Cardinal McCloskey High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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701: 2650! First and second year students read the various types of literature for enjoyment and appreciation. Juniors study the literary forms from American writers and seniors center their reading about English writers. All four classes draw upon films for some of the classics, upon recordings for selections, read, in many instances, by the authors them selves, and upon filrnstrips for the lives of authors and the historical background of their periods. Juniors take roles in the classroom presentation of A Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden. mmf HDI-Imam M lYi..l1LRii3,2i QUIZ .BUYS .fiilhfil - id k Sister Enrica helps freshmen find the correct word in their weekly vocabulary drill. 'FN iv: Y .1 :ff X Tn -A,-H Senior students listen to the ,. ' X X-7 recording of She stoops to X YQ ,.. ..'i'-..- st Q Conquer which forms part of N their unit of the drama. MJ E, t f la ef' ' Journalism students study the technique of layout and ?'i ' specialized newspaper writing. - They are fLEFT TO RIGHTQ - l Thomas McCarthy, Lawrence Nardolillo, Joanne Tucker, Carol Osl, Stanley Williams, and Richard Maaaferro.

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22 6544464 S mdwuweg 564154 No other subject in the curriculum is more important than English. Whether we are facing competitive scholarship exams or applying for a job, we must know how to express ourselves smoothly and effectively in both speech and writ- ing. English is taught at McCloskey on the cycle plan. Funda mentals are covered in the first year grammar course and repeated with greater enrichment during the second, third, and fourth years. Sophomore English students present a panel discussion of the film Kidnapped which they viewed the previous day. 1 it X is 4-4' ' x Q... i K

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W WVQ1 X wnurw-Y f 2 I Zv1 '4 La ,ami Zaanaawawfcge Academic students enjoy the chal lenge of Latin classes. Besides enabling us to read some of the world's classics in their original language, the study of Latin aids us in English vocabulary. At the meetings ofthe Latin Club members study the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome, the furnishings of Roman homes, the dress of the early citizens, and mythology connected with the pagan religion. Q fs 'Ml' Father Maloney drills con jugations and declensions with freshman Latin stu dents ,,,f 4-nr. in-.. PTT' V' X, Y is X Latin II students under the direction of Sister Catherine Bede read about Caesar and his Gallic Wars. Latin IV students have the privilege of initiating first year honor students into the Latin Club. John Mayer, Richard Mazzaferro, Dominic Ingemie, Joanne Tucker, and Antonia Soldevere test the perseverance of Mary Ann King and Thomas Maguire.