Bishop Fenwick High School - Turres Yearbook (Middletown, OH)

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in language classes September, 1964, marked the introduction of several innovations in Spanish and Latin classes. Language teachers enacted plans designed to in- crease the effectiveness of the department's in- struction. New textbooks were used in several Latin classes, with plans to obtain more of the same series for the other classes. The new books placed emphasis on Roman mythology and history as well as on funda- mentals of the language. As in past years, Latin | students learned basic skills through exercises in constructions and vocabu- lary. Sophomores translated selections from Caesar and received a foundation in Roman mythology. Cicero’s works were the topic of junior studies, while seniors concentrated on selections from Vergil’s Aeneid. Spanish | was offered to sophomores for the first time, due to plans for departmental expansion to include three years of the language. First year Spanish students received instruction which emphasized studies in vocabulary. Spanish II students developed skill in reading and conversation. Records, dances, and magazines acquainted stu- dents with the cultures of Spain, Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries. Special recitation sessions improved students’ diction. Sister Leo Margaret points out an interesting passage in a Spanish magazine to Spanish II students Vicki Perkins and Kay Hackett. Sister often utilized such study aids to improve the students’ vocabularies. Sister Agnes Patrice encourages Latin IV student Gaye Doughman to merit the senior trophy. Senior studies centered about the Aeneid and the influence of this epic on world literature. Teresa McCain and Nancy Gentis watch as Frank Castellano and Tom Barrett compare the senior and sophomore trophies. The Latin trophies were awarded weekly in competitive tests.

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Tee A a Se pie wi RL Dir om sitios ; i Joe M. Marconi, Tom Swope, Paula Venatta, and Bill Otte study mythology, Roman history, and biography during Latin III class. ““ . . . and so are you!” exclaims'Spanish | student John Ciarocchi to Angie Koeppel. First-year students learned basic vocabulary and grammar. 18

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a SS Jim Pallo explains the relationship of angle functions to Math IV students Kathy Dineen and Tim Hermes. Senior math classes studied a variety of topics. 20 Polly Hoover, Steve factoring quadratic Math students Vorhis, Susan Lambert, and Tom Wenzel review an Algebra II method of equations. Special emphasis was placed on operations with logarithms.