Central High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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Foreign Language Students Learn of ther Countries X . Ruth Burrows Ruth Gifford Virginia Quesenbery , Velma Reves r artr fa QV. if 7? ,g f r a VQ J f 'YZ' iz 'f W'4f5'5.f ' if f f 1 f ,gf 7' 7 Wiliifred Reynolds Annie Von Tungeln i281 Foreign language students broadened their vocabulary and became familiar with the cus- toms of other countries as they studied another language. All students learned the basic grammar skills and conversational fluency through the constant use of up-to-date text- books, films, and recordings. Four years of Spanish, four years of Latin, and two years of French were offered at Cen- tral, according to Miss Annie Laurie Von Tungeln, department chairman. Exchanging letters With French students, Centralites gained knowledge of French life and customs. Students in the Spanish classes enjoyed Mexican dinner parties and pinatas While they became acquainted with Mexican and Spanish life. To understand the relation- ship of the present day language to that of the classical World, Latin students read stories of old Rome and translated them. During the annual fall P-TA reception Miss Annie Laurie Von Tungeln, Mrs. Velma Reves, and Miss Ruth Gifford discuss foreign language program with parents.

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Donna Roney interprets for Mr. Robert lankovitz, Ruth Bates, and Wanda Yochum the setting of each landscape. Central's history department covered many informative and diversified subjects. The only course required of all students was U. S. history, taken during the sophomore year. Two additional credits in history were needed for graduation. Subjects offered to fill this requirement were world history, which was designed pri- marily to give basic information about past people and events, ancient and medieval his- tory, which began with the pre-historic period and ended around 1750, and the sequel to this course, modern history, which started with the French Revolution and covered the history of Europe and the Westerii influence on Asia. Community history included Tulsa and Oklahoma history, with emphasis on the value of effective citizenship. Latin-American his- tory was offered to acquaint students with neighbors south of the border. Each of these subjects gave pupils a better understanding of world affairs, according to Miss Emily Powell, chairman. E 29 History Portrays Past fa .wfp,.y,,-- 4'-J L Fri .1 - Lillian Brooks Charles Russell Edith Daugherty Joe Dunham xv . ' X Robert Jankovitz Ethel Johnson E 'U