Paramus High School - Delphian Yearbook (Paramus, NJ)

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Legacy of Learning Josef Manzella French Spanish Yolanda Picarello French Budget Committee Louise Seltzer Spanish Rita Sgro Spanish Joseph Stefaniak Latin Gymnastics Mr. J. Manzella wishes Peter Knipe and Lynette Condro bonne chance” on their comprehensives. Ernest Unger German Audio-Visual Aids Soccer Track 27

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Amelia De Lauro Spanish Foreign Languages Department Chairman Language. Language is the best index of a nation’s civilization. In order to discover that standard the Foreign Language department, under Mrs. A. DeLauro’s supervision, offers in its curricula four modern languages and one classical. These are French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Latin, respectively. In each language, both the technical as well as the cultural aspects are stressed. Students learn the basic vocabulary and grammar in the beginning and then proceed to read and talk in the foreign tongue about some of the great pieces of literature contained in a particular language. Through the use of modern electronic techniques, such as, the language lab, recordings, and tapes, and through such devices as, newspapers, posters, films, and trips to nearby restaurants and museums, the students are equipped with a broad, cultural background upon which to base further study in college or travel in a foreign country. Occasionally, a student comes from a foreign country which offers an excellent opportunity for the department to capitalize upon the student’s native ability to add to the classroom amosphere. In the modern languages, great stress is placed upon the development of the student’s ability to speak in the forei gn language. Penalties are imposed on those students who ’’forget” and use English when they should learn to think and to communicate in the foreign languages. In the classical language, much emphasis is placed upon the etymology of words derived from the Latin and used in English. Yearly, the Latin classes hold a celebration called Saturnalia in honor of an ancient Roman festival. Mary Beilina Italian Twirlers l Jane Critchett German English Gladys Filippone French Future Teachers of America 26 Richard Lehmann Spanish Lettermen’s Club Robert Lewissohn Spanish German

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Business Louis Di Taranti Shorthand Typewriting Business Department Chairman Anthony D’Ambrosio Typewriting Ski Club The Count-Down. Mr. L. Di Taranti gets ready to time another speed test in shorthand. Helene Gordon Shorthand Typewriting Joan Gulick Shorthand Secretarial Practice Office Practice Coordinator for Office Education