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

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, 1 , , ,L Q V i .g 1 'A A. N' 1 . ff- 'Ks-. fl 7 Lys Dave Hoyle and Pablo Drobney attempt to prove scientifically that light travels in a straight line in their physics class. Science A heavy schedule, consisting of genetics, botany, and Zoology, prepar- ed the Biology 1 student for further experimenting. In Biology 2 students explored the chemical aspects of the physiology of a typical mammal, the cat. They util- ized this information to pursue the histological structures in the new radiation laboratory. Here they stud- ied the effects of radio isotopes on living tissues. The students also con- ducted experiments in the separation of amino acids by paper chromato- graphy. Chemistry c l a s s e s experimented with a new method of teaching. Uni- que experiments developed by each student led classes to diverse conclu- sionsg resultant teaching machines and logic appeared among test tubes and Bunsen burners. In the physics classes, the study of light, movable objects, electricity and atomic theory received emphasis. Departments 27

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Steve Kasnett and Jim Baxter listen to 'Rosemary Redding expound on the folk lore origins of Roman civilization, Social Studies Senior students in Sociology!Eco- nomics didn't just talk about panic or crowd moodg they simulated them to emphasize the unpredictability of mass behavior. In World History the students jour- neyed from primitive man to the present, stopping briefly at the Greek city-states and the Roman Empire, to analyze Pericles or Caesar. Students scurried to prepare re- ports on these subjects and others more esotericg a report on Greek food and drink saw the main exhibit de- voured by an eager class. The students in Pan Am!Far East, Economics!Sociology, and Problems of Democracy eagerly Watched the current world situation. They discuss- ed developments from Cuba to Cape- town, using the New York Times as a reference. Art Schwenger, Chip Owen, and Robley Backus dissect the gastro- ' intestinal tract of a cat, the next best thing to a human cadaver. Bob Holland, measuring distance with a parallax, shows Roger Traub that physics has made a definite imprint on his mind. 26 Departments

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Sumpter Embrey makes good use of hiS 11111011 h01-113 typing The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog over and over. Mathematics The Math Department, in expanding its already diversified cur- riculum, added two new courses. In- troduction to Analysis, an advanced fifth year course for students who had taken Advanced Algebra and Trig last year included rigorous proofs that V5 is irrational, and that 2J,-2: 4. The course also included a unit on the algebra of logic, and students wrestled with the proofs of such syllogisms as John is a man, all men are dogs: therefore, John is a dog. A course in Trig and Analysis was offered for seniors Who had completed the traditional three year curriculum, teaching the basic concepts of trig, analytic g e o m e t r y and calculus, through a modern approach. Confronted with an exponential equation, Lyn Leet maneuvers her chalk into a logarithmic curve, descending to the asymptote. 28 Departments