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

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Thespians ' , Journalists ' yet to learn To develop a news-knowing-nose and to stress the ifs, ands, and buts ' of an eyecatching story are aims in first year journalism. Both the nose and the knowledge concerning the ifs, ands, and buts are developed through the reading, studying, meticulous evaluation and group discussions of stories, leads, and headlines, written by professional journalists. After studying several types of stories, the student is ready to compare his work to the profes- sional ' s and evaluate his work correctly. In this way he learns what events are news, thus developing the nose, and the proper story form for these ideas, thus em- ploying his knowledge of the ifs, ands, and buts. Individual apprenticeship in a special skill demanded for a specific publications position is acquired in second year journalism. First, second, and third year students help in the publishing of the school newspaper, the Northerner. Usually the first year stu- dents write stories to develop skills. The second year journalism students hold responsible positions on the staff, and the third year students hold responsible positions also, but they also instruct the underclassmen in correct journalism skills and practices. 1 X

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Population Explosion Beneficial to Music Departments elude Varsity Rand practii band ' s clarinet section. This year nearly one-fourth of the Dome ' s entire enrollment parricipated in one or more of the school ' s ren musical organiza- tions. Miss Jeanerte Rich, the instructor of vocal music, and Mr. C. William Hatt, the instrumental music insrructor, made the department ' s facilities bulge to accommodate the increased number of musicians. For rhe first time, the Concert and Varsiry Bands combined to form Indiana ' s largest high school band and to take the Northeastern Indiana Marching Contest, by winning Sweepstakes for rhe fifth consecutive year. After the band ' s retreat to the in- doors, borh the Concert Band and the Orchestra caprured the coveted Firsr Chair of America Award for excellence in the field of music. Vocalizers, numbering 321, joined seven- vocal organizations originating from the Girls ' and Boys ' Choirs and advancing to the Varsity Choir and the Chicas Cantantes. After passing a rigid vocal and theory examination, vocalists qualified for the A Cappella, and irs inner groups, the Chansonettes and the Triple Trio. These musical combinations required their srudents to spend long hours learning the many types of theory, technique, articu- lation and enunciation, poise, and showmanship but they got results, as shown by repeated requests for their musical abilities and ser- vices, not only at school and during assemblies, but at civic affairs and ar churches, where their extended background of religious music was exemplified. vay through a difficult passage

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shrugs of ignorance. Mr. Stanley Lee is demonstrating to his beginning speech class the ba Development Became Stepping Stone for Later Years Roy applies the fit Students taking speech and drama developed the skills of self-expression when reciting lines on the stage, or when delivering a self-composed address to their fellow classmates. These pupils, under the direction of Mr. Stanley Lee, and a new teacher, Mr. ]ohn DeYoung, learned the art of expressing themselves fearlessly and clearly to their critical audience. After first studying the fundamentals of good public speaking, students taking Speech I and II composed and delivered many short speeches designed to leave different impressions upon their listeners. The elements of correct parliamentary procedure as well as the advantageous use of the microphone were studied and practiced. Basic gestures were taught in these speech classes to provide confidence and poise to future public speakers, when confronting any audience. Drama, the other side of debate and formal public speaking, has never been all the glamour, cosmetic grease paint and applause one thinks of today. The course itself was an inclusive study of theater history and of writers ' interpretations or styles of drama, while the stagecraft classes, also directed by Mr. James Purkhiser. developed techniques used behind the scenes. Stagecraft novices learned to create costumes to assemble props, and to construct and light sets effectively. These detailed chores, necessary for a suc- cessful stage production, were learned and put to the test at our school sponsored plays.