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

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G mkana Feted for Daring Deeds Entertaining and impressing the rest of the school population, the Gymkana Troupe, 18 boys and 18 girls, put on shows at halftimes during football and basketball games. Also participating in the Na- tional Schoolboy Meets and the Junior Olympics, their repertoires included acts with pyramids, the Swedish vaulting box, parallel bars, the trampoline, and later with the still rings, uneven bars, and free exercise. A few students, the best of the best, joined the Maryland gymkana troupe for a special per- formance here on May 30. Gymkana: first row: B. Donahue, M. Long, B. Hanscom H. Himelg second: F. Wagner, J. Hogeboom M. Mathias D. Alfan dw, J. Dieman, s. Engnsh, J. Myhre, Nf Figgins, D.' Hanscom, L. McPherson, M. Chase, J. Lamond, L. Fritz, D. Eisler, P. e sew? .. li up Acrobat Harlan Himel balances on the rings for the Gymkana show, produced at half time of the Blair basketball game Tom Cowen, who really flips over those Gyrnkana exercises leaves terra firma on his way over the vaultmg box and two companions. Long, third: G. Nepple, B. Allen, K. Gilbert, D. Garretson T. Cowen, R. Hardy, B. Fincham, B. Sherfey, M. Fields, S Fisher, D. Keller, K. Peterson, B. Amos, F. Couper, J. Wester . some Q YQ '9 Q3 wma 1 I l

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Potential Speeders Squeleh Spirit E Mr. Donald Schuessler descends from the tower from which he watches fledgling drivers circle the driver ed range. Dawn Patterson watches her student instructor's techniques closely in order to see what he is driving at. Mr. James W. Gilmore Driver Educationg JV Basketball Coach, Golf Coach Mr. Donald Schuessler Driver Education 132 Depnrtments The Driver Education Program, aimed at devel- oping the safety skills of novice drivers, provided instruction for a record 732 students this year. They spent six weeks learning the rules of the road and Maryland State lawsg then they spent twelve days on the 365-foot oval range which was built on the school campus last year. The range is fully equipped with seven cars: three Fords were supplied by the County, a Buick by Caithness Buick, a Chevrolet by Chevy Chase Chevrolet, a Pontiac by Fenner Pontiac, and an Oldsmobile by Dick Davis Olds- mobile. Doug Burrill may not be too experienced at making left turns, but at least he managed to leave the fence standing.

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Mr. Alan M. Harrison Chairman, Science De- partment: Biology 1, 23 Biology Club Mr. C. H. Breedlove Chemistry 5 Chemistry Lab Assistants ff 1 Q? W -:P , x J: iyfi if if 1 1 aa Mr. Robert Burke Biology 1 Mr. J. A. Miers Physicsg Physics Club Book Store rn , A-Q Miss Vernane Beste Biology 1 Mr. Edward Burgee Biology 1 'Q V , is 4 fs Q, o f ffif..if'f1 ' ?Y3f?fi'fff 7 15. 'Q' .vi . Q 9 Mrs. Annette Lee Physical Science, Biology 1 Miss Maxine Miller Biology 15 Sophomore Tri-Hi-Y is 9 ' 9 Ned Conklin, WJ's own Glenn T. Seaborg, conducts an experi ment on his Fischer burner on the combustion of marsh mallows. Physics Club: first row: M. Karel, M. Havard, R. M. John- son, E. McKay, R. Traub, P. Tourin, F. Hoeuackg second: C. Brown, B. Reuter, J. Norman, D. Bright, E. Holdenried, S. Kazelett, P. Dennisg third: J. D. Hart, C. Robertson, J. Weiss, S. Nelson, President J. Zornig, T. Conroy, G. Flynn, N. Jeweler. These future physicists were given opportunity to advance their scientific skills through lectures.