Academy of Notre Dame - Memories Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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Along vith a new approach in teaching languages came a new attitude toward leaming. Homework wasn’t really too bad. Memorizing a record for French or Spanish or interviewing Goldilocks for Latin class supplemented the regular vocabulary drills, sentence structures, and the numerous tests and quizes. The old and new joined forces. The Spanish and Junior Classical Language Clubs afforded members the opportunity of leaming about customs, dress, and culture of the countries through outside speakers, films, and conventions. Social Studies students read newspapers to see the relationship between the past and the présent and to keep informed on current events. Through the many discussions on the Vietnam War, 1968 élection, gold pound in England, riots, povertv, etc., social studies teachers were out to inform us and thev did. 1968 was a “gourmet’s deiight” for discussions spiced with every subject under the sun; with a pinch of old and a dash of new. Reference books provided necessary material for projects. 25

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The overhead projector was the source of many em- barrassing moments for both teachers and students. Science and math students were surprised when shower stalls were converted into storage rooms and new books were unpacked. Like always, there were a lot of prob- lems and experiments to be worked out. They weren’t easy, but then, they never hâve been. Somehow, though, with the help of teachers, overhead projectors, and graph charts, the girls muddled through and on- ward. Despite changes and inconvenances, chemistry studuents still performed many experiments during the lab phase of the course.