Tenafly High School - Tenakin Yearbook (Tenafly, NJ)

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Standard classroom utensils such as a map of Portugal and Spain are the basis for Miss Maria Rosa Ochoa's detailed lectures on Spanish literature. . . . of Nations and Cultures Distinguishing H , from W and Villon from Vigny are efforts of THS,s extensive French program. The ALM project is enriched by theater trips. The Mar- riage of Figaroi' and The Misanthropev enlivened grammar studies this year. Preparing for the AP exam, 14 French V etudiants read and analyze novels, plays, and poems from all literary periods. Communist plot? Nyet! Russian class! Confronted with the awesome task of reading, understanding, and writing the bizarre Russian alphabet, earnest comrades may study four years of Russian. As in French, pronun- ciation and a cultural background are enhanced through ALM and selected reading. MARIA ROSA OCHOA Dr. in Ed., Havana University Teacher, Normal School Santiago de Cuba Bachelor, Institute Jose Marti , Cuba Spanish Club BEVERLY LAVERGNEAU GERALD A. PHTLLE0 B,A,, Oberiin College B.A., University of Illinois Assistant Dramatics, Costuming M-A-, U11iVCfSifY of Illinois M.A., Middlebury Faculty Advisor Key Club 'Si tu tienes raz6n. Este es el modo subjuntivof' Voila-c'est moi! exclaims Monsieur Gerald Philleo, as he enthusiastically recalls critically approves maestra Miss Florence Cuthbert. for Susan Carter a daytime stroll down charming and bustling Saint Germain-des-Pres. 23

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'! J ,.,g Q 1 1 Basic sentences, which are supplemented by ALM's drill records, are reviewed Noting similarities between the accents of her students by French teacher Mrs. Beverly Lavergneau and her intent pupil Nicki Gerarde. and a tape's true Frenchman is Mrs. Lucille Van Horn. FLORENCE CUTI-IBERT ROSE WILLENS A.B., Mount Holyoke B.A., Hunter M.A., Middlebury M.A., City University Spanish Club French Club Ninth Grade Committee LUCILE VAN HORN B.A., Ohio Wesleyan M.A.T., Johns Hopkins French Club As bustling as the General Assembly, Room 108 is THS's center of multilingual activity. Teachers of five languages gather here, representing a department vital to this shrinking world. Language courses use the ALM approach. Levels I-III stress a familiarity with the vo- cabulary and a mastery of basic grammar. Literature, history, and advanced grammar are discussed in Levels IV and V. Latin, however, follows a two-year program, creat- ing an awareness of the Roman languagels influence on modern tongues. First year declensions haunt students, and the Gallic Wars, a part of second year reading, present a syntactical challenge. 22 Transcemiinq the Barriers . . . Speaking like a native, Mrs. Rose Willens show-s Larry Barnes that the Second person plural of the past subjunctive of an irregular verb can be fun. X I

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Fixing a beret on Simone Harris to the delight of two onlookers, Mrs. Yolandc Isbecque adds a touch of French culture to her classrooms. Curling the tongue to emit rolled rrr,s is an art unique to Spanish speakers. A language of world prev- alence, Spanish is characterized by innumerable idioms and a bathing subjunctive. The combined Spanish IV-V class samples novels, essays, and poems, aiming toward a panorama of Spain and Spanish-American countries. Rounding out the linguistic curriculum, five years of German studies olfer students the opportunity to fully absorb this language. Twice weekly, a truly involved and inquisitive literary gruppe discusses advanced works. The club, new this year, hopes to inspire similar groups for other languages. g 5- -s't : ss ' wie 5 it rv V ,X - 65:- X , Q W t ggvvi ' M: s - --9 Q-,ww ! 4 ' ., . o, M: r , -e. .Lx 'k' .--:sf fi-, .-. .Vi . The academic demands of THS prove too gruelling for Mike Kane, but fellow student Bob Bucher remains absorbed in the exciting world of ALM. ,. Advising Don Benasich on a possible profession, Mrs. Virginia Gidro-Frank instructs Spanish classes on the fine arts of Madrid, Taxco, and Barcelona YOLANDE ISBECQUE r VIRGINIA GIDRO-FRANK M.A., UniV0rSilY of Brussels B,A., College of New Rochelle M.A.T,, Fairlcigh Dickinson M,A,, T,C, Columbia French Club CERT HOPPE B.A., Gymnasium Carolinum M.A., University of Muenster ' Latin Club Singing praises of Caesar and the Gallic Wars, Mr. Gert Hoppe en lightens an attentive class on overlooked aspects of ancient Rome