Carleton College - Algol Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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Words for Appreciation Under Dr. William Hammer ' s chairmanship, the German department continued to familiarize its stu- dents with irregular verbs at one level and with Ger- man thought and literature at another, while conversa- tion classes wrestled with idioms and umlauts. Department members are Mrs. Ida W. Blayney, asso- ciate professor, and Miss Alice M. Arent, instructor. The ultimate dream of most French students, that of spending their junior vear studying in France, has become an actuality for several Carleton students, some who have been abroad this year and some who will spend next year becoming rapidly fluent in the lan- guage they and most French students have been at- tempting to absorb in the various literature and con- versation courses at Carleton. During second semester, while Dr. Donald S. Schier studied in Paris the Jesuits of the eighteenth century, Mr. Hyme Loss acted as department chairman. Other department members are Dr. Cyrus C. DeCosrer, Dr. Harry W. Osborne, and Mrs. Helen M. Hyslop. A language noted for its musical beauty, Spanish, also contains surprises for its students, who are in- variably jolted on m eeting the dramatist who wrote 1800 plays. Spanish has its useful aspects, too; a major may work for firms which trade with Latin America as a bilingual secretary or a business representative. De- partment members are Dr. H. Loss, acting chairman, Mr. Antonio H. Obaid, and Dr. Cyrus C. DeCoster. Mr. Charles S. Raymenfs classical language classes lead the students to understand the systematic beauty of Latin construction and the expressive preci- sion of Greek. An Existentialist picnic complete w ith berets, bicycles, and large chunks of cheese and crusty bread enlivened the French Club ' s increasing proficiency in the lan- guage. The Cave provided space for a soiree with French songs and records and a dinner featuring Mr. DeCoster. salad and an onion soup containing many genuine onions. Members attest to the beauties of bridge played in French: your partner usually lacks the vocabulary to bark at you for a bungled bid. Reorganized second semester, Spanish Club plans a program for next year of trips to the city for Spanish meals and projects to acquaint its members with the language and culture. Slides on Spain and a picnic hilariously conducted in tentative Spanish launched the renewed group in a burst of energy and reasonably correct grammar. Dr. Rayment defends a tradition Mrs. Blayney, Miss Arent, Mr. Hammer 1i ■■ . ■ »•. k - ' ■» Sr ■1 20

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Dr. Osborne, Mrs. Hyslop, Dr. Loss, Mr. Obaid, Dr. DeCoster Row I— N. Stewort, S. TofFos- sa, C. Bran. Row 2— B. Davij, B. Oyler, N. Veblen, E. Olbe, J. Honson, M. Tracey, A. C. Anderson, C. Stewart. Row 3— R. Gordon, M. Gruber, G. Montgomery, F. Anderson, D. Bond, H. Rosenmeir. 21