Academy of the Holy Angels - Marianite Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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Jur Appreciation of English Improved methods of transportation have closely linked our country vvith Europe. This increases the practicability of a study of French, which also gives a foundation for the Acadian French so familiar in Louisiana today. Many Spanish-speaking countries lie close to our southern border, thus en- couraging students to familiarize them- selves with the native tongue of their Southern neighbors. New Orleans' own colorful back- ground stimulates interest in French and Spanish. The city's Creole ancestry arouses students to make a closer study of the romance languages of their fore- fathers. Learning the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag in Latin adds an interesting element to the curriculum of Latin scholars. Under Sister M. Te-resita's direction, these sophomore English students bring to life Sunday Costs Five Pesos, one of the plays contained in their literature book. 27

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Foreign Language Study Increos Telling time in French is not hard for freshmen Carolyn Sconza and Elise Jean- sonne with Sister M. Mark's demonstration ot the language's practical aspects. Growth in stress on the study of languages is satisfied at Holy Angels by courses in English, Latin, Spanish, and French. First among the essential courses in both grammar schools and high schools stands English, the native American tongue. With a realization of the necessity of correct usage, English takes on added importance. Closely connected with the origin of English is the Latin language. Establish- ing lessons in grammar and Roman history, this ancient tongue is the basis for many of our English words. Many recent modern developments tend to draw the various parts of the world closer together, thus making a knowledge ot French and Spanish ad- vantageous. Latin American students, Nubia Orripls and Yolanda Radi, converse in the familiar terms of their homeland with North American classmates, Roselyn Cherry and Carolyn Holt, who discover that a conversation in Spanish can be quite a task. 26

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Math and Business Courses Prepa Holy Angels' maThemaTics curricula, con- sisTing of algebra, geomeTry, and business maTh, sTrive To sharpen and improve The minds of sTudenTs. Higher maThemaTics' basic fundamenfals, Taughf in algebra, prepare The mind for greafer advances Through pracTical equa- Tions. Challenges offered by exercises in geome- Try develop a sysTemaTic manner of ThoughT in The sTudenTs, enabling Them To beTTer adapT Themselves To difficulTies of daily liv- ing. STudenTs conTemplaTing careers in The business world find business maTh a desir- able asseT To Their chosen fields, as well as a valuable supplemenT To previous maTh courses. Commercial sTuden Pauline Smith with The help of Sister M Junior Pat Blancq poinfs ouT NaTure's symmeTry of design in a Monica learns how To fill out a check sTub so imporfani in bus: snowflake To The rest of her geomeTry class.