R Nelson Snider High School - Safari Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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In-and-Out-of-Class Work Teaches Basics ABOVE: Learning French songs was one of the favorites of this French class. Miss Amelung accompanied as she taught the musically inclined students. RIGHT: Concentration and determination are the two expressions shown as Larry Busch struggles through a Latin class. BELOW: Louis DeArmond writes an exercise in French on the blackboard while the class observes. The entire class will benefit from the mistakes made, if any, in work which is displayed on the board from individual ' s home assignments. 18

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Academic I The 1965-66 school year was beneficial to the Snider students even though a short- ened school-day schedule was in use. Forty minute class periods provided students with the opportunity to choose the same subjects as if in a regular school day. This past spring, Snider students pre- pared their schedules for a seven period, full day sched- ule which will be in use at the beginning of the 1966-67 school year. Studertts chose their subjects from nine sub- ject areas: English; mathe- matics; science,- social studies,- foreign languages; business; journalism; fine arts, which is a combination of art, music, ■and speech, and drama; practical arts; industrial arts; and physical education and health. Various educational experi- ments were tried at Snider this past year. Team teaching in the area of science and ac- celerated classes in mathe- matics were among these ex- periments. An additional ' first was the extra assist- ance students received from the nightly help sessions in French, mathematics, and chemistry. The new Snider building employs many modern edu- cational conveniences. Among these are a learning resource center with library and audio- visual facilities, a reading laboratory, a foreign lan- guage laboratory, and a sci- ence laboratory. All class- rooms are equipped to insure students of a progressive ed- ucation. The learning capac- ity of all the students was in- creased because of these modern conveniences, and the enjoyment of the students in such classes also will continue to expand. Progress comes from growth and expansion.

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Communication Between People Is Achieved In Common Languages The German language was added to the Snider Foreign Language Department this year. The first year stresses speaking practice and accu- rate pronunciation and into- nation to develop the basic sound system of the language. German II is further study in the same areas and includes study of German cultures. Basic grammar and vocab- ulary for reading Latin, plus a study of Roman life and culture compose the course of Latin I. Second year Latin in- cludes the reading of Cae- sar ' s GALLIC WARS. Latin III and IV provide students with more details on Latin and Roman grammar and litera- ture. French I is an introductory course that establishes a foundation in listening com- prehension, intelligent re- sponse, reading and writing. Basic French vocabulary and grammar are learned. French II continues attention to oral fluency and the organization of the French verb system. In French III and IV conversation is practiced and literary works are studied. Spanish I introduces the basic structure of the lan- guage and stresses pronunci- ation by using simple dia- logues. Spanish II studies the grammar of the language and more advanced dialogues are read. In Spanish III and IV more conversation and reading are studied. Spanish literature is read and discussed in Spanish in class. Spanish IV will be taught next year. ABOVE: Sara Coburn gazes pensively at her book as she reads outside material for Latin class. Language students profit from outside study by learning to derive thoughts and ideas from spoken dialogues, such as the play she reads BELOW: Mrs. Poe instructs a second year Latin class in the study of Julius Caesar ' s COMMENTARIES ON THE GALLIC WARS. The phrase being discussed, bellum gerere, is an idiom which means to wage war. Such phrases help students in their Latin literature. 19