Paramus High School - Delphian Yearbook (Paramus, NJ)

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Among the Delights of Learning T.G.I.F.!” Miss J. Havens counts down the final minutes of her Friday, 8th period class. LOUISE SELTZER Spanish Do anything, but don’t speak German in my Spanish class,” begs Mrs. A. DeLauro. ELIZABETH YANKER German American Field Service YOLANDA PICARELLO French Budget Committee ERNEST UNGER German Audio-Visual Aids Soccer Track CATHERINE ZAZZALI Spanish Future Teachers of America 25

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Languages ... AMELIA DE LAURO Spanish Foreign Languages Department Chairman MARY BELINA Italian Twirlers JOSEF MANZELLA French Italian Spanish Language is the primary form of communication among men. Speaking a language other than one’s own opens the door to international friendship and understanding. With these goals in mind, the Foreign Language Department offers five languages in Paramus High School, namely, French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Latin. Each course includes not only the language study, but also the culture and history of a particular country. Great stress is placed upon oral expression. In the first year’s study of a language, basic grammar and vocabulary along with the history and culture of the country are covered. Each succeeding year adds in depth to the understanding of the language. By the fourth year, the student is ready to read the famous literature of the language. Language students are exposed to other aspects of the language study other than the classroom. Movies, newspapers, and visits to theaters and restaurants are all utilized to help the student learn the language as well as if he were in the foreign country. GLADYS FILIPPONE French Future Teachers of America JANE CRITCHETT German JOAN HAVENS Spanish CYNTHIA MORRIS Spanish Habia una vez . . ” Mrs. C. Morris reads to her Spanish class, a favorite story, beginning, Once upon a time . .

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Business ... You’re right, F does come after E.” Mr. L. DiTaranti helps Janet Vogt during a typing class. ANTHONY D’AMBROSIO Typewriting Ski Club LOUIS DI TARANTI Shorthand Typewriting Business Department Chairman Eyes on the book!” Miss D. Lowry cautions Dale Chuisano during a typing lesson. HELENE GORDON Shorthand Typewriting Senior Prom Committee JOAN GULICK Shorthand Secretarial Practice Office Practice Coordinator for Office Education Future Business Leaders of America Increasing demands placed upon the commercial institutions of today have inspired great numbers of Paramus High School students to strive for careers in the world of business. Mr. L. DiTaranti, chairman of the Business Department, has successfully equipped it with specialized courses and machinery, thereby allow¬ ing students to benefit from actual business operations. Also included in the business agenda is the Distributive Education program. This program permits selected students to spend one half of the school day in experiencing the rudiments of job training and the other half of the school day in actual participation. In addition to the various typewriting, shorthand, commercial and merchandizing courses available this year, a new course, computer data-proces- sing, has been added to the curriculum. Computer technology is a relatively new field, for which plans are presently undergoing completion for further intensive study. Consequently, the Business Department remains responsive to the constantly changing and innovating business world. 26