St Thomas Aquinas High School - Maraquin Yearbook (New Britain, CT)

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l Cha-ms de Francef, Members of Sister Marie Immaculata's French class harmonize on a chorus imitating the bells from the Cathedrales de France. Perhaps to a few French students the language of Voltaire and Na- poleon is not something to be en- joyed. but to many it is as refresh- ing as a September shower in Paris, Like soldiers. les eleves de francais are drilled in verbs, idi- oms, grammar and memory pas- sages. They have passed from Mo- liere to Henri Gheon in transla- tion exercises. They have visited the Court of Louis XIV: they have seen Marie Antoinette guillotined in history lessons. They have jour- neyed along the Loire River. They have been entertained at the cha- teau of Chenonceaux. They may never have been in Paris but the French students have taken France by storm and by study! 141' mmdupzde cgfel Recording our voices is an important factor in the learning of the French language, for only by hearing our mistakes in pronunciation will we be able to correct them. ti 26

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0 I 0 0 1 Truth comes out in wine, even if the wine turns out to be grape juice. The truth is that three years of Latin at Aqui- nas have given the Latin scholars a pro- found appreciation of this classical lan- guage. Through Caesarls Gallic Wars we marched fearlessly. Through Cicerols con- sulship we lived in fear knowing that the Roman republic would soon fall. Through the Trojan War we feared for our life and our family. Through the wanderings of Aeneas, we learned to pity Dido. We have won a trophy and gloried in it. Now we can relax in the splendid banquet hall of the Caesars. And though the years may pass uit will perhaps please us lafer to re- member these things. ss.. Hear the decree of Matera Augustus: that the whole Latin class shall be present at a banquet in honor of Aeneas of Troy. So let it be spokeng so let it be done!

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History truly is a looking glass, mirroring the events of the present in the light of the past, reflecting that light into the unknown of the future. The looking Glass cannot reflect a true image if it is dimmed by fog or marred by scratches and chips. Neither can history be a true reflector if it is dimmed or marred by prejudice or ignorance. And who is to say that the reflection in a mirror does not imprint itself upon him who beholds it so that he is left with the impression of the crack upon his face? History as a looking glass surely leaves this effect. Therefore, we must al ways be sure that the mirror is highly polished and free from the chips of error and the fog of prejudice. On January 22, the Eddy Glover post of the American Legion held its annual oratorical contest at the Burritt Hotel. A war of words was fought, in which New Britain's finest young orators vied for first place When the judging was done, Joseph Duffy received the oratorical lau rels, followed closely by Ann Marie Kane and John Daly respectively The rise and fall of nations is as old as time itself, Here Daniel Di Pinto points out to an attentive group of future historians a modern conquest that has changed the course of history. Cfflgu .ty