Cincinnati Country Day School - Archive Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Miss Howe, M argaref F rench Mr: Iancovici, Henry 1. French

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Mr. Irwin, Leslie C. French FOREIGN LANGUAGES If there is a one most important lcmusf, in learning to speak a foreign language, it is un- doubtedly a bona fide desire to do so. A student who has this desire will accept the idea that learning to speak involves more than merely opening his mouth to let the words drop out. He will recognize the necessity of listening whenever possible to native speakers and to tapes, records, etc. in order to strengthen his compreu hension of the spoken language. He will work to increase his vocabulary and will practice using that vocabulary. He will work toward spontaneous selection of the correct verb form. He will he resourceful. Let us suppose that our eager beaver finds himself alone. He still has someone to talk to . . . himself. There is nothing at all absurd in such a procedure as talking to one- self. It works The student can pretend that he is two people. He can choose a topic that lends itself to debate, and he can argue both points of view. He can review his activities of the day. He can relive countless pleasant experiences. What. over his topic may be, he will inevitably hit a snag now and then, The snag may he a word. Surely he has a dictionary! The snag may be a construction. If he cannot find what he needs in hooks available to him he can later ask someone who knows. F inally, let us assume that in his attempt to achieve prowess in speaking he hits upon a work- able method essentially or even totally different from the above, The language department of his school hopes that he will share his discovery with those concerned. After all, teachers and students are all in it together. Mr. McClarey, George M., Jr. German, Latin, Language Arts

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Mr. Deane, William R. M athematics MATHEMATICS The loss of Mr. Deane has not affected any- one in the least, mainly because he was persuaded to teach the Senior and junior calculus and analytic geometry classes. Two new teachers replace the other two lost last year so that the. mathematics stf consists of Mr. Spikell, Mr. Bredenfoerder,'and Mr. Rietman They continue the fine standards that have brought Country Day students many awards. Mr. Deane is competing with Mr. Laird in teaching computer programing so that everyone is getting a dose of the machine age. The students may have a problem soon if anyone becomes an efficient programer because there is a time and money Iactor that the school must watch. The courses are geared to advanced, avid math students at a very challenging pace, ending with the senior calculus course that is equivalent to the thorough freshman calculus courses in college. The other students are well cared for with the regular courses that terminate at the college algebra level; so, it seems that everyone gets an excellent mathematical background. Mr. Spikell, Mark Aaron Mathematics