Reedsburg High School - Gleaner Yearbook (Reedsburg, WI)

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Supplemented Classroom Textbooks wtmmmass. ,vt .rf Mrs, Durand rearranges a bulletin board showing Paris fashions and French advertisements. students with the colloquial pronunciation of Latin as well as with the written word. MRS, MARY ANN DURAND BA., College of Saint Teresa French MRS. VEHONA HAPPLE BA, Lawrence U. Latin. English , 'N 'fi 13 DENNIS HOLT BA., U, of Wisconsin Spanish

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odern Language Laborator Sandi Walsh assembles a model depicting a temple, the rostra, and the Colosseum, while the senators and citizens wander through the forum. Languages The foreign language department. because of the varied emphasis each course. Spanish, Latin. and French. puts on its own history, literature, and culture. is not highly unified in its teaching: but its members still share many facilities and activities. The language lab, designed to allow students to get maximum individual drilling during a class session while the teacher checks on their progress, is a good example of this sharing. Although French and Spanish classes hold their regular class sessions in the lab. Mrs. Happle's Latin students, who meet in an adjoining room, also make use of the taped lessons during room trades with the French students. The foreign language department. besides providing linguistic instruction. also gives the student a better understanding of the people who speak the language since he studies their history. geographical environment, and literature. One method of culture study, which the students find an enjoyable activity, is the language club meeting. Los Matadores. Les Trou- badours. and Romani Hodierni meet monthly. and each sponsors an inter-club party: the French Mardi Gras, the Spanish piniata centered Christmas party. and the popular end-of-the year Latin Banquet. ml Mrs. Happle advantageously uses the language lab to acquaint her

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Fine Arts Emphasized Individual JAMES FOUND DAVID HOFSTAD REBA HUMPHREY LOREN WOLF B.S., Valparaiso U. B.S., Augustana College B.S., U. of Illinois MA., U. of Colorado Orchestra Art Mixed Choir, Girls Glee, Band Fine Arts The fine arts courses at Webb provide cultural activities and encourage an appreciation of aesthetics for the students. Both those performing and those observing can profit from their contributions, While the music departments differ, in that band and orchestra teach the techniques of playing instruments and choir teaches voice development. the end result is the same-a better understanding and enjoyment of great music and composers. All three courses give the student a chance to express himself and to learn self-discipline and cooperation with fellow classmates. ln addition to the new music purchased for each division to play and perform, the orchestra played some unpublished music composed by their own conductor, Mr. James Found. ln orchestra, private lessons. beginning in the fourth grade and continuing through high school. acquaint each student with his stringed instrument and improves his group performances. Private lessons are also a part of the band students' schedule. So that they become more skilled participants in the performing groups and band clas- ses. the equipment for these classes was improved this year by the addition of compressed wood and steel posture chairs. These enable the student to breathe better and therefore to produce better tone. The art department. which offers three classes of varying degrees of difficulty, requires individual projects, including linoleum block printing, oil painting. block printing, and sculpturing, lt gives individual students the chance for aesthetic creativity. using their ingenuity to express their own ideas and feelings. Their work is displayed regularly in the south hall cases and in the front hall for Parent Open House. They are also given the opportunity to display work in the Art Display at the Home Show. Madrigals, Triple Trio Mr. Found energetically directs the orchestra through Be ethoven. l l