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

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Jerry Walker, like many students, finds the library useful for all occasionsg he is busy looking up W-O-M-E-N, an interest- ing and informative diversion from the interminable term paper research. Bill Sloop uses his height to good advantage in searching for a comprehensive biography on the Elizabethan poets. ovel Processing Aids Library About 1,200 books richer, the library prepared for the annual influx of students. Two new coun- ty policies on processing and wider use of facilities aided Miss Doherty, her assistant, Mrs. Bryant, and Mrs. McPherson, the secretary, in meeting the increased demands. The County Library Processing System took care of the handling of over 25,000 new books which entered school libraries this year. To permit stu- dents to make better use of their research facilities, libraries at six area high schools remained open in the evenings. The 30 students in the Library Club this year learned about library procedure and took field trips to public, institutional, and technical libraries. In club meetings they discussed these trips and review- ed books they had recently read. Some members acted as Library Aides, assisting the librarians in processing and handling the books. 12 Administrat n if f 1 so :st

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7 f 2 J igga: 'vm X . f .. 13 Guidance Counselors: Miss Helen Dempsey, Miss Marie Auth, advice to students who find themselves bewildered in the Mr. Ray Patton, Mr. Bruce Sivertson, Mrs. Anita Willens give Guidance Office, surrounded by 1,800 college catalogues. Positions in fticc hakc-up There was a New Look in the offices this year, as the assistant principals changed guises and Mr. Allen Swick donned one just out, that of admin- istrative assistant. For some juniors and seniors, Mr. William Ben- nett's look was neither new nor approving, as he handled eleventh and twelfth grade discipline. He also supervised attendance, assigned teachers to ex- tra-curricular duties, and made announcements re- lating to physical contact off the football field. Mr. Donald Reddick kept the tenth grade in check and, in keeping with the County-wide emphasis on curriculum quality, supervised the instructional pro- gram. Mr. Arthur Spaulding's current bailiwick includes the class councils, SCA, clubs, assemblies, and Guid- ance. Mr. Swick concentrated on pupil transportation, building and ground maintenance, custodial staff management, and Civil Defense and fire drills. In addition to scheduling and advising, the coun- selors concentrated on informing every student of all the services the Guidance Department offers him by publishing bulletins and speaking to classes. Thanks largely to the efforts of the counselors, more students than ever were college-bound. Guidance al- so worked on follow-ups of graduates to find out how successful their counseling had been. None of the lines decreed by Paris this year could have been as busy as the telephone lines in the main office. Coping with the average 500 daily calls, man- aging the budget, typing all school communications, and doing the myriad of things that don't fit under any specific topic is the job of the secretaries with the Weary-but-Cheery look. Assistant Principal William Bennett rounds up a sufficient number of substitutes to replace the teachers going on a Music Department field trip the next day. Administration ll

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Library Assistants: first row: C. Jebens, J. Moore, M. Karad- bil, Secretary E. Cutler, L. Bills, M. Williamson, J. Thrasher, T. Green, second: L, Etheredge, A. Freedman, G. Korb, M. Weiss, M. J. Taggart, S. Llieterick, B. Freedman, J. Murray third: J. White, President M. Gilliss, J. Greenfield, K. Her- bert, P. Bagg, B. Huntoon, J. Ross, J. Rosenfeld: fourth: Vice-President P. Peeples, S. Thurston, M. Kahal, L. Pillen, A. Harris, C. Bottamiller, B. Griffith, C. Bickford Librarians Mrs. Dorothy Bryant, Miss Teresa Doherty and library secretary A little red tape routine never hurt any- one, sighs Allan Childs as he complies with a request, Please fill out the card! Miss Doherty, used to the minutiae after several years in the library, imperturb- ably goes about her many chores. . i 1 ?QS:F'43' 4 Mrs. Helen McPherson, check through overdue book lists, unpaid fines Administration 13