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

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Small group discussions were features of a new world used by Mr. Timothy Russell to teach U. S. history to juniors. SOC icLl StlldiGS Team-teaching, outside speakers add interest to familiar courses Don J. Schmidt, Republican second district councilman, speaks to members of Mr. Cleon Fleck ' s social studies classes. The aim of the Social Studies De- partment, according to Mr. Cleon Fleck, department head, is to stress problems related to past history and local affairs. Changes in the department this year include a team-teaching meth- od by Mr. Duane Brown and Mr. Timothy Russell, who present a lec- ture to a large group, then lead both large and small discussion groups. Some sophomores and all juniors and seniors were involved in social studies classes. Required courses were U.S. History for all juniors and government and sociology or eco- nomics for seniors. Electives in- cluded world affairs, for seniors only. The world affairs class dealt with history as explained through the mass media. Peoples and cultures since Man ' s beginning are studied in world history, open to all stu- dents. Here Mr. Charles Feller prepares to show a film strip to his class. 22 Social Studies

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Foreign Language Latin students converse; French features new films. Understanding spoken and written language and being able to converse with a native speaker are the goals set by the Foreign Languages De- partment. Spanish, French, and German, concentrate on listening, speaking, reading, and writing; while Latin, a classical language, is based on learning about the litera- ture and general culture of ancient Rome. This year, however, Mr. Ward Beckley, Latin teacher, ex- perimented by using more conver- sation in the classroom. Other changes in the foreign lang- uage department include the use of a new text for second year French students, along with new films fea- turing different characters than have been used in previous years. The textbook and films are centered on the home and every day life of a French family. Native speaker and Spanish teacher Mr. Caesar de la Guardia confers with Foreign Language Department Head Mr. Paul Lemke. These students are on their way to a Spanish restaurant as members of an advanced Span- ish class taught by Mr. Caesar de la Gardia. They enjoyed the foreign food. Learning phonetics by pronouncing German sounds helps Junior Beth Thomas in third-year German, taught by Mr. Tom Dohrmann. Foreign Languages 21

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rp-p. rjli cVi Mr. Lewinski heads department; ■ L,J - J -0 ' vocational classes take tours Juniors Bob Krouse. Bill Stuckey. and Diane Rowald present a group discussion on modern English literature to Mrs. Donna McBane ' s English class. English was more than book reports and grammar lessons. Students were encouraged to do individual work, using the library as a re- source center. Vocational English classes instructed by Mr. John Heath took field trips to the Chi- cago Museum of Science and In- dustry, International Harvester, Ford Motor Co., General Electric. B. F. Goodrich, and WKJG T. V. sta- tion. Mr. James Lewinski, the new de- partment head, taught seminar classes. The juniors and seniors who chose this class shared their experiences in small personal groups. As Mr. Lewinski stated, The goal of the English Depart- ment is to try to encourage people to think more clearly, read more in- telligently, listen with more under- standing, and experience better communication. Mr. James Lewinski. English Department Head, relates to English Seminar students. Sophomore Jeff Goshert found book reports burn time using the hunt and peck method.