J Sterling Morton East High School - Mortonian Yearbook (Cicero, IL)

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Scenes from Bohemia in class movies by .Ian Paderewski, the famous musician, and first president of Poland. We can find another mon- ument dear to the hearts of Americans, that of the Polish-American national hero, Koscuszko. I say Polish-American, for while he was Polish, he is also American because of his gallant championship for American liberties. Poland has given much to the world in Copernicus and Marie Slodowska Curie. It has also added to our store of authors the name of Henry Sienkiewicz, whose book, Quo Vadis, one of the outstanding literary works of two decades, and read all over the world, is being produced in the motion picture industry. Two of his other novels, Wirln Fire and Sword and Knights of the Cross, are read by the Polish classes, during their second year 'An independent Poland should he created. fWilson of Polish at Morton. In order to appreciate Czechoslovakian music we need not go to Czechoslovakia, for a few years ago we were honored in having .Ian Kubelik and his son, violinist and pianist, here at Morton. Then too we have the famous musical composer, Anton Dvorak, for whom we thank Czechoslovakia. The Bartered Bride, and Rose Mariel, two well known operas, were written by other Czecks, the first by Smetana, and the latter by Rudolf Friml. Moreover Czechoslova- kia has an important place in the educational world, the first university in Europe was built in Praha, Czeck. in 1348, and the renouned school reformer, -lan Komensky, was a Czeck. You have traveled far, both in the point of time Bohemian plays provide expression hoth in native costume and native tongue

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THEATRE Theatra tota reclamanti'-Cicero. 'QThe theatres echo everythingf' morrow, and if a feeling of brotherhood can be fos- tered and kept alive, no one would ever dream of going to war against his friends and foreign brothers. Since we all build castles in the air, let us go to see one of the oldest castles in Spain, the Alhambra. In- stead of looking at the well built, lofty houses and at the new streets which are fine, broad, and bordered with trees, let us give our imagination full sway, and travel back to that picturesque Spain of mediaeval time. As we go back in time to the scenes of the bull-fights, we see, on one of the finest squares for bull-fights, the Plaza Mayor. A new cathedral and royal palace replace the ancient Alcazar, which had been burned down. We can also see the Escurial built in 1685 by Philip the Second. It is called the AQUE- Nflppius aquam in urhem duxit U-Livy DUCT 'Vlppius brought the Water to the city. eighth wonder of the world by the Spanish. Oh, Spain has much to give the modern world, and the modern world has taken much from Spain. They have adopted their language, and next to English, in the commercial world, Spanish is the most used. If you are as eager as I, for exceptional pleasures, thrilling experiences and for new impressions of these old countries, let me show you a new Eastern Europe. We will go to see, not the countries, themselves, but their people. As we think about Poland, we immed- iately think of Pulaski, for he is one of :the outstand- ing men of our American Revolution, or perhaps, if you are a lover of music, as well as, historian and linguist, you will want to see in the Botanic Gardens of Poland the statue of Woodrow Wilson, presented Spanish ways and customs are associated with the study of the language.

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and of distance, those of you who have accompanied me on this imaginery journey which every vear be- comes quite real to our students of foreign lan- guages. Perhaps the values gained from the stu- dy of the foreign languages are now more apparent. If so many of you will be better able to decide whether or not you should include foreign language study as a part of your high school training. DO YOU KNOW? Spanish words which are now English: chili, tomales, adios, tango, guitar, corral, pimenxo, lasso, cafeteria, rodeo, and toreador. La Golondrine is the theme song of the Palmer House Orchestra? Aclios is goodbye all over the Western Hemi- sphere? In Jackson Park is a replica of Columbus's ship, Santa Maria, brought from Spain to America for the Columbia Exposition held in Chicago in 1893? The oldest settlement in the United States is not St. Augustine, Florida fa Spanish settlement, but San Juan Bantista of Puerto Rico, fanother Spanish settlementj . Of the twenty-one countries of the Pan American Union, one speaks French, one Portugues, one Eng- lish, and the rest Spanish? Florida, Nevada, Sante Fe, Colorado, Rio Grande, San Antonio, Alamo, and hundreds of names of places in the south and southwest are Spanish. DO YOU KNOW? Many English words such as chauffeur, bouquet, valet, mayonaise, post, silence, medecine, cigar, cigar- ette, bonbon, come directly from the French? The Mona Lisa of Da Vinci, the Winged Victo- ry of Samothrace, and the Venus de Milo are among l the thousands of other priceless works of art in the Louvre-the art allery in Paris? S That the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of France is in the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe-an arch built to commemorate the victori:s of Napoleon? That the Hotel des lnvalides contains the tomb of Napoleon? That les Miserables is pronounced as Lay Me-zay- table? That hors d'oeuvres,' are appetizers served before a meal and are pronounced-oar dovres. Enjoying stories from Le Petit Elephant book That lapin means rabbit, and lapin coats are rabbit skin? coats? That the Cathedral of Notre Dame is built on an island in the Seine River? That a Chaise-longue is a long chair? and is pro- nounced as Shez-low-ng? That the Mother painted by our American Whistler is in the Louvre? That the Eiffel Tower has one of the most power- ful broadcasting stations in Europe? That a New Orleans bank issued bank noltes with dix meaning ten on their backs? They were later called Dixies and hence our even present day term of New Orleans. fDixie-Landj That the Statue of liberty was a gift ofithe school children of France to America? That Major L'Enfant, fMajor Childsj French archetect drew .the plans for the National Capital at Washington? That Paris has long been the recognized style center of the world and that men designers are more prominent than women? Reading from La Vie enlivens the study of French