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

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Student Stud Involved Prologue Becoming acquainted with the characteristics of foreign cultures as well as with those of our own enables us to understand and interpret better the complex pattern that is today's world. Typical of the material concerning foreign cultures covered by the Social Studies Department this year was the full period discussion of oriental magic, hypnotism and voodoo charms which a Sociology class engaged in. Lively discussions on fascinating subjects such as these proved to be great student drawing-cards. ' The course offerings of the Social Studies Depart- ment covered a diversified range of subjects. Often using college level textbooks, Pan-American, Far Eastern, World, and United States History classes delved into the historical development of present day countries in order to understand contemporary problems. Sociology classes investigated topics such as norms and religion to learn more about human behaviorg economics classes studied division of la- bor and the Federal Reserve System to discover the reasoning behind our own free economy system. .Q-,,, Economic Geography classes studied the different economic systems that have been instituted all over Us. history instructor Mr. Walsh, Nancy pace, am ,Judy the World Stark discuss a controversy concerning FDR's solutions for ' the depression. Jim Harrod and Mike Henley disagree on aid to Communist the discussion which, in time, produces 10 opinions for nine countries at a POD meeting, Jeff Berlin thoughtfully follows people. 'Na-.M ' Q --+.,,,xVw I in . , V il' fQ if? f'f - i'

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Fred Shoemaker,'Bill Helz, Jerry Meek, Margaret Riedel, Alan Meybohn, and Kathy Teague concentrate on a test on the lead- Johnson, Joan Quigley, Molly Van Nice, Sandy Myrant, Gretchen ers of the early Chinese dynasties in Far Eastern History class. Miss Elise Robinson looks up in disbelief when she discovers a student has indicated that the Moors won the Battle of Mr. William E. Schroeder, Chairman, Social Science De- Tours, partment: Sociology!Economics Miss Elizabeth A. Deveny World Historyg Sophomore Class Sponsor , , Mr. Chauncey G. Ford Economic Geographyg Sociology!Economics N.f-...Q--' .gn Mr. Stephen Perialas Pan American! Far Eastern Historyg . SocioIogy!Economicsg MIS- Lllvla Reeder Vagabond King World History 138 Delllrtlllentl

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Problems of Democracy Club: first row: vice-president P. Hinkes, President J. Berlin, Secretary S. Kranz, S. Rutstein, J. Hankin, B. Conrad, L. Schubert E. Haskelg second: J. Pepper, M. Grossblat, B. Levin, B. Weitzne, A. Waksberg, S. Atkin, M. Sternbaum, E. Lawing, K. Bricksow, J. Weinberg, third: D. Weisz, M. Henley, H. Ritvo, M. Axilrod, S. Brun- dage, D. Stewart, C. Chalkley, G. Simpson, K. Cohen, J. Karro, J. Dubesterg fourth: Sergeant at Arms P. Haskel, S. Nelson, D. Vertanoff, R. Friedman, C. Hardy, R. Cooper, D. McDowell, S. Kasnett, J. Harrod, L. Norman, J. Shoes, D. King In a discussion of the many philosophical concepts in Hamlet Sally McCauley and Kent Peterson chuckle at Polonius' humor ous speech admonishing Laertes to take each man's censure but reserve thy judgment and neither a borrower nor lender be Sa es Spout Piou Profundities Any noise emanating from the new wing before school on Wednesdays and Thursdays could be at- tributed to the most vocal group-excluding chor- uses-in the school, the Problems of Democracy Club. POD started a year ago and, sponsored by Mr. Sonner, gained new popularity this year as stu- dents jammed themselves into an overcrowded room to participate in a wide range of discussions. The topics included Cuba, censorship, integration, and foreign aid, subjects having in common only the crucial nature of their subject matter. The club gen- erally supported a liberal point of view, but the minorities, both on the left and right, were usually as loud and as stubborn as the main group. The latest outgrowth of the discussive urge re- sulted in forming a Philosophy Club, sponsored by Mr. Woofter. Characterized by the intellectuals, the solemn, serious, happy and crazy, they entertained themselves with discussions of Plato, the Epicure- ans, and Thomas Aquinas. Their offbeat calls to meeting penetrated even the ears of their peers studying or sleeping in homerooms during the an- nouncements. 140 Departments