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

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Asking our neighbors isn’t always cheating. Seniors have a jam session on Crime and Punishment. Empty shelves mean busy students. Book chairman Mrs. Marquez finds another copy of David Coppcrfield. Through Practice, Speech, And Drama Urged on by love, fear, and irritation, Miss Casey’s rapid learners analyze A Portrait of the Artist and To the Lighthouse. An- guished moans and shrieks of joy denote “Hopelessly Mediocre” or Effective” writing. 27

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MR. BENJAMIN W. ALLNUTT, B.A.. M.A.; Tattler. Quill and Scroll . . . MRS. FLORENCE MASSEY BLACK. B.A., M.A.; Radio and Television Pro- gramming . . . MRS. CAROL S. BOYD, B.S.; Chips . . . MR. P. J. DALLA SANTA, B.S.: Assembly Committee, Thespians. MRS. HELEN B. DAY, B.A.; Senior Activities . . . MISS SAUNDRA ANN GOULD, B.A., M.A.; Kassai.C upj . . . MISS DIANA H. HEARD, B.A.; Senior Tri-Hi-Y. Y-Council. .. MRS. PAULINE JENNINGS. B.A. John Coyc concentrates during a multiple choice test for seniors on definitions, spelling, and grammar. MR. NATHAN KUDATSKY. B.A.. M.A.; Creative Writing Club . . . MRS. ELIZABETH S. LAYTON. B.A.. M.A; Pine Tree . . . MRS. ALICE MARQUEZ. B.A., M.A.; Science Fiction Club . . . MISS ANNE F. NEW'MAN. B.A.; Sophomore Tri-Hi-Y . . . MRS. MARTHA PAPPAS. B.A MR. ERNEST R. W'ALL, B.A.; Varsity Admissions. Senior Prom. MISS MARGARET M. CASEY B.A.. M.Ed., M.A. Chairman Learning To Use Our Own Language “Vague—Be Specific!” This bold notation marches across too many of our papers. Almost without looking, we know that the red-penciled scrawl is another plea to us to clarify our writing. “Why all this fuss?” we ask. The teacher must knowr what we mean when we say “melancholy is when you’re sad” or “Hamlet, obsessed to almost madness by the terribly frightful appearance of the ghost of his murdered father, continues to cleverly kill Claudius.” Then we begin to think. The teacher must know, after all. Perhaps we should pay more attention to her comments and suggestions. Per- haps we should use our dictionaries and grammar books. We try, and are delighted with the results—a better mark, a pleased comment, and a stare of amazement from the teacher. We may not realize it now, but our new prowess in English has given us much more than a good grade or a 'bigger allowance from our happy parents. It has given us the ability to express our own ideas clearly and to grasp the ideas and beliefs of others with new understanding. 26

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MR. H. NORMAN TAYLOR B.A.. M.A. National Honor Society; Chairman MISS KAREN KNUTSON. B.A.; Pep Club . . . MR. P. H. MAGEE. JR.. B.A.: Varsity Athletic Committee . . . MR. WATSON D. PHILLIPS. B.A., M.A.; International Relations Club . . . MRS. SANDRA SONNER. B.A.; Student Government Association . . . MRS. VERNA S. TOWNE. B.S.; Debate Club. Contemplating Evolution Of Civilization Living near Washington is like a long, noisy Fourth of July celebration. With firecracker unpredictability, historic events explode constantly with a blinding (lash. Soon we become not only accustomed to it but almost deaf. Fortunately a great variety of social studies courses of- fered at B-CC revives our interest. As we study, our imagination enables us to climb the pyramids or cross the Alps on an elephant. We return to reality with endless debates and thought-provoking discus- sions of current events. Whether we arc militant debaters or quiet note-takers, we are deeply interested; so interested that we may still be mulling over the problem at lunch, after school, or at potluck. Even if the debates arc never resolved, we have learned something many of us have never known before— there is more to a newspaj cr than the sports section. Sue Godine and Bob Driscoll emphasize a bulletin board display during a report in World History. MR. ROBERT APPLETON. B.S.. M.A.; Wheel Club . . . MR. WALTER BARBASH. B.A.. M.A.; Soccer Club . . . MR. CHARLES R. BRYANT. B.A.. M.A.; Visual Aid» . . . MR. KENNETH W. FRISBIE. B.A., M.Ed.; Stamp Club . . . MRS. NANCY R. CARRETSON, B.A.; Senior Class Activities.