Paramus High School - Delphian Yearbook (Paramus, NJ)

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The Light in the Dark James Morganti Speech Drama Workshop Assembly Committee Richard Piazza English Literary Workshop Estelle Riscoe English National Honor Society Junior year, we ride down the river of life with Huckle¬ berry Finn,” exploring our relationship to society through the study of American literature. In the senior year the world of British literature comes to life and the curtain rises on the theater, as the course takes us from the sound and fury of Macbeth” to the quiet reflections of the sonnets of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Drama in more detail is studied in the two courses offered by the Speech Department under Mr. James Morganti’s direction. One who graduates from Paramus High, having expe¬ rienced reading on different levels of understanding and appreciation for the various styles and forms of written work, including his own creative writing, has developed an aware¬ ness of literature, and through literature, life. James Wellen Reading Philosophy Club Emily Romney English Publicity Committee Frances Bigart English Tri-Hi-Y American Field Service Ernest Unger English Soccer Coach Lettermen’s Club Stella Wasserman English Red Cross 17

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English ... The Voice of the Mind ... Emil Sanzari English Department Chairman Assembly Committee Ruby Bishar English Color Guard Florence Greenstein English Student Improvement Program Robert Boyce English Delphian Lynne Salsbury Reading Civic Committee We use English constantly to express our thoughts and feelings, our reactions to the sights and sounds about us. Language is the common means we have of communi¬ cating with each other. Therefore, by studying the basic speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, we improve our system of understanding. With the study of literature we can hear the voices of the past through the words of the writer, poet, and play¬ wright. We gain insight into our own lives and times from the study of their ideas and reactions to life. Only after we learn about ourselves can we begin to understand others. In the sophomore year we wise fools write about the various phases of our personalities, using the storehouse of vocabulary gained through intensive language study. Diane McManus English Junior Ring Committee Ruth Manko English, Social Studies Chariot” John D. Martin English 16

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Social Studies ... Echoes of Eons Past Barbara Kruse Social Studies Riding Club Awards Committee Louis Lanzalotto Social Studies Department Chairman Track and Field Dominick Lauricella Social Studies Debating Club Joseph Fritzinger Social Studies History Club Why so perplexed? . . . The Gilded Age wasn’t so hard to understand!” Mr. J. Ryan teaches a second year American History class. William Pascrell Social Studies Literary Workshop 18