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

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14 The first reading is the hardest. Aspiring actors and actresses show their skill for Mr. Dal la Santa. Drama Offerings One, Two, Three— The art department convinced more than 5 people with this eyecatching display. Paul Combs and Johnny Knight convince Cornelia Eakle they've been “thinking Eliza. You won my bet! You squashed cabbage leaf, yo incarnate insult to the English language! ” A-a-a-h-o-w-w-w! I’m a good girl, I am!

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A voice of experience speaks. Miss Phelps explains «he mysteries of those Cood advice always helps. Jim Shafer discusses a college cata- transcripts ana applications to eager juniors. log with Mr. Norris, the counselor. 'or curious sophomores, alert juniors, and anxious seniors, the browsing oom provides college and career information. We Do Concentrate With the opening of school came the dreaded thought of study. Often a favorite television program or a long awaited phone call seemed far more important than homework. The National Honor Society inductions left us with a feeling of awe and admiration; college boards and mailing applica- tions rapidly approached us. Science classes opened new worlds of interest; poems and stories read in English class held a special meaning for each student. Studies began to seem more important, and this spirit grew through the year. We found that study begins in the classroom, continues at home, and climaxes in the attain- ment of lasting knowledge. To maintain high standards is to maintain Bcthcsda’s top academic standing and our own success in the future. Bob Lokcrson holds an impromptu math class for his puzzled friends, who try to make the most of mathematics in one easy lesson. Our teachers have told us we can’t learn anything in ten minutes’ cram- ming but wc can try'! 13

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Producing Plays For All To See With the announcement of each production, Mr. Dalla Santa found throngs of aspiring actors and actresses eager to read scripts for his approval. This formidable display of undiscovered talent presented many problems, but some- how a decision was reached and the play was cast. Pygmalion, the first production, gave us an opportunity to meet Professor Henry Higgins and that disreputable but charming flower girl Eliza Doolittle. Enthusiastic audiences forgot their own problems at the first sound of Eliza’s out- rageous cockney accent and privately resolved to speak better English. The all-male cast of Stalag 17 threw the school into turmoil with its beards and shaggy haircuts. The boys took the inevitable jokes about Castro’s rebels in stride and re- hearsed tirelessly. The result was an amusing picture of the lighter side of a Nazi prison camp. Serious overtones added suspense, providing a perfect foil for the robust, earthy comedy. The third production of the year, Lily, the Felon’s Daugh- ter, went into rehearsal as the yearbook went to press, but everyone knew a third success was guaranteed. “Let’s go over that line again, Phil.” Student di- rector Joy Hawkins helps the Stalag 17 cast. department for Dennis Johnston. Mr. D., not Hank Classic uses stealth. Realistic conditions were simulated with stove and angry young men, inspired those beards. cots, stacked in the front of the classroom by day. Chow line. Peter imirie dishes out “tea to Dennis Johnston, Tom Lo- Charlie Vest. Hours of practice resulted in “one of the best plays I’ve bred, Hank Classic, Mike Wilbourne, John Bassett, Pieter Wensink, and ever seen.” 15