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

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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

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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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foreign languages Spanish teacher Miss Laura Federspiel reports to her students on some pamphlets she received from Puerto Rico. Latin classes test their skill in comprehension by first reading the material in a foreign magazine and then discussing it. Mr. Frederick Veidt watches over his German class as rney practice their verbal skills in the language laboratory. Glayol Vahid, the foreign exchange student from Iran, in- forms her fellovv French students of her native country. Languages 29