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

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MISS MARGARET M. COOKE, B.S.; Co-Adviser Sophomore Closs, MCEA Delegate; Typing I, II, Shorthond I, II . . . MISS HELEN A CUMMINGS, B.S.; Student Loon Fund; Elementary Business, Typing . MRS. LORRAINE H. HATFIELD. B.S.; School Store, Bonk, Bookkeeping, Banking . . . MISS LILLIAN G. MOORE, B.A., M.A.; Adviser Senior Closs; Short- hond I, II, Typing I, II . . . MRS. JEAN RAVIN, B.B.A., M.A.; Chairmen; Typing, Secretarial Proctice . . . MRS. ROSELLA SMITH, Secretory to Counselors; Typing I . . . Concentration is ossured on the days of timed typing tests. We Learn To Earn To the strains of Syncopated Clock the typing classes improved their rhythm and speed. Typists also take Shorthond, Bonking, Secretarial Practices, and Commercial Low; but it is usually through the typewriter thot the student is introduced to the voried offerings of the Commercial Department. Practical use of their knowledge of the world of business is supplied in the school bank or the school store. Students ore assigned to the main office to operate the switch board, the ditto machine, the mimeograph machine, and to run errands. Good office procedure results. 18 Assistants ot the bank, Marjorie Robson, Sue Lewis, Carol Stevens, and Mary Ann Beoch, help handle the cosh and toke core of the lost and found articles. Noncy Hooker operates the mimeograph mochine during her period os office assistont. Mary Lou Copek prepores to run off the daily absence list on the ditto.

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Girls find bosketboll os exciting os the boys do. Wrestling is one way to let off steom ond is o regulor port of the Physical Education Program. We Let Off Steam In our long doy of readin', writin', ond 'rith- metic , we find gym period o most welcome diversion. The boys start off the year with intramural touch football on the baseball field while the girls are ploy- ing field hockey and golf on the football field. When the cold winds of winter make outdoor sports uncomfortable, the boys move inside to play volley- boll, wrestle, and tumble while the hardier souls play soccer in the snow. Meanwhile, the girls play basket- ball in their gym. The difference between girls' and MISS JOSIE BELLE KEETER, B.A., M.A.; Chairman; Cheerleaders, Mojorettes; Physi- cal Education . . . MRS. PHYLLIS M. PELLEU, B.S.; GAA; Physicol Education . . . MR. JAMES DAVIS, B.S., M.Ed.; Physicol Educotion . . . MR. PERRY B. JOHNSON, B.S., M S.; Physicol Education . . . MR. ALFRED A. SADUSKY, B.A., M.Ed.; Choirmon; Physicol Educotion ... boys' rules is always a source of amusement to the boys. With the coming of April showers, the boys don their gloves and go out for intramural softball. The girls pick this season for bowling in Bethesda. Some, however, stoy at school for baseball, volleyball and tumbling. This old saying could well be applied to our achievements in Physical Education — Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. 17 Mrs. Petronek, who joined our staff in January, finds the faculty lounge reloxing ofter teoching girls physicol educotion classes.

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MR. ALBERT W. BENDER, B.S.; Metol Shop ... MR CHARLES H. MASON, B.S.; Wheel Club; Mechon.col Drowing I . . . MR. JOSEPH SAGNERI, B.S.; Choirmon; Wood- working I, II . MR. GEORGE SLATE, B.S.; SGA Adviser, MCEA Delegote; Architecturol Drowing I, Mechanical Drowing II, III . . . Crafts Develop Talents This age of Do-it-yourself hos really given the Industrial Arts Department on advantage. The values of courses in Architecturol Drawing, Mechanical Drawing, Art Metal, and Wood Shop have become in- creasingly evident. Students construct o wrought iron table, turn out o lamp base on the lathe, or plan their dream house. Each year the metol and wood shops have a com- bined craft show to display the examples of their skill and croftsmanship. Besides these obvious achievements students take with them a knowledge of the fundamentals of design and layout. 19