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

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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.

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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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Mr. James Lovell gives extra help to geometry students having trouble with a difficult problem. Other students, having already mastered the problems, work independently. Mathematics, Science E£SE™=r The Math Department provides stu- dents with the opportunity to take five years of math. The fifth course, advanced mathematics, is taken in the senior year, along with trigo- nometry. Students taking advanced math did so on a self-study system. College-bound students were en- couraged to take four years of both math and science, while others were urged to take at least two years of each. The science program has undergone vast changes in the past two years. Courses were handled on an alter- nating lecture and self-study basis, utilizing individual lab set-ups. The program was initiated to allow stu- dents to become self-reliant. It enabled those students who needed help to obtain it, while those who didn ' t had free time for individual study. Advanced biology, a course studying chemical and biological relationships, was added to the science curriculum this year. 24 Mathematics Mr. Charles Clark, Math Department head, gives answers to problems involving geometric series as his advanced algebra students grade their papers.