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

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Torn Jones operates the Controlled Reader for use in is just one of the many teaching-aids available to one of Mrs. Marquez's English classes. The projector the Bethesda faculty. English — We Live, Sailing along under the philosophy that Writing maketh a perfect man, but so docs reading and discus- sion, the English Department offers courses ranging from the mandatory English 2, 3, and 1 to journalism. As sophomores we delve into the mysteries of Shake- speare and George Eliot, live for a while in the Scottish Highlands with Sir Walter Scott, and try our hand at some writing of our own. For poised and polished speaking, the future politician or P.T.A. chairman will ask for public speaking or dramatics, in addition to the regular course covering Learn, and Enjoy American literature and the ever-present grammar and spelling. Entering our senior year we again become friends with Shakespeare, meeting his “melancholy Dane” and the ambitious Scot. As we begin to recognize the wealth of good literature in the classics, and the truth in the ideas of great writers, English becomes less of drudgery and more of a fascinating exploration into the timeless world of the minds of men. We no longer wonder why we have to take English all four years. MR. BENJAMIN. W. All.M l I. B.A.. MV. Journalism. English IV. Talllrr . . . MRS. E. MASSEY BLACK. B.A.. M.A.: Public Speaking . . . MISS MARGARET M. CASEY. B.A.. M.Ed.. M.A.: English II. IV . . . MR. P. II. DALI.A SANTA. B.S.; English III. Drama. Assembly Committee, Dramatics Club. Thespians . . . MRS. HELEN DAY. A.B.: English IV. YCouncil. Senior Tri-Hi Y. 12

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Books and Files Student needs keep two full-time librarians busy. Peace and quiet,” sighs the overworked student, settling into a library chair for a period of quiet study. Mrs. McKinnell is working at her desk. Miss Owen is behind the partition typing a book list; library as- sistants move quietly around replacing books. Two minutes later the peace is shattered as a class invades the library, seeking reference books, magazines, and a place to sit. For the frustrated student the solitude is gone, but for the librarians it's all in a day's work. Until four o'clock they arc on hand to answer questions, explain the use of catalogs and files, and find the unfindable. Any extra time is spent checking inventories and com- piling lists of recommended reading. There are mountains of work to be done before the library will be ready to be moved to its new location in the fourth building” which is still in the blueprint stage. Until that time, the students can envy those future scholars who will be able to do their research above ground, while Mrs. McKinnell and Miss Owen may dream, as they work, of spacious shelves, plenty of elbow-room, and perluqjs a book or two returned ahead of time. Mrs. Beilina McKinnell. BA., M.S.I..S. Librarian Miss Utilise M. Owen. B.A. Assistant Librarian I I

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MR. NATHAN KI D I SKY, B.A.. M.A.; English II . . . MRS. ELIZABETH S. LAYTON, BA.. M.A.; English III, IV, Pine Tree . . . MRS. ELAINE B. MARINE. B.A., M.A.; English III, SGA Social Committee. Shakespeare is the order of the day in Mrs. Stanley's sophomore class. One question at a time is bad enough, but Mrs. Day finds that she is frequently expected to answer live at once. Adventures in Reading and Writing English should be renamed! The subject covers read- ing and s|K lling, writing and speaking; and we seemed unable to reach success in all fields at all times. This year the English department inaugurated a series of standardized tests to help us detect the areas of our greatest strengths and weaknesses. The testing program was also designed to help in the selection of students for the Rapid Learner courses. We read widely; we listened carefully; we tried to write with coherence, emphasis, and clarity. With so much attention being given to science and so much stress being placed on the importance of higher mathematics, the English department felt a need to reach a golden mean , to re-establish the balance be- tween science and the humanities in high school. The National Council of Teachers of English announced a contest for students of English and George Washington University sponsored a contest for English students, in- viting schools of the Greater Metropolitan Area to par- ticipate. We entered each contest and hoped. MRS. ALICE MARQl'EZ. B.A.. M Y: English II. Ill . . . MRS. KATHLEEN L. MONTGOMERY. B.A.; English II. Chips . . . MR. WILLIAM . ROGERS. B Y: English II. III. Spanish II . . . MRS, MARGARE I A. STANLEY. B-S.; English II, Sophomore Tii-Hi-Y . . . MISS LESLIE ANN WYM N. B.A.; English HI. Science Fiction Club. 13