Bethesda Chevy Chase High School - Pine Tree Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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MATHEMATICS Peculiar formulae produced by more peculiar processes prove logical results with practical principles which do not help us at all when planning our budget. Whether the subject is algebra, geometry, or trig, “to reason or to memorize” becomes our question when cramming for the tests. Encouraged by the thought that the answer must be cither right or wrong, we try to untangle graphs, numerical statistics, equations, or geometric designs. Finally, by disciplining our minds, we strengthen our powers of inductive and deductive reasoning. B. Vaughan Ash, B. S., M. A.—Student Court . . . William Bradford. TH. B., B. A —Rep- resentative Assembly. Nicholas Guidara, B. S., M. Ed—Mathematics Club . . . Frank L. Metcalf, B S., M. Ed.— Thespians, Varsity Admissions. Robert L Myers, B. S., M. A.- -Hi-Y, Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y Council . . . Madelen B. Tal- madge, B. A.—Junior Class Adviser, Tri-Hi-Y. John M. Woolford, B. S., M. A.—Chairman; Photography Club, Tennis . . . Donald A. Wil- liamson, Ph. B., Ph. M.—Bridge Club. Steve Millstein explains the proof of a geometry proposition to his classmates. A If you finish the problem first, it’s fun to see what's taking somebody else so long. 19

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Suzanne Dunlap's report includes showing samples of Mexican handicraft to her Spanish class. Clara Lee Hyatt, B. A., M. A.—Future Teachers of America, Tri-Hi-Y . . Elizabeth R. Seymour, A. B.—Chairman; Tri-Hi-Y. Winifred Sherwood, B. A., M. A.—El Espanol . . . Mary W. Sullivan, B. A., M. A.— Sophomore Adviser. LANGUAGE A I’ecoU we must go. At school, we tackle the pro- nunciation and spelling of foreign words. We know that to understand a people we must know their tongue, and so we drill on vocabularies, read short stories, give reci- tations, and take exams. We learn the history and culture behind the people and the language. After the first year, we gradually become accustomed to idioms and ir- regular verbs. In struggling through the second year, we wish we were still taking the first year. The third year consists of reading novels and plays. In the end— veni, vidi, vici . . . we came, we saw, we conquered! To sound like a native is Dorothy Rich’s assignment in Miss Sullivan’s French class. Leonora Aiken, B. A., M. A.—Senior Ranking, French Club . . . James B. Downton, B. A., M. A —Key Club. 18

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Min Quaylc check the bulletin board (or latest announcement . o Virginia Holier prepares to -nd the disc into a trorirm position, while her opponent. Jean Lacey, watches with consternation. Josie Belle Kerter, B. A., M. A.—G A. A., Cheerleaders . . . Phyllis M. Pellcu, B. S.—Pom Pons, G. A. A. . . . Patricia G. Peru ne, B. S.—Chairman; G. A. A. Weymouth H. Judkins, B. S., M. Ed. Basket- ball, Varsity Admissions . . . Alfred A. Sadusky, B. A., M. A.—-Chairman; Football, Varsity Admissions. This year our physical education classes ran an Omni- bus show with “something for everyone.” For the girls, bowling and shuffleboard were added to the schedule of soccer and hockey in the fall; volleyball and basket- ball in the winter; and baseball, badminton, and archery in lhe spring, with ping-pong and square dancing throughout the year. Besides football, basketball, and baseball for the boys, there was tumbling, track, and soccer. In gym classes we drill on rules, correct our posture, and leam first-aid. We stumble through the crowded showers, pay our ten cents to redeem our lost clothes, complain every day, and enjoy every minute of it. It isn’t every department that has a curriculum to fit every season! 20