Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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LATIN Fun A Day in Old Kome Julius Caesar and Cleopatra make their entry into Rome. Caesar ' s court and at- tendants watch the chariot races and gladiator battles. Jean Swickard and Jane Tumlin, the Vestal Virgins, opened the gala Circus gomes. and Circus i} antes

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Charlotte Vera FRENCH AND Banquets provide Latin helps our students acquire an increased vocabulary and a better under- standing of their own English language. It is also a helpful language for the future students of medicine, law, science, and theology, and gives an excellent background for the study of the Romance languages, such as French and Spanish. In our world today we need understanding between nations and people. This can best be brought about by personal contact; therefore, it is imperative that our students learn and speak a modern language. This year, further op- portunity to gain this ability was given our students by the addition of the second year of French to the curriculum with greater concentration on oral work and the understanding of the language. The French students enjoy the ban- quet in honor of Gay Paris. The language lab. ■ ' Parlez-vous? Non, |e ne parle pasi 18

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English and Cafhenne Weidler English is the most important subject we have. All other studies are directly influenced by the skill at which one can handle this most basic tool. Many students participated in writing contests. The county his- torical essay contest and National Poetry Anthology were well rep- resented by Decaturites. By combining the various English skills — reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation — we hope to equip students so they may better meet the demands of life. Robert Scheidler Dave Swickard and Katy Smith read each others poems, selected for the National High School Anthology. Ann Allwein leads a class