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

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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.

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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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Students learned to write and speak Four third-year Latin students are shown hanging the paper mache masks they have constructed as an extra project for their class. They ore, from right to left; Eddie Lou Meisner, Mike Sievers, Marsha Whiteleather, and Betsy Hein. Courses In French, German, Spanish, Latin, and Rus- sian were offered to Redskins. An experimental class in French was also taught for the Encyclopedia Britannica Education, Inc. Mrs. Ramona Ronsburg, who directed this course, presented revised and up- dated material to her students. Through oral drills and written exercises, students learned to understand and speak these languages as well as read and write them. They also gained a better knowledge of the country and Its people from which their particular language originates. New to the department was the language laboratory. By use of Individual earphones, each student received special help in pronunciation and comprehension. Miss Frances Plumanns, who was head of the depart- ment, died In October. She had been a member of the faculty for twenty three-years and was replaced as department head by Mr. Paul Lemke. Steve Aiken and Mary Choppuis mark their progress in speak- ing Latin by recording their lessons on the tape recorder. 7WtT in Mr. Lemke ' s fourth year Spanish class, Marty Duncan is being questioned on different readings by the teacher and her classmates. 28 Languages