Gloucester Catholic High School - Maryan Yearbook (Gloucester, NJ)

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LANGUAGES Father O’Toole, Latin instructor, stresses the fact that pronunciation of Latin is determined by the sound of letters, such as vowels, dipthongs, consonants, and by the number and length of syllables in a word. 26

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A Tribute to Daddy A little boy, hi« father's pride, What must he think when his father died? Is he too young to realize Exactly why a nation cries? We cry because we mourn his Dad— Our president.—It's all too sad To think of what the world has lost And just how much our freedom costs. Some say his song was just half sung— His world peace policy much too young Fully to survive the bitter strife That angered one to take his life. Now his death can't let us cease To work to gain his wish for peace. But—this mighty man lies SLAIN! How can we help but feel deep pain? We must accept this as God’s Will, Be brave, and face the future.—Still We vividly see that day in November As a small son’s tribute we'll long remember. loyal citizens . . . One week before his tragic death, President Kennedy staged a surprise visit to the annual National Catholic Youth Organization convention. Throughout his presi- dential administration, Mr. Kennedy expressed his interest and love for us—the country’s youth. Gerald Burke, Maureen O’Neill, Claire Rauscher, and John Kavaliunas pause to admire the draped portrait of our late President John F. Kennedy. When word was received that President Kennedy had been assassinated, the students were at a football rally. Immediately the atmosphere changed into one of silence and sadness, and the students ’at the request of Msgr. Lucitt and Sister Mary Carmel, led by Father Beebe, recited the Rosary for the repose of his soul.

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Robert Braunwarth shows the boys how to break pinata,” as part of the work in a project in Spanish I. An important facet in studying a language is a knowledge of the historical and cultural back- ground of the country. The French III students extend this knowledge as John Austin describes a French cathedral and Dolores Adams assists him in pointing to the details of the masterpiece. Father Perrelli emphasizes to his German II class that today there is a conscious effort being made to avoid textbook German and to use throughout, the language that is actually spoken and read by educated Germans. 27