Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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Mr. William Hayes English Mary Lynn Almquist English; Shakespeare Club; Public Speaking Miss Barbara F. Currie English; Entertainment Society; Senior Play Mrs. Marilyn Eliastam English Mrs. Elaine M. Levis English Miss Ruth Wexler English Miss Louise A Crowley Developmental Reading Mr Vincent P. Davev English; Freshman Football 13

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Mrs. Patricia Khoury English Miss Elizabeth J. Burke English; Highpoint Mr. Robert P. Romano English Department Chairman; Mrs. Frances Riel English; Mirage; Jr. Class Advisor ENGLISH Ask any typical high school student what his definition of “English” is and you’re bound to come up with “English: noun: course name im- plying letter boredom.” But not any longer! The English curriculum has blossomed into half year courses. Media Study, Contemporary Literature, Theater Arts, Creative Writing, and Language Study enable a student to choose a subject that interests him. Films, slides, and tapes, as well as books, stimulate thoughts and feelings. Commu- nication is what it’s all about! Miss Mary Gibbs Slater English Mrs. L. Brien English Mrs. Betty Williams English 12

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LANGUAGES Mr. Richard M. Penta Foreign Language Dept. Chairman German Mr. Michael P. Querico French Buon giorno . . . the “interesting” dialogue . . . the unbreakable tapes . . . Italian classes proceed from dialogue and grammar to literature. They stress the basics, yet touch all faces of Italian cul- ture . . . “Mr. Martellucci, this is an Italian class, not a Spanish class! Mrs. K aren Patterson French; French Club Mr. Arthur J. Martellucci Spanish; Italian; Spanish Club Advisor Rolled r’s and French u’s abound in the lan- guage wing as students from French I to V prac- tice hard to master one of romance languages. Beginners grapple with simple dialogues, and the more advanced devotees delve into French liter- ature for an exciting look at history and culture. How can you miss when you feel so French you have to stop and remember where you are? The thrill of French words gliding off the tongue is more than compensation for the hard work, and those hoping for a field trip to France, dream on, “mes chers betes!” “Eins, zwei, drei,” German lives at Belmont High. In most cases, language is language; but not in Mr. Penta’s classes. He tries to tell us where it’s at. “Where do you think you are, Har- vard Square?” Who do you think you are, Myra Breckinridge? Mr. Penta takes a bunch of uncul- tured slobs and teaches us to walk, talk, and use the proper wine glasses. After a few rousing cho- ruses of “There is Nothing Like a Dem,” we’re ready for the outside world. “Are we all doing German?” Well, German und viele andere Sach- en. Mr. J. Spinelli French; Italian; Italian Club 14