1 20 235 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/fa10413f32819d5590d4bc72e8059a14.pdf 8770166ceb5ad5bea9be9c2d8c71006d PDF Text Text , ResearehiH) History B y J e ff Kole An attorney for G years, Edmund O Campbell is not particularly accustomed to asking expansive questions. “I'm used to examining and crossexamining witnesses and telling them to answer the specific question and nothing more, explains Campbell, the recently retired senior partner in the Washington firm of Johnson & Campbell. These days, his questions are "designed to encourage the interviewee to go on a jaunt of his own and tell what he knows about important facets of Arlington history in which he participated.” Campbell, a tall, bespectacled man of 84 is helping to revive the Arlington oral history project, a mid-1970s experiment that gleaned the recollections of about 50 long­ time county residents and inspired a dramatization by the performing arts troupe, Wordstage. Now, the 57-year Arlington resident is trying to locate the political, social, and economic forces that turned a “backwards country village" of the 1930s into the "bustling community" of Arlington in a span of only about a decade. The timing of the project, Campbell says, is crucial. "History, after all," he notes, "the memories of people. You're not going to get these people to write books." Campbell, recorder .in' hand, alternately prods and listens to the tales of former county administrators, developers and P e n A fo e c tiv e political and civic figures in an effort to find out what transformed the "not very savory village” of Arlington into what he considers "the best place to live in the Washington metropolitan area.” A of history comes naturally sense to the Lexington, Va. native, whose grandfather was a neighbor of Robert E. Lee, a fact proudly displayed in a portrait in the living room of Campbell's northwest Arlington townhouse. For one thing, he's part of the history he now seeks to unravel and was personally interviewed for the original project. "He knows the county," says Arlington Virginia librarian Sarah Collins, brainchild behind resumption of the history project. Admitted to the Washington bar in 1924, Campbell was a seven-year . member of the Arlington County Board in the 1940s after serving a stint as chairman of the county Public Utilities Commission in the mid-1930s. One of the founders of Arlingtonians for a Better County (ABC), Campbell represented Northern Virginia legislators before the Supreme Court in a scries of landmark cases that helped the rapidly expanding region to secure equitable state representation. He also helped break the "massive resistance" laws — an attempt by thestate to prevent the "deliberate" desegreation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court in 1954. They were "hectic days,” Campbell recalls, days in which the General Assembly fell only one vote short at one point of abolishing the state's public education system. Campbell fought against the state see CAMPBELL, page 8_____> RESEARCHING HISTORY — Edmund Campbell, an Arlington resident and recently retired lawyer, is delving into what made the county what it is today. Campbell ... laws — which closed down schools targeted for desegregation — and succeeded ir. having them ruled unconstitutional by a federal court and ultimately by the Supreme Court. He also heljed organize statewide citizens’ committees to lobby the General Assembly against the massive jesistance” tactics. Campbell had run as a Democrat against Joel Broyhill in a 1952 House of Representatives race, falling several hundred votes shy of the Republican in the district GOP presidential candidate Dwight i* Eisenhower carried by 15,000 votes, votes. But now Campbell is asking Broyhill and other prominent figures like long-time school board member Barnard Joy about the times in a reserved room at the Arlington Central Library. He says his interviewees are usually happy to oblige. "They're glad to have their efforts and activities in Arlington recognized," notes Campbell in the measured tones of a seasoned lawyer. "They're glad to. make their contribution to Arlington history from page one that way." It’s a legacy of which Campbell is , proud, calling the county "possibly the most literate, socially conscious community" he has ever seen. But he realizes that the county has changed drastically since a massive influx of federal employees before and during World War II. Arlington ~ must overcome those problems posed by the county’s increasing existence as a bedroom community, he concluded and conflicting cultural and educational patterns brought by recent waves of immigrants. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper article: "Researching Arlington's History", no date. Description An account of the resource Newspaper article: "Researching Arlington's History", about Edmund Campbell participating in the Oral History Project of the Arlington Public Library. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_6_5_6 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/28675d3ad03ea4a325f66610b99ecc7c.pdf 74372f0ed05e9bf8c308ba3803288fdd PDF Text Text / B y J e ff Kole An attorney for 60 years, Edmund Campbell is not particularly accustomed to asking expansive questions. "I’m used to examining and crossexamining witnesses and telling them to answer the specific question and nothing more, explains Campbell, the recently retired senior partner in the Washington firm of Johnson & Campbell. These days, his questions are "designed to encourage the interviewee to go on a jaunt of his own and tell what he knows about important facets of Arlington history in which he participated." Campbell, a tall, bespectacled man of 84 is helping to revive the Arlington oral history project, a mid-1970s experiment that gleaned the recollections of about 50 long­ time county residents and inspired a dramatization by the performing arts troupe, Wordstage. Now, the 57-year Arlington resident is trying to locate the political, social, and economic forces that turned a "backwards country village” of the 1930s into the "bustling community" of Arlington in a span of only about a decade. The timing of the project, Campbell says, is crucial. "History, after all," he notes, "the memories of people. You’re not going to get these people to write books.” Campbell, recorder in' hand, alternately prods and listens to the tales of former county administrators, developers and 8S S gS S S S S 3S aS 3S 3S 3S S gS aS political and civic figures in an effort to find out what transformed the "not very savory village" of Arlington into what he considers "the best place to live in the Washington metropolitan area.” A of history comes naturally sense to the l^exington, Va. native, whose grandfather was a neighbor of Robert E. Lee, a fact proudly displayed in a portrait in the living room of Campbell’s northwest Arlington townhouse. For one thing, he’s part of the history he now seeks to unravel and was personally -f interviewed for the original project. "He knows the county," says Arlington Virginia librarian Sarah Collins, brainchild behind resumption of the history project. Admitted to the Washington bar in 1924, Campbell was a seven-year . member of the Arlington County Board in the 1940s after serving a stint as chairman of the county Public Utilities Commission in the mid-1930s. One of the founders of Arlinglonians for a Better County (ABC), Campbell represented Northern Virginia legislators before the Supreme Court in a series of landmark cases that helped the rapidly expanding region to secure equitable stale representation. He also helped break the "massive resistance” laws — an attempt by the state to prevent the “deliberate" desegreation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court in 1954. They were “hectic days," Campbell recalls, days in which the General Assembly fell only one vote short at one point of abolishing the state’s public education system. Campbell fought against the state sec CAMPBELL, RESEARCHING HISTORY — Edmund Campbell, an Arlington resident and recently retired lawyer, is delving into what made the Campbell ... laws — which closed down schools targeted for desegregation — and succeeded in having them ruled unconstitutional by a federal court and ultimately by the Supreme Court. He also helped organize statewide citizens’ committees to lobby the General Assembly against the massive jesistance” tactics. Campbell had run as a Democrat against Joel Broyhill in a 1952 House of Representatives race, falling several hundred votes shy of the Republican in the district GOP presidential candidate Dwdght I Eisenhower carried by 15,000 votes, votes. But now Campbell is asking Broyhill and other prominent figures like long-time school board member Barnard Joy about the times in a reserved room at the Arlington Central Library. He says his interviewees are usually happy to oblige. "They’re glad to have their efforts and activities in Arlington recognized," notes Campbell in the measured tones of a seasoned lawyer. “They’re glad to, make their contribution to Arlington history from page one that way.” It’s a legacy of which Campbell is ; proud, calling the county "possibly the most literate, socially conscious community” he has ever seen. But he realizes that the county has changed drastically since a massive influx of federal employees before and during World War II. Arlington must overcome those problems posed by the county's increasing existence as a bedroom community, he concluded and conflicting cultural and educational patterns brought by recent waves of immigrants. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper article: "Researching Arlington's History", no date. Description An account of the resource Newspaper article: "Researching Arlington's History", about Edmund Campbell participating in the Oral History Project of the Arlington Public Library. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_6_5_5 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/9c2b42c57b7040e40b6e4425eb523320.pdf e0504d1153d2e3e318036b7466902ff3 PDF Text Text LAW O F F IC E S J a c k s o n & Ca m ONE pbell , P. C . LAFAYETTE CENTRE SUITE 3 0 0 SOUTH 1120 2 0 ™ S T R E E T . N. W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20030-3437 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Piece of envelope with address of the law offices of Jackson and Campbell, P.C., no date. Description An account of the resource Piece of envelope with address of the law offices of Jackson and Campbell, P.C. 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The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photograph: Edmund Campbell on WTTG, no date. Description An account of the resource Photograph: Page 1, Edmund Campbell on WTTG on panel with Dr. O. Glenn Stahl and William N. Lightsey and moderator, Matthew Warren; page 2 , reverse side with photographer's names. 2 pages. 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Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photograph: Edmund Campbell with unknown person, no date. Description An account of the resource Photograph: Page 1, Edmund Campbell, with unknown person, receiving award; page 2 , reverse side with photographer's names. 2 pages. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Luigi and Turro Photographers Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_6_5_1 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/7a081de47bb776fff2b60929b8e64b6c.pdf 6db04fa1534c0005e6cc0e21d7a2be86 PDF Text Text �F RWR OE OD The boys and g ir ls of Matthew F. Maury School wrote the poems and did the art work in th is book. The Student Council selected, arranged and assembled the poems. Dana Dyer, President Student Council Arlington, Virginia 1962 ��RAINING Raining, raining, raining I guess there’l l be a flood. Hope I don't drown Blub I Blub L Blub I Danny Kidwe11 CK A ES I lik e best the cakes my mother makes Yellow smoothy icin g That ta stes lik e sugar lemons. They smell d elicio u s I Good L Melinda Lawson M CT Y A M cat got h it by a big truck y I took i t out and buried i t in the woods Under a big walnut tre e. I went back the next day It was gone I think i t went to Heaven. Benny Graves SM ELLS I lik e the smell of gravy cooking Roast beef I lik e the best. In the cooking pot i t looks brown and creamy It ta ste s d eliciou s to the tongue. Danny Kidwell A FRIEND Lace is pretty And so are you With your Pretty l i t t l e sm ile. Ju lie Robinson �PINKY M k itty c a t;s name is Pinky y He tried to scratch my eyes. He climbed the tree and he got stuck M brother got him down for me. y H has a pink nose e And four pinky paws He's three years old His name is ?inkyc W celebrate mine e And Pinkys birthday I make him a l i t t l e cake M m makes m a big one. om ie e Laurie Murchie M DG Y O W got a l i t t l e dog e He1s four years old His name i s Penny He's a mongrel A ll white and black and brown. His back's got lo ts of hair. One ,eye is black a l l round The other eye is white a l l round. H only eats bones and hamburger meat. e W i t rains, he smells lik e rain. hen Steve Henderson C A C KES RB a I lik e crab cakes They smell warm and good Outside they're white meat They ta ste real good They're my favorite food. M mother always makes them on sp ecial occasions - for guests y Other times for father and me. Mark Eldridge �N DG Y O M dog died a long time ago y H died when I was at Aunt K ittys. e I f e lt awful sad I cried because he died and l e f t me. Judy Olson ABY O A boy tried to get k illed He ran up and down the road Until a taxi ran over him. W hy? Because his mother fussed at him. Benny Graves LA BO ES ZY N The rain Falls to the ground And the cat Sleeps a ll day. Lynn James H URTING It doesn't hurt no place when I'm sad I just know I'm sad. Benny Graves RCES OKT Rockets go up and up O so high h Rockets go higher Over Jupiter Then land on the moon. Mark Eldridge �SPRING Easter is over now And tu lip s are pretty And grass is green. Judy Olson EEYA VRDY Everyday in spring The flowers grow. W hen I touch them I think They fe e l lik e pussy willows As so ft as bunny rabbits. As soft as pussy ca ts. As soft as night. They look lik e Good sticky candyj They make me think Of raindrops. Or snowflakes. When I see b u tte r flie s They look lik e pretty flower p eta ls. W hen I see b u tte r flie s They look lik e pretty flower p eta ls. W hen I see flowers They make me think of going to bed. They're as so ft and smooth As my sheets and pillow . Group Poem WT R AE Water smells lik e nothing at a l l Water smells lik e water Water smells fresh lik e a clean street Water smells lik e air You can't see a ir - i t smells cold. Group Poem �SK N S UK W have a real liv e skunk e Out on our back porch He1s been odorized He doesn't seem to have much sm ell. He has a l i t t l e , not too much. He’s black and white With a white stripe across his back. I ’l l bet he fe e ls soft and smooth and f lu f f y . W can never pet our skunk e Because he nips our fingers. Lynn James WA H R ETE W have a weather man e W have a weather lady e They look to see the weather Whether It is Rainy Foggy or sunny. Group Poem ��M SLES EA Measles are not fun Red spots a l l over m e In bed I have to stay. M legs are s t i l l y M threat i s sore y '•No food," m Mother says. y Oh measles go away from me* Randy Brown TH EASTER LILYS E The l il y s are white As white as snow. Lilys are lo v ely . There are yellow l i l y s too, I love to see the l i l y s bloom. W no one is around hen The l i l y s come out and dance. W people come out hen They hurry and hide. Mary E, Langert JOE M dog's name's Joe y His t a il i s rather waggley; He eats a y shoes And lie s on the bed. Steven Slone HTDG O O I have a l i t t l e dog W c a ll him Hot Dog. e H is so long. e W hen I c a ll he jumps into my arms. He is so long He doesn't f i t h is dog house. H has real short feet e And a long long t a i l . Stoney Parr �M EASLES Measles are not fun Red spots a ll over m e In bed I have to stay. M legs are s t i l l y M threat is sore y "No food," ny Mother says. Oh measles go away from me. Randy Brown T E EASTER LILYS H The l i l y s are white As white as snow. Lilys are lovely. There are yellow l i l y s to o . I love to see the l i l y s bloom. W no one is around hen The l i l y s come out and dance. W hen people come out They hurry and hide. Mary E. Langert JOE M dog's name's Joe y His t a i l is rather waggley; He eats m shoes y And l i e s on the bed. Steven Slone HTDG O O I have a l i t t l e dog W c a ll him Hot Dog. e He is so long. W hen I c a ll he jumps in to my arms. He is so long He doesn't f i t his dog house. He has real short fe e t And a long long t a i l . Stoney Parr �M SLES EA Measles are not fun Red spots a l l over m e In bed I have to stay. M legs are s t i l l y M throat i s sore y "No food," my Mother says. Oh measles go away from me* Randy Brown T E EASTER LILYS H The l i l y s are white As white as snow, Lilys are lo v ely . There are yellow l il y s to o , I love to see the l i l y s bloom. W no one is around hen The l i l y s come out and dance,' W people come out hen They hurry and hide. Mary E, Langert JOE My dog's name's Joe His t a i l i s rather waggley; He eats my shoes And l i e s on the bed. Steven Slone HTDG O O I have a l i t t l e dog W c a ll him Hot Dog, e He is so long. W hen I c a ll he jumps into my arms. He i s so long He doesn't f i t his dog house. He has real short feet And a long long t a i l . Stoney Parr �M EASLES Measles are not fun Red spots a ll over m e In bed I have to sta y . M legs are s t i l l y M threat is sore y "No food," cy Mother says. Oh measles go away from me. Randy Brown TH EaSTER LILYS E The l i l y s are white As white as snow. L ilys are lovely. There are yellow l i l y s too. I love to see the l i l y s bloom. W hen no one is around The l i l y s come out and dance. W hen people come out They hurry and hide. Mary E. Langert JOE M dog's name's Joe y His t a i l is rather waggley; He eats a y shoes And l ie s on the bed. Steven Slone HTDG O O I have a l i t t l e dog W c a ll him Hot Dog. e He is so long. W hen I c a ll he jumps into m arms. y He is so long He doesn't f i t his dog house. He has real short fe e t And a long long t a i l . Stoney Parr �K / A I t ^ \ c \ V\\T\ S s ^XS. \ �T. V I can’t wait to see. The brand new T. V., W w ill look up so high, e And see the man go up in the sky. H e'll travel by rocket. W can turn to channel fiv e , e And see a bee who lo s t a hive. I better not l e t Mrs. Bernhardt see M thinking about the brand new T. V. e Grace Washburn SILLY W ILLY S illy Willy S illy Willy S illy Willy Now there's was a worm. used to squirm, was too s i l ly . no more S illy W illy, Jane Brown KITTY I have a l i t t l e k itty her coat i s almost gray. She has great green eyes and she lev es to play and play, Dorothy Spillman TH PU W W E SSY ILLO Soft and cuddly i s the pussywillow I t ' s the thing I love the best I t ' s softer than the velvet on my dress I wish I had one for my own Because i t ' s so very so ft. Elaine Dean COD LU Clouds are lik e heaps of ice cream. Warren Cardwell �M MT E Y OHR M Mother i s warm and gentle y And loves m so. e Mother tr ie s to please me. Mother hugs me. And never le t s m go. e Mother makes m happy. e More than my brother or papy. Gloria Sorge RO SES Roses grow in a l l colors, Red yellow pink and white. M lovely colors, any All gay and bright. At night the moon, So silvery white. Shines on the roses. They smell good enough -to b ite . Grace Washburn FU T BE A D G N O O I think i t would be fun to be a dog. I could eat Gravy Train for breakfast. Children would come to see me. I f I were a dog I could sleep on a rug. Play with a b a ll. Chew on a bone. Do you know what kind of a dog I would lik e to be? A Dalmation I I wish my name was chipper. Jane Brown SPRING IS H E ER The flowers popped up, The sun is high. I t ' s a ll blue in the sky. Chris Bovee �IN SPACE I want to be a planet so I can see the sta r s. I can talk to Mars and Saturn. I w ill ask Saturn how her ring i s . I w ill ask Pluto i f she wants a blanket for sleep , I w ill go see Milky W ay Buy some three musketeer candy bars. I w ill go see Neptune and her twin s is t e r Uranus. I w ill go to the moon And play hide and seek with the goons. I w ill hide in the craters, If I can f i t , that i s . Grace Washburn SPRING I lik e spring. Spring is fun. Spring is warm There's a gentle breeze. Then spring i s gone And summer comes. Wayne Wright M K STO IN LE M Mother's friend has a mink s to le . y M Mother can't have one. y But she s t i l l has pretty things. Like her rosey red lip s . And her pretty necklace that swings. Chris Bovee SW M G IM IN I lik e to swim, I lik e to flo a t, I lik e to go on a motor boat, I lik e a so ft rabbit, I lik e l» ts of fun. But best of a l l I lik e to swim and swim and swim. Jane Brown �M KITTY A D I Y N M k itty and I are happy. y W play with each other each day. e I treat m cat very gently, y He seems to lik e fish in a way. M k itty i s not ordinary y He can do any trick . Just watch my cunning k itty She catches a mouse with a lic k . Elaine Dean ELEPH N A TS I wish I had an elephant I would ride him a l l the time In summer I would get the hose And squirt him and m e But I couldn't have an elephant So I'd better keep wishing. Grace Washburn M CT Y A M cat i s always sleeping, y But sometimes she wakes up, Then she starts her leaping, And breaks our beautiful cups. M Mother gets angry. y And the whole family i s rea lly sad. Chris Bovee SPRING Spring is everywhere. Spring - the n icest time of year. Gary Carpenter �MR O S A IG LD Marigolds bend. They touch the ground. As though they were doing exercises. I wish I could bo them. Marigolds are yellow W hen the winds blow Their heads nod up and down. Elaine Dean DEM RA S When I go to sleep, I dream of a ll sorts of thin gs, I might dream of purple swings, Or great big balls of strin g . Or i t could be just anything. Chris Bovee ROSES L ittle red roses Almost dancing in the earth Dancing with no sound. Linda Dean TH SK E Y The sky is lik e a sheet of paper. Blue with white lik e sp ots. Occasionally a sparkle of silv e r . W hen planes go fly in g by, I wish that I, Could go flyin g high Away up in the sky. Warren Cardwell �RAIN I lik e to hear rain Listening to i t p itte r pat Makes m fe e l cozy* e Mandy Herndon ORCT U A I come home from school. And pick up our cat, Haw very soft he i s , At night he huddles in a b a ll, And soon is fa st asleep, In the morning he jumps down, From m s is te r 's bed. y And hurrys to the door. He mews and mews, M Mother comes and opens the door. y Grace Washburn DY A I think day i s better than night. For day has the cheerful sound of birds and bees. Yes, day has i t s q u a lities And so does night. But day is what I lik e . Warren Cardwell RAINING a N SN W G D O IN W i t is raining hen It sounds lik e singing b e lls O our tin roof, n I wish the rain was chocolate milk. W i t snows hen I wish i t was ice cream. Then we could catch ice cream or chocolate milk in cups. Chris Bovee �TH G A E R SS The grass seems to dance. I t seems to walk, It seems to ta lk , I t seems to lik e to . Have you walk on i t . And play with i t too, It seems to be stronger than you or I . Warren Cardwell M R IN ON G In the morning, I wake up, I go downstairs, get something to eat, I might down some cheerioes. Or maybe some shredded wheat. Chris Bovee M PET Y One day I went to the wood. And there I ju st stood. I just didn't know what to do, I wanted a pet, But could not get a lo t of money. In fact I didn't have any W along came a deer, a friendly deer. hen And she is m pet from now on. y Elaine Dean RAIN Tinkly tankly rain. Everything i s quiet then Just a p itter patter. Nancy Powell �FU TH S N ING Swings are fun things, I w ill swing over a wall. Up sc high in the a ir , 1 111 look back down so low. And see a make-believe town. I lock down on roofs, and look up so high. To say h ell-o to a morning dove. Then Mother w ill c a ll. I ' l l jump cut of the swing, Down to the ground, iind run to see Mother. I w ill put on my pajamas Kiss my Mother good night, And go o ff to dream land. Where m dreams w ill come true. y Grace Washburn MY D Y a a Mayday is a wonderful play day, You can play games and sing, and do lo ts of things, For th is is Mayday the wonderful play day I Jane Brown MO MN ON A It tw irls around and round It has a lo t of things on i t . And stu ff that I c a ll ground. I've never seen a person, I think i t has two heads. It sleeps in stu ffy things, I think they c a ll i t beds. Warren Cardwell �W HISK ERS I lik e to fe e l my fa th e r's whiskers. They fe e l so very funny when I try to k is s him, But when he shaves i t does not tic k le , But s t i l l I worder what my Mother does. Jane Brown TRIP T T E M O O H ON John’s going to the moon. He’s going very soon. He' s going in a rocket ship. It* s going to be a long, long tr ip . W he gets there hen He might have a scare. W hen getting home He cannot be l e f t alone. The others want to hear about his tr ip O the big lonely rocket ship. n Elaine Dean I H ATE PliiNO I hate piano I I t gets worse and worse each day When the r e c ita l comes I t ' s the worst day of a l l . Robin Crawford a BIRD I wonder how i t f e e ls to f ly lik e a bird and to be a bird k bird i s so pretty I t liv e s in a nest so high. Warren Cardwell SPRING I love to see the trees With lo ts and lo t s of leaves Douglas Lair �I * \ \ T l r r d / , f l f r / 'h �SiiNTA AND RUDOLPH One day Santa said to Rudolph, "Your nose is as red as fire," Then Rudolph said to Santa, "Your boots are black as a tir e ," Santa said to Rudolph, "You're good at pulling my sleigh ," Rudolph snad to Santa, "W don't you pull me for one day I" hy John Boles CHRISTMAS T H E Christmas I A time to buy g if t s and play To skate when ico covers the bay. To liste n as the caroler sings To thank the Lord for a l l good th in g s, Adrian DeWolfe THANKSGIVING TIM E Now is the time when grass turns brown Now is the time when turkeys frown. Now is the time when we say thank you To God, Marilyn Martin WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES This W hen W hen Yes, is the week when Christmas comes. stockings burst with sugar plums. you get toys lik e d o lls and drums— th is is the week when Christmas comes. Shirley Davis �HLO EN A L WE Over by the grave yard Skeletons ere coiriog oufr0 You can hear the children Start to y e ll a:id. shout» W Halloween i s over hen There is candy galore. There are many tummies Very fu ll and sore. Becky S orrells T E SC R R W H A E-C O I'm just an old scare-crow, Scaring the crows away. But the pumpkin doesn't have to . W do I? hy and the witch doesn't have to , W do I? hy Then a voice said, "Whooo, Crows aren't afraid of pumpkins and witches? They're afraid of Y U I" O Beth Sipes WO H W cut the cherry tree? ho W was that person? ho W was he? ho W crossed the Delaware? ho Not on a horse I Not on a mare I W spent the winter at Valley Forge? ho You know who I t was George I Linda Tate �TH ROBIN E The robin sat in a willow tree, The robin slept in a willow tree, A fa iry tiptoed c lo s e ly by, "W ake up, you sleepy robin. Watch the big bird f l y . A big bird f l i e s way up ahead. With a big beak /aid long, long wings. Look and see, There he goes Far over the sea." Dinah Powell PA A ER A BUILDING N M IC N O the trip I took n Boy, did I ever look At things I never saw before. And think, we went through a revolving door. I liked the garden the very b est. And in a tree I saw a bird's n est. I liked the reflec tin g pool I touched the water, i t was co o l. W went through a tunnel and had to turn back e The end of the tunnel is what we lack. Linda Tate CH RISTM HME AS Snowy sidewalks, lighted trees. Happy people busy as bees, Decorations big and small, Christmas time i s the best of all* In a tiny stable on a cold, cold morn, A l i t t l e baby boy was born. People came from a far place To see the l i t t l e Savior's face. Natalie McKenry �T E FISH H One day in M ay I bought a l i t t l e fis h . H was happy as could be e 'Cause a l l he did was swish. H didn't cost much, e Neither did the bowl, But the food cost more Than a big mink stole '. John Boles TH CH E RISTM STO Y AS R O th is day in Bethlehem n blessed babe was bom, The Shepherds l e f t th eir sheep agrazing Wise men l e f t th eir books alaying To bring Him g if ts of grateful p ra ise. h Timmy Kidwe11 Ja N a R U Y January's lo ts of fun W children play and run. hen They sing and dance in g lee. And they prance around merrily. Marilyn Martin THANKSG IVING HUNTING Hunting on Thanksgiving Day i s fun. You leave at sun up with your gun. The woods so dark, with snow p iled high. The sky i s grey as birds f l y by. Dead is a turkey and hare. Now s i t down and say a prayer. David Morgan �ADDITION T JO A A BING O N TH N Poor old Jonathan Bing Went up to London to v i s i t the queen He made very sure that his hat was clean. The soldier said, "Hoy B as he went by, ' "You're half asleep - go open your eye t" Jonathan Bing went straight back home And washed his eye with mercurochrome. Back to the palace he came next day To take the queen for a trip on the bay. The queen f e l l in and lo st her crown, She floated up with an angry frown. "Over you go," she cried with a shout, And she pushed him into the mouth of a trout I This was the end of Jonathan Bing. He N V R again saw the queen or king. EE Group Poem SPRING CLEidJING M mother says we have to clean. y W hen she says that I think sh e's mean. Today's a day to have some fun. But m mother says there1s work to be done. y I clean m room. y Boy what a mes3 I I have games a l l over And on the chest. I'd rather go out today to play. But there's work to be done That w ill take the day. Gwen Goff M PE Y OM "Thanksgiving i s f u ll of joy," Said a l i t t l e boy. "Thanksgiving i s a time of prayer And a time to care. Thanksgiving is f u ll of fun." Paul Bovee �REPLY T N N Y H S' QUESTION O A C ANK Yes, Nancy Hanks, we know he grew t a l l , As high as a six -fo o t horse’s s t a l l . He learned to write and he hearned to read. The rebel’s slaves he truly freed. H rode to town in a carriage fin e . e Forty-three years after he was nine. He had some sorrows and some fun. And he put his enemies on the run. He wrote the famous Gettysburg address. Thoughts of war and freedom he did express. Do we know your son? Yes, we know h is name, The whole world knows Abe Lincoln’s fame. Did he get on? Yes, Nancy Hanks, For th is kind of President we give thanks. Group Poem N H IG T Day is done and night i s come And I am in my bed. Looking at the stars so bright So very, very bright. The moon i s shining lik e the sta r s, So very, very bright. But the shadows, Well, Most are gone. But one has stayed under my window. Holly Lawson JANUARY'S H E ER January now i s h ere. Everyone i s f u l l o f ch eer. iJLl th e ch ild ren play in snow. Mothers c h it t e r chat and sew. Children laugh and run around, animals are sleep in g under-ground. Linda Susan Mengering �CO FER ES N ENC Our teacher gets a l i t t l e bored Jind she has to have good vocal cords. She has to talk for almost a week Then i t does get rather hard to speak. She knows now what bothers a mother And she thinks to h erself. O Brother I h Becky Sorrells SNAKES I see l i t t l e snakes, And big ones to o . They are hated. I f they saw me, I wonder what they would do. They would hssssssss and p ssssssss And jump at m e But they would miss And go away from me. Bruce Reed LITTLE H USE O Night is done And day i s come And I am out of bed. Looking, looking, I do see Very many thin gs. Pretty trees and flowers too. But one thing I see a l l alone Is that pretty l i t t l e house. No one there, No, no one there. No one there at a l l . But s t i l l I think i t is The nicest place of a l l . Holly Lawson ��"H E" With excitement and waiting The days slowly passed by. Until the fin a l day He Made his way toward the sky. Controlling the capsule, talking to men. For hours there He did stay. For there's a big difference in rockets of old And spacecrafts of today. W H descended, ships came to the rescue. hen e And H told what happened in f lig h t . e And how the earth looked from the other side While changing from day into n igh t. H went to New York City e Where a parade was due. And H rode down a street e Called Astrounauts Avenue. With a ll th is explaining, you must know The H is John H. Glenn. e H is the one who from the firin g launch e Started th is orbiting trend. Because of th is feat on February 20, 1962 A famous day i s recognized once more. Where there were three notable calendar days. The month of February now celebrates four. Dorothy C. Rich M R LUTIO Y ESO N New Year's Day is a time for fun. Because the New Year has begun I Now you think of good deeds to do, Like washing clothes and ironing too 1 But one resolution I'd keep i f I could. That is my promise to be very good. Linda B ell �APRIL A A LPH BET A is for April B is for Bunny, C i s fo r Gruacus, A ll yellow and sunny. D is for E is for F is for O green n Daffodil Eggs, Flowers, spandley le g s , G is for Goodness, H is for Heart I is for Instant Let chorus music sta r t. J is for Jesus K is for King L is for Love H did a ll of us bring. e M is for Morning N is for Nest, 0 is for Organ, The crescendo, the r est. P is Q is R is This for Peace for Quest for Religion season has blessed. S i s for Savior T i s for Triumph U is for Under Father and Son’s a llia n ce, V is for Victory Wis for World X is without Him Evils unfurled. Y is for Youth Z is the End Thank you Lord Jesus Our Savior and Friend. Mary E. Turner �SPRING The birds have come back for the season They've come to build their summer n e sts. They have come to a land of warmth and r a in fa ll. The time of the year they love the b est. The grass is a healthy green Instead of the wintery brown. This color comes from spring's fresh rain s. The fresh rains of spring that come down. The flowers are blooming By the sunshine *s own pure lig h t . They come up in much variety With their colors so gay and so bright. Sometimes I wonder about these th in gs. And about the blue of the sky. But I knew the answer, really I do I t ’s spring th a t's the reason why. Dottie Rich TH C M G ST R E O IN OM Beware I warn of the coming storm The rain starts trick lin g , Then starts sprinkling. Thunder crashes. The water lashes on rocks And seems to ta lk , I was warned of the coming storm But some did not know. Soon i t calmed down from That awful sound. The sun broke through the clouds And shone again on that dreadful day. Ricky Light �my dancing clothes I went to hang up my clo th es0 Some wind came I suppose Every shirt X stuck with pin. I hear something O I here comes the wind. h Knocking and rocking as he was playing around. Huffing and puffing with an awful sound Hugging and tugging at the clothes on the lin e . I said to myself, "He'll go away some time," Linda wkre FEBRUARY HOLIDAYS February In which i.nd i t ' s That has is a beautiful month clearly you see the sun's rays the only month I know le ss than th irty days. F irst comes Ground Hog Day And i t is told That i t t e l l s W weather the future w ill hold. hat Next comes the birthday of Lincoln For you see It was a long time ago He made the slaves free. Then comes Valentine1s Day With a l l the cards and th eir hearts With candy and cookies And ice cream with ta r ts. Last Cumes Washington's birthday H worked for the government e j> d a thing to be proud of .n The fir s t president. The men and the valentines And Ground Hog's Day too M a month f u l l of holidays ake For m and for you. e Dottie Rich �M ID O T E V LLEY A EN F H A In the valley. Stands a madden. With many flowers. Heavily laden. From May's bower She w ill 8ayy, For her name is L ily of the Valley, • Mary E llen Turner THANKSGIVING PR Y A ER Thanksgiving Day i s a day For happiness to f i l l the To thank the Giver of the For the joy that has come for prayer, air.. day. my way, Gordon Munden PREPARING FO CH R RISTM AS Christmas w ill soon be hero, For I hear the reindeer say, "Santa’s busy getting toys Ready for that joyful day," G ifts are being brightly wrapped. Reindeer munch thed.r yellow hay, Santa smokes his corncob pipe. Dreaming of the bright green sle ig h . M ake out your present l i s t , But i f you don’t, be good, Santa might change his mind. You know he rea lly couldi Joan Gilbert �TH B L R O D N E E ALOM A C The stores are crowded with people Buying costumes for th is night, For people w ill come from far and near To dance by candlelight* With men in th eir long t a i l su its, And women in th eir flowing gowns, They slide and glid e along the flo o r as they dance around and ’round. As the people in perfect form Make many graceful lin e s , They dance around the pretty room As upon them the sp otligh t shines. There’s one thing sure, that every year They'll skip around and prance. For i t ' s the dream o f everyone To be at the ballroom dance. D ottie Rich MR. WIND TO BLfiME Looking at the cloth eslin e one bright March day Father's sh irts were flapping and snapping in the breeze. A ll of a sudden they bunched The next thing, I thought I saw a punch. Shirts were whirling and tw irling around each other. The fight was on Soon I was naming the figh ters, one Red and the other Check. Red was punching Check I shouted to Check to "Punch him back." Check raised his am to punch It was too la te - Poor Check f e l l from the lin e . I heard Mr. Wind, He was laughing of the thing he had done. I picked up Check and hung him on the lin e He started another fig h t. This time I picked up m basket and payed no mind. y When I turned around Mr. Wind had l e f t my lin e . Marilene McCaffrey �H MW R O E OK I wish I had homework. Like Betty, Judy and Sue* They have a page of sp ellin g. And a page of math to do* M friends have a l l the luck, y I really mean i t too i But here am I stuck. With nothin' I don't want to do. I could co llect specimens of rocks. Reference materials, and such* And these assignments I would enjoy. But homework, you should hate to touch* M mother says she wishes, y I'd get some homework too. Because she says that homework. Is the one thing Daddy loves to do. Dad always assures me. That two and two make four. And I'd better do i t his way. Or h e 'll put me out the door. M brother has more than enough. y He's in Junior High, you see. He'd be more than glad, I know. To share i t a l l with me. I really think i t ' s lovely, To have time to be a g ir l. To join m busy mother. y In the flury and the whirl. To seam some, to dream some, To cook, to look, To play, be gay, To really have time to liv e my day. Mary E. Turner �SPRING IS H R EE Spring is here Flowers are dancing Showers are g listen in g Birds are singing Trees are swaying The brook is tin k lin g . The winter has passed Summer is here The flowers are waking What a wonderful world th is i s . Teddy Grogg HOMEWORK Instead of doing homework after school, I lik e to play. I don't lik e to stay inside And do homework every day. I fe e l I'm pretty lucky I don't study hard each night. I'm not sure why i t ' s that way. But I think my teacher's righ t. For I have time to work in c la ss. To read, and to study hard too. W hen school's out, the day's my own, And I don't have homework to do. I lik e m time to play outside y Or stay at home and watch T. V, But I've never liked that homework. And I never w ill, you see. D ottie Rich �THANKSGIVING TIM IS NEiiR E Thanksgiving time i s near For I hear the turkeys say, "The farmers are coming soon For our heads to chop away," People W in golden fie ld s ork Harvesting the wheat and corn Preparing for a special fe a st, •ns the Pilgrims did one morn# Children play in house and yard. Their laughter you can hear. And a l l are very thankful That Thanksgiving time i s near. Duttie Rich T E FL~G aND T E W D H H IN The flag is a beautiful sigh t, The wind comes along with a l l i t s might, It gives the fla g a push and a punch, Then i t waps i t in a bunch, It is blowing a l l about One day i t stood straight out. The flag i s angry with the twitch and tw ir ls . The wind is happy giving sw irls. Then a nice spring day, The wind had no time to play. The fla g liked the wind and was happy to say Come again another March day. Claudia Reid ma k ing a v a l e n t in e I f you're going to send a valentine, F irst you think up a design. Then you must cut out some hearts, and put together a l l the parts. Then paste cn a l i t t l e dove. And send i t to the one you love. Joan Gilbert �PAN AM W went to the Pan American Building e O Iferch the twenty second. n There were birds and trees on the patio. To make i t seem lik e home I reckon. The ballroom and patio Were beautiful sig h ts. And you could almost see The dancers in th eir merry flig h ts . There was a room Where the men f ir s t met. I f you close your eyes You can see them y et. With a table and chairs Made a l l of one tree. It seems to m e A ll th a t would take th r e e . From what I've heard This room was too small To hold men and te le v is io n Cameras and a l l. So they moved the whole Thing away down sta ir s With some more tables id a bunch of new chairs. Mary E llen Turner C N Y U GUESS? h O What month is th is , can you guess? I t ' s the start of spring Flowers i t does bring. Wearing of the green O the seventeenth i s seen. n See the flying k ites Oh, what windy sig h ts. March is your answer, oh yes. Nancy Bradford �M N W YEAH*3 RESOLUTIONS Y E The new year is here, And in i t 1*11 make These resolutions A step I must take. I resolve not to figh t With my brothers or be bad. I am sure the things I do Will make Mother glad. I ’l l feed the pets Including my own, And I ’l l be polite W hen I answer the phone. I ’l l try not to figh t Over T. V. shows. And le t m brothers watch y While I iron the clo th es. But one thing I hope For sure, you see. Is that m brothers’ y Resolutions favor me. For I don't lik e To iron clothes While the boys watch T. V. shows. I don’t mind being P olite on the phone. But I hate feeding others pets W hen I have one of my own. Dottie Rich T E La ST D H AYS O CAPTAIN C O F OK There once was a captain. His name was Cook. H sailed the P a cific, e and into a nook. He found beautiful islands And volcanoes were there. What a wonderful sig h t. Nothing could compare. The natives came out. iind made him a god. And then they k ille d him. Now wasn't that odd? Bruce White �T E BIRDS, T E FISH a N TH FLO.ffiR H H D E ’ The birdie the fish and the flower A ll liv e around a tower. 'the birdie the fish and the flower A ll lik e an April shower. The b ird ie1s a red breast Robin He!s always bobbin?and bobbin1. The fish is a fr.i sky l i t t l e goldfish and plants are his dish. The flower is a d a ffo d ill he's yellow a s a yellow duck' s b i l l „ Alvin R. Coleman LO ELY SPRING V Noises, noises in the spring What do a ll these noises bring? Spring, Spring, Spring. Sprinkling, sprinkling goes the rain Tapping on cur window pane Spring, Spring, Spring. Chirping, chirping goes the bird Trying hard to say the word Spring, Spring, Spring. Rita Brenner CH RISTM AS Christmas tine i s here. And we a ll would lik e to say; Have a Merry Christmas, For i t ' s a very sp ecial day. iv day when a ll the houses display Their trees that shine so bright, i\ni through the windows you can see The glowing candle lig h t . W bring Christmas greetings. e Full of happiness and cheer; Wishing you a Merry Christmas To la s t throughout the year. Group Poem �SPORTS A O N T E C O K RUD H LC In M y He He the well-known game of footb all favorite player i s Paul is the main person in the act is eallea a quarterback. The most well-known sport i s baseball I lik e i t most cf a l l Once I saw the Bum play s Boy was that a day, A very good sport i s fish in g A ll the time you are wishing That a big fish w ill come So you can have sume. M friends name is Tod y He ran a new hotrod And crashed into Ted Now they're both in bed. B ill Sparks SIGNS O SPRING F The A ll The And season of spring ha3 come. the flowers have started to sprout. birds are fly in g back th eir eggs w ill soon hatch out. A ll of the earth i s warming, A ll the grass is turning green, The sky is f ille d with white clouds. Colorful k ites in the a ir are seen. A ll You a ll are the children come out to play, can hear them shout and sing, these things I have lis te d the earth's sir^is of spring. Joan Gilbert �PRaYING Trees bow upon th e ir knees W the wind comes along. hen Charles Arsientrout DINOSiiURS This is what happened long ago. I f you were there you'd say, "No V The Brontosaurus cannot hide or climb a tr e e . The most fierce i s Tyranasaurus W do you think h e ' ll k i l l next? ho a k ille r too is Triceritops In k illin g Mr. Rex, he's tops Heaviest of a l l i s Brachicusaurus He's match for Altosaurus, This is what happened long ago Now I ’m sure y o u 'll say, "No I" Charles Serge HLO EN A L WE O the la st of October n Late at night Strange l i t t l e creatures Come into sig h t. There are ghosts and goblins Spooks that say "Boo I" Witches on broomsticks Just for you. They come to your door And say "Trick or Treat I" Expecting some candy For them to eat. Halloween is the best Time of year Free candy galore with Stomaches near. J e ff Marvel �ODM. W D L R IN A windy March day I s i t in my house A ll snug in my room Like a liu t le old mouse. I look out the window At the clothes on the line They are touching th eir toes They are touching th eir nose They are dancing a jo lly old jig They are prancing and dancing A jo lly old Jig. Naomi Dawson E a STER Da Y Easter is here once more. People wearin • bright colors galore. Everyone is gay, In work and in play, Easter bonnets, dresses too, and dcn't forget the lo v ely shoes. Today G seems very near. od So that we have nothing to fear. Janice Parr T E O D MA MNH O M C H L E N O T F itR H The wind blows clap clap clap And makes everything go slap slap. The wind blows, The dogs are cold. The sailboats s a i l . The men carry mail The skirts do the jig a j ig . While the socks just stand s t i l l . iUin Testerman �THiiNKSGIVING I t» s With I t's What time fo r Thanksgiving1, ; laughter and fun, time for n o ticin g God has done. God gave us food and cloth es He gave us l i f e and beauty, Gocl gave us water and the s o i l . He f e l t i t was h is duty. During t h is Thanksgiving W are thankful and pray. e For peace and understanding. On th is and every day. Janice Parr SPRING Spring i s here. Summer i s near* Spring i s a happy Time o f the year. Trees blossom. Birds sin g . ik l i t t l e children* s nu Voices rin g . J a ck ie Kalapos SPRING The Eastern breeze i s springing up. The ships are in the bay. And s p r in g b r in g s a happy change JlS w in te r m e lts away. C h a rles arm entrout �FEBRUARY In February when trees are bare Most of the animals are shedding th e ir hair. Washington, Lincoln, and St. Valentine, too. Play a very large part in th is month for you. Jeff Marvel PETE TH PxJuKEET E M bird's name i s Pete y And he's rea lly very cute, and m how he loves to eat. y Pete is a s i l l y bird He chirps a l l day. But can't speak a word. He has a very small head He's turquoise blue, I'm glad he's not red. He sleeps a l l day And plays a l l night. He's very very gay, Shirley French SO NW In the month of January W hen snow is coming down, I t covers the housetops ind blankets the ground, a l l the children dance and play and sing good songs of cheer. They run about and laugh and shout. Because the snow i s here. Wanda Bruce �CLOTHESLINE D*NCE The clothes were on the clo th eslin e. The wind was out at play. The clothes began to sway. Sway, sway. Sway, sway, The pants were doing the rubber le g s . The sk irts were doing the b a lle t. The socks were doing the rock and r o ll. The others were doing the sway. Sway, sway. Sway, sway. Debbie Barnes THE WIND The wind blow's hair in the a ir . The wind is very funny. Sometimes i t huffs and puffs. Sometimes itJs quiet. Once i t blew o ff my hat I chased i t for a block or two What a scene was that I found i t on Second Avenue. B ill Sparks THANKSGIVING ACTIVITIES I t ' s time to fatten the duck. I t ’ s time to shoot a buck. You can hear the blare Of the hunting horn A ll of the trees are bare. The corn's stacked up by the haymow Thanksgiving's the time to be happy. With everybody v is itin g (including grandpappy). David McCumber �SK Y The sky is such a lo v ely thing. I t holds the clouds lig h tly . The sky t e l l s us many things. Rockets go through our sky. The sky changes the clouds around. I love the sky. Do you? Marilyn McCaffrey ITrS SEVEN O’C O K LC I t ’s 7:00 o’clock I t 1s time to dock For us to have some tea . W can go to bed e at nine instead But I must have some Can't you see? Claudia Reid THUNDER W hen i t thunders we have lightening to o . But I hope that doesn't scare you* I f that scares you, you shouldn’t cry. You don't want our crops to d ie . W must have food for the world. e To strengthen every boy and g ir l. Bobby Swarthout THERE WAS A LITTLE BftiR There was a l i t t l e bear. W got in m hair. ho y There was a l i t t l e bear. W sat in m chair. ho y There was a l i t t l e bear. W went to the fa ir . ho There was a l i t t l e bear. And now he’s not there. Joe Morin �ORW DM U IN ILL W have a wind e W c a ll i t Old e Wind makes the Where goes the To the cow you m ill back on the h illo Gusty, i t ' s named after B ill. water have a place to go. water? know. Danny Pierce I'D LIKE T O I'd lik e to be an Easter Bunny, With a pink nose so very funny. I'd lik e to have whiskers That twitch a l l the time, A bunny th a t brings eggs. At Easter tim e. Jean Gilbert TH W D E IN The The The The The The The wind wind wind wind wind wind wind is strong is brave is bad is good has taken has given does not play a real bad game. Ricky Light DOING T E TW H IST O that no-goed wind. h W he - he's whisking hy M clothes away. y Dancing the jig with my sheet. M shirt is doing the tw ist y With my pajamas. Oh, dear - dear m e He's whisking my cloth es away. Rita Brenner ��CHRISTMAS GLOW M Mother lik e s to know y That in my heart there's Christmas glow And I think th a t' s why she lik e s me so That's what my Mother lik e s to know. B ill Eckert FUIJNY STxxFF I sometimes wonder what would happen I f horses ruled the world. The president would probably be a thoroughbred Arabian ^11 s t i f f wearing a stovepipe hat A su it with eyeglasses that match. He'd s i t on a hard backed chair With a pen in his hoof Writing out laws. The secretary would be an old horse With a face that would make you turn, A backward somersault and land on your head, B illy Weaver T E SEa H The sea is blue and clear You can never trust i t s waters. W waves come beating against my boat hen M heart starts pounding gravely y I think of a l l the men And ships that l i e in th eir lon ely graves M heart shrinks down y I fe e l alone in the sea and i t s angry waters. Alan Macrae SNOW The glistening snow f e l l from the heavens above Covering the earth with a so ft white blanket And m a k i n g the trees seem to dazzle with lig h t It makes the whole world seem at peace with i t s e l f . Nancy Manning �L N SLEEP OG W hen I die I thinks 1*11 think at f i r s t o f brightness. Red lin e s , blue lin e s , yellow lin e s , Bright cir cles Spots a l l dashing, speeding S p littin g across my mind. Pushing, pushing m back over a ledge of doom. e Down, fa llin g , fa llin g Into a p it of cold black endless darkness. Everything goes in c ir c le s . I t ' s hot but i t ' s cold And then I stop, I stop on a rock, A rock as cold as ic e . But I fe e l that everything keeps going. Going forever, I fe e l at home. I sleep forever But everything ju st keeps going and going and going. David Short NUMBERS iiND LETTERS The numbers and le tt e r s on the board. What do they think they are? Always te llin g me what to do. O how they make me mad at school. h Spelling, Social Studies, arithmetic too. They're always t e llin g m what to do. e W to sing and when to play. hen How would they lik e to be pushed a l l day? Pushed in the morning, pushed in the noon. I think I'm going to burst pretty soon. I don't lik e to y e l l . I don't lik e to scream. But I'm so mad at the board th a t1s green. Goodbye forever more I just burst open From that old green board. Michael Cook �TH FIRST CH E RISTM AS Mary and Joseph, Rode into Bethlehem town On a donkey small and brown. There was no room at the inn. So they stayed in a stable rude. A wonderful thing happened on that night a holy child was bom . To teach us a l l what is right So we w ill have eternal l i f e . O a h i l l where the shepherds were n An angel of the Lord came down To t e l l of th is wonderous thing which happened The shepherds were frightened But not for long, for the angel said, "Be not afraid for I bring good tid in gs For unto you th is day a Blessed Babe i s born." So the shepherds went into Bethlehem The Blessed Babe to find. They found him in a manger Wrapped in swaddling cloth es. In the East three Wise M saw a star en For twelve long nights and days they followed Where the star stood high in the sky over Bethlehem Near a stable rude and dark. The three Wise M gave en G ifts of Frankinsens insense and myrr. and so on th is night the f ir s t Christmas came. Nancy Manning a SNAIL’S D Ea M R A sn ail who had a way, I t seems of dreaming very curious dreams. Once dreamed he was - y o u 'll never guess The Lightning Express. Bruce Hinman �WU D OL The The The The mountains are so high. c l i f f s are so steep canyon i s so hollow, waters are so deep. Hoy Welch W D IS A BR IN EEZE The wind that goes through the trees Is almost the same on the seas. I t whistles and blows And as i t goes It sweeps over and around. I t sings a lullaby You can sometimes hear i t cry And sometimes i t sinks ships. Dana Dyer C RISTM H AS I t is three days before Christmas W a l l through the house hen Everyone i s busy even the l i t t l e mouse. The house is decorated With i t s glowing colors in array With silv er and gold so sparkling and gay. The children are dancing The golden wrappings look d e lig h tfu l and cheery I t makes the whole house gala and merry. Carlotta Parr M aPS A map i s not very t a l l on the w all. I t may be fat and wide from side to sid e . But a map i s not very t a l l on the w all. Michael B leier �TH FO R SEASONS E U Spring i s lik e something that f l i e s very f a s t . F irst i t is and then i t i s past0 Clouds float in the sky sweet and so ft Fluffy and high and lig h t as a sigh. Summer is just lik e the spring, I t goes by with a flin g . I t ' s there then i t ' s not I t ' s moist and sweet, but i t ' s very hot. F all is ch illy and brisk. I t throws a l i t t l e k is s . The kiss is made of wind. Out of i t s cooling breath. Winter is lik e a snowflake. Falling in the cold skyj I t comes with the cold and wind and then the seasons start over again. Dana Dyer TH SN W E O W lik e snow, so l e t i t blow. e I t makes the ground white, When ligh ts shine on i t , i t glimmers lik e gold. Oh, what a lovely sigh t to behold. It f a lls in winter and i t makes children gay. They a l l go outside and play a l l day. They dress up warmly with hat and coat, The snow makes them happy without a doubt. George S tap les, TAKYU HN O I thank the Heaven and the earth For giving m my b irth . e Thank you For pleasant l i t t l e bees a humming Trees gracefully flowing with the breeze. Wayne Brewer �JO N G E N R R S H L N ETU N In the year of 1962 A man was launched to space. This was history to the world we knew To try and beat the human race. Around the world th ree tin e s h is f lig h t His name was Colo John H, Glenn A fter four and one-half hours in t h is f l ig h t Time came fo r the t r ip to end, Down in the ocean the capsule dropped With Col. John inside With one big smile out he popped The Noah he waited to rid e. Betty Knight I W U D LIKE T BE OL O I would lik e to be A monster on T. V. Or even better yet A marching cadet Or even better s t i l l I think I ' l l stay Just B ill. B ill Eckert DEM RA I lik e to be in bed, And think I'm on a sled Racing with my l i t t l e s is te r . I'm going faster and faster iuid now I am past her. I'm going f a s te r but so i s she Across the fin is h lin e we see a pole, a fla g and a l l our frien d s To cheer us on to th e end. Nancy Manning �CHRISTM N H AS IG T On Christmas night everyone i s gay, The air is .full of m elodies0 The wind whispers to the trees and they nod their heads in reply. Darkness f a lls upon the earth And makes the sky velvety. The snowflakes f a l l s o ftly from the sky. Then the joyous b e lls peal out Their happy message to a l l the earth, I t ' s Christmas, I t ' s Christmas! The day of Christ1s birth I Then again aid. is s ile n t The birds fly back to th eir nests To continue their long winter r e st. The deer go back to the forest To wait for the coming dawn, And on the snowy lawns sparkle The lig h t of the Christmas star. Linda McClure T O LITTLS BO S W Y Two l i t t l e boys Sat on the garden gate Waiting to hear the frogs awake The frogs woke with a croak Croak, croak. Sharon McCaffrey bia d t a l k in g Please l i t t l e worm don't go in your hole I have a family to feed at home. I *11 fly away to feed to my young So l i t t l e l i t t l e worm don't go into your h ole. Bruce Hinman �W RITING a P E OM In school i t ' s hard to think, Of any sort of rhyme* But i f you just s it down and think, Y ou'll make one everytime. Won't you just take my advice. Though I'm net a pro — I made a nice poem a s I walked through the snow. There are many things in th is old world, So I'm sure you can write Any sort of poem So write one th is very night. Thomas Foster M M TH Y O ER'S B O O RULES OK F M Mother has a book of rules y It seems to rule the house. She throws them at us l e f t and right Until we have no peace. Sharon McCaffrey SPRINGTIM E As I look out the window I see branches of trees swaying in the breeze I see grass so so ft and green I see the coulds go very flu ffy against the lig h t blue sky. Jane Tomlinson a CH RISTM S TR a EE M Christmas tree sh a ll be y As shimmery and sparkly As the heavenly stars under which I sleep . B illy Weaver �SPACE POEM One day the Russians were in a race. I t was the race for space. The Americans were a lso in th is race. They kept up a steady pace. Beth launched s a tta lite s Before there were human flig h ts . Gogaren, Shepard and Grissom, th a t's three Tetov, everyone but me. I f I don't go up there too This space poem w ill never get through. Shepard, Grissom and maybe Glenn I'm going up so th is poem w ill end. John Gardiner TH M U T IN E ONA I dream of the day when I can climb a mountain, I dream of the day when I can touch i t s peaks. I t s rough and rocky edges I ts • t a l l and slender trees The plain grassy meadows and snow topped crown. Yes, I dream of the day when I can climb a mountain. Alan Macrae W D IN I t ' s up and i t ' s down I t f l i e s a ll around It sweeps and i t f l i e s It blows and i t c r ie s . The The The And wind is over storm is gone ships s a il away we go along. Dana Dyer �Wa T E E HR The weather is very funny and peculiar. Sometimes i t ' s hot, sometimes i t ' s cold . Some days i t !s sunny and some days i t ' s cloudy. The sunny days are the kind I lik e the b est, I can run and play outside And then come in and r est. O cloudy days I f e e l lik e sleeping, n Then I wake up To a car's horn beeping. In summer when i t ' s re-"Hy hot, I fe e l lik e burning up. Every night I dream of a swimming pool or a cool clean riv er. Carlotta Parr HOW TO WRITE i POEM t I f you want to write a poem Just a-take a l i t t l e pen, And-a take a piece of paper, nnd you start to work right in . You can get ideas from anything. From everything and more, and you might get i t from a book of Injun crafts and lo r e . Now you write i t down on paper. But you must have lo t s of time. And also i f you want to You can even make i t rhyme. I f you think that i t ' s a good one, Knd you don't think i t ' s a mess. You can send i t to a friend. Or enter in a good C ontest, Phil Murehie �W E SPHING C M S B C HN O E AK When spring comes back the birds arrive The bees buzz bu sily around the hive. The sweet spring flowers beg to bloom And the moth unfolds from his cocoon, Linda McClure CHitlSTM TIM AS E Shimmering gold stars shine at night F illin g the earth with shining lig h t Melodies soft as snow F i l l the a ir. People fe e l and see The fragrance of the evergreen tr e e . Michael Digges COD LUS Have clouds ever meant anything to you? Have you ever seen l i t t l e Bo-Peeprs sheep? Look hard and you w ill see. There: I know you saw them. Gloria Lee SU N O how the sun does shine with i t s f i r s t gleam h I f only there was a beam I could climb right on I would be on the sun th is very day. Joyce Keyes SECuETS The wind in the trees Seem to be t e llin g secrets To the leaves. Nancy Manning �Jesus was bom upon th is morn In a manner poor and lowly The shepherds were there th is morn To see Jesus most holy. The wise men three had followed th is star To see Jesus so fa ir . They travelled over mountain and fa r . As they reached Bethlehem bright, They knelt down to pray, To Jesus were given rubies on th is night, Betty Knight IT IS COLD, COLD, C L OD Dress warmly now Snow is on the ground Time for Mr, Snow Plow To plow the snow around. Barbara idcre PICNICS I lik e to picnic in the park. W the trees are green. hen I lik e to climb the big, big rocks. And get many burrs in my socks. I lik e to be in trees that sway. Cause i t looks lik e I ’ve come a long way. Michael Dunn TH B O K E RO The bubbling brook rushes over the pebbles. And comes to some rocks Jutting out in the water, To make a water f a l l white with foam. For a l l of God's children to come and se e . Nancy Manning � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_16 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/28622db9b2ea42016c2d4c595f351463.pdf d976ef6cad7d0fda9bdf0b102fb1b3ac PDF Text Text Stratford Is Officially Opened Gov. Battle Makes Opening Address The day on which Stratford Junior High School was officially dedicated is a day we shall long rem ember. The cere mony was held in the Stratford Gym nasium on M arch 3, 1951, before many distinguished guests and citizens of A r lington. The program was highlighted with speeches by Mr. Richmond, Mr. Early, Senator Fenwick, G overnor Battle, and our own Bruce Haslam. Many other no tables were present, some of them being county and state officials, and presidents of prom inent Arlington organizations. There were many fine speeches, but as evidenced by the applause, one of the best was a short one made by the Presi dent of our Student Council, Bruce Has lam. He welcomed the people and thank ed them for giving us a fine new school on behalf of the students. State Senator Charles R. Fenwick in troduced the Honorable John S. Battle, Governor of the Commonwealth of Vir ginia. Governor Battle spoke about the educational system of Virginia and some of its early founders. His speech was highlighted with the idea of our teachers responsibility of teaching not only the prescribed subjects, but the reasons why, so we may realize and appreciate the idea of democratic principles of govern ment. Governor Battle called Stratford “ a wonderful building." To Stratford’s teachers, the governor said: "Teach them (the students) the value of the real freedoms we now enjoy, those things we have inherited.” When that is done, he added, “this school shall have justified its existence.” Another fine speech was made by Mr. Reese, Architect of Stratford. He com mended the Wise Construction Company and other companies on the fine job they did in building our new school. Mr. Reese also spoke of the reasons certain materials were used in the construction of our new school. Two of these being; glass brick for lighting purposes and light colored stone and tile because they give the school a “lift." (Continued On Page 5) �Page Two W q t jS t g t t p o s t THE SICNPOST BARNYARD BEHAVIOR One of the best parts of the day to any Stratford student is the forty min utes devoted to lunch. With food care fully prepared by professional cooks and dieticians, and ample time for relaxa tion, there is no reason why we cannot Vol. 1 M arch 22, 1951 No. 8 enjoy it. As few rules have been made as possible and the student is allowed STAFF a lot of freedom, with the best facilities Editor-in-C hief............ Billy Van Deusen money can buy. Feature Editor ............Elaine Alexander But sometimes students seem to forget where they are eating. Perhaps it would Editorial & News Editor Jackie Albrecht make them feel more at home to eat in Sports Editor .................... Donald Sours a cafeteria th at resembled the part of Business M anagers........ Steve Milliken, the barnyard where bacon is grown. Vernon Iden, Gene Weedon, Rosemary They dash to the cafeteria, complain Young about the food, eat the food in an un mannerly form, then go outside or wand Circulation M anagers .. Joanne Witzel, e r the hrlls to disturb classes, leaving Eustace Land, Grace Tunnicliffe, the tables for someone else to clean up. F rank Rollins Many are not guilty, but the few who Exchange E d i t o r s .......... Winona Payne lose their manners will lose the liberal Barbara McHenry, Jo Ann Hemphill privileges for all. The hams who think Faculty S ponsor.....................................Mr.Macekuracutting in line is a big joke, or think that that complaining is a sign of intelligence, P hotographers............... Morton & Rolland or disturbing classes a great sport can Reporters .............. Elaine Koup, Ruthie not be tolerated. Unless these heels Bowman, Joyce Simmons, Patsy Wil are stepped on now, lunchtime will be liams, Evelyn David, Johnny Hetzer, come ju st another class. Kathleen Blake, George Weaver, Frank To avoid this a little common courtesy Rollins. must be practiced. Make sure everyone helps to clean the table, and wait patient ly in line. The food is not bad, so take Barbara Garnett Places your time and taste it. The cafeteria is a place where students can relax and In Oratorical Contest enjoy lunch, so stay there and let the other classes get something done. S trat ford is a modern school but old fashion In her first experience in public speak ed manners are not outdated. ing Barbara G arnett tied for second place in the state oratorical contest on March 7, with a boy from Charlottes ville who had won for the last three years. Bi-weekly newspaper published by the students of Stratford Junior High School, A rlington, Virginia. Printed by Universal Printers, A rlington, Virginia. Speech Classes Present Radio Play Barbara first presented her oration before Mr. Simpson’s first period class. The class gave her some helpful hints on how to improve her speech. The students of Stratford wish Barbara the best of luck and may she have even better success in future oratorical con tests. An old m ountaineer and his wife mov ed to the city. A fter th e ir first night in the new home, the wife woke up first and nudged h er husbond, A in't it about time you was getting up to build the fire, paw?” The two ninth grade speech classes pre sented a fifteen minute safety play titled “On a Bicycle Built For You,” over radio station WARL on Tuesday, M arch 13. The east consisted of Dick Mabry, Bruce Haslam, Jim Street, Stanley Richards, George Wilkes, Darlene Graham, Anne Reed, and Margie Elliott The musical background was supplied by Pat Logan. The speech classes hope to put on a play over our public address system for the entire school in the very near future. The title of this play will be, “The Em peror’s New Clothes.” Mr. Jack B. Simpson, speech and core teacher, is writing a history of Stratford, “Land sakes no, maw. We might as to be carried on from teacher to teacher well get used to these city ways right now. I’ll ju st call the fire departm ent.” | through the years. March 22, 1951 NEW FACULTY MEMBERS M arch 22, 1951 THE SICNPOST Page Three Candid Shots Taken a t Opening Ceremonies MR. KENNETH L. BOEGNER, health teacher, is one of our new faculty mem bers. He graduated from Newton High School, in Newton, Massachusetts. He later attended Boston University. One of his most interesting experiences hap pened when he was in the service. He was at the Atomic Bomb experim ental grounds on the Island of Bikini. His hob bies include knot tieing, chess, sports, and repairing old cars. This is Mr. Boegner’s first year of teaching. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ MISS DOROTHY McCORD. core and speech teacher, came to us from Penn sylvania. She has taken over the classes of Mrs. M arjorie Boxa. Miss McCord was born in Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania. She attended West Newton High School. She later graduated from Fairm ont State College in West Virginia where she ma jored in dramatics. Miss McCord work ed at the FBI in Washington, D. C. for 14 months. * * * * MR. ROBERT VAUGHN, eighth grade shop teacher, hails from Arlington, Vir ginia. He graduated from WashingtonLee High School. He then attended the University of Maryland. He is married and has one son. His hobbies are making models, and photography. This is his first year of teaching. HOMEROOM NEWS Miss Powell’s homeroom, 8B2, is plan ning to buy a picture of Stratford Hall. They are also bringing plants to put in the windows. The president has appoint ed a committee of six to take care of the plants and the condition of the room. In the near future they hope to have a homeroom party. It is certainly hoped that the other homerooms are doing th eir share too, to improve the appearance of our lovely building. Mr. P iper’s homeroom, 7B8, has lost a member, Molly Hinshaw, who has moved to Indiana. Mr. Allman’s homeroom, 8B5, and Miss W att’s homeroom, 8B7, are going to have a swimming party shortly after Easter. Miss Groom’s homeroom, 7B7, has a new member, Paul Barton, who came from Dolly Madison Junior High School. * * * * Miss M ueller took h er ninth grade core class to the Washington Post build ing on February 21. The class learned the process of publishing a newspaper. The students were then guided through the entire building. They were given a series of slides on newspapers. Claude M. Richmond, principal, greets Governor Battle (top left) ; Evelyn Barnes and Doris Mortimer, assistant principals, and Mr. Richmond (top center) ; Dowell Howard, State Superintendent of Instruction, speaks (top right) ; Covernor Battle signs autograph (left center) ; Colin MacPherson, Chairman of Arlington County School Board, presents the key to the building to Mr. Richmond, Governor Battle looks on (center) : Senator Charles R. Fenwick speaks (right center) : William A. Early, Superintendent of Arlington Schools, speaks (bottom left) j Covernor John S. Battle makes address (bottom center) ; Candid shot of Covernor Battle and Dowell Howard (bot tom right). �Page Four THE SICNPOST March 22, 1951 School Features New Facilities The gym is the largest in Arlington schools. The floor is m arked off for bad minton, volleyball, and basketball. Note the partition in the center of the picture, it closes to make the gym into two sm aller ones. Stratford Ju nior High School is located on nine acres of ground adjoining the seven acre Old Dominion Playground, which is used for athletic activities. The total cost of the building was approxi mately $1,600,000. The gym has the largest playing floor of any of A rlington’s schools. It is divid ed off into two sm aller gyms during class periods, w ith one for the boys and one for the girls. The floor is marked off for badm inton, volleyball, and basketball. Special features of the gym include fold ing bleachers, four loudspeakers, electric scoreboard, and an observation room for the instructor. The cafeteria will seat approximately 500, but with 1,070 students enrolled it is necessary to have two lunch periods. At the end of the kitchen near the rec reation area, a window is provided into the cafeteria and another onto the te r race so th at refreshm ents may be served w ithout using the entire kitchen space. The home economics departm ent has a kitchen which contains sinks, cupboards, gas stoves, electric stoves, autom atic clothes washers, portable clothes wash ers, refrig erato rs, electric appliances and utensils. O th er features are electric and treadle sewing machines, and a com plete ly furnished living room. The a rt departm ent features doors which open from the class room on to a patio, suitable for outdoor sketching classes. At one end of the class room is a sink for easy cleaning of brushes and paint pots. N um erous cupboards for a rt supplies are built in u n der the windows. T he science rooms are the first in Ar lington th a t perm it students to perform th e ir own experim ents at th e ir desks. T here are double gas and electric con nections at each table. In th e shop are rows of work benches, each with six lockers below, with hand tools— planes, chisels, saws, ham m ers, squares, and rulers. Pow er tools include a band saw, table saw, scrollsaw, lathe, drill press, and jointer. O ther things available in the shop are drafting in stru m ents and han d icraft kits. The auditorium will seat 534 people. At the entran ce of the auditorium in the lobby is a ticket office, trophy case, fish pond, and a mezzanine w here special m eetings are held. The science room s are the first in A rlington th a t p erm it stu d e n ts to perform th e ir own exp erim en ts at th e ir desks. T here are double gas and electric connec tions at each table. S tratfo rd is th e m ost functional and best planned school in the state of V ir ginia. THE SICNPOST March 22, 1951 S tratfo rd Is Officially O pened (Continued From Page 1) Mr. Lee Paschal, President of the Wise Construction Company, presented the key to Stratford to Mr. Colin MacPherson, Chairman of A rlington County School Board, who in turn gave it to our Principal, Mr. Claude Richmond. To add an air of student participation to the ceremony the Stratford Band, Or chestra, and Girls Chorus took p a rt in the program. Reverend George F. Tittman, Rector of St. M ary’s Episcopal Church, gave the invocation and Reverend Paul R. Hunter, M inister of the Rock Spring Congrega tional Church, pronounced the benedic tion. Photo Credits P age 1—W a sh in g to n P o st P age 3—M o rto n & R o lan d P age 4—A rlin g to n S u n D uring a chem istry quiz the teacher asked a student to identify a form ula he had ju st placed on the board. Student: E r-ah I have it on the tip of my tongue. Teacher: In th a t case you had b etter spit it out, it’s nitric acid. Page Five Strafford Girls Lose to Swanson L. C. SMITH, Inc. Everything in Building Materials The Stratford girls basketball team took second in the county championship, with Dolly Madison placing first. H e atin g E quipm ent — P a in t 3330 N. W ashington Blvd. Stratford was tied w ith Madison until losing the last game w ith Swanson here in our new gym on Monday, M arch 1. The score at the end of the first half was 10-7 in favor of Swanson. A t the end of the last thrilling half, which kept the spectators on the edge of th eir seats, the score stood 18-11 with Stratford losing. Highest scorer for Stratford was Evelyn David who made 6 points. Personality Sketch Bobby Smith, eighth grade JRC presi dent, was born in Washington, D. C. Bobby has lived in A rlington most of his life. He attended Woodrow Wilson school for seven years. Bobby’s main interest is art. He likes all sports, but football is his favorite. His am bition is to be a cartographic engineer (one who makes or draws maps or charts). Bobby is a very busy boy at Stratford. He is president of his homeroom, 8B5, and is also on the C onstitution Committee. Bob by is one of those boys who is going to contribute m uch to Stratford. 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ARLINGTON ALEXANDRIA O p e n A S a v in g s A c c o u n t L a r g e O r S m a l l Id a l e l u m b e r c o m pa n y Plywood — Lumber — Millwork — Hardware — Paint “On Clarendon Circle” Arlington, Virginia 3200 N. Washington Blvd. — NF--------- **------------------------------. - X K = X ! g — GLebe 3100 XKT" MV---------M --W ] �THE SICNPOST Page Six TATTLER March 22, 1951 Inquiring Reporter FAD-SHIONS by Kathy Well, well, I do declare, the T attler’s here to get in people’s hair. A certain Miss W ashburn has got “those eyes” for a certain Mr. Jacobs. How about oblig ing sir? Reliable sources report that Carol W egner is wild over David Daljord. M arie Silsby has her eye on a new boy in core class. Could it be Mike Lamay? Sybil Child is looking out for Bob Reed. What happened to Susan Duley? Barbara Harrington and Mickey Mc Carthy are still going strong. Could this be love? Butch Rubble likes Sidney Tally, but she prefers Eddie Briggs. There are two boys in Mary Louis’ heart, Don Larrick and Bob Bengston. How is that cute boy that comes around grinning at Kathleen Blake in the lunch line and visa-versa? Well spring is here early and the love bug has come with it. Yes, love is grand isn’t it Paul Quintus and Jo Hutton? Bruce Reynolds would do anything for Nancy Christopher. P at Logan seems to like going with a boy named Irvin. Can you imagine who Ann Murphy is swooning about? You guessed it, none other than Marshall Brooks. Barbara Zinn didn’t want to leave W-L, could it be because of Pete Binns? El bert Jenkins likes Jean Clendening, what’s Chris Jackson going to say? John Richmond likes Carol Leatherm an, how about this Faith? Lotte Luenders seems to like her new seat in Mr. Tim berlake’s class. Who’s the cute little girl who is walking Roy Heinbuch home? A fter writing the swirl of social life, the Tattler, in complete exhaustion sits and dream s of a fondling Easter bunny. MILTON H. COMLEY Florist • Landscaping 5353 LEE H IG H W A Y One of the questions some of the girls have been asking each other is, “What are you going to wear for Easter?” The following replies have been given by some of our students. Jo Hutton — A checked suit with flare-backed jacket and a pencil slim skirt and probably red accessories. K ate Lloyd — I think I’ll wear a blue gabardine suit. Helen Calkins — A gold checked suit with a green hat and green gloves. Jane Green — A yellow organdy dress with a black velvet sash. Willie Clow — I want to get a green tweed suit, brown shoes, and purse and white hat and gloves. Lotte Lueders — A natural straw hat and bag, blue gloves, shoes, and a pink pique dress. P at Moravetz — A rose suit and a beige hat and coat, brown gloves and alligator shoes, and purse. * * * * This time a poem was contributed for the girls. Here goes; Lipstick, rouge, all sorts of stuff, You would think our girls weren’t pretty enough. They lick it, suck it, and sm ear it on thick. The way they do it makes me sick. A fter watching one girl, their secret I found. Their beauty is bought for a dollar downtown. * * * Our question for this issue is, “How do you like the early school hours?” Dale Kennedy — If you can make it out of bed it’s all right. Stanley Richards — I think they are fine. Pete Ward — It’s too early. Joan Chase — They are fine, but I miss the W-L kids. Betty Paterson — They’re all right if you can stay awake through the sixth period. Bobbie G arnett — All you have to do is ask my teachers, as they keep asking me why my eyes are closed. Richard August — I don’t like them because I miss my beauty sleep. Bill Franklin — I don’t like getting up at 6:30 in the morning. Carolyn Kennedy — I like it but the classes are too long. L ennart Koneczny — I think we should have another half hour sleep and go to school later. John Kaparakis — I t’s hard to get used to the early morning classes. Johnny Farris — I like it because I get home in time to serve my papers. 8 x 1 0 prints can be bought of any picture on page 3 for $1 each. tsonkfyn’s IFforisf * Short and Sweet: Some of the boys loud gym shorts . . . Anne Reed’s black bow tie . . . Those "catty” fourescent jackets . . . Pricilla Cheek’s matching plaid hat and skirt . . . The ultra-sheer cotton and nylon blouses we have been seeing at parties. Arlington, Virginia Member Florist Telegraph Delivery Association • 2046 WILSON BOULEVARD Arlington, Virginia C H e stn u t 3233 O X fo rd 4141 BUY THE SICNPOST Miller & Wrenn "A rlin g to n ’s Sm artest” F u r n itu r e 2217-21 N. Pershing Drive Arlington, Virginia OWens 4343 • JAckson 8-6999 A R L I N G T O N T R U S T C O M P A N Y , INC. A R L IN G T O N , V IR G IN IA COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS INVITED MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION FEDERAL, ST A T E AND COUNTY D EPO SITARY ROSSLYN BRANCH 2029 North Moore Street MATN OFFICE NAVY FACILITY 1515 North Courthouse Road Arlington Navy Annex � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "The Signpost", Stratford Junior High School, Arlington, Virginia, Vol. 1, No. 8, March 22, 1951. 4 pages. Description An account of the resource Issue includes "Stratford Is Officially Opened", candid photos at opening ceremonies, new facilities and school activities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Public Schools, Stratford Junior High School Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_15 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/7dbc216e9a5f8e5224412af1f3dbcd70.pdf 8470d1a36348b0be2656a7eebfb92a1b PDF Text Text Stratford Is Officially Opened Gov. Bestfle Makes Opening Address The day on which Stratford Junior High School was officially dedicated is a day we shall long remember. The cere mony was held in the Stratford Gym nasium on March 3, 1951, before many distinguished guests and citizens of Ar lington. The program was highlighted with speeches by Mr. Richmond, Mr. Early, Senator Fenwick, Governor Battle, and our own Bruce Haslam. Many other no tables were present, some of them being county and state officials, and presidents of prom inent Arlington organizations. There were many fine speeches, b u t as evidenced by the applause, one of the best was a short one made by the P resi dent of our Student Council, Bruce Has lam. He welcomed the people and thank ed them for giving us a fine new school on behalf of the students. State Senator Charles R. Fenwick in troduced the Honorable John S. Battle, G overnor of the Commonwealth of V ir ginia. Governor Battle spoke about the educational system of Virginia and some of its early founders. His speech was highlighted with the idea of our teachers responsibility of teaching not only the prescribed subjects, but the reasons why, so we may realize and appreciate the idea of democratic principles of govern ment. Governor Battle called Stratford “ a wonderful building.” To Stratford’s teachers, the governor said: "Teach them (the students) the value of the real freedoms we now enjoy, those things we have inherited." When that is done, he added, “this school shall have justified its existence.” Another fine speech was made by Mr. Reese, Architect of Stratford. He com mended the Wise Construction Company and other companies on the fine job they did in building our new school. Mr. Reese also spoke of the reasons certain materials were used in th e construction of our new school. Two of these being; glass brick for lighting purposes and light colored stone and tile because they give the school a “lift.” (Continued On Page 5) �THE SIGNPOST • Page Two BARNYARD BEHAVIOR ( L fj t jS r g n p o s t Bi-weekly newspaper published by the students of Stratford Junior High School, Arlington, Virginia. P rinted by Universal Printers, A rlington, Virginia. Vol. 1 M arch 22, 1951 March 22, 1951 No. 8 STAFF Editor-in-Chief ..........Billy Van Deusen Feature Editor .......... Elaine Alexander Editorial & News Editor Jackie Albrecht Sports Editor .................... Donald Sours Business M anagers........ Steve Milliken, Vernon Iden, Gene Weedon, Rosemary Young Circulation M anagers .. Joanne Witzel, Eustace Land, Grace Tunnicliffe, Frank Rollins Exchange Editors .......... Winona Payne Barbara McHenry, Jo Ann Hemphill Faculty Sponsor ...............Mr. Macekura Photographers............... Morton & Rolland Reporters ..............Elaine Koup, Ruthie Bowman, Joyce Simmons, Patsy Wil liams, Evelyn David, Johnny Hetzer, K athleen Blake, George Weaver, Frank Rollins. Barbara Garnett Places In Oratorical Contest In her first experience in public speak ing Barbara G arnett tied for second place in the state oratorical contest on March 7, with a boy from Charlottes ville who had won for the last three years. Barbara first presented her oration before Mr. Sim pson’s first period class. The class gave her some helpful hints on how to improve h er speech. The students of Stratford wish Barbara the best of luck and may she have even better success in future oratorical con tests. An old m ountaineer and his wife mov ed to the city. A fter th e ir first night in the new home, the wife woke up first and nudged h er husband, A in’t it about time you was getting up to build the fire, paw?” "Land sakes no, maw. We m ight as well get used to these city ways right now. I'll just call the fire departm ent.” NEW FACULTY MEMBERS One of the best parts of the day to any Stratford student is the forty min utes devoted to lunch. With food care fully prepared by professional cooks and dieticians, and ample time for relaxa tion, there is no reason why we cannot enjoy it. As few rules have been made as possible and the student is allowed a lot of freedom, with the best facilities money can buy. But sometimes students seem to forget where they are eating. Perhaps it would make them feel more at home to eat in a cafeteria th at resembled the part of the barnyard where bacon is grown. They dash to the cafeteria, complain about the food, eat the food in an un mannerly form, then go outside or wand er the halls to disturb classes, leaving the tables for someone else to clean up. Many are not guilty, but the few who lose their manners will lose the liberal privileges for all. The hams who think that cutting in line is a big joke, or think that complaining is a sign of intelligence, or disturbing classes a great sport can not be tolerated. Unless these heels are stepped on now, lunchtime will be come ju st another class. To avoid this a little common courtesy must be practiced. Make sure everyone helps to clean the table, and wait patient ly in line. The food is not bad, so take your time and taste it. The cafeteria is a place where students can relax and enjoy lunch, so stay there and let the other classes get something done. S trat ford is a modern school but old fashion ed manners are not outdated. March 22, 1951 THE SIGNPOST Page Three Candid Shots Taken a t ©pening Ceremonies MR. KENNETH L. BOEGNER, health teacher, is one of our new faculty mem bers. He graduated from Newton High School, in Newton, Massachusetts. He later attended Boston University. One of his most interesting experiences hap pened when he was in the service. He was at the Atomic Bomb experimental grounds on the Island of Bikini. His hob bies include knot tieing, chess, sports, and repairing old cars. This is Mr. Boegn er’s first year of teaching. jfr * J jt MISS DOROTHY McCORD, core and speech teacher, came to us from Penn sylvania. She has taken over the classes of Mrs. M arjorie Boxa. Miss McCord was born in Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania. She attended West Newton High School. She later graduated from Fairm ont State College in West Virginia where she ma jored in dramatics. Miss McCord work ed at the FBI in Washington, D. C. for 14 months. * * * * MR. ROBERT VAUGHN, eighth grade shop teacher, hails from Arlington, Vir ginia. He graduated from WashingtonLee High School. He then attended the University of Maryland. He is married and has one son. His hobbies are making models, and photography. This is his first year of teaching. S peech C la s s e s P r e s e n t R a d io P la y The two ninth grade speech classes pre sented a fifteen m inute safety play titled “On a Bicycle Built F or You,” over radio station WARL on Tuesday, March 13. The cast consisted of Dick Mabry, Bruce Haslam, Jim Street, Stanley Richards, George Wilkes, Darlene Graham, Anne Reed, and Margie Elliott. The musical background was supplied by Pat Logan. • The speech classes hope to put on a play over our public address system for the entire school in the very near future. The title of this play will be, “The Em p ero r’s New Clothes.” Mr. Jack B Simpson, speech and core teacher, is writing a history of Stratford, to be carried on from teacher to teacher through the years. HOMEROOM NEWS Miss Powell’s homeroom, 8B2. is plan ning to buy a picture of Stratford Hall. They are also bringing plants to put in the windows. The president has appoint ed a committee of six to take care of the plants and the condition of the room. In the near future they hope to have a homeroom party. It is certainly hoped that the other homerooms are doing their share too, to improve the appearance of our lovely building. Mr. P iper’s homeroom, 7B8, has lost a member, Molly Hinshaw, who has moved to Indiana. Mr Allman’s homeroom, 8B5, and Miss W att’s homeroom, 8B7, are going to have a swimming party shortly after Easter. Miss Groom’s homeroom, 7B7, has a new member, Paul Barton, who came from Dolly Madison Junior High School. * * * * Miss M ueller took her ninth grade core class to the Washington Post build ing on February 21. The class learned the process of publishing a newspaper. The students were then guided through the entire building. They were given a series of slides on newspapers. Claude M. Richmond, principal, greets Covernor Battle (top left) ; Evelyn Barnes and Doris Mortimer, assistant principals, and Mr, Richmond (top center) ; Dowell Howard, State Superintendent of Instruction, speaks (top right) ; Covernor Battle signs autograph (left center) ; Colin MacPherson, Chairman of Arlington County School Board, presents the key to the building to Mr. Richmond, Covernor Battle looks on (center) ; Senator Charles R. Fenwick speaks (right center) ; William A. Early, Superintendent of Arlington Schools, speaks (bottom left) ; Covernor John S. Battle makes address (bottom center) ; Candid shot of Covernor Battle and Dowell Howard (bot tom right). �Page Four THE SIGNPOST March 22. 1951 School Features New Facilities The gym is the largest in Arlington schools. The floor is m arked off for bad minton, volleyball, and basketball. Note the p artition in th e center of the picture, it closes to make the gym into two sm aller ones. Stratford Junior High School is located on nine acres of ground adjoining the seven acre Old Dominion Playground, which is used for athletic activities. The total cost of the building was approxi mately $1,600,000. The gym has the largest playing floor of any of A rlington’s schools. It is divid ed off into two sm aller gyms during class periods, with one for the boys and one for the girls. The floor is marked off for badminton, volleyball, and basketball. Special features of the gym include fold ing bleachers, four loudspeakers, electric scoreboard, and an observation room for the instructor. The cafeteria will seat approximately 500, but with 1,070 students enrolled it is necessary to have two lunch periods. At the end of the kitchen near the rec reation area, a window is provided into the cafeteria and another onto the te r race so that refreshm ents may be served without using the entire kitchen space. The home economics departm ent has a kitchen which contains sinks, cupboards, gas stoves, electric stoves, automatic clothes washers, portable clothes wash ers, refrigerators, electric appliances and utensils. O ther features are electric and treadle sewing machines, and a complete ly furnished living room. The art departm ent features doors which open from the class room on to a patio, suitable for outdoor sketching classes. At one end of the class room is a sink for easy cleaning of brushes and paint pots. Numerous cupboards for art supplies are built in under the windows. The science rooms are the first in Ar lington that perm it students to perform their own experim ents at their desks. There are double gas and electric con nections at each table. In the shop are rows of work benches, each with six lockers below, with hand tools—planes, chisels, saws, hammers, squares, and rulers. Power tools include a band saw, table saw, scrollsaw, lathe, drill press, and jointer. O ther things available in the shop are drafting instru ments and handicraft kits. The auditorium will seat 534 people. At the entrance of the auditorium in the lobby is a ticket office, trophy case, fish pond, and a mezzanine where special meetings are held. The science rooms are the first in Arlington that perm it students to perform their own experim ents at their desks. There are double gas and electric connec tions at each table. Stratford is the most functional and best planned school in the state of Vir ginia. THE SIGNPOST March 22, 1951 S tratfo rd Is Officially O pened (Continued From Page 1) Mr. Lee Paschal, President of the Wise Construction Company, presented the key to Stratford to Mr. Colin MacPherson. Chairman of Arlington County School Board, who in turn gave it to our Principal, Mr. Claude Richmond. To add an air of student participation to the ceremony the Stratford Band, Or chestra, and Girls Chorus took part in the program. Reverend George F. Tittman, Rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, gave the invocation and Reverend Paul R. Hunter, M inister of the Rock Spring Congrega tional Church, pronounced the benedic tion. Photo Credits Page 1—W ash in g to n P o st Page 3—M o rto n & R oland Page 4—A rlin g to n S un During a chemistry quiz the teacher asked a student to identify a form ula he had ju st placed on the board. Student: Er-ah I have it on the tip of my tongue. Teacher: In th at case you had better spit it out, it’s nitric acid. Page Five Stratford Girls Lose to Swanson L. C. SMITH, Inc. The Stratford girls basketball team took second in the county championship, with Dolly Madison placing first. Everything in Building Materials H e atin g E quipm ent — P ain t 3330 N. W ashington Blvd. Stratford was tied with Madison until losing the last game w ith Swanson here in our new gym on Monday, March 1. The score at the end of the first half was 10-7 in favor of Swanson. At the end of the last thrilling half, which kept the spectators on the edge of th eir seats, the score stood 18-11 with Stratford losing. Highest scorer for Stratford was Evelyn David who made 6 points. CLARENDON TRUST COMPANY T he B a n k On T he Circle C om plete B a n k in g Services FREE P A R K IN G L O T Personality Sketch MEMBER FD 1C Bobby Smith, eighth grade JRC presi dent, was born in Washington, D. C. Bobby has lived in Arlington most of his life. He attended Woodrow Wilson school for seven years. Bobby’s main interest is art. He likes all sports, but football is his favorite. His ambition is to be a cartographic engineer (one who makes or draws maps or charts). Bobby is a very busy boy at Stratford. He is president of his homeroom, 8B5, and is also on the Constitution Committee. Bob by is one of those boys who is going to contribute much to Stratford. • OWENS 7777 Cherrydale Florist “ Say It W ith Flow ers” ★ C orsages T h a t A re D iffe re n t ★ 3725 Lee Highway OWens 1181 Patronize Our Advertisers F irst F ederal Savings & L oan A ssociation O f A rlington C h a rte re d by th e Federal G o v ern m en t for th e purpose of en co u rag in g t h r if t a n d hom e o w n ersh ip in th is c o m m u n ity Dividends Paid Semi-Annually | Accounts Opened With S5.00 Savings Accounts Insured Up to S10,000.00 M ONTHLY REDUCTION HOME LOANS 2050 WILSON BOULEVARD ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA H ours 9 A. M . to 4 P. M. O pen U n til Noon S a tu rd a y s OHestnut 7100 T h e S e e d M ust B e S o ic n T o G a th e r A H a rv e st FURNITURE for every room in your home OXford 0713 O p e n A S a v in g s A c c o u n t L a rg e O r S m a ll U a l e l u mber d c o m pa n t A t sensible prices. Plywood — Lumber — Millwork — Hardware — Paint BOTH STORES OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL NINE “On Clarendon Circle” A rlington, V irginia BARNES & KIMEL GO. ARLINGTON ALEXANDRIA GLebe 3100 3 2 0 0 N. Washington Blvd. IXSC ix x i ix j c ix x i ix x i 3HC IX X I IX XI IX X I I �THE SIGNPOST Page Six TATTLER March 22, 1951 Inquiring Reporter FAD-SHIONS by Kathy Well, well, I do declare, the T attler’s here to get in people’s hair. A certain Miss W ashburn has got “those eyes” for a certain Mr. Jacobs. How about oblig ing sir? Reliable sources report that Carol W egner is wild over David Daljord. M arie Silsby has her eye on a new boy in core class. Could it be Mike Lamay? Sybil Child is looking out for Bob Reed. W hat happened to Susan Duley? Barbara Harrington and Mickey Mc Carthy are still going strong. Could this be love? Butch Rubble likes Sidney Tally, but she prefers Eddie Briggs. There are two boys in Mary Louis’ heart, Don Larrick and Bob Bengston. How is that cute boy that comes around grinning at Kathleen Blake in the lunch line and visa-versa? Well spring is here early and the love bug has come with it. Yes, love is grand isn’t it Paul Quintus and Jo Hutton? Bruce Reynolds would do anything for Nancy Christopher. Pat Logan seems to like going with a boy named Irvin. Can you imagine who Ann Murphy is swooning about? You guessed it, none other than Marshall Brooks. B arbara Zinn didn’t want to leave W-L, could it be because of Pete Binns? El bert Jenkins likes Jean Clendening, what’s Chris Jackson going to say? John Richmond likes Carol Leatherm an, how about this Faith? Lotte Luenders seems to like h er new seat in Mr. Timberlake's class. Who's the cute little girl who is walking Roy Heinbuch home? A fter w riting the swirl of social life, the T attler, in complete exhaustion sits and dream s of a fondling Easter bunny. MILTON H. COMLEY Florist • Landscaping 5353 LEE H IG H W A Y One of the questions some of the girls have been asking each other is, “What are you going to wear for Easter?” The following replies have been given by some of our students. Jo Hutton — A checked suit with flare-backed jacket and a pencil slim skirt and probably red accessories. K ate Lloyd — I think I’ll wear a blue gabardine suit. Helen Calkins — A gold checked suit with a green hat and green gloves. Jane Green — A yellow organdy dress with a black velvet sash. Willie Clow — I want to get a green tweed suit, brown shoes, and purse and w hite hat and gloves. Lotte Lueders — A natural straw hat and bag, blue gloves, shoes, and a pink pique dress. P at Moravetz — A rose suit and a beige hat and coat, brown gloves and alligator shoes, and purse. * * * * This time a poem was contributed for the girls. Here goes; Lipstick, rouge, all sorts of stuff, You would think our girls w eren’t pretty enough. They lick it, suck it, and sm ear it on thick. The way they do it makes me sick. A fter watching one girl, their secret I found, Their beauty is bought for a dollar downtown. * * * Our question for this issue is, “How do you like the early school hours?" ' Dale Kennedy — If you can make it out of bed it’s all right. Stanley Richards — I think they are fin e.. Pete Ward — It’s too early. Joan Chase — They are fine, but I miss the W-L kids. Betty Paterson — They’re all right if you can stay awake through the sixth period. Bobbie G arnett — All you have to do is ask my teachers, as they keep asking me why my eyes are closed. Richard August — I don’t like them because I miss my beauty sleep. Bill Franklin — I don’t like getting up at 6:30 in the morning. Carolyn Kennedy — I like it but the classes are too long. L ennart Koneczny — I think we should have another half hour sleep and go to school later. John Kaparakis — It's hard to get used to the early morning classes. Johnny Farris — I like it because I get home in time to serve my papers. 8 x 1 0 prints can be bought of any picture on page 3 for $1 each. tlon&fyn's eHorisf * Short and Sweet: Some of the boys loud gym shorts . . . Anne Reed’s black bow tie . . . Those “catty” fourescent jackets . . . Pricilla Cheek’s matching plaid hat and skirt . . . The ultra-sheer cotton and nylon blouses we have been seeing at parties. Member Florist Telegraph Delivery Association • 2046 WILSON BOULEVARD Arlington, Virginia C U e stn u t 3233 Arlington, Virginia O X fo rd 4141 BUY THE SIGNPOST Miller & Wrenn " A rlin g to n ’s Sm artest” F u r n itu r e 2217-21 N. Pershing Drive Arlington, Virginia OWens 4343 • JAckson 8-6999 A R L I N G T O N T R U S T C O M P A N Y , INC. A R L IN G T O N . V IR G IN IA COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS INVITED MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT IN SU RAN C E CORPORATION FEDERAL, ST A T E AND COUNTY DEPOSITARY ROSSLYN BRANCH 2029 North Moore Street MAIN OFFICE NAVY FACILITY 1513 North Courthouse Road Arlington Navy Annex � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "The Signpost", Stratford Junior High School, Arlington, Virginia, Vol. 1, No. 8, March 22, 1951. 4 pages. Description An account of the resource Issue includes "Stratford Is Officially Opened", candid photos at opening ceremonies, new facilities and school activities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Public Schools, Stratford Junior High School Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_14 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/819337b6670f1d4d2ac9dc41d157875c.pdf 71cf1b6b6bf442c837b9fe0386eab79e PDF Text Text Vol. 1, No. 7 STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA Barbara Garnett Speaks on Democracy Barbai-a G arnett was introduced on Friday, February 23 to the assembled members of Stratfox-d by Mr. Simpson. Mr. Simpson told the assembly that Barbai-a would like to know how the audience would like the speech. He said, “A speech is sometimes compared to a steer’s horns. A point here and a point there with a lot of bull in between. But there is no bull here, as you will see.” He remai'ked that the first prize was approxim ately $4,000 dollars in scholarship, down to $1,000 for fourth prize. Barbara won the Stx-atford contest and first place in the county contest which was held on Tuesday, February 27. After the first moments until the last word the audience was in complete silence. The audience fi-om th eir continued ovation showed they thought it was a bx-illiant speech. We give B arbara our sincerest wishes and hope she goes on to gx-eater suc cess in the coming contests! HOMEROOM NEWS Mx-s. A rm strong’s homei-oom 7B1 had a skating party on Saturday, February 24, at Riverside. John Darlington has recently joined 7B1. Mrs. Thomson’s homeroom 7B3 had a Valentine Party at the home of Gail Fx-y on February 17. Paul Bunker has joined 7B3. Mr. Cook’s homeroom 7B5 had a Valentine Pax-ty during sixth period on Febx-uary 14. Mr. Kulick’s homeroom 7B6 had a skating party on Friday, February 16, at Riverside. Miss Groom’s homeroom 7B7 had a skating party on Saturday, February 24, at Riverdele. Vicki Graham is a new member of 7B7. Miss Sandei-son’s homeroom 7B8 gave a farewell pax-ty for Molly Hinshaw who left Friday, February 23. Mr. Davis’ homei-oom 8B6 has gained two members. They are Nancy Betts from Ohio, and Mike Lamay from St. Agnes. March 8, 1951 Classes Begin in New Building March 2nd Mr. Hicks Leaves Stratford Mr. Roger Hicks, industrial ax-ts teach er, left Stratford on Wednesday Febru ary 21. He has been called into the army. Two of the main reasons that made Mr. Hicks decide to be a teacher were that many of the members of his family were teachers and also because California Teachers College, which he later at tended, was near his home. E xtra-curricular activities made up a large part of his college life. He was editor of the college yearbook in his senior year and sung tenor in some of the musical groups. He was also Presi dent of the Student Government. Our form er eighth grade shop teacher says he is unmax-ried and ‘‘very eligible.” He said his pet peeve is ‘‘people who are on the slow side of doing what you ask.” Mr. Hicks just came to Arlington this year. He wox-ked in a hotel in Maine during the summer. At Stratford he was faculty sponsor of the hall patrols. He was known at Stratford for being continually “on the go.” Stratford Students Present Radio SKit The following students took part in a radio skit “Watch What You Say” over WARL, on Tuesday February 20. Carolyn Scheele, Mary H unter, Bruce Haslam, Jim Freidersdorff and Cecil Truluck. Sound effects wei-e handled by Robert Dunn and music was provided by Pat Logan. Another skit on “Bicycle Safety” will be presented March 15. Mr. Earle is director. On Tuesday, February 27, the ninth grade went bx-iefly through there sched ules in the new building at 10 o’clock. Lunch was served in the cafeteria and they returned to Washington-Lee for the regular schedule. On Wednesday and Thursday the eight and seventh grades went through th eir schedules and returned to Washington-Lee. On F ri day classes began at Stratford. The hours are from 8:40 to 3:20. On Saturday, March 3, the opening ceremonies were held in the gym. A special issue of The Signpost will be published on Thursday March 22. This issue will contain two full pages of pictures taken at the opening cex-emonies. There will also be pictures taken in and around the building. This will be the best issue we have yet published and everyone will want a copy. In order that you may receive this issue if you have not subscribed x-eserve your copy immediately. Stratford Girls Win One — Lose One On February 15, the Girls Basketball Varsity beat Thomas Jefferson 24-21 in a thrilling game. Stratfox-d led at the end of the first half 14-10. Ixx the second half Stratford made 10 points and Thomas Jefferson 11, ending the game 24-21 in favor of Stratford. Highest scorer for Stratford was Valerie Reyn olds with 15 points. On Febuary 21 the Stx-atford girls lost to Dolly Madison 20-23. A fter a hard fought first half the score was 10-12. Stratford came up in the third quarter 17-15 but Madison came back with Stratford losing 20-23. Highest scorer for Stratford was Bobby Tucker with 8 points. �THE SIGNPOST Page Two LIFE AND LIMB Bi-weekly newspaper published by the students of Stratford Jun io r High School, Arlington, Virginia. Printed by Universal Printers, Arlington Virginia. Vol. 1 M arch 8, 1951 No. 7 STAFF Editor-in-C hief............Billy Van Deusen Feature E d ito r...............Elaine Alexander Editorial & News Editor Jackie Albrecht Sports E d ito r...................... Donald Sours Business M anagers........ Steve Milliken, Vernon Iden, Gene Weedon, Rosemary Young Circulation M anagers .. Joanne Witzel, Eustace Land, Grace Tunnicliffe, Frank Rollins Exchange Editors .......... Winona Payne Barbara McHenry, Jo Ann Hemphill Faculty Sponsor................Mr. Macekura Reporters ......... Priscilla Welbon, Linda Condra, Evelyn David, Kathleen Blake, P at Williams, Dottie Gordon, Lois Garino, Elaine Koup, Barbara H ar rington, Ruthie Bowman, Greg Hetter, Johnny Hetzer, Donna Clow, Joan B arrett, Joyce Simmons. Further Work Done On Student Constitution The Constitution Committee which is headed by Bruce Haslam and supervised by Mr. Allman has almost completed the Constitution for the student body to vote upon. All the core class and some English classes have had discussions on its contents. It has been passed by the faculty and an assembly will be held soon. Penny For Your Thoughts By the tim e you will read this week’s thoughts we will be settled in our new school at long last. I would like to say th at the boys basketball team in doing a wonderful job this year. We are right behind you boys. We at Stratford are proud and honored at the leader ship Bobbie G arnett has given us. There has been some talk about having com bined boys and girls gym class on Friday, will this keep up? The students hope hail patrols won't be necessary at S trat ford. It seems th a t lately people don’t seem to value themselves much. In this age of motor vehicles and je t planes people ju st don’t seem to care. Of course some people will say, “I’m insured, so what!” Being insured they feel free to go barreling around a curve at sixty or running down the stairs as if there were a fire upstairs. An easy way to get skull fractures; a hard way to learn a lesson. Just goes to prove that some people need a lot to knock some sense into th eir heads. Some kids might say “Stay home and be safe don’t go to school.’’ That is a ridiculous statement. Many accidents can and do happen in the home. Of course many of those could be prevented with a little caution. Slipping on a rug, fall ing downstairs, slipping on soap in the bathtub are common accidents. Few people realize that, in comparison, more people were kinned and injux-ed last year than in the entire Korean War. To be exact there were 90,000 killed and injured in this countxy, compared with 47.000 in nine months of war. If all people involved in accidents had been careful a lot of lives and limbs could have been saved. Let us all try to be a little more care ful and have a little safety. If we all thought a little more and moved slower we all would be much safer. Be safety conscious in our new buiding and we will have a fine safety record. FACULTY SPOTS Miss Blanche Sautebin, who came to Stratford thx-ee months ago to take over Mr. Palm er’s classes, is now faculty sponsor of the hall patrols. Miss Sautebin has attend Jamestown College, North Dakota, University of Oregon, and University of Montana. She had has teaching experience in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Oregon. This is her first year in Arlington. During World War II Miss Sautebin was a recx-eation worker for the Red Cross overseas. She served in Germany, New Guinea, Philippines, and Japan. Miss Sautebin will probably never forget an unusual experience which occuri-ed during the war. She m et a new ly liberated prisoner, the father of a child who been in her class back in the states. He had not heard from his family for a long time so Miss Sautebin was able to pi’ovide him with the needed and happy news of his family. March 8, 1951 Faculty Team Sets Record Have you seen Stratford’s lanky five who have been galloping around the gyms of several Arlington Junior High Schools lately? Despite their not too enviable record they have been cheered on by over-whelming crowds against th eir terrific opposition. Of course, you know we are talking about our Stratford men’s faculty basket ball team, made up of: Mr. Hulett, Mr. Davis, Mr. Kulick, Mr. Cook, Mr. Earle, Mr. Piper, Mr. Wayne, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Francis, and Mr. Druckenmiller. One of the team ’s greatest stars, Mr. Earle, believes th at lack of height is greatly responsible for th eir past de feats. He also says th at the entire faculty team is greatly appreciative of the school spirit which Sti’atford stu dents have shown. Sti'atford’s lanky five are far from being defeated in morale and have high hopes for the future. Stratford Boys Defeat Madison 23-21 On Friday, February 16, Stratfox-d de feated a fast Madison basketball team by a tight score of 23-21. Stratford held the lead throughout most of the game, but not by a wide margin. In the first quarter Stratford only led by one point with a score of 4-3. In the second quarter Stratford pulled a little farth er ahead, making six points against four points for Madison. By half time the score was 10-7. It was still anybody’s game. Stratford was still in the lead in the third quarter, making nine points while Madison made six. When the game entered the fourth quarter, the score was 19-13, S tratford’s favor. In the final minutes of the game Madison rallied, almost closing the gap with eight points. Stx-atford only made four points this period and ju st bax-ely held a two point lead when the final whistle blew. Skip Motes was high scorer with six points. Bob Childx-ess and Dick Mabry were next with four points each. O ther wise the points were made by Davis (3), Jacobs (2), Kennedy (2) and Hetzer (2). Both teams and their coaches wex’e fighting hard in this game. As a result of an argum ent between a Madison coach and the referee, Bob Childress was awarded a free throw. Coach Dnxkemiller said th at the secret of the team ’s victoxy was in its fast breaking when in possession of the ball. THE SIGNPOST March 8, 1951 Record of the Week Faculties of Stratford-Madison Meet on Basketball Floor Stratford’s faculty was defeated on February 16 by a strong Dolly Madison faculty by a score of 34-17. In the first half Madison made 15 points and S trat ford only 4. Stratford did a little b etter in second half, making 5 and 8 points in the third and fourth quarters. Madison made 8 and 12 points in the same periods. Mr. Earle and Mr. Francis were high scorers with 4 points each. Otherwise the points were made as follows: Davis (2), Cook (2), Kulick (2), and Taylor (1). B etter luck next tim e teachers! Page Three MILTON H. C0MLEY by RUTHIE BOWMAN Florist • Landscaping 5353 LEE H IG H W A Y The record of the week is Pattie Page’s smash hit “Tennesee Waltz." Pattie Page does a duet, first making one record, then making a second record and com bining them for a beautiful song. On the back of this Mercury record is a solo p art Miss Page sings “Long Long Ago.” The “Tennessee Waltz” was w ritten by Peewee Kixik and Red Stewart and is under the direction of Jack Aoel. Patti appeared recently at the Capital Theater in Washington. 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Washington Blvd. OWens 4343 • JAckson 8-6999 *— 3«C zxxz rxKi 3HC 3tK= :xtc �THE SIGNPOST Page Four March 8, 1951 TATTLER FAD-SHIONS ALLCRAFT CYCLE SHOP by Kathy I’ll start this off right now with a con tribution from one of the girls in journa lism class who wants to rem ain anony mous and healthy. Here goes; Skirts, shirts, all sorts of clothes, enough to make one go daffy. Chartreuse ties, jackets and sweaters make our students look classy. Stratford girls wear bright up-to-date things; dresses, and bright socks to boot. But some of the boys look sloppy and drab, I don’t think they give a hoot. With wornout jeans and patched up earns th eir persons they do clothe. They come to class hoping they will pass, but their dirty nails I loathe. But they do comb their hair, though their faces could be cleaner. And the way they tease th eir poor in structors, nothing could be meaner I must watch myself I greatly fear, for some will not like that crack. So. I shall scrub my nails and ears or this poem might hit me back. * * * On that tender note ends the poem and I shall now attem pt to give you gals a peek into the spring fashions. The “shortie coat” is going to be very im portant this spring. In full swingback lines belted in the back or “boxy” it is tops. The accent this year is on soft pas tels with such names as “sunshine yel low,” “robin’s egg blue,” etc. The suits are checked, tweed, pastel linen, and navy blue mostly with pencil slim and pleated skirts. Bat wing sleeves in coats, blouses and jackets can’t go wrong. If you seem to need something to pep up your wardrobe on those days when it isn't w inter but not yet spring a new “blouse-sweater” will do the trick. They are in everything from soft angora to nubby cotton chenille to smooth nylon. Some have pockets, collars, and buttons All look nice with those little fitted waists. If any of you are interested in sewing that beautiful embossed cotton is on sale at Penny's in Clarendon, or in Washing ton. It looks wonderful in sunback dress es especially. It also launders beautifully. Adios, hope I’ve given you some ideas for your wardrobe. La C. SMITH,, Inc. Everything in Building Materials H eatin g E quipm ent — P aint 3330 N. W ashington Blvd. The ta tte r runs to beat the deadline. While running the following tid-bids are heard in the breeze. A certain boy in the basketball team is lonely for a cheerleader, namely Pete Ward. Can this be true? Bobby Childress is always calling Nancy Christhopher up. The Ware brothers at W-L seem to have gotten two of our Stratford girls, They are Don Ware and Joan Chase, Bob Ware and Diane Stocking. We hear that Dick Davis would like to know Darrell Hamacer much better. P at sy B urnett is always in a daze. Could it be because of Raymond Edwards? John ny Hetzer is trying to convince Lotte Lueders that he’s the right boy for her. Virginia Meyers thinks Don Rea is a very nice boy. What about this Don? There are four girls after Joe Wright, which will it be? Lucy Hastings, Janice Medley, Ann Thomas, or Betty Kerfoot? Donna Clow is always running to the wrong class and Sammy Day is usually there, he doesn’t mind. Carol Leatherman and Nancy Wagstaff don’t seem to like Stratford boys. I wonder why? Dianne Sopoznich and Doris Jean MeKinsey are interested in Paul Bunker. He doesn’t seem to notice, someone better tip him oil'. Why is Susan Goulett giving Billy Creekmore such a hard time? Johanna Haily won’t let anyone look in her wallet. Could it be that she has finally gotten that picture of David Leffler? Mariyn Gluntz seems to have quite a crush on Mike Netzer. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "The Signpost", Stratford Junior High School, Arlington, Virginia, Vol. 1, No. 7, March 8, 1951. 3 pages. Description An account of the resource Issue includes "Classes Begin in New Building March 2nd" and school activities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Public Schools, Stratford Junior High School Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_13 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/932478f709b77b2770893b8cae6619dc.pdf a4858b7fb2fd01b9e1a0b83d3a47d6d0 PDF Text Text Special Issue STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ARLINGTON, V IR C IN IA March 3. 1951 Gov. Battle Opens New School Distinguished Guest Present at Ceremonies Stratford Junior High School will be officially opened today by Governor Battle. Charles R. Fenwick, senator from Arlington to the Virginia Assembly, will introduce Governor Battle, to the assem bled Arlington citizens in the Stratford gymnasium. One of the most functional Junior High Schools in Virginia, S trat ford presents Arlington w ith a challenge and a singular opportunity for the reali zation of many educational hopes. The keys to the new building will be presented after Governor Battle’s ad dress. The presentation will be made by Mr. Lee Paschal, president of the Wise Contracting Company to Mr. Colin Mc Pherson, chairm an of th e Arlington School Board. Reverend George F. Tittman, Rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Arling ton, will give the invocation. A fter the invocation the audience will sing appro priately, Carry Me Back to Old Virginny. The visitors will be welcomed by Mr. Rolland W. Stoebe, Chairman Special Committee from Stratford PTA; Mr. Claude Richmond, Principal from S trat ford Faculty, and Bruce Haslam, Presi dent of the Student Council from the Stratford Student body. PTA Elects New President On February 27 the Stratford PTA elected Mr. Rolland W. Stoebe, presi dent, and Mr. J. D. Ensminger, vicepresident. This was the first PTA m eet ing in the new school. The PTA expres sed its gratitude to Mr. William S. Har ris, retiring president, and to Col. Mal colm D. Jones, retiring vice-president, Mr. William A. Early, Supt. of Schools, Arlington, will introduce Mr. Dowell Howard, State Supt. of Instruction who will speak briefly to the visitors. who are moving out of Arlington County. The ceremonies will be closed by Paul R. H unter, M inister of Rock Spring Congregational Church, Arlington, who will give the benediction. half of the Swanson PTA, presented the A fter the formal program, Stratford students will conduct the visitors on an inspection tour of the school. cepted by Mr. W. S. Harris. The S trat Miss Lena Wolfe principal of Claude A. Swanson Junior High School, on be Stratford PTA with a gavel for use of the presiding officer. The gift was ac ford PTA expressed its appreciation to the Swanson PTA. �P age Two THE SIGNPOST March 3, 1951 W ELC O M E TO STRATFORD! The Parents, the Students, and the Faculty of Stratford Junior High School welcome you to your new building. And it is new!— the newest thing in Arlington. Bright and shiny and wonderful. We’re so proud we’re just “bust in’.” We older “kids,” (parents to you,) are all wishing we could go to school in this beautiful building. But we can’t quite figure out how the Junior High School fits into the picture. Most of us finished eight grades of gram mar school and then four years of high school. Now our children have six years of elementary school, then three years of junior high and then three more years of high school. Let’s see just what a Junior High School is. world in which they are living. Proper oral and w ritten expression a re taught as tools needed for effective communi cation in everyday life. One period is devoted to Math and an other to Physical Education and Health. An introduction to the physical sciences in a laboratory or to the practical sciences, Industrial Arts or Homemaking takes another period. Seventh graders spend the remaining period in Music, A rt or Commerce (12 weeks for each). Eighth and ninth graders are able to elect fu rth er work in the field in which they have a special interest. Let’s take a look at how Stratford has been planned and constructed to provide the curriculum required by the Virginia State D epartm ent of Education. For a personally conducted “Cook’s Tour” of Arlington’s newest school building . . . The Gymnasium The Junior High Program This Junior High—grades 7, 8 and 9 —is the day-time home of our twelve, thirteen and fourteen year old young sters. H ere they begin to apply the knowledge of the fundamentals of the ‘‘three R’s” acquired in elem entary school. They also explore new fields of knowledge. Some subjects prepare them for family and community living and others help them to select wisely their future courses of study in high school and college. The school day is divided into six class periods. During two of these periods one teacher ihstructs a class in “Core.” To many of us this is an unfam iliar term. We studied English, Grammar, Compo sition, Spelling, Civics, Citizenship and History all at various times and as sepa rate subjects. All the class room work for these subjects involved the use of Eng lish and practical application of Gram mar, Composition and Spelling. In “Core” (which really m eans a coordinated pro gram for study of related subjects— Language, Arts, and Social Studies) the students apply th e ir knowledge of Eng lish to the study of other subjects. Thus a theme may be w ritten on a historical subject or on a recent current event. The students taking “Core” read and learn about the community, nation and Before we leave let's take another good look at this gymnasium we’re now in. It is the largest playing floor in any of our Arlington school buildings, (yet is none too large for the physical educa tion program required by the Virginia Curriculum.) In reality, it is two sepa rate gyms which may be combined into one for special events such as we are holding here today. The tall columns in the middle of each side wall are elec trically operated doors which can be moved across to divide this big room into two smaller gyms—the boy’s gym, with Donald D ruckenm iller and Clarence H ulett in charge, at the end near the Cherrydale Recreation Area, and the G irl’s Gym, with Mary Thorne and Kittie Blakemore as instructors, at the east end. The bleacher seats on either side, flanking the movable doors, can be fold ed up out of the way for non-spectator sports, so that the maximum floor space can be made available. Note the extra space under the baskets at the ends and sides and the recessed drinking foun tains—definite safety features. The exits at either end, nearest the athletic field (Old Dominion side), lead directly to the girls’ and boys’ locker rooms, respective ly. L ater in our tour we’ll reach these locker rooms, but right now let’s go out the door at the east end, cross the corri dor and enter the cafeteria. The Cafeteria The cafeteria will seat approximately 500, but with over 1,000 students en rolled, there will be two different lunch periods for the different classes. Two serving lines are provided in the kitchen. At the end near the recreation area, a window opening is provided into the cafeteria and another onto the terrace so that refreshm ents may be served without using the entire kitchen space. In accordance with the specifications of the Virginia Board of Education, the kitchen meets all requirem ents for hotel kitchens. L et’s take a quick look at the modern equipm ent which Mrs. Clara Gaddy, supervisor, and her staff will use for efficient preparation and serving of more than a thousand lunches daily. Steam tables, a potato peeler, pressure cooker, vegetable steam er, potato mash er, m eat slicer, gas-fired range and ovens, dishwasher and sterilizer, walk-in refrigerator, and many “king-size” uten sils—all are part of this complete kit chen! Since all food handlers must be spotlessly clean, a locker room with shower is provided for the kitchen staff. Did you notice that the end nearest the recreation area can be closed off and used in connection with the recreation program without using the rest of the kitchen? Now th at we have satisfied the inner man (or woman) with imaginary partici pation in a wonderful cafeteria lunch, furnished the students at nominal cost as part of the Federal School Lunch P ro gram, let’s reverse our steps and climb the stairs at the end of the building to the third floor. As we reach the third floor corridor, ju st to our left, a flight of eight steps leads up to the “home making” departm ent. Before we reach this departm ent, let’s stop at Room 312 on the left, where John M. Long holds his classes in Math 9. Note the movable desks and chairs of several heights, so that the tall and the short (and the aver age) student can sit comfortably. The green chalkboards eliminate eye-strain. The corkboards in a light green shade serve as bulletin boards and for display of pupils’ work. March 3, 1951 Home-Making Department Room 313, next on the left, is a small office and conference room for the home making staff, M argaret Diedrich, Joanne Craig, Cyrenne Ledford, and Lorraine Simpson. Immediately beyond is Room 314, first of the home-making rooms. Sinks, cupboards, gas stoves, electric stoves, automatic clothes washers, port able clothes washers, refrigerators, elec tric appliances and utensils—all the latest kitchen and home equipment—just what our modern young housewives will have in their homes when they settle down. Adjoining the kitchen portion of the room are a num ber of sewing machines, both the good old fashioned treadle type, and the newer electric driven. Not forgotten are the ironing boards and irons, since no sewing task is complete without pressing. And what home-maker would consider herself fully competent if she didn’t know the correct way to iron. Our young home-makers are taught not only to cook and sew, but also how to serve and to set a table properly. The more advanced students before com pleting their training will assist in the serving and operation of the cafeteria. Room 315, adjacent to 314, is almost its duplicate, except that its equipment is of different style, make and arrange ment. The num ber of students enrolled require these duplicate facilities to keep class sizes down to a workable group. All the students are rotated among the several rooms and thereby obtain famil iarity with all types of equipment. Room 316 is strictly kitchen. Again with lots of cupboards, drawers, and sinks, and stoves, etc. If you haven't spotted it already, open one of those cabinets in front of you (the one that appears to have a little red light near the bottom). Isn’t that a slick way of drying those very essential dish towels so they’ll be dry in time for the next class? Slide right on through that movable partition into Room 317. This is the “Home Living Room” part of this de partm ent. The furniture can be moved back out of the way, and if you investi gate those doors on the far side, you’ll find they conceal more sewing machines and all the other things needed to teach classes in “Child Care” and “Home Nur sing.” By the way, that fireplace is no fake; it really works. Did you know that this is the first completely equipped home-making departm ent in A rlington’s schools, where instruction in accordance with the Virginia State curriculum can be given? (Wonder how one goes about Page Three THE SIGNPOST getting invited up to help the home m aker staff sample all the stuff these kids of ours will learn to cook. Gee! Wouldn’t a plate of fudge taste swell about now! B etter yet, maybe this would be the place for some coffee and choco late brownies. Hey men! How does that sound?) We leave the Home-making D epart ment with considerable regret and pause briefly at Room 318, on our left, as we come back down that short flight of steps. This is the book room, from which students will obtain their texts. They will also be able to purchase paper and pencils and other supplies. And—if your youngster arrives home without his gloves or jacket or cap, remind him to stop at 318, because it’s also the lost and found. Art Department Now we’re back in the main corridor. Room 319 (includes 320 making it a double room) on our left is the large room in which Audrey Watt holds her art classes. Doors open on to a patio, suitable for outdoor sketching classes. A sink is provided at one end for easy cleaning of brushes and paint pots. Nu merous cupboards for art supplies are built in under the windows. The large doors hinged at the bottom a re for stor age of large sheets of paper. As we come back into the corridor (12 feet in width, with recessed lockers with combination locks), but with 400 students jam m ing them in the between periods rush, none too wide, on our right, Room 311 provides a small office for Wayne Bloomingburg’s Guidance work. Next on the right, Helen Arington meets with her art classes in Room 310. Have you noticed the "built-ins’ 'in all these rooms? The prism atic glass block windows that refract the light up to the ceilings without glare? The openings above the lockers that admit both light and ventilation into the corridors? Science Instruction On the left, Room 321 is designed and equipped as a science classroom. It and Room 202 on the second floor are the first science classrooms in Arlington that will perm it students to perform their own experim ents at their desks. Bar bara Macy instructs seventh and ninth graders in the fundam entals of science in this room. Did you spot the double gas and electric connections at each table? Across the hall, in Room 309, M artha Baker teaches our embryonic titans of commerce the rudim ents of business. Back to the left side again, we’re at Room 322 w ith a sign on the door m ark ed "PREVIEW.” This is the audio-visual center with facilities for previewing re cordings, film strips and films. Mr. Earle’s classes in speech therapy meet in this room. Opposite Room 322, is a small office (Room 308) for the “floating” teachers, Clare Ann Stieg, Edward Cook, and Jam es Earle (more about these instruc tors later). Adjoining this office, in Room 307, Catherine Packard puts potential secretaries through the early phases of typing. Notice the typing desks and the special large closet for storage of typing paper and other supplies; big enough for the eventual mimeograph machine, of which every secretary ought to know a little bit. so she can do that job in a pinch. (Since many of the graduates of A rlington’s schools find jobs with Uncle Sam. this business of m ultiple copies and mimeograph stencils is really the stuff.) The Library Back into the corridor again, on our right we could go dowm the main stairs to the lower floors; but instead, we’ll go to our left into the Library. At the moment the shelves are still somewhat bare. It’s going to take a little while to acquire all the books essential for our library. (Looks like a potential PTA project coming up.) On our left as we enter, Mary Keith, the librarian, will issue books over the counter. Ju st be yond, through that door, is the workroom where new books are cataloged, indexed, repaired and all those other things that librarians have to do to keep th eir library operating efficiently. T here’s even a sink around that far corner, to help the li brary staff with th eir cleanup work. Those small tables and numerous chairs out in the front of us in the main room are ju st right for library research or for small group instruction in use of the library. This p art of the library is also the home room for Jack B. Simpson’s charges. The opposite end of the library is furnished with! light green plastic chaii-s and wall seJats, so soft you just want to curl up in them w ith a good book. Well, and why not? W hat’s a li brary for, if not for enjoym ent of good books? This is the end for the current periodicals and newspapers, ju st as essen tial to good education as the traditional “three Rs.” �P age F o u r Reversing our steps, back through the double doors, Room 306, across the hall, is the spot where our ninth graders are initiated in the m ysteries of algebra. Lewis Francis supervises the ceremon ies.” Ju st beyond, in Room 305, Lewis Timberlalce also officiates in more myster ious “goings-on”—ninth grade Latin. L ater in the day, Clare Ann Stieg teaches the ninth graders the fundamentals of Spanish. Also on the right side of the corridor, in Rooms 304 and 303, seventh and ninth graders receive instruction in H ealth under the supervision of Kenneth Boegner and Malcolm Wayne. Mr. Bloomingburg’s Home Room also as sembles in Room 303. Did you notice the arm chairs in the language room in stead of the desks and chairs? Much more practical for a language class. Put them in a circle or in several groups— isn't it easier to converse with someone face-to-face ra th e r than to the back of his head? On the left of the hall, Susanne Muel le r holds ninth grade Core in Room 301. Joy Kilby has similar classes in 302. All ninth gx-ade Home Rooms are on the third floor, seventh grade on the second floor, and eighth grade on the first floor. In so far as possible, in order to relieve congestion on the stairways, subjects for the same grades are also taught on the same floors. Now let’s go down to the second floor and look at some of the seventh grade rooms. We’ll use the stairway on the right at the end of the corridor. Student Activities Coming out at the second floor, let’s look through the doors on our right, down into the lobby of the auditorium. The small balcony, or mezzanine, is set aside for student activities. JRC (Junior Rec reation Club) committees, the Student Council, and other groups are privileged to use this as th eir meeting place. (How difficult it was when we were in school to find a m eeting place for our student activities.) In the first room on our left, Room 204. Joseph Kulick instructs in seventh grade Math. Across the hall, in 202, Spear Davis teaches seventh and ninth grade science. (This is the other com pletely equipped science classroom.) John A tkins perform s a sim ilar task of scien tific instruction of our eighth graders in Room 201. Carol Groom, in 206, and Mildred H arrison, in 205, both have classes in seventh grade core. Simeon Taylor, in Room 207, has seventh, eighth, and ninth grade m ath classes. THE SIGNPOST Health Department Next on the right, is the Nurse’s office. Actually five small rooms—a health ex amination room, a boys’ infirm ary, a girls’ infirm ary, and a clinic of two small rooms. Mrs. Thelma W eaver of the School H ealth D epartm ent is on duty here, three or four days a week. School Administration On the right beyond is the main en trance to the school from the Vacation Lane side. On the left, the main stair way to the upper and lower floors. Now, we should like to suggest that you enter the Office through the side door. This first office is that of our Principal, Claude Richmond. Nearby is the vault for safe keeping of im portant records. The next little spot is reserved for the electrical gadgets that make the Public address system work. Then the main office itself. Jane Ross and Grace M arrs serve as school secretaries and will greet you with a cherry “Hello!” when you call JAckson 5-7500. This long counter is really ju st a cover over a whole series of three draw er file cases. Ju st beyond are three small offices—for the Assistant Principals, Evelyn Barnes and Doris Mor tim er, and the Guidance Director. Mary Mare. Now, back into the corridor. Again on our right, the next three rooms are teacher’s rooms, two lavatories and a lounge. E arlier we mentioned the "floating” teachers. The schedule of in structors provides for six periods. Each teacher is scheduled to instruct for five of the six periods, providing one free period for study, correction of papers, or occasional relaxation. (Several teach ers are scheduled to teach all six periods due to the increased enrollment.) During this free period, another teacher (a float er) uses the classroom. As a result more office space must be provided for the teachers than is available in the class rooms alone. This accounts for Rooms 322, 313 and 308. And this teacher's lounge permits a little bit of that needed relaxation. Room 210, opposite the lounge, is as signed to Marjorie Thomson for seventh grade Math. Joseph Macekura and Dicie Armstrong hold seventh gx-ade core classes in Rooms 208 and 209. L et’s go down the main stairway with the substan tial handrail and non-skid treads. The tile walls inquire practically no main tenance—ju st an occasional wash job. Turn to the left at the bottom of the stairs. March 3, 1951 Rooms 109 and 110 are classes in eighth grade core under the instruction of Sally Powell and Dox-othy McCord. William Allman teaches seventh grade core in Room 111. (How did a seventh grade room get down here on the first floor?) Physical Education Ju st beyond is the girls’ locker room. (To get yourself oriented, you are now directly under the door of the main gym that you started from when you began this tour.) Inside the locker room are a num ber of benches on which the girls may sit while changing into or out of gym clothes. The lockers spaced in rows are in groups of seven—one cloth ing locker and six small lockers. Each of the small lockers is equipped with a combination lock. These are used for storage of the pupil's gym clothes be tween gym periods. Each pupil is as signed one of the small lockers. When dressing for gym, the student removes h er gym clothes from the small locker and hangs her dress and other clothing in the clothing lockei-, locking it with the combination lock from the small locker. A fter gym class, the process is revei-sed, but not until the student has properly showei-ed. The showering is a continuous pi'ocess. Once one stai’ts th ere’s no turning back. (The w ater tem peratures in the showers are controlled from a series of m aster valves, regulated by the Phyical Education instructor, pro viding three tem peratures.) Do you want to try it? Fii'st, into the soaping area with 10CPF sprays, then into the rinsing areas—which become progressively cool er—final tem perature 80°F, then an antisepsic foot bath (just try and jum p over this), get your towel from the supply room, dry yourself, tu rn your towel in, and you’re right back in the locker room to slip into your clothes and get to the next class. (For the very modest girls and occasionally desired by others, two separate dressing booths with shower stalls have been provided.) A separate stairway at the far side of the locker room leads right up to the main gym. A small auxiliary gym is located between the girls’ and boys’ locker rooms. This is provided for classes in Rhythmics, Tumbling, W restling and other activities not requiring a high ceiling and to take care of the overflow from the large gyms above when team matches ai’e being played. The boys’ locker room is sim ilar to the gii-ls’. If you care to, you may reach it by ci-ossing the auxiliary gym, or by en- Marcli 3, 1951 lei'ing it fi’om the last door on the left at the end of the corridor. L et’s retrace our steps for a short distance and take a look at the other end of this floor. You may have noticed that there are no classrooms on the other side of this coi‘ridor (left side as we reti'ace our steps.) That side of the building is below ground level. The Virginia Boai’d of Education will not perm it perm anent type classrooms to be built below ground level. The first room on our right after we pass the main staii-way, Room 108, is where Helen Fi-iauf holds special classes. Rooms 107 and 106 have been assigned to Glenn Piper and Blanche Sautebin for seventh and eighth grade Math. Eve lyn Chapman meets with her eighth gi'ade coi'e class in Room 105. Opposite the latter is Room 101, headquarters for the chief custodian, Vernon Bowers. Community Services Ju st outside this room and hardly noticeable unless you’re looking for it, is a recessed folding grill which can be pulled across the coi’ridor and shut off the school rooms from the auditox'ium. This still perm its access from the lobby to the boys’ and girls’ lavatories at the left end of the corridor. Continue through the door at the end of the corridor into the lobby of the auditorium. To the left, in oi'der, a tele phone booth, a small fish pond, the stair way from the second floor, the Vacation Lane entrance to the auditorium , and a check room. In the center of the lobby is a large trophy case soon to be filled (we hope) with many awards to our stu dents. On the right, a ticket office and doors to the corridors and entrance from the Old Dominion side. Peeking into the auditorium, we notice the ar rangem ent of the seats, about 500 in all, of varying widths, so that no individual will sit directly behind another. We’ll take a closer look at the stage a fter we finish with the Music Department. So back into the lobby and through the doors on the Old Dominion side and into the corridor. Music Department First on our right, in Room 104, Jose phine Schofield instructs in group instrum ental music. Still another type of chair is provided for the music l’ooms— had you noticed? (Appears to be a pretty good idea to get this "noisy” pai't of our school instruction off by itself.) In the next room, 103, Lou Sanderson works with the classes in vocal music. At the end of this hall beyond the stairs are Page Five THE SIGNPOST three small rooms, each with a wash basin that may be used for dressing rooms for stage productions or as spe cial individual instrum ental music prac tice rooms. While we’re back here, don’t you want to see the stage? Notice the places for storage up overhead. The reason the stage floor is part maple and part pine is not to save money, but to make it easier to drive nails or screws in the pine portion when setting up scenei’y for stage productions. Those big double doors at the rear of the stage are de signed so th at heavy pieces (maybe a grand piano) can be brought on to the stage. Industrial Arts Department Let’s go down to the Industrial Arts Department, using this little stairway on the side of the stage. Walk straight ahead to the shop, below the auditorium and about the same size in floor space. Victor Repp, Robert Vaughn, replace ment for Rodger Hicks who has just answered “G reetings” from Uncle Sam. and A lbert Hoefer provide instruction for seventh, eighth and ninth graders. Rows of work benches, each with six lockers below, with hand tools—planes, chisels, saws, hammers, squai'es, x-ules, power tools, lathe, table saw, band saw, sci-ollsaw, drill press, jointei-, drafting tables, T-squares, triangles, drafting in strum ents, handicraft kits—ju st every thing to keep these youngsters of ours busy every minute. Across the hall, the Shop Annex provides facilities for the seventh grades. (How does one get registered for some adult education to be able to use some of this equipment?) Just beyond the shop on the right is the boiler room and heating plant for the entire school. On our left is a lai'ge un finished room for storage of school sup plies and equipment. L et’s go back up the stairway on our left into the lobby of the auditorium. General Construction Features We’re now back in the lobby of the auditorium and have completed our tour of the interior of the building. Did you notice—the fluoi-escent lighting in all the classrooms which provides pi-oper illumination to all pai-ts of the rooms on those dark days? Or the heating units in each room therm ostatically regulated, that insure proper controlled tem peratui’es in every room? Or that the walls of the corridors and stairways up to a foot or so above eye-level are of ceramic tile, that requires no m aintenance—a quick wash job will clean them right up? Or that above the tile, the walls are paint ed cinder block, an inexpensive type of construction? O r that the ceilings are acoustical tile, to deaden noise and th ere by facilitate classroom instruction? Or that the window fram es and chalkboard and bulletin board moldings are fabri cated aluminum—a lifetim e feature re quiring no maintenance. Exterior You probably noted as you entered the building the numerous walks and road ways pi-oviding access to the building from all sides. Did you see the bicycle racks flanking each of the appi-oach walks? The athletic field will be eonstnxcted on the Old Dominion side of the building with direct access to the locker rooms. (You know th at terrace immediately below the sidewalk will be a wonderful place for perm anent steps— like the W atergate—of brick or concrete forming a natural Stadium.) We hope you enjoyed your visit to Stratford. Don’t you agree with us that this is a wonderful new school?—That it has been well planned and constructed without waste for the functions of a Junior High School? Don’t you concur with the Virgin a Board of Education that this is “the most functional secondary school in Virginia?” All of our secondary schools in Arlington should have the same facilities for instruction as we have in this new building. We want others in Arlington to enjoy school facilities equal to these in Stmtford, and to be proud of their part in the Arlington School System as we are. To that end, WE, the Parents, Students and Faculty of Stratford pledge our continued support. This special issue of The Signpost is published and printed by The Stratford PTA. �P age Six THE SIG N PO ST PROGRAM Saturday, 2 P.M., March 3, 1951 Gymnasium Stratford Junior High School Arlington, Virginia MUSIC BY THE STRATFORD BAND INVOCATION: Reverend George F. Tittman, Rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Arlington. SONG: “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” — Everybody WELCOME TO VISITORS: Rolland W. Stoebe, President of the Stratford Parent-Teachers Association. Claude Richmond, Principal — from the Stratford Faculty. Bruce Haslam, President of the Student Council — from the Students of Stratford. INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS STRATFORD GIRLS CHORUS: “Panis Angelicus” — Franck ADDRESS BY MR. DOWELL HOWARD: Mr. Dowell Howard, State Superintendent of Instruction, introduced by Mr. William A. Early, Superintendent of Schools, Arlington. STRATFORD ORCHESTRA: Theme from Brahms First Symphony. ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR JOHN S. BATTLE: Introduction of the Honorable John S. Battle, Governor of the Com monwealth of Virginia, by Senator Charles R. Fenwick. PRESENTATION OF THE KEY TO THE BUILDING: The key to the new building presented by Mr. Lee Paschal, President of the Wise Contracting Company to Mr. Colin MacPherson, Chairman of Arlington County School Board. SONG: “The Star Spangled Banner” — Everybody BENEDICTION: Reverend Paul R. Hunter, Minister of the Rock Spring Congrega tional Church, Arlington. MUSIC BY THE STRATFORD BAND March 3, 1951 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "The Signpost", Stratford Junior High School, Arlington, Virginia, Special Issue, March 3, 1951. 4 pages. Description An account of the resource Special issue concerning official opening by Governor Battle, school departments and includes opening program. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Public Schools, Stratford Junior High School Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_12 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/fdb4b8cb21e052c2461122425872ec7b.pdf 54fb48c47a0fd4dc062eb47e4b3d0cc2 PDF Text Text Gov. Battle Opens New School Distinguished Guest Present at Ceremonies Stratford Jun io r High School will be officially opened today by Governor Battle. Charles R. Fenwick, senator from Arlington to the Virginia Assembly, will introduce Governor Battle, to the assem bled Arlington citizens in the Stratford gymnasium. One of the most functional Junior High Schools in Virginia, S trat ford presents Arlington with a challenge and a singular opportunity for the reali zation of many educational hopes. The keys to the new building will be presented after Governor B attle’s ad dress. The presentation will be made by Mr. Lee Paschal, president of the Wise Contracting Company to Mr. Colin Mc Pherson, chairman of th e Arlington School Board. Reverend George F. Tittman, Rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Arling ton, will give the invocation. A fter the invocation the audience will sing appro priately, Carry Me Back to Old Virginny. The visitors will be welcomed by Mr. Rolland W. Stoebe, Chairman Special Committee from Stratford PTA; Mr. Claude Richmond, Principal from S trat ford Faculty, and Bruce Haslam, Presi dent of the Student Council from the Stratford Student body. PTA Elects New President On February 27 the Stratford PTA elected Mr. Rolland W. Stoebe, presi dent, and Mr. J. D. Ensminger, vicepresident. This was the first PTA m eet ing in the new school. The PTA expres sed its gratitude to Mr. William S. H ar ris, retiring president, and to Col. Mal colm D. Jones, retiring vice-president, Mr. William A. Early, Supt. of Schools. Arlington, will introduce Mr. Dowell Howard, State Supt. of Instruction who will speak briefly to the visitors. who are moving out of Arlington County. The ceremonies will be closed by Paul R. H unter, M inister of Rock Spring Congregational Church, Arlington, who will give the benediction. half of the Swanson PTA, presented the A fter the form al program, Stratford students will conduct the visitors on an inspection tour of the school. cepted by Mr. W. S. Harris. The S trat Miss Lena Wolfe principal of Claude A. Swanson Junior High School, on be Stratford PTA with a gavel for use of the presiding officer. The gift was ac ford PTA expressed its appreciation to the Swanson PTA. �P ag e Two THE SIGNPOST March 3, 1951 W ELC O M E TO STRATFORD! The Parents, the Students, and the Faculty of Stratford Junior High School welcome you to your new building. And it is new!— the newest thing in Arlington. Bright and shiny and wonderful. We’re so proud we’re just “bust in’.” We older “kids,” (parents to you,) are all wishing we could go to school in this beautiful building. But we can’t quite figure out how the Junior High School fits into the picture. Most of us finished eight grades of gram mar school and then four years of high school. Now our children have six years of elementary school, then three years of junior high and then three more years of high school. Let’s see just what a Junior High School is. world in which they are living. Proper oral and w ritten expression a re taught as tools needed for effective communi cation in everyday life. One period is devoted to Math and an other to Physical Education and Health. An introduction to the physical sciences in a laboratory or to the practical sciences, Industrial A rts or Homemaking takes another period. Seventh graders spend the remaining period in Music, A rt or Commerce (12 weeks for each). Eighth and ninth graders are able to elect further work in the field in which they have a special interest. L et’s take a look at how Stratford has been planned and constructed to provide the curriculum required by the Virginia State D epartm ent of Education. For a personally conducted "Cook’s Tour” of Arlington’s newest school building . . . The Gymnasium The Junior High Program This Junior High—grades 7, 8 and 9 —is the day-time home of our twelve, th irteen and fourteen year old young sters. H ere they begin to apply the knowledge of the fundamentals of the "three R’s” acquired in elementary school. They also explore new fields of knowledge. Some subjects prepare them for family and community living and others help them to select wisely their future courses of study in high school and college. The school day is divided into six class periods. During two of these periods one teacher instructs a class in “Core.” To many of us this is an unfam iliar term . We studied English, Grammar, Compo sition, Spelling, Civics, Citizenship and History all at various times and as sepa rate subjects. All the class room work for these subjects involved the use of Eng lish and practical application of Gram mar, Composition and Spelling. In “Core” (which really means a coordinated pro gram for study of related subjects— Language, Arts, and Social Studies) the students apply th eir knowledge of Eng lish to the study of other subjects. Thus a them e may be w ritten on a historical subject or on a recent current event. The students taking "Core" read and learn about the community, nation and Before we leave le t’s take another good look at this gymnasium we’re now in. It is the largest playing floor in any of our Arlington school buildings, (yet is none too large for the physical educa tion program required by the Virginia Curriculum.) In reality, it is two sepa rate gyms which may be combined into one for special events such as we are holding here today. The tall columns in the middle of each side wall are elec trically operated doors which can be moved across to divide this big room into two smaller gyms—the boy’s gym, with Donald D ruckenm iller and Clarence H ulett in charge, at the end near the Cherrydale Recreation Area, and the G irl’s Gym, with Mary Thorne and Kittie Blakemore as instructors, at the east end. The bleacher seats on either side, flanking the movable doors, can be fold ed up out of the way for non-spectator sports, so that the maximum floor space can be made available. Note the extra space under the baskets a t the ends and sides and the recessed drinking foun tains—definite safety features. The exits at either end, nearest the athletic field (Old Dominion side), lead directly to the girls’ and boys’ locker rooms, respective ly. L ater in our tour we’ll reach these locker rooms, but right now let’s go out the door at the east end, cross the corri dor and en ter the cafeteria. The Cafeteria The cafeteria will seat approximately 500, but with over 1,000 students en rolled, there will be two different lunch periods for the different classes. Two serving lines are provided in the kitchen. At the end near the recreation area, a window opening is provided into the cafeteria and another onto the terrace so that refreshm ents may be served without using the entire kitchen space. In accordance with the specifications of the Virginia Board of Education, the kitchen meets all requirem ents for hotel kitchens. Let’s take a quick look at the modern equipm ent which Mrs. Clara Gaddy, supervisor, and her staff will use for efficient preparation and serving of more than a thousand lunches daily. Steam tables, a potato peeler, pressure cooker, vegetable steamer, potato mash er, m eat slicer, gas-fired range and ovens, dishwasher and sterilizer, walk-in refrigerator, and many “king-size” uten sils—all are part of this complete kit chen! Since all food handlers m ust be spotlessly clean, a locker room with shower is provided for the kitchen staff. Did you notice that the end nearest the recreation area can be closed off and used in connection with the recreation program w ithout using the rest of the kitchen? Now th at we have satisfied the inner man (or woman) with imaginary partici pation in a wonderful cafeteria lunch, furnished the students at nominal cost as part of the Federal School Lunch Pro gram, let’s reverse our steps and climb the stairs at the end of the building to the third floor. As we reach the third floor corridor, just to our left, a flight of eight steps leads up to the “home making” departm ent. Before we reach this departm ent, let’s stop at Room 312 on the left, where John M. Long holds his classes in Math 9. Note the movable desks and chairs of several heights, so that the tall and the short (and the aver age) student can sit comfortably. The preen chalkboards eliminate eye-strain. The corkboards in a light green shade serve as bulletin boards and for display of pupils’ work. March 3, 1951 Home-Making Department Room 313, next on the left, is a small office and conference room for the home making staff, M argaret Diedrich, Joanne Craig, Cyrenne Ledford, and Lorraine Simpson. Immediately beyond is Room 314, first of the home-making rooms. Sinks, cupboards, gas stoves, electric stoves, automatic clothes washers, port able clothes washers, refrigerators, elec tric appliances and utensils—all the latest kitchen and home equipment—just what our modern young housewives will have in their homes when they settle down. Adjoining the kitchen portion of the room are a num ber of sewing machines, both the good old fashioned treadle type, and the newer electric driven. Not forgotten are the ironing boards and irons, since no sewing task is complete without pressing. And what home-maker would consider herself fully competent if she didn’t know the correct way to iron. Our young home-makers are taught not only to cook and sew, but also how to serve and to set a table properly. The more advanced students before com pleting their training will assist in the serving and operation of the cafeteria. Room 315, adjacent to 314, is almost its duplicate, except that its equipment is of different style, make and arrange ment. The num ber of students enrolled require these duplicate facilities to keep class sizes down to a workable group. All the students are rotated among the several rooms and thereby obtain fam il iarity with all types of equipment. Room 316 is strictly kitchen. Again with lots of cupboards, drawers, and sinks, and stoves, etc. If you haven’t spotted it already, open one of those cabinets in front of you (the one th at appears to have a little red light near the bottom). Isn’t that a slick way of drying those very essential dish towels so they’ll be dry in time for the next class? Slide right on through that movable partition into Room 317. This is the “Home Living Room” part of this de partm ent. The furniture can be moved back out of the way, and if you investi gate those doors on the far side, you’ll find they conceal more sewing machines and all the other things needed to teach classes in “Child Care” and “Home Nur sing.” By the way, that fireplace is no fake; it really works. Did you know that this is the first completely equipped home-making departm ent in A rlington’s schools, where instruction in accordance with the Virginia State curriculum can be given? (Wonder how one goes about Page Three THE SIGNPOST getting invited up to help the home m aker staff sample all the stuff these kids of ours will learn to cook. Gee! Wouldn’t a plate of fudge taste swell about now! B etter yet, maybe this would be the place for some coffee and choco late brownies. Hey men! How does that sound?) We leave the Home-making D epart ment with considerable regret and pause briefly at Room 318, on our left, as we come back down th at short flight of steps. This is the book room, from which students will obtain their texts. They will also be able to purchase paper and pencils and other supplies. And—if your youngster arrives home without his gloves or jacket or cap, remind him to stop at 318, because it’s also the lost and found. Art Department Now we’re back in the main corridor. Room 319 (includes 320 making it a double room) on our left is the large room in which Audrey Watt holds her art classes. Doors open on to a patio, suitable for outdoor sketching classes. A sink is provided at one end for easy cleaning of brushes and paint pots. Nu merous cupboards for art supplies are built in under the windows. The large doors hinged at the bottom a re for stor age of large sheets of paper. As we come back into the corridor (12 feet in width, with recessed lockers with combination locks), but with 400 students jam m ing them in the between periods rush, none too wide, on our right, Room 311 provides a small office for Wayne Bloomingburg’s Guidance work. Next on the right, Helen Arington meets with her art classes in Room 310. Have you noticed the “built-jns’ ’in all these rooms? The prism atic glass block windows that refract the light up to the ceilings without glare? The openings above the lockers that admit both light and ventilation into the corridors? Science Instruction On the left, Room 321 is designed and equipped as a science classroom. It and Room 202 on the second floor are the first science classrooms in Arlington that will perm it students to perform their own experim ents at their desks. Bar bara Macy instructs seventh and ninth graders in the fundam entals of science in this room. Did you spot the double gas and electric connections at each table? Across the hall, in Room 309, Martha Baker teaches our embryonic titans of commerce the rudim ents of business. Back to the left side again, we’re at Room 322 with a sign on the door m ark ed “PREVIEW.” This is the audio-visual center with facilities for previewing re cordings, film strips and films. Mr. E arle’s classes in speech therapy meet in this room. Opposite Room 322, is a small office (Room 308) for the “floating” teachers, Clare Ann Stieg, Edward Cook, and Jam es Earle (more about these instruc tors later). Adjoining this office, in Room 307, C atherine Packard puts potential secretaries through the early phases of typing. Notice the typing desks and the special large closet for storage of typing paper and other supplies; big enough for the eventual mimeograph machine, of which every secretary ought to know a little bit, so she can do that job in a pinch. (Since many of the graduates of A rlington’s schools find jobs with Uncle Sam, this business of m ultiple copies and mimeograph stencils is really the stuff.) The Library Back into the corridor again, on our right we could go down the main stairs to the lower floors; but instead, we’ll go to our left into the Library. At the moment the shelves are still somewhat bare. It's going to take a little while to acquire all the books essential for our library. (Looks like a potential PTA project coming up.) On our left as we enter, Mary Keith, the librarian, will issue books over the counter. Ju st be yond, through that door, is the workroom where new books are cataloged, indexed, repaired and all those other things that librarians have to do to keep th eir library operating efficiently. T here’s even a sink around that far corner, to help the li brary staff with their cleanup work. Those small tables and numerous chairs out in the front of us in the main room are just right for library research or for small group instruction in use of the library. This part of the library is also the hom^ room for Jack B. Simpson’s charges. *The opposite end of the library is furnished with light green plastic chairs and wall seats, so soft you just want to curl up in them with a good book. Well, and why not? W hat’s a li brary for. if not for enjoym ent of good books? This is the end for the current periodicals and newspapers, ju st as essen tial to good education as the traditional “three Rs.” �P age F o u r Reversing our steps, back through the double doors, Room 306, across the hall, is the spot where our ninth graders are initiated in the mysteries of algebra. Lewis Francis supervises the ceremon ies.” Ju st beyond, in Room 305, Lewis Tim berlake also officiates in more m yster ious "goings-on”—ninth grade Latin. L ater in the day, Clare Ann Stieg teaches the ninth graders the fundam entals of Spanish. Also on the right side of the corridor, in Rooms 304 and 303, seventh and ninth graders receive instruction in H ealth under the supervision of Kenneth Boegner and Malcolm Wayne. Mr. Bloomingburg’s Home Room also as sembles in Room 303. Did you notice the arm chairs in the language room in stead of the desks and chairs? Much more practical for a language class. Put them in a circle or in several groups— isn't it easier to converse with someone face-to-face ra th e r than to the back of his head? On the left of the hall, Susanne Muel le r holds ninth grade Core in Room 301. Joy Kilby has similar classes in 302. All ninth grade Home Rooms are on the th ird floor, seventh grade on the second floor, and eighth grade on the first floor. In so far as possible, in order to relieve congestion on the stairways, subjects for the same grades are also taught on the same floors. Now le t’s go down to the second floor and look at some of the seventh grade rooms. We'll use the stairway on the right at the end of the corridor. Student Activities Coming out at the second floor, le t’s look through the doors on our right, down into the lobby of the auditorium. The small balcony, or mezzanine, is set aside for student activities. JRC (Junior Rec reation Club) committees, the Student Council, and other groups are privileged to use this as th eir meeting place. (How difficult it was when we were in school to find a m eeting place for our student activities.) In the first room on our left, Room 204. Joseph Kuliek instructs in seventh grade Math. Across the hall, in 202, S pear Davis teaches seventh and ninth grade science. (This is the other com pletely equipped science classroom.) John Atkins perform s a sim ilar task of scien tific instruction of our eighth graders in Room 201. Carol Groom, in 206, and Mildred Harrison, in 205, both have classes in seventh grade core. Simeon Taylor, in Room 207, has seventh, eighth, and ninth grade math classes. THE SIGNPOST Health Department Next on the right, is the Nurse’s office. Actually five small rooms—a health ex amination room, a boys’ infirm ary, a girls’ infirmary, and a clinic of two small rooms. Mrs. Thelma Weaver of the School H ealth D epartm ent is on duty here, three or four days a week. School Administration On the right beyond is the main en trance to the school from the Vacation Lane side. On the left, the main stair way to the upper and lower floors. Now, we should like to suggest that you enter the Office through the side door. This first office is th a t of our Principal, Claude Richmond. Nearby is the vault for safe keeping of im portant records. The next little spot is reserved for the electrical gadgets that make the Public address system work. Then the main office itself. Jane Ross and Grace M arrs serve as school secretaries and will greet you with a cherry "Hello!” when you call JAckson 5-7500. This long counter is really just a cover over a whole series of three draw er file cases. Ju st beyond are three small offices—for the Assistant Principals, Evelyn Barnes and Doris Mor tim er, and the Guidance Director, Mary Mare. Now, back into the corridor. Again on our right, th e next three rooms are teacher’s rooms, two lavatories and a lounge. Earlier we mentioned the "floating” teachers. The schedule of in structors provides for six periods. Each teacher is scheduled to instruct for five of the six periods, providing one free period for study, correction of papers, or occasional relaxation. (Several teach ers are scheduled to teach all six periods due to the increased enrollment.) During this free period, another teacher (a float er) uses the classroom. As a result more office space must be provided for the teachers than is available in the class rooms alone. This accounts for Rooms 322, 313 and 308. And this teacher’s lounge permits a little bit of that needed relaxation. Room 210, opposite the lounge, is as signed to Marjorie Thomson for seventh grade Math. Joseph Macekura and Dicie Armstrong hold seventh grade core classes in Rooms 208 and 209. L et’s go down the main stairway with the substan tial handrail and non-skid treads. The tile walls require practically no main tenance—ju st an occasional wash job. T urn to the left at the bottom of the stairs. March 3, 1951 Rooms 109 and 110 are classes in eighth grade core under the instruction of Sally Powell and Dorothy McCord. William Allman teaches seventh grade core in Room 111. (How did a seventh grade room get down here on the first floor?) Physical Education Just beyond is the girls’ locker room. (To get yourself oriented, you are now directly under the door of the main gym that you started from when you began this tour.) Inside the locker room are a num ber of benches on which the girls may sit while changing into or out of gym clothes. The lockers spaced in rows are in groups of seven—one cloth ing locker and six small lockers. Each of the small lockers is equipped with a combination lock. These are used for storage of the pupil’s gym clothes be tween gym periods. Each pupil is as signed one of the small lockers. When dressing for gym, the student removes her gym clothes from the small locker and hangs her dress and other clothing in the clothing locker, locking it with the combination lock from the small locker. A fter gym class, the process is reversed, but not until the student has properly showered. The showering is a continuous process. Once one starts there's no turning back. (The w ater tem peratures in the showers are controlled from a series of m aster valves, regulated by the Phyical Education instructor, pro viding three temperatures.) Do you want to try it? First, into the soaping area with 100°F sprays, then into the rinsing areas—which become progressively cool er—final tem perature 80°F, then an antisepsic foot bath (just try and jum p over this), get your towel from the supply room, dry yourself, turn your towel in, and you’re right back in the locker room to slip into your clothes and get to the next class. (For the very modest girls and occasionally desired by others, two separate dressing booths with shower stalls have been provided.) A separate stairway at the fa r side of the locker room leads right up to the main gym. A small auxiliary gym is located between the girls’ and boys’ locker rooms. This is provided for classes in Rhythmics, Tumbling, W restling and other activities not requiring a high ceiling and to take care of the overflow from the large gyms above when team matches are being played. The boys’ locker room is sim ilar to the girls’. If you care to, you may reach it by crossing the auxiliary gym, or by en- March 3, 1951 tering it from the last door on the left at the end of the corridor. L et’s retrace our steps for a short distance and take a look at the other end of this floor. You may have noticed that there are no classrooms on the other side of this cor ridor (left side as we retrace our steps.) That side of the building is below ground level. The Virginia Board of Education will not perm it perm anent type class rooms to be built below ground level. The first room on our right after we pass the main stairway, Room 108, is where Helen Friauf holds special classes. Rooms 107 and 106 have been assigned to Glenn Piper and Blanche Sautebin for seventh and eighth grade Math. Eve lyn Chapman meets with her eighth grade core class in Room 105. Opposite the latter is Room 101, headquarters for the chief custodian, Vernon Bowers. Community Services Just outside this room and hardly noticeable unless you’re looking for it, is a recessed folding grill which can be pulled across the corridor and shut off the school rooms from the auditorium. This still perm its access from the lobby to the boys’ and girls’ lavatories at the left end of the corridor. Continue through the door at the end of the corridor into the lobby of the auditorium. To the left, in order, a tele phone booth, a small fish pond, the stair way from the second floor, the Vacation Lane entrance to the auditorium , and a check room. In the center of the lobby is a large trophy case soon to be filled (we hope) with many awards to our stu dents. On the right, a ticket office and doors to the corridors and entrance from the Old Dominion side. Peeking into the auditorium, we notice the ar rangem ent of the seats, about 500 in all, of varying widths, so that no individual will sit directly behind another. We’ll take a closer look at the stage a fte r we finish with the Music Department. So back into the lobby and through the doors on the Old Dominion side and into the corridor. Music Department First on our right, in Room 104, Jose phine Schofield instructs in group in strum ental music. Still another type of chair is provided for the music rooms— had you noticed? (Appears to be a pretty good idea to get this “noisy” part of our school instruction off by itself.) In the next room, 103, Lou Sanderson works with the classes in vocal music. At the end of this hall beyond the stairs are Page Five THE SIGNPOST three small rooms, each with a wash basin that may be used for dressing rooms for stage productions or as spe cial individual instrum ental music prac tice rooms. While we’re back here, don’t you want to see the stage? Notice the places for storage up overhead. The reason the stage floor is part maple and part pine is not to save money, but to make it easier to drive nails or screws in the pine portion when setting up scenery for stage productions. Those big double doors at the rear of the stage are de signed so that heavy pieces (maybe a grand piano) can be brought on to the stage. Industrial Arts Department Let’s go down to the Industrial Arts Department, using this little stairway on the side of the stage. Walk straight ahead to the shop, below the auditorium and about the same size in floor space. Victor Repp, Robert Vaughn, replace ment for Rodger Hicks who has just answered “G reetings” from Uncle Sam. and A lbert Hoefer provide instruction for seventh, eighth and ninth graders. Rows of work benches, each with six lockers below, with hand tools—planes, chisels, saws, hammers, squares, rules, power tools, lathe, table saw, band saw, serollsaw, drill press, jointer, drafting tables, T-squares, triangles, drafting in strum ents, handicraft kits—just every thing to keep these youngsters of ours busy every minute. Across the hall, the Shop Annex provides facilities for the seventh grades. (How does one get registered for some adult education to be able to use some of this equipment?) Just beyond the shop on the right is the boiler room and heating plant for the entire school. On our left is a large un finished room for storage of school sup plies and equipment. L et’s go back up the stairway on our left into the lobby of the auditorium. General Construction Features We’re now back in the lobby of the auditorium and have completed our tour of the Interior of the building. Did you notice—the fluorescent lighting in all the classrooms which provides proper illumination to all ports of the rooms on those dark days? Or the heating units in each room therm ostatically regulated, that insure proper controlled tem pera tures in every room? Or that the walls of the corridors and stairways up to a foot or so above eye-level are of ceramic tile, that requires no m aintenance—a quick wash job will clean them right up? Or that above the tile, the walls are paint ed cinder block, an inexpensive type of construction? O r th at the ceilings are acoustical tile, to deaden noise and there by facilitate classroom instruction? Or that the window fram es and chalkboard and bulletin board moldings are fabri cated aluminum—a lifetim e feature re quiring no maintenance. Exterior You probably noted as you entered the building the numerous walks and road ways providing access to the building from all sides. Did you see the bicycle racks flanking each of the approach walks? The athletic field will be con structed on the Old Dominion side of the building with direct access to the locker rooms. (You know th ?t terrace immediately below the sidewalk will be a wonderful place for perm anent steps— like the W atergate—of brick o r concrete forming a natural Stadium.) We hope you enjoyed your visit to Stratford. Don’t you agree with us that this is a wonderful new school?—That it has been well planned and constructed without waste for the functions of a Junior High School? Don’t you concur with the VirgiiTa Board of Education that this is “the most functional secondary school in Virginia?” All of our secondary schools in Arlington should have the same facilities for instruction as we have in this new building. We want others in Arlington to enjoy ^chool facilities equal to these in Stratford, and to be proud of their part in the Arlington School System as we are. To that end, WE, the Parents, Students and Faculty of Stratford pledge our continued support. This special issue of The Signpost is published and printed by The Stratford PTA. �Page Six THE SIG N PO ST PROGRAM Saturday, 2 P.M., March 3, 1951 Gymnasium Stratford Junior High School Arlington, Virginia MUSIC BY THE STRATFORD BAND INVOCATION: Reverend George F. Tittman, Rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Arlington. SONG: “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” — Everybody WELCOME TO VISITORS: Rolland W. Stoebe, President of the Stratford Parent-Teachers Association. Claude Richmond, Principal — from the Stratford Faculty. Bruce Haslam, President of the Student Council — from the Students of Stratford. INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS STRATFORD GIRLS CHORUS: “Panis Angelicus” — Franck ADDRESS BY MR. DOWELL HOWARD: Mr. Dowell Howard, State Superintendent of Instruction, introduced by Mr. William A. Early, Superintendent of Schools, Arlington. STRATFORD ORCHESTRA: Theme from Brahms First Symphony. ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR JOHN S. BATTLE: Introduction of the Honorable John S. Battle, Governor of the Com monwealth of Virginia, by Senator Charles R. Fenwick. PRESENTATION OF THE KEY TO THE BUILDING: The key to the new building presented by Mr. Lee Paschal, President of the Wise Contracting Company to Mr. Colin MacPherson, Chairman of Arlington County School Board. SONG: “The Star Spangled Banner” — Everybody BENEDICTION: Reverend Paul R. Hunter, Minister of the Rock Spring Congrega tional Church, Arlington. MUSIC BY THE STRATFORD BAND March 3, 1951 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_11 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/2ee2d397dd6336cb24158bbdc2e9be9f.pdf fad07bee9a26b35a3c5dd508ba667c8c PDF Text Text Vol. 1, No. 6 STRATFORD JUNIOR HICH SCHOOL, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA Stratford Host to Visiting SCA Students The Student Cooperative Association will hold its yearly conference at S trat ford on Friday, April 20. The SCA con sists of School Student Councils and is sponsored by th e Parent-Teachers As sociation. Eight students and one faculty mem ber will be chosen from each secondary school in eight Northern Virginia coun ties. Stratford has been requested to supply a secretary and Washington-Lee a chairman for the conference. Last year the N orthern Virginia Dis trict held its meeting at Swanson, but since Stratford is a new school, it has been chosen as this year’s host. The m eeting is usually divided into two or three p rrts. In the morning the students have a General Session in which they discuss a certain topic or question. At noon they adjourn for lunch. After lunch they break up into small groups and discuss some part of the larger question. Then again, they will get to gether and discuss what they have ac complished. Since Stratford is the host it will have certain duties to perform. We will have to do such things as help park the visitors cars, register the visiting stu dents, and act as guides. It is hoped that Stratford will make a good impression on the visiting students. Fencing Club Is Organized Here On February 12, 1951 a fencing club was organized at Stratford. This is the first public school to have a fencing team in the Washington area. The club is appropriately named the Stratford Fen cers Club. Three additional members are needed to complete the team. Enough boys for ten teams have signed up. The director of the team is a profes sional fencer. He said that in about a year they will challenge teams in this area. February 21, 1951 Washington's Birthday To Be Observed Tomorrow, Feb. 22 Tomorrow we will celebrate the two-hundred-and-nineteenth birthday of one of our country’s greatest men. He is George Washington, our first President who is known by everyone as the Father of His Country. Washington was born on February 22, 1732 at Wakefield in Westmoreland County, Vir ginia. A few years after his birth his home burned down and he moved to what later became Mount Vernon. His father died in 1743 and the es tate went to George’s brother Lawrence. In 1752 Lawrence died and at the age of twenty George inherited the planta tion. Washington had very little education and did not go to school until he was sixteen. But he learned by experience and always listened to other people’s opinions. George Washington h e l d three important positions in the history of the United States. They were Commanderin-Chief of the Continental Army, president of the Con stitutional convention, a n d President of his country. Washington accepted the first with s’ncere protests of unfitness. But no man could have been better nualified. From 1753 until 1759 he fought the French and the Indians. T armv then consisted of a Ti« few raw and mutinous men and he had to learn to survive on only a few supplies. But he never gave up even in the face of overwhelming odds. With his leadership the much better trained and supplied British army was defeated. As president of the Constitutional convention he had more influence than anyone else on the forming of a strong national government. He was unanimously elected the first President of the United States in 1789.. As President he gave the government financial steadiness by Hamilton’s measures of economy, and won the respect of the new nation's independence. He served two term s and refused a third. He retired to Mount Vernon in March 1797, where he died two years later. Thus he completed a full life for his country. He loved his country sincerely, and believed in law and the rights of free men. He was truly ‘‘First in war. first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” �Page Two THE SIGNPOST FIELD TRIP BRIEFS . . . Miss M ueller’s ninth grade core class went to the Star building in Washing ton, D. C. on February 12. The purpose of the trip was to find out how a news paper is w ritten and put together, as the class is making one. They also found out the various types of newspaper jobs. Mr. Macekura and his 7B8 and 7B10 core classes hope to go to Stratford Hall and Wakefield in W estmoreland County in the near future. Several other field trips are being planned by the core classes. So far this year field trips have been limited to the core classes as the other classes are too short. In the new building the periods will be longer and other classes will be able to take trips. Mrs. Scofield Takes Over C. A. Orbell Position Mrs. Scofield, a new teacher this se mester, has taken over the position of Mr. C. A. Orbell who left Stratford to head the music departm ent of Washing ton-Lee. This position includes teaching woodwinds, band, boys chorus, and sev enth grade exploratory courses. Mrs. Scofield received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Pottsdam State Teachers Col lege. She later attended Syracuse U ni versity where she received h er M aster of Music degree. Before moving to Arlington 3 years ago she taught for 10 years in New York. She is a member of the Arlington Sym phony where she plays the violin. She also plays the piano, clarinet, and trom bone. We are indeed fortunate to have her with us. Principal’s Brief by Mr. C. M. Richmond, Principal The long wait for our new building is almost over. We shall soon be able to experience the thrill of working in one of the finest junior high school buildings in our area. A week or so ago I heard one of the workmen rem ark “This building is by far the best I have ever seen among the many I have worked on; it is a monument to education.’’ I like to think of it as a place which provides a splen did opportunity for all of us to live and learn. With all of us working together, we can prove to our parents and our School Board that they have made the best kind of investment In building S trat ford for us. HOMEROOM NEWS Mr. Palm er’s homeroom 7B2 held a party on February 9 at the Aldington Recreation Center. Alice Alan and Juan Simon have joined 7B2. Mr. Cook’s homeroom 7B7 has a new member Joe M clver who came from Florida. Mr. Taylor’s homeroom 7B9 has lost a member Ann Ball who transfered to Swanson. Miss Baker’s homeroom 7B11 had a skating party at Riverside on Febru ary 16. Miss McCord’s homeroom 7B12 has received a new member Connie Smith who came from Swanson. M arta M artin has transfered to Falls Chui’ch. The big news of 7B12 is that Miss McCord has replaced Mrs. Baza who has left S trat ford. Miss W att’s homeroom 8B7 will lose Billy Harris who is moving to Center ville, Virginia. Miss Craig’s homeroom 8B11 lost Jane Harrington on February 1. Jane trans ferred to Falls Church. Stratford Boys Win Over T. J. 21-7 Stratford easily won for the third time out of six games in a one sided contest with Thomas Jefferson, Feb. 8. Stratford held the game in its hands from the start until the final whistle blew. In the first quarter ten points were scored by S trat ford against five by Thomas Jefferson. The second quarter was the same thing over again, with 7 quick points for S trat ford and only one for, T.-J. Thomas Jefferson switched its defense in the third quarter and held Stratford to 4 points. But T.J. again only made one point. By the fourth quarter Stratford had won the game as the score was 21-7. S tratford then made another six points and held T.J. to three, ending the game with a final score of 27-10, in favor of the Cavaliers. Dick Mabry, Skip Motes and Bob Chil dress were high scorers with six points each. Otherwise the scoring was thus: Whetzel (4), Jacobs (2), Davis (2) and Kennedy (1), Welosky, Hetzel, Bransford, Eberdt, M artina, Peterson, and Reimer played in the game. Both Pete Ward and Tom Hoekersmith were absent. The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your arm. February 21, 1951 Further Opening Plans Made F urther plans for the dedication of Stratford Junior High School have been completed by Col. R. W. Stoebe, from the PTA, who is in charge. The ceremonies will be held on the afternoon of March 3, in the Stratford gym. The students will usher and th e Stratford Band and Orchestra have been asked to play. Gov ernor J. S. Battle of Virginia has been invited, Senator C. R. Fenwick, of Vir ginia; Dowell Howard, Superintendent of Virginia schools; Mr. Early, and all the Arlington School Board will be pres ent. Mr. Richmond, principal; Bruce Haslam, Student Council president, and someone from the PTA will take part. Two members of the state legislature, Mr. George Damm and J. M. Magruder, will also be present. Girls Win Two Games After Dropping Opener Since losing their opening game the Stratfoi'd Girls Basketball team has won two straight. The second game, on Feb. 1, was hard fought at Dolly Madison in which our girls were victorious. The third game was played at Swan son on February 8. At the end of the first half the score was 20-11 in favor of Swanson. In the second half our girls played hard and at the end of the x-egular playing time the scoi'e was 24-24. Swanson suggested that a 5 m inute over time be played. At the end of the over time the score was 28-28. It was then agreed upon that the next team to score would win the game. Bobbie Tucker shot the next basket and Stratford was again victorious. Faculties of Stratford - W.-L. Meet On Basketball Floor The Stratford Faculty played the fac ulty of Washington-Lee on Tuesday, February 6, at 8 o’clock in the latter’s gym. The Stratford faculty has played sev eral games. Thi-ough th eir vast experi ences they have been awax-ded “nick names”. But since this is a descriminating newspaper we are unable to pi-int them. The Stratfoi'd players are: Mr. Davis. Mr. Hulett, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Kulick, Mr. Piper, Mr. Francis, Mr. Earle, Mr. Wayne, Mr. Druckenmiller, Mr. Hicks, and Mr. Cook. February 21, 1951 GOOD READING by Priscilla Welborn Our book recommended for good read ing this issue is “See Here, Private Har grove. Private Hargrove was yanked out of a peaceful life when he joined the Army in response to a letter from Washington which began, “The President of the United States to Marion Hargrove, Greetings.” Hargrove was what many of the ser geants who served over him called “the sore thumb of his platoon.” While other privates received regular promotions Hargrove remained Private Hargrove. One situation that best describes P ri vate Hargrove’s life at Fort Bragg occured at one of his ill-fated rifle inspec tions. While he was standing at atten tion a gnat made a three point landing on his forehead. It walked across his forehead and back again. It stopped awhile, wiped its shoes and began pacing back and forth stamping its feet. Need less to say after an ultim ate conclusion, Hargrove was on Kitchen Police. This is just one of the manv humorous incidents that makes “See Here, Private Hargrove” very enjoyable reading for all. MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS by Barbara McHenry The plot of “Born Yesterday” concerns a junk dealer (Broderick Crawford) who brings his bride-to-be to Wash ington, D. C. to help him entertain while he works on a crooked deal involving the control of scrap iron. Crawford hires a young reporter (Wil liam Holden) to take off Judy’s rough edges, but there he makes a big mis take. Judy Holiday whom you may remem ber as the dizzy young wife in “Adams Rib,” must be seen to be believed. Her good liming, casual delivery of lines, and her wonderful comic sense all make this picture a real joy. Penny For Your Thoughts Our new school is nearly complete, everyone is very anxious to start in . . . Many of the students have been talking about the faculty game and think there should be more . . . There was not much talk about the boys basket-ball team this year, keep up the good work boys . . . Seems like everyone can’t wait for the next J.R.C. They’re getting bet te r all the time . . . All the girls are glad th at Ray Heinbuch is back at school again. . . . It looks like the lockers are in pretty bad shape, hold that temper. Page Three THE SIGNPOST AD-LIBBING A contribution for this column Was our assignment for tonight; I tried and tried so many times, And finally got it right. To take you to my subject, I’ll start right away. With a snappy little poem, That I wrote at bay. Five hundred years ago today, A wilderness was here. And a man with powder in his gun. Went forth to hunt a deer. But now that things have changed some what, Along a different plan, A dear with powder on her nose, Goes forth to hunt a man. Now let me close this column. And bid you a good, good night, And rem em ber little juniors, With a senior never fight. For I have a little motto. That seems to fit in here. It seems to fit the senior, In his senior year. Don’t push a junior down the stairs, Or kick his teeth in unawares. Or with a hammer bash his bean, We want to keep our building clean! JOKES Announcer (at a concert:) “Miss P eri winkle will now sing. Oh, That I Were A Dove, I’d Flee.” Frank R.: “Dad, what’s a dove-eyed flea?” * * * Salesman: “H ere’s a card with a lovely sentiment: “To the only girl I ever loved." Roy H.: “That’s swell, give me a doz en.” * * * Joe M.: “Did it make you nervous to ask your dad for spending money?” Joe B.: “No, I was calm—and collect ed.” * * * Joe B.: “Would you marry a sap for his money?” Jean H.: “Are you gathering statistics or proposing?” * * * Jim S.: “If there were three empty glasses, and two were filled with dads favorite root beer and the third glass is empty—What king does it remind you of?” Bill F.: Phillip the T hird” (fill up the third). LOOKS OR BOOKS by Joanne Witzel Compacts, lipsticks, occasionally books; M irrors come forth—got to see how she looks. She dreams about boy friends, a new ring from Harry; Believe it or not she’s in the li brary. A bell; a rush; a clamor for a seat; and finally she’s there. Another bell; quiet; she sinks down into h er seat. Her gaze wanders to the world outside. She thinks of the freedom beyond that room. A sharp look from the librarian brings her to her senses, and two pierc ing eyes cause her to suddenly seize a book and begin to study. Peace comes again, already five m in utes have passed. She must hurry if she expects to get anything accomplished before the end of tlie period. Out with her compact; on with the powder, rouge, and lipstick. H er eyebrows are growing out again, and she has to m eet HIM after school. She squirms about in her seat in an attem pt to get the best light, and her eyebrows become a thing of the past. She practices the look she is to greet him with, and then what she will say first. Her heart skips a beat as she sees there are only five minutes more. She takes this time to worry about the test she must “flunk” to dab at h er nose. The bell rings, and she leaves, totally un prepared because she simply hasn’t had the time. JOHHNY STRATFORD L ittle Johnny Stratford walked down the street. He stopped at a drugstore to buy himself a treat. But in walked the coach before Johnny had finished his smoke, So Johnny hid the cigarette underneath his coat. The coach said hello to Johnny and then he passed him by, When the c&ach walked out the door. Johnny heaved a sigh. But the coach wasn’t really so dumb, as Johnny later found. For Johnny was kicked off the team before the next day came round. Take it from Johnny, he told me so, th at smoking doesn’t pay, For the smoke you had this m orning might ruin your whole day. �THE SIGNPOST Page F our Bi-weekly newspaper published by the students of Stratford Jun io r High School, Arlington, Virginia. Printed by Universal Printers, Arlington Virginia. February 21, 1951 No. G STAFF Editor-in-Chief ........ Billy Van Deusen Feature Editor ........ Elaine Alexander Editorial & News Editor Jackie Albrecht Sports Editor .................... Donald Sours Business Managers . Steve Milliken, Vernon Iden, Gene Weedon, Rosemary Young Circulation Managers . . Joanne Witzel, Eustace Land, Grace Tunnicliffe, Frank Rollins Exchange Editors .......... Winona Payne Barbara McHenry, Jo Ann Hemphill Faculty Sponsor . . . Mr. Macekura Reporters. . Kathleen Blake, Elaine Koup, Joan B arrett, Johnny Hetzer, Edna Mahoney, Linda Condra, A rthur Hammond, Mareen del Mar, Priscilla Welbon, Joyce Simmons, Carolyn Kenney, Patricia Cookman, Evelyn David, Greg H etter, Pat Williams THE LADY JANITORS Too often we do not realize or appre ciate the people who keep our school clean and tidy. The custodial staff, the people responsible for the cleanliness and operation of the school, deserve much credit. Mrs. Proctor, m ember of the custodial staff, was recently interviewed by a re porter for The Signpost. She said, “Sometimes the rooms have to be clean ed twice or maybe three times a day.” This could be avoided if we would, d u r ing our afternoon session, practice neat ness and cleanliness. We could ease the task of the custodial staff by using the waste paper baskets for scraps of paper and pencil stubs. By cooperating with and showing our appreciation to them we can now learn a lesson that will pay fine dividends when we a re in the new building. DEWEY’S HARDWARE CO. " The Place to Shop” H a rd w a re — P aint 4756 Lee H ig h w a y CH. 0880 Appreciation of a newspaper comes from knowing about that paper. Few people as they read The Signpost re alize the cost of bringing each issue to the student body once every two weeks. Each issue costs from $40 to $80 de pending upon the num ber of pages and pictures it contains. Only about 50 per cent of this cost is obtained from subscriptions, the rem ainder must be raised from advertisements. ALLCRAFT CYCLE SHOP Schwinn & English Bicycles Repairs - Service - Accessories 313610TH STR EET • O EN 4 6 W S 44 W. J. BAUMBACH, Inc. Plumbing & Heating Sales-Service Plans are being made for The Signpost to sponsor dances, a variety show, and feature length movies. Remember, The Signpost is your paper. Subscribe to it, and support the activi ties which it sponsors. Only with every one working together can we have an outstanding paper. Fixzit System 4147 Wilson Boulevard JAckson 4-1250 Personality Sketch Cherrydale Florist Janice Medley, seventh grade JRC president, was born in Washington, D. C., but came to Arlington at an early age. Before coming to Stratford she attended Jam es Monroe Elementary School. Ja n ice’s favorite sports are swimming, roll er skating, and basketball. She has never played on a school team although she hopes to next year. A fter completing school she wants to be a nurse. She likes to read. Janice is very interested in dancing. As chairman of the JRC Janice pre sides over all meetings and sees that the JRC runs smoothly. She likes her job and hopes to continue her fine work next year. “ Say It W ith Flow ers” ★ C orsages T h a t A re D iffe re n t 3725 Lee Highway OWens 1181 ALMA SHOPS Feminine Accessories S P O R TSW E A R — SHOES TH E Q U A L IT Y SHOP by Evelyn David The night was dark though the moon was high, And all seemed well to the passerby. But within the school my blood froze with fear, For what was that sound which had come to my ear. I jum ped back into the shadows my heart filled with dread, As the sound came closer, a slow dis tinct tread. A stealthy creature tiptoed down the hall, It walked slowly, carefully, and close to the wall. His outline was dim, but he looked straight at me, And his eyes burned with a fire, which was fearful to see. But he saw me not as I crouched in my corner, Had he noticed me then, I’d have sure been a goner. Then I heard a cry which again filled me with dread, A shrill scream in the distance, like one from the dead. In the furnace room, the watchman looked at his clock and found. That the time had come for his mid night round. He stood up and stretched like lazy men do. Leaned over and spit in the corner by the flue. Walking to the door and throwing it wide, He started down the corridor with a shuffling stride. He had reached the second level when the scream I had heard. Startled him so, he took off like a bird. When he landed, he dropped to the corridor floor. Covered his ears so he wouldn’t hear more. As the echo died in the empty school . house. The watchman wished he was home with his spouse. But he got to his feet and hitched up his belt, And you can imagine just how he felt. Again came the scream which cut through me like ice, The sensation I felt was not really nice. For the thing was quite near now, his eyes glowing bright. Suddenly he let out a cry, which filled me with fright. But our watchman was brave, and he cocked his old gun. With knees wobbling and shaking he came on the run. He raced through the building ’til he reached the fourth level, And was suddenly confronted with what he thought must be the devil. What happened next I shall leave up to you, For I awoke from my slumber, before the dream was quite through. But whatever you think of, don’t tell your friend Daisy, Having not read this, she’ll think you’ve gone crazy. Ttvo Stores To Serve You. Taylor's Stationery & Printing 3152 W ilson Blvd., C larendon 131-133 So. W ashington St. 3155 W ILSON BLVD. Clarendon Store—OWens 8378 Falls Church Store—FA. 6767 School and A r t Supplies OWens 2666 Portrait & Commercial Photography N. GARFIELD ST. at WILSON BLVD. 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S tu c k e y S tu d io MILT0H H. COMLEY A R L I N G T O N T R U S T C O M P A N Y , INC. 2029 North Moore Street Page Five THE SIGNPOST February 21, 1951 A Ghost Walks At Stratford YOUR PAPER ( t h e jS t g n p o s t Vol. 1 February 21, 1951 4236 N. Fairfax Drive Id a l e l u mber c o mf a n y | Plywood — Lumber — Millwork — Hardware — Paint " “Oh Clarendon Circle” A rlington, V irginia X 3 2 0 0 N. Washington Blvd. JAckson 4-1200 I* - - M K V* «« — x* :■■ XK......... XKT- M GLebe 3100 M ' W | M X------- H �F eb ru ary 21, 1951 THE SIG N PO ST Page Six INQUIRING REPORTER FAD-SHIONS TATTLER by Kathy The tattler stands waiting for the footsteps that will bring the choice warblings of the lonely hearts . . . Little news comes . . . So . . Mary Jane Marl and Jerry Norman are always smiling at each other. Marilyn Babb seems to be quite interested in a ninth grader whose last name is Wilson and whose first name is one of Jerry Lester's pet expressions. Ida Wade H einer has her eyes on John Hilchock. Peggy Ensminger is always talking about Tommy Coates. Larry Bohnert seemed to be having a good time at the last JRC with Jane H arrington. Winona Payne seems to enjoy Bobby Garin’s company. Betty Lusby has been looking for Calvin Marcey. I wonder who Sue Hamilton and Mary Hulsey have been day-dreaming about. Neel Hartselle and Nelda Klopp aren’t happy un less they are together. Could it be Larry M artell or a magnet that draws Jane Moreland to the front of the class? It seems our Fad-shions editor has stolen the rest of the latest news. So without comment the tattler refers you to that column. The tattler still stands . . . and hopes th at someday . . . the tattler will be ta t tled about. CLARENDON TRUST COMPANY About this time of the year Cupid is supposed to be coupling up all the stray guys and gals. One of Cupid’s targets, Ann Churchill, constantly wears Jimmy Monsees’ W-L class ring. Could that have been Bobby Insco’s ring on Patsy Bray’s finger? Joe Bush’s letter sweater is no doubt one of Jean Hanger’s favor ite articles of clothing. T hat’s Love Dept.: According to re ports Mary McKinley won’t part with Tommy Hahn’s handkerchief. Bobby Railey wears Don Sm ith’s brace let constantly. The gold football and ring that Sue Goulett wears are Billy Creekmore's. The ring with the initials “AAA” that Margo Mann sports is “Bubs” Ankeney’s. Karen Brock faithfully wears Jack Corn well’s silver I.D. bracelet. Last but not least by any means is Sherrie Jam es with the bracelet Bruce gave her. I don't want T attler to think I’m try ing to give competition, so-o-o I’ll change the subject. One of the different shirts around school is Phil Peterson’s with the zebra stripes. The dark green in Bobbie G arnett’s jum per seems to suit her very well. Joanne Schilling’s white fur neckpiece looks like it’s made for her green shortie coat. Mary Morrison’s gold medallion goes with loads of her scarves. Bye now kiddies, be seeing you at Stratford. How many hpneit people are there? This question is indicated with the an swers to the following question: “What would you do if you found a $1,000 bill?” Cynthia Smith—Gosh, I would faint! Gail Towers—Wow, take a long vaca tion. A rthur Hammond—I think, in fact I’m sure, I would buy a horse, and a place to keep it. Patricia Raymonds—I would keep it. Shirley Sarchet—I would keep it if no one claimed it. Patricia Farrington—I would take a train to New York and visit “Ted.” sjt s jfc jc Our second question is: “What do you think a velorver is?” This is a scrambled word. Ann Monsees—Some Latin word I guess. Joe M artina—It’s a revolver. Jim Finn—I haven’t the slightest idea. Vesta Skees—I have never seen the word before. Shirley West—It’s beyond me. Tony St. John—I don't know. Joan LeBeau—I’ve never seen that word. Robert Lawin—A revolver. Two people guessed the correct word. 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O pen U n til Noon S a tu rd a y s CHestnut 7100 T h e S e e d M u s t B e S o w n T o G a th e r A H a rv e st OXford 0713 O p e n A S a v in g s A c c o u n t L a rg e O r S m a ll � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_10 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/584088a443dcb217f56bab256e7cd63e.pdf e801d7bc2028e1c9f02172516ca034cd PDF Text Text Vol. 1, No. 5 STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA Assembly Hears W.-L. Choir On January 23 Mr. Richmond intro duced the Washington-Lee Choir under the direction of Miss Florence Booker to the assembled members of Stratford. The Washington-Lee Choir began the assembly with Christmas music. The first song was “Hodie Christus Natus E st”, the second was “A Virgin Unspot ted". The last song of the first p art of the program was “God Is With Us”, an appropriate song for these troubled times. The second p art of the program in troduced the Madrigal Singers. They sang “Carol of the Bells”, and "W assail”. The third part of the program consist ed of "Break F orth”, "I Sing of a Mai den”, and “While Sheperds Watch Their Flocks.” The M adrigal Singers then sang “All Creatures Now are Merry Minded,” and in the lighter vein “John Come Kiss Me”. The choir concluded the program by singing “Cowboy Fantasy”, “Lil David” and a very lively arrangem ent of “Jingle Bells” sung by soloist Eddie Enzor with choir accompaniment. Stratford’s student body and faculty enjoyed the assembly and hopes that the Washington-Lee Choir and Miss Booker will soon return. Two Stratford Girls Attend Big Meeting Two of our students, Jean and Joan Hanger went with Mrs. Deidrich to the Future Homemakers of America county conference at Falls Church on January 20. The meeting started at ten and ended at twelve. The big topic was recreation. A fter a half-hour meeting several square dances were taught and different games were played which might come in handy at parties. Stratford F.H A. has had one meeting and others will be called when we are in the new building. The following officers were elected: Joan Hanger, president; Barbara Willi ams, vice-president; Billie Buckmaster, secretary; and Jean Hanger, treasurer. February 9, 1951 Gala Plans Being M ade For Opening Program Band to Present Concert February 11 On Friday, February 9, members of the N orthern Division of the AllState Band of Virginia will come from all over northern Virginia for a three day stay at Washington-Lee High School. While in Arlington they will hear the army band, and present a concert on Sunday, February 11. Mr. Orbell who is now musical director of W-L will be their host. There will be two bands, a concert band containing ninety-nine members and a workshop band with six ty-eight members. Mr. William A. Sheafer from Carnegie Tech will lead the concert band, and Mr. Raymond P. Linkenheim er will lead the workshop band. The workshop band will have four members from Arlington Junior High schools. They are: Jimmy Wienstein from Stratford on the french horn; Jacqueline Means of Swanson also french horn; John Shope playing trum pet and Robert Green playing clarinet, both of Thomas Jefferson. There are twelve members from Washington-Lee. Those picked for the All-State Band are the best in Virginia. This will be an excellent program, so plan to attend. Seventh Grade J R C Dance Held The seventh grade J. R. C. was held Friday night, January 26. This proved to be a very enjoyable occasion as was the last one. Season tickets were sold for $1.50 and will enable the buyer to attend all other seventh grade J. R. C. dances. A ticket for one dance is 35 cents. The dance was held at W alter Reed elem entary school. Tentative plans have been made for the opening ceremonies of Stratford Junior High School which will be held on Saturday afternoon March 3. Mr. Richmond lias contacted Governor Battle, governor of Virginia; the Arlington County Board: and other dignitaries to make opening addresses. This will be a big occasion and will officially open Vir ginia’s most functional and best planned school. Constitution Is Written Shortly after the Student Council be gan, the Constitution Committee was formed to write the Constitution. This committee consists of: Ross Fletcher, Carol Wagner, Elsie Dutrow, Bobby Smith, Paul Ward, Frank Smith, Dick Davis, Sally Smith, and Bruce Haslam, Student Council president. The faculty advisors are Mr. Allman and Miss Groom. On Friday, January 12, the committee finished writing the Constitution, which will be put into effect after it has been approved by both the faculty and stu dent body. It is hoped that it will not be long before the school will have handbooks to give to new students when they enter the school. School Nickname Chosen On January 19, the Cavaliers, was chosen as our school nickname. The nickname committee met each week for about five weeks. This committee con sists of nine members who are: Carol Leatherm an, John White, Helen Keely, Carol Orndorff, Pat Logan, John Bryant, Sally Lawrence, Angela Nutt, and Henry Ide. Mrs. Armstrong is faculty advisor. Orginally there were eighty-six names, the committee cut this down to sixteen. Then in a vote by the student body all were eliminated but four. These four were: Cavaliers, Rebels, Little Lees, and Red Devils. In a final vote the Cavaliers won by a wide margin. �Page Two T1IE SIGNPOST February 9, 1951 HOMEROOM NEWS Bi-weekly newspaper published by the students of Stratford Jun io r High School, Arlington, Virginia. Printed by Universal Printers, Arlington Virginia. Vol. 1 February 9, No. 5 STAFF Editor-in-C hief.......... Billy Van Deusen Feature E d ito r...............Elaine Alexander Editorial & News Editor Jackie Albrecht Sports Editor ...................... Donald Sours Business M anagers........ Steve Milliken, Vernon Iden, Gene Weedon Circulation Managers .. Joanne Witzel, Eustace Land, Grace Tunnicliffe, Frank Rollins Exchange Editors .......... Winona Payne Barbara McHenry, Jo Ann Hemphill Faculty Sponsor .............. Mr. Macekura R ep o rters..........Evelyn David, Priscilla Welbon, Carolyn Kenney, Mareen del Mar, Helen English, P at Williams, Elaine Koup, Dwight Scott, Jerry Foster, Dick Burgess, Rodney Cald well, Donald Rea, Ruthie Bowman, K athlene Blake, Joyce Simmons, Jo h n ny Hetzer, Edna Mahoney, Donna Clow A rthur Hammond, Georgianna Nagley, Greg H etter, Linda Condra. C. A. Orbell Heads Music Department Mr. C. A. Orbell, music teacher, left on Friday, January 20, to replace Mr. Harold Rubenstein as head of the instru m ental music departm ent of Washing ton-Lee High School. He was faculty advisor of the bus patrols, directed the band, boys chorus, and several other classes. Mr. Orbell is from Pennsylvania. Be fore World War II he won a football scholarship to Pennsylvania State Col lege. Before completing college he joined the army, with which he served in the South Pacific. A fter the war he com pleted his education at Carnegie Tech. Mr. Orbell came to the Arlington County Schools at the beginning of last year and taught instrum ental music at Swanson and Thomas Jefferson. In appreciation of his work at S trat ford, the boys chorus and the band join ed in giving him a farewell party, at which he was presented a loving cup. We wish him luck at Washington-Lee. SPORTLIGHT Miss Powell’s 8A2 is planning to have a skating party at Riverside Skating Rink. Miss Arington’s 8A8 homeroom and Miss Craig’s 8A ll homeroom had a skating party at Riverside on Jan. 30. Mrs. Thompson’s 7A3 had two skating parties, one for the entire class on Jan. 6, and another on the 13th. for the boys. Mr. Cook’s 7A5 is planning a skating party at Riverside in the near future. Peggy Hank, a new member of 7A6 moved from Washington, D. C. a few weeks ago. Mr. P iper’s homeroom, 7A8, had a skating party at Riverside on Jan uary 27. On January 20, Mr. Taylor’s homeroom, 7A9, had a skating party at Riverside. Mr. and Mrs. Piper were the guests of Mr. Taylor. Mrs. Welbes, the homeroom m other of 7A9, and Mr. Taylor helped to organize the party. Miss Baker’s 7A11 held a skating party at Riverside on February 2. :jc ae sc ) f On January 2, Miss Baylis took a small group of students from her health class to the Mental Hygiene Clinic, in Ar lington. These pupils were working on a problem in psychology. The infor mation they received was helpful and interesting. Mr. Donald Druckenmiller, basketball coach and gym teacher, was born in Washington, D. C. and has lived in Ar lington most of his life. Boys Basketball Team Beats Deal iun. High Stratford won a thrilling victory over Deal Junior High School in a three min ute overtime in the latter’s gym. The score was 32-32 when the regular game time ran out. A three m inute overtime was played. In the overtime Stratford scored three points to clinch the game. High scorer for Stratford was Dick Mabry who scored sixteen points. Stratford Girls Lose First Game to TJ. On Thui’sday, January 25, the girls basketball team was beaten by Thomas Jefferson. High scorer was Bobby Tuck er who racked up twelve points. At halftim e the score was 23-9 in favor of TJ. In the last half Stratford picked up thirteen points, and T J twelve, making the final score 35-22. GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE January 25—away at T J February 1—away at Madison February 8—away at Swanson February 15—home with T J Febraury 20—home Madison March 1—home Swanson At Washington-Lee High School he played football in his first year on the Junior Varsity, and on the Varsity the other three years. He played baseball all four years. A t George Washington University he played baseball four years at both first base and catcher. He was center on the football team in 1946, 1947, and 1949. Mr. Druckenmiller says a team is everybody working together with a spirit of cooperation, a give and take attitude, respect for each others ability, a feeling of friendliness and helpfulness between the players and the coach, playing to win, and abiding by the rules and regu lations. In his words, “Any team can take a victory in stride but it takes an exceptionally good team to take a loss in stride.” “Basketball is like math or science in that it serves as a part of the total edu cation of an individual. Remember a team is a combined unit of the total members and not composed of in individuals,” he said. INQUIRING REPORTER It seems there has always been quite a question about women drivers, fol lowing are the answers to this question as given by our students. Phillip Farm er—They are just as good as men. Robert Inseoe—Don't think much of them. Edward Ferrell—They should go back to driving school. Frankie Hermen—Same opinion as Edward Ferrell. Vickie Kosmas—The average woman is pretty good. Beverly Oneil—Some are pretty good, but others are too nervous. Our second question is, “Are you go ing to give a valentine to your sweetie?” Jackie Albrecht—Why yes! Pete Reimer—I don’t have a girl. Catherine Gordon—I don’t send valen tines. Marion M urray—I don’t have enough money. Stanley Collins—Yea man! Mary H unter—Depends on the mood I am in. Bill George—Don’t know. Anne Richardson—Sure am! Bobbie G arnett—I’m broke. Page Three TIIE SIGNPOST February 9, 1951 Stratford Boys Win First Game In Three Fad-shions by Kathlen Blake Now that 1951 is fairly on its way let’s look back and compare a few of the last year’s fashions with the fashions of this year. Two m aterials that have gained in popularity are jersey and velveteen. Those felt hearts worn on jackets last year have gone out of the picture completely. The khaki army pants with big side pockets have disappeared too. Taffeta is still tops. L etter sweaters aren ’t seen as much as they were last year. Altogether styles haven’t changed too much. Back to the present now have you noticed yet—Susan Duley’s short hair —Roy Heinbuch’s shirt th at looks like leopard skin—The crewcuts of the boys on the basketball varsity—Grace Tunnecliffes black corduroy skirt. Lavender is becoming a very pop ular color. Betty Crabtree sports a com plete outfit in th at color. Talk about sewing! Helen Calkins made that purple dress by herself. I wonder where Sherrie Jam es got that neat bracelet? Well now —Patsy B urnett has been wearing a sm art little suit with a blue and white checked skirt and a blue jacket. Billie Buckm aster’s grey corduroy jum per with the scalloped neckline is really pretty. Elbert Jenkins wears some of the loud est and sportiest socks. Jo-Ann Schil ling looks sharp in her light blue suit and fuchsia sweater. Stratford got off to a fast start in winning th eir first basketball game in three starts. They beat a fast Dolly Madison team 27-21. In the first quarter Stratford got seven quick points and Madison six. Both teams slowed up in the second quarter, and the half time score was 13-10 in favor of Stratford. Madison started the second half with a burst of scoring. Meanwhile Stratford had slowed down, and the score at the end of the third quarter was 16-16. Stratford opened the final quar ter with a scoring spree, and the game ended with Stratford ahead by a score of twenty-seven to twenty-one. High scorer for Stratford was Skip Moats with seven points. The rest of Stratford's scoring was pretty well dis tributed as follows: Kennedy (4), Mabry (3), Ward (0), Davis (1), Hetzer (2), Chil dress (0), Whetzel (2), Jacobs (0), Eberdt (0), Martina (5), Reimer (0), Hockersmith (3), Peterson (0), Bransford (0), and Woloski (0). 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Bachelor of the Month title is bestowed to Dick Jacobs. The Spinster of the Month is Ruthie Bowman. With these two lonely hearts floating about school you would think that they could get together. Ruthy Leahy and Bobby Inscoe have seen a lot of each other lately. Phyliss K oerner has it for Jimmy Reed. Janice Ohman and Fred Insim inger have been together a lot these last few months. Johnny Farris is making eyes at Elaine Koup and Jody Dunmon. One to a customer Johnny. Joan B arrett is still fishing for somebody—Jim m y Copperthite. It seems Bambi Iliff and John aren’t happy unless sitting together. Carolyn Artell and Pete Shepard seem to be made for each other. Marsha Mikelson and Frank Sm ith are still going strong. The new list of steadies is: Betty Root and Billy Swift, John Rogers and Christene Bownen and Patsy B arrnett and Wally Ryland. Betty Knott seems to be wild over Dick Davis. Pat Smith, Jean H arris and Marylin Gluntz all have a crush on B. W. Ruffner, Gale Fry and Joan Goodsel have been fighting over David Leffler. Jerry Foster and Wesley Bevens are both swooning over Angella Nutt. Helen Wakeman and Ann Swain are chasing Jeff Manack. What will Jane H arrington say? The Midnight clock tolls a sad story. The ta ttle r stands slowly, shuffles to . ward the bed—and sleeps. Exercise kills germs, but we haven't found out how to get them to exercise. Taylor's Stationery & Printing School and A r t Supplies 3155 WILSON BLVD. OWens 2666 F eb ru ary 9, 1951 PLATTER CHATTER by Ruthie Bowman ALLCRAFT CYCLE SHOP The ten top tunes of the week are practically the same as last reported. The listing is as follows: “Tennessee Waltz,” “My Heart Cries for You.” “Be My Love.” “The Thing,” “You're Ju st in Love,” “Harbor Lights,” “Neverthe less,” “Thinking of You,” “If,” and “The Roving Kind.” The five records th at are selling the fastest in this area are: “Be My Love” —They haven’t found a singer to sing it yet for the H it Parade; “Tennessee Waltz." People sure must love Patti! “ I f ” —a new one on the Hit Parade is done particularity well by Perry Como; "The Roving Kind”—a number that de serves more credit than it has been get ting: Still pulling it out and making a wonderful attem pt is “My H eart Cries for you.” Well, that just about does it for this week. I sure hope they cut a few of these songs. Don’t You? Schwinn & English Bicycles Repairs - Service - Accessories MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS “Harvey” is the name of an invisible rabbit who comes from Ireland and enjoys drinking. No one ever sees him except his favorite companion. Elwood P. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Public Schools, Stratford Junior High School Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_9 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/9106bb363dc7feb33f5e2143d5fe517e.pdf b0f67733adcdd5b09c20b1a7beeec995 PDF Text Text STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ARLINGTON, V IR G IN IA January 19, 1951 New School Nears Completion School Plant Offers Best In Educational Planning Stratford Junior High School is lo cated on nine acres of ground adjoining the seven acre Old Dominion Playground, which will be used for athletic activities. The total cost of the building and fu r nishings will be $1,676,909, The con tract calls for its completion on Februrry 7. The above picture shows the back of the building as it appears from Old Do minion Drive. On the left hand side (not in picture) is the home economics de partm ent,. which is on the top floor. It consists of a complete house including living room, dining room, and kitchen. Below the home economics departm ent is the main gym which is equipped with a sliding door which closes it off into two gyms during class periods, making one side for boys and one for girls. During games the doors will be opened to make one large gym. The floor is marked off for badminton, volleyball, and basket ball. Special features of the gym include folding bleachers, built-in loudspeakers, electric scoreboard, and an observation room for the instructor. Beneath the large gym is the auxiliary gym for danc ing and exerc'ses, and the locker rooms. The ultram odern cafeteria is also on the left. The three floors in the middle of the picture are class rooms. There are thirtythree class rooms of which twelve are exceptionally large. In the center of the building is the modern library and office. There will also be guidance offices and a full time nurse. The halls are twelve feet wide with built-in lockers. On the right hand side of the picture are the instrum ental music rooms, which are on the first floor. U nderneath the music rooms, in the basement, is the shop. The shop is completely sound proof. In back of the music rooms is the audi torium, which will seat 534 people. The auditorium will be closed off from the rest of the building when it is not in use during school hours. It will also be closed off to keep people out of the building when it is used outside of school hours. At the entrance of the auditorium is a ticket office, trophy case, fish pond, and a mezzanine where special meetings will be held. Stratford is the most functional and best planned school in the state of Vir ginia. �JPage Two THE SIGNPOST Action Taken To Develop Point System Due to the rum ors going around school about points, tru e facts have been se cured from the chairman of the Faculty Points System Committee. The commit tee consists of nine members who are: Mr. Richmond, principal; Mr. Allman, chairm an; Mr. Hullet, Mr. Orbell, Mr. Druckenmiller, Mr. Francis, Miss Blakemore, Mrs. Thorne, and Mrs. Thompson. It will be in the latter p art of March or maybe April before the system will be underway. The reason for the delay is because the committee must translate other schools’ points to our own system. For example Swanson uses the 1,000 point system. They must find out how many Swanson points are in one of ours. This must also be done for the other schools. A county wide point system would mean that you could transfer from one school to another, w ithout harming your points one way or another. How ever, it will be about two years before the system is working correctly. The rea son for this is because most of the eighth and ninth grade students have had a chance to earn points at other schools, and the seventh graders haven’t. At the present tim e it is thought th at 100 points will be needed for a school letter. Instead of having several letters for services, athletics, and so forth there will be ju st one. There will be an insig nia such as a football for a football player. A fter a student earns one letter, additional points will be given toward a bar or star or something similar. The boys on the football squad who received certificates will receive a school letter as soon as they are available. The stu dents who were on other teams will re ceive points. L et’s all get to work and earn our school letter. Hall Patrols Tour New Building On Friday, January 5, thirty-three members of the hall patrol went on a tour through the new building. This tour was conducted by Mr. Richard Muller, superintendent of the school. Faculty members accompanying the patrols were Mr. Claude Richmond, principal; Mrs. Doris Mortimer, assistant principal; and Mr. Roger Hicks, sponsor. The purpose of this tour was to acquaint the patrols with the building so they will be able to help you find your class when we move over there next month. Homeroom News The Signpost perfect subscription award was given to Mrs. Armstrong’s 7A1 homeroom class. A check for three dollars was proudly presented to the class by the Signpost. 7A1 homeroom had a Christmas party on December 18 at the Arlington County Recreation House on Washington Blvd. 8A2, Miss Powell’s homeroom class, had a skating party on Friday, January 12 at Riverside. Editor’s Note: It may not be known th at the poems that appeared in the first issues of The Signpost were w ritten by Judy Van Schaick, a student in Mr. Allman’s journalism class. Judy has re cently moved to California with her family. We wish to thank Judy for her fine poetry. Stratford Drops Opening Game A rough and ready Paul Junior High team set back the Stratford quintet in their opening game of the ’51 season. Control of the backboards was the de ciding factor as the three six footers of Paul rebounded successfully throughout the game. The first quarter saw Paul sweep into the lead with Bob Childress being the only Stratford player to score. Mid-wry in the second quarter S trat ford forged into the lead by a 12-10 score. Co-captains Dick Mabry and Pete Ward were intsrum ental in this surge into the lead but by the tim e the half ended Paul was once more in the lead 14-13. Stratford was rocked on its heels in the third quarter as Paul went on into a lead that it never relinquished. Trailing 25-16 the Stratford squad once again spurted and Paul themselves leading by only 27-25. A last minute goal cinched the game and Stratford found themselves on the short end of a 29-25 score. Scoring honors for Stratford went to Childress and Kennedy with six each. Scoring for Stratford went as follows: Forwards-Motes (3), Jacobs (1), Ward (4), and Mabry (2); Centers-Hockersmith (0) , and Davis (0); Guards-Childress (6), Hetzer (2), Kennedy (6), and Whetzel ( 1 ) . Scoring by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Paul 9 5 8 7 29 5 Stratford 8 3 9 25 January 19, 1951 January 19, 1951 THE SIGNPOST | Winter Riding Now Possible At Alexandria Strafford Spots by ALVINA EREN Mrs. William Dillon’s riding classes, held at Hayfield Farm, in Fairfax, will go on thru rain, sleet and snow this winter. Bad w eather riding is made pos sible by virtue of a large inside riding arena. Nice weather will find the rugged riders in the open, enjoying Hayfield’s rolling acres. Mrs. Dillon stresses that she is interested in accepting students who are interested in becoming fine riders, with a view to a good turn out for the annual spring horse show. Applications will be accepted until Jan. 23 for the w inter semester. For infor mation telephone Overlook 3695. Field Trip B r ie fs . . . Students of Stratford have been con tinuing their field trips. Finding them interesting and educating, they visited Washington and Arlington County. Among the places that have been visit ed are Stratford Hall and Wakefield in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Mrs. Armstrong took her 7A1 and 7A3 core classes to see the colonial homes at Stratford Hall and Wakefield on Nov. 21. There they found excellent subjects for their study of Home Life in Early Amer ica. On Dec. 7, Mr. Atkins and his science class went to the Naval Observatory in Washington. This trip was to find out the correct time in the United States and to furnish im portant information about the sun and the moon. Chinatown in the District of Columbia was visited by Mrs. Baxa’s core class on Dec. 19. The Core class had lunch at the Cathay Restaurant. Chow Mein, Chop Suey, and some American dishes were served. Pep Rally Held On January 5, S trat'o rd held its big gest pep rally of the season. The cheer leaders with Barbara G arnett directing did many of their cheers with the whole student body. Some of the cheers includ ed T-E-A-M, The Term and The Coach, and Two Bits. Mr. Druckenmiller intro duced the basketball team to the student body. We all wish them luck for the com ing season and hope they can secure the County Basketball Championship for Stratford. Page Three Lee's Birthday Observed Today Today is the hundred-forty-fourth birthday of one of Virginia’s greatest men. Gen eral Robert E. Lee. He was born on January 19, 1807 at Stratford Hall, th e home of the Lee family and the place for which our school is named. It was the home of many famous Lees, including “Light Horse” Harry, and two signers of the Declara tion of Independence, Richard Henry and Lightfoot Henry. Robert E. Lee lived at Stratford for only four years, but it rem ained in his family until it was sold in 1829. Robert E. Lee received his education at Alexandria and later became a graduate of West Point. He m arried a descendant of M artha Washington in 1831. He had seven children. Lee spent many years of his life working on the defenses of the Nation. He ser ved in the Mexican War in 1846 and won much praise, plus several promotions for his bravery and skill. He also served with the Cavalry against the Indians. He was for a short tim e superintendent of West Point. When Virginia seceeded from the Union he was offered a position in the Federal army, but he declined and went with his home state. H ere he worked his way up to commander-in-chief of the Confederate Army. For several years the South, through his leadership, defended itself against the overpowering North. W ith an army of 80,000 he could stop a Federal army of 180,000 with heavy casualties to the Union troops. But at last, being outnumbered and war-weary, he surrendered on April 9, 1865 to G eneral G rant at Appomattox. Dismissed of a charge of treason through G rant’s influence, he became president of Washington-Lee College. He served there until his death in 1870. He always took an interest in the welfare of his men, w hether on the battlefield or as superintendent at West Point. Stratford Hall is owned by Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation, Inc. who pur chased it in 1929 to restore and preserve this 1100 acre plantation. Guides show visi tors the house and grounds from 9:00 to 5:30 every day in the year except December 25. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children, w ith a special price of 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children in groups of twenty-five or more. Our school may well be proud of a name connected with this famous family and plantation. The Green Bay Packers won their fifth professional football title by troucing the New York Giants, 27-0, before 32,000 at Milwaukee. THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY was sum ming up. “The man who robbed that bank was a genius,” he told the jury. “His every move was cleverly planned. Now will you please take a good look at the defendant?” Tennessee beat Auburn, 7-0, to finish its grid season unbeaten, untied, and un scored on. READ TIIE SIGNPOST ELEVEN YEARS AGO (1939) One of Arlington County’s m ost suc cessful teachers is Stratford’s Mrs. Dicie Armstrong. A native Virginian, she has traveled extensively in N orth America, but has always called A rlington h er home. Some tim e ago Mrs. Armstrong had the opportunity to have a 6 weeks tour in th e U nited States, Canada and Mexico, Some of th e highlights of this tour were the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Na tional P ark whose scenic beauty im press ed her greatly. Mrs. Arm strong has attended Madison State Teachers College, George Wash ington, and University of Virginia. She has had experience teaching grades one through eight, but says she prefers seventh grade. One of her interesting hobbies is th e collecting of antique furniture and sil ver. H er beautiful home reflects h er a rt of interior decorating which is another of her hobbies. It is rum ored the new suit she has ju st bought was purchased to match her new convertible. Those of us who have had th e good fortune to study English u nder her will always appreciate h er understanding ways. SIX YEARS AGO (1944) Glenn Davis raced 50 yards to score one of th e touchdowns as Army walloped Navy, 23-7, for its ninth victory of the year. TWO YEARS AGO (1948) In a driving snowstorm a t Shibe Park, Philadelphia, th e Eagles won the NFL title over the Chicago Cardinals by a 7-0 margin. Steve Van Buren scored in the fourth quarter. Poet’s Corner Listen my children And you shall hear ! Of the Signpost callilng In every ear There are fashions fo r girls And movies too The T attler unfurls Choice whisperings for you T here’s news for all F or every you and you So answer the call And get the Signpost, too �Page Four THE SICNPOST A Major Issue jitg ttp O S t Bi-weekly newspaper published by the students of Stratford Junior High School, Arlington, Virginia. P rinted by Universal Printers, Arlington Virginia. Vol. 1 Jan u ary 19,1951 J a n u a ry 1 9 , 1 9 5 1 No. 4 STAFF Editor-in-C hief............Billy Van Deusen Feature E d ito r..............Elaine Alexander Editorial & News Editor Jackie A lbrecht Sports E d ito r......................... Donald Sours Business M anagers........ Steve Milliken, Vernon Iden, Gene Weedon Circulation Managers .. Joanne Witzell, Eustace Land, Grace Tunneclifle, F rank Rollins A Thankless Job A NEWSPAPER adults, teachers and lawyers, laborers and clergymen. The Signpost, to the staff, means: S—Sound, strong minds and bodies to collect and p rin t the best. I—Interest in everyone, his strength and weakness. G—G rit to work for and seek the truth. N—News—the events that concern all the people. P—Pride in each word we print. O—Objectiveness in reporting and printing the news that is free from pre judice and intolerance. S— Sincerity and honesty as guiding principles. T—T ruth without which there is no freedom, liberty, or democracy. We hope THE SIGNPOST will continue to grow into the finest expression of the faculty and student body. It can grow only if everyone shares in the task of supporting and encouraging the staff. The Signpost is your paper, it will reflect you and you alone, therefore, give it a good start and subscribe. SIX YEARS AGO (1944) Harold G reen (left defeated Rocky Graziano in 10 rounds before a crowd of 10,237 at Madison Square Garden. In this issue the limelight is turned on shoes. As usual, saddle oxfords and loaf ers are tops with the girls. Also suede oxfords or loafers with crepe soles are being seen here and there. At the par ties during the holiday season, black suede prevailed over everything. High and semi-high heels are being worn more and more. Loafers and oxfords are still the boys’ favorites. Some, however go out for rid ing boots with chains and what-nots on them. Those fluorescent colors in char treuse, blue and orange are back again, this time in shoestrings. E ither Jane Green or Tommy Hackersmith has the doubtful honor of starting this fad. This Christmas seems to have been a very merry one for all Stratfordites. L et’s see what Santa Claus left for us in the way of clothes. Shirley Thompson got a grey blouse and an attractive blue plaid skirt. Diane Stocking has been wearing those silk neck scarfs she got for Xmas. That pretty gray wool dress Sherrie Jam es was wear ing was a Christmas gift. Santa left Eva Markwood an orange blouse and a grey checked skirt. Mary Morrison was a little surprised at some of her presents. She got four pairs of angora gloves! Susan Goulett found a beautiful purple tweed twin sweater set in her Xmas stocking. Lottie Lueders got a sweater in a heavenly shade of lavender. Well, the feature editor is hot on my heels, so I’ll have to close my wardrobe warblings, now. tfonfrfyn’s eJforisf Member Florist Telegraph Delivery Association Page Five CHICKEN by Ruthie Bowman by Kathy Photographer ...................Stuckey Studio Faculty S ponsor.....................................Mr.Macekura Reporters ................ Winona Payne, Jo Ann Hemphill, Priscilla Welbon, Ev Our Hall Patrols have the thankless elyn David, Barbara McHenry, Kathjob of keeping order in the halls. They lene Blake, Ruthie Bowman. must attend many meetings and take being pushed around for granted. We will all reach our classes safely and more quickly if a little cooperation is shown our patrols. If everyone ran down Newspapers are more than folded, the halls disregarding the hall patrols printed sheets of paper that are sold on serious accidents could result. corners and thrown on your front For these reasons it is necessary for us porches. A newspaper is a living thing, all to obey and cooperate with the Hall sometimes more alive than you or I. Patrols to make th eir thankless duty a It is made of human lives, hum an tears little easier. and fears. It is made of children and THE SICNPOST Platter Parade Fad-shions The conduct of Straford students at the bus stops is fast becoming a m ajor issue here at school to both pupils and teachers. Valuable property has been, and is being, destroyed for no good re ason. This fault does not lie with every one, but everyone will share the bad name our school will receive if such con duct continues. The reputation we are making for ourselves now will live on for many years, and it must not be one of vandalism and destructiveness. When at the bus stops, we m ust rem em ber th at we are on private property, and must have enough self-respect to practice selfcontrol for the little time we m ust be there. J a n u a ry 1 9 , 19 5 1 by Evelyn David H ere are the ten top tunes as picked by our staff. Do you think this should be the order of these tunes? In first place is “Tennessee Waltz” by Patti Page. Second is “My H eart Cries for You” by Vic Damone. Third, by all means, is “The Thing” by Phil Harris. Fourth, an old tune brought back, is "Thinking of you,” which is a very pretty number. Fifth place goes to that very clever song “You’re Ju st in Love” by Perry Como and the Fontaine Sisters. "Harbor Lights” comes in sixth with quite a few different versions. “Oh, Babe” th at song with rhythm comes in seventh, sung by Kate Stax-. “I’ll Never Be Free,” hillbilly style, is eighth. In ninth place we have “Nevertheless,” another old song brought back, composed by the old re liable Ruby and Kalm ar who also com posed “Thinking of You.” Last of all a beautiful song by Bing Crosby, “All My Love.” That’s just about it. How do you like it? Inquiring Reporter A fter great delibei’ations on the part of two eminent scholars of Stratford; the following question came to light. “What was your New Year’s resolution?” The red-faced students began to stammer: Johnny Hetzer—Not to give my teachei's a hard time. Ann Reed—To be sweet to Warren. Bobby Brown—To eat twice as much. Ruthie Myei-s—To go steady with Ed die Drecher. Johnny Blush—To do as much in Typ ing class as Joe Martina does. Jackie Albrecht—Go on a diet. Mary McKinely—Not to like Don Moy er. Barbara H arrington—To be one jump ahead of the clock. Elbert Jenkins—S tart liking Ann Reed. ALLCRAFT CYCLE SHOP The time was twelve-ten as I left home for the last day of school in 1950. As I walked along, I dreamed of those glor ious, well not so glorious days in school. My mind was still in a cloud when I started to cross my neighbors back yard. But suddenly, I jerked back to the pres ent. Before me, blocking my way was a chicken, no, a rooster, but what’s the difference. In algebra, I was taught to state my problem clearly and then look it over. Well, my problem stated itself with a crow, as I looked it over. “How can I get around this obstacle without getting pecked?” I asked myself. (A previous experience taught me that the thing would peck!) It seemed th at the answer would never come, so taking a new grip on myself and keeping my tru s ty algebra book handy, I started bravely forward. As I drew closer, the rooster started to edge in with his head cocked to one side. This I knew to be his method of attack. Quick as a flash he darted in— but I was ready, I waved the book in front of his face. I stopped him for a moment, but that moment was all I needed, I dash ed past. But—oops—dropped my Latin book. I stopped to pick it up, while again the chicken moved in. This tim e I was not quite ready and I barely missed being pecked. The chicken’s beak and my alge bra book connected with a crack which left a dent in my book, to speak nothing of the flattened condition of his beak. By this time my neighbor roused from her after-lunch nap, by the commotion, came to the dooi\ I glanced up, and with out listening to what she had to say (putting it frankly) I lit out. I had had hopes of the chicken be ing eaten for my neighbor’s Christmas dinner—but no such luck. Schwinn & English Bicycles Repairs - Service - Accessories 3136 10TH STREET • OWENS 4464 S tu c k e y S tu d io Portrait & Commercial Photography N. GARFIELD ST. at WILSON BLVD. 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The new list of romantic ravings be gins with Dick Davis and Ann Gosnell, A rt Eberdt and Anne Reed, Bruce Reynolds and Sherrie James. Winkie Gordon received a note from Elsie Dutrow, well. Barbara Hull has her eyes on Roy Heinbuch, well, what’s the response, Roy? Among the list of steadies are Jane Green and Don Lancaster, Bobbie Railey and Don Smith, and last but not least, Susan Goulett and Billy Creekmore. What’s in the meeting Jack Cornwell and K arren Brock have between first and second periods? A fairly new couple around school is Doug Corbin and Mary Hunter. Betty Paterson, B ert Ankeney and Diane Stocking, Ross Fletcher were at Margo Mann’s house Sunday night. Who was w ith Margo? None other than Bubs Ankeney. This is getting good! Jackie A lbrecht seems to think more of W-L boys than our Stratfordites. Could it be because of Jeff Lindsey? Ann Swain's hook and line is out for Art Eberdt. Pat Hackney and Bob Bengston have eyes only for each other. Have Jay Foxwell and Joan Atkins met Dick Mabry yet? Mary Ann Morrison and Jan Dykeman are still going strong. Larry Yeatman and Jean Branner seem like two love birds in a cage. Did you notice Johnny Ferris has had eyes for Joddie Dunman? What tall, black-haired boy and what small, blond cheerleader are getting along fine? Tommy and Jo seem almost inseparable. Pete Shepard sits in Math class swooning over Joyce Simmons. Betty Wilson finally found in the Lost and Found what she wanted, Jimmy Pollard! Did you see Nancy Corson and Frank H udnor sitting in the bus? Larry Bohnert and Libby Griffith are laughing at each others jokes. Cecil Duncan looks only David Kelley’s way. David Daljord is just wild over Carole Wegner. Sonny C arrera seems to be the only lone wolf in the class. Jim Coleman and Anne Murphy are supposedly secretly in love. Did you hear the sweet stories Molly Hinshaw is telling—well, you know who. Betty Jameson had b etter have a split personality to be able to suit both Danny Long and Kenny Colton. The T attler closes this column with joy for the dream joy now approaches. C L A S S IF IE D A D S TV TALK If you w ant to buy, sell, trade, or have rost or found something place a Classi fied Ad in THE SIGNPOST. The cost is only 2c p er word. The following ads were used by some of our satisfied cus tomers. WANTED: Five strong, able bodied boys w ith some knowledge of a game called basketball. Report to Coach Druck enmiller, in the gym. WANTED: Bright, intelligent student to test electric chairs. Apply W arden Lawes, San Quentin. FOR SALE: ’33 Buick, one door sedan (needs body work) slight knock in motor is ju st a mechanic trying to get out. FOR SALE: Coat. Never been used. Lump over shoulder is tailor still working on it. FOR RENT: One Shanty in Old Shanty Town, complete with hot and cold running rats. Private bath-tub, on most occasions. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello have signed a contract with NBC-TV to replace M artin & Lewis on “Comedy Hour” some time this month. A fter this they will oc cupy the vacancy of Fred Allen on the same show. . . Spike Jones will “spike” TV with an appearance in the near future . . . Folk singer Burl Ives will make a series of fairy tales for TV . . . Walt Disney believes the preview of “Alice in W onderland” presented on TV Christmas Day will do wonders for the film’s box office . . . Milton Berle has returned after a two week vacation . . . The ten top TV shows in the Hooperatings for December are: “Texaco Star Theatre,” “Fireside Theatre,” “Godfrey’s Talent Scouts,” Toast of the Town,” “Cactus Jim ,” "Man Against Crime,” “Mama,” “Philco Tele vision Playhouse,” "Lights Out,” and “Your Show of Shows.” If you want to place a Classified Ad in THE SIGNPOST see Mr. Macekura in room 307. TWO YEARS AGO (1948) Southern Cal held Notre Dame’s un beaten, untied team to a 14-14 deadlock at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. THE Q U A L IT Y SH O P Movie Highlights by Barbara McHenry N atio n ally K now n M en 's W ear “Watch the Birdie” is a comedy con cerning a camera store owner (Red Skel ton) who in trying to meet his bills, tries his hand at taking newsreel pictures to earn the extra money. In one incident he goes to take pictures of the christening of a yacht, but he has an accident and in this way meets his love interest of the picture (Arlene Dalh). In this movie Red gets into trouble with some gangsters, because he had taken movies of two men planning to wreck someone’s business. There are many humorous incidents in this film and it is recommended for the whole family. Wilson Blvd. & T . H ighland S t. V A R L IN G T O N , V I R G IN IA POLLOCK REFRIGERATION COMPANY A uthorized Frigidaire Sales & Service 2900 WILSON BLVD. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_8 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/c8b8b5158885576cfeb903aefc109759.pdf 5b663d8264a44b5435267bcc4a8c1b9d PDF Text Text Vol. 1, No. 4 STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ARLINGTON, V IR G IN IA January 19, 1951 Mew School Nears Completion School Plant Offers Best In Educational Planning Stratford Junior High School is lo cated on nine acres of ground adjoining th e seven acre Old Dominion Playground, which will be used for athletic activities. The total cost of the building and fur nishings will be $1,676,909. The con tra c t calls for its completion on Febru ary 7. The above picture shows the back of th e building as it appears from Old Do minion Drive. On the left hand side (not in picture) is the home economics de partm ent, which is on the top floor. It consists of a complete house including living room, dining room, and kitchen. Below the home economics departm ent is the main gym which is equipped with a sliding door which closes it off into two gyms during class periods, making one side for boys and one for girls. During games the doors will be opened to make one large gym. The floor is marked off for badminton, volleyball, and basket ball. Special features of the gym include folding bleachers, built-in loudspeakers, electric scoreboard, and an observation room for the instructor. Beneath the large gym is the auxiliary gym for danc ing and exercises, and the locker rooms. The ultram odern cafeteria is also on the left. The three floors in the middle of the picture are class rooms. There are thirtythree class rooms of which twelve are exceptionally large. In the center of the building is the modern library and office. There will also be guidance offices and a full time nurse. The halls are twelve feet wide with built-in lockers. On the right hand side of the picture are the instrumental music rooms, which are on the first floor. Underneath the music rooms, in the basement, is the shop. The shop is completely sound proof. In back of the music rooms is the audi torium, which will seat 534 people. The auditorium will be closed off from the rest of the building when it is not in use during school hours. It will also be closed off to keep people out of the building when it is used outside of school hours. At the entrance of the auditorium is a ticket office, trophy case, fish pond, and a mezzanine where special meetings will be held. Stratford is the most functional and best planned school in the state of Vir ginia. �Page Two Action Taken To Develop Point System Due to the rum ors going around school about points, true facts have been se cured from the chairman of the Faculty Points System Committee. The commit tee consists of nine members who are: Mr. Richmond, principal; Mr. Allman, chairman; Mr. Hullet, Mr. Orbell, Mr. Druckenmiller, Mr. Francis, Miss Blakemore, Mrs. Thorne, and Mrs. Thompson. It will be in the latter part of March or maybe April before the system will be underway. The reason for the delay is because the committee must translate other schools’ points to our own system. For example Swanson uses the 1,000 point system. They must find out how many Swanson points are in one of ours. This must also be done for the other schools. A county wide point system would mean that you could transfer from one school to another, without harming your points one way or another. How ever, it will be about two years before the system is working correctly. The rea son for this is because most of the eighth and ninth grade students have had a chance to earn points at other schools, and the seventh graders haven’t. At the present time it is thought that 100 points will be needed for a school letter. Instead of having several letters for services, athletics, and so forth there will be ju st one. There will be an insig nia such as a football for a football player. A fter a student earns one letter, additional points will be given toward a bar or star or something similar. The boys on the football squad who received certificates will receive a school letter as soon as they are available. The stu dents who were on other teams will re ceive points. L et’s all get to work and earn our school letter. Hall Patrols Tour New Building On Friday, January 5, thirty-three members of the hall patrol went on a tour through the new building. This tour was conducted by Mr. Richard Muller, superintendent of the school. Faculty members accompanying the patrols were Mr. Claude Richmond, principal; Mrs. Doris M ortimer, assistant principal; and Mr. Roger Hicks, sponsor. The purpose of this tour was to acquaint the patrols with the building so they will be able to help you find your class when we move over there next month. THE SIGNPOST Homeroom News The Signpost perfect subscription award was given to Mrs. Armstrong’s 7A1 homeroom class. A check for three dollars was proudly presented to the class by the Signpost. 7A1 homeroom had a Christmas party on December 18 at the Arlington County Recreation House on Washington Blvd. 8A2, Miss Powell’s homeroom class, had a skating party on Friday, January 12 at Riverside. Editor’s Note; It may not be known that the poems that appeared in the first issues of The Signpost were w ritten by Judy Van Schaick, a student in Mr. Allman’s journalism class. Judy has re cently moved to California with her family. We wish to thank Judy for her fine poetry. Stratford Drops Opening Game A rough and ready Paul Junior High team set back the Stratford quintet in th eir opening game of the '51 season. Control of the backboards was the de ciding factor as the three six footers of Paul rebounded success.ully throughout the game. The first quarter saw Paul sweep into the lead with Bob Childress being the only Stratford player to score. Mid-way in the second quarter S trat ford forged into the lead by a 12-10 score. Co-captains Dick Mabry and Pete Ward were intsrum ental in this surge into the lead but by the time the half ended Paul was once more in the lead 14-13. Stratford was rocked on its heels in the third quarter as Paul went on into a lead th at it never relinquished. Trailing 25-16 the Stratford squad once again spurted and Paul themselves leading by only 27-25. A last minute goal cinched the game and Stratford found themselves on the short end of a 29-25 score. Scoring honors for Stratford went to Childress and Kennedy with six each. Scoring for Stratford went as follows; Forwards-Moles (3), Jacobs (1), Ward (4), and Mabry (2); Centers-Hockersmith •0), and Davis (0); Guards-Childress (6), Hetzer (2), Kennedy <6), and Whetzel (1). Scoring by Q uarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 9 5 7 8 29 5 8 3 9 25 January 19, 1951 January 19, 1951 Winter Riding Now Possible At Alexandria Stratford Spots by ALVINA EREN Mrs. William Dillon’s riding classes, held at Hayfield Farm, in Fairfax, will go on thru rain, sleet and snow this winter. Bad weather riding is made pos sible by virtue of a large inside riding arena. Nice weather will find the rugged x-iders in the open, enjoying Hryfield’s rolling acres. Mrs. Dillon stresses th at she is interested in accepting students who are interested in becoming fine riders, with a view to a good turn out for the annual spring horse show. Applications will be accepted until Jan. 23 for the winter semester. For infor mation telephone OVei'look 3895. Field Trip Briefs . . . Students of Stratford have been con tinuing their field trips. Finding them .nteresting and educating, they visited Washington and Arlington County. Am~ng the places that have been visit ed are Stratfoi'd Hall and Wakefield in Westmoi-eland County, Virginia. Mrs. Armstrong took her 7A1 and 7A3 core classes to see the colonial homes at Stratford Hall and Wakefield on Nov. 21. There they found excellent subjects for their st.,dy of Home Life in Early Amex-ica. On Dec. 7, Mr. Atkins and his science class went to the Naval Observatory in Washington. This trip was to find out the correct time in the United States and to furnish important information about the sun and the moon. Ch'natown in the District of Columbia was visited by Mrs. Baxa’s core class on Dec. 19. The Core class had lunch at the Cathay Restaurant. Chow Mein, Chop Suey, and some American dishes were served. Pep Rally Held On January 5, Stratford held its bigte s t pep rally of the season. The cheer leaders with Barbara G arnett directing did many of their cheers with the whole student body. Some of the cheers includ ed T-E-A-M, The Term and The Coach, and Two Bits. Mr. Druckenmiller inti'oduced the basketball team to the student body. We all wish them luck for the com ing season and hope they can secui'e the County Basketball Championship for Stratfoi'd. Page Three THE SIGNPOST —Photo by Mi Iliken. Lee's Birthday Observed Today Today is the hundred-forty-fourth birthday of one of Vii'ginia’s greatest men, Gen eral Robei-t E. Lee. He was born on January 19, 1807 at Sti'atford Hall, the home of the Lee family and the place for which our school is named. It was the home of many famous Lees, including “Light Horse” Harry, and two signers of th e Declara tion of Independence, Richard Henry and Lightfoot Henry. Robert E. Lee lived at Stratford for only four years, but it remained in his family until it was sold in 1829. R obert E. Lee x-eceived his education at Alexandria and later became a graduate of West Point. He married a descendant of Martha Washington in 1831. He had seven children. Lee spent many years of his life working on the defenses of the Nation. He ser ved in the Mexican War in 1846 and won much praise, plus several promotions for his bravery and skill. He also sei-ved with the Cavah-y against the Indians. He was for a short tim e superintendent of West Point. When Virginia seceeded from the Union he was offered a position in the Federal army, but he declined and went with his home state. Hei-e he worked his way up to commandei’-in-chief of the Confedei'ate Army. For sevex-al years the South, thi-ough his leadeiship. defended itself against the overpowering North. With an army of 80,000 he could stop a Federal ai’my of 180,000 with heavy casualties to the Union troops. But at last, being outnumbered and war-weary, he surrendered on April 9, 1865 to General Gi-ant at Appomattox. Dismissed of a chai-ge of treason through Gi'ant’s influence, he became pi-esident of Washington-Lee College. He served there until his death in 1870. He always took an interest in the welfare of his men, w hether on the battlefield or as supei’intendent at West Point. Stratford Hall is owned by Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation, Inc. who pur chased it in 1929 to restore and preserve this 1100 acre plantation. Guides show visi tors the house and grounds from 9.00 to 5:30 every day in the year except December 25. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children, with a special price of 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children in groups of twenty-five or more. Our school may well be proud of a name connected with this famous family and plantation. The Green Bay Packers won their fifth professional football title by troucing the New Yoi'k Giants, 27-0, before 32,000 at Milwaukee. THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY was sum ming up. “The man who l-obbed that bank was a genius,” he told th e jury. “His every move was clevei-ly planned. Now will you please take a good look at the defendant?” Tennessee beat Aubuirn, 7-0, to finish its grid season unbeaten, untied, and unseored on. READ THE SIGNPOST ELEVEN YEARS AGO (1939) One of Arlington County’s most suc cessful teachers is Stratford’s Mrs. Dicie Armstrong. A native Virginian, she has traveled extensively in North America, but has always called Arlington her home. Some time ago Mrs. Armstrong had the opportunity to have a 6 weeks tour in the United States, Canada and Mexico, Some of th e highlights of this tour were the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Na tional P ark whose scenic beauty impress ed h er greatly. Mrs. A rm strong has attended Madison State Teachers College, George Wash ington, and U niversity of Virginia. She has had experience teaching grades one through eight, but says she prefers seventh grade. One of h er interesting hobbies is the collecting of antique furniture and sil ver. H er beautiful home reflects her art of interior decorating which is another of her hobbies. It is rum ored the new suit she has ju s t bought was purchased to match her new convertible. Those of us who have had the good fortune to study English under her will always appreciate h er understanding ways. SIX YEARS AGO (1944) Glenn Davis raced 50 yards to score one of the touchdowns as Army walloped Navy, 23-7, for its ninth victory of the year. TWO YEARS AGO (1948) In a driving snowstorm at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, th e Eagles won the NFL title over the Chicago Cardinals by a 7-0 margin. Steve Van Buren scored in the fourth quarter. Poet's Corner Listen my children And you shall hear Of the Signpost calling In every ear There are fashions for girls And movies too The T attler unfurls Choice whisperings for you T here’s news for all For every you and you So answer the call �THE SIGNPOST Page Four . Platter Parade by Ruthie Bowman by Evelyn David Here are the ten top tunes as picked by our stafT. Do you think this should be the order of these tunes? In first place is “Tennessee Waltz” by Patti Page. Second is “My H eart Cries for You” by Vic Damone. Third, by all means, is “The Thing” by Phil Hairis. Fourth, an old tune brought back, is "Thinking of you,” which is a very pretty number. Fifth place goes to that very clever song “You’re Ju st in Love” by Perry Como and the Fontaine Sisters. "H arbor Lights” comes in sixth with quite a few different versions. “Oh, Babe” that song with rhythm comes in seventh, su n j by Kate Star. “I’ll Never Be Free,” hillbilly style, is eighth. In ninth place we have "Nevertheless,” another old song brought back, composed by the old re liable Ruby and Kalmar who also com posed “Thinking of You.” Last of all a beautiful song by Bing Crosby, “All My Love.” T in t's just about it. How do you like it? STAFF Editor-in-C hief............Billy Van Deusen Feature E d ito r..............Elaine Alexander Editorial & News Editor . Jackie A lbrecht Sports Editor .......................Donald Sours Business M anagers........ Steve Milliken, Vernon Iden, Gene Weedon Circulation Managers .. Joanne Witzell, Eustace Land, Grace Tunnecliffe, Frank Rollins Loafers and oxfords are still the boys’ favorites. Some, however go out for rid ing boots with chains and what-nots on them. Those fluorescent colors in char treuse. blue and orange are back again, this time in shoestrings. E ither Jane Green or Tommy Hackersmith has the doubtful honor of starting this fad. P hotographer.................. Stuckey Studio Faculty Sponsor ................................... Mr.Macekura R e p o r te r s .............. Winona Payne, Jo Ann Hemphill, Priscilla Welbon, Ev Our Hall Patrols have the thankless elyn David, Barbara McHenry, Kathjob of keeping order in the halls. They lene Blake, Ruthie Bowman. must attend many meetings and take being pushed around for granted. We will all reach our classes safely and more quickly if a little cooperation is shown our patrols. If everyone ran down Newspapers are more than folded, the halls disregarding the hall patrols printed sheets of paper that are sold on serious accidents could result. corners and thrown on your front For these reasons it is necessary for us porches. A newspaper is a living thing, all to obey and cooperate with the Hall sometimes more alive than you or I. Patrols to make their thankless duty a It is made of human lives, human tears little easier. and fears. It is made of children and adults, teachers and lawyers, laborers and clergymen. The Signpost, to the SIX YEARS AGO (1944) staff, means: Harold G reen (left defeated Rocky Graziano in 10 rounds before a crowd of S— Sound, strong minds and bodies 10,237 at Madison Square Garden. to collect and print the best. I—Interest in everyone, his strength and weakness. G—G rit to work for and seek the ^9onf?fyn’s eftorisf truth. N—News—the events that concern all Member Florist Telegraph the people. P—Pride in each word we print. Delivery Association O—Objectiveness in reporting and printing the news that is free from p re • judice and intolerance. 2046 WILSON BOULEVARD S— Sincerity and honesty as guiding Arlington, Virginia principles. T—T ruth without which th ere is no C H e stn u t 3233 O X fo rd 4111 freedom, liberty, or democracy. This Christmas seems to have been a very merry one for all Stratfordites. L et’s see what Santa Claus left for us in the way of clothes. A Thankless Job Shirley Thompson got a grey blouse and an attractive blue plaid skirt. Diane Stocking has been wearing those silk neck scarfs she got for Xmas. That pretty gray wool dress Sherrie Jam es was wear ing was a Christmas gift. Santa left Eva Markwood an orange blouse and a grey checked skirt. Mary Morrison was a little surprised at some of her presents. She got four pairs of angora gloves! A NEWSPAPER Susan Goulett found a beautiful purple tweed twin sweater set in her Xmas stocking. Lottie Lueders got a sweater in a heavenly shade of lavender. Well, the feature editor is hot on my heels, so I ’ll have to close my wardrobe warblings, now. Ip D Q O O O O O O e O O O S O D C X Ij I OLD DOMINION BANK jj .. Three locations To Serve You X jlj jj jj jlj 2926 COLUMBIA PIKE 3555 LEE HICHWAY 4254 FAIRFAX DRIVE JL V A M o m h er O f T h e F e d e ra l R e s e r v e In s u r a n c e F o r p a r a t io n J. V jlj jj Inquiring Reporter A fter great deliberations on the part of two eminent scholars of Stratford; the following question came to light. “What was your New Year’s resolution?” The red-faced students began to stammer: Johnny Hetzer—Not to give my teach ers a hard time. Ann Reed—To be sweet to Warren. Bobby Brown—To eat twice as much. Ruthie Myers—To go steady with Ed die Drecher. Johnny Blush—To do as much in Typ ing class as Joe Martina does. Jackie Albrecht—Go on a diet. Mary McKinely—Not to like Don Moy er. Barbara Harrington—To be one jump ahead of the clock. Elbert Jenkins—Start liking Ann Reed. C H E R R Y D A L E D RU G S T O R E | j X School Supplies— Fountain Service— Cosmetics 3922 Lee High way DitC 3UC A rlin g to n , Virginia DitC r a te ix k : r x tc rx tc ALLCRAFT CYCLE SHOP The time was twelve-ten as I left home for the last day of school in 1950. As I walked along, I dreamed of those glor ious, well not so glorious days in school. My mind was still in a cloud when I started to cross my neighbors back yard. But suddenly, I jerked back to the pres ent. Before me, blocking my way was a chicken, no, a rooster, but what's the difference. In algebra, I was taught to state my problem clearly and then look it over. Well, my problem stated itself with a crow, as I looked it over. “How can I get around this obstacle without getting pecked?” I asked myself. (A previous experience taught me that the thing would peck!) It seemed that the answer would never come, so taking a new grip on myself and keeping my tru s ty algebra book handy, I started bravely forward. As I drew closer, the rooster started to edge in with his head cocked to one side. This I knew to be his method of attack. Quick as a flash he darted in— but I was ready. I waved the book in front of his face. I stopped him for a moment, but that moment was all I needed, I dash ed past. But—oops—dropped my Latin book. I stopped to pick it up, while again the chicken moved in. This time I was not quite ready and I barely missed being pecked. The chicken’s beak and my alge bra book connected with a crack which left a dent in my book, to sperk nothing of the flattened condition of his beak. By this time my neighbor roused from her after-lunch nap, by the commotion, came to the door. I glanced up. and with out listening to what she had to say (putting it frankly) I lit out. I had had hopes of the chicken be ing eaten for my neighbor's Christmas dinner—but no such luck. Schwinn & English Bicycles Repairs - Service - Accessories 313610TH STREET • OWENS 4464 Stuckey Studio* Portrait & Commercial Photography N. GARFIELD ST. at IFILSON BLVD. C H estnut 4877 CLARENDON TRUST COMPANY T he B a n k On T h e Circle C o m p lete B a n k in g Services FREE P A R K IN G L O T MEMBER FD IC • OWENS 7777 Miller & Wrenn " A rlin g to n ’s Sm artest” F u r n itu r e 2217-21 N. Pershing Drive Arlington, Virginia OWens 4343 • JAckson 8-6999 S U B S C R IB E TO TH E SIG N P O ST Cherrydale Florist A R L I N G T O N T R U S T C O M P A N Y , INC. “Say It With Flowers” A R L IN G T O N . V IR G IN IA ★ C orsages T h a t A re D iffe re n t X Page Five CHICKEN In this issue the limelight is turned on shoes. As usual, saddle oxfords and loaf ers are tops with the girls. Also suede oxfords or loafers with crepe soles are being seen here and there. At the par ties during the holiday season, black suede prevailed over everything. High and semi-high heels are being worn more and more. The conduct of Straford students at the bus stops is fast becoming a major issue here at school to both pupils and teachers. Valuable property has been, and is being, destroyed for no good re ason. This fault does not lie with every one, but everyone will share the bad name our school will receive if such con duct continues. The reputation we are making for ourselves now will live on for many years, and it must not be one of vandalism and destructiveness. When at the bus stops, we must rem em ber th at we are on private property, and must have enough self-respect to practice selfcontrol for the little time we must be there. No. 4 We hope THE SIGNPOST will continue to grow into the finest expression of the faculty and student body. It can grow only if everyone shares in the task of supporting and encouraging the staff. The Signpost is your paper, it will reflect you and you alone, therefore, give it a good start and subscribe. THE SICNPOST by Kathy Bi-weekly newspaper published by the students of Stratford Jun io r High School, Arlington, Virginia. Printed by Universal Printers, Arlington Virginia. J a n u a ry 19, 1951 January 19, 1951 Fad-shions A Major Issue W at Yol. 1 January 19, 1951 ★ 3725 Lee Highway OWens 1181 COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS INVITED MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT IN S I RANGE CORPORATION FEDERAL. ST A T E AND COUNTY DEPOSITARY ROSSLYN BRANCH 2029 North Moore Street MAIN OFFICE NAVY FACILITY 1515 North Courthouse Road Arlington Navy Annex �Page Six January 19, 1951 THE SIGNPOST TATTLER The tattler has heard that the New Year has entered. That is news. The same old faces, the same headlines, the same world, so, with great glee the ta ttle r makes a resolution, To Be Heard B ut Not Seen. The new list of romantic ravings be gins with Dick Davis and Ann Gosnell, A rt E berdt and Anne Reed, Bruce Reynolds and Sherrie James. Winkie Gordon received a note from Elsie Dutrow, well. Barbara Hull has her eyes on Roy Heinbuch, well, what’s the response, Roy? Among the list of steadies are Jane Green and Don Lancaster, Bobbie Railey and Don Smith, and last but not least, Susan Goulett and Billy Creekmore. What’s in the meeting Jack Cornwell and K arren Brock have between first and second periods? A fairly new couple around school is Doug Corbin and Mary Hunter. Betty Paterson, Bert Ankeney and Diane Stocking, Ross Fletcher were at Margo Mann’s house Sunday night. Who was with Margo? None other than Bubs Ankeney. This is getting good! Jackie Albrecht seems to think more of W-L boys than our Stratfordites. Could it be because of Jeff Lindsey? Ann Swain’s hook and line is out for Art Eberdt. Pat Hackney and Bob Bengston have eyes only for each other. Have Jay Foxwell and Joan Atkins met Dick Mabry yet? Mary Ann Morrison and Jan Dykeman are still going strong. Larry Yeatman and Jean Branner seem like two love birds in a cage. Did you notice Johnny Ferris has had eyes for Joddie Dunman? What tall, black-haired boy and what small, blond cheerleader are getting along fine? Tommy and Jo seem almost inseparable. Pete Shepard sits in Math class swooning over Joyce Simmons. Betty Wilson finally found in the Lost and Found what she wanted, Jimmy Pollard! Did you see Nancy Corson and Frank Hudnor sitting in the bus? L arry Bohnert and Libby Griffith are laughing at each others jokes. Cecil Duncan looks only David Kelley’s way. David Daljord is just wild over Carole Wegner. Sonny Carrera seems to be the only lone wolf in the class. Jim Coleman and Anne Murphy are supposedly secretly in love. Did you hear the sweet stories Molly Hinshaw is telling—well, you know who. Betty Jameson had better have a split personality to be able to suit both Danny Long and Kenny Colton. The T attler closes this column with joy for the dream joy now approaches. C L A S S IF IE D A D S TV TALK If you want to buy, sell, trade, or have rost or found something place a Classi fied Ad in THE SIGNPOST. The cost is only 2c per word. The following ads were used by some of our satisfied cus tomers. WANTED: Five strong, able bodied boys with some knowledge of a game called basketball. Report to Coach Druck enmiller, in the gym. WANTED: Bright, intelligent student to test electric chairs. Apply Warden Lawes, San Quentin. FOR SALE: ’33 Buick, one door sedan (needs body work) slight knock in motor is ju st a mechanic trying to get out. FOR SALE: Coat. Never been used. Lump over shoulder is tailor still working on it. FOR RENT: One Shanty in Old Shanty Town, complete with hot and cold running rats. Private bath-tub, on most occasions. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello have signed a contract with NBC-TV to replace M artin & Lewis on “Comedy Hour” some time this month. A fter this they will oc cupy the vacancy of Fred Allen on the same show. . . Spike Jones will “spike” TV with an appearance in the near future . . . Folk singer Burl Ives will make a series of fairy tales for TV . . . W alt Disney believes the preview of “Alice in W onderland” presented on TV Christmas Day will do wonders for the film’s box office . . . Milton Berle has returned after a two week vacation . . . The ten top TV shows in the Hooperatings for December are: “Texaco Star Theatre,” "Fireside Theatre,” “Godfrey’s T alent Scouts,” Toast of the Town,” “Cactus Jim ,” “Man Against Crime,” “Mama,” “Philco Tele vision Playhouse," “Lights Out," and “Your Show of Shows.” If you want to place a Classified Ad in THE SIGNPOST see Mr. Macekura in room 307. TWO YEARS AGO (1948) Southern Cal held Notre Dame’s un beaten, untied team to a 14-14 deadlock at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. TH E Q U A L IT Y SH O P Movie Highlights by Barbara McHenry N ationally K now n M en’s W ear “Watch the Birdie” is a comedy con cerning a camera store owner (Red Skel ton) who in trying to meet his bills, tries his hand at taking newsreel pictures to earn the extra money. In one incident he goes to take pictures of the christening of a yacht, but he has an accident and in this way meets his love interest of the picture (Arlene Dalh). In this movie Red gets into trouble with some gangsters, because he had taken movies of two men planning to wreck someone’s business. There are many humorous incidents in this film and it is recommended for the whole family. Wilson Bird, & Ar. H ighland St. A R L IN G T O N % \ 7 R G IN IA POLLOCK REFRIGERATION COMPANY An I horized Frigidaire Sales & Service 2900 WILSON BLVD. Arlington, Virginia First F ederal Savings & L oan Association O f A rlinglon C h a rtered by th o F ederal G o v ern m en t for th e purpose of en co u rag in g th r if t a n d hom e ow nership in th is c o m m u n ity Savings Accounts Insured Up to $10,000.01) Dividends Paid Semi-Annually Accounts Opened IT’ith So.00 MONTHLY REDUCTION HOME LOANS 2050 WIL’ ON BOULEVARD - ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA H ours 9 A. M. to 4 P. M L Open U ntil Noon S a tu rd a y s Giles I nut 7100 T h o S p e d M u s t H r S o tvn T o G a th e r A H o rvest OXford 0713 O p e n A S a v in g s A c c o u n t L a rg e O r S m a ll � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. 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Description An account of the resource Issue includes information on new school building and school activities Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Public Schools, Stratford Junior High School Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_7 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/e5b83a622e6ecb1d6a3a978ec4bcdd20.pdf 8131d8a49970b2d45078f4b8c48704b3 PDF Text Text Arlington County Public Schools TUCKAHOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Office of the Principal 6550 North 26th Street Arlington 13, Virginia JEfferson 2-7130 M R H 6, 1954 AC Y U A E M ST CORDIALLY INVITED T BE PRESENT FO TH O R O O R E DEDICATION A D OPEN H U O TU K H E SC O L O SAT­ N O SE F C A O HO N URD Y, M R H 13th F O 2:00 P, M, T 4:00 P, M A AC RM O . 4 W A E ASKING ALL SPECIAL GUESTS T BE SEATED O TH E R O N E PL T R AFTER TH SIXTH G A E C R L G O P SINGS. A FO M E RD OA RU W E Y U EN HN O TER THE AUDITO RIUM PLEASE SIT IN TH FIRST E T O R W O CHAIRS. W OS F AFTER TH SING G O T O TH AUD­ EY O U F E ITORIUM U TH RAM TU N LEFT, A D O TH PLATFO . , P E P, R N N E RM PARENT-TEACH ASSOCIATION, ER T C A O STAFF UKHE ADVISORY CO M M ITTEE, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Invitation to the Dedication and Open House of Tuckahoe School, March 13, 1954. March 8, 1954. Description An account of the resource Invitation to the dedication and open house of Tuckahoe School, March 13, 1954 from Parent-Teacher Association, Advisory Committee and Tuckahoe Staff. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Public Schools, Tuckahoe Elementary School Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_5 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/47baaf2db6f90de9030e1dd20dfba47d.pdf 37413378750ab63950b46c17de9c2e9a PDF Text Text DEDICATION A D O N PEN H USE O O F T C A O SC O L UKHE H O PORM RGA Rev. J. Luther Mauney M inister, Resurrection Lutheran Church George Reynolds President of Student Council Led by Miss L u ciile M itchell Supervisor of Music Mr. Charles Rothouse President, Parent-Teacher A ssociation Sixth Grade Choral Group Led by Miss Mattox Mrs. Edmund Campbell Chairman of School Eoard Mr. A. T. Lundberg County Manager Mr. T. Edward Rutter Superintendent of Schools Rev. Frank Ervin M inister, L ittle F alls Road Presbyterian Church Invoacation Pledge To The Flag Star Spangled Banner Welcome Music Presentation of Guests Greetings Speaker Benediction SPECIAL GUESTS Chairman, County Board County Manager Mrs. Leona Buchholz Mr. A. T. Lundberg Administrative S ta ff Superintendent of Schools Associate Superintendent A ssistant Superintendent A ssistant Superintendent Supervisor, Purchase Administrative A ssistant Director of Research Supervisor, Construction Supervisor, Buildings and Grounds Coordinator, Community Relations Supervisor, Cafeterias Mr. T. Edward Rutter Dr. C. Glen Hass Dr. Edward J. Braun Mr. Charles J, Walsh Mr. James D, Mahoney Miss Leigh Roolce Mr. Stanley V. Smith Mr. J. Albert Smith Mr. Thomas B. Netting Mrs. Della Brown Mrs. Joan Wilhelm School Board Members Mrs. Edmund D. Campbell Dr. Barnard Joy Mr. Warren Cox Chairman Dr. E, R. Draheirn Dr. L. Clark Keating Refreshments in Library � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flyer: "Dedication and Open House of Tuckahoe School", 1954. Description An account of the resource Includes Program, listing of special guests, Administrative Staff and School Board members in attendance. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Public Schools, Tuckahoe Elementary School Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_4 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/a905963abf2d5276f4ddae8495bf4fc9.pdf 78ac9e922dcbf842eebd6feabf92c23f PDF Text Text DEDICATION ISSUE Mrs. Edm und C am pbell, Chairm an Mr. T. E. R u tte r, Superintendent, Of T he School Board, Proposes D edicates W ak efield To An D edicating W akefield To Parents, U nceasing E ffo rt Toward The T axpayers, A nd Students. Goal O f A n A dequate Education The dedication of Wakefield is made pos sible by the contributions of many per sons, so many, in fact, th a t I find it dif ficult to form ulate an appropriate in scription. With full knowledge, therefore, th a t the statement will be inadequate, I pro pose th a t we dedicate the Wakefield School to three groups of persons. F irst, to those parents who, by making homes for their children in Aldington County, gave this school its reason fo r being; who, with unswerving, intelligent de votion, planned, prodded, andMrs. Campbell finally achieved. Second, to those A rlington citizen tax payers who do not have children in the public schools and yet have an investment of money, tim e and in terest in the public education of the children of Arlington and in the school buildings, which are monuments to their belief in the future America. (Continued On Page 2) For Every C itizen The dedication, of. the Wakefield High School on February 22, 1955, marks a great milestone in the history of Arlington County and a day of true significance for each of us individually. First this day is im portant because Wakefield is a beautiful and functional school building, one in which we may take justifi able pride. And, more impor ta n t still, is the knowledge we shall dedicate ourselves as a school system and as a com munity to the belief that education is im portant, and Mr. R utter the Wakefield School stands as a monu ment to th a t belief and to the perpetua tion of it here in Arlington. Wakefield borrows its name from a Vir ginia shrine, the birthplace of George W ashington, who shared a belief in a dream—a dream th at is now the United States of America. Today, we share a belief th a t the way of life for which “Wakefield"’ stands is a good way, a belie (Continued On Page 2) Dr.H .M .W ilson, Principal, Believes Ken D arling, P resid e n t O f The S tudent G overnm ent, Feels T h at “ School S p irit” Has M ade Good P a rticip a tio n In School O ther Successes Possible A ctivities By The S tu d en t Body, In commenting on Wakefield’s progress, I do not point to the many tangible suc cesses which are catalogued in this dedi cation issue. Instead, I call attention to the intangible something called “school spirit” th a t has developed so quickly in our school. Call it “school sp irit”, “morale”, “esprit de corps” or by any other name, it has been the moving force th a t has made our other successes possible. This feeling on the p art of students, sta ff, and com munity members reflects the affection which they hold for, the pride they take Dr. Wilson in, and the confidence they have in the school. When such a feeling ex ists, when m orale is as high as it is a t Wakefield, the efforts of a high ly trained professional staff, the p ar ticipation of an unusually fine student group, and the support of an intelligent parent group cannot but build an enviably bright future. I feel privileged to share in building th a t future. Is N ecessary F o r Success In the p a st two years of Wakefield’s operation the Student Government As sociation has involved itself in many ac tivities. The variety of these activities has been numerous—parties, dances, elections, and citizenship projects. The benefits gained by those students participating were equally numerous— fun, knowledge of self-gov ernment, and the reward of doing something fo r the community. Through these activities we have fulfilled the p u r pose of the Wakefield Stu- Ken Darling dent Government Association. In our constitution the purpose is stated as an effort to prom ote student participation, to bring out student lead ership, and to bring about school im provement by developing school spirit and cooperation, and building tradition. In the future, I feel th a t it will be ab solutely necessary fo r the organizations and activities to continue to fulfill the purpose of the W akefield Student Gov ernment Association in order to continueto reap the benefits and retain the suc cesses th at have already been ours. Member'. International Honorary Society fo r H igh School VOL. I NO. 8 " Dedication WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA February 22, 1955 Journalists W K F L G O S D R G T O Y A S O O E A IO A E IE D R W U IN W E R F P R T N w eeks. Then school life settled down piayed lig h t on pur own footfoalT iieiu in ih is is the oeiiuLiiuJ new Vvai<erieh. n stead of a t Four-Mile Run where they High School located high on the Dinwiddie to a quiet norm. Street hill in South Arlington. To the L ast year marked the opening of the had previously been played. The boys’ front stands the massive auditorium tow er g irls’ gym, the library, and the music, art, The form al dedication of Wakefield ing over the re st of the building. In back and home ec rooms. Also, the auditorium, gym and the two new w ings were comnleted. In December th e f ir s t assembly takes place today. The program is not lie various playfields. The football field boys’ gym, and two new wings were s ta r t was held in our new auditorium. only for the school dedication, but also is nestles low in a natural bowl. ed. honoring the birthday of George W ashing Wakefield hasn’t y e t been completed. In the fall of ’55, 2200 confused stu The firs t of la st year, 1600 students ton. The activities include two assemblies found their way through an endless maze dents poured into the halls of Wakefield. There will be a rifle range, tennis courts, with interesting programs and well known of electrical wires, saws, nails-, and other New students exclaimed over the vastness and new bleachers on the field. These things should be finished by 1956-1957. speakers. A t both assemblies W akefield’s equipment. Classes were held in the clinic, of th e school, while old ones were frankly puzzled over its rapid summer growth. Yes, this is W akefield High School, to cafeteria, and over in Claremont Elemen musical groups will perform. T his year our football games were be dedicated on February 22, of this year. tary School. Confusion prevailed fo r sevThe firs t assembly will be held this morning a t ten o’clock in the auditorium. Dr. Colgate W. Darden, president of the University of Virginia, will be the speaker. Dr Darden was form erly governor of Virginia. All home-room presidents and vice-presidents, class officers, and officers of the Student Council will attend. The Junior Class will also attend if there is enough room in the auditorium. Music for this assembly will be provided by the chorus and the orchestra. The traditional key ceremony will take place a t this time. In this ceremony, Dr. Wilson will accept the key of the school. A t two o’clock this afternoon the as sembly fo r the entire student body will be held in the boys’ gym. Parents and the public are also invited to attend. Today, there will be an open-house a t Wakefield. Guests will be able to tour the school to see the classrooms and modern facilities. The Hospitality Committee of the PTA, of which Mrs. Oldham is the chairman, will guide all the visitors and make them feel welcome. -The ' home economics classes are ready to serve re freshments to guests. The committee which planned all these activities - the open house, visitors, ceremonies and assemblies - is headed by Mi's. Joseph Wheeler. Others on the com mittee are: Mr. Charles J. Walsh, assis tant superintendent of schools in A rling ton; Mr. A rth u r Conover, president of the Wakefield Parent-Teacher Association; Mrs. Oldham; Dr. E. R. Draheim, who is representing the School board; Mr. Ira Funston and Mr. N orris N. Thompson of the Wakefield advisory committee; Dr. Harold Wilson, principal of W akefield; Mr. Ralph Kiel-, associate principal; Mrs. Mare, assistan t principal; Dr. Knipling, sponsor of the Student Council here at Wakefield; Ken Darling, president o f the Student Council, and Chuck Johnson, former president, representing the student Wakefield High School is located on a forty acre tr a c t bounded by Chesterfield Road (top), Dinwiddie Street (rig h t) and George Mason Drive (bottom). The football varsity can be seen exercising on the field in the. foreground. Daily Sun Photo body. Ceremonies �PAGE TWO T llF t h e s ig n a l National Honor Societies To Be Formed Next Year February 22, 1955 Wakefield Students Receive Many Awards and Honors During First Two Years Looking- over the past three semesters, we remember the honors that have come to Wakefield students. We think High School S tu d e n t Publication of the excitement of student government campaigns, the giv Wakefield H igh School will soon ing of sports awards, and the honor and responsibility that take its place scholastically with other high schools in the area comes with the good citizenship award. But Wakefield stu Member. and in the nation. Dr. Harold M. dents have received many other awards from outside the Columbia Wilson, principal, in a recent in school. Although this is only a partial record, you can see terview confirmed this fact and that Wakefield students are recognized both locally and na Scholastic pointed out t h a t there will be tionally in many different areas. chapters here o f several national Press Association Our sports stars shine just as brightly in wider com honor societies. petition. Last year, Jim Macintosh received the Nathan Students ranking high in scholar Editor-in-C hief ......... A1 T ate ship, leadership, service and char Stern outstanding linesman award, and Henry Mayo was Make-Up Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... Kay Fuller acter will be eligible to member given honorable mention for northern Virginia in football. The National Rifle Association recently awarded medals to Managing Editor ............. . . . . ........... Phyllis Ritzenberg ship in the N ational Honor So ciety. Quill and Scroll will be the Jon Wilhelm, Jim Johnson, and Bill Harting. Versatile Bill News Editor ....................................... R ita Chambers goal of students superior in litera also received an outstanding linesman award for his perfor F eature Editor ............................... . ..»................... Karen Jamison ture. French, Spanish and Latin mance in football. Spring sports were not neglected- in base Sports Editor ............................................. Roger Hamilton Societies will be organized for pu ball, Don McKinney received a Little League trophy, and Ken pils outstanding in these langu Hersey was likewise honored by the Arlington Optimists Basketball .................................................. Andy Pettis ages. The above-named societies Business M a n a g e r....................................................................... Mary Knox will be a t Wakefield this year, said Club. Tom Perkins and Charles Chalkley were recognized by Advertising ....................................... Marilyn -Gard Dr. Wilson. the National 5-Star 100 club for outstanding merit in track. Circulation ............. Bob Tate “Thespians” f o r students with Facing more local but equally stiff competition, Bob Wood Exchange ................... K aren Anderson acting ability w ill be installed next placed second in the district AAUW wrestling meets. An Photographer ............................................... Steve Moore year. Plans are now being made other sophomore, Larry Rundorff became champion of the Typists ......................... Hildegaard Riedel, Ann Kovacevich fo r several other societies for spe Dixie Royal Ping Pong Club. Adviser ........................... Mr. R. Moure cialized subjects. All of these will Wakefield students have brains as well as brawn. This Jr. High Adviser ...................................... Mrs. E. Burnside undoubtedly be read y for member was proved when Lynn Liebschutz and Edwin Ford won Sports Adviser •......................... Mr. J. Stein ship next year, said Dr. Wilson. first place in the electronics division of the Arlington Science W restling ........................................ DickMason Fair, and were recognized for outstanding work by the Wash ington Science Fair. Another prize-winning scientist is Doug Quill and Scroll Chapter Coulter, who competed last year in the Stratford Science Two internationally minded Wakefielders, Organized a t Wakefield Fair. and Sue Letzler placed second and fourth inRoger Ham ilton the county W akefield’s f i r s t honor society wide United Nations contest. Terry Woods was sent by the A dedication usually seems like a prelude, the beginning of has been chartered by the Stu Arlington Optimists Club to the University of Citizenship at something. Wakefield's dedication is, however, a year and a half dent Council. Quill and Scroll, the William and Mary College. Bobbie Carter displayed her citi international honorary society for late. Wakefield's real dedication was in September 1953, when she high school Journalists, initiated zenship by earning a JANGO chevron for 700 hours of volun opened her doors. From th a t time to this, traditions have been six charter members in the W ake teer work. For a third kind of good citizenship, Judy Macken founded. Athletic teams have been put into action, variety shows field chapter, in a candlelight zie was honored as an outstanding camper at GAA camp last ceremony, recently. As soon as summer. And surely we all remember the exciting contest at have been produced, newspaper, literary magazine, annual have the chapter is b e tte r organized, Wakefield last year in which Julie Drenning won the county gotten underway, a music department has been built up, student other prospective members will American Legion Oratorical Contest. Another original speech, government activities have been organized. We have taken great be initiated. The chapter has also delivered by Wakefield junior Joyce Adams won the district to decide on a name. steps since that day in September when we were just a group of Members must meet the follow Voice of Democracy contest. As last year’s variety show proved, Wakefield has plenty kids from Madison, Tee Jay, Claremont, Abingdon, Barrett and ing requirem ents: 1. They must be a t least a of talent in the entertainment field. Our students have per Barcroft, thrown into the same building, to study together. Now formed elsewhere as well— witness Bobbie Cox, who won a we are Wakefield. We are united under one name, Wakefield, one junior. 2. They must be in the upper Camel’s talent show recently. Anne Verner, who sings and purpose, to build Wakefield into something which we can look on third of their class in general plays the guitar, has won prizes from local restaurants and a scholastic standing a t the time of Washington theater besides winning in the finals of the with pride and affection. their election (for the current Junior R e v u e television program. A rlin g to n County Majorette We are faced with problems unlike those of pupils in an year.) established school. In their case the traditions have all been 3. They m ust have done super and Junior Majorette medals went to Betty Lou Alfbrite ancf founded and in practice for years. They must only follow the worn ior work in some phase of jour Dolores Campbell for their fine appearances on the parade path. If there is something o f which they don't approve, something nalistic or creative endeavor. ground. Two of our more serious musicians are John Keyser, they think is being done wrong, it is practically impossible to 4. They m u st be recommended selected to be concert master of the All-State Orchestra, and change it. It is hard to break well established traditions. For this by the supervisor or the commit Ann Hofto who won a National Piano Auditions award. Our reason, out-dated ideas are still being carried out. There are still tee governing publications. vote for the most unusual award goes to Mike Murtha, who 5. They m u st be approved by won three costume prizes in a local Halloween contest. people who say, "W h a t was good enough for 'Sister' is good enough the Executive Secretary, (na for me," and so there is very little progress. Many other Wakefielders have won awards from outside tional) We, a t Wakefield need have no worries about that. It is up The main purpose of the society the school, and the coming oratorical contest may well be the to us to blaze the trail which future generations shall follow. We is to encourage and reward in first of many more honors. Congratulations one and all, and may be guided by older schools, but we are not bound to them or dividual achievem ent in jour keep up the good work! their traditions. The first five years or so should be the formative years. During these years, activities should be set up. We should constantly be making things as good as we possibly can, and then, just a little better. It is up to us, in Wakefield's years of formation to aim towards having: First, a student council which will be representative of the students, one which will keep school ideas modern and up-to-date, and which will always be democratic, not only in theory, but in practice. Second, a drama department of which we can all be proud. W ithin a year, Wakefield should be producing, not only talent and variety shows, but dramatic productions comparable to Little Theater or other amateur productions. Third, athletes who make a good showing each time they play, who try their darndest to win, but who are good sports whether they are on a winning or losing team. Fourth, a music department which will give not only recitals and concerts, but fine performances of operettas and Broadway musicals. Fifth, honor societies which offer recognition to those who are superior in their fields. Sixth, a literary magazine, newspaper, and annual, free of censorship, and able to compete with the best high school publica tions of this country. W e must aim for the best in all these projects. We want nothing in our school to be mediocre or second best. To have an activity be superior, we must make sure that the superior people run it, and participate in it. W e will find that that is how things w ill be done in the world into which we will be thrown a t gradua tion. Since school is our preparation for life, it should give us a realistic approach to it. Wakefield already has an advantage over many schools, in its exterior appearance. We have a fine building, superior facilities. Now, we must dedicate ourselves to making the name "W ake fie ld " synonymous with "The Best". We must provide the skeleton building with a spirit worthy o f being perpetuated by future stu dents. Wakefield must be dedicated to producing people who, through constant striving and competing for the best in school work and school activities, shall, become successful American citizens, w ill ing and able to work' then towards making and keeping their country the best. nalism and allied fields. Its aim is to raise th e quality and stand ards of high school journalism. Mrs. Campbell from page 1 Third, to th e boys and girls who will go out of the classrooms at Wakefield to be good citizens of their community, sta te and nation. May they be conscious of their re sponsibility to provide for their own children and all other chil dren as good an educational op portunity as has been fo r them here. Education is a torch which must be passed on from genera tion to generation, if our Ameri can way of life is to survive. As we dedicate this school building, may we dedicate ourselves anew to this tru st. Mr. R utter from P age 1 th at every individual is im portant and each h as a rig h t to an educa tion suited to his needs. Wakefield has been planned and built to serve these education needs; an able sta ff devoted to this belief has been brought to Wakefield. During these past two years, we have seen ample evi dence of the opportunity th a t lies ahead. As we come together on the 22nd of February to dedicate the Wakefield High School to the service of th e community, it is my hope th a t each mem ber of the student body, as well as each member of the school staff, will join with nie in dedicating our selves to th e wise and full use of this beautiful new building and to an unceasing e ffo rt towai'd the goal of an adequate education for every citizen. Student Government Groups Resolve School Problems The Wakefield High School Student Government As sociation is governed by a Student Council, a Student Forum, and an Inter-Club Council. Our six elected officers, as you all know them, are: Ken Darling, President; Steve Hall, First Vice President; Dani Grantham, Third Vice President; Dottie Rice, Secretary; and Martha Rayfield, Treasurer. These officers have been working hard since the beginning of this school year. The Student Council, under Dr. Phoebe Knipling’s dir ection, consists of the six student officers and all of the class presidents and vicepresidents. The members have ac complished the following things: (1) placing a suggestion box on the office door, (2) supervising the seventh and tenth grade class elections, (3) organizing Wakefield’s part in the Arlington hospital drive, and (4) sending representatives to the Student Council Association Convention. The Inter-Club Council, presided over by Dani Grantham, is under the direction of Miss Maryanne Hurley. It (1) spon sored the all-school dance last November, (2) is now sponsor ing the variety show to be held on March 25, (3) is sponsor ing another all-school dance to be held in the spring, and (4) is now encouraging clubs to work on projects for the bulletin boards in the halls. The Senior Forum, with Mrs. Evelyn Burnside as spon sor, is made up of the tenth and eleventh grade homeroom presidents. Steve Hall is the president, Don Richards the pre sident pro tempore, and June Walton, secretary. The forum’s main concern during the year was the point system; revising it for the senior high level and organizing a points commit tee, made up of students and teachers, to evaluate the points. The Junior Forum, with Mr. Gerald Shelton as sponsor, consists of the seventh, eighth, and ninth grade homeroom presidents. Jerry Gerich is the forum’s president, Mike Arkin the president pro tempore, and Nancy Steele, secretary. The Junior Forum has, among other activities, given suggestions for the revising of the.junior high part of the point system, and organized a committee to work on problems concerning the cafeteria. �« February 22, 1955 PAGE THREE TH E SIGNAL The combined Wakefield Choir, Boys Chorus and Girls Chorus, directed by Miss Donna W hittaker, perform at the spring concert held in the girls gym. Music Department Library At the beginning of last year, the first Wakefield Music February 18 marks th e f irs t an Department was faced with a great challenge. They were in niversary of Wakefield’s new li a new school, with no established traditions, no plan of brary. The building, which is one action, no auditorium and no music rooms. The 61 orchestra of the largest high school library buildings, houses about 6000 books, members were crowded into the faculty lounge, which also of which about 2500 were brought provided storage space for instruments. The Junior High from Dolly Madison school. The State Boy’s Chorus met in the clinic. The Junior High Girls’ library Education Board says the must have at least 5 books Chorus and Choir serenaded the school from the entrance per student, meaning th a t W ake hall on Dinwiddie Street until the weather grew cold and field’s library should have about 12000 books. al there were no doors. Then they worked in the greater privacy ready ordered Many itbooks areated and is estim of the faculty dining room. Under these conditions they were th at almost $10,000 will be spent expected to produce good music—and they did! They bat this year for new books. Over $16,already been tled poor acoustics, rickety bleachers, and a rather noisy 000 hasand equipment.spent on fu r niture cement mixer to present programs and assemblies for the The library subscribes to 103 school. magazines , receives 3 daily new s the weekly I Since then, the department has more than fulfilled its papers and a record andpapers.colt has started m ap beginning promise and is laying groundwork for an ever big lection and has also collected ca t ger future. ' * 4 alogues and bulletins from m any ' The vocal music deparment, under Miss Donna W hittaker and Mr. W alter Fox, has increased! greatly, both in quantity and quality, in the past year and a half. It is expected to be more than twice its original size by next year. The boys’ chorus, an ever-popular activity for the junior high boys of Wakefield, gives the boys an opportunity to perform all kinds of music, serious and popu lar. The, chorus is one of the best in this area and has presented many fine, program s, both here and in the “feeder” elementary schools. Girls are notorious for liking to sing, and the girls’ chorus uses this tra it to a very beautiful end. This versatile group also gives many program s of varied kinds of music and combines with the boys’ chorus to form a mixed chorus of 260 voices. The Choir, W akefield’s senior high vocal group, performs more serious pieces than the junior high groups with this year’s emphasis on Negro spirituals. The M adrigal Singers, a group of 12 voices, se lected from the Choir, not only sings m adrigals but some modern pieces. All of these groups will sing in the annual All County Music Festival a t W ashingtonLee. Our intruniental music depart ment, started last year under Mrs. Thea Cooper, gained another teacher, Mr. Gerald Lewis. Mrs. Cooper is in charge of the or chestras, Mr. Lewis the bands. There are three orchestras and three bands, senior high, junior and interm ediate. In addition there are beginning wind and string classes. T h e s e groups participate in assemblies, special program s and will have their own Spring Festival this year. In ad dition, they are active in such program s as the South Arlington Junior High Festival, the Arling ton Senior High Festival and the Northern Virginia District F esti val. Here bands, orchestras and individuals compete against others, equally advanced. Not to be for gotten is the pep band which play ed a t the school football games and which will be replaced next year by a m arching band. A t pre sent the band is deciding on a uni form. “Bigger and b etter” is the de partm ent’s view to the future. Coming are more instrum ents, more program s, a more select choir and perhaps even an oper etta. Dramatics This is actually the first year that a real Drama Club has been in existence here at Wakefield. Last year the Dra ma and Talent Variety Clubs were rolled into one. They gave two productions, the first being Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol which was presented nine times to ap proximately 500 students. In the spring, a talent variety show, Hep Cat Jubilee was nroduced. The Drama-Talent Variety Club last year was sponsored by Mrs. Irene Fox. This year a need was fe lt for many separate clubs connected w ith drama, therefore a drama club was established with many small clubs included in it. The overall Drama Club is sponsored by Mr. Robert Stevens and Mrs. Olive Hensell. They guide and supervise the projects of the sm aller clubs. One section of the Dram a Club is prim arily concerned only with acting and acting tech niques. This is sponsored by Mrs. Abigail Calvin and Mrs. Eluira White. Because of the demand for more acting groups, this will be enlarged next year. Starstone Photo Science D epartm ent Wakefield High School has an extensive and interest ing science program. Starting with seventh grade, each stu dent takes one semester of science. A science may be elected in the eighth and ninth grades if desired. Four general science labs are in operation at present, running thirteen sections for the seventh through the ninth grades. On the senior high level, we have two fully equipped biology labs running ten sections of biology, and a chemistry Clinic colleges and universities. The Library Club and AudioVisual Club are sponsored by the library. The la tte r plans to teach students the care and use of the audio-visual equipment, which in cludes, 8 sixteen millimeter sound projectors, 4 opaque projectors, and 6 sound recorders. The librarians are assisted by over 60 students and by parents who come in during th e day and help process the books. Their help is very much appreciated. In November Jhe library had a Book-Week, during which all new books were displayed. I t is hoped th at this will become an annual event. All students are invited to sug gest books that they would like the library to acquire. In th is way the library can b e tte r satisfy the wants of the students. The clinic, under the direction of Mrs. Helen Truseh with the capable assistance of Mrs. Denny Phillips, handles from 40 to 60 pupils daily. A total of 24 students help in the clinic during their study periods, adm inistering F irst Aid and doing odd jobs. There are also two physicians who work one hour on Fridays, Dr. Melton Stein and Dr. Frances Ayers. The clinic has seven beds, each in its own individual cubicle, a separate room which will become a dental office in the near future, a large room fo r the screening of vision and the holding of conferen ces, clubs, and H ealth Council meet ings, and a special soundproof room for hearing tests, (said to be the only one of its kind in the count;y.) Last year, the clinic handled 4,218 patients, with the tenth grade leading, the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades being second, third and fourth respectively in the num ber of patients. The heaviest month was May. make th e ir props a s realistic as possible in order to convey the proper picture to the audience. They are now working on scenery which will be suggestive of a ship for the T alent V ariety Show. The third club in the backstage group is the Stage Electricians Club, sponsored by Mr. Lloyd Wolfe. Their big job is teaching boys how to m anipulate the tricky lightingpanel in our auditorium. They are now working tow ards helping with the Talent V ariety Show. As a fu rth er project of all D ra ma Club members, especially those of the acting section, it is hoped th a t a Spring Production of “ Our Town” may be produced! The main purpose of all these clubs within the Drama Club is the same, th a t of being able to produce enjoyable and faultless entertainm ent to appreciative audiences. lab and lecture room. Five sections of chem istry are in progress this year and are expected to increase to six sections next year. One lab oratory is being set up now for next y ear’s first four sections oi physics. In addition to the lab sciences, three sections of physical science will be offered fo r those students who do not elect biology, chemis try, or physics. Wakefield is soon to gain recog nition for its a ctiv ities. in the sciences. Already our school has been scheduled to be host to the Arlington Area Science F air which comes up the f irs t week in April Many of the students in Wakefield may not be aw are of the honor bestowed on two of their class mates last year. In the Science F air of the W ashington area, Lynn Liebschutz and Edwin Ford re ceived the aw ard fo r the most outstanding individual project. Only because the two collaborated on their project were they kept from going on to h ig h e r honors. Their award-winning electric brain has set the precedent fo r an out standing fu tu re in Wakefield’s scientific activities. Art Staff Changes F resh blood has come to Wake field to replace Mrs. Hiltz and Mrs. Markov, a r t teachers, who left to take up child care. The a rt departm ent is now composed of Mr. Moure, who has taught ap plied design a t Washington-Lee as well as a t W akefield. Mr. Gun nels, %vho studied a t R.P.I. and Denver U niversity, and Mrs. New man, an attractiv e and capable teacher from Portsm outh, Ohio. A t the present tim e the a rt class activities include photo-montages, architectural design, interior de sign, and puppetry. The Talent Variety Club is now thoroughly engaged in getting ready for their production of Ship Ahoy. The show will be the story of the travels of a ship and should prove very fascinating. Its spon sors are Mr. 0. Diffenbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. W alter Fox, and Mr. and Mrs. Je rry Lewis. The auditions fo r the show were open to the whole school. W ithout the work of three other clubs, big productions could never be realized. These are the stage Design, Carpenters, and Stage Electricians Clubs. The Carpenters Club, sponsored by Mr. Samuel Wood, while still in its early stages, is taking on the task of construct ing the scenery fo r Ship Ahoy. They receive their instructions as to the dimensions needed fo r cer tain props, from the Stage Design Club, sponsored by Mr. H. Gunnels. The props are then constructed and sent back to the design club for realistic touches and finish ‘The six hicks from th e sticks” was one act in the 1954 Variety Show, The Hep Cat Jubilee. Shown ing. I t is both the Carpenters and left, to right are Nancy Golden, Carlotta Burro>vs, Cindy Clardy, Fudgie Paxson, and Mary Ellen Wilthe Stage Design Clubs’ job toliams. Starstone Photo �THE SIGNAL PAGE FOUIl IN R M R L TA UAS PUBLICATIONS Intramural sports are probably the most important part of Wakefield’s athletic program. Through them, boys and girls, whether skilled in a particular sports activity or not, can participate in organized athletic games and contests. Boys’ Intramural Sports Association The success of our intramural sports program for boys is indebted to an organization known as the “Boys’ Intramural Sports Association.” The groundwork for this organization was laid last year when there was only a small and less stable intramural organization in effect. The association actually did not begin work until this year when, under the direction of Mr. Stein, its policies were formulated and set into opera tion. This complex and well planned organization has resulted in an ef ficient and active intram ural sports program . The best proof of this is Mr. Stein’s own study of in tra m ural participation. Following a r e some of the p er tinent points deriv ed from a survey of the participa tion records of the \ Boys’ Intram ural Sports Association f r o m September, £ 1954, to January, Mr. Benoit 1955. 1. Approximately 50% of all boys in Wakefield have p artici pated in one activity a t least one time. 2. Touch football was the most popular of all activities with 30% of all boys participating (397 in all). In order the other activities nked as follows: Basketball 252 24% Bowling 177 17% Swimming 83 8% Tennis 69 7% Archery 46 4% Golf 32 3% Football Pentathalon 27 2.6% Shuffleboard 19 2% 4. 51% of all ninth grades p ar took in touch foot ball. Although 129 seventh grade boys participating in touch football re presented high num ber fo r one grade in a single activity it repre Neal sented only 43% of all boys of this grade. 4. Participation was slightly higher percentage-wise on the ju n ior high school level than, the senior high school level. In gen eral, participation was best a t the ninth grade level than any of the others. 5. In those homerooms with the best and most conscientious m an a g e r s participa tion was higher and there was a higher percentage with few er fo r feits. This reem phasizes the need and importance for good m anagers if a homeroom is to Mr. F . Scott participate suc cessfully in intram urals. Interest and enthusiasm on the p a rt of in dividual homeroom teachers is re quested and needed. 6. Basketball has been the most popular 11th grade activity (touch football ranked firs t in all other grades.) Wakefield has three publications, an annual, a literary mag azine, and a newspaper. The firs t annual will be publish ed this May. At th a t time the prod uct of a year and a half of hard work will be som ething which one can put his hands on and feast his eyes on. The S ta r stone will con sist of 150 pages of pictures of school activities. I t will contain photos of the various clubs, the music departm ent, the publica tions’ staffs, and candid shots of kids around school, among other things. The Pendulum, th e literary mag- azine, produced two editions last year and will publish another this spring. Anyone interested in pub lication of their poems, essays, or short stories need only submit them to Miss Richmond, sponsor of the magazine, for considera tion. This magazine is another im portant p a rt of school life, since it offers an outlet for talent in the field of creative writing. The Signal, our newspaper, pro duces fifteen issues a year. Last year it was staffed by the junior high school, but this year the senior highers have taken over. During the school year the staff G L A H E IC A C T N IR S T L T SSO IA IO The Girls’ Athletic Association of Wakefield is an organization of girls interested in athletics, whose job it is to plan and execute an intram ural program fo r girls. I t is composed of the girls who serve as officers and m anagers and those girls who are active members by virtue of 100 pts. Girls may become active mem bers by taking p a rt in intram ural programs until their 100 pts. are completed. Most of our activities give the participant 5 points per hour of participation. When a girl has compiled 500 points she will re ceive a G. A. A. school emblem. The organization is not only a local one but is sponsored by the State D epartment of Education and is now being adopted as a national organization. As this year is our firs t experi ence in G. A. A. our present offi cers and charter are President, Dasha Mehan; Vice President, Nancy Wells; Secretary, Eileen Myers; and Publicity M anager, B. J. Covel. Under the leadership of these officers the G. A. A. has pri marily planned and carried out a varied program of intram ural ac tivities, planned and executed one school play night. F uture plans include eight play days, several play n ights and two faculty-G. A. A. games. These faculty-G. A. A. games are planned to raise funds to finance our annual A W-L player scores in the G.A.A. Hockey game played during the representation and to finance our Field Day on November 13, 1954. futu re play days. Caldwell & Son The G.A.A. a t Wakefield is in the Town and Countrygrowing process and w ith the in Texaco Service Beauty Salon, Inc. terest and assistance of all the Station for women of distinction Wakefield girls interested in sports 4970 Columbia Pike Virginia Square it can become a very successful Arlington, Virginia organization. 3447 N. F airfax Drive JA . 8-9649 e r-:ir- i H LO ♦ T E IG O DELICATESSEN GROCERIES V 3512 Columbia Pike pJA. 7-5622 HLDY OI A ADFAGBO. N LG RS S OS HE 9 a. m. - 11 p m." . BARCROFT CLEANERS 4710 Columbia Pike Specialists in Quality Dry Cleaning tries to p resent the tru th about school and local news. It also pre sents interesting features on fash ions, movies, a rt, music, and col leges. Twice a year the junior high produces, under the direction of Mrs. Burnside, the Smoke Signal, a supplem ent to the Signal or takes over the production of The Signal fo r two issues. The Signal is sponsored and advised by Mr. Moure, as is the Starstone. HOME ECONOMICS In less th an two years the Home Economies D epartm ent has ad vanced g reatly , not only in its physical plant, but in its program of study. This y e a r a fourth department has been added, so th at all pupils can be accomodated. A new dishwasher and home freezer have been purchased. Two girls from the Home Ec. classes gave a demonstration on the use of frozen foods, on Kit chen Cupboard, a television prol gram . The Home Ee. D epartm ent also produced two fashion shows for the school. During the summer, forty girls belonging to the Future Home m akers of America Club went to the Vii-ginia F.H.A. camp in Smithfield, Virginia. This trip will be repeated this summer. B a la n c e ’s Rx Drug Store 3925 Mt. 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V arsity Football Going into Group I competition next year the W arrior football varsity is expecting a good season. Mr. Richard Johnson, who has coached the la st two seasons of football, feels th a t these previous seasons were most successful. “The Sports In Review 1953 - / 955 The students of Wakefield should be very proud of the tremendous sports record that we have attained since Wakefield first opened its doors in 1953. Varsity, J.V., and Jr. High teams have given Wakefield a highly respected name among the schools we have competed against. These teams will continue to bring honor and fame to this school in the future both among our competitors and in the community. Mr. Sonen, Director of Athletics, has expressed his outlook for next year as follows, “We expect to produce teams with good records against the Group I opponents we will be scheduling next year, because we have the coaching staff, student body, and physical facilities that are conducive to successful teams.” But perhaps more important than these team sports is the expansive program Mr. Sonen offered by Physical Education classes, the Boys' Intramural Sports Associa tion, and the Girls’ Athletic Association in the field of athletics. Through this program every boy and girl has an opportunity to participate in sports activities. Since this issue is in commemoration of our school we have reviewed the progress of each sport since Wakefield opened and have also gathered statements from the coaches on outlooks for the future. The 1955 varsity football team made an outstanding showing under the coaching of Mr. Johnson, Mr. Schulte and Mr. Edmonson. Starstone Photo boys have learned a lot in the two years,” he says, “and it should realoff next ff The team t h i s was m u c h by in losing many the firs t string Mr. Johnson players. H o w e v e r they managed a very good season topping it off with a thrilling 6-6 tie with W-L. Included in next year’s plans are more bleachers for the home field new uniforms the team. The 1955 squad Mr. Schulte will be made up of about forty boys and ten games have been scheduled. Probably the two toughest team s will be George W ashington and Washington-Lee varsities. J. V. Football One of the main factors in volved in producing a good v ar sity team is a well-run junior varsity team . I t is here th a t futu re sta rs get their basic train ing and fundam entals. Wakefield this year set up its first Junior V arsity program in football. The sport was coached by Mr. Vic Blue form er foot ball coach a t Madison Junior High. L ast season the boys compiled a 3-2 record losing several close ones. The squad carried 30-40 players and no admission was charged to see games. “N ext y ear”, says Mr. Blue, “.the fu tu re looks very bright with m any prospects coming up. Six games have been scheduled. ” Jr. High Football W akefield’s championship foot ball team th is year was the Junior High squad, coached by Mr. Jesse Meeks. The team won the Arlington County Championship Game by defeating Swanson Junior High 26-0. The junior W arrior team is in its second year a t Wakefield, with two very successful seasons be hind it. Although he will lose half .his players before next year, Mr. Meeks feels very confident th a t the new m aterial will make a very fine team. CROSS COUNTRY All we have left of W a k e fie ld ’s firs t cross country season, last fall, are the memories and the •statistics. The most im portant statistic is the won-loss record which reads three wins, two losses, and a third in the D istrict Group I meet. There are two team efforts which will deserve remembering. The firs t is our J. V.’s victory in the first triangular m eet with F airfax and Falls Church. That was the time we came w ithin three points of a perfect score with and 18-38-53 victory. W e did this as Wayne Wilson, Carlos Her nandez, Chuck Johnson, and George Seckinger captured the first four places -with Charley Oman finishing but eighth. The second, of course, is our defeat of W-L. Aside from the fact th a t it was the firs t Wake field team victory over W-L, this meet is to be remembered fo r the size of the 19-43 score. This is the time Cochran was only three seconds off the course record to win, with his team m ates Dave Cutcomb taking second place, Tom Hines fourth, Charley Chalkley fifth, and Bill Loeffler seventh to rack up the lopsided score. What so rt of a team was this? When we sought out Mr. Stein’s opinion he stated, “The team show ed the ability to bounce back after losing the opening meet to G-W and the first W -L meet, by winning the last th ree in a row. In addition they took their wins in stride and continued to work just as hard if not h a rd e r as the season progressed. 'A t .all times everyone was giving his very best efforts, whether in practice or actual competition. These are the characteristics of a truly good squad. As fa r as the season goes the progress was excellent and I feel the season very successful against older and more experienced competition.” WE L G R ST IN Probably the fastest growing sport in popularity a t Wakefield is wrestling—not the clowning seen on television, but real honest wrestling. The sport here, is in its first year. In the coaching spot is Mr. Vic Blue an expert in his field. Mr. Blue Mr. H arris His squad consists of twenty boy, half of whom will letter. E ight meets are scheduled this year, five of them a t home. A state tournam ent will top off the end of the season. Most of the W arrior wrestlers are tenth graders so next year will be even b etter than the fine season this year. As to the fu ture of the sport in high schools Mr. Blue figures TAK RC Track is one of Wakefield’s ma jor sports. Team s are offered at both senior and junior high levels. The completion of our fine cinder track will m ake the sport an added attraction to students this spring. V arsity and J. V. The firs t track team was intro duced last year. The season was largely experim ental with the scheduling of tough competition. However, the profitable experience gained last year against such team s as St. A l ban’s, G. W., W-J, Annandale, Fairfax, Falls Church, R ic h ard Montgomery, Herndon and Epis copal will pay off in seasons ahead. Dave Cutcomb, Char les Chalkley, John Gibson and George Mr. Stein Cochran are only a few of the boys who showed out standing perform ance last year. The schools to be scheduled next year are G-W, W-L, Annandale, F airfax, Falls Church, Osbourn, Bladensburg, B.CC., Friends, St. Alban’s, and George Mason. Coach Stein has given his outlook on the forthcom ing season as follows, “On the basis of la st y ear’s results and records, it looks like we should be well represented in all events this year. Our stren g th definitely leans in the direction of distance run ners. Several tenth graders and newcomei’s have shown consider able promise in early workouts th a t indicated fu rth e r strengthen ing of last y e a r’s weak events.” Junior High Track this year will be the out standing spring sp o rt in the junior high school. The team will also be an addition to W akefield’s pro gram as track last year was lim ited to an in tra m ural level. 3 Under the dii-ection of Mr. EdEdmondson mondson the teams will consist of 5 weight classes, with five events in each class, as follows: 85 lbs., 100 lbs., 115 lbs., and unlimited w ith dash, high jump, broad jum p, shot put, and relay. The addition of a junior high ti-ack team will fu rth e r advance the opportunity fo r boys to par ticipate in this sport. six more school will add wres tling to th eir nex t year vai’sity program m aking a total of 16 participating schools. Certainly W akefield’s will be among the best. The 1954 track team . L. to R. (front row) D. Stamp, T. Hines, G. Cochran, C. Chalklev, Coach J. Stein, D. Cutcomb, T. Perkins, C. John son. (Second row) B. Graves, J. Ribble, R. Linde, B. Tillett, P. Arntson, G. H artm an, E. Betts. (Third row) D. French, P. Brumbaugh J. Redd D. p e ttit, J . McGlathery, A Pettis, E. Houghton, (Fourth row) B. Loeffler, D. Greenman, J. Patalive, L. Peetoom, D. Mohrhardt, R. Daniels, B. Thorpe, (F ifth row) E. Hinley, A. Tate, L. Budge, E. Payne. M gr~V . Houghton. C. Oman. Mgr., B. Matthews, Mgr.. B. Win chester, B. Patterson. Starstone Photo �PA G E SIX t h e F e b ru a ry 22, 1955 s ig n a l B SE A L A BL Baseball is very quickly be coming a big sport a t Wakefield With our. new field coming along and a heavy schedule this soasor we should draw a lot of fans. M ort Irwin, varsity coach, war pleased with last year’s record cf 7-7 and one curfew. This year Mr. I r win will be looking for lots of hitting. We are w eakest on hitting but we have a good mound s ta f r with • the help of Nolan Hill, Butch Varden, and Mert Mr. Irwin M c G i l l . Our de fense needs some work also, since a lot of the boys who will pla> Yvaketuuus n r s t baseoau team. r,eit lo r*glu (fro n t row,» J. miner, J. Morris, G. Purdy, D. Gunderson, H. Litle, R. Kirk, K. Darling, (second row) K. Darling, I). Faldwin, G. Parker, I). Breeden, D. Gardiner, L. Shweikardt, B. Gorden, N. Hill, (third row) R. Compton, W. this y ear played in a summe Wilson, G. Bergoffen, F. Stevens, H. Mayo, Mr. M. Irw in, Coach P. Morrin, M. Mcgill, B. Varden, C. Furr, D. Duterman. league and th at should help the team out. O u r. leading batter last year was" catcher Ken Darling batting Varsity and J. V., Jr. High .391. Coach Robbie Robinson of the This spring, Wakefield’s first Practice will sta rt February 22 V arsity Basketball team, is pleas golf team will be added to the fo r pitchers and catchers and ed with the performance of both March 2 for the rest of the i last and this year’s teams. As any wide variety of varsity sports team. coach does, Robbie hopes to im available to students. I t will be N ext year Mr. Irwin will be i prove on his boys and produce a open to any senior high boy with looking for a good team and th e r ' good squad before the season is some previous golf experience. The fo r boys who will be able to over. replace the Seniors who will Last year’s re team will be formulated under the direction of Mr. graduate. cord was 12 wins Reese within t h e and 6 losses, which next month. Prac was a fine foundatice will be held on t i o n for Wake ' a five day schedule, field’s first Basket two days out of the ball team. T h i s ________ w e e k a t Fairfax year, however, we Another new “FIRST” in Wake-1 Courthouse Country are playing more field’s athletic activities will begin experienced b a l l m Je r M clu b - team will be around February 23. This new The Mr. Robinson clubs, but with our ® sport is tennis. This is growing i Mr. Reese c o m p o s e d of 10 Wakefield sp irit we have done a around Arlington with a definite great job so fa r this season with men, 6 . playing each match, tre” '1 of interest. The cause of our record showing 7 wins and and 4 alternates. To determine t h i s popularity is the 6 to play, elimination will 8 losses. the g reat number of Mr. Robinson thinks everyone be held preceding each match. courts being built, has improved since la st year and Falls Church, W. & L., Fairfax, and to the hundreds thinks th ere will be more im G. W., Mt. Vernon, St. Alban’s, of people who enjoy provement during the next year. Suitland, and Bladensburg are the this sport. Leading factors in our losses this schools scheduled for matches. W akefield’s team The golf team offers a wonderful year a r e injuries will consist of only opportunity fo r boys interested tenth and eleventh in g o lf instruction, play, and golf A1 Lederle, our big I graders, w ith Mr. balls. As any other varsity sport, sophomore center, is Meeks being head school letters will be awarded. out for the season ‘ Mr. Meeks coach. The squad with a knee operawill carry around twenty-five boys, tion, John Gibson with their schedule showing ten to forward, and co-captwelve matches. The main conten tain, who sprained 1 SERVICE ders will be Washington-Lee and his ankle a t the be- jj George Washington, and maybe « TY ginning of the sea some matches with D istrict schools. son will soon b e ^ r- Haithcock • Radio Mr. Meeks encourages all boyback in the Wakefield lineup. who are seriously interested in N ext year we will be up against • Appliances playing tennis to come to the I The W arriors’ Henry May (30) is seen shooting as Ray Regan (22) much b etter ball clubs, as we firs t organizational meeting on looks on from the far left in the game with Richard Montgomery this will be entered in group one (1) F ebruary 23. ^ season. competition. But as usual Wake field’s fine sense of sportsman ship and school spirit will aid TTV CO. INC. them in a successful season next KI. 9-4900 TE. 64114 year. B SK T A L A EBL GL OF T N IS EN SHIRLINGTON RADIO The Wakefield Junior High basketball team, coached by Mort Irwin, has improved very much over last year. Last year’s record vas 0 wins and 6 losses. This vear we have already won 3 out of 4 games. One reason for the club 'mproving so much is th at a lot of the boys have 3 years’ expe rience. We have a very even dis tribution of scoring but the tall Dave Lockman, is high scorer so fa r this year. Also in the run ning are Garland Schweickhardt, Tim Simpson, and Frank Homan. Boys who are very good in floor work are Ronnie Lee, Ronnie Terwilliger, Jim Simpson, Frank Homan and Topper Wheeler. Our reserves are very strong also. In fact there is not very much difference in our first string and our 3rd. Paul Ronka, Topper .1. H unter, E. Kugler, S. Holderness. (second row) J. Gibson, D. Meyers, B. Varden, R. Regan, W. Watson Wheeler, and John Crump lead the reserves. and A. Lederle. Mr. Irwin said “it was hard to single out one individual th a t is outstanding.” Our squad has good team work. 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Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Dedication Issue" of the Wakefield High School Student Publication, The Signal, February 22, 1955, 6 pages. Description An account of the resource Issue published on the formal dedication of Wakefield High School. Issue covers dedication ceremony, school activities, sports, awards and school departments. School has been open for two years before formal dedication. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arlington County Public Schools, Wakefield High School Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the images in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_3 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/fd3e17b3dd9b0c96a2d299c386e51245.pdf 8740f5a00c7e121c3bc49d59531b2f51 PDF Text Text The student body of the Came School in 1921. Standing at the rear, ju st right of center, i s Mrs. L ily Rice, f ir s t principal o f John Marshall School. ‘ H mAojC Sc/t&ol To I Mary Barbour, who spent 26 years as principal o f John Marshall, earning the res pect and friendship o f a l l . John Marshall as i t appears today with additions added in 19-45. Right. The Annex is now an integrated part of the John Marshall plant. by MRS. E. A. BUCHANAN �A BRIEF HISTORY OF JOHN M A R S H A L L FO EW R . Most H istories are written only a fter long hours of research work R OD among the Archives. This History can claim no such d is tin c tio n . With the exception of fa cts recorded in Minutes of past PTA meetings, dating from September 1944* background material for th is H istory was neces sa r ily collected in the old-fashioned wav — word of mouth. The H is torian i s grateful to the many 'old-tim ers1 who shared their memories, esp e cia lly to Mrs. H. G. Bates who p atien tly searched for answers to the innumerable questions asked in a struggle for a u th en ticity. A sp ecia l 'thank you' i s also due Mrs. Lansing Parker who volunteered her services to th is Committee and helped by taking notes on m aterial c o l lected verbally. Of the many who helped in making th is History p o ssib le . Miss Mary Barbour was of the greatest a ssista n ce. VJithout b en efit of Miss Barbour's wealth of memories of bv-pone davs at John Marshall. there could be no History. — Mrs. E. A. Buchanan > r .A IN the history of John Marshall T C G School, we go back a whole century to the days when there was no school building for the children of th is area and cla sses were held in the lo f t of Mt. O livet Church. These f a c i l it i e s were adequate for the scattered population of North Arlington u n til shortly after the close of the C iv il War. By that time school standards had progressed to such an extent that th is area soon boasted three elementary sch o o ls. One of these three was the "old" Carne School, so named for the f i r s t superin tendent of County Schools. The Carne School was located ju st across 2.5th S treet from the present John Marshall where the United Brethren Church now stands. Al though i t i s reported that "city slick ers" rid iculed the barn-like appearance of the school, that two-room wooden structure with a center h a ll plan served i t s purpose fa ith fu lly u n til i t was condemned in 1922. John Marshall School was b u ilt during the school year 1922-23 to replace the Carne School. I t was named in honor of a prominent V irginia statesman, John Marshall, who served as Chief Justice of the United States from 1831 u n til h is death in 1835. The land on which John Marshall was b u ilt was a part of the Birch family farm. The o r ig in a l building had four classrooms, the center four of the present building. Since zoning was a t that tine no problem, children came from miles around to attend th is up-to-date school. In fa c t, there were 30 pupils enrolled at John Marshall when i t f i r s t opened i t s doors in September 1923. One o f the two teachers who divid ed the r e sn o n s ib ilitie s of the 6 grades was Mrs. L ily Rice (nee Sanderson) who served as orin cip al of John Marshall during th a t f i r s t school year. In 1924, Miss Mary Barbour took over the iob of teacher-principal. John Marshall had inherited from the Carne School a mam moth Chickering piano — quite beyond r e pair, an h isto r ic hand b e ll — r e l i c o f C iv il War days, and, the proverbial "problem parent," who had been quite su c c e ssfu l in causing teachers to resign. Miss Barbour was fresh out of school, and, by her own admission, scared to death. She d id , how ever, survive her f i r s t encounter with th e problem parent and eventually won th a t parent's friendship and respect* This would seem prophetic, since throughout her 26 years as principal of John M arshall, Miss Barbour weathered many storms and earned the respect of a l l . The Marshall PTA was organized in 1924 with Dr. George Lake as the p resid en t. Other workers during those f i r s t years i n cluded; Mrs. E. E. Otum, Mrs. Charles Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. B a tes, Mr* and Mrs. John Petty, Mrs. Montith, and Dr. and Mrs. R. N. Sutton. One o f the e a r lie r presidents, a Mr. Hutchison, was p r e sid e n t of the National Geographic S ociety and made these magazines available to the p u p ils. Other past presidents, each serving a t le a s t two terms, were: Mr. W illard Kipplin p er, Mrs. McFall, Mrs. Wilson Camp, �* H isto ry . 0„f John Marshall > Mrs. V A. Jewby, and Mr. Howard Massey. J. As the population of th is area in creased, John Marshall School was ex panded. In 1932, when the enrollment had increased from the original 30 to 270, four rooms were added on to the original b u ild in g . In 194-5, when the enrollment fo r morning and afternoon sessions totaled 334-, the Marshall PTA's recommendations to the School Board were accepted and the school was enlarged to i t s present capacity. Available minutes of past PTA execu t iv e and regular meetings (dating from September 1944-) show that the parents and teachers of John Marshall School worked d ilig e n tly to bring about improvements in both County educational standards and Marshall School f a c i l i t i e s . The John Marshall PTA in the past has supported the following Countv^wide issu es: a non-partisan primary and election of the School Board; the Teachers Fair Dismissal P ractices; the 194-7 School Bond issu e; and a f u l l day school's session program. Marshall PTA's of the future can be gra tefu l to the PTA's of the past for th e ir work in bringing about the follow ing improvements at John Marshall: organi zation of a Safety Patrol system: d is continuance of teaching duties for the princip al; and the founding of the Mary Barbour Library with a minimum of fiv e books per pupil, making John Marshall e lig ib le for a fu ll-tim e librarian. Current Problems and A ctiv ities John Marshall opened i t s doors th is cur ren t school year only to discover that i t could barely close them due to i t s overwhelming enrollment. This, in sp ite o f having "annexed the Annex" on Old Do minion to house the fifth and sixth grades, and in sp ite of pre-school effo rts by Miss Grace H all, our new prinicpal, and members o f the School Board to rezone th is area more evenly. The f i r s t few weeks of school were an unhappy version of "fruit basket turnover" with our teachers struggling to keep up with the sh iftin g enrollment. Eventually the matter of who would attend what school was se ttle d as sa tisfa c to r ily as school f a c i l i t i e s allowed, leaving Mar s h a ll playing host to pupils from four other school areas — Woodlawn, Madison, Cherrydale, and Yorktown. In April 1951, the enrol'ment of Marshall with i t s Annex to ta led 584. Page Three Miss Grace H all came to us a t the beginning of th is school year with 16 years of experi ence and a rea l love of the job she i s w ell trained to do. Her duties th is year as principal of both Marshall and Madison — a ctu a liy three school buildings — would have staggered any person lacking Miss H all's a b ility and enthusiasm. Of the 16 on our teaching s t a f f , fiv e have earned th eir "veterans" rank: Mrs. Gertrude Erdman, Miss L elia Foster, Mrs. Dorothy Louraine, Mrs. Esther T ippett, and Mrs. Maude Walling. Our teachers have proved most capable th is year — the more so for having r e siste d any tempta tion to post signs on the c la s s room doors warning: "Standing Room — Maybei" With Mr. M Seth Horne as president head . ing the la rg est Executive Committee on record, the John Marshall PTA s e t out to make th is year a successful one. This PTA, with members representing 210 fa m ilie s, has been much concerned with the need for im provement in County educational f a c i l i t i e s , and, as always, has kept the welfare o f John Marshall uppermost in i t s mind. Realizing from first-h an d experience the need for ad d itio n a l school f a c i l i t i e s in the County, the PTA a c tiv e ly supported both the defeated &7,4.50,000 bond issu e of November and the su ccessfu l $4-,875,000 bond issu e o f April 17, 1951. During the intervening months, i t s Construction Committee members, headed by Mr. Charles Medford, contributed their p rofession al talen ts and much of th eir time to the study of every aspect o f County school construction. Their recommendations and blue p rints of a sample school b u ild in g, showing a p ossib le savings of $83,511 without sac r if i c e o f cla ss room space, were presented to the School Board by d irection o f the Marshall PTA. In support of the teachers of the County, the John Marshall PTA in dorsed the four-point recommendation of the AEA c a llin g for a $4-00 teacher salary in crease. Through i t s Safety Committee, th is FTA shared in the joys and trib u la tio n s of the new County school bus system. At the beginning of the year, a Progress 1 eport card system was adopted for John Mar 1 s h a ll. Although th is system i s the subject of considerable controversy, i t i s generally accepted as a step in the rig h t direction — fa ire r evaluation of pupil progress in rela tion to individual a b ilit y . I t may be sa fely stated that th is new report card system is most popular with those pupils who arb re warded in cash for each "S" a t the rate pre vio u sly prevailing for each "A." �Page. Sour History of John Marshall The recen tly organized Defense Committee, with Comdr. Robert Renrston as chairman, has already la id the groundwork for future a ir raid d r ills a t Marshall. T t r i a l runs have wo been made recently to introduce the pro cedure to the pupils. In the second of th ese preliminary d r i ll s , a l l the pupils in John Marshall prorer were conducted from th e ir c la ss rooms and seated in the auditorium in 9 minutes. Pupils from the Annex were con ducted to John Marshall and seated in the c a feteria -to -b e in 12 minutes. The Defense Committee reports that th is o v e r -a ll timing of 21 minutes w ill be improved considerably with further training. The 1950-51 school year i s almost over. The h is to r ic old Hand B ell is s t i l l with u s. P er haps the "problem parent" i s tooj but c h ie f ly we ai*e ju st parents with a problem. The problem that s t i l l confronts us i s : How can our school best cope with i t s share o f the add ition al 1500 pupils expected to e n r o ll in the County schools next f a ll? The arts and cra fts c la sse s, directed by Mrs. A. C. Levin, were a favorite a fter school a c tiv ity of many John Marshall pupils. The John Marshall PTA B u lletin , edited by Mr. Joseph Kuney, has been one of the most popular innovations of the year. Com ing to us — hot o ff the press— once a month, i t has been a pleasant source of information. The Fine Arts Committee, headed by Mrs. Mary R. Snow, made outstanding contribu tio n s to the cultural advancement of the school. Inspired by th is committee's worthwhile aims and enthusiasm, Marshall PTA adopted "Fine Arts" as i t s project of the year. Through i t s Fine Arts Committee, th is PTA purchased 12 frames with in te r changeable pictures for use in the school corridors and a reproduction of Winslow Homer's "Breezing UP" which has been awarded each month to the class with the h igh est percentage of parents present at the PTA meeting. The enthu siastic pride of each winning c la ss i s a tribute to the success of th is p roject. fc * # — Mrs. E. A. Buchanan * # % � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "A Brief History of John Marshall School", Mrs. E.A. Buchanan, 1950, Page 1 and 2. 4 pages. Description An account of the resource History of John Marshall School in Arlington, Virginia. Page 1: photos of student body of Carne School, 1921; Mary Barbour, first Principal; John Marshall School as it appeared in 1950. Page 2: Forward and first page of history. Page 3: continues history; page 4, continues history highlighting "Current Problems and Activities". Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mrs. E.A. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19_2_2_1_1 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/3e57079560744b0d498921fbea7374b9.pdf c35e6948f13b14efa3a2bd4ab3f4c21b PDF Text Text R e p r in te d F ro m T h e R ic h m o n d N e w s L e a d e r J u n e 2 , 1958 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ARLINGTON COUNTY: Critic of Progressive Education Chronicles a Remarkable Tale Editor, The News Leader: No doubt you have observed th a t the highly im partial and fair-m inded press of the W ash­ ington area is filled w ith the activities of innum erable or­ ganizations who have dedicated them selves to the mission of "preserving” and “improving’’ • T h i s n o ta b le l e t t e r f r o m a F e d e r a l e m p lo y e in A r l i n g t o n r u n s a b o u t fo u r tim e s th e u s u a l le n g th o f F o r u m le t­ te r s , b u t i t te lls so m u c h o f t h e life a n d tim e s o f A r lin g ­ to n th a t w e a re m a k in g a n e x c e p tio n in o r d e r to r u n it in fu ll. — E D IT O R . th e Arlington schools. By “pre­ serving” is m eant the obstruc­ tion a n d /o r evasion of various laws of the S tate of Virginia; by "improving” is m eant the incorporation of every ultim ate lunacy in "life-adjustm ent” education. T he large assortm ent of Ar­ lington organizations which are dedicated to these noble p u r­ poses m ight appear, from their number, to be representing huge masses of Arlington citi­ zens. Actually, it is simply the case of the sam e three apples in different baskets. F o r example: the Society for the Perpetuation of Everything T h a t’s Just Peachy in th e A r­ lington Schools has as Presi­ dent, A; as Executive Secre­ tary, B; and as Treasurer, C. The Committee for the P ropa­ gation of a Sublime F aith in Educationists has as President, C; as Executive S ecretary, A, and as its T reasurer, B. The Council for the Prom otion of N othing But Progress has as President, B; as Executive Sec­ retary, C, and as T reasurer, A; and so on. A, B, and C, plus some dozen o r sixteen devoted followers, hive off a new society about every three days. The first of­ ficial act of the society is to d r a w up a ponderous and unanimous resolution, to which the W a s h i n g t o n P o s t, the W a s h i n g t o n E v e n i n g S t a r , and th e N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a S u n im ­ m ediately devote three columns and an editorial. NOW, THERE are a good m any substantial citizens in this a r e a who are not in agreem ent with the views of A, B, and C, either as to the m eaning of the word “preserv­ ing” o r as to the significance of the word "improving.” I happen to be one of these citi­ zens, and I should like to in­ form you of a recent incident in m y career which m ay en­ lighten you concerning the remarkable nature of life in Arlington County. Since A, B, and C have ex­ clusive control of (a) th e A r­ lington professional education­ ists, (b) the Arlington P-TA's (which represent about one out of every four parents of A r­ lington school children), (c) the propaganda a n d f u n d ­ raising facilities of (a ), (b), and the Arlington schools, and (d) all the media for m asspropaganda. I am having re ­ course to your fair-m inded paper. Forgive me for sta tin g a t this point th at I am m yself a professional educator; specifi­ cally, an Educational Special­ ist, GS-11, in the F ederal S erv­ ice for about 10 years. I m en­ tion this only because it is rele­ vant to the ensuing tale. I took up residence in A r­ lington, as a home-owner, about a year ago, having pre­ viously observed the A rlington b attle from a residence in the District. T h e r e are m any things about the tactics em ­ ployed by A, B, and C which I have always considered fa r from edifying, but m y prim ary reason for personally entering the fray was a strong desire, which I share with Dr. A rth u r Bestor and many o th er dis­ tinguished scholars, to bring about a restoration of learning in the American public schools. Shortly after entering the Arlington contest, I spoke on w hat I suppose I m ust call the "conservative” side a t a couple of School Board meetings, and w rote a few letters to the press on the same side—all in th e space, I should judge, of about the past m onth. And this brings me to th e gist of my communication. IT SEEMS th at a notable, not j in the best of all possible A r­ G. an individual who would be to say vociferous, operator lington schools This happy likely to "follow through” ? on the ‘•liberar side in this struggle is one Mr. R obert E. I state of affairs was brought Dr. Margrave replied that Mr. Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds is cur­ about, he implied, by the tire­ G. was unquestionably such an rently, I believe, active in less efforts of his own various individual After drawing a dis­ councils, com m fees, societies. mal picture of the general wel­ Arlinglonians for a B e t t e r j te r of ignorance which would County; Executive S ecretary ! and associations. of the Citizens' Comm ittee for I He added, h o w e v e r , th at result if Mr. G.’s activities con­ School Improvement; s o m e ­ much of it was also a recult tinued. Mr. Reynolds expressed thing or other in a branch of of the fact that the local op­ his regrets th at a man in the Arlington Civic Federation position to the Reynolds brand Mr. G.'s position should have —In short, the gentlem an is of Enlightenment had hitherto so identified himself with an Im perial Pooh-Bah o r some been confined to individuals " u l t r a conservative lunatic I sim ilar official in just about who could be repulsed with the fringe." Dr Margrave let this every ‘‘liberar’ Society for the appellation “self-created crit­ pass with a comment th at Preservation or Improvement ics” or annihilated with the Mr. G. was an individual of “very strong convictions." of Everything Peachy th at epithet “anti-intellectuals.” A t this point, my dear sir. I Sadly enough, h o w e v e r , flourishes in this area. In private life, as it were, there had lately appeared in shall cease to be humorous Mr. Reynolds happens to be the Arlington arena one E. A. about this thing and ask you, a Supreme Mogul (or w hatever G i b s o n , apparently an em ­ in the first place, to consider it is) of the Navy Area Wage ployee of Dr. Margrave’s es­ the impudent arrogance of Mr. and Classification Office, which tablishment. The chief cause Reynolds, which is shared, I be­ is. as you may know, the ac­ of sadness was the fact th at lieve. by most of his colleagues. I do not know how his tele­ tivity which fixes the wages for Mr. G. was represented as every Navy Federal Civil being (a) a professional educa­ phone call might be described S ervant in the area—m y wages tor, and h e n c e a non-self- elsewhere, but in the subtle among the rest. As Supreme created critic, and (b) a holder world of Federal employment Mogul, Mr. Reynolds has access of a variety of both Eritish such communications from a to a complete roster of all 1and American university de- m an in Mr. Reynolds’ official ' grees, and hence scarcely an position, to a man in Dr. Mar­ Navy Federal Civil S ervants |j in the area, which includes the I “anti-intellectual." Mr. Reyn­ grave’s senior position, concern­ nam e of the activity w here j olds desired to know, in the ing a man in my junior position, each is employed. It was there- I first place, if Mr. G. was in have a meaning that transcends fore an easy m atter for Mr. I reality what he was repre- th e spoken word. Next I should like you to re­ Reynolds to discover th a t one ! sented as being. Dr. MarE. A. Gibson is employed a t ; grave, who has been a staunch flect upon the rather extra­ j the Navy Training Publications l supporter of Mr. G. for some curricular use made by him of ; Center, an activity of the 10 years, politely replied that j th e records of the navy area Bureau of Navy Personnel. Mr. G. was all th at had been wage and classification office. represented and some m ore as Perhaps I should state at this i point that I do not have the IT THUS came a'bout, no well. I honor of a personal acquaintdoubt, that about ten days ago, the senior m an in my SOMEWHAT DASHED by this. I ance with the gentlmeman, office, Dr. Wendell Margrave, Mr. Reynolds then proceeded I whom I would not recognize if received a telephone call from to state that all the glorious he were standing next to me a t Mr. Reynolds. The gist of the achievements of the various this moment conversation was, roughly, this. Arlington Societies for Making N ext I should like you to con­ Mr. Reynolds first informed Everything Peachier were seri­ sider th e fact th at it is fortu­ Dr. Margrave th a t everything ously threatened by Mr. G's n a te for me—very fortunate— had hitherto been for the best misguided activities. Was Mr. th a t the head of my activity happens by pure chance to be an educator with views similar to m y own. If the head hap­ pened to be (as I rather sus­ R e p r in te d a s a p u b lic s e r v ic e b y pect Mr. Reynolds expected him to be) a “modern." “progres­ sive,” or "life-adjustment" edu­ cator, the result of his converj sation with Mr. Reynolds m ight 1have somewhat impaired my | prospects as a career member tilth of the Federal Service In closing I should like to s ta te th at the sort of telephone call made by Mr. Reynolds im­ presses me as typical of the genteel methods employed by all th e "liberal” Arlington lovers of freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of conscience, freedom for Com­ m unists—in short, by all the lovers of freedom for every­ Post Office Box No. 44 body except opponents—whose Arlington, Va. nam es are a t present orna­ m enting the pages of the W ash­ ington area newspapers. Very truly vours, EDMUND A. GIBSON, M. A. Arlington. J Arlington (Chapter ’ irfrnbrra of §tatr Snumhjnty Jnhiuibnai ICthrrttrs” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, and covers the period from 1945 through 1991, with the bulk of the material falling between 1947 and 1959. The materials in this collection were generated or collected as a result of Mrs. Campbell's involvement in the Arlington County School Board, as well as her interests and activities in education and local politics. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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