Asheboro High School - Ash Hi Life Yearbook (Asheboro, NC)

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CTOR Artists from Latin class put finishing touches on a bulletin board. i CHC Tl SERVi DEAR T to Ci LATIN . . . The mind of man is nourished by learning and thinking. CICERO Taking her place among class members, Mrs. Caveness corrects sentences that have been written on the board. Latin students find a translation from Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic Wars very humorous. 25

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MRS. KITTIE J. CAVENESS Head of Foreign Language Department, English, Latin MR. DONALD JARRETT Spanish MISS HELEN BOSTICK French Our Foreign Language Department offers an opportunity not only to learn the grammar of a language other than English, but also to study the life, customs, and literature of other people. Important primarily for its intriguing literature and color- ful culture, Latin II is offered to sophomores who have successfully completed Latin I. The primary emphasis of second-year Latin is a detailed study of grammar and the translation of excerpts from Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic Wars. Through the study of Spanish, juniors and seniors become acquainted with Central and South America as well as Spain. Interesting reports are offered by class members on such subjects as famous landmarks and customs of the Spanish-speaking countries. Entertaining stories at the beginning of each chapter in the textbook present additional information about Spanish customs and life. Although culture is an important part of the course, primary emphasis is on the language. Even before grammatical construction is presented, conversational Spanish is taught. When a basic grammatical background has been acquired, skits and speeches are written in Spanish and presented to the class. French scholars receive a firm grounding in basic vocabulary and grammatical usage. From collateral reading, including French translations of current magazines, this basic knowledge is supplemented with an understanding of French culture and history. As an added feature, students compose and stage original skits in French. FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Brenda Barker, Bonnie Byrd, and Kay Davis portray a Spanish classroom scene. 24

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 Look! Up in the sky! It's a plane' No it's a bird! No, it's super hombre (Bobby King)! say Lloyd Hancock and Hoyt Dorsett Argentineans on a bicycle tour of North and Central America talk to Mr Jarrett's Spanish class about their country. SPANISH and FRENCH ... A man who does not know foreign languages, 26 Mr Jarrett demonstrates techniques of the Spanish game of jai-olai. Argentinean cyclist refers to o recent newspaper article obout his bicycle trip.