Academy of the Holy Angels - Echoes Yearbook (Demarest, NJ)

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History classes present the conflicts of o complex society Lynn Sterett and Mary Hennessey set up the projector in preparation for a Elm-strip in World History class. Brief glimpses of the past, the present, and the future coalesce in the required three-year history pro- gram planned for the students by the History Depart- ment. Freshmen study VVorld History, making Wide use of such supplementary aids as Hlmstrips, original slides, prints, reproductions, and various realia. A note of contemporaneity for the course is provided by a Weekly magazine World Week. On the junior level, girls begin an in-depth study of our own history. The course, American History I, covers from pre- colonial days to World War II. The most popular of the courses is American History II, required for sen- iors. While there is a text, most of the information is culled from lectures and documentary Elms. A trip to the United Nations in the spring usually coincides, with the beginning of the discussion on the future social and economic problems faced by the modern world. As a finale to the senior course, a group of selected students participated in a Youth Forum at Lincoln Center. The name Schickelgruber just lacked that certain charisma, quips Miss Kirschner in her refreshingly sarcastic manner to Chris Murphy and Judy Erernin.

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English Department sponsors student trips Impressions of a lazy afternoon at the lake area are recorded by Creative Writing class members Bobbi Dunn, Chris Ferreira, and Sharon Smith. The English Department stresses individual approach to ideas, and objective analysis of litera- ture with subjective twists of interpretation. It is HA's haven of discussion from tentative freshman questioning to heated debate over an Arthur Miller classic in the senior AP class. It is also the English Department that sponsors the monthly film master- pieces which are so thought-provoking. This pro- gram is extremely popular with the student body, since periods are shortened to accommodate the films in the afternoon. This year the Department arranged for two trips to the Shakespearean Festival Theatre at Stratford, one to Looeis Labors Lost in November, and again in May to Henry V. The former presentation especially interested the girls since the comedy was produced in mod style. To further increase the emphasis on the visual, the Department planned two theatre parties to New York for showings of Charly and The Shoes of the Fisherman. This year's limiting of the Creative Writing course to eleven girls enabled it to be con- ducted rather informally, and the class often availed itself of the beautiful campus by writing in the Held by the lake. In both the required college prepara- tory English courses on all levels as Well as in AP English, Creative Writing and Speech, the Depart- ment's aim is to increase the studentis perceptions, to deepen her sensitivities, and to increase her effectiveness in oral and written expression. Deep in thought, Sr. Norice's senior English class delves into the complexities of Hamlet's first soliloquy as they listen to Richard Burton's sensitive interpretation.

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Language classes stress familiarity with neighboringnatzons Young Americans are gradually becoming more World-and-language conscious, and HA,s Modern Language Department has undergone major changes. For the lirst time, a fourth year in French and Spanish was made an option, and both classes were filled. Literature is emphasized, with many audio-visual aids to supplement the course. Another innovation this year Was a four-day trip to Quebec for French students. Pledges were required of the girls at the outset to the effect that they would parlez seulement en francaisf and speak French they did, using the trial and error method. Laurentian Mountains provided a majestic background as they explored local restaurants and charming inhabitants. As for classical languages, ex- perimentation With introducing Latin in sophomore year has been abandoned in favor of the original pro- gram Which initiates students into the language as freshmen. The expanding language department is assuming increasing importance to the school, and to students. or gListos? 1Ya!-dice Hermana Concepta a las alumnos de espanol. Quebec est si beau au printemps! jiespere qu'on ne se perde pasll' says Cathy Sullivan to Barbara Reid and Pat Miney as they con- template the map for their Easter Trip.