Omaha North High School - Norseman Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Sports ranging from ping-pong and badmin- ton to volleyball and archery are on the agen- da for girls enrolled in the physical education department. ln addition to regular gym classes, Mrs. Ruth Seely instructs a dancing class composed of senior girls. A ballet number from this class is a regular feature of the Aurora. ln April, the North dancers joined with the other high schools to participate in the Oma- ha Youth Spectacular. Mrs. Seely often stays after school in order to supervise intramural contests ID volleyball basketball and softball The blue and gold uniforms of the Polars Cubs and Teddybears brighten the scene of North s football and basketball games The activities of the boys physical educa tion department are centered In the gym the locker and equipment rooms and on the field east of the building Every boy In school has the opportunity to participate In a program which IS designed to develop physical fitness and cultivate the admirable qualities of young manhood For those boys who have neither the physi cal qualities nor desire for organized athletic competition a complete training course IS of fered which aims to make them physically and mentally alert Competitive athletics are gov erned by the Board of Control of the Inter city league of which North High IS a member The league includes eight high schools In Omaha and Council Bluffs All instruction and coaching In the depart ment IS given by well trained and experienced men Their knowledge of the field In which they work and their understanding of the boys under their guidance IS reflected In the success of their athletic program This success has not been easily won Som physical education classes are so large that the use of the gym IS allocated to squads All home basketball games must be played at the Unnversity of Omaha fieldhouse as the North gym will not accommodate the nearly l9OO students enrolled here The football field IS Steal ng the Troja ho se cl maxes pep rally sk t not large enough for freshmen reserve and varsity teams to work out simultaneously so some practice sessions are held In Fontenelle park during football and baseball seasons But there IS a bright side to the picture More students will be able to participate IH athletics and even greater recognition will come to North when the proposed improve ments In facilities become a reality The erec tion of a Iunior high and the expansion of North s present plant which were made pos sible through the approval of a school bond issue by the citizens of Omaha IH November l955 will remove the handicaps In the physi cal education department Phys cal educat on classes lterally o erflow the gym -M., al3 1 I ' n r I I , 1 I . . . , . I 1 . . . . . , . . . . . . I - I ' I - - ' I - , - i i i v 4 . . 5 the '

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xfxiw AFTISYS turn out projects wth sk ll and speed wIll not be buyIng do It yourself kIts for hcr husband because she was th only gIrl enrolled In mechanlcal drawIng thIs year FIrst on the lust of the lndustrlal Arts de partment s projects thIs year was compIlIng a schedule of classes and teachers whIch was then mad Into photostatIc CODIGS and posted tor the InformatIon of students and teachers The shop department also acts as the schools handyman by repaIrInq broken charrs table legs and other casualtIes ot over enthusIastIc VIkIngs In Apnl advanced students entered a va rlety of thelr own work In the lndustrIal Art contest sponsored by the Omaha BuIlders as SOCIOTIOH Ott ce staff beams I2 2: A peek In Room I48 wIll certaInIy prove hat OFTISTS have In'IagInCItIon plus talent There are always varIed and Interestmg dIs plays In the art room rangIng from paper sculpture to copper work All ot the publIcIty for the VOFIOUS dances uch as Fun NIght HomecomIng Chrlstmas B lle and the MIlItary Ball IS handled by the students The same group IS also responsuble for the decoratIons that grace the halls at Chnstmas tIme VIkIng artIsts have a new Instructor thIs year In the person of MIss LorraIne Ohlson DurIng February and March each art stu dent s best work IS entered In a regIoncIl ex hIbItIon of ScholastIc Art Mr Matzke shows how It should be done The admInIstratIve offIce could be com pared to the hub of a wheel because all or ders for runnung the school are Issued from here ln addItIon to the offIce staff the bookroom and the attendance othce are also Included In the admInIstratIon The three departments have a full tIme Iob keepIng track of all the books Issued to stu dents the number of absences each pupul has throughout the years that he IS In school and keepIng track of each person's grade and con duct record besIdes the other thousand and one thrngs they have to do I C . . . ' I I A 3 . . . ' I I , l . U - l - , . . . There is at least one tuture homemaker who ' ' II - II 4 e . , . . . . 2 . . . I II II ' ' I - I - I . - r ' ' I I

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ww -:- ::-, i- - Kenneth B khol lc In i952 the vacancy created by Mr Burk Very seldom does a student find a person in a supervisory position to whom he can look for guidance when problems arise and yet with whom he can talk and joke with the greatest of ease. But such is the case with the principal of North High school, Kenneth Burkholder. Assuming the role of principal in l952 proved to be an easy adjustment for Mr. Burk- holder. He had been at North for 8 years and was already familiar with the school and many of the students by virtue of his job as assistant principal dean of boys and athletic director A great deal of our principal s time is spent eing that some l8OO schedules are satisfac tory to both student and teachers Sometimes through necessity but more of ten through choice Mr Burkholder s day does not end when school is out at 3 O3 He makes a sp cial effort to attend school functions and also to make an appearance at outside activi ties in which students participate He seems to enioy this part of his work for the principle reason that he says it is so much more gratifying to spend his time at worth while students activities than at s ssions of juvenile court holder s assumption of the principalship was Mark K Mums filled by Mark K Mullins Before coming to North Mr Mullins was the principal of Barr Junior High school in Grand Island Nebraska Athletic director dean of boys and junior boys counselor are other duties of our assist ant principal Although he has the duty of chief discipli narian at North Mr Mullins has many friends among the students A keen sense of humor and a cheerful smile are among the chief rea sons for his popularity A familiar sight at all footoall and basket ball games Mr Mullins enter into all student activities with equal enthusiasm He serves as Student Council advisor and in the past year has done much to bring to the attention of the students the many activities and services of the Student Council 141: , - , QXZALIVA, W A I ' V - t