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

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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.

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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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and reading literature was not difficult Two students use resources they have found in the library to write their English term papers. Mrs. Spoolstra assists her students first semester. vriting themes for their The new English department ofRce is headquarters for Miss Elizabeth Little, department head, and Mrs. Freeda Malecek, clerk. This room is used for counseling and as a workroom for the entire English department. I hove found that he who would rule must be quite friend- less, without merry, without love. English students of Mrs. Merriman ' s classes act out the play Elizabeth the Queen.