St Wendelin High School - Foslin Yearbook (Fostoria, OH)

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Languages are our stepping stones to knowledge The key-notes of language are knowl- edge, improvement, and appreciation. Emphasis is placed on the study and value of literature as v ell as the application of correct oral language and composition. English is a required four-year course. This year, Latin, the mother of the Romance languages, is offered as a two-year course. The last of the languages taught at St. Wendelin is French, a two-year course. Larry Peiffer, Pamela Williams, Eileen Bentz, Thomas Holman, David Hoover, Lynda Howard, and Mary Lou Huether study for their semester test in English III. Mr. Pocs stands by, ready to onsv er questions. Kothy Burke adds selections to our book store as Susie Marley watts on David Brlckner. Please note those interesting titles: Swiss Family Robinson, Ben Hur, and many, many others. These books are acceptable for book reports! ' Une et Inseparoble — is the spirit in which Leona Hohman and Sara Thomas decorate the French bulle- tin board.

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These first year Latin students, Fred Ziegman, Alfred Diaz, Bonnie Hay, Martha Schroeder, Gerald Holman, and Mary Ann Sheeran, are declining a few nouns for us. This is just one of the many things that Latineers learn. Beginning this year, Latin will no longer be offered all four years, but will be offered in the freshman and sophomore years. Through Latin, students • will receive an ability to interpret a language and learn to appreciate the Roman way of life. First year Latin offers a broad foundation needed to study Three members of the Latin II class re-enact Maria habuit parvum agnum. Michael Frias, Sharon Miller, and Dorothy Frisch expound their great knowledge of Latin by trans- lating, Mary had a little lamb! Firs! year French students, Daniel Saldusky, Larry Holman, and Nadine El chert follow along in their conversation manuals as they listen to the French records being played. Listening to someone else speak the French Language aids these students in their learning process. 16

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How about a guided tour of your castle? The details of a miniature castle like those tn Medieval Times are explained by the constructors of the scale model, Terry Mitchell, Stephen Kinn, and Joseph Walter- meyer. Do you suppose Charlemagne would recognize it? The purpose of a Civics course is to acquaint students with the rights, privileges, and duties of the American citizen. Charles Nye, Raymond Forristell, and Richard Rein hart compare opinions with Mr. Herman. Of course, Herman ' s always right. In modern history class, Stephen Haaser, Eliza- beth Gase, Edwin Lowery and Sandra Degan discuss world topics. Terry Miller and Barbara Droll show James Burkort that it ' s easy to get wrapped up in your work while learning ancient history from Mr. Sobon. In ancient Egypt, bodies were wrapped as mummies to prevent them from decaying because they were thought to be necessary for the soul after death. 18