Wheaton High School - Scarlet Lance Yearbook (Wheaton, MD)

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Rays Counted The Cosmic Ray Research Group is under Pro- fessor Singer of Maryland University and is one of several area high school groups working in connection with the International Geophysical Year. The students are setting up a cosmic ray counter station that will consist of six telescopes which are similar to Geiger counters. Chemistry ls Chaos Newly organized in Wheaton this year is the Hi-Sci Chemistry Club, open to science-minded juniors and seniors. The club is designed to stimulate interest in chemistry, and the members perform experiments regularly. lls that where that peculiar odor was coming from?J M. Imlay, G. Ujfalusy, S. Knotts, W. Needham, H. Slate, F. Fallon, Mr. Hoffmaster iSponsorl. C3 N. B . F. Fallon lPresidentl, H. Slate, F. Carpenter, M. Imlay, J. Glerum, Mr. Emma lSponsorD. Science Prepares Any budding scientist who wants more science than is offered by the course he is taking is welcome to join the General Science Club, spon- sored by Mr. Ernest England. The club members not only perform experiments but also take field trips and keep abreast of current scientific events. R. Gold, J. Scott, M. Moore, O. Fox, J. Schmidt, D. Berry, M. Amorosi, D. Kangas. Biologists Dissect Worms, grasshoppers, frogs - nothing is sacred to the exploring minds land scalpelsl of the members of the Biology Club. The club, which is dedicated to the enjoyment and better understanding of biology, was formed here at Wheaton in l956, and actually supplements Wheaton's regular biology course. M. Grier, G. Weeks, T. Shumaker, G. Williams, Mr. LaRue iSponsOrl, C. Gilbert

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Left table: B. Atkins, B. Rossoff, W. Hoff- mann, K. Kyte, C. Slesser, C. Hallman, C. Richards. Right table: J. Chesley, M. Clag- lllli T mi LUEEI -lllzil gett, B. Davis, M. Phillips, S. O'Brien, F Horwitz, C. Jennings, S. Stewart. . ' ll '. ilil ' 111 I, -i .1 Officers, seated: R. Struder, M. Morris, N. Riblet. Sponsors, standing: Mr. Yaskovich, Mr. Sanford. Today's Students Will Be Tomorrow's Teachers A future as a teacher may not seem to be exactly paradise to some, but many students are interested in teaching, as shown by the membership list of the Future Teachers of America. The club's purpose is to stimulate interest in teaching, and to develop the quali- ties essential in a good teacher. . i . g fs . ,. 'Ng' Q Ju go Q9 After the Honor Society Assembly, a tea was held for the new members and their parents. DI- H All The annual fashion show put on by the Home Arts classes was an overwhelming success. KY '72 so 'Q

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D i-nwA,,,,mn f'sHg'1 ll First row: S. Neary, R. Gonso, G. Weeks, G. Williams, K. Hathaway, R. Sacharoff, P. Heming- way, W. Wagner, L. A'Hearn, B. McGinnis, W. Welling, J. Andre. Second row: F. Tinkham, R. Barron, P. Parker, D. Wions, J. McGiffin, F. Bean, J. Taylor, B. Reed, S. Boyle, T. Endo, L. Eskildson. Third row: R. Blodgett, A. Orr, B. Walker, K. Clements, H. Crist, W. MacMulIin, B. Graninger, P. Labbe, G. Greenspan, R. Walker, J. Humphrey. Fourth row: Mr. Muth lSponsorl, J. Peterson, M. Tetter, D. Hudson, R. Tucker, B. Boyer, F. DiMisa, R. Allen, R, Witten, A. Batleu, R. Renio, G. Erwin, A. Boehm, S. Koelling, Mr. Hartley tSponsorl. Audio-Visual Group Assists Mr. Elmer Muth and Mr. Leonard Hartley supply audio-visual materials to all classes who request them. They are assisted by a group of students trained to run the various projectors, phonographs, and tape recorders. Girls Enjoy Scriptures One of the newer groups is the Bible Club, consisting of nine girls who meet regularly to read the Bible, analyze certain scripturql pas- sages and sing hymns. Wheaton's French Club, Les Chevaliers Fran- cais, founded in l956, has an impressive aim: to raise the general cultural level of the mem- bers. This purpose they further by studying French literature, painting, history, and even the pal-'ez Vous Francais? dance. The Club's big project this year was presenting a play, The Imaginary Invalid, entirely in French. r 4 .3 . . fl l is v gi- 1 Above, Standing, A. Longmore. First row: A. Booth, L. Straus, L. Jorgensen, R. Fitzig, L. Dyer. Second row: W. Middleton, J. Killmeier, P. Hicock, C. Greenspan, A. Taksey, F. Hartman, J. Shreiber, Mr. Frey CSponsorl, L. Scillian, S. Majors. Left: Officers, A. Ober, P. Labbe, B, Miller, A. Langen. 77