Archbishop Walsh High School - Buchmann Beacon Yearbook (Irvington, NJ)

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Waff ys a cSfz109 if Qjafferzzs Algebra ll students try their luck at the binomial theorem. L. Drzymkowski, D. Trynosky and M. Provini are three of the brave ones who have found the courage to tackle a Math Analysis problem. The purpose of a mathematics course is to exercise the mind in the calisthenics of logical reasoning. ln Algebra l and ll, students become aware of basic theorems about numbers. Geometry serves to explain the cautious steps taken before such theories are expounded. Courses such as Mathematical Analysis, Trigonometry, and Review Math are dee signed to work with what the student has already discovered and to en- rich this knowledge. The most valuable outcome of any math class is to encourage the participant to think and reason for herself. She learns to look for similar- ities, to be able to recognize them, and to be able to formulate an ex- pression to encompass her findings. She uses a unique language, the language of symbols, numbers, expressions, unknowns. She communi- cates her findings in the mathematical tongue, the native language of Einstein, Descartes, Thales, and Pythagoras. . 4 if Mr. Lawless patiently helps a student as the rest of the Review Math class shares ideas. M. Fellinger, C. Cornell, E. Martin and Sr. Martina find satisfaction in proving equal sides have equal base angles. 2 I

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anyuaye 5 cz gf Xpresszon r C. l-tociei, D. Smith, M. l-lanily, and Mrs. Maria Valdes enioy a medley of Spanish songs accompanied by typical Spanish musical instruments. P. Ryan, K. Gunther and Mrs. Goat follow K. Gunnings sight translation of Vergil's Aeneid. 20 wiv' ' Sr. Paulita recounts her experiences while in France to K. Reilly and P. Golda, while S. Saunders and D. Trynosky read the French literature she brought from France. The Language Department at Walsh prepares the student forthe world wide communications through the offered pro- grams of Latin, French, and Spanish. Latin introduces the student to the classical civilizations. The novice encounters basic vocabulary and grammar. Back- ground material on the ancient Roman culture is supplied in the form of translation passages. Second year translations consist of the writings of Julius Caesar. The third and fourth courses cover the finer points of syntax, the poetry of Vergil, or the orations of Cicero. Two methods of teaching French are used at Walsh, the traditional and the audio-visual system. The traditional meth- od follows a text. The audio-visual series, Voix et Images, uses everyday conversations to familiarize the student with idio- matic expressions employed in spoken French. Spanish is a link between the United States and her neigh- bors to the South. Better relations can be formed by the re- moval ofthe language barrier. Through a four year course in Spanish, the Walsh student acquires the ability to converse in this language.

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HL. L yaefyzon yy QIQUO Uemenf 02175 goof y.-.............,e-.,,, ,,-.i. ,,,, ,,,..,, . ...,,,., W. ,s.,. , , Hameroom AZ observes the season ot Advent as Sister Magdalene lights 14 f Q ,,. G Tobinas C Mellon, P. Kilgaritf and D. Shumlich participate in a panel discussion con cernirig The work of the lay apostolate. ri..- 4' J Schneider R Barry, P. Firuta and C. Binko voice their opinions onthe subiect of vocations. the fourth candle on the Advent wreath. Monsignor Davis discusses the work of the Propagation of the Faith with K. Gunning, D. McMahon, C. Latter, B. Wislcowslci, and C. Sosnowslci. Love of God consists of personal involvement with other people. The true Christian must become aware of the peo- ple around him and must react to them. This might take the form of a cheery hello to the girls she does not usually see every day, or a tutoring session with a friend who is having difficulties with a certain subject. But involvement does not mean that she stays within her own peer group. She might join a community service project, help in her parish Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, become an as- sistant to a Girl Scout troop or help in countless other ways to practice her religion by becoming entangled with the Christians around her. The program of religious instruction at Walsh prepares the girls for their roles as Christians involved with God and His people. The books used in the four-year program give Walsh girls insights into the involvement of the Christian person from the time of Christ to the Middle Ages and finally to the present time. They trace the Christian in- volvement with the liturgy of the Church, the Mass, which is the highest form of Christian worship, or involvement with God. Marriage and Family, a Senior course conducted by the priests, prepares the girls for Christian living through the vocation of marriage.