Walt Whitman High School 1967 Yearbook (Bethesda, MD) - Full Access

Student Activities Reinforcing their number with the addition of a third vice-principal Walt Whitman' admini tration auided the school throuah it fifth ear. The tremendou respon ibility of planning for the need of over 2,000 tudent and 87 teacher wa bared by the team of the principal and vice– principal . At the head of the adrnini tration, Dr. Daryl W. haw completed hi fifth ear a principal at Walt Whitman. Dr. Sha, received hi Doctorate in Education from George Washington Univer ity. Having erved a principal at three other county chool before he came to Whitman at it openina in 1962, Dr. haw brought with him many year of experience in education. Supervi ing all activitie at Whit· man he ha had a major hand in it development into an out tanding econdary school. Jarring the early-morning complacency of leepy tu– dents, the li t composed by Mr . Anita Willens was read on the PA each morning to call remi tudent to the office. A newcomer to Whitman thi year, Mr . Willen quickly became familiar to mo t of the tudent body through direct encounter r ulting from her position a upervisor of at– tendance. When the Ia t unexplained tardines wa cleared up and the daily ab ence bulletin well under way, he turned to her demandina dutie a upervi or of the Guid– ance Department and of chool activities. While many vacationing Viking oaked up un in Ocean City Ia t ummer, Mr. Allen F. Vogt acted as principal of the Whitman ummer chool es ion. When the building once more filled to capacity in eptember, he resumed hi dutie as upervi or of chool discipline and acting principal in Dr. haw' ab ence. Straightening out unruly tudent as well as the irregular schedule of the school bu es, Mr. Vogt held much of the re pon ibility of keeping Whitman running smoothly. It wa vice-principal Mr. Jo ph P. Good who made ure that cla es continued with a minimum of cri e . Each time a piece of chalk shattered on the floor or a textbook binding gave out after being carried home in a downpour, faculty and students knew that another would be readily available. Even the temporary absence of a teacher cau ed little di ruption for Mr. Good found another teacher to direct the cia and oriented ubstitute teachers to Whitman. [r. llen Vogt and ach Charle Karr ponder over a problem of student di iplinc at the Chri tma a~ embly. Pattie Payne requ t a French film of M. Bertin' amorou ad\entures in Pari from fr. .To eph Good. As part of her daily routine. l\[rs. Anita Willen check on absentee .