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

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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.

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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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Torn Casteel Gary Farabee Henry Hall Wayne McMullen I. F. Nichols Biology Biology Biology Physics General Science B.A., M.A. B.S., M.S. B-S-, M-A- Ph- B., M.N.S. B.S., M.A. James Stanfield james Thomas Biology Chemistry B.S., M.S. B-S-. M-A- Students Worked in Lab To Aid Classroom Study North's science department, which rank- ed second in the nation in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search, had many classes to offer interested students. General scif ence was taken by those who Wanted only a basic science background. This course touched on many different aspects of sci- ence but did not dwell on any one particular field. Students desiring more than a background in science could take biology, chemistry, physics, or organic chemistry. In these classes, students gained a more specific knowledge of individual scientific fields. A course in agriculture was also offered. Biology, chemistry, physics, and or- ganic chemistry Were the laboratory sci- ences offered at North, and students taking these courses performed many lab exper- iments. These experiments helped the student understand his subject. 20 ABOVE: Physics student Bill Romley performs an ex- periment to measure the focal length of a lens. BELOW Geary Greene and his lab partner write their observations of the same experiment.