Brandywine High School - Azurean Yearbook (Wilmington, DE)

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Quten Ta, , Bonjour MR. JOSEPH J. CONTE advises Freshman Class. Latin I and Ilf Englishy Villa- nova University, B.A. and M.A.p MR. FRED E. DANNAWAY Latin: Western Kentucky State College, Juniata College, A.B.p Pennsylvania State University M.A.f Assistant Football Coach, Golf Coach. Above: Gigi -She's only a paper doll. The point: What's she wearing-in French? Below: Learning about the country where the language is spoken is an important part of Foreign Language studies.

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MR. RICHARD GUMPERT Head of Foreign Language De- partment, French: LaSalle Col lege, A.B., University of Penn sylvania, M.S., advises Dramat- ics Club. MRS. SUSANA BERGNA French and Spanish, University of LaPlata, M.A., La Sorbonnef University of Paris, graduate work. Students examine a 3-dimensional map of Spain. Salfve, Buenos Brandywine's Foreign Language department offers two years of Spanish and German, three years of Latin, and four years of French. In the future, they hope to expand to four years of all these lan- guages. As it now stands, about 80 per cent of the student body are taking one or more foreign languages. The philosophy of the course is to help break down the lan- guage barriers built up as the world has grown smaller. Interna- tional tensions would be reduced as people become better able to understand the languages of others. The main obiective of the de- partment is to help the student speak, read, and write a foreign language with facility. Next year, a foreign language laboratory will be installed. This is a device used to help improve the student's pronunciation and aural comprehension by constant listening and repetition. Also, more students are to be selected to participate in the American Association of Teach- ers of French tests. The introduction of foreign languages in elementary school began this year with an after- school French class at,Lombardy School. Eventually this will be continued into iunior high and high school. r MR. PAUL C. CAPODANNO German and Spanish, Univer- sity of Delaware, B.A., Univelz- sity of California, Los Angeles, 19 hours of graduate work, University of Delaware, I5 hours of graduate work, advises Brandywine Line, Jun- ior Class. .f Dm

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MISS JOAN BETZ Head of Mathematics Depart- ment, Algebra I, Kutztown State Teachers College, B.S.p George Washington University, graduate work, University of Delaware, graduate work, ad- vises lzlational Honor Society: Evaluation Steering Committee. The Mathematics Department believes that each student should understand and enioy mathematics as a creative activity according to his ability. Mathematics instruction gives each student opportunities to fulfill his mathematical needs and to develop his mathematical po'- tential. Courses are taken according to curricula sequences. The Atrs sequence requires algebra I and- ll and geometry. In addition to these courses, Scientific students take trig- onometry, advanced algebra, and solid geom- etry. One year of general mathematics and one year of business mathematics are required for General and Business students, re- spectively. Y Business mathematics emphasizes areas use- ful to commercial students and is followed by bookkeeping. General mathematics includes topics from algebra and geometry, and deals with practical applications of mathematics. Algebra I emphasizes the nature of number systems and the principles governing them, equations and inequalities treated both algebra- ically and graphically, understanding of basic concepts, introduces imaginaries, logarithms, and background topics for further study in mathematics and science. Geometry empha- sizes deductive reasoning, the nature of proof, and the study of various geometric figures, both plane and solid. The final year includes trigonometry, solid geometry, and advanced algebra. A testing program, to survey achievement and to assist in ability grouping, is being plan- ned. Advanced classes are either being offered or are planned for all iunior and senior grades. Brandywine participates in the Delaware and National Mathematics Contests. Primes, Prtsm Sandy Vincent and Richard Harkness use tinker toys t explore solid Geometry. Four girls help Frank Allen with his algebra homework