Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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Spectator' Gleans Literar Gems Mrs. Jean Johnson: English 3. Mrs. Johnson was among the newcomers to the faculty this year, as was Miss Kelly. Miss Ellen H. Kelly Dramatics, Public Speak- ing, Dramatics Club, Na- tional Thespian Society Miss Grace Manly English 2, Terpsichoreans V1 -ll.: if , Each week columns written by two journalism students appear in the Montgomery County Record, and the Bethesda Tribune. These columns, entitled Johnson Jotsf, inform interested readers about dances, athletic contests, and similar school-support- ed functions. Four student radio commentators participate for Walter Johnson on a weekly radio program, Teen Talk, on radio station WINX. During their allot- ted five minutes each Saturday morning, a pair of reporters, one boy and one girl, summarize the week's events and announce coming activities. These students are chosen by the Journalism Department. In the school itself, four Public Address an- nouncers tackle the job of keeping students inform- ed through the morning announcements. Local Columnists: C. Swartz, L. Potter. Carol and Luth wrote the weekly Johnson Jots for the Bethesda Tribune and Montgomery County Sentinel to keep the neighboring community posted on the accomplishments and activities, such as School Spirit Week and National Merit Semifinal- ists, around Walter Johnson. WINX Reporter: A. Zack, E. Eysenburg. Along with Luth Potter, Julian Loube, Lee Little, and Judy Hermanson, Evie and Alan disseminated school news and publicized coming events to interested listeners throughout the areag rain or snow, fair weather or foul, these faithful servants trod their weekly way to air the news of Spartan triumphs.

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Students Master other Tongue The most important single asset any man can possess in today's world is the ability clearly to ex- press his ideas to others. To the English Depart- ment falls the unenviable task of developing just such a mastery of language among high school stu- dents. In order to meet this new challenge, the English Department encourages students to express them- selves. A recent innovation along these lines has been the introduction of a new county-wide struc- tured writing course. This course requires a great number of written papers every year, each paper emphasizing a different writing skill. To facilitate the checking of these many papers, some English teachers were supplied with a reader, usually a col- lege-trained citizen from the community to read and evaluate each paper. Providing incentive for aspiring writers, the an- nual literary publication, Spectator, chooses the most imaginative pieces of each year to publish in its illustrious pages. Future Teachers of America: first row: J. Jessup, B. Mathews, B. Cammack, W. Eagan, B. Katz, P. Shankman, A. Ullman C. Schwartz, A, Livingston, D. Johansen, second: L. Kassalow G. Potter, J. Hansen, R. Johnson, C. Woodwell, F, Ash, M. Allen, Z. Boley, A. Ross, D. Chaffeeg third: L. Barrick, P Thornton, K. Swartz, J. Hall, S. Myrant, J. Weiss, J. Gilliss, B Audio-Visual Staff: first row: D. Bailey, second: R. Bass, B. Cornnell, third: R. Stein show movies for English teachers and assist all departments invaluably. Goode, J. Bert, D. Tobin, fourth: J. Costello, L. Nathanson, N. Waterston, S. Riggle, M. Davis, President, B. Heider, S. Mc- Kean, secretary, B. Harper, J. Edwards, E, Balaban help Eng- lish Department teachers among others to prepare for their careers of pedagogy. Departments ios s.,'c. max 'Q nk se T ,wg , ,fx . ag-X - 1 J, 3,5 RQ. w

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Public Address Announcers: first row: B, Hardie, N. McAteerg second: M. Allen, J. Loube Spectator: first row: M. Ture, L. Shubert, J. Gold, S. Smith, L. Offuttg second: D. Weisz, N. Rapke, Editor B. Campbell, C. Lewis, M. Hobbsg third: P. Haskel, P. Scott, P. Gaffney, K. Ditzler, P. Lee. The Spectator this year followed new Jw? J' 5.3 A 15-ffm Mrs. Jean Phifer English 2, Creative Writing Club Mrs. Carolyn Meulhause English 2 Mrs. Jesse Snowden English 4 Mr. Russell Redden English 4, Algebra 2 Q --i.f'f3.,z directions in poetry, prose and art, leaning away from stodginess towards a more avant garde but nevertheless remarkably comprehensive approach in culling the finest achievements of school creators. 'r . 5 K 3?:,r-- ........ J.: +f' fffrr- 'r-'e-1 , ,'H f'f-f-'twat -.. , Departments ms