Immaculata High School - Guerin Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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V 1 QN Katie Gartland, a sophomore, reviews a chapter of the Scarlet Letter as her classmates listcn attemively. As Freshman Deborah MacDonald awaits an answer, book in hand, joan Castiello smiles with success as she discovers the syntax of a word.

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junior Ellen Forbes reads a selection to the English III class from the monthly literary magazine Cavalcade. ww-...,, i,.V A Students of the journalism class peruse exchange newspapers in search of mistakes as part of their assignment. Senior English students recall various details of a book they have read as they take a monthly book report test. New English Courses p Widen Girls' Horizons To speak, to write, to under- stand, IHS girls must know the English languageg with this in mind Immaculata has adopted a new English curriculum. To freshmen, who in the past have studied diagramming and syntax and a cross section of literature, Sister Mary Roger and Mrs. O'Mara present the traditional material but from the Pageant of Literature series. In this same new paperback series American Literature is presented in the sophomore year under the tutelage of Sister Marie Consolata and Mrs. Terry. Journalism, Sister Marie Jean- ette presiding, remains the same, and the juniors and seniors re- tain the traditional English texts. A complete conversion will be accomplished in two years.

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Students Explore Classical World Porto, portas, portat . . . In first-year Latin, Mrs. Fanning, Mrs. Howard, and Sister Rose Aloyse teach IHS girls endless declensions, conjugations, and constructions. In second year, sophomores begin to apply the results of their earlier labors to the Commentaries. Third-year students delight in comparing the orations of Cicero with those of today's politicans. Mrs. Howard brings the Aeneid to life as she takes sen- iors through Aeolus' wind-caves, Pluto's underworld, and Dido's Carthage. War stories, political scandals, romance, and mythology: all of Uh . . stannners Margaret Zebot in reply to Harriette Veirs' question. Latin classicists Gale Carrington, Marianna Law, Mary Straub, Vicki Makofske, Gwen Cavanagh, and Dian Callaghan await their turns. these elements combine to make the Latin department at IHS outstanding. Norah Boyle reminds fellow students Maureen Cunning- ham and Marsha Duvall of a coming lecture at George- town forum on Greek culture. 30 Margaret Mickler pauses to think while Robinette Perry, Patricia Adler, Marie Conroy, and Kitty Carroll follow in their books. Sylvia Borges and Kathy Gillespie work assiduously at the board.