Hamilton High School West - Retrospect Yearbook (Hamilton, NJ)

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kelm Countries of the world are no longer islands in themselves. Long ago, the isolation of peoples required that they need not know the speech of others around them. Today, a shrinking world, communications-Wise, has put into play the study of other people's language-of Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Japanese. The serious student of languages will have taken a giant step toward understanding races of people who have long gone unnoticed and misunderstood. MRS. ITALIA M. DEVOS French I French II Latin I Language Club Mademoiselle Barbara Jenkins discusses the foreign travel posters with her classmates. Mrs. DeVos' students enjoy the conversational atmosphere in their classes. Page Twenty-three

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1- Mas. ANNA MAE MALLOY Latin I Latin II Latin III Sophomore Class Sponsor I I ,, Spanish I Spanish II La clase de espanol is always lively and colorful. Mrs. Murphy has chosen Edward Gens to translate the date into Spanish. , ..-...,-rn: ,gd Carol Baytel enjoys explaining Latin grammar to Mrs. Malloy's students. This classic tongue has recently increased in popularity and now boasts a third year Latin course. Page Twenty-two MRS. EMMA S. MURPHY'

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:ww s mf aww ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS BARBARA REISS .. State finalist in N.JFL Dra matic Interpretation Contest. Semi-finalist in N.F.L. District Tournament. GLENN BURROUGHS ,. Certificate of Excellence at Temple University Speech Festival. NANCY SPENCE .. Semi-finalist at N.F.L. District Tournament. SUSAN SPENCE .. Semi-finalist at N.F.L. District Tournament. NANCY KOCH LINDA PLAAG CHRISTINE HARTZ .. Panelists on WTTM'S School BRUCE BORNHORST Scoops program. MARY HAWS JANET CARDINAL ..,. Degree of Excellence in N.F.L. SUSAN SPENCE NANCY SPENCE .. 3rd degree Cnext to highest de- gree that can be obtained in National Forensic Leaguej Hamilton West held a debate tournament on March 1 - 7 and the P.S. 81 D. Club was host to students from 18 other schools. P.S. 8: D. also held three after-school tournaments which were attended by local schools. The Club also attended the University of Penn Debate Clinic, the Temple University Speech Festival, three Student Congress sessions, all the N..l.F.L. events, fif- teen debate tournaments, and the N.F.L. District Tour- nament. .l 7-.. Practicing gestures for a I dramatic interpretation of 4? 'HThe Heiress is Bar- dg' , bara Reiss. Page Twenty-four Nancy Koch, president of P.S. 85 D., listens to suggestions from Renee Kline, librarian. Kseated l. to r.J Kathleen Ford, vice-president, Nancy, and Susan Spence, recording secretary. fStanding l. to r.l Nancy Spence, corresponding secretary, Barbara Reiss, N. F. L. secretary, Ronald Pry- kanowski, treasurer, and Renee.