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

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Mentally juggling theorems are Barbar Schwartz, McCann, Sally Lipse-fi' Trenton Ruebush assiduously concentrates on polishing and perfecting his shorthand. Commercial Typing to music was one means of speeding along recalcitrant fingers on blind typewriter keys which de- spite their fixed position seemed to change places overnight. Commercial typing and shorthand students continued letter writing theory. Memorizing the brief form for most common words and memoriz- ing the sounds as well as letters for writing words in general plagued shorthand students as usual. Shorthand was opened freely to academic students who, able to take personal typing for some years, found shorthand widening the scope of potential jobs and heightening their future notetaking ability. Students averaged between 60-90 words per minute. In business math and bookkeeping, students experienced actual account- ing and interest problems: what is Mr. Smith's net profit if he grosses 15 per cent and has expenses of 6.4 per cent. Departments 29

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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

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7, Y Y Qhampe Thornton supervises as Tom Miller runs a three-quarter inch board through the surfacing machine in the woodshop. Beth Schneider knows if she pulls too hard, the thread will break and all her gathers will disappearg hence, her caution. Home Arts A length of material, a sewing ma- chine, pins and needles, tape measure and scissors-these were the elements of a dress, suit or stuffed animal. Under the guidance of the two Home Arts teachers, girls created clothes for every occasion. Girls taking Home Arts also plan- ned dream houses, their major project of the year. Having learned the basic essentials of color combination and harmonious design, they placed fur- niture and selected fabrics in taste- ful arrangements. To this they added units on Home Nursing and Child Care. In cooking, the girls found there was more than thawing a frozen pack- age. They learned planning, market- ing, cooking, and serving, as Well as the inevitable KP follow-up. One facet of the Home Arts curri- culum included Civil Defense. 30 Departments