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

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Artists used hands Students who were enrolled in dramatics courses were presented a general background of drama and the theater. They were given the opportunity to per- form in all school plays as well as in individual and group performances for other groups and organiza- tions throughout Domeland. Stagecraft acquainted students with such aspects of the stage as lighting, scenery, makeup, and costumes. Redskins were offered six different one-semester courses as electives in art. All students who were interested in these were required to take a basic course, which covered the fundamentals of drawing, design, and painting. This was a full year class and counted as semesters one and two. Art teachers covered works from elementary drawing to stitchery and lithography. Students in Art III stitched objects in abstract on pieces of burlap. Others in this class wove their subject material on other types of cloth. Pictures finished on newsprint were made in the Art V course. Students first poured glue on the newspaper and then painted over it. When it was dry they removed the glue, thus leaving a white object on a colored background. The art VII class used the device of the linoleum cut. Paint was spread on pieces of linoleum and then used to print pictures. M. McClead shows onlooking students how to start the ink- in their newest assignment. They wonder if it ' s as easy !S this. This class of Mr. McClead is making a composition of items they choose,- when completed they will run off copies of their work. Though art students encounter many phases of artistic back- ground, this student shows creative ability in the art of making jewelry. Art 21

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Dramatists used words for expression; Students in this Dramatics class seem engrossed in the per- formance of two of their classmates. They too will have o chance to show their talents in the staging of their own per- formances. The Senior Play gives many dramatic students a chance to excel. In the Senior Ploy, Military school seems to be very dull. These boys ore being given last minute instructions be- fore the Prom. Dramatics teacher, Mr. Purkhiser, is pointing out the imaginary mirror students should be facing towards. 20 Dramatics

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Mr. Doehrman is being interviewed on athletic problems by beginning journalism students. In an effort to beat the bell, journalists Jerri Kline and Sara Kolin write vigorously as they are tested on their skills on writ- ing quickly and coherently. Writers recorded news weekly, annually W Srni Journalism, taught by Miss Norma Thiele, involved class study of the mass media and the communica- tion skills. Instruments used by these classes included the publications, radio, and television. Redskins learned how to obtain information and then to compile it in the clearest and most interesting manner so that it would be useful to others. These students gained experience in writing stories, fitting headlines, and arranging pages in the most effective position through assignments given by their instructor. Each student was required to gather news from one classroom which was assigned to him and to compile it in a short paragraph. This gave the student the opportunity to interview people and then to write the information correctly. These were printed in The Northerner. By second semester these students were eligible to apply for positions as reporters with regular assign- ments on the newspaper. After completing the second semester they were able to begin work on The Legend, The Guide, or the News Bureau. This marked copy of the Northerner is being examined by Northerner agents in Miss Thiele ' s journalism class. 22 Journalism