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

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Mike Cusimano read lines from Hamlet in Miss Bock's advanced English class. Senior Students Traced History of Literature The senior English department at North was concerned with the development of English literature. Beginning with the epic poem Beowulf, students studied the works of such great English authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Keats as well as the works of contemporary English authors. Each senior English student was also required to write a research paper. This research paper tested the student's know- ledge of the use of library materials and gave the student much preparation for college work. Seniors who had taken speech or drama and gained an extra English credit, were not required to take regular senior English. Speech classes helped students develop poise in public speaking and the ability to think on their feet. Students taking drama studied the history of drama as well as learning basic stage techniques such as make-up. 18 Miss ,Iack's senior English students worked on a grammar assignment. Gretchen Bock Dudley Ferris English English BNA., M.A. B.A., M.A. iii . E' r to Qgzzi f ' ,,,, , e . 1 Mildred jacks English B.A., M.A. Walter Orlinsky Speech, Drama B. A.

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Margie Smith and Mrs. Miller discussed an assignment for English. More Concise Writing Goal of Junior English Junior English students traced the de- velopment of American literature from its beginning to the present day. Starting with Captain John Smith, one of the New World's first colonizers and a representative of the Early Colonial Period in American liter- ature, students studied several authors of each succeeding literary period. Along with the study of literature, jun- iors reviewed basic grammar and English mechanics. This review was then incor- porated into the writing of many different compositions throughout the year. Students were required to make one book report each term, and special emphasis was placed on the reading of American classics. Most junior English students worked on a simple research paper, there- by gaining much practical experience in gathering and using information from the library. 1 Bartelle Hamilton Robert Kasold English English B.S., M.A. B.A., M.A. The study of American literature took up a good deal of the time of the junior English student. '5 X54 if 2 sf 'El' ,m57l1'vAlVluriel Mil-ler Miller Smith English English B. A., M. A. B.A.

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Language Students Studied Foreign Cultures, Customs i Long apart of North High's curric- ulum, foreign language classes of- fered this year were French, Ger- man, Latin, and Spanish. Knowledge and understanding of the nations of the world as Well as the mastery of another language can be gained from foreign language courses. In these classes, students learned to read and Write the language and, excepting Latin which is a written language, to use it in conversation. As they studied the language, stu- dents also learned about the cultural background and customs belonging to the people of particular nations. Mrs. Khoshbin introduced the imperfect subjunctive verb form to her second year Latin class. Mrs. Ditsch's sixth hour Germanclass practiced com- mon German phrases. A J' t Heidi Ditsch Mary Gomez Mary Grobe German Spanish French B.A. B.A., M.A. B.A., M.A. . ,siviqyt . , -,ff -, W me if 5 .' ' T7 , tgk Q in s N Lx l 5 M .. i igi ff Isabelle Howatt joan Khoshbin Spanish Latin B.A., M.A. B.A.