Orono High School - Spartan / Orion Yearbook (Long Lake, MN)

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 Hablan Udstedes Espanol?? ABOVE: Students were given an opportunity to improve BELOW: Mrs. Jacoby was a new addition to our language depart-linguistic skills. ment. 20

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Enchanting and Expressive Through tlir guidance of Mrs. O’Connor the students familiarized themselves with American literature. English isn't just spelling, grammar, and luring stories. One must be able to speak correctly and to punctuate with ease. In the junior high, spelling and grammar are emphasized more. Vocabulary is studied in the senior high. The student learns to appreciate many different kinds of hooks, both fiction and non-fiction. In the romantic movement we searched for the hidden meaning the author may have bestowed on us. The lives of great playwrights and authors were studied to aid in the analysis of their work. If a student takes speech, an elective, he gains experience with everyday conversation, lively discussion, and ease in public speaking. Speaking is unavoidable. Speech is a subject which teaches us more about something we do in our everyday lives. One of our new teachers. Mr. Thompson, gave personal attention to his English students. Mr. Eiesland emphasized organization, originality and preparation in our speech classes. 19

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Sprechen Sie Deutsch?? Mr. Neumann used the audio-lingual method of studying Orman. This year the language department welcomed to its staff Mrs. Jacoby, a new Spanish teacher who has studied at several universities. The Spanish Department also offered for the first time, a three-year program for starting freshmen. The school also has an extensive German program, headed by Mr. Neumann. The German program is available to students in all grades interested in acquiring another language. Hard and persistant work is required if one is to learn another language. We not only learned a different language, but we gained a firmer understanding of the complexities of the English language. We were made aware of the fact that there are rules and reasons for verb structure and conjugations, both of which proved to be time consuming, tedious, and never-ending. We are fortunate in that besides our fine teachers, we have many available items that prove helpful to students. The language lab contributes a great deal, because here a student can hear himself speak as compared with the tapes. This method is constructive in forming proper speaking habits. The language department offers a deeper appreciation of foreign lives and cultures, and thus a deeper understanding necessary in a world such as ours. Kathy Farrell contemplates- the conjugation of a Spanish verb.