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

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Mrs. Mary Silver directs a voice class in their warming up exercises. Included in North's vocal music department are choir, North's instrumental music department is well-known throughout the mid-west as an outstanding high school group. The band is pictured preparing for one of the half-time football performances in which it made unusual formations using hat lights- this one at Municipal Stadium for the Grand Island game. This group also gives concerts for the school, parents, and various civic or- ganizations. By purchasing a harp, North has become one of the few high schools of the nation to lnstrumental Music lO P7 Vocal Music voice, Vocal Vikings, girls' glee, junior and senior glee, boys' glee, and small ensembles. Seventy-two voices form the choir which is the largest and best known group. The de- partment contributes greatly to the Aurora, and BEST Show and forms a large part of the Christmas Program and Spring Concert. Vo- cal music students also participate in music clinics and contests, radio broadcasts, and give outside music programs. Besides acquiring musical knowledge, vocal music students learn to work in a group. have complete instrumentation for its orches- tra. Small ensembles from the department as well as the dance orchestra are the backbone ofthe Aurora and BEST Show and furnish mu- sic for many school activities.

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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

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Mathematics Miss Gertrude Mohr's Geometry l class is a typical picture of North High's work in mathematics. The nine teachers in the math department teach a well-rounded course of high school mathematics. To graduate from North, students must take at least one year of math. Each llB is required to take a test which determines whether he must take Senior Arithmetic. Miss Pearl McCroy, head of the department, is in charge of this test. Students who do not plan to attend college can take practical arithmetics such as Com- mercial Arithmetic and General Mathematics. t For those who are interested in a higher edu- cation, the department offers Algebra I-IV, Geometry l-lll, Trigonometry, and Slide Rule. Dick Palmquist, as a radio speech student, served as master of ceremonies at several foot- ball pep rallies last fall. Radio speech, and also debate, are two independent courses of- fered in the speech department. Many stu- dents use the regular speech class as a step- ping stone for work in dramatics. Dramatics l teaches the fundamentals of acting and play production. Giving panto- mimes and practicing with actual stage make- up give the student a background to continue in Dramatics ll and lll. ln these courses, time is spent producing one act plays, and finally, the senior play serves as a climax. Whatever the course, the speech department offers a chance to reap lasting benefits. Speech 44