Urbana High School - Rosemary Yearbook (Urbana, IL)

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WE STUDY LANGUAGES Miss Hill's German Class Retaining the popularity they have always had, the French classes completed another suc- cessful year of study. The instructors. Miss Buck and Miss Moore, were very busy with projects to earn money, help with the war ef- fort. and provide a good time for their students. Class periods were usually spent on transla- tions and the conjugation of verbs, but fre- quently the pupils were entertained with inter- esting stories of their instructor's travels. People walking through the halls often heard strains of French songs coming from the classrooms. Although the language proves to be difficult to learn, students always enjoy the fascinating study of the people of France. Qesiman. Man Deutch Spricht!—one speaks German. This was the aim of the German department. When a student entered the German classroom, he began talking German. Classes brought let- ters which grandparents or parents received from Germany. They also brought to study anything sent from Germany. Writing papers entirely in German script were required from everyone. All headings on daily work were written in German. You can see by these proj- ects that the German department, taught by Miss Hills, is active in promoting the German language. Miss Moore's French Class I 24 1 Qnestcli

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FALL ASSEMBLIES STORMY WEATHER CHORUS Lauchner. McClellan. Ott. Brown. Stone. Powell. Rodebush. Skroder In answer to the students’ demands for more assemblies, a well-rounded program was planned for the year. Teachers and pupils combined their talents to provide entertainment during assembly periods. During the year, each class assembled the best talent among its members to furnish one program. En- tertainment was not always the purpose of the assemblies, however. Mr. Keilholz. a member of the Board of Education, related the highlights of his tour of England to us in one fall assembly. To help observe national holidays, the ministers of our churches prepared impressive and inspiring programs at Easter and in observance of World Day of Prayer. The hours spent in our auditorium were happy and benefi- cial ones that we shall never forget. Dick Hall . . . some salesman! LORETTA Walton

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NICHT WAHR? ODI! Jlaiift befuM-ttnent Just as in previous years, this year's Latin students found the study of Caesar and his cam- paigns hard but exciting. Delving into the in- tricacies of Latin warfare, they found many similarities between Ca?sar’s strategy and meth- ods of warfare employed today. In spite of the fact that Latin is a dead language. Miss Kirk's pupils proved they were very much alive by their many activities. The second year stu- dents reorganized Phi Epsilon before initiating Miss Kirk s Latin Class the new freshman pledges. Many times pupils could not understand the many phases of this language, but they studied harder and completed the year with a better knowledge of Latin. Yes. the course is a hard one, requiring many hours of study, but Urbana students continue to find it interesting. Miss Buck s Spanish Class Because of the popularity of the Spanish lan- guage, courses in it were offered to students again this year. Pupils enrolled in the course found it extremely fascinating to try to master the strange mixture of sounds used by their South American neighbors. In order to intro- duce the Spanish influence into their classrooms. Miss Moore and Miss Buck kept large posters from South America on the walls of their rooms. A better understanding of the language and the people who speak it was gained from the descrip- tions the instructors gave of their travels in Latin America. Since the music of the Spanish speak- ing nations is beautiful, on many days the classes devoted the period to singing some of their songs. In keeping with the language, the stu- dents celebrated Christmas by breaking the pinata with a stick and scrambling for the candy which fell to the floor. Sp.atu U be-fLOA-Unent ( 25 ]