Medford High School - Crater Yearbook (Medford, OR)

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Linguists study forelgn c1t1zens, languages, Miss Doroihy Wilson Mrs Maxine Smiih Mrs Naomi Van Dylre MISS DOROTHY WILSON: B.A., Iowa Shale Teachers College. Head of Foreign Language Deparlmeniz Spanish: Advisor, La Teriulia. MRS. MAXINE SMITH: B.A., Universily of Oregon: French: Lafin: French Club Advisor: Junior Girls' Counselor. MRS. NAOMI VAN DYKE: B.A., Universiry of Or- egon: Spanish: English: Assisranl Junior Girls Counselor. Growing in imporlance, Jrhe language de- parlmenr ol Medford I-ligh includes 'Ihree years of Spanish, lwo ol French. and 'Four of Lalin. lmmediaie plans are being made lor a Third-year French course, and German will also be iniroducecl. Chinese and Rus- sian are conremplaied for 'rhe lulure. A class Ihaf discusses DeGauIIe and Brigiffe Bardof? Along wi+h 'rheir regular sludy, French s+uden+s keep up-lo-dale wilh 'rhings l'ha+ are happening in France. This is done by records, newspaper arlicles. and magazines. Pen-pals in France malce il' possible for sludenls 'ro praclice rheir new anguage as well as promoie beirer under- sfanding belween peoples,

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l011lidC1lC6 in use 0 Enghsh 1.11lff11dg'4 3' The card cafalog is essenfial lcrm paper eqniprnenl For J. Flanagan lg. Cv ce la. Dall G. lorlcwood and K. Usher. A +ool for living! Yes, +ha+'s whal Enqlish is lo every one of us, and as we learn more ahoul lhe wrihnq and spealc- ing ol our lanquaqe we come lo aoore: Rare more lhe lhinos lhal +his slclll can do for us, The joy and salisfaclion ol increased underslandinq is our: as we learn lo creale ln lhe realm of lhe imaqinalion and lo express our scallered llwouqhls in oroanizecl ideas and opinions, We also reap lhe benelils of our own Crea-- livene-ssindel3ale,dran'1a, ancl lhe orher lhlncxs which sllmu- lale an inner desire lo be Conf slrllrlivfv. 512 'z ' 5 ' fc' Bcb glee'-2.

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CUSlOl'f1S La+in is noi dead! argues Mrs. Edna Slewari, lirsi and lhird year Lalin leacher. The s+uden+s who 'rake lhis classic language are generally 'rhose who are eilher maioring in language or are planning careers in med- icine or law in which knowledge of l.a+in is essenlrial. Gi course, lhe average sfudeni finds Lalin oi greal praciical use wilh his English words. Vocabularies, senfence siruc- lure, and especially The siudy of Roman cusloms and culiure all help make Laiin alive 'lor loday and ihe iulure. Lalin sludenls Pamela Sfacey and Howard Kennel admire piciures of ruins. E 4' ' 3 ' , Dress from Spanish-speaking Guaiemala is exam- ined by Karen Morlan and Tanya Enders. Taking Spanish ai' M.H.S. does noi siop wifh learning 'rhe language. ln Spanish class 'rhe s'ruden+ explores old legends and cus- 'roms of Spanish-spealcing couniries. He is also given an opporiuniiy 'ro see cloihes, boolcs, piciures, cards, and oiher arlicles aclually used in ihe homes of Spanish- spealcing families. The Spanish ieachers malce each counlry come lo life lor The sludenls. When a sludeni leaves Spanish class, he has acquired in iusl +wo shorf years noi only a lcnowledge of The Spanish lan- guage, buf oi iis hisiory, people, and lu- lure.