North Phoenix High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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USING ENGLISH — Shewing the necessity for an intelligent usage of the English language and an extensive vocabulary. Miss Miriam Gathings and Mrs. Fleda C. Kinneman (left), and Mr. Robert Frank and Mr. Stanley Cardon (Right), carry on after-school duties. Counseling Comes To The Seniors This year fourth-year English became the seniors ' counseling period. The new plan was inaugurated at the beginning of the school year, and one of the projects was the reading of currently popular American literature and well-known gems of our times. The seniors made an extensive study of the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiro- shima while reading the book titled Hiro- shima. Some of the other books read were White Tower, Cimarron, The Little Foxes, and Our Town. Mr. Stanley P. Cardon became head of the young department. Mrs. Ruth Muth and Mr. John Koerner came from the junior counsel- ing section, and Mr, J. D. Filson came from the freshman division. One of the projects for the students of Mrs. Fleda C. Kinneman and Miss Miriam Gathings, junior English teachers, was to read Shakespeare ' s immortal MacBeth. (23) ENTERTAINMENT vfpr. J. D. Filson entertains Mrs. RutnVmuth and Mr. John Koerner with humoWus article. J.

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BOOKWORMS — Mr. Grant C. Fraser and Mr. Dallas Long exchange opinions over today ' s happenings. We Learn About Our Nation To understand today ' s problems, a study of the past is extremely illuminating. De- cisions taken then can well be related to the present time. The task of making North High juniors realize these points was that of the American History teachers. It is always especially necessary for young people, in or- der to understand their government, to have a full knowledge of the forming of their nation ' s policies. The main project for the juniors was a semester of outside reading in a specific field. Candidates for above-average grades were expected to select a narrow area on which to center their reading. It is hoped that by this activity the students will have gained a particular knowledge of some phase of American life, laws, or policies. Their class in American History is the juniors ' counseling period. AGAIN — It ' s time for grades again as (Left) Miss Linda Rannells and Mr. Orville Hamm compare grades. Right: Miss Winona Montgomery also completes her grading sheets to be sent to the office. (22)

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RECORDMASTERS — Top: Records are aids in music instruction and appreciation. Mr. Lynn W. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Ardith Shelley, and Mr. Charles Coulter examine a recent addition to their record library. Middle: The faces of Mrs. Virginia Duncan and Mr. James Harvey reflect their opinion of a dress rehearsal. Arts Better Us The highest peak of excellence was reached by the North High music, art, and drama departments during the past year. Mrs. Virginia Duncan turned North Phoenix thespians toward the classics with the pro- duction of Cyrano de Bergerac. George Bernard Shaw ' s well-known play, Pygmalion, was presented by Mr. James Harvey. The high- light of the year for Mr. Kenneth Pauli, speech instructor, was the coaching of entries in the State Oratorical and Rotary Speech Contests. Mrs. Ardith Shelley with her A Cappella Choir; the Mustang Band, under the baton of Mr. Lynn W. Fitzgerald; and Mr. Charles Coul- ter, his orchestra, and Girls ' Glee Club followed this same pattern also. Living up to the high standards that the art department has always maintained. Miss Frances Kapanke, Mr. Allen Dutton, and Miss Mary Williams again discovered many talented artists. DEMONSTRATION — Lower Left: Mr. Kenneth Pauli demonstrates mike technique for a public speaking class. Right: Miss Mary Williams and Miss Frances Kapanke express their approval of Mr. Allen Dutton ' s piece of modern art. (24