Winchester Thurston School - Thistledown Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Sixth Grade Back row, left to right: E. Birmingham, J. Walton, M. Lusk, P. Plumley, M. Morgan, J. Tynberg, M. Wilson, K. Horner, M. Ep- stine, P. Ferguson, P. Rus- landerg front row, left to right: J. Brock, B. Berk- man, K. Hyde, L. Isaly, M. Cancelliere, L. Ruttenberg, S. Demmler, C. James, B. Warne, J. Johnston, S. Pekruhn, J. Williams, ab- sent: P. Wright. The Faeult Back row, left to right: J. Wertz, N. Pascoe, J. Thomas, J. Chinlund, C. Clark, J. Getty, M. G. Merskyg middle row, left to right: R. Knake, E. Ful- ton, B. Bair, A. Cline, L. Voelp, L. Cline, front row, left to right: T. Nesbitt, D. Phillips, M. Brainard, L. Mirsky, C. Rosenburgg absent: P. Wallace, A. McParland. CV F' . .2 if f,,4- e ,X . . I2 fi Q, th Grade Standing, left to right.: Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Frey, Miss Caldwell, Mrs. Stir- ling, M1'S. Holzworth, Miss Engstrom, Mrs. Nicholson, seated, left to right: Miss Wagner, Mrs. Houston, Miss Zeigler.

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French-Latin Our French department teaches us to understand the culture of France as Well as to appreciate the beauty and grace of the French language. In the eighth and ninth grades we learn to conjugate verbs and to pronounce u. Here Miss Chalfant inspires us with her many tales of Paris and the Champs-Elysees. In the upper grades We study with Miss Fisher to develop the tech- nique of French composition. As We enter her classroom, We are often greeted with that familiar call to duty, Prenez un morceau de papier, s'il vous plait. With this solid background we begin to explore French literature. Madame Yagodkin shows us the humor of Alphonse Daudet, the adventures of Alexander Dumas, and the pathos of Victor Hugo. But what is more important, Madame communicates to us her deep appreciation of the beauty in life. With good reason we say in parting, Au revoir mon professeur, merci beaucoupf' B.S. Madame Yagodkin Miss Chalfant Miss Fisher Mrs. Rhodes Miss Johnston For us Latin is not a dead languageg we study it as we would any great national lit- erature. But before We learn to read, we must memorize rules, their exceptions, and their exceptions' exceptions. Miss Johnston and Mrs. Rhodes train us in the ninth and tenth grades. With them We stress the importance of prose composition, which helps us to understand the structure of a Latin sentence. We read true Latin in Caesar's Gallic Wars. We shall never forget that Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres -. As Juniors We study Cicero, and we learn to use H arpe1 s Lexicon for additional research. Miss Johnston then opens the door to scholarly interest, and we begin to think independently. The Senior year brings us the grace and beauty of Virgil's poetry. During these four years, we have had access to some of the great minds of the past, and we have enjoyed Latin for its own sake. B.S.