Chamberlain High School - Totem Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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An insight into our English language is the most important con- tribution gained from the Latin I course. Emphasis here is laid on vocabulary and English-Latin work derivation. A busy person, shel And here is the most descriptive adjec- tive describing .llr.v. lierla Cox, co-ordinator of the foreign language department. A Latin teacher first, Nlrs. Cox also spends many busy hours as sponsor of the Quill and Scroll Society. C.H.S. can be proud of her recent election as presi- dent of the Florida Scholastic Press Association. Ar the Lvniversity of Florida Klrs. Cox received her A.I3. DEPARTMENT Latin Clubbers Revive Shades of Julius Caesar Shades of Caesar! A visitor at the annual Latin Club Roman Banquet might well think he has somehow gone back in time and walked in on an imperial feast in old Rome. Each year the members of the Latin Classes get together to plan a dinner in Roman style, complete with Tioga dress. Besides this festive event, members of the Latin Club visited the Ringling Art Xluseum in Sarasota after an extensive study of the lay- out of the museum. 'lihis branch of the foreign language de- partment meets every second and fourth Klon- day under the sponsorship of Xlrs. Verta Cox. hm: in S... Eheu. pueri, sic pila salit. Latin Il students could be heard mutter- ing this as they went from class to class. No classic quotation from Caesar's Gallic Wars. this. but an expression taught them by Latin teacher Mrs. Verta Cox. Literally translated, Well, boys, that's the way the ball bounces! ln Latin ll. students acquire a larger vocabulary, study Roman life, mythological stories, and selections from Caesar's Gallic Wars. in Classics. Prior to teaching at Chamberlain, she taught Eng- lish and Latin at Jefferson and also served as sponsor of the flfrnrrirello, the Jefferson yearbook. ln order to gain a better understanding of English and vocabulary, many college prep. students elect Latin courses to fill their foreign language requirement of two years. T Alfmhf-'f5hlP i5 Open to all members of the President. Anna Mae Ashton. is going over the details of the Latin Club's held trip to Idafin 513555. the Ringling Art Museum. Assisting are. left lo right: Shirley Gainey. Barbara Hornbeck Jimmy Ravlield. Virginia Simpson, Anna Mae Ashton. Dean Zimmerman. Carl Nliller 59

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Mr. Frank Fernandez. Spanish Instructor. and Mrs. Verta Cox, Latin ln- structor. constitute the Foreign Language Department at Chamberlain. ICI burro es un animal bueno. These immortal words, handed down from Spanish class to Spanish Class are per' haps the first words learned by the students in Spanish l. The first year is designed mainly to give the student a back- ground in vocabulary and basic grammatical structure in order to tackle the more complicated verbal conjugations and literature offered in Spanish II. A supplement to the foreign language requirements, Span- ish Hl is offered to those students interested in gaining con- versational skill and fluency. 'lihey also make a more thorough study of Spanish literature and Latin American culture. Left to Right, First Row: Juanita D'Angona, Vonda Burgess. Walter Nichols. Gay Konradt. Joe Kajander. Ned Mullis. Joe Calderazzo, Naomi Dennison. Jeanette Pierce. Serond Row: Larry Croy. Dixie Martin. Frances Alferi. June West. Mary Anne DeCarlo, Marlene Hennis. Martha Rodriguez. June Getz, Judy Prince. Bill Burgess. Third Row: Mr. Fernandez. Eleanor Scarcella. Gene- vieve Bender. Jean DeCarlo. Mary Ann Micceri. Dickie Kendrick. Faith Whee- lock. Richie Falcon. Barton Jackson. Fourth Row: Skipper Birt. Lenard Ford, Barbara Hickey. Pat Bertino. Barbara Hornbeck. Fred Greene. Greer Bridges, Charles Bardin, Gerald White. Robert Stuart. 58 Bi-Linqual Citizens For a bi-linqual world . . . The first Spanish teacher at CHS, .llr. lfrank 1'il'!'IlIllllilf'Z, still teaches classes in first and second year Spanish as well as the new addition. third year. or conversational Spanish. A graduate of the Lini- versity of Florida. he taught Spanish and history at Oak Grove Junior High School previous to coming to Chamberlain. Klr. Fernandez also does outside work as sponsor of the Pan-American Club. Making plans for an original Spanish skit are Bebe Jo Faulkner, Phil Peterson, Richie Falcon, and Marlene Hennis. LANGUAGE Pan American Club Promotes Good Will . . . Hola, amigosl To all of those not in the known Spanishwise this means Hi, friendsln and in any language it's the neighborly greeting of the Pan-American Club which sets them apart. Their purpose is to promote good fellowship and understanding between the people of our country and Latin American countries by working for an understanding of the culture of our Latin Ameri- can neighbors and adopting pen pals. This year, the Chamberlain Pan-American Club was host to the Hillsborough County Span- ish Contest, and helped in the beautification of our court yard. Although it is not necessary to be a student of Spanish to be a member of Pan-American, a stu- dent must have a good scholastic average and an interest in Spanish culture.

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'Vlr. Leto stops by to talk over policies with the Totem staff and adviser, Mrs. Cox. Patti Greene and April Neeld smile even in the midst of the big job of matching names with faces. Karen Jzlanzx, organizations editor. started early in the year to gather the information about clubs and ar- range for all to have pictures taken. 'lihen came the harder assignment of making lay-outs of pages which were to include department activities and teacher. Much of this work had to be adjusted to the various problems met-such as too many pictures for two few pages. Chamberlain clubs and classes are quite active groups. lVith all this comes the need for copy and much of it. rlihis, .xillllli-1' lftvbzllzk wrote on reams of paper. Stories about people. events, and just school. No minor task was this to paint the complete picture of Chamberlain! first two years in words. FIRST f'l've Grown Accustomed to Your Face might well be the theme song of the T0 Tlfill staff. The first months of this task of publishing an annual is spent in selling the ads and arranging for the taking of all of the pictures which are possible that early. Pictures, pictures, pictures - of seniors, teachers, sports, clubs, and events roll past the weary eyes of the yearbook workers. Here comes the sorting, iden- tifying, and placing of many individual shots and group pix. The real trouble starts when copy dead- lines come and dummies fall due. After frightening weeks of rush and tension, off goes the book to the printer who can soon give proof of skill or errors. After those last rushes of ads, proofs, and budgets, the books are distributed to the students who have waited for this important day. To Patti Greene fell the responsibility of senior pictures and copy. Arrangements were made to have as many pictures as possible taken during the sum- mer monthsg then Patti made the layouts, and edited biographies for the Senior Directory. Next came her task of the election of the Notables, a time-consum- ing and tedious job. iljvril Xerlrl, who by now had finished her pages of juniors and sophomores, pitched in to make Patti's job possible. This Student Editor had money to balance and names to check, not tasks of show. ...fb QXIQ 1 ,. i. -fs Q 1 . Karen Adams checks club pictures while Nancy Ewbank gets set to toss off pages of copy.