St Laurence High School - Valhallan Yearbook (Burbank, IL)

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The Franks of St. aurence German students were fortunate to have been taught by the diverse Mr. McNicholas. With McNicholas at the helm, St. Laurence German students learned to understand their own language through the study of German. By seeing various films, German culture was analyzed. Students were entertained by such famous movies as HM . Again German 3 and German 4 were taught, meeting every other day. One of the various romance languages, French was taught on all four levels. In this course, students were required to perform several speeches in French. By their study of French, these fortunate students were able to form a more extensive view of different languages about them. 138 f FrenchfGerman Top Left: Mr. McNicholas pauses to answer a Bottom: Demonstrating his expertise in foreign student's question. Top Right: Mrs. Handrich language, Mr. McNicholas speaks fluent German discusses a lesson in one of her French classes. fromthe textbook. of 1

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Top Left: Mr. .Iohn Konrath begins to in- struct his World History class. Top Right: Opening his briefcase, Br. Beckstrom prepares to begin class. Middle Left: Mr. Rezek listens intently to an objection. Middle Right: Mr. Ondrla recites an essay from a student's test. Bottom: Mr. Murphy discusses the Eighteenth Amendment with his history class. Copposite pagej Top Left: Mr. Trombetta traces MageIlan's fantastic voyage around the world. Top Right: As the students wait anxiously, Mr. Rezek decides whether he will give a spot test. Bottom Left: Mr. Fryer checks John Jagus's notes. Bottom Right: Brian Powers hands in his written assignment.

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Top Left: Mrs. Fitzgerald watches as her students take a Spanish test. Top Right: Br. Duffin uses a chart to discuss the famous Latin comic, Terence. Bottom Left: Br. Mahoney instructs his students on the basics of Latin grammar. Bot- tom Right: Br. Kramer helps a Spanish student with a problem. From Ital to Spain K rs The most popular language, Spanish, was again taught on all four levels. Students who took Spanish were re- quired to take the course for two years. However, for those students who wished to expand their knowledge, Spanish III and IV were offered. Spanish students were mainly taught to understand and speak the Spanish Language. Through speech tapes and propaganda about them, Spanish students began to swell into the cultures of the various Spanish speaking nations. Uncommon to many schools, Latin was, as in past years, kept alive by the teachings of Brother Mahoney and Brother Duffin. Through their studies, students began to form a knowledge of where the English language was deriv- ed. By reading Roman authors, such as Cicero, Latin students received an extra bonus, that of learning the language of ancient cultures. Latin plays and out- side readings enhanced the study. LatinfSpanishf 139