Divine Child High School - Clarion Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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ABOVE FAR LEFT: French club members un- wittingly smile at the prospect of attending a French play by Ionesco. ABOVE LEFT: French IU students pay tribute to Charles DeGaullc through paper collages. LEFT: Are you sure this is the way Jane Fonda started out?” asks Diane Scott of Kathy Kline as they enact their German skit. FAR LEFT: Fred Burdick and Kathy O'Neill add interest to Ixitin class with creative transparencies. 23

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Languages Come Alive What could be more alive than speaking? It is through words that we convey thoughts and ideas. D.C. language students find that they can express themselves in new words, in new dimensions, as they begin to master another language. The Latin Classes’ motto is “eat, drink, be merry, and study those conjugations!” Claudius and Claudia and their antics on the overhead projector make the strange words a little clearer; but it still takes simple concentra- tion to get the declension endings. German people have a knack for fun, and D.C. German students don’t knock the pattern. After a few months of dialogues between Frau Weber and the Brieftragger, they are ready for a celebration at Franken- mueth or the traditional Oktoberfest. New French students quickly become acquainted with those old favorites Madame and Monsieur Thibaut. The more fluent French II, III, and IV students have a chance to use what they have learned through the attendance at French plays at Oakland University and through an annual trip to French-speaking Quebec, where they prove that language is truly alive. 22

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Students Master Language of Arts 24 To students with a taste for some of the more savory bits of life, the Fine Arts curriculum is like an “eleven course” gourmet meal. Like appetizers. Beginning Band, Beginning Choral, and Fine Arts only serve to whet the appetite for further cultural experiences. Those who take these courses may not emerge Masters or Virtuosos, but somehow a sour note of their very own, a hole in the center of a paper worn thin from erasing, a painting of a horse that everyone thinks is a mule means much more. Experiences like these instill a deep appreciation for those who are truly talented. In the Art Department, Mr. Foye instinctively allows his students to experiment freely and independently, believing that “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Students try to re- member that this imagination grows through exer- cise as cleaning bills grow through futile attempts to remove dried clay, and chalky plaster from clothes. For those interested in advancing in one special area of art. Independent Study and Photog- raphy courses are becoming increasingly popular. Music also offers ever-widening opportunities. Advanced Choral and Advanced Band students branch out on their own, forming groups of folk, rock, and contemporary singers and musicians. This year, even student-to-student guitar lessons are offered. The Fine Arts classes can be like scrumptious, enticing delicacies, but the students themselves must season the recipe with sincerity, imagination, and enthusiasm.