Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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Forsan Et Haec.... Miss Deasy — Is that Virgil you are reading? Miss Burnett — Est semper Caesar! For 100 years the phrase has been read, repeated, memorized and translated by Latin students of Chelsea Senior High School. Ever since 1847 high school students of Latin have followed in their translations, the adventures, trials, and tribulations of the classic Roman heroes. 1 he lives of these men, immortalized by the greatest poets of all time, have held great stores of meaning, interpreted according to each student’s particular point of view. Latin is perhaps one of the few subjects carried down through the century that have not been greatly altered in the method of teaching and application. In our time, however, the study of the language has probably taken on a more enjoyable and useful light. To students in this modern age of discovery and invention more and more applications for even a sparse knowledge of Latin are possible. Miss Deasy’s little games occasionally provide a break in the daily routine of the class. Although these pertain to Latin and hold a wealth of additional aid in mastering vocab¬ ularies, they offer variety to Latin pupils. But unfortunately, we can ' t have them all the time. Back to work! Translation of Cicero occupies the student of Latin 111, under Miss Burnett’s and Miss Deasy’s watchful guidance, while the young sophomores “opstipuerunt,” trying to accustom them¬ selves to translating Julius Caesar! But the best year of all is Latin IV. The seniors who have elected this year of Latin have the great Aeneid by Virgil. A great deal of mythology comes into the daily work, and study of the work of perhaps the greatest of all epic Roman poets, the Latin students often discover cleverly and wisely worded phrases that would not have been nearlv so I effective in English. Miss Severance — Does that question pertain to German? 16

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Across the Sea Miss Connolly — How do you say it in France? I he important task of teaching the fundamentals of the French language, falls upon the shoulders of .Miss i Brodbine in room 124. Mere the pupil learns his gram¬ mar through the interesting memory passages of Miss Brodbine’s own invention. From here the pupil goes !t Miss Frances Connolly s advanced classes, where he learns advanced grammar, great French works of [classic and modern authors, and he also has the privi¬ lege of joining the French Club, which is a great asset in learning conversational French. Under the guidance of Mr. Pierotti, those pupils who so wish may undertake the study of one of the most I beautiful Romance languages. Italian. The week is I divided by the studying of the fundamentals, composi¬ tion, and pisturesque idioms of the languages one part jof the week and the popular words of the great Italian writers the rest of the week. Miss Brodbine — Now a section from “A Propos.” Mr. Pierotti — How do you say “I love you in Italian?”

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T O ’ ' T 1 ! C (•(•C P In Spain 1 hey Say Si, Si a German, although not as ancient as Latin, is an equally fascinating language. English itself is the great, great grandson of the Teu¬ tonic language. Many technical and scientific data are recorded in German. The study of German also offers a wide field of authors, philosophers and poets. Goethe, Germany’s father of classic literature, is placed on the same level as Shakespeare and Dante bv the whole world. 1 hese obvious facts, among other reasons, were used in the arguments favoring German during heated controversies about keeping it in the high school curriculum at the time of World War I. But the realization of the true value and need of German in high school was placed be¬ fore any other prejudices and feelings that were common to nearly all Americans at the time. I hus, since the very first session of the Chelsea High School, German has held its own important place in the curriculum and the in¬ dents of 194 have been fortunate to have a teacher such as Miss Severance who goes out ot her way to inspire interest and good work in her classes. No mas hablando; la campana ha 011 - nado! No more talking; the bell has rung! With this familiar phrase the classes of Miss McKenna, Miss Brodbine, and Miss Spring begin their day. During the week, the lives ot Spanish authors are discussed and the rest of the week is spent in discussing Spanish com¬ position and idioms. No matter what the language is that the student takes up during his stay in the Chelsea High School, he is sure to enjoy both the lan¬ guage and his teacher. I he closely related Romance languages have always been among those enjoyable subjects that have lost none of their popularity through the years. Miss Brodbine — But that isn’t Spanish. Miss McKenna — Can you locate Spain? Miss Spring —Si, si, that’s right.