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

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R.O.T.C. ln order for the color guard to practice with the battalion flag and the stars and stripes the boys had to drill outdoors in preparation for the military ball. The boys in the color guard are representative of the l75 members of the battalion this year. The men of the regular United States Army who train the North battalion are trying to lay the foundation of intelligent citizenship with- in each student, and to give to him such basic military training as will be of benefit to him if he becomes a member ofa military service. The cadets are not under any obligation to the armed forces, and in the future are free to select the service of their choice if they should desire to enlist. 873 Every boy who enters a physical education class aspires to become an outstanding ath- lete in some phase of competitive athletics. The North High school physical education department acts as a proving ground for those boys who have the ability to compete on a varsity team. For those boys who do not make the grade on any school team, physical edu- cation classes offer the chance to develop physical coordination and mental confidence. The development of the interested, informed spectator is also an important part of the de- partment's work. A variety of supervised sports are presented in the classes as they come into season, and a number of required feats of skill are part of the essential program. Boys' Physical Education

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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

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Patricia Reed, expert markswoman, has proved her capability and efficiency on the Girls' Rifle Team. Many girls like Pat work in other fields in the physical education de- partment under the supervision of Miss Ruth Betts. Freshman and advanced physical edu- Elmer Mollak will probably find many an opening in industry where his training in shop work will be of use to him. l-le is shown using one of the machines on which practical ex- perience is gained. This is a mechanical age in which we live. Everyone comes into contact with some form of mechanics daily. Whether building a house or repairing an automobile, a knowledge of machines is invaluable. This knowledge may be acquired through the use of machines in shop, drawing machine plans in mechanical drawing, or designing building plans in archi- tectural drawing. From the industrial arts students of today will come the engineers and draftsmen of to- morrow. Mechanic Arts Girls' Physical Education cation classes offer the training necessary for the improvement and welfare of athletics among girls. From these classes tournaments in field hockey, volleyball, basketball, ping pong, base- ball, and tennis are planned and played. Par- ticipation in these contests also contributes toward memberships in the Girls' Athletic As- sociation. The dancing class is offered to in- troduce the girls to the fundamentals of the art of the dance. This course promotes poise and grace among the girls. 44 9