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

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Languages Each year just before Christmas vacation Mrs. Ruth Forbes' Latin classes learn to sing carols in Latin. Here one class has just fin- ished singing Adeste Fideles. These students are representative of the many who study foreign languages and the cultures of the people who speak those lan- guages. This department includes French, Spanish, and Latin. Each language group has a club and paper for which the requirements vary. Those who study third or fourth year Latin put out the Aquila Aquilonis and may belong to the Junior Classical League. Ad- vanced Spanish students edit El Polo del Norte. Le Cercle Francais is open to any French stu- dent. The French paper, Ca et La, is written as part of the class work. -1 ' J' 2 J l. 3 44 Commercial art student Jeanette Jerdon introduced her mother to the art department and its director, Mrs. Ethel l-lunsaker, at the annual open house exhibit. The picture they are discussing is a finger painting from the general art class. Examples from the craft, still life and figure, fashion design, and com- mercial courses are also hung at these dis- plays. During the year pupils paint posters to advertise coming events and make decora- tions for school activities. ln addition to learn- ing the principles of art, they receive oppor- tunities to enter work in contests and to dis- play talents at state and national exhibits. Art 44 I3

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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

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