Saint Alphonsus High School - Arrow Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Languages grow through modern techniques If you cannot visit a country, learning its language is the next best thing to being there. The faraway lands of France and Spain become a reality in rooms 108 and 203 when Miss Gru- baugh greets her student daily with, “Buenas dias, estudiantes!” and Mr. Headley questions his stu- dents, “Comment allcz-vous?” Students concentrate on obtaining the skills of understanding, speaking, reading and writing the foreign language. Practical application of the lan- guage is also very effective in our modem lan- guage department today at St. Alphonsus. Freshmen try to comprehend the basic pro- nunciation. Sophomores know the pronunciation but reading fluently is a task to overcome. Juniors and Seniors strive not only to read fluently but to conquer the art of conversing fluently in their respective foreign language. Latin too, is alive in room 109. Reading, trans- lating and conjugating are not the only ways to learn Latin. Practical application is also stressed by Sister Anne Regina and is considered an in- tegral part of the Latin classes. Re-enactment of the glorious days of the Roman Empire is also of great importance to the students. Each day the future scholars whether they be French. Latin or Spanish students, grow in the knowledge of their language. The Language Department Faculty: Miss Grubauglt, Mr. Headley, Sr. Anne Regina. 21

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(Far right) Reading their decree, Patrick Burke, Joe Fader and Robert Rosbury display student involve- ment in the Freshmen Latin I classes. (Right) While studying a torero, Jim Berger takes time out to per- use a real bullfight poster. (Below) Peter Hetu, Gary Skalski and Debbie Ewing discover headphones play an important role in French class. 20

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Business students prepare for future Releasing an anxious sigh, the students eagerly count up their mistakes, calculate their typing speed and check to see if they have improved. With the encouraging assistance of Sister Clare Charles and Mr. Pachla, students progress stead- ily and rapidly, whether it be in Typing, Book- keeping, Shorthand or Business Law. Future lawyers of the Senior class probe into the technicalities of case problems. Another eager Senior wonders what it will be like to be a real bookkeeper while a puzzled Junior tries to trans- late the dictation she just wrote in Shorthand. Other Business students sit patiently behind their typewriters memorizing the letters on the key- board which seem impossible to learn. Eventually their efforts and dreams of being efficient in the business world of tomorrow will soon be a reality. 22 The Business Department Faculty: Sr. Clare Charles, Mr. Pachla.