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

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English students analyzed literature, vrote themes, Sophomores investigated American literature cov- ering the short story, biography, essay, narrative, and poem. They read and dramatized Julius Caesar, which was compared with the modern drama Our Town. Classes drew comparisons between the con- temporary and classical novels Silas Marner, and The Pearl, My Antonia, and Huckleberry Finn. Students developed the techniques of good para- graph writing. Basic principles of good grammar and usage of English were probed. Juniors undertook classical and contemporary English literature. They acted out and memorized parts from Macbeth and other tragic dramas of Shakespeare. Students continued learning the me- chanics of good paragraphs and began argumentative theme writing. In closing the year, juniors spent much time writing research papers on subjects which interested them. Seniors analyzed short stories, poetry, plays, and essays. They compared all types of Afherican con- temporary literature, using as a study aid The At- lantic Monthly. Hamlet and Oedipus were the English and Greek dramas studied by seniors. In addition to presentations, classes listened to plays and poetry recordings. They reviewed grammar and wrote expository themes. Developmental reading was a newly organized course offered to those who were interested in in- creasing reading speed, vocabulary, and comprehen- sion. Students worked during study halls at their own rate during the nine week course. Pencil in teeth, Jim Cassell gathers material for a forth- coming book report. Senior English students of Miss Catherine Cleary supple- ment their literary knowledge by listening to recordings as they follow along in their books. The play Julius Caesar ' was one such play. 18

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Her Students Excelled Acade nically Students of 1927 stood in line to purchase the books needed for either the College Prep, General, or Commercial and Vocational course. They trooped to the brand new classrooms equipped with battleship linoleum floors, slate blackboards, and permanent desks. Book rental has now replaced the purchase system, and only College Prep and General courses are offered. The school library has grown from 1500 volumes to 15,000. Once offering only three, the language department now offers five courses. With the invention of new machines and an increasing need for skilled operators, the business and industrial arts departments have expanded to teach the use and maintainance of this equipment. Seminars, re- placing XX classes, stimulate creative thinking and delve into theory behind current philosophy. More visual aids, including opaque pro- jection, slides, and movies, also help in to«lay ' s education. ! orth Side ' s excellent cirriculum has trained many civic leaders of today; students of 1967 prepare for the future. 17

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and dramatized plays to further their understanding Blackboards, books, and each other ' s help all seem to make diagramming sentences easier to understand. A typical junior English class under Mrs. Diane Holtz increases their knowledge oj diagramming ' s basic pattern .4 little talent and a large imagination go into the writing of children ' s stories. Mrs. Dana Wichem develops both through her story books. In finding a theme and thesis for note cards, Marsha Dill and Marcy Grove seek Miss Elizabeth Little for help. 19