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

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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

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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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Homemaking The smiling faces of these homemaking stu- dents welcome mothers to a Christmas Tea. Learning the proper procedure of giving a tea is one of the units of work pursued during the year. The girls work in groups preparing and eating the three basic meals. They learn to cut the cost of living by turning out well made garments. In order to insure the future of American homes, the homemaking course includes units in family living and child care. Besides regular homemaking classes, this department includes a course in personal prob- lems occurring in both family and social situa- tions. The business education department, for- merly known as the commercial department, offers courses not only in typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping, but in general business for Besides being a library, 220 serves as a study hall for the junior and senior classes. Upperclassmen need o library period to do sup- plementary reading for history and English courses as well as seek references for almost every subject in the curriculum. The Dewey Decimal System is used for clas- sification of all non-fiction books, and a card catalog records the 9,000 books in 220. The Reader's Guide gives a key to all periodical articles. Forty current magazines and news- papers are kept on racks for the students' use. l2n Business Education freshmen, commercial arithmetic, business law, and office practice, which includes filing and calculating machines. Pupils who take these courses are well-equipped to find a place for themselves in the business world. Mrs. Mary Uhl Collins, who is the chairman of the department, maintains an employment agency for graduating seniors and also helps many to find part-time work during the school year. Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Janet Marlatt are co-sponsors of Greggites, which is a club for advanced shorthand students. Library