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

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A. Concentrating on her work, Lisa Kap- pel. junior, distinguishes between the dif- ferent German intonations. B. With his headphones in place. Sopho- more Sam Giumento listens carefully to the voice on the Latin tape. C. Foreign Language Department head. Miss Lois Holtmeyer. prepares a record- ing for her French class.

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'Tongues' Break Barriers With travel rates on a decline and the Concorde flitting to and from Paris, London, and New York, visiting a foreign country is becoming a reality. The need for another language is more of a demand. Most colleges require a student to know a foreign lan- guage, if not for admittance then definitely for graduation. South Side's language depart- ment offers four languages: French, Spanish, Latin, and Ger- man. French and Spanish, the most popular tongues, are taught by Miss Lois Holtmeyer, Mrs. Dorothy Wynn, and Miss Beverly Bleeke. Miss Holtmeyer handles Latin as well, while Mrs. Pamela Houk tackles German. Audio equipment is frequently used, teaching students the finer points of conversation and gram- mar. Several classrooms have headphones for daily use. A lan- guage lab is provided in the foreign language hall for individual recording, furthering the dimen- sions of language growth. Foreign language is a beneficial asset for anyone planning to further his edu- cation beyond high school, said Senior Kevin Leamon. A. A class works diligently in the language lab. recording their own voice to listen for person errors. B. Dan Batchelder, junior, explains how to prepare a traditional dish to members of his Spanish class. C. Miss Beverly Bleeke. Spanish teacher, sits before her class, explaining the basics of Spanish grammar. A f ■ I 28

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Creative Art Developed Art skills must be learned; the talent involved is a matter of the development of imagination. Methods of drawing can be learned quickly, giving the student self-confidence in his work. Paint- ing in acrylic, oils, tempera, and water colors can be brought from the impossible to simplicity by technique. Sculpture, photography, charcoal, and pastels have their own important rules of thumb. The Art Department offered a variety of highly instructive courses. Mr. Frank Roberts, head of the department, taught Photog- raphy, Art 3-4, and Crafts 1-2. In her first year here, Mrs. Pat Kern is putting some new light on Art 5-6, Art 3-4, and Crafts 1-2. The caliber of the work being done in the field was obvious upon entering any of the art rooms, where the walls were hung with high school masterpieces. The young artists responsible for those projects may have secure futures in commercial art, photography, illus- tration, or one of several hundred high-paying jobs available for skilled and talented artistic arti- sans. B A. Peering around the curtain. Laura Weidner, junior, comes out of the dark- room with her pictures. B. A victim of circumstance. Senior Janet Adams gets caught by a paint brush and receives a mustache. C. Junior Kurt White scans a contact sheet with a special magnifying glass in search of the right picture. D. Senior Karen Penley gets advice from art teacher, Mrs. Pat Kern, while junior Jim Hannie sneaks behind. I) 30