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By CINDY CUMINS
Rappahannock Newa Special Writer
Students will miss the sound of her rapid step in the corridors of Rappahannock County High School. After twenty-four years in public education, Jean Moffett is retiring. She came to Rappahannock County in 1944, a young graduate with a BA in English from Mary Washington College, and a degree in Library Science from the College of William and Mary. The prospect of living in a small community appealed to her, so Mrs. Moffett responded to the recruiting efforts of the State Superintendent of Education at that time. Dr. G. Tyler Miller, and applied for her first position as an English and History instructor at Washington High School—one of two high schools in Rappahannock at that time.
After a brief period of work at Fort Belvoir, and the Alexandria Public Library, the following year and a half, Mrs. Moffett married and returned to Rappahannock—this time to stay.
Her work in the county education system varied, including study hall and substitute work, as well as a year of teaching fourth and fifth grades at Flint Hill Elementary School. But library work was her first love, and in 1959, when the new consolidated Rappahannock County High School opened, she applied for a position as librarian. There, she has worked dedicatedly, providing library assistance to faculty and students for twenty years.
Mrs. Moffett says she has especially enjoyed the opportunity to know students and teachers well—a facet of library work that most appeals to her. “I like working with students and teachers in reference and research work. It gives you a chance to know all of them—you see everyone almost every day.”
“I’ve enjoyed my twenty - four years," says the librarian who has watched a second generation of students make use of library facilities which she helped make available to their parents. “The parents often send me messages by the children—I enjoy that."
“Students haven’t changed much." says Mrs. Moffett, when asked what transitions she's observed in the school system during her many years of work there. “We ail have to change with the times." she added.
Inadequate space has been a growing problem at the school, maintains the librarian. Overcrowded library facilities have been somewhat of a handicap, says Mrs. Moffett who also recognizes the need for more extracurricular activities, and a more varied curriculum for students.
But she feels the advantages of a small school far outweigh the bad. The inChurch
Yard Sale
Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church at Sperryville will hold a yard sale at the church on Friday and Saturday, July 4 and 5. The sale hours are from 9 to 5 and hot dogs and drinks will also be on sale. The church is located on Route 522.
Youth Rally
A youth rally at Amissville United Methodist Church is scheduled for Saturday, July 5, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The program will feature Crossroads, a group of young men from Culpeper who will entertain. The public is invited.
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