Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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By diagraming sentences . . . each student gets an oppor- tunity to clarify Latin constructions ... to further his ability as a Latin scholar. Rome, Germany, and Mexico Cultures and Customs Language exists as a development of culture . . . history of transitions . . . art of communication . . . combination of sounds and associations . . . barrier between countries . . . unity for peoples. Each year more and more students are taking one of the three foreign language courses offered at VHS. These are German, taught by Mr. Robert Hummel; Spanish, taught by Mrs. Delores Bauer and Mrs. Frieda Schiek; and Latin, taught by Mrs. Mary Bowman and Mrs. Ruth Froberg. A third year of German was added to the cur- riculum this year. After learning vocabulary, sen- tence construction, and some translation in the first two years, third year German students spent time studying German history, literature, and con- versation. Spanish students read a novel, l oche Oscura en Lima, wrote plays and Christmas cards in Spanish, and carried on a foreign correspondence with teens in South and Central America. Latin students sang Christmas songs in Latin and read selections from Commentaries on the Gallic War and The Argonauts. Magazine articles and drawings . . . collected by Latin students . . . accompany class study . . . add interest to work. Mrs. Mary Bowman Mr. Robert Hummel Mrs. Delores Bauer Mrs. Frieda Schiek 20

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To an English student, the learning of the “tools” of English and how to use them is the basic goal. The underclassmen concentrated on the fundamentals of English grammar so they could better express themselves orally and in writ- ten work. The purpose of underclass literature is to learn to appreciate the different types of lit- erature. Speech was a new challenge for the juniors. After a semester of training in which they learned the rules of public speaking, they put their new knowledge to work and staged the an- nual Speech Banquet. Junior literature consisted of the chronological development of American liter- ature. Grammar review, college prep, and stressed composition made up the senior grammar course, highlighted by the well-known term paper. In the semester of senior literature, students studied Eng- lish literature as an aid to forming a personal philosophy of life. Teaching these English courses were Miss Aud- rey Shauer, Mrs. Margaret Filipowski, Mrs. Linda Bixler, Mrs. Mary Bowman, Mrs. Frieda Schiek, Mrs. Ruth Froberg, Miss Florence Craig, Mr. Olen Griesbaum, Mr. Roy Brown, and Mr. Burton Conkling. Composing a research paper . . . combining standard tech- niques with originality . . . Susan Dorris and other English VIII pupils learn that this is no easy task. Exhibited by Frances Saar and Tom Goede ... a Shakes- pearean theater ... a record of membership in the Eng- lish crown family . . . two objects of interest in English literature. 19

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Use of a tape recorder helps German students to correct pronunciation ... to improve voice inflections. While other German students look on . . . Kim Froberg locates an important German city . . . explains its contributions as a center of culture and industry. Simon dice or “Simon says” . . . an expert method for teaching Spanish vocabulary . . . words which refer to parts of the body. 21