Romulus High School - Eagle Yearbook (Romulus, MI)

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MNGWIGEJ' ZEAD When translations become difficult, Mr. Tabler, a new member of the Language depart- ment, gives aid and encourage- ment to eager Spanish students. Yes, Latin was hard for Caesar and Cicero too. That's probably one of the reasons why it became a so-called dead lang- uage. But, here in Romulus the language of ancient Rome lives today, not only in daily assign- ments, but in proiects, drawings, and pictures. One of the new faculty mem- bers, Mrs. Mayes, helps a group of Latin l students through a dif- ficult passage as they translate an znferesfin Eyfh. gi , ,,.. ,, X ' X Q. l NX l lee. Buenas dias, close. With these words, begins an hour of instruction in the language of our Spanish-speaking neighbors. Man students desirin to learn the llanguage are enrolled in first year Spanish classes. Giving impromptu speeches in Spanish, carrying on conversations, ancl special projects add variety to te dailyf work. Students, not only study the vocabulary and grammar, but they also learn about the customs, traditions, costumes and history of the Span- ish peope. .

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A Bkofw nm: 0F cffolcf 5' Plfjlu Mathematics courses are pop- ular but challenging. ln a lot of ways they result in a survival of the fittest. Students can ma- ior in math or merely take a two year minor, whatever the individ- ual's choice, a full program is available. From room 104, we hear the screech of chalk and the flutter of ages as Mr. Pedrick's Advan- cecla Algebra students attempt to draw complicated graphs and solve impossible quadratic equa- tions. I I 1 Ml! Q if l s, Q lm, Z f xx M Long involved problems, com- plicated experiments, and difficult proiects are worked on far into the night by those who ventured into the course in physics. Deal- ing mainly with matter, energy, and physical changes in matter, this course is invaluable to stu- dents who are preparing for col- lege. Mr. Goldenberg demonstrates, and explains some of the prin- ciples of sound and sonics to a group of science minded seniors.

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T0 UNDERSMNDIN6 ...... Speech is not onlya course, it's an experience-or a series of experiences. Rather painful at first for some of the more shy and shrinking, Speech trains in enun- ciation, expression, careful and clear articulation, and poise be- fore an audience. Hard as it is at first for those who need it most, o one is ever sorry for iii W t M Should we have school for six days a week? ask speech students as they participate in a mock debate. Through plays, debates, skits, and s eeches, Mrs. Parker helps her students vercome shyness and, demonstrate their talents. Wt it students listen refully, Mrs. Collins explains some of the asic principles of correct pronunciation, so necessary in speaking and writing correctly. It may be old fashioned to learn to diagram sentences-the longer and more involved the r better! But Romulus teachers and many students think there is ' no better way to learn the word relationships and the various parts ofa good sentence. Some stu- dents find it as challenging an exercise as working cross word puzzles or playing a brain teasing game of scrabble. Of course, literature is by no means consi- dered to be unimportant. Stu- dents learn about Caesar, Shake- spheare, and King Arthur, and plays, poetry, short stories, es- says, and novels by both Ameri- can and foreign authors.