Northwestern High School - Compass Yearbook (Hyattsville, MD)

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Journalism Tasting Printer's Ink As the compass is the guide tor the navi- gator, crop rules, dummy sheets as well as the symbols tor copy and proof reading guide the journalist. Fundamentals ot writing are mastered by the first year students. As the year pro- gresses essentials of copy reading, page proof checking and picture cropping become clear to the student journalists. Journalism classes publish the school news- paper, THE NOR'WESTER, the yearbook, THE COMPASS, and handle publicity for the school through a NEWS BUREAU, One term quickly learned is thirty, The News Bureau The Compass The Nor'wester Big news this week! NHS News Bureau sends stories to local and metropolitan papers. Standing, Miss Balsley checks a release with J. Gordon and K. Townsend, heads ct the bureau. M. Gentile, S. Humphries, F. Hill, M, Wil- feng, S. Jackson, and S. McCrossin are repOrterS. 1'-Il ya.nna -'I shin, E iff i Y -F' SWNQ ru 1 CIAIQ i l KYVYU NOV li D0 10014 t -fi 75- Ig --IQPQJ' ' XT 5 F K f - 7 4. 1- 1 ie N .LA Gcing to press today! Members of The Nor'wester staff beat that deadline Seated, left to right 4 J. Benson, J. Glossmon leditarl, J. Partella leditorl, N, Grauel. Standing - A. Mc- Neil lpoge editorg C Hiscox feditorl. We'Il use this shot! B. Babcock ieditorrin-chietl, discusses vCOVbOOk Dlans with P Tatspough iexecutive editarl, D, Rucker lbusiness rnonagerl, J McQueen and D. Seidenspinner istoff rnembersl. 'V -1' ,ark 'Exif ff,

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I' Speech and Dramatlcs Achieving That Posse Speech and dramatrcs add posse and self contndence to the student as he travels through NHS tollowrng the course he has set for hum se Speech students study claruty of expression Posture vorce control publrc speakrng debatrng conversatnon and an elementary course In dra matics help the students development as an Individual Dramatrcs students master the art of rnter pretatron and performance Stagnng actlng producrng make up and costumung are neces sary phases of the dramatrcs class rnstructuon Each year the dramatrcs classes present a three act play Thrs year s production was The Wal low and l Also growing from thus class rs e Lrttle Theater which gave performances of an orrglnal play Wee Wrllre Whrstler to sur rouncllng elementary schools Now heres my pomt' Mrs Dawson and R Shnne lnsten J Clagetts explanatuon un speech class The Wlllow and I L Bryan H Wollman and P Morgan acted an the dramatncs classs annual productran More wrmkles and more black' S Jackson and D Jett apply makeup to actresses M Schumpff and E Reynolds gps 'har

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Social Studies Understanding Human Relations Man's march through the ages and his possible future form the basis of discussions in social studies classes Sophomores study world history from the cradle of civilization to the Complex world of today Stu dents become familiar with the history of the United States in the iunior year Problems of the past and present are analyzed by the seniors nn problems of democracy in order that they may cope successfully with those of the future Psychology classes develop an understanding of man and his environment Thus learns the scholar has man developed his cultural heritage Learning from the past and the present this generation must now select the next direction of civilization Exactly where I thought it was J Hightman points to o for away spct on a globe in world history class to V Eockles Psychology studentsl Thrift B King C Murphy and t 1 , l ' . x, 'x '---X st V If .. .- 'J l . Ola I . 'ff rw . H -' s . , V f',.:.!.A- ,. K . X . 5 -use . .Q 'IX g-.Axim ' X A 'xx .5- ' iN.-.Wx .. xx ' X 1 ., 5. I! ,Q