Shadle Park High School - Sporran Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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ABOVE: Deni Yamauchi seeks the help of Latin teacher, Mrs. Charlotte Fancher. Latin, the basic of the Romance Languages is taught only one period a day to first and second year students. ABOVE: Busily taking down notes in Spanish, Mr. Carlos F I ores ' third year class contemplates Spanish verbs and conjugations. Using voice forms characterized advanced Spanish study. Russian students learn a completely new and different alphabet studying this Asiatic language. First and second year Russian is the only unconventional language taught M Stasia. 29

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Adding Advanced Studies Helps Language Students Advanced language classes in French, Spanish, and German completed a study of four and five years of work for 21 students this year. These students mixed with third and fourth year classes and generally studied on an independent program in which they evaluated the language. Language enrollment increased 124 percent since 1959, showing a jump in popularity for the conventional languages. These languages consist of Latin, French, German and Spanish. Unconventional languages such as Russian, Chinese and Japanese brought a taste of Asia to many public schools this year. Second year Russian composed the only Asiatic language offered at Shadle. Using progressive learning, language classes developed a better understanding of the course. This system contains speaking and listening methods as opposed to the strict grammar technique. Students learned through educational films, tapes, records, film strips, and the language lab. By using these methods students gained knowledge of history, geography, culture, and economy of the land. Used extensively, the lab opened every day before and after school for student study. It offered the students the opportunity to work at their own speed and to choose the field in which they wished to study. BELOW: Learning the proper pronunciation of German words, Kathy Dike, fourth year German student, listens intently as Mrs. Loretta Sloan slowly enunciates the correct sound. ABOVE: Translating third year French into understandable English, Mr. Bill Via answers a question concerning the proper tense of a verb and its actual meaning.

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Expanded Business Dept. Utilizes Data Processing Data Processing joined the program in Business Machines classes, utilizing six weeks of the semester course. This, along with the other machine operations, helped the students become more familiar with standard office machines and their operations as the Business Education department expanded the program. Secretarial Science offered further training in business education. This two-hour block class helped the girls increase their speed and accuracy in shorthand and develop other business skills. Distributive Education served a double purpose; classroom instruction and on-the-job training. A part-time job gave the students first-hand experience. In the classroom they received instruction on sales promotion, marketing, and social and economic responsibilities. Typing and shorthand classes continued to acquaint the students with the two basic secretarial skills. Office Practice emphasized working in a real business atmosphere. Students worked with the staff in the library, bookroom, cafeteria, and business, student, and public offices. BELOW: Explaining the fundamentals of a sale, Mr. Jim Morlan pauses in his presentation to answer questions of students in his 3-4 period Distributive Education class. Classroom discussion aided in the understanding of the principles of sales promotion. 30