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

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i vere taught the ways of government Mrs. Renee Bleifeld, student teaching for Mr. Augustus Schoonover, explains the an- swer to a question raised by a student. Four students made up Mr. Ronald Certain ' s communist seminar. The class discussed com- munism and its affect in the past and future. Mr. Cleon Fleck ' s United States histor ' class listen to another student express his opinion about a question raised in the class. His classes discussed topics from the newspapers and magazines to keep up with current events around the world. Social Studies 27

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Social studies influenced lives of Skins as they Senior Jim Andrews explains a problem to his classmates in Mr. Certain ' s economics class. The Social Studies Department, headed by Mr. Cleon Fleck, offers history, government and economics, sociology, world affairs, and a com- munist seminar. They are designed to let each student know what has happened in the past and what is going on today. Because it was an election year, classes had a special project; they discussed the candidates the week preceding the elections and also studied Indiana government. Then they voted for their choices. Sociology centered around people and their problems. Economics classes studied democracy as a structure, while the communist Seminar studied the threats of com- munism — past, present, and future. World affairs compared other parts of the world and their problems to the United States. Government present principles about the func- tions of our government and devel- opments for the future. In the regular Friday current events discus- sion in Mr. Waveland Snider ' s world histo- ry class, Diane Stetler discusses a timely topic from the newspaper. 26 Social Studies These United States history students get together to discuss the upcoming election of the state and local government. These students, along with other social studies students, were able to vote in the classroom for their favorite candidates.

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What makes motors work? Bill Schrader, Randy Kindig, and Ken Elder listen to an explana- tion as they examine the parts of a common motor. Chuck Distelrath uses one of the new desks as he works with rules and fine point pen- cils to develop accuracy and a drawing. Industrial Arts classes develop precision In beginning light bulbs gli electronics, these boys luivi ' put together an electrical circuit in which all four ow. Then they test amounts of voltage. The shop, completed last spring, maintained its new look for those involved in the Industrial Arts Department. A trophy case stood in the hall for projects and the entire complex was brightly lighted and had accoustical ceilings. The wood room contained storage for lumber and a dustproof staining room, while the metals room fea- tured thick concrete dividers be- tween each welding block in the class area. The motors room had an air hood to draw out fumes from in- ternal combustion and a large area in which students constructed four- cylinder motors. Electricity and electronics were housed in a spacious room with all the necessary space for storage. Beginning Drawing featured a step- down floor with high desks slanted for ease in drawing. The advanced drafting room doubled as a dark- room for developing blueprints drawn by the students. Bob Shelton, senior, polishes a container made in industrial arts, while Dave Diver, Dennis McQuery and Craig Christman paint one of the many projects which takes both precision and a careful hand.