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

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People Study Other People in Social Science Classes The girls know the answer; but Miss Bash ' s question, Which state was first to ratify the Constitu- tion ? has the boys stumped. To help students obtain a better understanding of man ' s relationship to man and government in both the past and the present, and to prepare them for roles as responsible citizens in the future, are the aims of North Side ' s Social Science Department. For this reason Redskins are offered six social science courses. In world history, usually taken during the sophomore year, pupils trace the development of civilization from the city-states of ancient Greece to the world of today. This course is followed by United States history, in which stu- dents acquire a more detailed knowledge of our country ' s past. Government, which deals with the workings of a de- mocracy; and either economics, the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth; or sociology, in which a knowledge of the nature and problems of com- munity life is gained, are taken in the senior year. Geography and world affairs, the study of foreign lands and their involvement in current affairs, may be elected by North Siders who wish to take an additional social science course. Frequent speeches by natives of foreign countries are one of this subject ' s highlights. 19

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Redskin Businessmen Prepare for Future Vocations and speedily. Here, members of one such class try to develop these skills by comparing card files and checking each other ' s for mistakes. Mrs. Maryannc Chapman checks the progress of her Shorthand 1 class, offering helpful advice to those students who are having difficulties. Dear Mr. Rogers: In answer to your correspondence . . . Stop. Transcribe. The voice of a shorthand teacher dictating to his class is one of the many business-like sounds echoing through North Side ' s 220 corridor during the week. Students learn to perform tasks varying from the changing of typewriter ribbons to the developing of an efficient office staff in business classes. Future secretaries take and transcribe dictation and learn proper forms for business letters. Students in business man- agement and clerical practice file, sign contracts and keep books as they acquire vocational skills. Redskin typists develop speed and accuracy as their progress is determined by frequent tests. The first two years of business courses cover junior busi- ness training and bookkeeping, while Business 5 and 6 deal with consumer economics and law, respectively. The last two semesters concern the organization and manage- ment of a business enterprise and business mathematics and accounting. Students may elect to take one or two years of typing, one or two years of shorthand, and one year of clerical practice. The adoption of more modern business textbooks in all courses and the introduction of new teaching techniques in several classes were notable changes in North ' s Business Department this year. 18

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Mike Wells and Dan Robi of ticker tape surrounding the laboratory table. Nevertheless. vhat bewildered by the coils clutter of equipment on their Traul man lending a helping Amateur Scientists Encounter Frogs, Weeds, Fumes Students find themselves studying topics ranging from the dissection of an earthworm to the resolving of force vectors in North Side ' s science courses. This year the Science Department purchased several anemometers, ba- rometers and thermometers for the physical geography and earth science classes. Because of the increasing emphasis on laboratory work, Redskins dealt more directly with scientific principles and thus put their knowledge to prac- tical use more frequently. Although pupils may take more than one science course if they desire to, all Redskins are required to have two S6ience credits to be graduated. They may gain these credits in two semesters of biology, botany, zoology, earth science, physical geography, chemistry or physics. A third semester of chemistry, in which students carry out indi- vidual research projects, is also offered. Botany, biology and zoology are detailed studies of plant and animal life, while earth science and physical geography are concerned with the earth, its structure and its climates. Chemistry deals with the composition of both inorganic and organic matter, and physics explains in everyday terms the mathematical relationships of the forces which rule our world. 20