Southington High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Southington, CT)

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Language MISS JANET BOURGAULT University of Connecticut, B.A.g Spanish, French ee 1 MRS. DOROTHY SMITH Mrs. Smith, head of the Language department, is in her iifth year of teaching at Southington High. She attended the University of Vermont where she received a Bachelor of Philosophy De- gree. Mrs. Smith is presently teaching Latin I, II, and IV. ALPHONSE A. D'ANGELO Boston College, University of Connecticut Central Connecticut State College, A.B.g French I, II, III Italian I, II f 'x. Tig ...S MRS. ANGELA ORSENE Southern Connecticut State College, Wesleyan University, B.S., French II, IV English II 28

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LEONARD L. PIRRO, IR. University of Bridgeport, Universi of Hartford Students William Dudzik and W St. Ioseph College, B.S., Biology I, Earth Science, General Science Warren Davis explain their sci- ence project. Douglas Daily and Chris- tine Miesak are engrossed in a chemistry experiment in Mr. Przygockfs labf, THEODORE S. PRZYCOCKI Alliance College, University of Denver University of Hartford, B.S., M.B.A.g Chemistry, Advisor to the Ski Club vv! 3' MRC 27 MISS KAREN SCHNICK Central Connecticut State College, B.S., Biology I, Chemistry Advisor to the Photography Club

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This year has seen the language department at its largest and most complete form in the history of Southington High. Advanced two-year courses in German and Italian are being taught. Besides a four-year course in Latin, four year courses in French and Spanish have been offered for the first time. The first two years of these programs find the student learning the basic fundamentals of the language. In the third and fourth years, specialization is stressed as the student translates literary works of the country's most noted writers. He is also acquainted with the culture of the language by extensive study of the people and their customs. This opportunity enables the college-bound stu- dent to acquire a more solid background in the language he will pursue further. DOMINIC A. GIALLELLO St. Mary's University, Fairfield University Southern Connecticut State College, A.B., M.A.g German I, II, Latin III, Advisor to the Class of 1966 ARMAND R. SOLOMITA University of Hartford Concord College, B.S., M.Ed., Spanish II, III, IV, Advisor to the Class of 1967 Last summer, on a grant from the National Defense Education Act, Mr. Alphonse D'Angelo attended the Italian institute at Central Connect- icut State College. A select group of twenty-five educators from all of the United States attended this tvvo-month seminar, which was held in com- memoration of the seven hundredth anniversary of the birth of Dante. Mr. D'Angelo had courses in the new audio- lingual approach to teaching, Italian culture, and intensive oral training. As well as the studies, there were many Italian social gatherings, mov- ies, and lectures. Italian was spoken at all times of the day. Learning from his fellow students, one third of whom were native-born Italians, Mr. D,Angelo acquired an increased facility to speak the lan- guage. In his classes here at Southington High, Mr. D'Angelo now stresses more oral work and cul- tural background so that students will associate a language with the people who speak it.