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

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. . . Homemakers Preview Fashions HOME ECONOMIC STUDENTS. Gloria Chaconas and Phyllis Longerbeam, gain praclicol experience in class. Mrs. Joyce Despoin bv Mrs. Mary Enzor 4 The aromas and sounds emerging from The home eco- nomics rooms reveal The varied ocfivifies wifhin, Sfudenls become proficienr in sewing, cooking, home furnishing and management and ofher imporfanf domesfic slcills. l-lere al W-L, bolh boys and girls parficipofe acfively in The home economics progriam. During The pre-Christmas season a represenfafive from a local deparfmerir sfore explained how To selecf and pur- chase gills. Sewing proiecfs were exhibifed fhroughouf The year in To hall showcase. Two fashion shows were also presenled. The larler show was scheduled in The spring, +o help W-Lifes choose spring and summer apparel. These proiecfs enable home economics sludenfs 'ro acquire slcills which will be useful fo Them in Their Turure occuparions ond daily life. WAYNE ARMSTRONG and Bob Brown woich Beverly Moiflond ond Theda Jones m-alce doughnufs. 'Y I '2 f vs ,, . i X I I .ff 5' 5 E 27

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. . . Craffsmen Apply Technical Skills F' wyiig .41 li. Fi: 'V f Andrew Elsec i A ,,, .T Di 1 T Bruno Paras X N fy, ' ErnesT Parry , . l x If Q . il X I -T I ,:....- ' f -24X Eugene Yager . Alex Yuhanial: HOWARD HOLMES and l-lenry Lederer experimenT wiTh a Television seT in Radio and Television Shop. The lndusTrial ArTs DeparTmenT, which Trains our craTTs- men in Their specialized fields, has slowly been changing iTs original purpose. ln The pasT The indusTrial arTs sTudenTs Trained Tor one speciTic Trade such as elecTrician. mechanic or prinTerg buT now more emphasis is being placed on a general knowledge oT each course. This change, however, does noT eliminaTe The need Tor skilled craTTsmen. The prinTers are consTanTly called upon To provide pro- grams, TiclceTs and even posTers Tor adverTising oT civic evenTs, The TransporTaTion shop builT a Trailer Tor The crew To use in moving Their shells. ProiecTs such as These help To TurTher The progress oT oTher phases ol our lile. AlThough aiding oTher deparTmenTs is an imporTanT parT of The indusTrial arTs Training, The progress made in new endeavor is necessary. Some oT The elecTricians builT a color wheel Tor receiving color picTures on a blaclc and whiTe Television receiver. The mechanics oT The auTo mechanic shop gained experience while working on The diTTerenT parTs ol cars. The Training and slcills acquired by These craTTsrnen in our world will sTrengThen The developmenT and progress aT The world ObouT us. df

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Q-5 Mrs Loulse Allsfon Mrs Mary Campbell Annabelle Caulfield Elnzabefh Dallon Eluzabe+l1 Elsea Paul Grumm Mafhemahclans Malhemahcuans play an umporlanl par? rn any world There would be no worrhwhule progress wnrhouf The prachcal applrcahon al +he prrncrples of malhemahcs All phases of scuence and afher sublecls depend upon mafhemahcal reaschlng and compurahon Varrous busrnesses also regurre lhose experuenced rn rnafhemahcal hgures and procedures l order lo sfnnnulale unleref IU rhls viral sublecf The nnsrrucfors are plannrng a cour e ol study whuch w ll beffer sur fhe needs of rhe rndrv dual New opporfunmes are benng provuded for advanced sfudenrs nn addnfuon To more varued programs ro nnfroduce new courses For fhose who need revrews for college board examrnalnons specual help sessuons are being sponsored by Jrhns deparfmenl The slrenglh ol our world hrnges on lhe qualify of our 'rravnung un hugh school whelher our plans rnclude lurfher sludy or an nmnnedrale lransnluon Info rhe world of business Our world can nor be successful unless 'rhese lundarnenfal prrncrples are applned correcrly PETE BRUNS explauns a geomefry problem fo Bob Murphy Lass Herfzler and Marcna Clough 3 'Chuang