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

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Colorful Christmas greetings designed by the students and composed in Latin are displayed by Nancy Hunt, Bob Cun nd Carol Lash. In Foreign Languages We Gain World Knowledge Como esta usted?, J ' entre dans la salle de classe, or Veni, vidi, vici, are familiar phrases to students in the foreign language department. Whether they are taking Spanish, French, or Latin, these North Siders strive to master several phrases during their course of study. Reading and writing the language are stressed most. Students memorize rules for the declension of nouns, conjugation of verbs, and placement of direct objects. Having learned these rules, the students then find they must learn the exceptions to the rules and the idio- matic expressions. Those studying French or Spanish drill on proficiency in speaking and understanding. Latin students place more emphasis on the study of great works by Caesar. Normally, foreign language courses require only two years of work. However, students may elect to take advanced work. Student teach 2?

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Mastering English Proves A Challenging Art Becoming acquainted with Odysseus, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Cyrano de Bergerac proved an exciting experience to North Siders as they learned more about their native lan- guage. As freshmen, English students drilled on verbals, sentence construction, and studied the Odyssey of Homer. Sophomores learned to overcome their awe of Shakespeare ' s works and to find their depth of mean- ing and beauty of construction. Every junior knows the valuable experience gained from writing term papers and memorizing lines from Macbeth. English 7 students learned to understand and evaluate short stories, plays, essays, and poetry. English 8, required for those intending to go to college, centered around a study of Dickens ' Tale of Two Cities and lessons in finer points of creative writing. The Brudis find a quiet place for work on ter m papers and themes. Miss Little checks to he sure that a new member of the English 8 cla nderstandins the work on The Tale of Two Cities. '

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Overcoming Stage Fright Gives Speaker Confidence To be able to speak before a group with poise, skill, and assurance is the aim of students in the speech de- partment, and they spend many hours trying to achieve this goal. Speech 1 is designed to help students over- come their initial fear in speaking bsfore a group. They begin with icebreaker speeches and proceed to the use of the microphone. They learn to speak easily without the use of such crutches as notes and reliance on the lectern. In their second semester of speech, students develop the use of gestures through pantomimes and learn to speak with their bodies as well as with their voices. Speech composition and discussion techniques are also taught, so that students preparing for original oratory in speech contests may benefit. Dramatics, which acquaint the student with all phases of the theater, and stagecraft, in which pupils learn about theater productions behind the scenes, are also offered to students whose interests lie in those Students of speech learn to portray emotions without verbal express niques the speakers learn the importance of ffestures and facial exp throujrh thp use of pantomime on as a part of their delivery. 24