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

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Journalism, Speech, and Dramatics Teach Us To Express Journalism students spend Thursday afternoon folding an infinite number of Northerners to be distributed the next day. Galleys of Legend and Northerner proofs must be checked for errors by ar leasr three people before being sent to press. Conveying news and other information to the public in the most interesting way was the main function of journal- ism students who worked on the Legend, Northerner and News Bureau. All students in the journalism department took an active part in some phase of work on one of the publica- tions. Finding interesting subject matter and learning to write the gathered material in a factual and complete mariner were fundamentals learned and practiced by all student journalists. After studying the work of professional journalists and learn- ing to evaluate news, the students practiced writing their own stories. They followed the same procedure when studying leads and headlines. The students also learned proofreading and copyreading symbols and put their knowledge to prac- tical use while preparing the Northerner and Legend for final dummies which go to the printer. Many editors use journalism periods to write their columns or put their pages together. Laurie Popp sets a good example. ■2i

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Business student Sue Beamer, newly acquainted with the adding machine, finds that it is a very useful device for checking to see if her calculations agree with those of the machine. of Business World Provide Sound Basis for Future Work Since the hunt-peck method is unacceptable in the business world, students practice diligently to become accurate, efficient touch typists. Hoping that an employer will answer y es J u dy Rice checks her appearance before applying for her first job. I 1 r 1 n

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Ourselves Clearly and Effectively Before Any Audience While speaking or acting on a stage in speech or dra- matics classes, many students experienced the effects of stage fright. As they became more accustomed to being before their classmates, their symptoms disappeared. They were then able to concentrate on perfecting their abilities. The speech classes emphasized the basic skills for formal and informal speaking. Formal speaking developed the skills for Parliamentary procedure and debate. Informal speaking emphasized bodily action, voice inflection, and speaker- audience relationships. Dramatics presented a background of the theater, gave the students an opportunity to act before an audience, and acquainted the students with all phases of stage production. Each student was eligible to try out for the school plays and any other performances presented by the dramatics department. Dramatics isn ' t all glamour and grease paint. Zeke Monnot and Jeff Meek help by constructing props and setting the stage for all plays. Russ Heffly delivers an animated portrayal for fellow dramatics students. Through an explanation of the migratory instincts of birds, Betty Bishop learns to develop her oratorical techniques. 27