St Marys Academy - Madonna Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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41231 The Roman Era Sheds Light on Modern Times Britannia est insula introduced the fresh- men to their first foreign language. As the year progressed, the girls quickly became familiar with the basic rules of translation and the con- fusing declensions and coniugations. They eagerly followed the adventures of Aeneas, and acquired a wider vocabulary, in both Latin words and their English counterparts. Second year students learned more than that all Gaul was divided into three parts as they advanced through Caesar's Gallic Wars. Gram- mar and sentence structure became increasingly complex. Students also gained much from the study of myths and other readings related to Roman history. Advanced study in the third and fourth years gave the girls who desired it, the opportunity to extend their knowledge of Roman culture and of the Latin language. Included were the works of Cicero, Virgil and other classical writ- ers. ln the new classroom cn the second floor of Madonna Hall, Laura Fredericks and Debbie CaJacob listen to the explanation of Sister M. Thomas More, head of the Latin department. 'z af JIA'-5 Mary Tiedge, Mary Ann Lusson and Mariea Kercheval examine the tre- mendous growth of the Roman Empire. ln studying Latin ll, they are learning more about history and English, too. 2 Candy Anderson dem- onstrates a model ot a Roman battering ram to Latfn l stu- dents, Barbara Holmes, Cherri Gait, and Por- tia Prebys.

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Speech Class Develops Able Speakers Acquisition of poise and confidence in public speaking was the aim of the speech classes Never was there a class without the warm up exercises to promote better enunciation pro nunciation and proper articulation Varying periods of attentive silence and sud den laughter from Room Five were a certain sign that a speech class was in progress Stu dents used all kinds of props from lollipops to fire hoses to instruct or entertain their class mates under the able direction of Mrs Gar wood Along with Interpretative readings essays and interviews the students conducted debates on current affairs Attendance at a Notre Dame debate and participation in radio programs over WNDU supplemented classroom work Stick um up' Pat Hanrahan robs the speech class of laughter posing as sheriff of Academy County Dorothy Straub prepares to give her speech, which won first place in the Sf. Joseph County T.B. Speech Contest, for the student body. 78

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ll Magnifique! Aptly Describes the French Tongue Possessive adiectives in first-year French get the close scrutiny of Gloria Sebok, Kathy Burke, and Sue Turnock. Atter mastering the most necessary grammar and vocabulary in first year French, the class went on to second year to study the country of France in detail, with emphasis on culture and customs. Phyllis Johnson points out an interesting section of Paris in the study of France made by the second-year French class. Boniour, ma classe! Comment allez-vous auiourd'hui'? The familiar greeting in French class brought the response, Je vais bien, merci, Made- moiselle! in varying degrees of pronunciation, which to everyone's delight, grew better each day. For the first year French students the text itself posed a seemingly insurmountable problem tor, as despairingly discovered, it was written entirely in French. Then came the day when their professeur confronted them with Avez-vous votre lecon? , but hastily-whispered translations by alert class- mates enabled all to answer resoundingly, Oui, Mademoiselle! I PXRIS ' I .