Alleghany County High School - Alcova Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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Foreign Languages Expand English Knowledge Foreign languages are often considered frivolous and worthless subjects. On the contrary, a knowledge of at least one foreign lan- guage can be beneficial to anyone. Because the English language has been derived from so many foreign tongues, knowledge of another language often helps to broaden one ' s English vocabulary. Such learn- ing also extends one ' s understanding of words already common to his vocabulary. Frequently, a reader can guess the meaning of an English word which is similar in spelling or pronunciation to a foreign term. Knowing the original meaning of a term often helps one to un- derstand the concept to which it has been attached and why it was first applied. Words from foreign languages are frequently found in medical, geographical, and scientific terms. Knowledge of a foreign language is especially helpful to a person who plans a career related to one of these fields. Doctors and pharm- acists in particular must conduct much of their business in a foreign language. Most language courses include a study of the locality where the language is commonly spoken. Geographical and cultural study of this type not only increases one ' s comprehension of the language but also broadens his concept and understanding of the people who speak it as a native language. Miss Lucy E. Gleason Lynchburg College, A.B. Latin Sponsor, Latin Club Mrs. Janet M. Morgan Radford College, B.A. English; French Mrs. Elizabeth L. Sumner Radford College, A.B. University of Virginia, M.Ed. Spanish; English Sponsor, Spanish Club David Smith concentrates on his Spanish homework. 20

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Library Provides Invaluable Services To All Assistant Librarians: Rebekah Fridley, Barbara Howard, Pres- ton Boone, Leslie Kanney, Mary Kern, Fonda Curtis, Marshall Kelly, Barbara Bowen, Mickey Clemmons, Bonnie Taylor, Carmen Chambers, Lewis Mitchell, Pat Morgan, George Gar- ner, Karen Patrick, Alice Webb, Elizabeth Patterson, Linda Smith, Betty Jean Vess, Joe Rose, Kay King, Winona Kirby, Jeanette Armstrong, Carolyn Tyree, Brenda Bryant, Frank McCullough, Freddie Baker, Juanita Thompson, Marshall Leitch, Ardeth Gladwell, Linda Elmore, Phyllis Hepler, Mary Walton, Judy Tyree, Sammy Kitt, Bill Young, Wanda Kidd, Wanda Lee, and Donna Booze. Alleghany ' s library serves two main purposes for students. First, it is an invaluable source of informa- tion for those who are preparing essays, research re- ports, or term papers for their classes. Second, the library ' s large stock of books is more than adequate for those persons who read for pleasure or as a re- quired part of their courses. Its collections of novels, plays, short stories, poetry, biographies, and nonfic- tion accounts can satisfy almost any reading taste or need. Miss Wolfe and her staff of assistant librarians are always available to assist library users in locating spe- cific books or back issues of periodicals. Often, Miss Wolfe recommends books which she has found to be especially informative or entertaining. Records and films are available to faculty members to be used as additional teaching aids in classroom instruction. The main function of the library is service to students and teachers. Miss Wolfe places cards in books that have just been re- turned while Carmen Chambers enters the library. Miss Mary Helen Wolfe Randolph -Macon Woman ' s College, B.A. Librarian

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A CHS Now Offers Three Foreign Languages Bunny Yachan, Eddie Morgan, Gary Anderson, and Cal- vin McClinton discuss a French lesson with Mrs. Morgan. Carl Nelson, Rob Loving, Bobby Smith, Routh Ann Dainty, Freddie Baker, and Reuben Noel appear amused at Alan Dale Craft ' s inability to answer the question which Mrs. Sumner has asked in Spanish. 21