Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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' Foreigneers ' spoke ' n Read Like Natives Lingua, langue, lengua, sprache ... in any tongue these words mean language. All of us studied English, but 814 of us also studied foreign languages: Latin, French, Spanish, or German. In our study we made use of modern devices. The tape recorder aided us in correctly speaking the language, and films broadened our knowledge of the countries. Modern textbooks and class discussions gave us practice in use of the languages we stud- ied. Outside the classroom there was the For- eigneers Club for all students enrolled in a foreign language course. Last year the club entertained all language students at a French Fete. This year a Spanish Fiesta was given and next year there will be a Roman Banquet. To accompany their studies in the Latin classes, students constructed projects such as Roman villas and made paintings of fam- ous Roman men. Roger Barnes and Dick McNairy arrange one of the German displays which helped their classmates learn more about the customs of Germany. Larry McGlade sei ved as waiter for Margo Mill- ing and Nydia Diaz at the French Fete.

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Under the direction of Mrs. Elinor hieaman Anne Williams and Marty Barratt presented a new word to their Etymology class. In order to improve his Spanish pronunciation, Steve Barnard made recordings of his voice with the help of his teacher, Miss Margaret Coombs. 22

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The growth of the English language was explained to an Advanced English class by Lynn Stanford and Terry Stahl. Literature mid Speech, Although Ripple in ' 56 was concerned with all the three R ' s, the English Department drilled all of us in the first two — reading and ' riting — and added a plus by directing our study of famous classics. To make us speed- ier readers we went to the Reading Labora- tory, equipped with modern devices to help us improve our reading. In those green years, freshman and sopho- more, we read such books as Treasure Island, A Tale of Two Cities, and Julius Caesar. As we advanced onward in our junior year we studied American Literature. In our biggest year we studied Chaucer ' s Canterbury Tales and Shakespeare ' s plays. Sandy Dahlstrand sorted note cards as she prepared to write her first source theme. 24