John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Lan guages Communication Aim of Teachers, Students r FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT . . . Never before has communication played such an im- portant part in world affairs. In high school, students must begin to respect the traditional customs and ideas of other countries. This is one of the purposes of Reagan ' s Foreign Language Department. Besides the classical Latin, Reagan offers three contemporary foreign languages — French, German, and Spanish. Salve is one of the first words that Latin students learn. From this fundamental expression, they acquire a wide vocabulary that helps them understand the history of certain English words as well as the vo- cabularies of the five Romance languages. Although Latin is no longer spoken and is often called dead, students seem to revive it as they study the cultural aspects of ancient Rome. French students find it difficult to master the gutteral sound of the language. They also learn that French is as hard as English when it comes to silent syllables. Songs, plays and novels are an active part of the curriculum. Guten Tag and Auf Wiedersehen are common ex- pressions heard around all German classes. The lan- guage lab is quite valuable, as it is to all modern languages. Several classes had Mrs. Edda Hodnett, a native German, as their teacher, while others learned under Mrs. Dorothy Strieber, who has also lived in Germany. Spanish is perhaps one of the more useful languages that students take, since Texas is so close to Mexico, and the Spanish have had such a great influence on the state ' s culture. ItITtII IH ' MM ' IHO i ' i:u«l LATIN TEACHER Mrs. Cora Fuller sits quietly while students continue on translations, declensions and verb conjugations. i STUDENTS 1 WATCHING FOR STUDENT mistakes in French pronunciation requires concentration from Charles Griggs. STRING- !lll(i ««s a || 208 — Administration .

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i Mrs. Clara Ashley — Al. l. University of Texas English Mrs. Glynn Bates — B.A. Northwest State, La. Journalism Mrs. Lorene Denney — B.A. University of Texas English Mrs. Karen Easterly — B.A. Austin College English Mrs. Susan Edgar — B.A. University of Mississippi English Mrs. Jane Goodnow — B.A. University of Illinois English, French Mrs. Carolyn Haynes — M.S. Texas A. M. English Mary Johnson — B.A. San Jose State College English Mrs. Kathy Miller— B.A. Oklahoma Baptist University English, Speech, Forensics Mrs. Joan Muller — M.A. Texas Technological College English Mrs. Patricia Needles — B.A. Houard Payne College English Mrs. Marilyn Neiman — B.A. North Texas Slate English Mrs. Glory Novosad — B.F.A. University of Lexington, Ky. English. Drama Mrs. Waldron Plicque — B.A. Huston-Tillotson College English, History Mrs. Araminta Seal — B.A. Baylor University English, Creative Writing Mrs. Janice Stanford — B.A. Sam Houston Stale College English Mrs. Dorothy Strieber — M.A. University of Dayton, Ohio English, German Mrs. Joy Webb— M.A. University of Texas English THOUGHT, IDEA, EXPRESSION are emphasized in Mrs. Araminta Seal ' s Creative Writing class. Administration — 207

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STUDENTS IN LANGUAGE CLASSES utilize the tapes and equipment in the lab to perfect accents and speech patterns. Charles Griggs — B.A. University of Texas French Mrs. Cora Fuller— B.S. Kansas Stale College Latin, English Mrs. Doris Henderson — B.A. Eastern New Mexico University Spanish Mrs. Edda Hodnett— B.A. University of Hamburg German Cecelia Houk — B.A. Southwest Texas State Spanish, English Mrs. Elizabeth McAndrew- B.A. University of Texas Spanish Mrs. Vivian Scott — B.A. Sot them Methodist University Spanish, English LISTENING WITH RAPT attention to one of her students is Mrs. Edda Hodnett. Administration — 209