Norwalk High School - Signal Yearbook (Norwalk, OH)

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Staff Is Interested In Each Individual One of the most prized qualities in the members of the faculty at NHS is effective teaching. Every good teacher is interested in the student and is concerned about the attitudes, ideals, and standards of conduct of each student. He tries to help him recog- nize and choose sound values. There are no good schools without competent, re- sourceful teachers Who are actually interested in the student as an individual. Every teacher in his later years regards with satis- faction the success of men and women whose lives he - - ' helped to build. WITH MISS Ruth Bell's help sophomore Glen Bern- hardt looks up the phylum of his snake while Jim Reeves Teaching, like every other occupation, has its dis- Watches' advantages. But a good teacher constantly meets the challenge of giving equal attention to superior and av- erage students and to those with academic difficulties. Q. wtf BOB WHITE and Charles .Iors demonstrate to Mr. Her- bert Rolsten their knowledge of cars in Auto Mechanics II. Bernadette Bell Ruth Bell Physical Education Science, Biology GAA, Cheerleaders Nat'l Honor Society Albert Billingsley Myra Carpenter Mathematics Junior High Librarian English OBSERVING results of the signal generator are Steve Lohbauer and Sam Cardman, seniors, and Mr. Maurice Fowler. 19

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James N. Ross Principal IN COMPLETING a record Miss Janet Twaddle, high school secretary, checks with junior high secretary Pat Hamilton. Lowell Ruggles Assistant Principal Principals Supply Abundant Interest A successful school is run like a wise business invest- ment. A good principal with a large amount of in- terest makes up a good investment.'7 In a business proposition the reward is proiitg in a school it is well- educated students. Providing both the good principal and large amount of interest are Principal James N. Ross and Assistant Principal Lowell Ruggles. Their concern for the student is exhibited both in their regular school activities and in their supervision of the lunch line, at basketball games, and at dances. Interest in the student leads Mr. Ross and Mr. Rug- gles to help him with his problems, to answer his ques- tions, or occasionally to reprimand him. By his ready humor Mr. Ross teaches a moral with a laugh. His antics usually contain a bit of wisdom which students unknowingly absorb. Exemplifying kindness and consideration, Mr. Rug- gles always lends a helping hand. Whether in advising those under his supervision or in retrieving lost items his first thought is for the student.

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James Donovan Kendall Falke World History English, Journalism Sth Grade History Publications Asst. Coach Patricia Hammond Thomas Heckelman Art Mathematics Art Club Howard Hershey Martha Jeffries Physical Education English Wood Shop Tri-Hi-Y Driver Education Head Track Coach Mary Falke Maurice Fowler Physics, Chemistry 11th Adviser Senior High Librarian Faculty Stimulates Student Interest It has been said that the art of teaching is the art of awakening the natural curiosity for the purpose of satis- fying it afterwards. In order to arouse this curiosity teachers make use of skits, diagrams, and comparisons in explaining conventional ideas. Familiar incidents serve to explain events that have occurred in past times or distant places. To aid the stu- dents in recalling facts, amusing sayings and anecdotes are used. Encouraging class participation, teachers endeavor to get the students interested enough to learn by doing. Projects, term papers, class recitations, and book re- ports serve to awaken the students, interest in the vari- ous phases of the subject. The results of the teachers, efforts depend on their ability to communicate with the students. Teachers Hnd that even slang and colloquialisms have their place in the classrooms. TO PROMOTE the student's interest teachers explore new methods of teaching and discuss common problems at faculty meetings. 20