Montgomery Blair High School - Silverlogue Yearbook (Silver Spring, MD)

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L.: , ,,,x ' rw at Us Mrs. Davidson tt' f I Mr. Bagnall 11 'Q 4' .Z MJ gf Er' Q Ag Mr. Bridges 1 1 7, - ,lr Q13 it tai Mr. Chakan fam Ql 4 Mr, DeLauder V, '- V At. 0 At A. ex -.je 1 -, its -K X561 3 . lt It l3fx'1-' 5 Mrs. Enright THE LARGE American Civilization classes facilitate Mr. Jones's efforts to show illustrations with the opaque proiector. Growth of Civilizations Studied ii REPORTING Larry Glick his research. In history classes, Blairites strove to learn about man's past in order that each student could improve his present and future life. While studying ancient cultures, pupils gained knowledge of the traditions which have been handed down to us. A study of modern government and social science aided Blair history students in under- standing today's complex national and international issues. In this respect, many students benefited greatly from a new course, entitled American Civilization. This subject combined skills of English and appreciation of American literature with a concentrated study of history. TO his European History class, tells his classmates the results of -1 ' STUDENT TEACHER Dwayne Fletcher puts into practice his newly-learned teaching tech- niques in a U.S. History class.

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Ii. -rainy tt Miss Stickley F Mrs. John ' F 1 . .. A , Qi HARRY TRAINER, Sandy London, and Arlene Blitcher take advantage ot the opportunity to study in gt, ,Q t If Q, . . . . xg W the library during their lunch period. V :Q w e . I LIBRARY ' 'tt 20,000 Books Available to Blairites Blair students were fortunate to have had such a well-organized and modern school library. With ap- proximately twenty thousand volumes of all types of reading material, Blair's library offered students a unique opportunity to learn. Of particular interest was the Senior Corner-dedicated to Blairis war dead. Serving as a memorial to past Blairites, it was also a Showplace for Blair's many trophies, and a study MISS STICKLEY and Mrs. Jahn refer to their pam- phlet files to give students extra information for Mrs. Ogus corner for Seniors. The Library Club with its 275 stu- dent members kept the library in excellent order byi dusting tables, assisting at the librarian's desk, and doing everything possible to increase the libraryis service to students. The entire library was supervised by two full-time librarians and a library aide. The library staff deserves the appreciation of every Blair- ite tor offering such an opportunity for education this year. class proiects. DURING FOURTH PERIOD, one may find Mary Kabaczy checking out , library books. N: ZW f ffy if' ' 'Y' ' 2 Elf? ff' i 7 W I f. I9

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vi Av Y K 7 W, . 'K I X ' s 4.2, ...- , . . 42 ' 'Q 2 . .. I 1 ' avg? IE xc., l E F DP. slat' . .5 Mrs. .Ioardar Mrs. Lomax EXAMINING THE extent ot the Roman Empire, World History students Jerry Akman, Judy Blatt, Beth Dorsey and Bob Fauver discuss its im- mensity. STUDENTS IN Mr. BagnalI's United States History class listen attentively to his informative lecture. A VISITING PSYCHIATRIST from the Montgomery County Health Association lectures to psychology students on principles of human behavior, stuoems IN Sociol0QY GHXFOUSI y hurry to finish their quiz. .of , I if .Str Mr. Maguire ' z Mr. Pugliese , 'N A. . .144 , , M t K 4: 1 I ' bf 4' 4 gd f Mrs. Wilson THE FUNDAMENTALS of American gov- ernment are explained by Mrs. Lomax in Problems of Democracy. V rg Z?