Concordia Lutheran High School - Luminarian Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Exploring the World of Words And you put a comma before and use a semicolon ... This year, as one strolled down the hall of the first floor of Concordia this conversa- tion echoed and re-echoed throughout. Also there could always be heard some rumor about a not-too-distant book report or quiz. What did the English classes achieve this year? A great deal! Understanding the ideals of great men opens the doors of the future. Learning self- expression through correct grammar and punctuation allows one to travel safely be- yond these doors. A panel discussion in speech class helps Tom Dinkel, Roger Heine, and Gary Die- nelt improve their speaking abilities. Mr. Hinkle ' s Sophomores brush up on their grammar by diagraming sen- tences. xHI ■ 0 J 1 Words to read by inspire students in Developmental Read- ing. Freshmen concentrate on tomorrow ' s assignment, while Mr. Kraemer stands ready to assist.

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Proving and Solving for Unknowns (a+b)2 =a2f 2ab+b2. Say how ' s that again? This formula constitutes a small portion of knowledge which the mathematics student must memorize and comprehend. Concordia ' s math department strives to clarity, in- terpret, and inform the student of essential techniques and theories. In a broader sense, math teaches the stu- dent to reason and think logically. This year. Topics in advanced math was added to the curriculum, offer- ing the student a wider scope of knowledge. Oh my goodness! That ' s not how I did it at all. Steve Ramming and Sandy Hemsoth make use of Mr. Gayer ' s polar co-ordinates. Sliderules add to the problems of Algebra I

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Lab Adds to the Language Department Foreign languages begin to make more sense when heard and spolcen in the lan- guage lab. Mr. Ramm anxiously awaits the response of an eager French I stu- dent. During this past school year a new program was ini- tiated in Corcordia ' s foreign language department. The new language lab, used by all French and German class- es, offered the student a better opportunity to learn. to speak and listen to a foreign language. Meanwhile, back in the classroom, Mr. Faulkenstern and Mr. Ramm were quite occupied teaching the students grammar, vo- cabulary, and other skills necessary to fully comprehend a foreign language. As the basis of several modern languages, including our own, Latin remains vitally important . . . just ask Mr. Buetow, Concordia ' s new Latin teacher. Latin also ac- quaints the student with a basic knowledge of ancient history and especially of the history of Rome. German I student, Rhoda Etzold, receives expert advice from third year scholars, Jerry McAfee, and Dan Schmidt. And this guy, Aeneas, took this little trip . nar- rates Mr. Buerow.