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

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Our Astronomy Club sought to share with its members the beauty of the universe. The forty-four members represented almost every part of the student body, but all shared a com- mon interest in man's oldest science and all pursued this interest by attend- ing the many field trips. President Victor Wickerhauser and Sponsor James lVliller planned out-of- this-world trips to the United States Naval Observatory and the University of llllaryland Observatory. lnterspersed with these visits, were stargazing treks to the lsaac Walton Farm in Pooles- ville. During each event, lVlr. lVliller supplied background material and in- formation, thus making each trip a learning experience as well as a time of recreation. Cooperation and pa- tience among members added immens- ly to the enjoyment of each activity, and made the club a universal success. . l l Jay Hauck demonstrates use of offset press. t l First row: G. Foster, A. Warren, R. Davis, D. Morgan, L. Dankewych, L. Yee, V. Vwckerhauser, G. Kim. Second row: E. Worrell, D. Spiro, S. Lorenzettie, J. Gerwirrz, E. O'Connell, C. Espina. Last row: F. Luebke, U. Bhatt, A. Ainsworth, S. Weinmann, Y. Lee. Members of the Astronomy Club. 1' Front row: J. Minnich, J. Sandlin, E. Dyer. Back row: J. Coletta, P. Nyce, D. Whiteside, A. Kline. 68

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A f.J staff Alfonso Zavala Vera Douglass Robert Tremfsh Tom Porter Vera Douglass gives assistance to onlooker Ruth Abramson. How do I make a deposit? Do l make a withdrawal like this? One of our problems is that people don't seem to understand our banking pro- cedures, according to Vera Douglass, our school financial Secretary. But competent new club sponsors, with whom we dealt closely, helped to make our jobs easier. There was al- ways something to keep the five vol- unteer students on the staff busy and thinking. If we weren't collecting fees, selling tickets to sports or social events, or passing out junior and soph- omore pictures, then we were likely to be occupied with paying WJ's bills or perhaps preparing a monthly financial statement. Tom Porter commented, One of the most time-consuming jobs was keeping the books on all our accounts throughout the entire year. That in itself could rattle anyone's brain.

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Print, Rifle, and Astronomy Clubs N tg Print Club: Greg Kolb, Craig Johnson, Jay Hauck The Rifle Club spent each Wednes- day in the basement shooting range of Montgomery Blair High School shoot- ing holes through targets one inch in diameter from a distance of fifty feet. Team members never competed with each other or with other schools. While some practiced merely for the fun of it, others, such as Pete Nyce and Dave Reynolds, shot with a title in mind. Both have attained the Ex- pert Level and are aiming for Distin- guished Expert Standing, for which they must shoot fifty targets from each of four positions: standing, kneeling, sitting and prone. Because of the range being indoors, the shooting season lasted all year and members who shot seriously advanced well toward their goals. John Minnich kneels in readiness. Ed Dyer demonstrates sitting position. I Andy Kline poses in the prone position. ln addition to being a service orga- nization to provide free printing ser- vices to our school, members of our Print Club cooperate in writing, mak- ing-up, editing, and printing the Print- ing Club Newsletter, a breezy journal of printing activities taking place at our school. Several times during the year, we went on field trips to local commercial printing establishments to learn more about new printing tech- niques. Perhaps our most important func- tion was the work we did for our- selves. lt was a rewarding experience both intrinsically and commercially. Greg Kolb stands by hand press. 69