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

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Mathematicians drew figures for help In her advanced algebra class Mrs. Nusbaum shows Karen Belchner how to solve the problem on the board. As his geometry class works earnestly, Mr. Bickel takes some time to help one of his students understand the equation he is solving. Redskins were offered five courses in the mathematics department from which to choose. College-bound students were encouraged to take a math course each year of high school. The fundamentals served as o background for ad- vanced courses and as a help in other courses which required calculations. In their math classes students became involved with such skills as drawing and reasoning in their efforts to reach exactness. Beginning and advanced alge- bra, geometry, trigonometry, and senior mathematics were offered. Arlene Rowald and Tim Strong watch Mr. Clark write out steps taken to reach their solution to the problem in advanced algebra. Moth 25

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Business students learned many skills Students studying clerical work are ta ught how to operate many kinds of business machines, including adding machines, xerox machines, mimeograph machines. Two students be- New to the Business Departnnent and the Fort Wayne Community Schools was Distributive Education. By this Redskins were enabled to combine their basic background of typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, busi- ness law, and selling with actual work experience. Students formed their background by enrolling in any of seven business courses. The fundamentals were covered in the general business class, which is es- sential to all business-minded ' Skins. hiandling records of business and personal income was the main purpose of the bookkeeping classes. Business Law taught students the legal aspects of longing to the special service center are operating a xerox machine. management. Legal principals, practices, and pro- cedures were also covered. After ' Skins have successfully completed one year of typing and one of the shorthand, they are eligible to enroll in the advanced shorthand class. Pupils who ore able to take this subject spend one hour a day taking dictation and another hour translating it on the typewriter. Methods of marketing and displaying merchandise ore among the topics studied in the selling class. Advertising is also covered. Mrs. Johnson listens in while one of her students takes dicta- tion from shorthand tapes. 24 Business

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English teachers proved that analyzing Mr. Autenreith ' s classes are studying The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Here Kevin LoBona is reading a port. Poems ore o lasting part of our tieritoge, and in Mr. Pugh ' s classes students are given an opportunity to explore them. j J H BBIIIHHI mi-.- ! jfw i |Hhh|R 4 The English department continued to help Redskins goin enrichment of literary knowledge. The teachers developed within the students on appreciation for literature as well as a verbal and written mastery of the English language. They stressed the promo- tion of better self-expression and the formation of personal attitudes. Students were given the opportunity to apply their knowledge and ability through book reports, term papers, and analysis. Sophomores and juniors were required to write three book reports o semester. The sophomores devoted much of their time to studies of Silas Marner, The Pearl, and Julius Caesar. Along with reading Macbeth, juniors had their first encounter with time-consuming term papers. Seniors spent one semester critically analyzing short stories, poems, essays, and plays. The second semes- ter they created their own literary works in prepara- tion for college composition courses. For students who were especially interested in writ- ing, Collage, a literary magazine published an- nually by the class, was offered. During the class time students were given assignments to write Japa- nese haikus, sonnets, and short stories. This gave them a chance to enhance their skills in writing and to assist in the publication of the magazine. Mr. Fred Humphrey discusses the most outstanding quotes in Macbeth with his class.