Notre Dame Academy - Regina Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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,lt TOU ¥m BOM Cyrano Knows French Requires Nasal Accent If you ' re a frequent victim of the common cold it may be that French is the right language for you! Getting that nasal accent is just one of the challenges encountered by students of the French department. Students of first and second year French learn the basics of their language, customs and culture through dialogues, recordings, short stories and just plain repetition and drill. Third and fourth year students finish up and review grammar, ex- pand their vocabulary and work to become at ease in speaking and reading and writing the exciting foreign language that has become universal. 1 Janet Dehner conducts an impromptu French monologue. 2, Renee Shears, Moira Kelly, Lucy Piotrowski, Barb Grathwol, Becky Sattler dis- cuss Babar ' s Travels in French. 7. Sue Dusseau, Peggy Shea and Jean Czajka study the gruesome facts about French guillotines. Caesar Rises, Roams Latin Classes at NDA How many of you girls hove taken Latin? This ques- tion is so often posed by teachers in various classes that it makes many of the uniformed wonder if Latin is really dead. Latin adds to the development of an understand- ing of many other associated subjects that demand an extensive vocabulary. Latin I, II and III are offered as an option to the more contemporary languages. Although Latin is considered a dead language, those entering the technical or medical fields will find great Caesar ' s Ghost hovering around as a term such as sternocliedomastiodius makes more sense through Latin dissection. 3. Sue Gerken learns the secrets of word construction in Latin. 4. Kim Bouder finds her Latin vocabulary expanding every day. 5. Jeanine O ' Sheo finds concentroting on Latin translations a demanding skill. 6. Sister Mary Myriam explains Latin grammar to her attentive students.

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' ' Hogan ' s Heroes Save NDA German Students In the beginning, first year German students barely have enough understanding of the language to get them through a half hour sitting of Hogan ' s Heroes . But after a mere two semesters with their new teacher, Mrs. Paula Fogt, they ' re practically ready to vacation in the country of the Rhine. Students learned the basics of this fascinating, often complex language, with the help of dialogues. Assuming that the German students can now zip through a Hogan ' s Heroes program with minor dif- ficulties, they move on to German Two, Three and Four. 1. Sarah McGowan dromatically recites o German dialogue. 2. Julie Schlachter finds new Germon vocabulary both exciting and challeng- ing. 4. Regina Crawford and Jennifer Alberts strive for fluency in exp- laining a picture in German, 5 This 3rd year German class works for a translation of an interesting narrative ND Senoritas Say ' Ole ' Question: What language uses upside down punctua- tion, has all masculine noses, and is closely associated with jumping beans and sombreroes? Answer — Span- ish! The study of this language implemen ts dialogue record sets, grammar study and the rapid translation of folk stories. Sister Mary Myriam and Mrs. Catherine Cook are the instructors of this high speed and romantic language. 3. Deanna Walinski and Audrey St. John listen intently for correct pro- nunciation of Spanish words. 6 Jane Wisnewski is prepared to respond to a drill in Spanish class.