Northwestern High School - Compass Yearbook (Hyattsville, MD)

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P new Biological specimens are examined by Carol Wentz, Mary Peay, Marcia Slavinski, Timmy White, David Palmer, Perry Wilkinson, Charlotte Dammeyer, and Joe Pear, in order to complete their studies of algae and fungi. Sulphuric acid plus zinc yields zinc sulphate and hydrogen so Phil Guidry, Janet Bendit, Ed Bernard, Larry Bunch, Peter Hutchinson, and David Kolda discover by experimentation in chemistry class. 'FISQQ fllifl' I . I E lm HI: 'li in l xt I 5 U X X ,

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nun nw-di' l Dennis Asaka and Edward Condolon conduct a physics experiment involving weights while Sylvia Pitzen refers to a textbook for a discussion of the experiment. Why does one look out a window? Because many times one does not know what is out- side that window, and the call of the unknown, named Science curiosit lb ,some beckons, pr m'sing n w adven- y 3 l fwjfx? I1 . . . . tures. PM' I tl i 2 Equipped with his five senses, mon And s it i with megqssciencvef Theylare driven eXPl0 eS the Universe Ground him Und by an in ense curiosi fx ey rnust know? and must C0ll5 the 0dVenfUfe 5ClenCe-H see for t ms gxgs wk fi iustpioiiwd their current Edwin Hubble knowled . hey buhd windows to see throligh. They build do s w ich ,gapen for them, Sthdyl, possess what they hav ilu 'i th l Northilf eifn students are begirjgilifigl now, in biology, i, l bemistry, in physics, to fitjifhj pieces of their windows together, so that they too may see into the world of tomorrow. 5 Mr. Owens Mr. Phillips Mrs. Haines Mr. Downing M,-I Hcmsen Mr. Harris Mr, Stewart M'

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Y V 1' :ii ll.. ' ,t:. lilxrwf' i ., mm., f in ,.,,ii:..ix X .Interested students of Latin are Sharon Reeves, Stanley Pickett, and Janet Johnson, who study miniatures pertaining to the ancient Romans. Note the pledge to our United States flag in the background. Languages The ancient languages are the scabbard which holds the mind's sword. Goethe How appropriate these words of Goethe may seem to many! They bring to mind a duel, with conjugations, translations, and verb plans pitting their strategy against the poor student, But as the year progresses, determination brings ability, and with ability comes confidence. Con- fusion is replaced by assurance and by love for and interest in what has become the student's next-to- native tongue. And after two years, he finds that it really isn't impossible parler francais, habler espanol or dicere latin, and he has won the duel. Apparently Catherine Herbert has run across an amusing article in her French book. Kay Johnson laughs at Catherine's antics, though Charles Phillips dons a somber mood. I l ' Ke.Ftanr:e ' Nvfmandie ' ' 0' Breuxgne Germ' V, 1 '7 f'Y:'Langi.if.-doc 4- 'i i ' ' A. uf