Breck School - Mustang Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Mr. Michael Uram B.A., M.A. Spaniih and Latin Mr. Goff Owen B.A., M.A. German and Glee Club LAJVGUA GES Foreign languages have always been a requirement at Brcclc. From an offering of two languages in the early years, the program has been expanded to include Latin, Spanish, German, and French. Today, French is required of all students in the fifth and sixth grades and it may be continued in successive years in the upper school when Latin becomes the required course. If a student maintains a degree of success in these languages in the seventh and eighth grades, he may continue them in succeeding school years. Thus, he can fulfill the foreign language requirements of most colleges at the end of the sophomore year. German and Spanish arc elective in the third form. One of these is required of boys who have not had any previous language. This is to accommodate the boys who may have an interest or a need for a modem language but who have not participated in the French program begun in the fifth grade. The entire foreign language program has been greatly strengthened by the addition of the language laboratory where the foreign language becomes more dynamic and practical. Listening practice, pre-conditioned in the classroom, emphasizes the phonology of the language through re-combinations and pattern alterations. From the oral-aural patterns better reading and writing habits arc obtained. With this variety of languages the Brcclc student can amply fulfill the foreign language requirements of any college in the country. Universities now demand at least three years of one foreign language, since they recognize the deficiencies of past programs and since they acknowledge the importance of knowing the language in understanding the culture of the country. 20

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RELIGION At Brcck education means more than improving the mind or preparing a person for further formal education. It is concerned with helping each boy find worthwhile moral and ethical values and standards upon which he can make responsible decisions and commitments now and in later life. It gives each boy the opportunity to deepen his relationship with God through worship. Our worship services stress the connection between faith and life at home and at school. Thorough courses arc given which help each student gain a deeper knowledge of his Judaco-Christian heritage. Here too, the “here and now” relevancy of faith to life is seriously considered. We feel strongly that the value of education is greatly lessened unless it is directed toward the best and most worthwhile goals. Knowledge, which is not combined with or directed by faithful obedience to the source of all truth, God Himself, is hardly adequate in a world where men arc most influenced by the power of commitment, whether it is to falsehood or to truth. An informed mind, a sound body, a sensitive spirit, and a life based on lofty objectives form the high ideals set for the Breck boy. Senior chapel speaker.