Arlington High School - Accolade Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Linguists develop international accent with world studies Multi-lingual Knights were the building blocks of world peace and posterity. They were the cement which would hold fast crumbling nations and strengthen the international ties of a world. 1 To attain speaking fluency in a useful language, French, Spanish, German, and Latin majors took from two to eight semesters of the course. Linguists who wished to broaden their use ofthe Eng- lish language explored Greek and Latin derivatives in the special, one-semester program. With an opportunity to study overseas, serious lan- guage students explored the American Field Service program for students abroad and the Indiana Univer- sity Honors Program. Expanding their interests to after-school activities, they also engaged in the inter- national banquet and club meetings. The lack of communication may have placed a barrier in medieval times, but in the fast pace world of today, language students strove to bridge the already narrowing international gap. Tape recorders provide a different method of learning for Spanish stu- dents Nancy Villarreal and Larry Howell. Inspiring students with Roman and Creek culture and explaining lan guage roots are the goals of Mr, George Feldman.

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Drilling her class in Spanish grammar techniques, Mrs. Mercedes Portilla prepares the students for conversation in the language. Conversational French is practiced by senior Corliss Yoder with the guidance of Mr. john Katsarapoulos, International problems are given student solutions by German linguists Karen Thurston, Carol Patton, and Doug Cootee. priiiwuvw-Q-S.M,: U

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ew courses program business majors, Daily practice in class with new dictation tapes enables senior Sandy Lee to improve her speed and skills in shorthand. Putting her filing knowledge into practice, senior Kathy Sheehan has mastered a skill necessary for a secretarial career. for computerized era A stenographer takes dictation, an accountant bal- ances his books, and a secretary punches the keys of a data-processing machine. Using the skills acquired in the Business Education Department, todayis Knights will lead tomorrowis business world. The Business Education Department not only pre- pared Arlington students for careers in business, it also gave them the practical knowledge they could use in any vocation or career they might select. Beginning students elected either General Business I or Typing I as their introduction to business. Those Knights envisioning a computerized society enrolled in one of the newer courses in the business curriculum, data-processing. Although most girls developing secretarial experi- ence took typing, shorthand, transcription, and clerical practice, seniors achieving a high standard in those subjects were allowed to take Accelerated Senior Secretarial Training, an honors course. Enrolled in a vocation-minded department, business students acquired valuable career experience. ..,