Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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Let us take a tour of the classrooms to prove this point. Miss Frances Connolly, head of the department, teaches the pupils to read French menus, newspapers, and signs. Mr. Irving Schwartz takes his pupils on a trip so that they may imbibe the beauty of French architecture and design. Do you hear those Spanish records? The Spanish classes under Miss Rose McKenna and Miss Johanna Spring listen to the rhythmic background of the castanets and sonorous sounds of the Spanish voices. The German pupils break the routine by acting out their stories. They are led by Miss Ruth Severence. Finally we approach the Latin classes of Miss Ella Deasy and Miss Agnes Burnett. Here, after the regular assignment, Latin games and stories are introduced to increase English and Latin vocabularies. Bonum est nobis his esse. Thus ends our tour. It is easy to see why languages have become an enjoyment . . . not a chore. Try one yourself and see. The French III class in serious thought. Ga! Dos ' est schnitzelbank?

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I £ anquage Perfectament Cornelius. Everyone studied his Spanish last night. Vous voyez, Mademoiselle Connolly, c ' est comme ca explique Catherine. The Foreign Language Department has had its place at Chelsea High for many years. It has proven an encouragement and an inspiration to many of the students. Different worlds are opened up. Lan¬ guage barriers are broken down. The good neighbor policy bears fruit. Recently the language department has approached its studies from the modern viewpoint. The emphasis is no longer on grammar alone, but on the life, customs, and habits of the people. This makes the subject more stimulating 16 Comprenez-vous? In French oui sounds like we .

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