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

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From the moment an individual enters a kindergarten classroom for the first time to the day on which he com- pletes his formal education, his mind is being trained to think and reason. As he progresses from a small child to an adolescent and finally to an adult, his teachers and his text books are guiding him into and qualifying him for the role of a responsible, mature member of society. Although Redskins seek to develop themselves socially and physically as well as mentally, it is the academic aspect of the high school years which is the reason for the exist- ence of the school system; and in this direction students ' greatest efforts should be aimed. The hours of working at home and listening attentively in the classroom are not spent uselessly, for the knowledge acquired becomes a part of each North Sider, preparing him to meet better the challenges of the future. 14

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transformed into a realistic setting as these four amateur actors, making use of au- thentic costumes and props, perform the short play, Dust of the Road, before fellow English 7 students. English Scholars Develop Literary and Verbal Skills To increase students ' abilities to use the English lan- guage properly and effectively, North Side offers eight semesters of English. With the exception of the seventh semester, in which literature alone is studied, English courses concentrate on the fundamentals of grammar, com- position, spelling, and literature. Diagramming sentences, writing themes, and taking weekly spelling tests are a few of the methods by which students become more familiar with these principles. Redskins seek to enrich their literary knowledge by studying writings varying from the classic epics of ancient Greece to contemporary poetry. The Odyssey, Macbeth, Silas Marner, Julius Caesar, and Tale of Two Cities are some of the works covered in the course curriculum. Floor talks, term papers, and book reports are assigned to give pupils the opportunity to make use of their knowledge of English and to teach them to think logically and to organize material. Some class periods are spent in the library, during which time pupils gather material for larger compositions. Listening to dramas and short stories on the department ' s record player, acting out short plays, and watching filmed dramatic productions are among the highlights in the English classes. 16