Northwestern High School - Compass Yearbook (Hyattsville, MD)

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With othvr fn-llows. in u world of manly ways, we plyecl our skills to tht- prohlcnis of lnclustriul Arts. Our vflfnrts were soinvtinics far from artistic hut the tasks vliullmigecl us, and the things wc lcarnccl stayed with ns. We funiiliurizecl oiirsvlvvs with thv Sf'X'C6Cl1lItQ whine of the saws. that clunging of nit-tal on metal. and the cluckingz of the presses. We hccume adept. anal found pride in cxprvssing ourselves through promluc-ts of our own minds. our Own hancls. Mr. Miller ' 1 Vi Q Mr. lift-imafh . '-'v wr .K X Mr. Layman x f Y 5 1 'n + . W. A 1- .ji ' x A5

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Finding the Knknown Quantity . arg: , 4' P sf: ' ln 22- ,X 'E' Q. Mr. Mis Nelson Lacy Mr. Sugrue Mr. Lynn Mrs. Bauer llztts nd Fgurfes Klathfthe game of the ancient Greeks. the hewilderment of the modern students. We struggle with tht- numlvers of muthg we seek to understand the drawings of geometry: we contend with the syrnlmols of algebra. We see no use for nonsense. Qur lives will not ln- touched hy these puzzles , we say. lhitff-ffw'e learn as we learn. we find that with the numlwers of math wc understand our lwudgzets und our lrillsg with the drawings of geometry we understand diagrunis and hlue- prints of our industries: and with the syrnlwols of ulgehra we under- stand the accomplishments of our scientists. With these understand- ings we learn to lcad. to guide the actions of our state, our country, and our world. We learn a new and superior language in which wc may speak and always to hc understood. ' , .-viii' . . ' .4-45221 .-. nfl 'sin an I -lx le , rmh 4-in ' If -tr' I K as And thcn Angle 'C' . .

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Arnerieals liezirt is lier inclnstries. antl tlle lluicl co-ortlinaition ol' lier l'aCtories anal lwusinesses is tlie result of IIILIIILIQLUIIIUIIIZ tlle omee. Unr gl0Yt?I'lllllt'Ill. as well as numerous private organizations. liires millions of people to carry out Complex lvnsiness dt-tails. This explains why the commercial classes are generally so ar-tive. Stnnlents who plan to lie secre- taries. lvookket-pt-rs. and typists work to olmtain the knowletlge. tlie practice. tlie skill, tliat will assure tliem sneeess in tlie business world. 'llliey learn to work lllI'0Ugl1 their efforts to learn. raining 5' Cllllll lle llliutogrztplleml ,, tl K x. lan.,- .-f il i t A 2 ,N 4 1 I N I if I 9 t 1 Ml