Bloomington High School - Bear Yearbook (Bloomington, MN)

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Latin students, instructed by Mrs. Lee, are introduced to the uorks of famous Because conversational Spanish is now being em thasized. students Romans and encouraged, through comparison and contrast, to apply the wisdom must be given individual attention. Here Miss Johnson is working of the classicists to their daily lives. on pronunciation problems with three members of a Spanish II class. Learning a foreign language is an integral process involving not only the acquisition of four interrelated linguistic skills—understanding, speaking, reading, and writing—hut also the development of a spiritual perspective through an insight into a new world which the foreign language opens. Students learn the advantages which mutual acquaintance and cordial relations bring to the residents of the United States and residents of a foreign country. French pronouns and irregular verbs cause frequent headaches among Mrs. Porter’s students. Individual help during study periods often proves more beneficial than any other medication. Hearing the language spoken by various native voices helps German students in Mr. lloehme’s classes to belter comprehension of the spoken language tcith the aid of audio-equipment now being used by the mode'n language department.

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MR. ROBERT BOEHME German: English HJ „ University of .Minnesota German Club: Drama Club National Thespians Dramatics Department Head MISS MARCARF.T JOHNSON Spanish B..A, Moral ester College MRS. AGNES LEE I atin: English HA., Augustana College Honor Society Latin Club MRS. BARBARA PORTER French: English B.A., Mura!ester College French Club Of Rtofitgn Laitcju cjes BxoQtud cb’s Gui!£uyi6t(l Listening to native voices speaking on the master tapes helps Cermun students to learn their basic conversations and to perfect their accents by mimicry. Here Mr. Borhme drills German students in a pattern practice. HANDS ot...

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MR. LOWER'S doss looks on as demonstrates to them the basis of gto metric reasoning. MR. THORSON, Bloomington’s visiting teacher, teaches Surrey of .Math, which is offered to all grades. MR. SANGRENE points out to his students an important part of a difficult trigonometry problem. MATHEMATICS is a pre-requisite for most colleges, and as most Bloomington students are college l ound, it is becoming more and more important in our curriculum. Offered now arc Solid Geometry and Trigonometry, Plane Geometry, and Higher Algebra. Our accelerated mathematics program helps to meet the needs of students capable of more advanced work. MR. OCHS emphasises an important point during a Senior Math MR. JASKOFIAK shows two of his geometry pupils the background lecture as his students listen attentipely. material for the study of circles. Page 16