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

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4:':'.,,:,3mL i' :W ...J l ' H n Are all of these necessary? cxclaims Miss Lctitm Lum. and literary wnrk uf Edgllf Allen Poe for junmr 1 x l1lWI'.lI'1.lll, .ms slmc clmcclis wut .ln .lI'Il14ltl.lC.l nl lwwks un thc llfc Richardson, collecting materials for her term pqpqr Hook rcport due' tomorrow L F. . R s 1 l ls f f gf '-H I 5,5 iigp. lii EF ,pl Hi ' u 'w . . . pnmlcrs Clluytnn Day .15 llc nn lntulstmg lvwk llrmn nhl- llctifm shelf, L-lIkll1llX sllmts- , Gut itln l-s.'l.mns lllWl'.lI'y .ns s1st.mt Clmrlcs Aclicrsmwxm .ls lu' pu wut .ln Milli nl' Look flu' .1 um!-llscd snudl-nr, 'lwlm lln'tm.nn. 24 Acadcrnics lls XV x R X., ll' 1 ? 'P' i 42

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l S ff. jfj'lrfs .F 46? ...if 'W pit, I, I Department Adds Books Coursesg Presents Plays Curriculum changes, the addition of several sets of literature books, and two play productions high' lighted the work of the English Department. For the hrst year, selected sophomores enrolled in an enriched English course. These students, part of an advanced program, have been together in classes since elementary school. A Languageflvlusicf Art Seminar gave seniors an opportunity for specialf ized study under different teachers. This year, the English Department purchased over one hundred textbooks for the benefit of all English teachers desiring supplementary plays, essays, poetry, and vocabulary words for study. In the fall, dramatists undertook the ambitious task of presenting The Miracle Worker. The tremenf dous success of this play encouraged dramatists to present another play in the spring. T- Correcting footnote form, seniors Evelyne Mayne and Margi Mintz go through the rigors of documenting term papers. I go to slay my children . . . asserts Medea as played by 1956 graduate Ruth White for the Art-Englishflvlusic Seminar. F Washington-Lee's own joan Baez. Alice Jervis, reports on the development of the folk ballad in American literature. . :figs ,J , 't Academics 23

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im' . ,,, p -.f3 X A I Z' l it i El-M H lf . W t M e . J Q A .-1.. .f- ' '. Wig H NV g S- s .xx x ' Taking advantage of the late library hours on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, senior Lynda Haggis, junior Steve -5 7 ' :Ii--Q- - '22- i ...?- - ijt, if' Academics 25 'L XVynn and sophomore Paul Vfard do some outside research in preparation for their English term papers. Students, Faculty Attend September Crientation Amidst teacups and cookies, incoming members of the faculty learned of WashingtonfLee's library procedures. At a tea held during the first week of school, librarians explained the use of special senior library passes, reference books, periodical rooms, reserved books and the time clock. Students also had an opportunity to learn of special library practices during English classesg after school they learned how to operate tape recorders, projectors and other audiofvisual aids. Now, where can it be? wonders Mike Hogan searching through a reference book for the date of the XVar of Roses. Q--1 I xx , ' V , izfwilitf ik ' x I'