South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Speakers Interpret Drama, Give Demonstration Talks To develop poise and to influence human behavior .ire the main goals of public speaking. It is these goals for which the speech classes at South strive. The Speech Department began the year by concentrating on ice-breakers,' speeches to relax the student and acquaint him with addressing a group of people- From there the speakers progressed to sales talks, informative speeches, demon- stration speeches, and entertaining speeches- The student's ability to stimulate and interest the group in what he was stressing was tested. Using his textbook as a guide, the student progressed to extemporaneous speaking. By means of the speech program the student demonstrated his power to ad lib. Creativity was stressed in the Voice of Democracy speeches, which all classes attempted. Acting ability was free to run rampant during the featured dramatic readings which the students presented. The second semester dealt with the interpretation of drama and poetry, more than with original work. Again using his text, the student learned to define such things as rhythm, melody, pitch, interpretation, and character analyzation. However much work was done, only a few students ever gained the desired amount of poise. Each speaker did, though, attain some degree of confidence and ease. And this is how the pen operates, concludes Rena Stein during her first semester demonstration speech on ball point pens. Marsha Ehrmann displays the proper way to use gestures while de- livering an impromptu speech on her wildest ambition. 24

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Furthermore, these ads bring the major source of income, explains Miss Anne White to the journalism class during the weekly analyzation of The South Side Times. After thoroughly reading the paper, the journalism students presented their evaluations during their fourth period class. Journalists Apply Inverted Triangle To News Coverage At one time, the simplest, and the only way, of spreading news was by word-of-mouth. This method, however, was soon outdated as nations grew and industries expanded. Therefore, mass communication played an important role in the develop- ment of mass media. South Side's journalism class built its foundation around these modern media. After learning the rules for proper news coverage, the students covered their first beat. They interviewed faculty members as to outstanding work done in their respective classes. The inverted triangle method was studied as the jour- nalists learned the need for putting the important facts first- Editorial writing was studied next, as this type of story presented the prospective journalists with quite a challenge in the expression of personal views on interesting topics. In order to give the students a better understanding of publishing a newspaper, they were assigned to various jobs on The South Side Times. Highlighting the class was a field trip to Fort Wayne Newspapers, Incorporated, during National Newspaper Week. This trip was a valuable asset to the students, as they viewed two daily newspapers in the making. During the course of the year, the journalists improved their grammar and their writing style; but most important, they learned a great deal about the world and the people who live in it. Reading the Times from a critical viewpoint, journalism student Sue Klingerman makes suggestions for corrections during class. 23

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Preparing the canvas for their oil painting projects are advanced Art 8 students, Don Lefevra, Sue Lawry, Bob Englehart, Dawn Mazzare, Ann Mol, and Rae Ann Mote Throughout eight semesters of art, these senior students have studied color and texture techniques. Students Study Artistic Theories, Techniques, Textures Three years of instruction offered by rhe art depart- ment give the student more and more freedom as he gains in experience with each year of work. During the first year, emphasis is placed on basic training in lettering, drawing, composition, and technical aspects of perspective and color. The second-year course adds acrual experience in draw- ing and crafts. Third-year students have a sincere interest in art; and, consequently, they ate allowed greater elective free- dom- Much of the classroom work consists of studying theories of art, while acrual creative work is often done at home. Critical and constructive class discussions give the student helpful suggestions and encouragement for his picrure. A monthly trip to the Fort Wayne Art Museum supple- ments the student's experience with the work of artists of local, national, and often international fame. The South Side Art Department also displays an assortment of student work at the museum for one month out of the school year. Illustration, fashion design, and other forms of com- mercial art are offered to benefit those students looking for- ward to an art career. Natural talent is of relatively little im- portance in a department where it is the sincerity, growth, and improvement in the work that determines the standing of the srudent. Sewing the finishing stitches on their Christmas pillows as a part of the stitching and applique study are Rich Waltz and Jerry Mann. 25