Harding High School - Acorn Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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Mrs. Barbara Pedersen, Miss Ruth Yelvington, Mrs. Irene Clark. Understanding increases with out Mrs. Clark explains a point of grammar to one of her French I students. The Foreign Language Department at Harding con- sists of classes in French, Latin and Spanish. Increasing abilities and demands have broadened our program so it includes five years of French and three of Spanish. With the help of the electronic equipment, classes in French and Spanish are developing facility in under- standing and using the spoken language. .At the same time they are learning to speak the language, they are learning to road and write it correctly. Besides de elop- ing these language skills, the classes are acquiring an

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Mrs. Emerson gives out a homework assignment, and her stu- dents look none too happy. Miss Hinson’s sophomore English class works to get their papers done before the end of the period. ' .mphasis on literature Mrs. Rhodes sits in the hack of the class, and woe he to any student whose report doesn ' t come in loud and clear. In junior English the major emphasis is on American literature. The philosophies and ideas of our country’s past and present are studied. The student reads widely and learns to write concise reports. Correct usage and understanding of English is stressed. The literature course in senior English acquaints stu- dents with our British heritage in literature, in language, and in ideas. Poems, essays, journals, novels, histories, short stories, plays, and biographies are included in the course. The seniors find a better understanding of them- selves and others in these readings. Compositions in senior English, both formal and informal, are based on the readings. From this course seniors obtain preparation both for college and for immediate jobs.

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u nderstanding and appreciation of the people of France and Spanish-speaking nations— their customs, tempera- ment, and problems. The Spanish Club and the French Club, which meet after school hours, give interested stu- dents additional opportunities in the languages for which there is not time in regular classes. The Latin students study the writings of the Romans, their culture, and customs, including mythology. The understanding of derivation of Latin and English words is helpful in English and other foreign language classes. Miss Yelvington ' s Latin class reads Caesar’s Commentaries. nowledge of foreign languages Perched comfortably on her desk, Mrs. Pedersen is ready to pounce on the first mistake made in her Spanish class. Page Nineteen