Northside High School - Horn Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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VCII IGd curriculum 1 The Norths1de band got 1n a few rehearsals before school started the mus1c1ans came to school at 8 30 and stayed unt1l 10 00 every week day from about the mlddle of August t1ll school started The band s superlor perfor 2 Wxth looks of puzzlement exasperat1on and sat1s factlon Mrs Flndlxng s typtng class carrles on Typxng a full year course prepares students for typmg 1n college or 1D buslness 3 These senlor students pore over thelr notes and books whlle Mrs Lovelady lectures on Enghsh llterature The students often affectlonately refer to Mrs Lovelady as Madame De Farge Burn f1re and cauldron bubble seems to be the theme song for thls chemlstry class The students plctured are performmg a flame test to determme the contents of varlous solutxons After determlnmg the contents he restofthe class tlme was spent ln generalhousecleanxng 6 r I V, . ' I 1 , I J- ' x . 2 Q I mance indicated the many hours of hard work. 4. ' . . . . . D t

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Northside offers 1 The students in Mrs Talley ssecond period plane geometry class get worthwhile sewing experience when they form geometric designs with thread on cardboard Most of the designs shown in the back ground give the illusion of motion 2 Girls get practical business training in Mrs Mary Moulder sshorthand class In order to pass this course the students must be able totake dictation at the rate of eighty words a minute 3 Although this looks a great deal like a good old fashioned bull session it is really Mr Blankenship s leathercraft class 4 Meanwhile back at the junior high Mr Jim Warren teaches would be engineers, architects, and draftsmen the fine art of mechanical drawing. The courses in mechanical drawing taught at NHS are the preliminary basis for further training. The students learn to letter, to draw to scale, and to project an idea onto naper.

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' 9 Classes work toward l Thrs scene whrch looks 11ke a frre dr1ll rehearsal lS really the journalrsm class A great deal of freedom IS allowed rn thrs class because of the nature of the work preparatron of the school paper the RAMPAGE In sprte of the relaxed atmosphere all students leavethe class wrth a workrng knowledge of Journalrsm 2 Learnrng to keep house effxcrently rs only one of the many thrngs studred rn the homemakrng department Members of the class are automatrcally elrgrble for membershrp rn the Future Homemakers of Amerrca Club whrch promotes better commumtles and works toward attrtude rmprovement 3 Speech class not only teaches the fundamentals of publlc speakrng but also helps the student to learn to feel at ease whrle speakrng before an audrence Thrs course develops porse and the abrlrty to express your rdeas forcefully and logrcally 4 Btology rs a popular class at NHS rt IS taken by most students as one of the two requrred scrence courses Zoology the study of anrmals and botany the study of plants are the two sectrons rnto whlch brology rs drvrded ., . . ,. up-t . , . . . , . . . 1 s . ' 2 . Y I V , . , , .