Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Betty Pavol is pleased with the speedy totals given by the electric adding machine. Before using the mimeograph machine, Leslie Piatak checks her proof copy. 26

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES . . . SOW SEEDS FOR UNDERSTANDING Foreign language students frequently in fancy visit gay Paris, colorful Madrid and ancient Rome. The study of classical and modern foreign languages develops within the student an understanding and respect for his world neighbors. The classical language, Latin, helps the student toward a better understanding of his English sentence structure and vocab¬ ulary. Knowledge of Roman life, customs, literature and culture are additional rewards garnered in these studies. An elementary Latin course for seventh grade students is now offered. Students may continue the subject over a period of six years from seventh through twelfth grades. French and Spanish, romance languages, teach students to read, speak, and understand the present day language of con¬ tinental and Latin American countries. Elementary courses for seventh and eighth grades in Spanish and French have been in¬ troduced. At the high school level advanced courses enable the student to become quite proficient in the language program he elects. Our romance language students who begin in seventh grade obtain a proficiency that eventually may lead them to the United Nations as qualified language experts. Tape recorders are valuable aids to students who study lan¬ guages. Dennis Vucic, Deborah Richter, Carol Burt, and JoAnn Placey are practicing their French pronunciations. The material on the bulletin board is explained to seventh grade Latin students, Ted Chabraja, Robert Zimmerman, Ray Smith, Mary Markowicz, and Craig Wardrip by Miss Agnes McLean, Latin teacher. David Fesko and Jeanne Baker are reading Spanish dialogue from their text¬ books as Miss Angeline Prado and her class listen. This group of eight graders is completing their second year of conversational Spanish.

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BUSINESS CLASSES. IMPLANT PRINCIPLES OF ACCURACY Many students not planning to attend college look forward to positions in the world of business. Preparation for these voca¬ tions may be made in many of our business courses. Classes are offered in shorthand, typing, office training, bookkeeping, and general business. Junior and senior boys and girls are eligible for these courses. Shorthand is offered for two years. Students perk up their ears, wear their fingers to the bone to achieve dictation at the rate of 110 words a minute. Typing I students look and peck. Their first goal is accuracy, then speed. It is hoped that they will be able to type 45 words per minute at their year ' s end. Students desirous of advanced secretarial work enroll in Typing II. Proper form and style neces¬ sary in manuscripts, legal papers, and business letters are taught in this class. With an eraser worn down to the very tip, a bookkeeping student may heave a sigh of relief, at last this column checked. Bookkeeping helps a student learn the basic fundamentals of business financing and accounting. With understanding of general office needs and continued perserverance students go far in the business world through the application of their knowledge. Mr. Robert Yates checks his class group to be sure that accuracy, supplemented by speed, is the by-word of his typing students. Shorthand II students are motivated by their keen desire to enter the world of business sometime in the near or distant future.