University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Modern longuoges Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing Skills Stressed Chinese. French, German. Russian and Spanish were offered by the Modern Language area. Primary concerns were reading, writing, speaking and listening. To attain perfection, fluency and understanding. the audio-lingual method was used. Teachers, however, were able to vary and add to this. One teacher was concerned with individual instruction of students and developed this concept in her class. Cultures of the respective countries were introduced. Russian classes watched film strips direct from the Soviet Union, concerning soviet life. Spanish students danced the Devil dance, notive to Bolivia, at the International Festival of Nations. Or. Dele Lang©—French. Gorman—B.A.. MA.. Ph.D.—University of Minnesota—area head— active in hit church choif. (top) Judith Gibbons—Fr©rch—BA.. B.S.—-Collage of St. Toresa. University of Minnesota—advisor to French club and Pom pon girls—learning to ski. (left) Shirley Krogmeier—Garmon—BA.. MA—Uni-varsity of Colorado—German club advisor-research with the Center for Human Learning, (above right, with student) 27

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Donald Ryberg—Russian—B.A.. M.A —Grinnell college. University of Chicago—treasurer of Minn sola Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages. (above) James DeYoung—German, Russian—B.S.. M.A. —University of Vienna, San Francisco State collage—aroa representative for International Studies—avid rocl hound, (above right) Ruben Soruco— Spanish—MA.—University of San Andres—hometown LaPor. Bolivia—also teaches at tho Metropolitan State Junior college—co-advisor of Spanish club, (right) Frances Taylor—Spanish—A.B . M.A.—Middle-bury college—WDGY Oneders cheerleader- - co-advisor of Spanish club, (right) 26

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14 John Holland—Industrial Art’. B.A.. Bemidji Slate college. University of Minnesota—conoes in his shop-built conoo—advisor to Auto club, (noar right) Donald H. Bulfer—Music—B.S.. M.M., Mankato Sfofo college: Univorsity of Minnosota—plays saxophone, clarinot. piano and percussion instruments— I live to eat. (lower cantor, seated) Robort Poterson—Music—B.S.. Univorsity of Minnosota—sings with the Lamplightors—inter-osted in skiing and sports ears, (lower left) Robort Gibson—Music—B.S.. University of Minnesota—travolcd with bards and choirs through 48 of tho 50 stofos. (lower right) Ralph Brown—Unified Art: oroa hoad—B.S.. M.A. Univorsity of Minnesota—studied at the Fortress in Saliburg. Austria—teaches oil painting courso in studio arts area, (right) Barbara Wojciak—Art—8.S.. University of Minnesota—advisor to Photo club—enjoys making woodcuts and otching. (far right) 28