Walnut Hills High School - Remembrancer Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Latin fosters our classical tradition The living language of the Latins is the basis for the classical curriculum of Walnut Hills just as Roman architecture provides the plan for the school building. In the seventh and eighth grades Latin students are taught grammar fundamentals through stories of Roman life and mythological tales. Ninth grade pu- pils are introduced to Caesar's Gallic campaigns and sophomores enrich their Latin vocabularies by study- ing Nepos and Cicero. The poetry of Ovid is read during the eleventh year course while seniors come to appreciate the beauty of the Latin language as used by Virgil. When Walnut Hills became a col- lege preparatory high school in 1919, Latin was made a required subject for the junior high. With- in the past twenty years the stress has switched from excessive gram- mar study to more literature, which has given the student a greater sense of the reality of Ro- man life. The study of derivatives reveals the dependence of English on Latin. Preliminary Latin also aids many in later study of the Romance languages. Latin Weeks sponsored by the lower school also develop interest through model displays and posters. LEFT: Students participate in Ohio Latin Week by preparing displays on Roman life. INSERT: Miss Laura Riffe, head of the Latin department. ABOVE: Miss Bernice Bartlett, Mr. Arthur Condit, Mrs. Madge Galbreath, Miss Helen Pel- ton, Mrs. Dixie Campbell. 20

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develops facilit and appreciation Making up the front page of the Chatterbox seems impossible to Journalism I students. However, as they learn to write leads and headlines and to understand news- paper style, this assignment be- comes more reasonable. Pupils are also taught what to expect of our city newspapers. Speech students are trained to voice their thoughts effectively and are instructed in the use of a microphone and in speaking before an audience. Spe- cial speech students make a more detailed study of dramatics and present an assembly each year. Writing for the Gleam, interpreta- tions of Shakespeare, and heated debates carried on after school were the motivating forces behind our present well-established and outstanding departments of speech and journalism. As a result of in- creased interest in these activities, courses in journalism and speech were offered for the entire school. These departments now provide the best practical backgrounds in the media of speaking and writing. ABOVE: Miss Mabel Schweikert, Mr. Wayne Gregory, Miss Frieda Lotze, Miss Mary Louise Schroth, Miss Helen A. Carson, Miss Helen Wilkinson. LEFT: Special speech students rc- hearse for a radio play. 19

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ABOVE: Mrs. Laura Renfrow, Miss Caroline Zurlage, Mrs. Marie-Louise Creelman, Miss Martha Kitzman, Miss Irene Steinau. odern tongues give a global outlook As the United States becomes in- creasingly involved in world affairs, modern languages in the high school curriculum are taking on added im- portance. The history of the past two decades has had a great effect on modern languages at Walnut Hills. When Germany invaded France in 1940, the enrollment in French classes decreased and German was discontinued. After the war, the study of the languages of these two countries regained their popularity. Spanish has grown in importance during the last decade because of an increase in foreign relations with Latin-American nations. RIGHT: French students receive class- room instruction amid a realistic atmos- phere of French mottos and murals. The modern language department at Walnut Halls offers complete courses of study in Spanish, French, and German. From this study we learn the culture and customs of the nations where these languages are used as well as the languages them- selves. French has always been recognized as the language of cultured people. German is of great importance, particularly to students who plan to enter medicine and related fields of science. Our close relations with South America and Mexico have increased the popularity of Spanish, and its opportunities for use in business are growing daily.