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

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Bill Conrad, ignored by other POD Club members, raises 1is hand in a futile attempt at parliamentary procedure. iilosophy Club: first row: G. Potter, A. Clark, M. A. Mat- ews, S. Riecken, A. Showalter, M. Sternbaum, second: I. avitis, S. Riggle, L. Schubert, J. Gerber, D. Malin, M. New- mg third: B. Conrad, B. Snider, M. Sheldon, D. Cooper, C. 'wis, J. Hermanson, B. Conn, fourth: F. Glenn, D. Steward, Feinberg, B. Reuter, A. White, K. Scmall, M. Sherline Departments 141 Mr. William Richards Miss Elise Robinson Pan American!Far World History, Future Eastern History, Teachers of America Lacrosse Club Mr. Andrew Sonner U. S. History, Problems of Democracy, Hi-Y Mr. Pete V. Treibly U. S. History, World History Mr. James Walsh Problems of Democrac Y , U. S. History Mr. John Stout U. S. History . My ,W . it 'E fwix Y 2 -rv-4 ,Q I' 'A W , 'fngggjyr' .' 3 Mr. Alexis von Bretzel U. S. History Mr. Gerald Woofter U. S. History Q .

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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

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A School Is a Mosaic