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

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Dramatics and Speech ? ta8 T a tstres » s{ V , ; damen,a,s , ; r ' Speech teams attend tournaments These students engage in vehement debate about significantly changing the jury system, which was the topic attacked by debate teams throughout the year. Drama and speech classes, a part of the newly-formed fine arts block, provided students with an opportu- nity to broaden their cultural expe- riences. Advanced drama students studied modern comedies and Shakespeare. Beginning students worked on indi- vidual scenes that they had written themselves. Getting acquainted with the stage was one of the most important steps taken by the stage- craft class. Speech classes emphasized learning how to listen critically. A logical approach to problems was also stressed. The speech and debate teams broadened the students expe- riences in these areas. The teams went to tournaments and wor- kshops at cities around the state. Mr Stark helps students in his drama class to arrange their costumes. The drama department presented three major performances during the year. Dramatics arid Speech 27

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Members of a stagecraft class taught by Mr. Douglas Stark familiarize themselves with the stage lights. The class learned how to achieve special effects. Senior Debbie Holom presents excerpts from Who ' s afraid of Virginia Wolf? B. J. Dorsett as Dorothy, Tim Angel as the Tin Man. and Kevin Ferguson as the Scarecrow, rehearse an act from the Wizard of Oz. Sophomore Dave Lewark presents an informative speech to one of Mr. Gary Schultz ' beginning speech classes.

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Toil VT f 1 m m Be S innin § classes learn ) - ■ ■ AldllDlll effective communication Junior Dave Johnson, Northerner news editor, pastes together a care- fully-fitted layout. Pictures for The Legend and The Northerner are processed in the pub- lications darkroom. Here Junior Saul Fields enlarges a photo. Communication is the key of effec- tive journalism. Beginning journal- ism students learned how to com- municate by conducting interviews for news stories and by writing ef- fective news. Speakers from the community and school were also interviewed by the class. They ex- perienced the technical side of com- munication by putting together audio-visual tapes of events and tapes for radio. Many beginning journalism students contributed to The Northerner on an extra-curricu- lar basis. Advanced journalism students com- posed the Northerner and Legend staffs, each staff meeting in a daily class. They applied all the skills ac- quired in beginning journalism. To aid them, new phone and intercom systems and a renovated dark room for developing pictures have been installed. 28 Journalism Sophomore Becky Roady shows the proper way to copyread in beginning journalism class.