Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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Language Study Stresses Grammar, Pronunciation, Reading,War Games “Crux! Crux! resounded in every Latin class as students doomed fellow Romans to the crux. Students, with their heads strapped to the crux, gradually chocked themselves as they struggled in vain to read from their textbooks. The Latins intermingled their study of Latin. Italian, and Greek with efforts to annoy other language classes. Although the Latins' footstamping and pipe-rattling were distracting, the Germans managed to partially block out the uproar and continue to study grammar and literature. Finally, they sought revenge by proclamation and war games when the noise became unbearable. During the tumult, Spanish students calmly practiced the language of the mother country”, and the romantic stories of French movies entertained French classes. The peace-loving Russian students failed to avenge last year's flag robbery when third year students declared they would rather switch to Peter and the Wolf and Chekhov than fight the Latins. A former AFSer Oudrun Ziegler returned to student teach Mrs. Rtuht Hagemelster. Spanish. advisor of Spanish Club. The genuine Spanish accent of Mrs. Maria Wllbright from Puerto Rico gives students an opportunity to learn to speak more fluently Spanish. Dramatie French dialogues such as The Little Sport Shop” with Sue Brown, Greg Lovaas. and Leni Goltz. add variety to the study of French 29

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Persuaded by eye appeal, vigorous «pooches, and bribery. Latin Club elects officers. Fourth year Latin students are Condemned of some nefarious deed by enlightened by Gerald Erickson's Latin classmates. Amy Johnson spends tho projected view of the Iliad. hour on tho purple and gold crux. Visual teaching olds cause Gerald Erickson, Charles Bell, and George Skluzacek to laugh Latin. Italian. Latin Club. French. Russian. Russian Club. Latin. Greek. Concessions Club Questionable answers to a Gorman tost on translation, vocabulary, and irregular verb forms are explained to Chip Otness by Laszlo Szendroy. Oer-man, tennis, swimming, intramural soccer. Shirley Hoaglund and Goorge Relmer discuss rivalry between the language clubs. Spanish German. German Club. 28

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Portable Language Lab Rolls in Instant Knowledge Then Don Quixote started going around on this windmill! - Robert Spindler. Spanish. Catherine Maley says point blank that eh bien means “stop the talking' French 30 Bubbling Alka-SelUer. Gillette blades, and Scotch magnetio tapes are teaching aids to Harry Martin. French. French Club. The new portable language laboratory entanglos Antonio Pastore and Jim Gray in the snares of Spanish pronunciation and grammar Propped up by a floral keg. Doug Fisher tries to quench his insatiable thirst for knowledge of German stories and folk songs.