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

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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

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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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Many a homework assignment is completed in the cafeteria Ireforc an afternoon class. MR. CHARLES R. BRYANT. B.A.. M.A.; World History. Audio-Visual Aids. Civil War Club . . . MR. KENNETH FRISBIK. B.A.. M.F.d.; I . S. History. Pan American History. Stamp Club . . . MRS. CONSTANCE CEERHAR I . B.A.. M.A ; World History. Economic Geography. Junior Tri-Hi-Y . . . MR. ROBERT J. KILLEN, B.A.. M.A.; I . S. History. Far Eastern Affairs, Varsity Golf. Past Is Prologue It has often been said that the key to the future is the past; how well Bethesda students realize that fact is shown by the great interest taken in the social studies program throughout high school. It may well be that our proximity to the nation’s capital, so steeped in complex national and international issues, is responsible for this interest. Living so close to the wheels that turn the great machine of American Democracy, we find ourselves deeply and personally interested in the prob- lems discussed so gravely by our leaders. We see and hear history in the making. As a result, social studies discussion groups are by no means limited to the class- room; many a classroom discussion has continued in the cafeteria over sandwiches and milk, or in the Hot Shoppe over a Mighty Mo. Our interest in world affairs carries over from the usual courses in World History and U. S. History to ones in Pan American History and Far Eastern Af- fairs. Open to seniors only, these courses of one semester each complement and add detail to our previ- ous years of history. Mr. Bryant employs Imtlt a map and a glol c during a history lesson. MISS KAREN A. KNUTSON. B.A.. World History. Economics . . . MR. WATSON I). PHILLIPS. B.A.. M.Ed.; U. $. History . . . MR. H. NORMAN TAYLOR. B.A.. M.A.; World History, U. S. History. National Honor Society . . . MRS. VERNA S. IOW.NE. B.S.; Sociology, f. S. History. Senior Problems. Debate Club . . . MR. ALEXIS B. von BRETZEL. B.A.. M.A.; World History. International Relations Club. 14