Tenafly High School - Tenakin Yearbook (Tenafly, NJ)

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, Bal.. .,., ...... ii assistance from Miss Barbara Brando, whose students locate information for their reports. Of more immediate relevance to THSers, American literature motivates thought and involvement by expos- ing the problems unique to this developing nation. De- fending civil disobedience, challenging racial injustice, and capturing the pioneer spirit, its authors express America's search for a moral identity. This theme is manifest in both poetry and prose. Novelists isolate moral questions in The Red Badge of Courage, The Scarlet Letter, and Ethan Frome, as do the playwrights of Our Town and The Glass Menagerie. The imagery of Frost and Sandburg introduces a unit of modern poetry. Writing . . . shaping ideas with words . . . studying and imitating notable styles . . . English I equips fresh- men with the flexibility to express their thoughts in an organized, flowing, and unified manner. These rules of composition apply to all of the yearis creative writing: poems, myths, and analyses. Before acquiring individual styles, freshmen sample many literary techniques: the conciseness of Heming- way's The Old Man and the Sea, the epithets of Homer's Odyssey, the romantic imagery of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The unit on mythology, a highlight, traces the twining Greek family tree. Individuals Seek Modes ei Expression Stressing a point with a pun, Mr. Francis Platt teaches the importance of vocabulary. Always willing to help interested students, such as Yuko Usami and John Warren, Mr. George Reilly explains the philosophy of Frost and Sandburg and their literary importance.

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43 IM 49 Thorough Mrs. Alice Lalor, the librarian responsible for excellent books in our library, introduces many innovations helpful to Tenally students and makes the library a welcome refuge from study halls. L. D. McCAltTHY GERTRUDE FASS B.A., Manhattanville B.A., Hunter College M.A., Columbia Unicorn Advisor Sophomore Class Advisor Communications Committee FRANCIS J. PLATT B.S., Notre Dame M.Ed., Penn State Future Teachers ALICE S. LALOR B.A., Grove City M.S.L.S., Case Western Reserve Library Junior Staff GEORGE A. REILLY B.A., Randolph-Macon M.A.T., Jersey City State Freshman Soccer Coach vi Confused senior Bob Steneck seeks efficient and friendly service helps Stop sign E-look aheadlv warns articulate Mrs. Leo Mc- Carthy as she teaches helpful hints for good grammar. Guiding his Students iiif0Uilii 1Ti3'iii0i0i1Y, MF- Edward Reviewing some great men in American literature, Mrs. Gertrude Fass C0ili'1iaIi and his Beau Bnimmels explore Ei1SiiSii iiieffiiufe- instills in her classes a desire to emulate HCm1HgWay and Hawthorne.

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x N X , - so J - 5 X. Numerous and unforgettable faces of Mr. John McDermott make the study of past and cur- rent events in U. S, History I enjoyable for juniors Filomena Morelli and John Miele. I I Looming above his class, Mr. Kenneth I 1 I Karrh prepares to give a lecture about civi- lizalions originating in the Fertile Crescent. KENNETH L. KARRH JOHN McDERMOTT B.S., Ball State B.A., Villanova M.A., Ball State M,A., Columbia Dramatics Club Jr. Class Advisor , Jr.-Sr. Play Bowling Coach f Tennis Coach Tj JOHN P. MULLIN B.S., Missouri State GORDON J- WALLACE M.A., Missouri State AB., Montclair State J Assistant Football Coach M-A-, M0HiC13if Slate Assistant Track Coach Echo Advisor Assistant Wrestling Coach Freshman Cross-Country Coach ff f4J ' ,, f , V' l I Y it J ir, 94wff,,, , 'yy S ifQg y fg,' He qw . Delighted with Ann Ritter's inquiries concerning the Crusades Emphasizing the fundamental doctrinesof Communism, Mr. Gordon and the mystical Orient, Mr. John Mullin enthusiastically Wallace also describes current Soviet life to his 20th Century class. encourages students to explore varied annals of history.