North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Parmi Nos Amis The command of languages being the sign of a wellfeducated person, the Redskin tribes' men are offered many opportunities to im' prove themselves in that lield. The French language has always satisiied the interest shown by Tepeelanders. Since 1946 when Parmi Nos Amis was organized, it has given French students an opportunity to enlarge their knowledge of the French people. Once a month the members meet to discuss the customs, beauties, and attitudes of the French. Roundftable discusf Poling. and Patsy Ove ieiii.i n. sions and reports are given by students. The club invites guest speakers to visit and share their knowledge of the French with members. Activities of the club for the year have been a project in which French records were purchased for the club: and a combination Christmas party with the lunior Classical League and Los Sofdalfes, for which French Club presented a play. Parmi Nos Amis also cofsponsored an annual dance with the other two language clubs. A bake sale after the senior play was one of the club's solo projects. At the iirst meeting of the semester, oilicers were installed. For the iirst semester, Pat Liggett served as president, Vic Tannehill as vicefpresident, Cosette Coffman as secretary, Beverly Biery as treasurer, and Phyllis Lecher as social chairman. Second semester oilicers who served were Patsy Cverman. Nancy Poling, Sallie Coen, Pat Liggett, and Vic Tannehill, respectively. Miss Frances Plumanns is adviser of the club. ln the lower photo. members brushing up on their favorite foreign language are lirst row. left to right. Pat Fleming, Patsy Cverman, Ann Nickerson. and Nancy Poling. Second row, Miss Frances Plumanns, adviser, Ronald Scherer. Marcia Fletcher, Vylynell Logsdon. and Shirlee Clark. To the right Phyllis Lccher and Ronald Scherer have found an interesting page in a previous Legend as Patsy Cverman, Nancy Poling, Pat Liggett, Beverly Biery. and Cosette Coffman look on. ln the above picture are. kneeling. Diane Schulz, Lauxm Briggs. Pat Manges, and Diane Schaefer. Standing a c Bill Tulley. Pat Liggett, Sallie Coen. Vic Fl-AlI'1IIClXlll, Nancy 12

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'Es 'MS :wma Clficers Wa 'ner sl , Burris, pi' - -Ma Los Sofdalfes No sign language is needed among this group of syllable students. Spanish has for them the interest that makes study of the Romance language worthf while and fun. Like other lanf guage students, Spanish pupils have an active club in which students may express their inf terests. 4 Since Los Sofdalfes was or' ganized during the fall of 1945, those students who have taken Spanish have had the opportunf ity to become better acquainted with the countries that are Span' ishfspeaking, This is accomplished through the study of their art, music, and literature. Student reports, guest speakers, songs, and plays help to increase knowledge of those countries and promote good feeling toward those nations. pictured above. left to right. Bette Bingley, social chairman: Nancy vice president: Marilyn johnson. secretnryft1'easui'erL and Nanc esident. y Throughout the year, the main activities of the club included an annual Christmas party with the Latin and French clubs, and a joint dance with these clubs which this year was called the Harvest Moon Hop. Bach year, a Spanish medal is awarded to the student who has maintained a high scholastic record and assumed a diligent attitude throughout his courses in Spanish. Students who have completed two years of Spanish are eligible for this honor. Officers of the club elected for the first semester were Nancy Burris, presidentg Nancy Wagner, vicefpresident: Marilyn johnson, secretaryftreasurer and Bette Bingley, social chairman. Second semester oiiicers were Nancy Burris, Marjorie Spade, Mary Ellen Snell, and Bette Bingley, respectively. Miss Marie Bhle is adviser of the club. ln the picture at the bottom left. Marjorie Spade. Sharon Kroemer, Phyllis Lccher, and Carol Kroemer coin' prise the group at the left as they and Carolyn Lant: listen to what Miss Ehle has to say about the picture. Ar the bottom right, Nancy Olinger, Diane Erb. Sandra Burry. and Chloe Lyon, in the lirst row, and Ruth Blakesley, Myra Schaifhauser, jane Moore. Roberta Purcell, and Lois Popp in the second row are all interested in the package. 120 'v safs ...K-fs

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C lassicists Through the Latin language many North Side students gain valuable knowledge of the ancient world. The Latin club, however, is for those ad' vanced students who are or have been members of Virgil and Cicero classes. junior Classical League is a national organization composed of many diff ferent classical clubs in secondary schools throughout the United States. These local clubs are known as chap' ters of the Junior Classical League. The members of the Junior League make covenant to hand on the torch of classical civilization of Creece and Rome. They believe that an acquaint' ance with these civilizations will help them understand the world of today, which is indebted to the ancient world. The purpose of the club is to encourage students in the classics and increase the study of advanced Latin. Special activities of the year inf eluded a joint dance, Christmas par' ties, and picnics with the other lan' guage clubs. Club advisers are Miss Loraine Foster and Miss Judith Bowen. Club oflicers include Senior Consul, Clay' ton Duntong junior Consul, Lois jen' sen: Scribe, Barbara Bill: Quaestor, Dick Thomasg Aediles, Helen Foy and Steve Marting and Praedicator, Carol Ramp. Members of j.C.L. in the top group at the left are Herbert Acker. Steve Martin. Nancy Britton. Ned Daugherty. and Barbara Bill. who watch interestedly as Clayton Dunton points to a map of Rome under the supervision of Miss Loraine Foster. In the middle picture. sitting left to right, are Ned Daugherty. Barbara Bill. Carolee Ball and Clayton Dunton. Standing are Melvin Guillaume, Dick Thomas. and Steve Martin. Dick Thomas. Dick Eisenhut. and Larry Walker flank Miss Judith Bowen on the left side as she indicates a point on the map of Italy. while on the right Shirley Summers. Carole: Ball. Charlene Desmonds, and Melvin Guillaume watch. 12