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

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l 'luv in Mrs. Mary Causey l-leallh, Physical Educafion Il, lll Rodger Coggins Healih, Physical Eclucafion lll Harriel Compe l-leal+h, Physical Educafion ll Charles Marvin l-leallh, Physical Educafion Il Adelber+ Norwood l-leallh, Physical Educalion ll, lll Pa'I'sanna Phillips l-lealfh, Physical Educafion ll Jo Ann Williams Healfh, Physical Educafion lll Mrs. Dorolhy Miller Nurse 6 MISS KATHRYN YOUNG, nurse, records Charlie James' weigh? and heighl as she does for every sfuclenl al' W-L. ELLIOTT COOK FLIPS FROM THE SPRINGBOARD wi+h 'rhe assisl- once of Mr. Charles Marvin and gym-assisfcmf Bill Morris. l Faculfy 23

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Sophomore class faces full year gym course For The TirsT Time, due To crowded condihons sophomores were required To Toke physicol eduCoTion only Tor The enTire yeor. Sociol developmenT or coerecreoTion. which is conducTed oy The T-TeolTh ond Physicol Educohon deporTmenT, oflows boys ond girls To become ocquoinTed while porTicipoTing in ocTivQTies such os volleyboil, doncing ond gomes. Few sTudenTs reolize The diversiTy oT subiecTs sTudied in heolTh closs unTil They hove compleTed This course. STudies ronging from beri-beri To menTol heolTh serve To prepare eoch sTudenT Tor The role of on inTormed ciTizen in The cornmuniTy. SubiecTs such os smoking, sociol reIoTions, ond proper dieT ore sTudied Tor Their immedioTe imporTonce To Teen-ogers To moinToin good heolTh, everyone needs o CerToin ornounT of exercise. To provide such exercise is The primory purpose oT o physicol educoTion closs. OTher purposes. however, ore equolly imporTonT. In gym, The sTudenT is ocquoinTed wiTh mony sporTs in hopes ThoT he will corry Them inTo c1dulT life. WoshingTon-Lee is like o smoll ciTy. IT Thus hos iTs hospiTol or clinic, which is sToTTed by The nurses, ON YOUR TOES, Keep your beck gfrgighf, One- sophomore gym closs perTorms colisThenics To pre Two Three-Tour , . . shouTs The leoder os o POW for H16 Cl0SS 0C+'V'fY 22 Focuhy

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i Lei 24 Faculty Leroy Anderson Artl ll lil Franklin Moon Accliecl De: gn, n Gereral Art t PALATE IN HAND, Gwenda A 5 Boren places the tinishing i' on her original painting. Artists brighten W-L corridors with color Mosaics, bloclc printing, tashion design, illustrations- these are created by art students studying under the di- rection ot Mr. Leroy Anderson and Mr. Franlclin Moon. Presenting what his students want to learn, Mr. Anderson teaches the tine art in the three general art courses. This year, throughout the county, second year art students may choose the type ot proiect tor their nine weelc's work. Each report period the individual, or a group, concentrates on a particular undertalcing, Applied design students pursue the study ot art as associ- ated with industry and everyday living. Among their learn- ing experiences are the designing ot a car dashboard, creation ot an original lamp and the producing ot a monogram using their initials. The Penman Art Club provides illustrations tor that literary publication. The cover design tor the Penman, its advertisements, and the decorations tor the Soclc Hop are supplied by this organization. The posters and murals which announce coming events and which advertise the sale of publcations carry the approved stomp ot the art departmert. Artistic students corstrccted the large fvhite rabbit, labeled l-larvey, which roamed the halls daily announcing the play. Alsc tor this production artists drew the paintings which hung trom the walls in Mrs, Simmons' living rcorn and a student designed the cover tcr the program, Five ct the ten student drawings. to be considered tcr printing in the Washington-Post Times Herald, were painted by W-L students. Une ccture will be published and the artist will be awarded a titty dollar scholarship. CARVING A STATUE tram plaster ct paris, Judy Weihe gains experience in one ot the media studied in art.