Central High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Sioux City, IA)

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Wafiue anguage Again Central students attempted to con- quer the English language. Sophomores attack- ed the problems presented hy English II: cor- rect grammar usage, and effective sentence structure, and read quantities of biographies, essays, poems, short stories, and JULIUS CAESAR. juniors studied English HI, which emphasized American literature from pre- colonial times to the present day. The organ- ization and writing of a term paper took a large chunk of the student's leisure time. Some prospective graduates chose to conclude studies in their native language with English IV, an examination of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf to contem- porary masterpieces and samplings of world literature. Closely associated with the English courses, Speech I equipped prospective speakers to meet the many demands of self-expression that society would place upon him. The stu- dents entertained each other with extemporan- eous and after-dinner speeches, and orations, attempting to develop confidence in them- selves. The Dramatics student learned to enjoy, understand, and interpret drama. lfiy partici- pating in one-act plays, he gained experience in constructing and painting scenery, costuming, and managing sound effects. Ilzwrzzvss, ,lluvI1cf!z's home, appears on this Scottish map, discover Diane Lebowitz, Shelley Horsley, and Jan Melland, in English IV. Jmzzors study the new XX ords air important booklets to improve their vocabularies.

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e oreign anguagea may imemiiona fo U, en if l ble ne comprends pasfy N T' , T lch verstehe nicht. ' 3 Non intellegof' Yo no comprendof' Regardless of the language, the problem was the same: T do not understand. However, students consistently overcame this problem as they con- quered the four foreign language offered in the curriculum. Language students acquired a basis for a better understanding of world problems, a knowledge of customs in other lands, an interest in future travels, and the skill necessary in occupations related to foreign service. The study of each language offered it own re- wards. lfrench and Spanish students reaped the benefits of the new audio-lingual teaching method, which stressed listening and speaking. Some seniors completed their sixth year of lfreneh study, begun in the seventh grade. Learning German, a language often required in the fields of science and music, proved an engrossing task. The classicists, as they mastered Latin, were able to grasp the fundamentals of English. Conjuyuting a diffirulf Latin verb, liud Smith struggles with the subjunctive tense. Row 1: Roberta Furnish, l3.A.g Jewell Haskins, Nl..X., Arlone Malcom, IZJX. Row 2: Joseph MeGuill, M.Iid.g Gerald Olsen, BLA Theodore Pappas, Bla-X., Sharon llrichard, HA. Employing special prfvps, Pat Berkler, Sherry Mittleman, and Nlargaret Ann Everist convey the meaning of a French farce. Millenia! , xiiiini.g-isp, T if wr 41 rl . , ,V A, L,,H,,,,,,,W,w,,at,,,, If nnlwruwn Q ,,av M f ,

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0506 Wo MOALMJ Al' Cdl'e!,L!:bl2CLI'l'l2l':5 A , i , 4' M 5, 46 gf? an 1 WM Wm ,, l . ,,,, ' fff f ' , K i Row l: julia Barker, B.A.g Joanne Fowler, B.A.q Patricia Frantz, B.A.g Ruth French, BA., Eleanor Hughes, B.S.g Lenora Hays, BA., Diane Howard, BA., Marlys Kilen, BS. Row 2: Richard Lettow, B.A.p Larry Lutz, B.A.: Frances Matz, B.S.g Mary Olson, BA., Bradley Pietens, BA., Lyndell Schmid, B.S.g Christine Sundquist, BA., Ruth Tarvin, MA. LVJI-IIKK1 gcnninc skiing equipment, Jean Kennedy explains the sport to her speech class. Two gu1'11oii'm'.v, special projects for A Tale of Two Cities fascinate- linglish ll students -lanie Smith, Linda XX ebster, and Mary Bowers.