Northwestern High School - Compass Yearbook (Hyattsville, MD)

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N-4 LU.l '1 MVP' ' Hlnformation a plenty . . . Northxx'e5tern's getting a hand hook this year-an innovation. Making final arrangements for this booklet are members of the editing committee with their sponsor Mrs. Cuhhage. in the above picture. Checking layout, on the left, are Carolyn Bertolini and Nora Byerly. Discussing: with Mrk. Cnhhage final t-opy are Sally Killen, editorg Do- lores Bedford and Iohn Schaffer, 'n 'FEE 1. 5 I helieue the future is only the past again, 'gr' QQ entered through another gate. . . Q -V K ' if f . Riel? . . . ,969 p 1 Str Arthur Wing Pznero 1 ff' f O f if ff ff -.1 MQ f . n' we Y , I A 'Lv X k .52-' df' If cnihshv if 6,0 L. F 4 - I . Xr, Q 5 f 0 f ,f x- X ff if X X , 'f ,fx 3 ev' Jiri, Cubbagf' Mrs. Gwoghwgctn .Wise .'N'wu'lartd Mr, Finvgan Mr. Bell ri 31 R My -X fb Cf'- Mg, Mr. . mit 1 Mr. Rhoderick gl

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X. X, SOCIAL S'lil'lJllfS- That's just ahout where it is . . . says Bing Nliller as he shows the location of the head waters of the Mississippi to Char- lotte Limerick. SOCIAL STUDIES- X marks the spot, says Katherine Moore to her VVorld History classmate, Darlene llarnack. 'X x .f 1,1 nf 4 c 'sw i W 4 -O Securing Our Heritage . .. XK'ith necks craned and noses in books. students ever delye into the Cloyernment and its past. Reasoning with Pericles. planning tactics with VVashington or feeling hopeful when Roosevelt is inaugurated, is the occupa- tional hazard ol history classes everywhere. ln our democracy with the growing complexity ol government. it is ol paramount importance to have at least one course devoted to the study and understanding ol the mechanics of goyernment, if it is to he really as Mr. l.incoln said. A Government of the people, by the people. and lor the people. 'l'he course. Prohlems ol Democracy. is required in the senior year ol high school, This course entails the study of local, as well as national government and the use of periodicals to become lamiliar with contempor- ary aflairs and conditions pervading the world. Proh- lems of Democracy becomes meaningful when we un- derstand not only the history ol our country hut ol the other nations in this one world. Miss Clough .Wh Kirlilr Mr. Mann Miss Roc r ' 1, 1 92.59

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3- Trying hard to explain that physics prob- lem to Buddy Smith is our scientist, Iudy Spencer. D Exploring C S 1' Said Mr. Webster of science, nlt is the coordi- ? Q ' 'F nated and systematized knowledge of some subject, It Ji l 'N . . . especially a physical worldf, The word f C -' uscience' is in itself almost synonymous with pro- X 4 l 5 gress. The continued advancement and the pre- QP X-g sent complexity of civilization are based on the V x N sig' development of what is known as science, Science is the master who hastens students from 'YQ biology to chemistry lab, from chemistry lab to physics class. Studying, experimenting and ac- quiring knowledge of the physical world which is the parent and home of mankind. Mr. Maholtz M, I didn't know it looked like this . . . Mary Alice Wine- gar and Natalie I,ce explore biology by doing research work with a microscope.