St Josephs High School - HiWay Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Basics of Second Language Examined Buenos dias, Juan. begins an informal conservation Lapczynski and Dale Lesicki. Brother Anton seems Spanish between Dave o enjoy the effort. Other than English, three lan- gviasjes are taught at St. Joseph ' s. There are three years of Latin, two of French and two of Spanish. Plans are being made to con- struct a language lab with the pulldown or pod-type earphones and microphones. The a ? could sen-e as a regular classroom when the magnetic tape equipment isn ' t in use. Since each department has ac- cess to the teaching of only one modern language — French for the girls and Spanish for the boys — (both have Latin) — consideration is being given to the possibility of trading students so both boys and girls will have the option of two languages. Several girls are already taking Ad anced Latin in the Boys ' Department. Another possibility is the teach- ing of a third year of Spanish. No language department as such exists and teaching methods are left pretty much up to indi id- ual teachers. In the attitude of a band director, Brother Daniel Bengert leads his Ad- vanced Latin class through a translation of Vergil ' s Aeneid. U-

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Above- From his favorite spot to the left of the desk. Brother Wilbert fires a question in his World History class. Below: After his Government class has read the .American Observer , Brother Roy leads a question and answer period on South-East .■ sia. Facts — Basis For Social Studies Due to the addition of some new equipment and to some changes in teacher procedure, cer- tain social studies have proven more challenging and interesting this year at St. Joseph ' s. Se eral social studies class- rooms are equipped with an over- head projector. The office now has a machine that makes trans- parencies and other stencils to be used in the projectors. These have proved valuable teaching tools. New maps add greater his- torical coverage. In U.S. History prospective students were given a mandatory reading list for use during the summer. The idea was to stimulate historical interest. More outside speakers showed up in social studies than formerly. Talks were gi ' en on current events, especially controversial is- sues. Many teachers continue to make extensive use of bulletin board materials, audio-visual aids, and news magazines to inform and prick student interest. For Sister Dolorine ' s Government class, Cathie Earley explains the fun- damentals of debate.