Whiting High School - Reflector Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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Spanish Students See Man from La Mancha The object of the Spanish course was to acquaint the students with the language, custom, and origin of the Spanish people. First-year pupils were introduced to grammar and vocabulary drills. Second-year students re- cited memorized conversations using motions and ges- tures. The pupils of third and fourth year Spanish put to practice the reading and the writing of the Spanish lan- guage to a greater extent than in their previous years of study. Fourth-year pupils also learned about the penin- sula of Spain with its geographical scenery and variety of racial characteristics. Mr. Taylor, the Spanish instructor embarked with his students on a field trip to Chicago where they viewed the movie, The Man from La Mancha. A Mexican dinner party was held later in the year at a Spanish restaurant. A. Unate peruses through one of the books on Spanish short stories hop- ing to use this as background material for her next show and tell assign- ment in Spanish III. By practicing the textbook’s dialogue, G. Plemons and B. Darlington learn the correct usage of verbs. A typical day in Spanish II shows several of the pupils exemplifying the tme Spanish spirit. 28

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Karen Tobias observes monoclinic crystals of sulfur as they change to rhomic-shaped crystals. Inquisitive Nancy Markovich makes an incision in the abdomen of a frog with the aid of a pair of scissors. The students in Mr. Sorota s Physics class prepare to note the rate of motion in a moving object. 27

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Linda Balogh displays her artistic talent as well as her linguistic ability in one of the weekly speeches given in the third-year German class. “I During the second year German class, Jeff Perz discusses the Olympics and how it affected the people of Munich. German Students Plan Annual Trip to Chicago Under Mr. Ulrich’s supervision, the students of the German courses were taught grammar, vocabulary, the usage of verbs, and also an appreciation of the German culture. First-year pupils were introduced to grammar ex- ercises in the workbook and to weekly topic reports based on the dialogues from the textbook. Increasing their vocabulary and improving their verb usage were the goals of the German II student. The students of third and fourth year German quickly became accustomed to the weekly speeches which en- abled them to improve their linguistic ability. A variety of topics were included in the speeches the students delivered. In early December, the German students traveled to Chicago, where they viewed the decorated city in its Christmas attire.