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

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Latin describes Roman customs, laws 'lST ROW: Mrs. Dixie Campbell, Latin, Mrs. Marie-Louise Creelman, Spanish. 2ND ROW: Mrs. Madge W. Galbreath, Latin, Miss Rosemary Hope, Latin. 3RD ROW: Mr. Joseph Knab, Latin, History, Miss Martha Kitzman, Latin, German. Travel posters attract Latin stuclents. 20 ,- At Walnut Hills a complete six- year Latin program is offered, the first Three years of which are compulsory. Seventh and eighth graders learn the basic grammar of the language and build up a Latin vocabulary. Ninth graders begin the study of Caesar's Gal- lic Wars with the translation of the 'famous line: Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres. In the tenth and eleventh grades students read the immortal works of Cic- ero and Virgil. Virgil and Horace are studied by pupils taking the honors course, Latin l2 VI. This extensive Latin program aids stu- dents beginning courses in Ro- mance languages, and provides an excellent account of the an- cient Roman civilization.

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Speech, journalism stress originalit In addiTion To preparing sTuolenTs Tor parTicipaTion in school proolucTions, speech classes help sTuolenTs acquire self- confidence and poise in public and every-clay speaking. Any sTudenT who wanTs To Take speech may elecT a Two and one half period a week course, while luniors and seniors who have com- pleTeol Two years of speech and have passed an oral exam may qualify Tor special speech. Special speech sTudenTs sTudy The hisTory of olrama. The ad- vanced speech class also presenTs an an- nual program on Thanksgiving, and an assembly in The spring. Journalism sTu- clenTs noT only learn To disfinguish be- Tween The various meThods of wriTing buT also have an opporTuniTy To pracTice using These skills. The Training which The sfudenrs geT in wrifing various Types of arTicles, TogeTher wiTh insTrucTion in copy-reading and headline wrifing, pre- pare journalism pupils Tor publicarion work. Presenfing a Thanksgiving assembly is an annual feafure of The Special Speech class. 'L :,'..P f 2'S-ff' 'fsv-ftw' 'IST ROW: Mr. Harold lnskeep, English, Miss Martha Keegan, Eng- lish, Speech, Mrs. Katherine Lappa, English. 2ND ROW: Miss Vivian Ross, English, Dr. Edwin H. Sauer, English. 3RD ROW: Miss Mabel Schweikert, English, Mrs. Marie Wells, English. QSQN4'-.Af-5 Y , 'I - N- 'h1x,' -.'37'mf-75? sf S ,. AynfV 'Nf'35fL 1,54-0 .N-cfs' -'N-JN ...nr 'NNN' 'I9

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Languages aid in many fields I I 2 + As the United States comes in closer contact with toreign na- tions, the ability to converse in the modern languages gains a new and deeper meaning. ln re- cent years, because of the grow- ing interest in science and medi- cine, the number ot German stu- dents has increased, A closer re- lationship with our neighbors in the southern hemisphere has made Spanish more important. French, the otticial language ot the United Nations, has become a necessity for those planning to enter the tield ot political science. Modern language students study the grammar and vocabulary ot the language and at the same time learn the customs and histor- ies ot the various countries. .4 .4 'f 'IST ROW: Miss Dorothy Levensohn Latin, Miss Helen Pelton, Latin 2ND ROW: Mrs. Laura Jane Ren frow, Latin, Miss Laura Riffe, Latin 3RD ROW: Miss Irene A. Steinau French, Mr. Barron E. Wilson French, Social Studies. French students gain conversational ability at special lunch table.