Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-08

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placed in a quiet setting far
highway and business district
The school contains II class
rooms, a gymnasium, two auxil
larry gyms, a health room,
cafeteria and kitchens, a library
and a school store. In addition
there are special areas designed
for art, industrial arts, choral
music, band, and home arts. In
several of these units, there is
classroom space that is being
used.
The school program has been
broadened to offer sessions OF
group guidance twice each
week. In this time, provision is
made for the developing OF
pupil-teacher relationships. Two
resource classes, one in each
grade, will find one teacher
working with the same group
of pupils for all major subject
matter fields.
Otis c. White, the principal,
comes to Gaithersburg Junior
High from the internship pro
gram sponsored jointly by the
University of Maryland and the
Montgomery County Board OF
Education. Last year he trained
in administration and supervi
sion, studying at the university
and doing on-the-job supervision
at Western Junior High, Sher'
wood and Gaithersburg Elemen'
tary. Prior to that time, he
was vice principal at Western
The school faculty has a mum
Der of teachers new to the
Gaithersburg area.
Mrs. Norma Flick, a graduate
of the University of Illinois, her
native state.
Miss Linda Walrath received
her education at Penn State
University. She previously
taught at North Penn High
School in Lansdale, Pa.
Mrs. Vicki Kley, teacher Of
physical education, Is a native
of Oakland, Md. She was grad
uated from the University OF
Maryland and for three years
was a member of the faculty OF
Hammond High School, Alex
andria, Va.
James A. Dowdy, a graduate
of Lynchburg College, taught
at Massanutten Military Acade
my in Woodstock, Va, and al
the Longfellow School in Be
thesda.
Robert Bellison is a native OF
Montgomery County, having
been born in Damascus. A
graduate of Shepherd College
he has taught physical educa
ton in county schools for four
years.
Another native Montgomery
Countian is Arch Webster from
Silver Spring. He Is a gradu
ate of Frostburg State Teachers
College.
Teaching in the field of music
Is Don Doughty of Snow Hill
Md, a graduate of the Peabody
Conservatory of Music.
Michael Kelly, also a gradu
ate of Peabody, comes from
Baltimore.
Mrs. Mary Erdlitz, who is q
graduate of West Virginia Uni
versity, has taught for eight
years in Montgomery County.
The school librarian is Mrs
Maize H. Lassiter, a graduate
of Virginia State College in
Petersburg. She was with the
Culpepper, Va, school system
for a year, and spent the last
three years in Bel Alton, Md.
Miss Patricia Welk, new te
the system this year, is a grad
uate of Western Maryland Col
lege.
In the field of mathematics
Clarence Hylton comes from
West Virginia with five years
teaching experience.
Mrs. Lucille Goldsmith, who
has lived in Gaithersburg fol
several years, comes from the
Sligo Junior High School. She
is teaching English and history
Thomas Kukar is teaching in
dustrial arts. He previously
taught two years at Newport
Junior High.
After teaching four years a
Sherwood High School, Miss
Charlotte Palmer has joined the
faculty here. She received hel
education at Western Maryland
College and at Penn State Uni
versity.
Albert v. Riscigno has spen
nine years in the county schoo
system, serving at Takoms
Park Junior High and at Sher
wood. A graduate of Penn
State University, he is working
here as counselor in the eight
grade.
Eddie B. Washington, a native
nf Orange Toy was ndtIpatpf