Shawnee High School - Quilna Yearbook (Lima, OH)

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English students struggled through another year of Shaki ' spcaii ' s Macbeth— and the memory work. We not (inK rrlhcd five acts of the tragedy and discovered lh;it Shakespearean sonnets deal with the eternal veri- ties of life but also acquired a worth-while back- ground in grammar. In all the English classes there was an ultimate uniting of the knowledge attained in the various studies. Thus, we could more fully realize the significance of the changes that have occurred since the age of Chaucer or Thoreau. The importance of speaking fluently is stressed in the Spanish classes. Students got into the appropriate mood by observing Spanish films, giving frequent con- versations, singing songs in Spanish, tape-recording speeches, and writing letters to pen pals. Although Latin is no longer spoken, it continues to enrich our thoughts as we study about the distinguish- ed military leaders of Rome, the legendary gods, the mar ' elous aqueducts, and Rome ' s significant contribu- tions to modern civilization. My dear young intellectuals . . . LANGUAGE CLASSES UNITE CULTURES Turn left on the Appian Way and you end up . . . lost. And to think we have difficulty speaking English correctly! « tL?M)Rdu . LlKIWSTldLADCll[ULIK«nBlu lit- LOS leas usgaac TBiL p AW.-SiJ ' Jg« 22

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COMMERCIAL COURSES PREPARE STUDENTS FOR WORLD OF BUSINESS ■ ' The hunt and peck metliod is a tiling of the past for us. Approacliing t ' ac prolilciiis of the field of commerce from a personal angle often leads one to wonder how the world of business is able to remain in the universe. Fortunately, im- told patience on the part of the instructors, as tliev assist the students in mastering short- hand, typing, bookkeeping, anc business machines, pavs great di idends in preparing future businessmen and secretaries. Gi-c- wliiz. Mr. llutLliiiis, 1 can halancc niv own hudi ct; but I siniplv can ' t make tliis work out. ' Is shorthand a dead lantruauc? 21

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i fFUSE It ' s out of this world. Oops, flunked another one! SOCIAL STUDIES PROMOTES WORLD UNDERSTANDING Absolutely necessar - for t ood citi .cnsliip is a knowledge of social studies. Students at SIuiw - nee learn to understand present world situa- tions through a study of the past. Li ' elv discussions and challenging films in world history classes illustrated the influence of ancient cultures, not only upon our present goyernment, but also upon our li es. Thus, we realized that history does repeat itself. Panel di.seussion or friendl - fending? American historx and . incric.m goNcrnnient classes teach us tiie importance of democrac) ' and introduce us to the people who haye made democracy successful. An immigrant, before he may become a citizen of the United States must attend citizenship classes so that he will be an informed and proud member of our na- tion. Is it not the cry least we, as future lead- ers of democracy, can do to le:nn the basic go ernmental principles, also? 23