Medford High School - Crater Yearbook (Medford, OR)

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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.

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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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Math Department stresses college studl s Mrs. Elsie BUfl9r Mr. Marvin Kauh Mr. Huber? Sharp Mr. Galewood Smilh MRS. ELSIE BUTLER: B.S., Universi+y of Oregon: Columbia Universiiy: Head ol Mafh Deparlmeni: Algebra: Geomelry: Trigonomelry: Scholarship Advisor, MR. MARVIN KAUTZ: A.M.. Colorado Slare Col- lege: BS., Sfale College, Dickinson, Norfh Da- lcora: Geomelry: Algebra: Trigonomelry: Sopho- more Class Counselor. MR. HUBERT SHARP: B.A,, College oi idaho: Algebra: Geomelry: Junior Class Assisranr Ad- WSOP. MR. GATEWOOD SMITH: B.A., Colorado Slale College: lv1.S., Oregon Slaie College: Algebra: Geomelry: Sophomore Boys' Counselor: Advisor Bowling Club. Ma'lh 'reaches you +o +hinlr. People who have worlced s'rory problems in a rnalh class lrnow iusi how lrue Thai slalemenl is. lalcing malh is more 'rhan iusl learning lo worlc problems mechanically. ln lhe lhree--year course offered al Medford l-ligh, a sludenl has an ample opporiunily lo become well acquainlecl wilh algebra, geornelry, lriqonomelry, and 'rhe new college algebra which is being offered 'lor 'rhe iirsl lime lhis year. Problems, problems, Glenn Kaye, Mrs. Buller, and Bob Emmens are engrossed in o slandard devialion problem.