St Marys High School - Sceptre Yearbook (South Amboy, NJ)

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Mr. John Toscano ponders ihc fulure of the freshmen after hearing an interesting answer. “Guten tag,” “bon jour”, “buenos dias”, are some of the greetings one may hear from the foreign language laboratory at Saint Mary’s. Mr. Robert Walling, chairman of the department, is assisted by the French and Spanish teachers. Sister Mary Kateri and Sister Mary Melita. Mr. Walling teaches Ger- man 1, II, and Latin II in conjunction with Mr. John Tos- cano and Mr. Thomas Otto completing the Latin pro- gram. Various assemblies help to build the cultural aspects of the countries. Each language class provides an extracur- ricular club that supplements the program. Mr. Thomas Olio discusses the conjugation of some Latin verbs with his students. 15

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Languages Language tapes make teaching more enjoyable for Sister Mary Melita. Patrick Battiato shows complacent agreement as Sister Mary' Kateri says “No! Say Paree but don’t spell it that way. “Whatever did I do to deserve such a German class? queries Mr. Rob- ert Walling. 14

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English Sister Marv Helene aids A. Grabowski in research work lor her English class while students J Burke. C. Hull, and S. Bogaczyk concentrate on other references. Sister Mary Alexis points out the procedure in using books from the class paperback collection as Paul Wojciechowski enjoys a quip on the side from Terence O'Leary. The aim of the English Department is to train students to communicate effectively through the study of the structure of the language as it is - found in literature and through their expression in extracurricular activities. Analytical thinking, so important today, is stressed by the chairman. Sister Mary Alexis and faculty in their efforts to have English literature appreciated. Speech and Reading Courses afford opportunity of expres- sion in addition to the regular four year liter- ature program. Cultural aspects of the department include the observance of such dramatic companies as the Shakespearean Players in the presentation of Ev- eryman at Saint Mary’s and the Stratford Players in Connecticut. The junior class assembly added to the development of interpretation in pres- enting a scene from Our Town. A panel on the art of good novel writing was given by the soph- omore class. The department is supplemented by such ac- tivities as a book fair, essay contests, poetry read- ing at Rutgers and a paperback library. Sister Mary Helene. Sister Mary Richard. Mr. Ronald Lucas. Sister Mary Frederick and Mr. Richard Mager constitute the department. 16