Omaha North High School - Norseman Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Connie Jacobsen and Douglas Jarvis pause over one of the many formulas which baffle chemistry students. Besides chemistry the stu- dent in the science department may study physics, biology, general science, physiology and health, and first aid. This department is responsible for the un- pleasant odors from the chemistry lab which frequently fill the halls. Biology is a study of animal and plant life. General science provides an introductory knowledge of all the scientific studies. Physics finds a mathemati- cal explanation for natural phenomena, while a study of human anatomy is an essential part of the physiology and health class. First Aid is becoming increasingly popular as a prepara- tion for Civil Defense work. Science 6 75 Social Sciences .The question asked by Keith Stewart, so- cial science teacher, brings up a number of hands in his world history class. This sopho- more course deals with history from the time of ancient Greece and Rome to World War ll. In Social Science l freshmen study orientation and world geography. If he is interested the student may continue in Social Science ll, which is on elective. American Government gives the student a knowledge of national and state governments. Current events, national and international, comprise the modern problems courses. Ameri- can history relates the humble beginning and continuations of our country. Social Living serves as a study of adjustment to living in the modern world.

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Constant Remodeling Within Viking Walls Acoustic board was added to the ceilings of the office and the cafeteria to lessen the sounds created by increasing numbers of stu- dents and teachers. Two rooms have been added in the cafeteria to provide work space and storage facilities for the library staff. New Bell System Installed Two years ago a completely new system of bells and clocks was installed. Electronical- ly controlled it replaced the antiquated system which had been used since l924. When the students began to win honors for North High, two trophy cases were hung on the walls in the first floor hall. For many years the walls of the school were the original white of the plaster. Then they were painted tan. ln recent years pastel colors have been used as a few parts at a time of the building are being redecorated. There are 98 pictures hanging in the halls and classrooms which were purchased with activity funds or presented as gifts by classes or individuals. There are also a few reliefs and medallions, as well as 34 paintings which were part of a W.P.A. project during the depression. Landscape Honors War Dead Each spring the changes in the grounds which were made in i944 as a landscaping project to honor graduates who had given their lives in World War ll are brought to the at- tention of the students and the passers-by. The lilac hedge is the first to bloom and assure everyone that spring is really here. Then come the mock-orange and the spirea and the snow- balls. The bright green tips on the pines and firs attest to a year's healthy growth and add inches to the heighth and breadth of the trees. Aerial Photography by John Savage Views by Mrs. Mary Silver The busiest, yet the least publicized, place in North High is the back entrance which handles all the traffic from the ramp at the west of the building. All supplies and mail enter the building through this entrance. Hun- dreds of pounds of food are brought in to the elevator to be carried up to the cafeteria. ln a year thousands of copies of periodicals enter here to be distributed to classes. New equip- ment, new books, and even new students and new friends see North High for the first time from the west entrance. ct 5

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English Typical of the whole English department, this freshman English class studies for the grammar test given each semester. Besides grammar, the courses include a study of myths, novels, drama, poetry, and essays, interspersed with original composition. Composette, put out by this department, is a publication containing the best student works of the year. A recent change in the department pro- vides for an oral speech course in place of the former English IV. lf grades are acceptable and interest sufficient, journalism, dramatics, or debate may be substituted for English V. Here Katherine Larson and Donna Olson are helping Corinne Fleming assemble a second page dummy for an issue of the North Star. -5.14 The first semester of journalism deals with the beginnings of the American newspaper and the fundamental techniques of editing, writ- ing, and understanding the news. During the second semester, the building reporter plans and writes a page of North Star copy. He is also introduced to the problems of financing student publications, as well as to the intrica- cies of assembling the Norseman. Work on the annual commences early in the school year to cover the entire year of events. The high- est award for journalists in high school is mem- bership in Quill and Scroll, an international honorary society. Journalism cc 7