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

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Miss Jeanne Smith awaits a response from her French I students who study basics of French grammar and conver- sation. The tape recorder proves to be very helpful in developing students' comprehention of foreign language. Students Study French, German, Latin, Spanish; Latin students Julie Levy, Leland Powell, and George Wilson examine a model of the Roman Forum with Miss Edith Reiff. French students learn pronunciation as they listen to their teacher, Miss Lois Holtmeyer, read aloud. 28

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At South Side, physical fitness is stressed through vigorus exercise, group participation, and individual activity. Instructor Mr. Clair Motz sees that his students strengthen themselves with the familiar pushup. Physical Fitness Stressed Through Gym And Dance Activities designed to help physical and recreational needs and emphasis on mental and social aspects of living underlay the physical education department this year. The boys' classes accomplished this goal under five main categories. Conditioning included rhythmic exercises and running. Tap football, basketball, soft- ball, soccer, and giant volleyball comprised the team games and relays. Self-testing was conducted on stunts such as push-ups and rope climbing, and gymnastics in- cluded tumbling and jumping on the trampoline. The girls accomplished their goal through dance and gym. In the gym classes, the first semester included speedball, basketball, and volleyball, while the second semester was devoted to tumbling, group games, and outdoor events. Throughout the first semester, tech- niques were emphasized and round-robin tournaments were held. The dance program included 60 modern dance exer- cises, exercise routines, modern ballet technique and simple jazz, and contemporary dancing. A main aspect of the girls' physical education pro- gram was the annual Spring Show, routines of which were assimilated all year long. Both the advanced dancers and the advanced tum- blers devoted their time to difficult techniques and advanced routines. Dance students Theresa Goss, Jane Smith, and Nancy Ditwiler practice a routine to be used in the annual Spring Show. 27

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Christmas carols, skits, and conversations in the four fields of the Language Department were a basic part of each language student's course of study. The beginning French student was faced with con- jugation of verbs and the aspects of grammaire, while the third and fourth year students read short stories, Bazin's novel Les Oberle, and Cyrano de Bergerac to increase comprehension. In its third year, the German course offered practice in hearing and speaking as well as reading and writing the language. Students also studied the German land, customs, and people. The Spanish classes placed emphasis on a basic vo- cabulary and on principles of grammar. In the ad- vanced courses, poetry, stories, history, and culture were examined. While beginning Latin scholars learned the basis for many prefixes, suffixes, and root-words in our own language, advanced students became acquainted with Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic Wars, Cicero's Orations Against Cataline, and The Aeneid of Virgil. In a world where an understanding of others' back- grounds and ideas is becoming increasingly important, the foreign language student is becoming prepared to do his part. Mrs. Dorothy Brutton explains an illustration from the Spanish textbook as students prepare to read aloud. Acquire Skills To Improve Individual Communication ■ tfln w John McCallister proves to classmates Rosel Gallmeister, Brook Smith, and Jody Young that he can cheer for the Archers in German or English, and his teacher, Mr. Leslie Roberts, seems quite pleased at the results. 29