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

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' Skins Express Themselves in Speech and Dramatics Speech and dramatics develop a vital art — that of communication. Speech 1 and 2 emphasize vocal com- munication, while speech 3 and 4, the study of dramatics, teach co-ordination of the body and the voice for effective communication. Beginning speech students learn parliamentary procedure, evaluation of speakers, and after controlling wobbly knees and clammy hands, proceed to give speeches to inform, convince, persuade, and impress. Students advance to the use of the microphone and participate in debate and dis- cussion after first acquiring the fundamentals of good speech. Dramatics includes the study of theater history and types of drama. Facial expressions, original and record panto- mimes, dialogues, and short skits are ways in which students learn to express ideas. Classes are requested to watch tele- vision programs of special interest or attend Civic Theater productions to observe the effectiveness of production and technical skills. The stagecraft class is concerned with be- hind the scenes work of dramatics: set building, costuming, and make-up. Speech I students consider Mike Pletche orary poem. nterpretation of a contemp- K J L m r B i ■Hi f I PTCV M H Ev fv [ m W O- % A t x yk ' i 2 2 22

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Botany students Mike Pleicher, Sharon Wanner, and Elizabeth Engeler observe the effect of constant light on the growth rates of seedling plants. While Exploring Nature to her question, Mr. Lewis explains to Chemistry 1 student Judy Moore the chemical composition of the substance in her test tube. As two of their classmates specimens of protozoa with micro- scopes, Susie Shook and Diane Hos- ier compare notes on the experi- 21

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Mr. Donald McClead points out the importance of color in Vicki Ervin ' s design for a silk screen print. Students Acquire Tastes and Talents in Art Classes Basic art courses, introducing many phases of art, are offered at North Side. Students with a serious interest in this subject find specific courses available in crafts, letter- ing and poster design, life drawing, graphics and paint- ing. The appreciation courses teach Redskins to use art in their daily lives through such things as color co- ordination and interior decoration. Adequate facilities and equipment increase the bene- fits students derive from North Side ' s Art Department. Two large art rooms and a craft room are equipped with a graphics press, potter ' s wheel and kiln. This year a motor for polishing jewelry was purchased for use in Art 6, ad- vanced crafts. Whether a student is interested in art as a vocation or avocation, the Art Department provides opportunity for exploration into this subject. The courses, equipment and teachers all help to direct this exploration towards instilling creativity and awareness into Redskin art students. 23