Norristown Area High School - Spice Yearbook (Norristown, PA)

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Nlar uerrte Borlelh eva Kathryn I raharn Edwrn Kephart Robert Lon an usage elaarfmenf SPAINISH Along vylth the rrsrng rnduence of the Hrspamr rountrres of America the Spanrsh Department at Ersenhovyer has raprdly rn r rc ased rn popularrty Urrgrnatrng rn one of the most colorful rountrres of Europe the Spanrsh language rs novy spoken by rrrrllrons of people through out the yyorld Here at N H 5 a student may study Sparnsh for three years llurrng the first tyyo years students are tauvht hors to read and yyrrte tht language through grammar exerrrses and readrng assrgn ments By the thrrd ye'rr the Hrspanophrles begrn to rrnproyc then rrnyersrtronr r aon yyrtlr rea rn some o tu classics rn Npanrsh lrteraturc In thrs last year too tudents get to su Spfrnrsr rulture rn opcmtron out rde the classroom They tour museums yrsrt the I N and eat at Spanrsh restaurants arrrorrg other artryrtres FRENCH Parle vous rancals' Wars our rf you study French at N H Q Thrs language has long been consrdered the second language of edu cated people because of the prestrge of the French rratron and the nrdespread eltect of rts culture A student nray study the language and other phases of French culture for four years Frances hrstory art musre and phrlosophy are studred rs ysell LATIIN Thr Lfrtrn language has played a pronrrnerrt role rn the hrstory of mrnkrnd No longer spoken by any natron or 'rny people Latrn r srll fr lryrnff language yyhreh domrnates the screrrces of layy and medurne among others Not only does Latm strll breathe lustrly rn the scrences, but rn lrterature as yyell NIany of the great classrcs penned by such great phrtosophers as Grcero Vrrgrl and Ovrd can best be apprecrated rn therr orrgrnal form GERWIAIN German rs a yery rnrportant language rn the world today srnce rt rs spoken by oyer erghty mrllron people Gerrrrarr also has great cultural value srnce rrrany of our classrcs rn lrterature and musrc yyere wrrtten rn thrs tongue In the lNorrrstown schools four years of German are offered Ilurrng the Hrst two years students learn grammatrcal eonstruetrons A student begrrrs to apply the grammar rn German III yyben he reads selu trons from contemporary Gernran lrterature I:.lements of German culture rts musreal suentrfic and phrlosophrcal contrrbutrons are analyzed rn German IV 13 27 . T y V V . . V ' ' ' f ' ' : I ' 3. . . .q V V V . . X V 1 J X I f. f n anis. K I L I ki .L . x I , .xg . , .x , 1. xl A A4 I D y -A V V V V. V . . V . ,4 . . .. . . . , I . V V V x V V, ,, V . -4 'vtz ' rl sk'lls l g d' g , f lr : ' .' ' '. ' ': . . . s 3 :rf f . 'pl V V . VV! . S. V Q V V Q J W V.L. lv.. , . '- '- e , g ,' Y I, lf. Barbara Wexler H f , ,,, V . , , 7' ' I N I Q an s y '. 9 . Y . l , , D v s , . . . . , . L . V x . . . V ., , i . ' - u' J' ' . V' . ' .S J. C ,,.V.U,, V . V V. VL V V V . Q . 6, . V,. . . V T I 1 a 1 v a V . .V V VI . V . . V , . . v ' n u u ' ' lb D s ' l Q v :M W I 5 0 V . . E

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Rlehard Ahh rf: r Nlar arct l on Nlary lloyyllc I Damon Holton :ne f' r 5 elaarfmenf NPPECH Ill PfXRTNlhNT ln orccl to teach stucente Ion to expreee thenwelyew cleary coherently and logleally lll Qpeech the Speech TTCIJEIIIIIIPIII at l'IQen homer II If cetahhehed A pupll may Qtudy Speech for two XFHTQ Speer h l Includes an EXHHIIDEITIUII of all phaeee of oral connnunlca TIUIIQ 'lllfl 'I IINQFIIIBTIOII of the correct technlque uqed to plepare and t'lPllNfl a good Qpeech lhe Qccond year HIIIIS at a ljllllihlllg of the fundamcntala learned III Speech l ln addItIon Qtudenti are encouraged to llaltlflpatf? III yarIouQ i0lllpCtltl0I'l'R aIId dehatee held after school Speclal repolte on chfferent phaeee of Qpeec h completc the lUlIllUlUlll ART Ill PART VII- WT Hue at TIQCIITIOMCI there are four coursee dX3llHlll6 to thoee Qtudente who enjoy dabhhng lll art General All offere a general Qtudy of mater colormg flflgel pamtmg and other phaeee of art Alt l Includee a Qtudy of IIIore Qpeclahzed art technlques Ill Art II further atteIItIoII IQ pald to theee Gpeclaltles such ai artIstIc medla, aIId Qtudente are encouraged to work In pursult of oIIe The final yeal Art lll IQ generally elected hy thoee who plan to make art a tdlltl lhcrefore the lhlld year IS Inalnly devoted to the prepara hon of an art portfoho neceieary for entrance IHIO College XILSIC DI- PARTMI' INT lncludccl under the jLlI'lQfllCll0Il of the llllhlc department are the hand tlIe orchestra the XHFIUUQ chorueee and the general IIIUQIC claeeex ln the Band Room MI Damon Holton who dIrecle the llhtlllllllllldl lllllilt lllNlQl0Il of the depaItment caII genera ly DC found holchng forth on a yarlety of Nuhjecte lllllllfllllg a Study cf IllNtl'llll lilellfllllg phlaqlng and tone tIaIIIIng Under 'Vlr Holtone capahle 'NUIJCIXINIOII Qtudente ale Introduced to a general hlstory cf IIIUNII from Bach to nlmdeln Jazz Along ynth thle they earII to lIllf:'llJI'f'l the IHUSIK of the great maetere Lnder tlIe KTIICCUOH of Mre 'Vlary D Fluck the yocal lllllilC lnanc h ollels a 19116110116 of Qtandarcl choral Illalerlal haeed on all foun- and xtyle Choral lllllill IJFUXIIIFQ a rIch aeithetlc experlence lltll eat h pdlllflpdllll The General Mum claseee engage III a yarlety of PXPGIIGIIIFQ In addItIon to Qlllglllg The puplle enjoy llSl6Illllg to pIo I Im of good mu ll of the past and preeent TlIey ale also g.,lXCll a y.IIIety of theoretlcal Quhject materlal followed by CXPCFIPIILGQ lll a Ixldc Idllgt' of explolatory toplci dcalmg mlth IHUQIL IZ

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ocial Sfuobes Fhrls Pappas Phnllp Rapp ,lo ephma flemmer Fluabeth Smllll fora Rambo Eugene Kauler Paul 7Cl3Il0Wlf'7 Harn Herbert lhe subject of the relatlon of pc ople with other people becomes more llllplifldlll wlth eat h pass lllg das Smee that fateful date of August 14 1945 when the 3t0IlllC age suddenlx mushroomed Into bung all lllllllilllg people exerx where haxe dunmded that we get to know our world lltlf.,l l bors and then herltage For through knowledge comes Ullfl6'I'St3IlCllIlg and through understandlng comes peace ln tenth grade mam students elut World lllGl0lX With the basn ann of understanding the press nt through a studx of the past tht course surxeys lllQt0I'S from prehlstorlc tunes to the modern era Students stuclx lntlmatelx the once great cluhzatlon of Egy pt and the adsant ed ful turf that LXIQICCI along the Nlle Tllli IH followed by analyses of the Hebrews and their rellglous C0lltI'll7llll0Il the great age of the Greeks the Renalssance the llreneh Rexolutxon and the de ulopment of the modern l'urope.-1n tIdll0l!Q m fm gtlllllg our own num in lllll 4 ltmd States Qllllt dllllg tm SI w how o ore i'lll1t'IN tained the ughl to le gourmet Ilfllllllldllldlh Bx surxeung Colomal Amelnfl tht ,lacksoman Era the Cltll Wal and its after math the students lealn to appreclate exen more the prluleges we enjox as American CIUZPIIQ The studk of ILLOIIOITIICQ helps to traln puplls to beeome lntelllgent eflectne and COIISCICDUOUQ busers and users of consumer goods and serv nes Wise money management and the dangers of mflatlon arc also stressed llurmg twelfth grade many students take Problems of Demotrau or POD as It IQ affec tlonatelx known It mlnef ann ls to dewelop among our tudents an awareness of the prob lems of Amexu an hfe along Mllll a desire to appxoaeh these problems with an open llllfld Strong emphasis IQ placed on the responslblhtw of eaeh CIUZCII to partulpate Ill the dexelopment f good goxernment World Problems IS a comparatively new eoulse at N H S ln lt major events of the present are brought under the Intense scrutlny of the class so that students can better understand Current world erlses Learnmg to attatk problems of souelx and oxernment through a studs of the past and present wlll help to make tomonow s eltlzens ClCQlgIlCI'S of a better w olld A A .. S . I T M. . i I I , f , h ' . . . ' ' , w '. 1 . ' fx ' ' ' ' z s J ' ' .. - I . L. , V L, L. .K b . .E W 2 ' Q '. . ' ,. '. ' o ' , . ' . . y . . ' . 1 4 s 7 ' , . ' ' f Nxt rr - ' ' A 2 1 Flag '. - 'L A, lln' 2 .l ' as Hi. : r :I o ' ' ur , ' V - - , , -' I' f Jf .F 5 . .' ,. , 1 g W 1 . , 5. , 1 .-. ' .. s M 7 v' A I -K. 7' I .. ,VL ' ' R , . ' t' - ' K. -. ' . . . 14