Sumner Academy of Arts and Science - Excalibur Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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NCNE Culture taught b languages In order to graduate, Sabres were required to complete at least three years of one foreign language. Students could choose from Latin, German, Spanish, or French in order to fullfill this requirement. Not only was the language taught, but teachers also planned field trips, entered contests, and in other ways aided their classes in understanding the culture. Several instructors offered personal experience from their own visits to the country in which the language was spoken, and shared their own observations about the culture with their classes. -1.211-an-1-1ur Lf -sf .Mms.l.X sQQ xsl f6l 47

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it pleas sh 11 Ms Brown tries her hand at acting 21 Mr. Lane listens as his class recites. 31 Mr. Mobley looks up a technique. 41 Ms. Brown hands Irene Diaz her Pep Club card. 51 Mr. Lane leads his class in singing Latin. 61 Mr. Mobley and Mrs. Bigharn advise Robin LL! Goodspeed, 71 Mrs. Bighani points out ele- ments of art. V WZ35. . Courses aid expression Sum, es, est . . . was familiar to all Latin students. Because Latin is the basis of all languages, it proved to be important in vocabulary development and increased the expressions of students. Art was also an important means of expression. Several art courses were offered and with the addition of a new instructor, the department was able to offer students a wider scope of courses.