New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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Three foreign languages teach students The three languages which open new doors for New Haven High School students are German, French, and Latin. Through these language studies, students not only increase their English vocabulary, but also gain a deeper insight into foreign cultures and ways of life. Students who study French are given French names in class. First-year French emphasizes vocabulary. Second- year French focuses on spoken French and pronunciation; while in the third and fourth years, study is concentrated on conversation and communication. German scholars study vocabulary the first year in addi- tion to learning to count in German. During the third and STUDY IMPROVES TRANSLATION— (Above) Mrs. Ruth Ibrahim leads the first-year German class in an oral reading lesson. (Right) In group study and translation, Latin students read one paragraph at a time and then translate it into English. FRENCH VOCABULARY DRILL— A French class watches as the stu- dents at the board work on language drills.

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MARCH VISUAL AIDS — Many teachers tried to get away from using diagrams on boards and began using original visual aids. journalism, debate LIBRARY RESEARCH— Junior debate student Bob Kortenber found that preparing for debate meant many long hours spent in the library. PAPER DAY— Juniors Donna Vin- son, Marty Silverman, Tom Mathis, and Bart BirchefT prepare to dis- tribute The Herald, the result of two weeks of concentrated effort. NEW EQUIPMENT — Many students voluntarily gave up their study halls four days a week to use the new electronically controlled reading equipment to develop further their reading skills.

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of other cultures fourth years of the course they study conversation and Ger- man hterature by such authors as Goethe and Schiller. They also read Stern magazine, the German equivalent of Life magazine, and other language magazines. The Latin language study concentrates on vocabulary the first year. The second-year Latin students read literature written by Julius Caesar. They also study the epic of Jason and the Argonauts and myths in the original Latin. Third year Latin people read Vergil ' s Aeneid, while those taking fourth-year Latin read speeches by the Roman orator Cicerp. The culture and customs of the ancient Romans are stressed throughout the four years. OTHER LANDS AND CULTURES (Below) .Sophomore Bob Cogar and junior Keith Menze look over sophomore Eric Kuhne ' s shoulder at a story in Stern magazine, the German equivalent o! Life Magazine. (Right) Sopho- more Garry Folk points out the location of Rome on the paper mache map of ancient Italy made for second year Latin class. MOULIN ROUGE PIANO— French students are gathered around a blaz- ing red piano to sing French folk songs.