Maggie L Walker High School - Dragon Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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A Spanish smile, a Spanish look help to make learning a language easy with Mrs. Evelyn Page as teacher and Department Head. Mrs. |. Windmueller Mrs. J. Washington (on leave) German Teacher 23 Mrs. Sarah Sartain, our Russian teacher listens while her students recite in Russian. Miss M. Johnson our Latin teacher grades Latin test papers.

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The Foreign Language Department offers the stu- in French, Latin, German, Spanish and Russian and dents opportunities to acquire understanding and are chosen by the students to suit their own individ- skills in the areas of oral comprehension and proper ual interests. Foreign language provides a means of pronunciation of words. Selective courses are offered communication among the peoples of the world. Mrs. Maxine L. Black feels that French is most Mrs. Audrey L. Gaines seems surprised that test important to all peoples. records are not done in French. Mrs. Trella Collins has a smile with a French accent. “Now that is not as funny as it sounds,”’ says Mrs. Emma Parcell our Spanish teacher. 22

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History teachers Something must have happened that was amusing in Miss Gladys Cousins’ 12 Government Class, observing the expression on her face. a John Williams, Head of the History Department, assists in the clearing of halls during the change of classes. Alvostov Taylor prepares a film for his Negro History Class. In addition to offering regular courses in history, the Students enrolled in history courses are active in History Department lists a basal and honors curricula. community activities, such as participating in United The guiding philosophy of the department seems to Nations Contest, Negro History programs, and voting be expressed in terms of a statement that is so often poll duties during state and national elections. expressed by Mr. John Williams — ‘‘If the world is to be saved, it must be saved through Social Studies.”’ 24