick Thomas. Karen CurTis, and Paul UniTed STOTGS. 20

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Use English in Essays and Plays REPRESENTATIVES from Mrs. Miller Vice's Sophomore Eng- Cedure an Leadership Training Day. Jeaneffe COZZGHS. lish classes slage a demonslrafion of Parliarnenlary Pro- slanding ar +he podium, served as Chairman for fhe group. ln order lor our world 'ro run smoafhly we musf be able 'ro express our ideas A- i g clearly and explicirly bofh orally and in ' wriflen worlc. These 'ralenls are developed Do 0l'l'Y Nelson in our lhree required years of English . G+ W,L. Mrs. Marie Peclrham We are encouraged To improve our oral expression rhrough drama and speech courses and our lilerary lalenls lhrough journalism classes. The dramalic produclions of our world are sponsored by fhe English deparrmenl. The qualify of our various papers and magazines may be aflribufed fo rhe prac- 'rice lraining and experience gained from lhese various courses, Many clubs supplemenl rhe English cur- riculum. The Penman Club, Drama Club and a Lirerary Reading Club all lurlher our experience, In preparafion for college boards, a Vocabulary Enrichmenl' Club is oifered. Few of us realize how viral The proper usage and developmenf ol our English is lo rhe qualify of our world af W-L as well as fhe larger world which we enler upon graduafion. Mrs. Doris Rodin Mrs. Helen Shannon Hazel Sherrill Mrs. June ShurflilT Mrs. Miller Vice Rebecca Wafson N' Y'

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