Northwood High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Silver Spring, MD)

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Showing his stamp album to fellow members of the Stamp and Coin Club Louis Umanski and Frank Walker Charles Conway points out an unusual stamp that he recently added to his collection. During a chess match, David Cohn and David Saha, president ofthe Chess Club, study the board to plan their strategy as Joe Chiang moves to defeat sophomore Donn Burkness. Clubs Promote Many Specialized Hobbies Bridge Club offered an opportunity for card enthus- iasts to practice at Weekly club meetings and to com- pete in bridge tournaments against other County high schools. Chess Club . members matched Wits with fellow members. In addition, outstanding members partici- pated in intra-school chess meets. Through the Stamp and Coin Club, members studied each otheris collections. They also traded both stamps and coins to enlarge their own collections. During a meeting ofthe Stamp and Coin Club Rand Ledermonn examines a collection of American money in hopes of findinga rare coin. Organizations 75

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Martin Cohen and President Doniel Colton record scores during a bridge tournament between Northwood and Walter Johnson. At a Bridge Club meeting, Bob Chambre peeks at the hand held by his partner Steve Silvermon os Don Gorelick and Howord Forman plan their next move 74 Organizations

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76 Organizations Sponsor ofthe newly-formed Rifle Club, Mr. lan Shaw, gives helpful ad- vice on shoo1ing to Steve Brunn and Linda Robinson. Clubs Offer Training ln Varied Hobbies Created this year, the Rifle Club offered students the opportunity to learn about rifles and rifle safety and to improve their marksmanship. Under the spon- sorship of Mr. Ian Shaw members practiced weekly at Montgomery Blair's rifle range. The Director of Civil- ian Marksmanship, affiliated with the United States Army, provided the club with rifles, ammunition, and targets. Members ofthe Amateur Radio Operators Club de- voted their meetings to learning how to use and to re- pair radio equipment and various electrical devices. At an evening practice session at Blair High School, Rifle Club members Jim Kresge and Dick Leis strive to improve their target shooting.