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

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Mr. Zimmerman assisted the students in the School Store when the paperbacks arrival. Never before had reading for pleasure as well as a grade received such a boost. Fairs, Carnivals, and Shows The weather wasn’t the only topic of conversation around Bethesda. As the snow melted, rehearsals for Damn Yankees hit a high for concentration. Approxi- mately one fifth of the entire student body participated in the production. Meanwhile, the Arts Fair was planned and the pro- jects for the Science Fair began to take shape. April 1 saw the Science and Arts Fair in full swing. Plans for the Carnival were called for and the bill for Senior Fees was presented to each senior. We acclaimed Perry Klein's achievement as reported by the Associated Press and realized the changes that had occurred internationally. President Eisenhower had toured 10 countries abroad, South America, and planned to visit Russia. We remembered that jjeoplc had stopped buying cranberries because of a possibility of cancer. Our minds turned to pleasanter things with the announcement that Princess Margaret would marry Mr. Armstrong-Jones on May 6. David Nolan demonstrates his science project to Walter Cohen, and David Hurwitz. Perry Klein poses March 6 with his amateur radio equipment. Perry and Rafael Soifer of New York, both ama- teur radio operators, have been credited by Massachusetts Institute of Technology as having conducted probably the world’s first suc- cessful two-way radio communication with the aid of artificial satellites.

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Girl watching is a recognized hobby and requires much time. Leah Hawkins' fuzzy dog is the center of the girls' attention for collecting stuffed animals was the latest fad. Spring—School? Our ambition was not outer space in the spring of I960 but college space. Fully aware that hitching our wagon to a star was outdated, we planned to hitch our Volkswagen to a Sputnik or a satellite to Venus. And then the snows came! Shortly after Ground Hog Day the newspapers commented upon the relatively snowless winter. A perverse fate remedied the situation and we missed school because of snow February 15, March 2, March 3, and March 9. Mary Mulcahy explains her science project on oil refining to David Rosen and Merrily Krause. 22

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Senior Cia» Executive Committee met daily to plan, execute, and evaluate class business. Sunshine and Shadows Come “Get on the ball” expresses exactly what we did! Others might have gone for strolls; others might have enjoyed spring fever; others might have decided to coast till the last day of school. But we had things to do! We worked to maintain or improve our semester grades. We worked on paintings in oils and water colors, on adding to the ceramic objects, and self-portraits which could be purchased at the Arts Fair. Horticulture stu- dents sold plants from their greenhouse. Science stu- dents displayed their projects in the Science Fair. Talk turned to the SGA Carnival. Club booths were planned and money making schemes were concocted. Horticulture students of Mrs. Green plant their own cuttings, seeds, and bulbs for practical experience. Past the library, a student walks determinedly to the Greenhouse to water the plants. 24