Western High School - Westerner Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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y 1 ,P 1 l I lf r f. 3 1 i Miss Margaret jordan a-, . z.. U Irs. Olive Daniel Pupils seek the silence of the library for study. i I.'1,iit..-53 Gaining experience for future employment are Judy Curtis, Louise lloyd, Dntty Iloncs. Bev Farhood, Marlene jones. and Betty Griusled. The Western library is familiar to every Wes- ternite. It is here that students find the reams of information necessary for term papers, extra reports, and reading enjoyment. Miss Margaret Alordan is ready anti willing to answer any of their questions concerning the use of the library and the location ol' books. A staff of student librarians also are on hand to theck out books and to help in any way. Another place where students are utilized in the running of the school is in the front office. The student workers on the front office staff are trained to become competent, efficient sccf retaries and switchboard operators. These stu- dents acquire practical secretarial knowledge by assisting Miss Rice, Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Daniel, and Mr. Bosley.

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Xhss Magruder helps seniors with college plans. Mr Watt counsels lxale Lee on her schedule for Do you have to take chemistry to go to Cor- nell? Does G.W. offer scholarships in foreign serv- ice? Are there any jobs at Ann's Kitchen during the Christmas holidays? These are some of the many questions which confront our counselors ev- ery day. Miss Marion Magruder and Mr. Ralph Watt are the two counselors at XVCSICTII. They assist the students in making out their schedules, in finding employment, and in preparing for college place- ment. They also try to discover each person's in- terests and abilities and to guide him according to his talents. COUNSELING BANISHES BEWILDERMENT

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UNDERSTANDING INDUCES FRIENDSHIP A t , an .L f' A, Q 'ff t V 'i A A I Mis. Agnes Beckwith What student of Western will forget his first exposure to Caesar, d'Artagnan, Pahlito or Mac- beth? These famous characters are met and stutlied in WVestern's language department. We find color and excitement in stories in our French, Spanish, Latin, and English courses, and we become involved in unraveling the com- plexities ol grammar. Understanding sentence structure in English, remembering where to place accent marks in Spanish, learning the many cases and tenses in Latin, and conquering the conjugations in French, are all part of the process of mastering grammar. What exactly is at language? It is the way in which a man expresses his thoughts and emcr tions. Words are necessary to our life, for with- out them we coultl not hope to understand the ideas others try to convey. ln the study of lang- uage we are in contact with the wisdom of many ages and races of men. Miss Myrtle Bray Miss Margaret Dorsey Miss Maria Neuflcr Miss Elizabeth L, Shields Douglas Barclay, Margery MacLeod, Kirke Bent, and Becky Root pore over the results of their tenn papers. -1 Mt-I A' if