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ED 014 008 AA 000 276 RIVER DELL CENTER FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES. PROGRESS REPORT ON 7RINTED INFORMATION, CONFERENCES AND VISITATIONS TO NOVEMBER 30, 1966. (tITLE SUPPLIED). RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOLS, ORADELL, N.J. PUB DATE 30 NOV 66 EDRS PRICE MF-110.25 HC -$1.76 42P.

DESCRIPTORS... *NEWSLETTERS, *HUMANITIES, *INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, *INSERVICE PROGRAMS, *SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL CENTERS, COURSE DESCRIPTIONS, PROGRAM EVALUATION, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, RIVER DELL CENTER

THIS REPORT CITES THE PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE RIVER DELL CENTER. INFORMATION IS PRESENTED OF (1) PRINTED RELEASES,(2) CONTACTS MADE,(3) ON INSERVICE COURSE OFFERED,(4) DISSEMINATION OF COURSE INFORMATION, (5) VISITATIONS, AND (6) IN-PROGRESS ACTIVITIES. TWO REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS ALONG WITH CORRESPONDENCE LETTERS TO THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND BERGEN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS AND PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS TO COUNTY SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE INCLUDED. (RS) I I 1 RIVER DELL CENTER FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES ORADELL, NEW JERSEY

PROGRESS REPORT TO NOV. 30; 1966

I 111111111111111{111111111111 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIMEMIMIIIIE RIVER DELL REGI ONAL SCHOOLS Center for the Promotion of the Humanities E. S. E. A. Title III Oradell, N. J. 07649 Helen H. Winn CO -1 -4500 Director

PROGRESS REPORT ON PRINTED INFORMATION, CONFERENCES AND VISITATIONS TO NOVEMBER 30, 1966

Printed Releases The River Dell Board of Education's Newsletter carried information about the project in its spring and fall issues. This newsletter is sent to 7,000 homes in the River Edge and Oradell communities. Copies attached.

State Department of Education contact has been made with Dr. Max Bogart and Dr. William Brooks, Division of Curriculum and Instruction, Office of the Arts and Humanities, in the New Jersey State Department of Education. Dr. Brooks visited River Dell on November 22 to discuss the program.

Tentative plans have been made to involve New Jersey State Department personnel in the workshop River Dell will conduct on March 17, 1967. Correspondence appended.

In-Service Course An in-service course in the history of art has been developed and offered to teachers of humanities-related subjects throughout Bergen County. The course meets on Monday afternoons at 4:00 p.m., and consists of twelve lectures conducted by personnel from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art under the general direction of Mr. Thomas Folds, Dean of Education at the Museum.

The course was also opened to interested members of the local community. To date, 393 teachers are formally enrolled in the course, and a large number of unregistered students and citizens are attending regularly.

in order to publicize this event, the River Dell Humanities Center drafted the appended prospectus and circulated it to all superintendents of Bergen County public schools, and the principals of all the county parochial secondary schools. See attached lists.

Contacts with Dr. Charles R. Keller Dr. Charles R. Keller, former Director of the John Hay Fellows Program, acted as a consultant for the River Dell Humanities Center at the conclusion of the planning phase in August. At that time he conferred with members of the teaching team who during the summer had developed the content of the course being offered this year.

On two occasions, Dr. Keller has explained the River Dell program to audiences gathered from a wide area: first at the National Council of Teachers of English Humanities Conference held in New York City on October 23-25; and second, at the N. C. T.E. HumanitiesWorkshop held in Houston, Texas,on November 21-23.

Mr. Michael Keisman,assistant director for the River Dellproject, was sent to Houston as a delegate alsoto distribute information about theprogram.

Dr. Keller has agreedto evaluate the programon March 16, and to serve as keynote speaker for theworkshop planned for March17. Correspondence appended.

Contact with Parochial Schools Six students from BergenCatholic High Schoolare enrolled in the Humanities Course. Weare in touch with the school's guidancedepartment in respect to these students' progress in thecourse.

An invitation to addressthe St. Peter the Apostle'sMothers Guild was issued to the director. Asa result of this address, the Guildis instituting a humanities readingprogram in their junior high school grades7 and 8. Further cooperative contact will be maintainedto establish this class. Correspondence appended.

Dissemination of Information aboutthe Course Requests for informationconcerning the program have beenreceived from the following schools.A copy of the materialcontained in the green folder has been sent to each.

Dr. M. Vance Sales Arkansas State College School of Education

Dover Public Schools, Dover,New Jersey Rev. Paul Kirchner St. Therese's Church Cresskill, New Jersey

Myra A. McDaniel,Administrative Assistant Baldwin-Wallace College Berea, Ohio

Baxter Richardson Mt. Greylock Regional SchoolDistrict Williamstown, Massachusetts Robert C. Heath, President New Jersey Music EducatorsAssociation

2. Carl 0. Olson, Jr., Curriculum Coordinator Fredonia Central School District Fredonia, New York

Malcolm H. Blodgett East Orange High School East Orange, New Jersey

Charles R. Reich Port Washington Public Schools Port Washington, New York

Bruce Weyer, History Department Oak Park and River Forest High School Oak Park, Illinois

Visitations Because the Humanities Course is still so new, visits havenot yet been solicited. A flyer is being developed which will be sent to all superintendentsin Bergen County inviting interested persons in their systemsto visit River Dell during the spring months, at which time we will be better prepared to meet them.

In Progress The following materials are in the process of being developed and will be sent when ready:

1. Single paper fl yer inviting recipients to visit theprogram.

2. Quarterly journal ovtlining news ofprogress and information about the course, for distribution to those beyond the local area whoare interested in curriculum innovations.

3.Compilation and duplication of a syllabus or course of study whichcan be followed and adapted to local needs.

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ay, 1966 Vol. 10, No. 4 BOROUGHS OF RIVER EDGE AND ORADELL In

NEW Federal Government GrantsTitle III Proposal For Humanities Proa The application for federal funds to supportexpressed in a variety of cultures through the an extensive program in the Humanities atreligion, social structure, buildings, paintings, the River Dell Senior High School has beenmusic and literature of their people. In con- approved by the federal government. A granttrast to the once-a-week lecture series experi- in the amount of approximately $110,000.00mentally presented this year, the course will has been awarded under Title III of the Ele-require e) tensive readings, the frequent prep- mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965aration of papers, .and independent research. for the establishment of a program intheCarrying major credit and meeting five days teaching of the Humanities at the secondarya week, the course will beconducted by a 0 .4 0el level and the extension of this program to theteam of specialists woo will meet with the lb.S entire group of students at !east once a week community. 0.0ilsit. a In actuality, two separate applications werefor the general presentation of a topic, and e1 . made, one for a planning grant to cover in-who will then individually meet with small g40,10t week for Ai*IIPPOsai servicc training and preparation for the coursegroups during the balance of the fitle t _40 .41 hroughout the summer months; and a seconddiscussion of the topic and specialized readings :Os & assigned according to the ability of each group. .0 )t`; 'for an operationalgrant to cover expenses t 4. 110,S attendant to thepresentation of the courseAt the present moment, 108 prospective seniors .404 I.O. have signed up for this course next year. " next year, the acquisition of materials, and the 44,.40 hiring of personnel needed to implement the Such a program at the high school lev,11 is 1444,:f program. Both applications were approved. not intended asthe final experience in the 011441;jpt The following general aspects of the pro-Humanities for any student. Rather, its purpose posal comprise its total scope: first, a separate,is to open eyes and whet student appetites for interdisciplinary course in the Humanities willmore information. The primary goalof the be offered to seniors as a full-credit substituteprogram is to induce a "humanities mentality"Linda Fey and Nancy LaMuraglia enliven forthetraditionalsenioryear of English;in the students here at River Dell, hoping that scene at Fair second, with continued government support, atheir expanding interests will stimulate them Humanities approach to teaching will graduallyto continue to read, look, listen and think in beintroducedwithintheEnglish,history,other than materialistic and mechanistic ways Senior Spring Fair foreign language, music and artclassesinas they mature. Further, the long-rangeplan grades nine through twelve; third, extensiveis designed to give all our students an intro- in-service courses in the arts will be offered toduction to the arts which they would not re-Draws Huge Crowds the faculty to train them for this program;ceive in the usual school curriculum and which could lead to a life-long widening of their The fourth annual Spring Fair which was and fourth,the entire program, to be de- held at the. River Dell Senior High School on veloped over a five-year period, will be offeredcultural horizons. While such programs have been introduced by a number of the mostApril 16 was an unqualified success. Conducted toeducators,neighboringschoolsandthe by the senior class as a fund-raising activity, community at large as a model for study andforward-looking schools in other states, River Dell's proposal represents an innovation in thethe Fair was attended by more than 3,500 observation. Mr. John Petroccione, curriculum parents and children who spent the m "rning coordinator and chairman of the Science De-teaching of the Humanities in our own state. presentand afternoon hours happily engaged in the partment, has been named acting director of Members of the team which will many activities arranged for theirpleasure. the entire project. the Humanities course next year include Mr. John Byerly, chairman of the English Depart-People of all ages could be observed fishing The Humanities course to be developed for for live fish in tanks, aiming balls and rings seniors will replace English in the senior yearment; Mrs. Barbara Gemignani, chairman ofat a number of targets, bowling on a real for those students whose mechanical skills dothe Art Department; Dr. Richard Barrows,alley imported for the occasion, having their not need remedial attention. The course willchairman of the Music Department; and Mrs.portraits painted and their fortunes told, being be planned to give some insight into the de-Helen Winn, chairman of the Library Depart- ment and coordinator of the program. made-up like clowns, and staring at the antics velopment of human ideas as they have been of the "live gorilla." The application for federal funds was made Planned around a carnival theme and staged COMPLETE INFORMATION in cooperation with members of the communityin the senior high gymnasium, the Fair netted and representatives of the parochial schoolsthe senior class over $900 after all expenses ABOUT THE RIVER DELL whose advice and support were invaluable.were paid. Students planned and constructed SUMMER SCHOOL Classes in the Humanities will be open to anyall the exhibits, manned the booths, and as- sumed responsibility for the financial success will be found on pages 5, 6, 7 and 8 local parochial school senior who can arrange 1 (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 12) Page 2 RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Issued Quarterly by the River Dell Regional Schools at Pyle Street, Oradell, New jersey BOARD OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION Walter H. Richters, President Superintendent B. Daniel Winn, Vice-President Dr. Wm. Wendell Williams Samuel Alazraki Business Ass't to Superintendent John L. Chatellier, Jr. Ivan V. Armitage Francis J. Connaughton Director of Educational Services Edward J. Crowley Frank Brunetto George Howitt Senior High School Principal John B. McAvey Walter J. Pipp John P. Rose Junior High School Principal Bernard J. Heaney Senior High School Vice-Principal SEC'Y TO THE BOARD or EDUCATInN George lannacone Junior High School Vice-Principal Ivan V. Armitage William Pierce

Board AnnouncesTransportation Routes Students who attend specialized classesatuse these routes so as to clarify the mechanics public schools other than River Dell and whoof the operation. The assistance providedto Dr. Williams live 21/2 or more miles from such schoolsareprivate school students nextyear may take entitled by law to transportationat the ex-such forms as permits for transportationon pense of the Board of Education. Partial re-a public or a River Dell vehicle to the extent Dr. Williams Named imbursement for these transportation costs isof the designated established route,or of pay- provided to the Board of Education by thement within the limits of a River Dell route President of M.S.S.C. State of New Jersey. for transportation on a bus already arranged Students attending private non-profit schoolsfor by parents of private school students. Dr. Wm. Wendell Williams, superintendent similarly remote from their homesare also In order to establish the number ofstu-of the River Dell Schools, was installed as entitledtotransportation along these samedents who may be eligible for such transpor-president of the Metropolitan School Study routes. The River Dell Board of Educationtation,theBoardrequeststhatinterestedCouncil on Saturday, May 14, at the Council's has allocated specific funds in the 1966-67parents fill out the form at the conclusion ofAnnual Spring Conference held at Dellwood, budget for the transportation of thoseprivatethis article and mail it to: New York. Dr. Williams, who has servedaF school students in grades seven through twelve Mr. Ivan Armitage president-elect this past year, has been active who live in the River Dell community and who Secretary to the Board of Education in the organization since River Dellwas in- may beeligibleto usethistransportation. River Dell Regional High School vited to join the Council in 1958. Since the Board's financialresponsibilityis Oradell, New Jersey The Metropolitan School Study Council is limited to these routes, it will not be ableto If parents have more thanone child whocomposed of 70 of the better school systems in provide this assistance to private schoolstu-may be eligible,will they please submitathe New York metropolitan area, New Jersey dents who attend schools which do not liefacsimile of this form containing this additionaland Connecticut, including such outstanding along these routes. information. These forms, which should besystems as Scarsdale, Darien, White Plains, Placement of students in specialized classesmailed not later than June 10, will constituteanGarden City, Manhasset, Ridgewood and Mont- for the 1966-67 school year, and the resultingapplication for transportation which will beclair, among others. The vast schoolsystem establishmentofnextyear'stransportationmatched against the established routes. Arep-of New York City is also a participatingmem- routes, should be completed by the River Dellresentative of the Board of Education willber. Guidance Department by June1,althoughcontact all such applicants in advance of Sep- The Metropolitan School Study Council is changes can occur as lateas August. Thetember,1966,withinformation concerninga cooperative research organization which is Board of Education is anxious to identify pri-their child's eligiblity and the extent andna-devoted to the investigation of current edu- vate school students who may be eligibletoture of the aid which can be provided. cational procedures and the development of superior educational practices. By studying the conditions that make for excellence inin- struction, members are able to arrive at intel- ligent conclusions concerning those character- Student's Name istics which must be maintained, eliminated, strengthened or created in their communities Parent's Name and schools. Knowledge of what themost favored schools are currently doingcan provide a predictive pattern for schools in general. The M.S.S.C. was the first organization of Home Address Town its kind and remains one of the largest. Itwas founded in 1942 and has since become the School will attend in Sepember model for more than thirty-five regional study Entering Grade councils that now exist throughout the United States. School's Address - Dr. Williams' responsibilities nextyear as president of the M.S.S.C. will involve him in the supervision of a grant which the Counci School attended this year has received under Title III of ESEA for the establishment of a Social Sciences and Human- ities Center for the metropolitanarea, and in Present method of transportation theactualadministrationof New Jersey's (public bus, private bus, private car) 008.9 share in these funds. RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Page 3 Application Made For Graduation Again To Be Funds Under TitleII Held Outdoors An application for Title II funds under the Graduation exercises scheduled this year for Elementary and Secondary Education Act of Wednesday evening, June 22,will again be 1965 was made by the River Dell Schools in held outdoors in the River Dell football stadi- February. This title of ESEA isdesigned to um. The class of 1966, whichnumbers 358 help improve the quality of instruction in the students,isstilltoo large to accommodate nation's schools by assisting them to provide comfortably in the gymnasium together with instructionalmaterialsnotpreviouslyavail- all the parents, relatives and guests who wish able in sufficient quantity. Funds are allocated to attend. to states for school library resources and other With the additional space provided by mov- printed and published instructionalmaterials ingthe graduation ceremoniesoutdoors, a for the use of children and teachers in all public minimum of four tickets can safely be issued and private elementary and secondary schools. to each graduate. Students may apply for ad- Of all the Titles under ESEA, Title II is the ditional tickets which will be issued on a first- most complicated to administer in every state come, first-served basis. except New Jersey sinceit requires the local Because of last year's highly successful ex- public agency, in most cases the local Board perience, present plans call for a repetition of of Education,toassumeresponsibilityfor the general procedures which governed River ordering, receiving, preparing and maintaining Dell'sfirstoutdoor graduation. The proces- inventoryformaterialsallocatedtoprivate sional will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m., and the schools within itsdistrict. The State of New graduates will again take their seats on the Jersey, however, has developed a unique and fieldwhile spectators will be seated in the simple plan in which the State Library De- home stands on the west side. Since it is im- partmentassumesresponsibilityforprivate perative to take advantage of the daylight school materials, thus making the administration hours, guests are asked to arrive well in ad- of funds a simple matter for the local public A student makes his own surfboard vance of the ceremonies so as not to delay school. in shop class. the program. Parking is available both at the The River DellJunior and Senior High regular school parking lots and behind the Schools have made application for the total bleachers on the west side of the field. sum of $3,747.00 which will be used to pur-Entire Building Needed For In the event of rain on the 22nd, ceremonies chase books, slides, filmstrips and records for will be postponed to Thursday, June 23, at the two libraries. Junior High Exhibit the same time and place. Should bad luck The River Dell Junior High School's tenthpersist and rain continue to pour down on Spring Exhibit was held on the evening of Fri-Thursday, the ceremonies will still take place ,Learning Laboratoriesday, May 6, and drew an enthusiastic crowdon Thursday but they will be moved indoors of parents and interested visitors. to the gymnasium, in which case only three Given To River Dell A new procedure was initiated this year inmembers of any family can beadmitted. ThroughthegenerosityofMr.Josephan effortto give more display space to aTickets in two different colors will be issued Gamache of Oradell, River Dell will receivegreater number of student exhibits and at theto each graduate for the outdoor and the in- severalportable learning - laboratoryunitsassame time to alleviate the overcrowding ex-door ceremonies. a gift to our schools. Mr. Gamache isvice-perienced in past years when the entire display president and controller of the Business Equip-was held in the gymnasium. ment Group of Litton Industries which manu- Two specialeventspresented during theSenior Week Begins May 27, factured these units. evening were the exhibit of gymnastic skills Each machine contains equipment for mak-and apparatus work by students in the gym- Ends With Prom ing or playing a tape recording, and jacks fornasium, and the presentation of a fashion Only a few weeks remaininthe school ten, twenty or thirty head sets which can beshow in the home economics rooms whichyear, and the impending great change in the used simultaneously by a full class of 30 stu-featured clothes designed and modeled by thelives of our 358 potential graduates is begin- dents or by any part of a class. Tapes nowgirls who made them. Each event was presentedning to make itself felt. Senior week, which used in the language laboratory can be playedthree separate times for the convenience ofbegins on May 27, marks the beginning of a on this machine, and the advantages of thevisitors. round of activities which will propel mem- language laboratory in foreign language teach- Parents visited the library where new audio-bers of the Class of 1966 inexorably toward ing can thus be extended to the ordinary class- the final moment when they have received room. Because the student can "tar,. back" tovisual equipment was on display, the cafeteriastheir diplomas, moved the silk tassel to the the tape and record his own voice, he can hearwhich contained a large exhibit of student art"graduate side" of their mortar boards, and his own errors in close juxtaposition with thework, and the shop areas where students weremust say farewell to the sheltering halls of instructor's correct pronunciation on play-back.on hand to demonstrate the machines andRiver Dell. Other uses which can be made of theseexplaintheirtechnicalapplicationin wood The senior year is one of effort, triumph, portable complexes include taping and storingand metal work. Projects in science, mathe-disappointments,suddenresponsibility,and, for future use of special lectures, major ad-matics and other academic subjects were dis-often, the awakening of keen interest in an dresses,concerts, dramatic productions, andplayed in regular classrooms. area of study. By senior week, however, the radio or television coverage of historic events. The Spring Exhibit this year was plannedagonies over college admission have been re- The play-hack feature makes the machines in-and organized by a committee under the di-solved, decisions to enter the armed forces valuable in speech therapy and for remedialrection of Guy Vander Vliet,industrial artsor go to work have been made, and an air of work with slow children. The units can alsoteacher. relief pending the ultimate hurdle of final he usedintheschoollibrariesformusic exams begins to be felt in the school. listening with no disturbance to other studentsaltogether needs, Dr. Williams, with the full Senior week is marked by the exercise of using these facilities. consent of Mr. Gamache, has arranged towell-earned minor privileges, fun and foolish- The machines are lightweight, mounted ondistribute some of these learning laboratoriesness, as well as by the alarming experience wheels, and easily moved from one area totolocalschools,including Bergen Catholicfor a selected few of teaching classes for one another. Since the generous gift to River DellHigh School, St. Peter the Apostle School, St.whole day. This memorable week is brought supplies our system with more units than itJoseph's School, and the Temple Sholom. (Continued on page 11) Page 4 RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 11111111111111411MILIAIIILS Instrumental And ChoralNMI Groups Present Concerts The Tenth Annual Spring Concert has been presented in two sections this year because of the increased number of musical groups in the school and the growing number of young I people whose work deserves to be heard. The ..1111111. first concert, which took place on April 20 in the senior high school auditorium, presented River Dell's various instrumental groups in- cluding the concert band and orchestra, the stringorchestra,andthe newlyorganized --...... trumpetquartet.A secondconcerttook :44 place on May 18, also in the senior high school Mr. Koshak reviews Frangipani score Frank Eisenberg, Eugene Rosenberg auditorium, and presented River Dell's choral with soloists. and Joel Haycock groups under the direction of Dr. Richard A. Barrows. Works by River Dell alumni were featured Students Invited To on the April 20th program. "Songs of David,"Twenty-one Inducted Into a poem written by Van Zwisohn ('64) and Compete On TV Programset to music by Ronald Frangipani, currently French Honor Society River Dell has been invited to appear onat the Eastman School of Music, was per- Twenty-one students were inducted into La thehighlycompetitivequizprogram"It'sformed by the orchestra under the direction ofSociete Honoraire de Francaise on April 13. Academic" which is telecast at 7:00 p.m. onJohn Koshak. The stirring composition re-Requirements for membership in this branch Saturday evenings over Channel 4 WNBC-TV.quired the services of four instrumental soloistsof the National French Honor Society are Students from River Dell will match wits andand was narrated by Lawrence Holpp andextremely high, and schools which do not have information with representatives from otherSusan Neuberger. Interpretations of the workan extensive foreign language program would were executed by River Dell alumnus Raymond outstanding high schoolsin.the New York automatically be unable to qualify. metropolitan area inthisfast-moving gameTurick in three modern sculptures which were Candidates must be enrolledin a fourth which requires quick intelligence and superiordisplayed in the lobby. year of study of the French language and must knowledge on the part of the contestants. The concert band introduced the originalhave maintained an average of 92% during Two separate appearances have been sched-work of another River Dell alumnus, Markall this period of time. In addition, candidates uled, the first of which will be seen in thisBalkin, who conducted his own composition,must average 80% or better in all their other area on July 9. Representing River Dell are"Lance and Sabre." subjects during any year of membership. Stu- Frank Eisenberg and Eugene Rosenberg, both The band was also heard in a variety ofdent eligibilityis subject to review each se- members of the Class of 1966, and Joel Hay-offerings including Sousa marches and med-mester, and members who fail to maintain these leys from contemporary show music, conductedqualifications are dropped from the group. cock, currently a junior. They will be seenby Raymond Westerdale. in competitionagainststudents from New The program also offered selections from Fifteen of the twenty-one students inducted Rochelle Senior High School and East Islip,the classics presented by the orchestra andthis semester are juniors. Mrs. Sylvia Disenhof, Long Island, High School. string orchestra, featuring the works of Moz-senior high school French teacher, is sponsor The second appearance, to be presented atart,Bach, Beethoven, Handel, and Tschai-for the society. a yet undetermined date in the fall, will featurekowsky. a different team composed of Joel Haycock, The May 18 choral concert featured the Eric Glandbard and Peter Greene, all seniorsperformance of Randall Thompson's TestamentAdministrator Attends next year. of Freedom, a setting of four passages from River Dell's contestants were selected afterthe writings of Thomas Jefferson, performedGovernor's Conference a trial audition in New York at which fifteenby the Boys' Varsity Glee Club. Dr. Wm. Wendell Williams was a delegate of our students competed against each other. This 24-minute work is one of the mostto the Governor's Conference on Education The final contestants were chosen by processpopular and stirring works in the literature forfor New Jersey called recently by Governor of elimination. men'svoices.SpecialaccompanistsfortheHughes at Rutgers to consider New Jersey's performancewereMrs.Albert Thompson,problems in this area. piano; Gregg Tallman, organ; and Alan Silver- Among the topics discussed were ways and Council Posts Assumed Byman and Peter Ewald, percussion. means to improve the level of higher educa- Students During Town Day The 120-voice chorus was heard in presen-tion in our state and to increase the number tations which ranged from Handel and Haydn.of community colleges, the need for educational On Monday, April11, River Dell Seniorto contemporary composers Howard Hanson,leadership at the state level, the dilemma of High School students elected by theircol-Norman Dello Joio and William Flanagan. providing better education for students who leagues sat as governing members of the Riverproblems investigated by the student governingare gifted and for the many who are eco- Edge Town Council, in celebration of Townbody were the handling of local juveniles whonomically and culturallydisadvantaged,the Government Day. Robert Nelkin led the meet-commit driving infractions; a clean-up cam-need for providing better facilities and train- ing as River Edge's student mayor. Other stu-paign for certain sections of Kinderkamacking for our trainable and educable children, dent members of the Council were MerryRoad; traffic problems in the Borough whichand the problem of upgrading our teachers Wennerholm, Robert Lyttle, Jerome Healy,indicate the need for lights or stop signs; andand improving elementary and secondary ed- Linda Fey, Beth Bryant and Julian Seyss. Ap-the dangerous railroad crossings in the Bor-ucation. pointed officials included Raymond Gehring asough. Members of the Conference concurred in building inspector; Linda Hawkins, borough Town Government Day is an annual event attorney; Peggy Paulsen, tax collector; John their belief that New Jersey lags far behind conducted by the River Dell Senior Highother states in Schafer,magistrate;JoyceBettes,boroughSchool Student Council with the cooperation its support of education, but clerk; and Thomas Anita, tax assessor. of the Town Councils of River Edge andthey believed that recognition of New Jersey's The meeting took place at 8:00 p.m. inOradell. After the session, Mayor Karl Chris-problems by educators and state officials will the Town Council's regular meeting rooms intiansen commended the students on the jobbring about a rapid advancement of the cause Borough Hall and was attended by students,they had done in presenting and discussingof education in New Jersey within the near parents and interestedcitizens. Among thethe various problems facing their community.future. RIVER DELL REGIONALSCHOOLS Summer Program

General Information Registration Procedures SESSION June 27 July 30 PLACE AND HOURS The River Dell Regional Summer School will be held at the River Dell Senior High School at 1966 Registration will be held at the River Dell Pyle Street, Oradell, from June 27 through July Senior High School in Room 122, between the hours of 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., Mon- 30, Monday through Saturday, with theex-DECISION TO ENROLL ception of Monday, July 4. To make up for day through Friday. Registration will not be It is important that the decision to enroll inheld on Saturdays or Sundays. this day, school will be in session on Monday,summer school actually be made by the in- July 11, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for stu-dividual student,after consultation with hisDATES dents enrolled in the first two hours of theguidance counselor and parents. Because the morning schedule; and en Monday, July 18,pace is rapid, past experience leads us to be- New Courses from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for those enrolledlieve that a person attending against his will Studentsplanningtoregisterfor new in the last two hours. My student takingais not likely to succeed. Students coming from courses should do so between June 6 and four-hour course is expected to be present forschools outside of River Dell mustpresent, June 17 at the above place and hours. both afternoon sessions. at the time of registration, written permission Review or Remedial Courses to enroll from the administration of theirown HOURS school. Students planning to register for review Classes will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will con- courses or for remedial work should do so clude at 12:15 p.m. Each subject will meetCLASS SIZE between June 6 and June 24 at the above for one, two or four hours (see schedule), with All courses listed in the curriculum schedule place and hours. a five minute break after every hour. will be offered, but only thosecourses which have sufficient enrollment will be given. Gen-LATE REGISTRATION WHO MAY REGISTER erally speaking, a class will only be offered if Late registration for students taking review Courses given at the River Dell Regionalthere is an enrollment of at least tenpersons. or remedial work will be held on Saturday, Summer School will be offered free of tuition In some instances, rather than eliminatea June 25, in Room 122 at the senior high costs to all secondary students who are resi-course with a low enrollment, two levels of school from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00noon. dents of River Edge and Oradell. the same subject will be grouped together in Students who will complete the 6th gradethe same period and handled individually. FEES in June of 1966 areeligiblefor a limited Tuition will be charged to non-residents of number of courses as set forth in thecur-GUIDANCE SERVICES River Edge and Oradell as follows: riculum list in this bulletin. The River Dell Senior High School Guidance One hour$25.00 Twelfth grade students who will graduateOffice will be open Monday through Friday Two hours$40.00 from high school as of June 1966 are eligible(8:00 a.m.to3:00 p.m.)during summer Three hours$55.00 for these courses, provided there isspace inschool. Its services will be available to all Four hours$65.00 theclassdesired.Final acceptance can beparochial and public school students residing given only after the registration period ends.in River Edge and Oradell. All fees must be paid at the time of registra- All other graduates are not eligible regardless tion. Checks are to be made payable to River of age. ACCREDITATION Dell Regional Summer School. Students from other communities may apply Fees for additional materials will be charged for admission and are subject to the tuitionThe River Dell Regional Summer Schoolto all registrants in certain laboratory courses. fees listed in this bulletin. The rightisre- is fully accredited by the New Jersey State served, however, to reject the registration ofDepartment of Education. All courses Refunds out-of-town students after classes have reached may capacity. be submitted for graduation credit. A full refund will be granted toa non- resident student if he leaves the summer school All registrations must be made in person. RICHARD VEIT, Principalfor any reason on or before July 1. Nore- No mailed registrations will be accepted. funds will be given after this date. RIVER DELL REGIONAL SUMMERSCHOOL CURRICULUM 1966

NEW COURSES Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 8:00-9:00 a.m. 9:05-10:05 a.m. 10:10-11:10 a.m. 11:15-12:15 p.m. *History 9 History 9 Ancient & Medieval Ancient & Medieval *History 10 History 10 History 10 History 10 World Cultures World Cultures World Cultures World Cultures * History 11 History 11 History 11 History 11 U.S. History I U.S. History I U.S. History I U.S. History I *History 12 History 1.2 History 12 History 12 U.S. History II U.S. History II U.S. History II U.S. History II *Creative Writing & *Study Skills 7-8 *Study Skills 7-8 *Study Skills 9-10 Composition Improv. *Art 7-12 Art 7-12 *Art 7-12 Art 7-12 *Personal Typing Personal Typing *Personal Typing Personal Typing *Home Economics 8 -1 Home Economics 8-12 *Home Economics 8-12 Home Economics 8-12 *Brief Hand Brief Hand *Industrial Arts 8-10 Industrial Arts 8--10 *Driver Ed. Theory *Driver Ed. Theory (Driver Educationbehind-the-wheel, time arranged)

REVIEW COURSES Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 8:00-9:00 a.m. 9:05-10:05 a.m. 10:10-11:10 a.m. 11:15-12:15 p.m. Spanish 7 Spanish 8 Spanish I-IV Spanish I-IV French 7 French 8 French I-IV French I-IV College Board 11-12 College Board 11-12 Review Math Review English Math 9 (Algebra) Math 9 (Algebra) Math 9 (Algebra) Math 9 (Algebra) 2nd Section Modern Math 8 Modern Math 7 General Math I, II, III General Math I, II, III Math 10 (Geometry) Math 10 (Geometry) College Math 11-12 College Math 11-12 (11-Trig. & 12-Adv. Alg.) English 11-12 English 11-12 English 10 English 10 English 9 English 9 English 7 English 8 History 9 History 7-8 History 10 History 10 Ancient & Medieval World World U.S. History I U.S. History I History 10 History 10 Modern European Modern European U.S. History II U.S. History II Science 7-8 Steno-Typ.-Bookg. Steno-Typ.-Bookg. Earth Science 9 & Earth Science 9 & Senior Science Senior Science Biology Biology Chemistry-Physics Chemistry-Physics **Remed. Reading 7-8 *Remed. Reading 7-8 Adv. Rem. Reading 9-12 Adv. Rem. Reading 9-12 Remed. Math 8 "Remed. Math 7

*Course credit for all new subjects will be foundon the opposite page. **Students who have completed the sixth grade but havenot entered the seventh gradewill have their course selections reading, remedial math, art and study skills. limited to remedial NOTE: Revie', courses receive thesame credit allocated when originally taken in the view work. winter session. Additional creditis not given for re- RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOLS SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM Content of NewReview Work May Be Taken"New" Courses Meet `Courses Described For Several Reasons For Longer Hours A review course, generally speaking, is a A subject which a student is taking for the In addition to the review courses listed incourse which a student has already taken infirst time (not repeating) is listed in this bul- the accompanying curriculum page,severalthe winter session and is repeating for any ofletin under the section "New Courses." other courses are listed for those students who several reasons. No new credit will be accorded Because credit for any high school subject wish to undertake their study for the first time.thestudent on completion of the summer Following is a brief description of *hese "new" is partially based on a state-required number session, although the grade received will beof hours spentinclassroom study, "new" courses. accepted 'I correct a deficiency and restorecourses will require a longer class time in While the following courses are included inthe credit originally lost through failure. the major subject area, they carry only the summer school than those which a student amount of credit appropriate to the time de- A major subject, grades 9 through 12, whichhas already taken and is repeating. voted to their study both in class and at home.has already been taken by the student and A major subject undertaken for the first Thus, a five-credit course will meet for fourwhich is being repeated for remedial credit,time, which carriesfivecreditsduring the hours a day, while those major subjects carry-will meet for two hours each day during the summer session. winter session, must meet a minimum of 120 ing less credit will meet for one or two hours hours in the summer session in order to qual- a day. Such courses as remedial reading and mathe- matics, or College Board review courses inify for the same credit. Such a course (see History 9 English and mathematics are offered for re-curriculum and new course credit lists)will (Ancient and Medieval ... 21/2 credits)fresher purposes only and carry no credit. meet for four hours each day and will also An examination of early world civilizations require the student to spend four additional from ancient times to the emergence of nationalsmall fec.will be charged for materials. Stu-hours daily in out-of-class preparation. states about 1500 A.D. The heritage of thedents presently in grades seven and eight who A minor subject taken for the first time in Hebrews, Greeks and Romans will be studied.successfully complete this course will be givensummer school which receives one-half or one- Early African and Latin American civilizationsthe opportunityto choose anotherelectiveand-one-quartercreditswillrequirecorres- will be briefly considered also. during the following school year. pondingly fewer hours of classtime. Such History 10 (World Cultures ... 5 credits)Home Economics (11/4 credits) courses may be taken by River Dell students to satisfy specific minor requirements of the This course will survey four broad cultural Home economicsisdesignedforthose areas. Emphasis will be on the development ofinterested in learning the fundamental prin-River Dell Schools. western civilization with brief treatment ofciples of clothing construction and food prepa- the increasingly important areas of Asia, Africaration. Emphasis on either area will be estab- and Latin America. lished at the first session by the preference New Course Credit History 11 (U.S. History I ...5 credits) of the group. A small fee will be charged for New courses will carry the following credit Open to students who have completed thematerials. Students who successfully completefor River Dell students. Those who finish the tenth grade, this course will consist of a generalthis course will be given transcript credit andsession with a passing grade will be excused survey of historical events from the colonialwill be excused from taking it during the reg-from taking the same course in the regular period to the cold war era. ular school, year. winter term and will receive full course credit, Brief Hand (11/4 credits) Enriched credit will not be given for U.S History 12 (U.S. History II ... 5 credits) History I or U.S. History II in the summer Students who have completed the eleventh This course isresigned primarily to help students gain speed techniques for note-taking.session. Enriched credit will also be dropped grade may enroll inthis course which will from these courses during the regular winter include in its contents a study of current prob-All work isbased on the regular Englishsession because of the new team-teaching ap- lems of thesocial, economic and politicalalphabet and phonetic system. proach which does not lend itself to close world. Study Skills (1/2 credit) grouping. Creative Writing and Composition The study skills course is open to any stu- Students regularly attending other schools Improvement (11/4 credits) dent in grades seven through ten. Since soare urged to make advanced arrangements for A maximum of fifteenstudentswillbemany students have very poor study habits, itcredit in these courses with the administration accepted inthis course to allow for dailyis hoped that all who possibly can will takeof their own schools. teacher-student conferences on individual writ-this course to improve their school work for ingproblems. Thecoursewillemphasize Major Subjects practice in writing a variety of literary forms,the following year. The course will cover at-Course Credits titudes and study habits, the strategy of note- including poetry. History 9 21/2 taking, and types of examinations. (Ancient and Medieval) The following minor subjects areofferedPersonal Typing (11/4 credits) History 10 5 for students who wish to acquire skills or Personal typing is a requirement for all ninth (World Cultures) otherwise widen their educational experience grade college preparatory studentsatRiverHistory 11 5 in elective areas: Dell. They may satisfythis requirement by (U.S. History I) Art (11/4 credits) successfully completing this course. History 12 5 Students of any secondary schooltge will The course is not open to students who have (U.S. History II) be admitted to this course to work on projectsnot completed the eighth grade. Creative Writing and of individualinterest. A wide range of art Composition Improvement 11/4 activitieswill be offered, including painting,Driver Education (1/2 credit) ceramics, and print-making. All students who Driver educationwillbe offeredin two Minor Subjects sections, theory and behind-the-wheel. Thirty successfully complete the course will receive Art 11 /4 creditand theopportunitytoenterotherclass-hours of theory will be given to satisfy Personal Typing 11/4 elective areas in the winter. insurance requirements, while the six hours of behind-the-wheel training will be scheduledBrief Hand 11 /4 Industrial Arts (1% credits) individually. In order to qualify for behind-Industrial Arts 11/4 While many aspects of the industrial artsthe-wheel training, a student must be sixteenHome Economics 11 /4 field will be examined, emphasis will be placedand one-half years of age at the time theStudy Skills 1/2 on individualprojectsinwoodworking. Alessons begin. Driver Education RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOLS SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM Reasons To Enroll Attendance Homework Students may enroll for one or more of the Summer schoolcourses move through a A five-credit course which meets four hours following reasons: great deal of subject matter in a relativelya day will require the assignment of three or 1.To make up credits lost during the year.short time. This being the case, any studentfour hours' home study daily in order to sup- 2. To remedydeficienciesor up-gradewho has attended a class fewer than 25 daysport its class lessons. marks in courses already taken. will not be eligible to enter the final exam- Daily homework will be requiredinall 3. To enrich their background of edu-ination. This requirement is necessary in ordercourses except industrial arts, home economics, cational experiences by studying elec-to uphold reasonable accreditation standards.art, and typing. tive material for which they might notItwillapply regardlessof the reasonfor otherwise have time. absence, even though a student has made an 4.To gain flexibility of elective choiceeffort to make up the work missed. Under Tests in the regular school year by complet-these circumstances, a person may either re- Daily or weekly quizzes will be assigned at ing one of the curricular requirements.main in the course as an auditor or withdrawthe discretion of the instructor, but a final 5. To attain depth in a subject field ofif he wishes to do so. In neither case willexamination equivalent to the regular winter special interest in order to proceed totuitionbe refunded because of inabilitytosession's final examination must be passed by more advanced work inthe regularmeet attendance requirements. all summer school students forallcourses, school year. new or review. 6. To accelerate their studies in order to complete graduation requirements in aConduct and Dress shorter time. All students are asked to comply with the Grades same general rules of conduct as apply within Grades will be based on the same marking the River Dell Schools at other times of thesystem regularly in use at the River Dell Course Load year. Attire may be informal and comfortable,Regional Schools. Summer school grades re- Students may enroll for one ormore courses,but should be in keeping with prevailing stand-ceivedfor remedial work will be recorded for from one to four hours, according to theards for school dress. Shorts or slacks are noton the student's permanent record card to- timeallocatedforthesubjectorsubjectspermitted for girls; shorts or dungarees aregether with the final grade received during the selected. not permitted for boys. regular winter session.

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SUMMER SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM 1 FOR OFFICE USE -ONLY

Name Present Grade. (River Dell) Home Room

Street Address Town Telephone

School Presently Attending. Town

Please list subjects desired by name and grade for each period. Indicate whether subjects are new orare being repeated. Tuition Charges for non-residents are as follows:

PeriodI One period $25.00 Three periods$55.00

PeriodII Two periods $40.00 Four periods $65.00

Period III Please make checks payable: River Dell Regional Summer School. (Full payment must be made upon registration.) Period IV

Total tuition for above courses (non-resident)

Student's Signature Parent's Signature

Counselor's or Director's Signature Date

DO NOT MAIL. APPLICANTS MUST REGISTER IN PERSON. RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOLNEWSLETTER Page 9 River Dell Dominates 40.0, it JP'District Tournament Members of the Forensic Club, under the abledirectionoffaculty member Charles Bakunas, continue to take top honors instate competitions. Lawrence Ho 1pp,a senior, placed first in Dramatic Interpretationat the recent DistrictTournament heldatMorrisHills Regional High Sch ol, Rockaway, New Jersey, with his reading: "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst. River Dell won another victory when Thomas Griffin, a junior, captured first place in the category of Oratorical Interpre- tation at the same event with his presentation of Roger Casement's speech from the dockon his right to be tried by a jury of hispeers. Coming in second in the Dramatic Interpre- tation event, Linda Smith presented excerpts from Member of the Wedding. She also placed second and brought home the trophyfor Humorous Interpretation with her reading of Stephen Leacock's "Softening the Stories for Children." The League permits a school to keep a trophy if it wins any of the first three places two years in a row, and Linda also won the second place award last year. The three winners and Mr. Bakunas were Governor Hughes with Mr. Bakunas and DistrictTournament winners Thomas Griffin, honored by Senator Ned Parsekian and Gov- Linda Smith and Lawrence Holpp. ernor Hughes at a brief ceremony in Trenton on April 4. The ForensicClubsponsoredapoetrySuperintendent DelegateTwelve Students Attend tournament at the River Dell Senior High ,school on May 12 to which more thanaTo National ConferenceF.D. U. Computer Course dozen Bergen County schools sent represent- Dr. Wm. Wendell Williams, superintendent Twelve River Dell students have been at- atives, judges and student competitors. Winnersof the River Dell Schools, recently attendedatending an experimental course on the analog in the event will be eligible for districtcom-nationalconference sponsored by the U.S.computer which has been presented at the petition at a later date. Office of Education at the University of Ill-Teaneck campus of Fairleigh Dickinson Uni- inois on the Role of Demonstration Centersversity every Friday afternoon from 3:30 to in Educational Change. Dr. Williamsrepre-5:50 p.m. The students are John Combs, sented the State of New Jerseyas its principalLeigh Decker, Frank Eisenberg, Alan Hartman, Ninth Annual Latindelegate. Mark Laichtman, Ray Lane, Bernard Maron, Banquet Is Held Called for the purpose of showing whatcanLynne Pregenza, John Schafer, Edgar Rappa- be done through supplementary centers of ed-port, Warren Yohe and Lela Warren. "Ego vexilla Unitorum Statuum Americae"ucation,the possibilities and limitationsof The course, sponsored by the National Sci- intoned the 80 students of Latin at the Riversuch projects were presented and discussedence Foundation, is designed to offer an op- Dell Senior High School, as they prepared toby members of the U.S. Office of Education,portunity for capable high school students to sit down to dinner. The occasionwas theofficials from the State Department of Edu-test the depth of their early interest in this ninth annual Latin Banquet held on May 5cation, and professors from various collegesfield by exploring the academic field of en- in the senior high school cafeteria, and thethroughout the country. gineering. flagsalute,likeallothereventsof the The Stateof Illinois has nineteen such evening, was conducted in Latin. center presently in operation, and participants All participants were garbed in togas, chitons,at the conference had an opportunity to meet Employment Offered To sandals and other appropriate Roman garb,with staff members of these centers and to Business Course Graduates and their menu forthe eveningincludedlearn at first hand how they are operated to fructus,ante panto, spaghetti, panis, vinumbest advantage. Students who have gone through River Dell's falsum, and frigida spuma lactis, whichsome four-year commercial program of studies nor- mayrecognizeasspaghetti,fruit,bread, mally go directly into jobs or find employment grape juice, and ice cream. German Students Score very shortly after graduation. This year, Burns While dining, students were entertained with and Roe, an engineering firm which plans to a series of acrobatic exhibitions and sketches, Five River Dell students have won gold,open offices in Oradell next fall, has already all presented in Latin and given by studentssilver and bronze medals ina nation-wideoffered employment to approximately half of inthe advanced classes. The title ofonecontest for high school students sponsored bythe seniors who will graduate from the Busi- sketch,translatedintoEnglish,was "Thethe American Association of Teachersofness Education Department thisJune. The Persecution and Assassination of Julius CaesarGerman. TheyareMargrit Vogeler,goldgirls were interviewed and tested byrepre- "s Enacted by the Inmates of Latin III." medal; Ellen Weiss and Barbara Schumann,sentatives from the firm who came to the The entire group joined in singing "Cumsilver medals; and William Anthony and Alanschool and worked closely with Mrs. Claire Kudish, bronze medals. Hothem, chairman of the Business Education Sancti Ingrediantur," which sounds just like The examinations were held "When the Saints Go Marching In." atdifferentDepartment, during this screening period. colleges throughout the country in March. The The young graduates will performa num- Fourth year Latin classes made thearrange-contest is sponsored by the American Asso-ber of servicesin ments for the program which was under the their new employment, ciation of 'reachers of German and the Ger-including typing, stenography, and theoper- faculty supervision of Miss Mabel Forster. man Litera Society of America. ation of business machines. Page 10 RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

eci*cut knew? 1FACLILIFY NIEWS The following faculty members will spend that members of the junior high school's Girls' the summer months studying, attending insti- Leaders Club spentthe entire uay on tutes, traveling and taking advantage of various Saturday, May 14, at the St. Joseph's Or- awards: phanage conducting a playday forthe Mr. Ralph Kirchenheiter, science teacher at children, who range in age from tour to the junior high school, will attend a National fourteen. Science Foundation summer institute in micro- that two faculty members, Mrs. Katherine Spach biology at the University of Rhode Island. and Miss Nancy Whitaker, attended the Yale Conference on Teachir..4 English Mrs. Elsa Martin will spend the summer in held at Yale University in April. France studying both the language and the that the River Dell majorettes and the flag country. Mrs. Martin teaches French at the twirling team both took first place in the junior high school. State competitions held at Franklin Park * * on April 23. The girls brought home two Mrs. Katherine Spach is completing a course beautiful trophys to add to the growing in modern linguistics and stylistics at Columbia collection in the trophy cases. Staff members er.19,:v gourmet luncheonUniversity under a grant from the Esso Oil that withthe coming of good weather, the prepared by students. Company. active Biology Club plans fieldtrips to * * the New Jersey pine barrens and tidal Mr. Charles Kinnaird, senior high school flats, to the Catskill Game Farm, and to English teacher, and his wife will both be the Delaware Valley where they plan to Foods Class Gains tour guides for two separate groups touring conduct their "hike" on horseback. Practical ExperienceEngland, Scotland, the Scandinavian countries, that members of the Golden Hours staff at- Germany,Switzerland,Austria,Italyand tended the 14th annual Spring Yearbook Students in the foods classes at the seniorFrance. The two tours will coincide for ap- Conference held on May 14 at Newarkhigh school have found a novel way to testproximately a month on the continent. AcademyinLivingston,NewJersey.their culinaryskills and atthe same time * og * * Susan Neuberger,editorofthisyear'sacquire valuable experience in menu planning Mr. Robert Marino, biology teacher at the yearbook, spoke to the delegates on "Prob-and food preparation. During the entire springsenior high school, received a National Sci- lems of the Editor." semester, they have conducted weekly lunch-ence Foundation grant to attend an institute eons for selected faculty members who signed that eight faculty members from the junior in field biology and biochemistry to be held up for the privilege after consulting the exoticatCentralConnecticut State College from high school's Mathematics Department at-menu posted in the faculty lounge. tended the 44th annual meeting of the June 2:o August 6. Foreign foods have been the order of the * * * * National Council of Teachers of Mathe-day, and menus have been constructed around matics held in New York in April. Mr. Louis Gill, junior-high-schoollibiarian, the specialty dishes of Spain, France, Germany,willattend a summer instituteat the Uni- that the New Jersey Woodwind Quintet willItaly,India,Sweden, Greece, and Mexico,versity of Wisconsin sponsored by the N.D.E.A. perform at two assemblies for junior highamong others. The students prepared all theThe theme of the institute is "Changing Edu- school students on May 26. dishes, arranged the table settings, and servedcation and the Changing School Library." the luncheons themselves. Enthusiasm among * * :c that the River Dell Junior High School's band,the young culinary experts, who include both orchestra and choruses presented a springboys and girls, has been stimulated by the Mr. Paul Nagel will study mathematics at concert Wednesday, May 11, before angenuine admiration and praise of the facultyMontclairStateCollegeunder a National enthusiasticaudienceofparentsandmember; l who have enjoyed the fruits of theirScience Foundation grant. This is his second friends. More than 150 young musicianslabor' year of study under a three-year grant. took part in the performance. * that six senior members of the Future Nurses' MissBrendaMontgomery, whoteaches Club attended the Future Nurses' Con-Junior High Studentsmathematics atthe senior high school, will vention held at Asbury Park on May 7. join the staff at the United States Naval Elec- Each girl participated in a workshop in Score In Arts Contest tronics Laboratory in San Diego, California,' the field of medicine which interests her Three students at the River Dell Junior Highunder a research grant awarded by the National most. School have been named gold key and blueScience Foundation. ribbon winners, and eleven others have been awarded the certificate of merit in the Na- New Course Proposedtional Scholastic Arts Contest. Congressman Helstoski Gold key and blueribbonwinnersare For Business DepartmentAmy Bahrt,LorraineMarroneandJanetSpeaks At Junior High Pending approval of an application for stateTornese. Winners of the certificate of merit Congresssman Henry Helstoski, member of funds, a new course in Office Occupations willare Abby Letterman,PeterHofstra, Sheilathe House of Representatives from New Jersey's be offered next year within the Business Ed-Bacon,Barbara Lund, DebbieBern, JanetNinth Congressional District, will speak before ucation Department. The funds,ifgranted,Frost, Philip Brand, Wanda Gorzynski, Paulinean assembly at the River Dell Junior High will permit the rental of keypunch and steno-Cancio-Bello, David Gift, and Janie Lawenda.School on Friday, May 27. lab machines which are needed to implement Mr. Helstoski, who toured portions of both the course. One of many schools in Bergen, Passaic, andAfrica and the Far East last year, will give Essex Counties which enteredthecontest, The new course will enable River Dell to studentshisfirst-hand impressions of these incorporate a work-experience program intoRiver Dell Junior High School emerged withtroubled areas. more winners than any other school in the thecommercialcurriculumincooperation Since Vietnam wasincluded amongthe with localbusiness concerns. This programthree counties. The three top winners mustareas he visited in the Far East, students will would operate on a half-day schedule similarnow compete with other New Jersey countybe particularly interested to see the slides he to River Dell's current and highly successfulwinners for eligibility to go on to the nationalhas brought back showing the cities, country- Distributive Education program. level. side and natives of this beleaguered land. 4441141111111111111111

RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Page 11 Summer Music School ToGuidance Counselors Tol/LF.S. SelectsJunior To Begin On June 27 Have New Assignments Spend Summer In Austria The River Dell Summer Music School, au A realignment of the students assigned to Cathleen Muehleck, daughter of Mr. Caspar independent, tuition-charging school, will holdeach counselor in the senior high school willMuehleck of 640 Lotus Avenue, Oradell, has its classes in the River Dell Senior High Schoolbe necessary next year when Mr. Raymondbeen notified by the American Field Service music rooms and auditorium again this summer.Titus, currently in the junior high school, isHeadquarters in New York that she will spend Any student in grade four through twelve whoadded to the senior high school guidance staff.the summer abroad near the town of Deutsch- is interested in taking instrumental lessons andThe presence of an additional counselor infeistritz in Austria. Cathleen will be the guest wants the opportunity to play with a group,theseniorhighschoolwillreduceeachof Mr. and Mrs. Johann Hormann and their is eligible for the Summer Music School. counselor's pupil load and should contributefamily who live on a farm two miles from Classes will begin on Monday, June 27, andto the amount of time each counselor has tothe village and approximately 20 miles from will meet five days a week until Friday, Julyspend with individual students. Graz, capital of the province of Styria. The 29. No Saturday classes will be held. Registra- In order to give continuity over a period ofHormann family has two sons and a daughter tion will be accepted at the senior high school'stime to the counselors' acquaintance with stu-in their early twenties, and a second daughter music room on Saturday, May 21, from 9:00dent problems, each counselor will be assigneddescribed as a "jolly school-girl," who is eleven a.m. until noon; and on Thursday and Friday,a portion of the students in each grade, re-years old. The farm has three stables, and May 26 and 27, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. gardless of curricular pattern. He will retainCathleen, who enjoys horsebackriding,is A tuition fee of $20.00 will be charged forthese students until they graduate. looking forward to a summer devoted to farm- lessons on one instrument. If the student wishes Beginning next year, students in grades ten,ing, riding and hiking. to study a second instrument, an additional In addition to tuition fee of $12.50 will be charged. For stu-eleven and twelve whose names fallwithin their daily chores on the the following alphabe..eal groups will be as-farm, the young people inthefamily list dents who do not have their own instruments, folk-singing, table tennis, hunting, swimming, a rental program will be available. signed to the counselor indicated. Mr. Edward StrohA through D and "jazz music" as among their daily activities The summer session will give beginners and and interests. experiencedstudentsdailyclass lessons on Mr. Raymond TitusE through J band and orchestra instruments, including the Mrs. Norma ArchibaldK through P The town of Deutschfeistritz, which has piano. In addition, there will be daily band Mr. Richard VeitQ through Z 3,500 inhabitants, is located on the Mur River and orchestra rehearsals. Several activities have insemi-mountainouscountry.Neighboring been planned, which include a field trip to zinc and lead mines contribute employment New York City to hear the Goldman Band,P.T.A. Sponsors Collegeto townsfolk, while the beauty of the country- a field day, and a concert to be presented by side has made the area a favorite summer the students for the public. Mr. Raymond14$ ; fissions Workshop resort. Westerdale will be the director of the Summer The fiaal meeting of the River Dell Parent Cathleen will spend the months of July Music School. and August abroad and wal return in Septem- Teacher Association on May 10 presented aber for her senior year in high school at novel program on factors governing collegeRiver Dell. She is the seventh River Dell stu- admissions. Parents received new insight into Driver Education this growing problem when they were askeddent to be sent abroad under American Field to consider the difficulties confronting collegeService auspices. Program Intensifiedadmissions committeesintheirnearlyim- Concern for the increasingaccidentratepossible task. Two Teachers Granted among automobiledriversintheteen-age Mr. Robert P. Biunno, Director of Admis- catagory has led the River Dell Senior Highsions at Rutgers-Newark, conducted the work- School to intensify itsdriver education pro-shop. He presented to the audience the com- Sabbatical Leave gram. In addition to the regular classroomplete details of several actual student appli- Two of River Dell's best-known teachers instruction and behind-the-wheel training, stu-cations received by his office, withholding onlywill take a well-earned sabbatical leave next dents have attended three assembly programsthe students' names and the decision reachedyear, but in each case rest or relaxation will planned to give them a clear understanding ofby the admissions office on each application.not be the goal. the dangers of the road and a realization ofGroups of parents, acting in the capacity of Mr. Jordan Richin, science teacher in the their legal responsibilities as drivers. an admissions committee. considered all thejunior high school, will attend the University A film, "The Road Back," was shown infactors involved and made a recommendationof Houston in Texas working toward a doc- March through the courtesy of Police Chiefon each application. Mr. Biunno then revealedtoral degree in the field of earth science. Crandall of River Edge. Sergeant Horstmannthe actual decisions made and explained theMr. Richin has received a National Science introduced the film, which tells the true storyprocess by which each was reached. Foundation grant for this work. He has been of a young boy terribly injured inan auto- The program was arranged by Mr. Frankinvolved with the pilot program in the teach- mobile accident, narrated by the victim himself.Brunetto, director of Educational Services at "Signal 30," the famous film on traffic ing of earth sciences at the secondary level ac-River Dell. developed by the National Earth Science Cur- cident causes circulated by the New Jersey riculum Project and introduced experimentally State Police, was shown in April. A trooper SENIOR WEEK from the force presented the film and into selected schools throughout the nation. con- (Continued from page 3) ducted a question-and-answer periodatits River Dell, one of the selected schools, has conclusion. to a fitting close on June 3 with the cele-used these new materials very successfully and On April 16, Magistrate Julius Malkin ad-bration of that great American folk event,has extended their use to a majority of the dressed members of the junior classon theirthe senior prom, to be held at the Bow andninth grade classes. approaching entryintoadulthood. He out-Arrow in East Orange. Mr. Charles Aquino, a member of the Busi- lined the legal and moral responsibilities which The following week is devoted to quiet andness Education Department in the junior high anyone assumes the minute he gets behindsober reviewin preparation for the seniorschool, will attend Syracuse University next the wheel of a car. He also briefly reviewedexaminations which begin on June 10, a week traffic laws in this state. earlier than those for the rest of the students.year to study educational media. Mr. Aquino All juniors who have completed the class-After exams, nothing but graduation rehearsals,is the audio-visual director in the junior high room phase of driver education will take thethe senior picnic and the final ceremoniesschool, and his studies will give him further New JerseyDriverEducationexaminationthemselvesseparatethese young men andcompetence in this field. which will be administered by state officialswomen from the sobering experiences of adult- Both teachers on sabbatical leave next year at River Dell on June 3. hood. will return to River Dell the following year. Page 12 RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER GOVERNMENT GRANTS (Continued from page 1) RIVER DELL SCHOOL CALENDAR to attend them. Itis also planned to present 1966-1967 an evening Humanities course which will be open to the public, although this phase of the1966 project may not take place until the following year. September 6 Tuesday Teacher orientation 9:00 a.m. Acquisitionofmaterialssuchasbooks, September 7 Wednesday 9:00 a.m., seventh grade pupils attend classes, slides,records,tapes and projectors needed lunch. Teacher and departmental meetings. to back the program is provided for in the grant. These materials will be made available Tenth grade students report to home room for consultation by parochial school students for orientation program. and staff members and by interested members September 8 Thursday School opens at regular time for full day. of the community at such time in the future November 3-4 Thurs. - Fri N.J.E.A. Convention Atlantic City as they are ready for use. November 24-25 Thurs. - Fri Thanksgiving recess begins at 1:00 p.m. on Preliminary negotiations between Dr. Wil- November 23. liams, Mr. Petroccione and officials in Wash- December 23 Friday Full session. Christmas recess begins. ington will be held within the next two weeks toestablishproceduresandadministrative 1967 details under which the grant will operate. Work on the project is authorized to begin by June January 3 Tuesday Schools open 1, 1966. February20-24 Mon. - Fri Winter recess March 24 Friday Good Friday (full session Thursday) SENIOR FAIR April 17-21 Mon. - Fri Spring recess (Continued from page 1) May 29-30 Mon. - Tues Memorial Day (two-day recess) of the entire operation. June 21 Wednesday Senior high school graduation Proceeds will be added to the class treasury June 22 Thursday Students dismissed for summer at 1:00 p.m. to help defray costs attendant to senior ac-June 23 Friday Reports cards distributed 9:00 a.m. tivities. Each year members of the senior class work hard to raise enough money to bring September 17 days February15 days down the cost of such standard senior items October 21 March 22" of expense as prom tickets, yearbooks, the November 18 April 15 senior picnic and the classgift. The other December 17 May 21 major fund drive conducted by the class is the, January 21 June 16 magazine drive held in October. The Class of 1966 had the most successful magazine drive in TOTAL 183 days the history of the school netting $5,100 from their concentrated efforts. The opening and closing of school, and all major vacations are coordinated with those Mr. George Cury is the faculty adviser for of the River Edge and Oradell local schools. this year's senior class.

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Vol. 11, No. 1 BOROUGHS OF RIVER EDGE AND ORADELL December, 1966 eferendum On School Expansion a Proposal Set For December 20 A referendum for expansion of the facilities 2.Relocation of nurse's quarters in area atthe River Dell Junior and Senior High presently occupied by library storage Schools will be submitted to the voters for The cost of constructing these facilities will approval on December 20. The proposal rep-be $656,000, according to estimates prepared resentsthe culmination of nine months ofby Mr. Peter Terrafranca, architect for the study by the Board of Education concerningexpansion program. the educational needs of students in the River The amount to be raised by a bond issue, Dell community. After considering all possiblehowever, is $590,000. Costs have been reduced alternatives, members of the Board are unani-by thetransfer of $21110 instatefunds mous in their belief that the kind of educa-(which are given to Rivei ?1,1 out of sales tional opportunity which the River Dell com-tax revenues) from the Cur. -.` Expense ac- munity wants and expects for its young peo-count to the Capital Outlay account; by the ple cannot be satisfactorily maintained withinapplication of $22,000 awarded to River Dell the limitations of the present plant. under the Title III ESEA Humanities grant for Chief among thefactors which have ledneeded alterations; and by use of $23,000 the Board to this conclusion is the continuingsurplus in the Capital Outlay account. high enrollment at the junior high school. A Enrollment at the junior high school has not second determining factoristhe inadequacy of the plant to cope with nation-wide changesdeclined as was expected from projections made in curriculum and teaching methodology. Al-three years ago. The overcrowded conditions though every effort has been made for thewhich existed at the time of the State De- Quartet from handbell choir past two years to meet these problems withpartment of Education's evaluation in March, rehearses for concert. measures short of expansion, the Board now1964, were then thought to be temporary. acknowledges thatthe many problems can Not only has the enrollment not fallen to only be solved by the construction of additionalthe expected low, however, but current pro- facilities. jections indicate thatit actually willrise by Christmas Concert To The referendum to be presented to the publica significant number within the next few years, on December 20 contains the following pro-and will not taper off below present numbers Feature Choral Worksposals: within the forseeable future. The overcrowding at the junior high school has created a num- Two major works of considerable difficulty JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ber of conditions which, while they might will be featured this year at the River Dell New Construction be endured for a year or two, are intolerable Music Department's Christmas Concertto beAddition of a two-story wing containing: as a long-range situation. presented on Wednesday, December 21,at 1.Five standard-sized classrooms 8:15 p,m. in the senior high school auditorium. The State Department of Education informed 2. Two areasforremedialreading andthe River Dell Board of Education in 1964 River Dell's hundred-member chorus, under speech the direction of Dr. Richard A. Barrows, chair- that something must be done to relieve the 3. Library overcrowded conditions. Since enrollment ap- man of the Music Department, will perform 4.Lavatory facilities the Christmas cantata, A Ceremony of Carols, parentlyisnot going to drop and thereby written by contemporary composer Benjamin Remodeling of Existing Areas (Continued on Page 2) Britten. The group will also presenta forty-five 1.Division of present libraryintothree minutemaster work of theearly German classrooms Baroque school of music, The Christmas Story, 2.Extension of guidance offices into adja- Hearing December 14 which was written by Heinrich Schutz in 1664. cent Room 116 A public hearing to discuss the forth- The Britten work, a contemporary classic coming referendum will be held on Wed- whichwilltake SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL approximatelytwenty-five nesday evening, December 14, at 8:00 p.m., minutesto perform,isa suite of modern New Construction -ettings of traditional Latin and British in the River Dell Junior High School audi- texts. 1.Expansion of the present library torium. The Board of Education and the ;le work will be sung in a version for mixed 2. An addition to the little theater administrative staff will be present to ex- voices and accompanied by harp. 3. An addition to the business office The handbell choir will also appear, offering plain all aspects of the expansion program. a group of traditional Christmas selections as Members of the community are strongly Remodeling of Existing Areas urged to attend and to present all questions well as several unusual musical arrangements 1.Extension of guidance offices into adja- which they feel need clarification. (Continued on Page 3) cent nurse's quarters Page 2 RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Issued Quarterly by the River Dell Regional Schools at Pyle Street, Oradell, New Jersey BOARD OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION Walter H. Richters, President Superintendent B. Daniel Winn, Vice-President Dr. Wm. Wendell Williams Samuel Alazraki Business Ass't to Superintendent John L. Chatellier, Jr. Ivan V. Armitage Francis J. Connaughton Director of Educational Services Edward J. Crowley Frank Brunetto George Howitt Senior High School Principal John B. McAvey Walter J. Pipp John P. Rose Junior High School Principal Bernard J. Heaney Senior High School Vice-Principal Richard A. Veit SEC'Y TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Junior High School Vice-Principal Ivan V. Armitage William Pierce Referendum Vote Set For December 20 .010*vlitt (Continued from Page 1) solve most of the problems extant, no otherfor guidance. acceptable alternative presents itself than to The senior high school library was construct- provide more room for the number of stu-ed ten years ago for a student body of 847. Mr. Richard A. Veit. dents who must be cared for. It was too small for the actual enrollment The addition of classroom space and thealmost from the beginning. The seating ca- relocation of the library in the junior highpacity of 64 seats, which is totally inadequateVeit Appointed Senior school will restore the teaching of academicfora schoolof1,154students,has been subjects to classrooms designed for this purpose.diminished to 54 seats by the necessary ad- High Vice-Principal At the present time students are quartered indition of book stacks to house the growing Richard A. Veit has been appointed vice- the cafeterias, mechanical drawing room, bandcollection. principal of the River Dell Senior High School. room and library for the study of such academic Changes inthe curriculumattheseniorHe fillsthe vacancy created when former subjects as English and foreign language. Therehigh 5chool, reflecting changing needs in thevice-principal George Iannacone resigned last are no rooms at all available for the teachingeducational preparation of students forthismonth to accept a position as principal of th of remedial reading and speech. These subjectscompetitive world, have placed an excessivenew senior high school being constructed for are being taught in storage areas. Music classesstrain on the room's already cramped quarters.Palisades Park. have been forced out of their own rooms andThe needs of team teaching tend to pre-empt now meet in groups of 120 students in thethe room for classes, since the library is too Mr. Veit came to River Dell as a guidance auditorium; the stage is simultaneously beingsmall to accommodate both a class and in-counselor in 1962. He worked for two years used as a classroom for instrumental instruc- withjunior highschoolstudents and then dependent workers at the same time. Therewas transferred to the senior high school where tion. The library, planned for a much smallerare no conference rooms. There is no listeninghe has counselled both terminal and college student body,istoo small to accommodateor viewing area where students can make use both classes and independent students. Further,of the large record, tape, filmstrip and slidepreparatorystudents.Priortoenteringthe in an effort to adapt itsfacilities to current guidance field, Mr. Veit taught history and collections. There is no convenient area forsocial studiesatthe Freemont Senior High methods, the library has had to devote floorthestorageofaudio-visualequipment andSchool in Freemont, Ohio. Last summer, Mr. spaceinthe reading room to audio-visualmachines which are part of an up-to-date li- equipment which cannot be placed anywherebrary's holdings. Veit served as principal of the River Dell else for lack of room. Summer School, which had astaffof 36 The Board of Education plans to enlargeteachers and more than 800 students. The proposed additions will make it possiblethe present library by pushing out the existing to consolidate all guidance personnel in oneeastwallandbuildinganadditionalarea Mr. Veit, a native of Ohio, received both area. At the present time members of thelarge enough to divide into the required sec-hisB.A. and M.A. degrees from Bowling psychological team are quartered in widelytions.The totallibrarycomplex proposedGreen State College where he studied political scattered areas without access to centrally heldwould have enough space to house the bookscience and administration. Since coming to student records. collections, an audio-visual listening and view-the East, he has taken an additional 32 credits The addition of classroom space will alsoing area, a conference room, enough seatingat Seton Hail, Montclair State College and permit River Dell to assume its proper re-capacity to care for a class as well as studentsthe City College of New York in the fields of sponsibilityto the County for providing aengaged in independent study, and adequateguidance and education. room in which our share of Region V's ed-storage areas for machines and magazines. Mr. Veit lives in Washington Township with ucable and trainable students may be cared The expansion of the little theater is pro-his wife and four children. for. River Dellisthe only member schoolposed because there is need for another area in Region V which does not provide thesein the building in addition to the auditoriumuled for large group instruction for some part facilities while taking advantage of the facilitieswhere a large group of students can be ac-of each week, and an additional area is needed provided by other member schools. commodated. Team teaching at River Dell al-to accommodate theseclasses. The present The major portion of the $590,000 to beready has more large-group classes scheduledlittle theater is not large enough for such use. raised through the bond issue will be usedinto the auditorium than there are periods inThe proposedexpansionwillincreaseits for the junior high school expansion. the day. Large group instruction is being usedcapacity to 140 seats and will equip it with At the senior high school, the major ex-in the history1 1 th and 12th grade classestablet. arm chairs designed tofacilitatenote pansion proposed is the expansion of the li-and in the 12th grade humanities course. Nexttaking. brary. Other areas to be expanded at relative-year the method will be extended to include Minor remodeling will permit the guidance ly minor cost are the little theater and businessthe new history course in world cultures re-suite to be expanded so as to consolidate all its office, and a relocation of the nurse's officequired for all sophomores. Thus all studentsoffices and services in one area. At the present is planned so as to provide additional spacein the entire senior high school will be sched- (Continued on Page 4) RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Page 3 Library Expansion Will Solve Space Problems Changes in teaching methods and new cur- ricular ideas are having a tremendous impact on the libraries at the River Dell Junior and Itt Senior High Schools. New emphasis onf n- dependent study and the needs of team teaching have placed a strain on the seating capacity in ea,..library. In addition, the English Depart- ment's efforts to bring every English class into the libraryatleast once every two weeks necessitates the closing of this facility to study hall students whenever a class is in the library, since neither school has a reading room large enoughto accommodate bothaclassand independent users at the same time. Furtherdemandsonthelimitedspace available in each library are created by the new use of audio-visual aids in both schools.

Students now make extensiveuse of taped # materials,records,filmstripsand slides,all of which are kept in the library. Space and The senior high school library, a busy spotin the school. special facilities for the use of these materials areeithermissingorinadequateinboth schools. There is no viewing or listening room Team Teaching Strains Existing Facilities in either school, and studentsat the senior high school are currently listening to records One ofthemajorchangesinteachingapproximately 100 persons, is inadequate for and tapes in the magazine storage room wheremethodology and curricular philosophy whichthe new program. they are constantly interrupted. has taken place in the United States within This year, team teaching has been extended At the senior high nhool there is no con-the past five years is the institution of teamto include all classes in American History II, ference room in which students may work to-teachinginthenation'sschools. This newwhich isa state requirement for the entire gether without disturbit.g others. Seating spacemethodology places a great strain on schoolsenior class. In addition, the new Humanities ,(54 seats)is totally inadequate for a schoolbuildings which are not specifically designed tocourse is using a team teaching approach,and f1,154 students andisbeing further en-accommodate itsneeds, and the River Dellmust use the auditorium for its 140 students .'troached upon by the addition in the readingplant, particularly at the senior high school, room of standing book shelves needed to ac- in competition with the history program. is no exception. At the present time, the auditorium has more commodate the growing collection. Additional Team teaching is designed to make the most pressure will be felt when space must be found classes scheduled into it than there are periods advantageous use of the particular excellencesin the day, a paradox which isbeing met for the $15,000 worth of materials which will the same time be purchased this year with Title III fundsof severalteachers, and at through the careful coordination of lectures to form the nucleus of the new humanitiesrequires from the student a greater amount ofamong the various teams of teachers. independent study than he has formerly been A crisiswillarise next year when team library. expected to perform. The River Dell Board of Education believes teaching will be extended to encompass the that expansion of the library services in both In team teaching, students studying aentire senior high school population through particular subject are given the advantage of schoolsisessentialtothecurriculum and thehistorycurriculum. A new coursein therefore essential to the education of Riverhearing the viewpoints of the various instructorsWorld Cultures is now being developed and Dell's students. These services cannot be im-who teach this subject, not just one. At reg-will be required for all sophomores next year. proved without an expansion of the physicalular intervals, often several times a week, classesUnless the facilities of the littletheater are area in which each library is located. Thiswillare brought together in large groupsof 90expanded to seat these new large groups, the involve a relocation of the junior high schoolto 120 students to hear a lecturepresented byprogram cannot be offered as planned. An advantage library sinceitisimpossible to expand itsone of the team of teachers. Team teaching is undoubtedly here to stay. present situation without absorbing classroomto this system is that all kinds of visualaidsThis year across the country three out of ten space and creating an area which would becan be used to enrich andilluminate a topic,teachers are engaged in one form or another difficult to supervise. At the senior high school,and the cooperative planning on the part ofof team teaching. The River Dell staff believes expansion is easily accomplished by adding anthe teachers lends depth to the lesson whichthat student experiences with large-group pres- area to the east of the presentlibrary. could rarely be attained otherwise. entations and note-taking will certainly assist Because large-groupsessions areattendedthem in moving from their high school pro- by students ofallabilitylevels,individualgram to the college lecture hall. Inaddition, Christmas Concert differences must be met through the secondthe use of materials other than the text book andequallyvitalphaseofteam-teachingand the acquisition of independent study habits (Continued from Page 1) methodology,thatis,throughindependentwill aid them greatly in the development of study. Since independent study requiresthecritical thinking. transcribed for bells. extensive use of reference materials, students At River Dell, the use of the auditorium has The concert will conclude, as in past years,must have ready access to a larger librarybeen a necessary though imperfect measure, withthestirring"Hallelujah" chorus fromthan presently exists at the River Dell Senior time, River Dell because a properly equipped large group room Handel's Messiah. At this High School. has not been available. The addition of seating di 'graduates who areformer members of the virhorus are asked to come forward and join Last yt..-, team teaching was introduced intocapacity to the little theater and the refurnish- the group on the stage in the performance ofall the history classes in the junior year. Theing of this room with tablet-arm chairs to 354 juniors met in the auditorium in groupsfacilitatewritingisa necessary measure if this work. Tickets for the Christmas Concert may beof approximately 120, and on individual classthe curriculumisto progressindesirable obtained from members of the chorus or hand-days Dften met in the library which then haddirections. The cost of these minor alterations bell choir, or at the door on the evening ofto be closed to other students. The littletheater,is estimated at less than one twelfth of the total referendum cost. the concert. which was originally planned to accommodate RIVER DELL RFGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Four Named Semi-Finalists In Merit Competition Four River Dell seniors have been named semi-finalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition as a result of their scores on the NationalMerit ScholarshipQualifyingTest administered to nearly a million students in the United States last March. These four students, Linda Barzelay, Eric Glanbard, Joel Haycock and Diane Kilgore, are among the 14,000 semi- finalists in the nation. 'MP Inaddition,twenty oneseniorshavere- ceivedLettersof Commendation from the National Merit Corporation. They are: Eliot Alazraki, Victoria Bessinger, Alan Braverman, David Brown, John Clark, Steven Cross, Lois Dinsmore, Marga Dusedau, Peter Greene, Alan Greenglass,AlanHartman,JanetHayes, BrianKendregan, KennethKroohs,Robert La Rue, Anne Scully,Janet Shenk,Janet Stirling, Richard Vierling, Lela Warren, and Ellen Weiss. Merit semi-finalists Linda Barzelay, Joel Haycock, The semi-finalists,together with the com- Eric Glanbard and Diane Kilgore. mended students,rank scholastically among the upper two percent of those who will grad- uate from high school in 1967. Paul Collins Joins The semi-finalists now face a further qualify- Inclement Weather ing test in December when they must take the Guidance Department three-hourScholasticAptitude Test ofthe The coming months may bring occasionalCollege Entrance Examination Board. Paul A. Collins, who has been a member ofstorms severe enough to make attendance at the River Dell History Department for theschool impossible. In case of such inclement Students who repeat or improve their scores pastyear,hasbeenappointedtoa newweather, notification of our school closing willon this second test will become eligible for position as guidance counselor at the seniorbe conveyed through a one-minute soundingscholarship awards ranging from $100 up t high school. His appointment fills the positionof the fire whistles in River Edge and Oradell$1,500 per year. The actual award of a scholar at precisely 7:15 a.m. ship is based on scholastic ability and citizen- formerly occupied by River Dell's new vice- ship. The amount of the scholarship is based principal, Richard Veit. The following radio stations will also carryon need. Mr. Collinsisa graduate of Seton Hallannouncements of our closing. University and has a Master's degree in the Students who receive Letters of Commenda- field of guidance from the same institution.Station Dial No. Time tion rank just below the semi-inalists. Their He began his teaching career at Holy FamilyWOR 710 6:20 to 7:00 a.m. names are reported to other scholarship-grant- High School in Union City where he taught 7:20 to 8:00 a.m. ing agencies and to the colleges to which they American history and coached thebaseballWABC 770 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. are applying for admission. team. WCBS 880 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. Mr. Collins, who is married and father ofWPAT 930 6:05, 7:05, 8:05 a.m. one child, has also acted for three summers Itis extremely important that parents and Referendum as head of a day camp for children between students DO NOT CALL the police station to (Continued from Page 2) the ages of nine and sixteen. River Dellisinquire about thismatter. The use of the fortunate to have had ready on itsstaffaregular police number at a time when weathertime both the psychologist and social worker person so highly qualified to filla positionconditions are dangerous may hinder an emer-are quartered in other parts of the building, as vital to the welfare of students as is thegency call. and one of the counselors is working in a post of guidance counselor. A separate number has beensetup bystorage room. By relocating the nurse's office the town of Oradell (for the use of residentsacross the hall in the old library office, the only) to handle telephone calls regarding theguidance facilities can be expanded into the Program Of Studies closingoftheregionalschools. When inpresent nurse's quarters and adequate space doubt,the number which Oradellresidentsfound for its function. Booklet Revised may call for information is 261-4230. The addition fo the business office can be The Program of Studies booklet prepared accomplished at a minimum cost when the by the Guidance Department two yearsago little theater is expanded. Additional space is has been completely revised and up-dated to needed for this area because the volume of reflect changes recently made in the curriculum.Leaders Club To Carolwork in this office has nearly doubled in the The booklet will contain a complete description If the sound of young voices blended to-lastfiveyears.Financialrecordsforstate of each curricular patterninthe school asgether in the rendition of traditional Christmasand federal funds, for the cafeteria, the athletic well as course descriptions for all electives insongs is heard outside your door at dusk ondepartment, and the school's regular operation grades nine through twelve. December 18, it may be the students from theare accumulating and require additional storage The pamphlet will be issued in February junior high school's Girls' Leaders Club whospace. The business manager shares office space all studentsingradeseight,nine, ten andare serenading you. These girls will once againwith two other persons and lacks the necessar eleven, and should be brought by each stu-carol throughout the River Edge and Oradellprivacy to perform his work. The Board of dent to his annual interview with his guidancecommunities for the benefit of the AmericanEducation therefore proposes to add fifteen counselor. Cancer Society. They hope they will be ablefeet of space to the present business quarters Parents are encouraged to study the bookletthis year to exceed the $25 which they col-thus creating a separate office for the business with their child when determining the studieslectedfor the Society as a result of theirmanager and adequate storage facilities for the to be selected for the coming year. caroling activities last year. accumulating records. RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Page 5 Care Of Special Studentsin-Service Art Lectures Is Local ResponsibilityAre Open To Community While the majority of studentsin a com- The River Dell Humanities Center, which is munity report to the public schools forreg-supported by a Title III ESEA federal grant, ular classroom instruction, there are alwaysis offering a series of twelve lectures on "Art a number of youngstersin any communityin the Modern World" to teachers in Bergen who, for a variety of reasons, require spec-Countypublicandparochialschoolsand ialized classes or individual handling to meetinterested members of the River Dell com- their particular needs.Itis the responsibilitymunity. The lectures, presented Monday after- of a Board of Educationtoprovideedu-noons at 4:00 p.m. in the senior high school cationalopportunityfor every childintheauditorium, have been organized in cooper- of community who is able to benefit from form-ation with Mr. Thomas Folds, Dean of Ed- alized instruction of any kind. ucation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, In order to make sensible localarrange-andseveralmembers oftheMetropolitan ments for the unique care of these youngsters,Museum's staff. More than 400 persons are communities in the county have been groupedcurrentlyregisteredforthecourse,anda intoregions.Eachregioncontainsseveralnumber of citizens and students who are not schools which band together to establishspe-registered are regularly attending. cialized classes for the trainable and educable The lectures, which cover the history of studentswithintheirdistricts.Suchspecialwestern art from the early Renaissance to the classes are housed within the public schoolpresent day, are being presented by the follow- -4111.11111L. buildings and are taught by specially traineding outstanding authorities in the art world: instructors. Mr. Thomas Folds, Dean of Education at I Rier Dell is a member of Region V, which the Metropolitan Museum of Art also Miss Salinger about to begin includestheTeaneck, New Milford, MissMargarettaSalinger,AssociateRe- lecture on painting of Holland. Hackensack, Bergenfield, Dumont, River Edge search Curator in the European Painting andOradellschoolsystems.Ofallthese Department of the Metropolitan Museum schools,River Dellistheonlysecondary of Art school which does not provide facilities fora Mr. Charles McCurdy, Senior Lecturer atAdditional Office Space trainable or educable class. the Metropolitan Museum of Art Over the years, the River Dell Board of Mr. Allen Rosenbaum, Staff Lecturer at the Needed For Guidance Education has sent from twelve to twenty train- Museum able, educable or other special students Minor remodeling of existingfacilitiesis per Mr. Paul H. Brach, well-known painter andproposed at both the junior and senior high year to classes provided in other communities. printmaker. Unless: some provisionismade within the Since all expenses for this series are beingschools to correct some of the inadequacies next year or two to establish a similar facilityborne by the River Dell Humanities Centerof the guidance facilities in each building. at River Dell, Region V superintendents havewith federal funds, the River Dell Schools are At the junior high school, guidance quarters stated that they will no longerassume re-able to offer this valuable course free of chargeare so small that there is no place provided sponsibility for the placement ofour students.to all participants. for individual testing, students wait for inter- In order to carry River Dell'sfair share The primary purpose of this program is toviews in a passage-way shared by the vice- of the Region V responsibility and thus avoidprovide opportunity for teachers in humanities expulsionof our students from Region V principal's secretary, and there is no adequate fields-history, foreign language, English, musicspace for the storage of vital school records. classes.itis imperative that River Dellpro-and art-torefreshtheir knowledgeofthe vide space for a trainable or educable classcreative arts so that they may bring addedAt the present time the school psychologist is within its plant. Such a room is included ininsighttotheirteaching.Becauseofthelocated in another part of the school altogether, the proposed juniorhighschoolexpansioncourse'stremendousvalue,however,Riverwithout ready access to student records, and program. Dell extends a cordial invitation to ad inter-the social worker is working in a closet. ested citizens in the community who are able The same problems which exist at the jun- to attend at this hour to take advantage ofior high school are also visible at the senior River Bell Students this opportunity. high school. The lack of office space has forced Remaining lectureswill be given on thethe school psychologist to meet students in the Scare On "lts Academic" following dates and cover the following topics:photography room and the magazine storage River Dell was thevictor December5Nineteenth Century Romanti- initssecond cism and Realism: Mr. Brach room. appearance on "It's Academic," the competitive Our social worker is quartered in the photog- quiz program on which students from out-December 12ImpressionismandPost-Im- pressionism: Miss Salinger raphy room which must h. entered from the standing high schools in the metropolitanarea match wits and information. December 19Early 20th Century Art; therear of a classroom. The new guidance counselor Competing against the Locust Valley High Revolutions: Mr. Brach employed this year is forced to use a former Schoolfrom Long Island andthe MountJanuary 9Art between the Wars: Mr. Foldsstorage closet for his office, and stored records Vernon High School from Westchester, theJanuary 16 Artat Mid - Century: Recenthave taken space from the nurse's quarters. River Dell team held its own in a fast-moving Trends: Mr. Brach The Board proposes to relieve these con- session which remained tense to the last few ditions by expanding into adjacent rooms in minutes.RiverDell'steam membersEric A set of the 24-volume Collier's Encyclo-bothschools.At thejuniorhighschool, Glanbard,Joel Haycock and Peter Greenepedia was awarded to the River Dell teamneighboring Room 116 will simply be divided carried the day, however, and the video tapeas a prize for its victory. The set will beinto the necessary areas and absorbed into oftheiraccomplishment wastelecastoverplaced in the senior high school library. Channel 4 at 7:00 p.m. on November 19. River Dell's contestants were selected afterthe guidance suite. At the senior high school, River Dell's winning team was asked toa trial audition in New York at which fifteenthe guidance suitewill absorb the adjacent return to the program for a play-off matchof our students competed against each other;nurse's quarters, and the nurse will be re- against two other winning schools on Saturday,thefinalteam was chosen by processoflocated across the hall in a corner of the November 12. The tape made of this encounterelimination.Mr.Charles Kinnaird,Englishpresent library's storage area. Costs of these will be seen on the broadcast tentatively setteacher at the senior high school, acted asminor alterationsare minimal in thetotal for December 10. coach for the finalists. expansion program. Page 6 RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Title 1 Funds Renewed P.T.A.Guidance By Federal Government Meetings Listed A reapplication for federal funds under Title. The River Dell Parent-Teacher Association, I of the Elementary and Secondary Educationin cooperation with the Guidance Department, Act has resulted in the renewal of River Dell'shas scheduled a series of grade-level meetings TitleIgrant for the support of additionalandparentworkshopstokeepinterested programs in remedial reading, language de-parents advised of various aspectsof their velopment and guidance services. The sum ofchildren'sschoolexperience.Each meeting $15,153 has been awarded for the 1966-1967concentrates on the specific problems common fiscalyear to continue programs establishedto a particular grade level. An effort is thus lastyearintheseareas. Last year'sgrantmade to help parents understand the difficulties amounted to $17,843, and provided for theencountered by their children as they progress purchase of machines and the hiring of ad-from grade to grade. ditionalteachers whose serviceswerealso The workshops deal with such mattersas ir made available to students in local parochialphysical and emotional developmental patterns, Joe lle Bussiere and Mario Barrientos. schools. reading abilities and levels, tests and the test- Under Title II of ESEA, financial aid in theing program at River Dell, curricular patterns amount of $3,278 was awarded to the Riveroffered to meet individual differences, work- River Dell Has Two A.F.S.Dell Schools for the purchase of library ma-study programs, and collegeadmissions. In terials. A second applicationfora similarthe senior high school, the focus will be on Students This Year amount willbe made thisspring to covercareer and college planning; in the junior high fiscal year 1967-68. school, on curriculum planning and course For the first time in its history, River Dell content. has two foreign American Field Service stu- The federal grant awarded to River Dell The grade level meetings have been sched- dents enrolled as seniors at the school. this June under Title III of the Elementaryuled for 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings so Miss Joelle Bussiere, an eighteen year oldand Secondary Education_tct is for the supportas to give both parents an opportunity to at- native of France, arrived in August to spendof a program for the promotion of the Hu-tend.Refreshmentswillbe served between the year as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roymanities in the River Dell school and com-7:30 and 8:00 p.m. Samuels of 24 Stuart Place, Oradell. As amunity. The grant, in the amount of $110,000, Seventh and twelfth grade meetings were result of last year'ssuccessful fund drives,provides for the hiring of personnel and theheld on September 27 and Novemberl. Future however, the River Dell American Field Serviceacquisition of teaching materials, audio-visualworkshop dates to keep in mind are as follows: Chapter was able also to bring Mario Bar-equipment and other supplies needed to pre-December 6Eleventh grade parents, Senior rientos, a native of Argentina, to River Dellsent the new Humanities course instituted this High School Cafeteria. for this school year. Mario is spending theyear. It also provides for the acquisition ofJanuary 10Tenth grade parents, Senior High winter with the family of Mr. and Mrs. James$15,000 worth of library materials to be as- School Cafeteria. Broderick of 189 Woodland Avenue, Riversembled as a special Humanities library andJanuary 17Eighth grade parents, Junior High Edge. made available to non-public school personnel School Cafeteria. Rae comes from the city of Martigues inand interested members of the community. February 28Ninth grade parents, Junior High the southern part of France near the port of The Humanities course is open to private School Cafeteria. Marsailles. She attended the Lycee there andschool students, and six students from Bergen received her diploma in June 1966. Joe lle,Catholic High School are in regular attendance. whose family consists of her parents and anA portion of the grant, $22,000, is specifically 2faa know? older brother,lists swimming, riding, skiingallocated to costs for the remodeling of any and table tennis as her favorite sports, andfacilities which might need alteration in thethatthe Biology Club at the senior high school states that she wishes to become an Englishbest interests of the program. has 67 members who engage in a number teacher when she finishes her education. Jolene The Humanities project is planned for de- of activitiesincluding fieldtripstore- will enter the University on her return tovelopment over a three-year period, but con- search laboratories, attendance at a film France from River Dell next June. tinuation of the grant is based on an annual and lecture series, and individual research. Mario Barrientos comes from the city ofapplication for support from the government. Plans are also under way for the publi- Reapplication for River Dell's Title III grant caton of a science magazine whichis San Miguel de Tucuman, which has a popu-will be made in April 1967. Dr. Charles R. scheduled to appear twice a year. lation of 300,000 and is situated in the southKeller, director of the Ford Foundation's Join.'thatthe magazine drive conducted by the Class central portion of Argentina. His father is aHay Fellows Program, willvisitthe River of 1967 was the most successful in River member of the state legislature, and he him-Dell Schools on March 16 to evaluate the Dell'shistory. Students sold a total of self is headed for a career in law and diplo-program. $14,700 worth of magazines; more than macy. Mario, who is eighteen years of age, a third of this sum will be retained by the completed high school last year and was en- Senior Class for its treasury. cretion, and the hours spent in classwork atthata new Literary Art Magazine has been rolledattheuniversitywhennotificationRiver Dell seem long to him. With only two finally arrived of his acceptance as an A.F.S. launched at the junior high school by years of English to his credit, Mario speaks Mrs. Helene Anderson, art teacher. Mem- student. He says he had no hesitancy aboutremarkably fluent English:, but admits that he bership on the staff and contributions are breaking into his studies to take advantagefinds the readings in his English classes "hard." open to students of all three junior high of this unique opportunity. Both Rae and Mario will be available after school grades. At River Dell, Mario, who played soccerthe first of the year as speakers before com-thatstudents in the junior high school science at his own school in Argentina, immediatelymunity groups. classes will be taken on a series of all- became a valued member of the soccer team. The decision to bring two A.F.S. students day field trips to Sandy Hook, the Pali- He claims swimming as his to River Dell instead of one this year totally sades and East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, favoritesport,depleted the treasury, according to Mrs. Wil- however. in connection with their studies. The trips, liamLight,chapterpresident.Fund-raising conducted byscienceteachersKutner, The length of the school day comesas adrives will be undertaken throughout the year, Quaglin and Hatfield, are designed to give shock to Lhis 5'9" young athlete. He isac-and the current fruit cake sale conducted by students first-hand experience in investi- customed to attending classes from 7:30a.m.the River Dell A.F.S. Club has already re- gationsinthefieldsof physicaland until 1:00 p.m., and having the rest of thestored nearly $1,000 to the treasury toward historicalgeology, oceanographyand day to study, work or play at his own dis-next year's program. meteorology. RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Work Experience ProgramTwo Students Selected To Begin In February As A.F.S. Candidites A co-operative Work-Experienceprogram will be offered for the first time at River Dell Two students in the junior class, Annette beginning February 1. The deStefano and Harvey Sacks,have been program, which isselected as semi-finalists in the American Field designed to give business education studentsService Summer and School Programs for actual on- the -job experience, is partiallysup- ported by state funds under the. Vocational1967. These students were selected froma and Educational Act of 1963. Theprogramgroup of 22 applicants on the basis of their operates in a manner somewhat similar to thescholarship, school records, general character, Distributive Education program in that studentsand ability to represent the United States in ale able to gain actual working experience asa foreign country. a part of their training. Their records have been sent to the New York American Field Service Headquarters, During the morning students selectedfor this program will attend classes at River Dell.which will make the final decision as to which As part of the program they will take thecandidate they will actually try to place in a work-related course in office occupations whichhome abroad for either next summer or for meets for a double period each day underthe entire 1967-68 school year. the direction of Mrs. Claire Hothem, chair- The New York Headquarters' decision in man of the Business Department. In the after-these matters will not be announced until next noon, thesestudents will report for half aspring. Actual placement of an applicant will day's work in local business offices. depend on whether or not a suitable home abroad can be found. Cathleen Muehleck,a The advisory committee forthis program River Dell boots the ball toward goal. includes business men as well as educators.senior,was the River Dell A.F.S. delegate Serving with Mrs. Hothem on the committeelast year who spent the months of July and are Mr. Walter Pipp, principal at the highAugust in Austria under A.F.S. auspices. school; Mr. Frank Brunetto, director of Ed- To date,the River Dell American Field Soccer Team Wins ucational Services; Mr. Stanley Greaves, RiverService Chapter has brought students from Edge insurance executive; and Mr. ThomasGermany, Costa Rica, Pakistan, Brazil, India, N.B.I.L. Championship Dineen. a member of the Hackensack TrustPeru, the Philippines, France and Argentina Company. to River Dell for a year's study, and has sent The River Dell varsity soccer team has won River Dell Rental of such equipment as keypunch and studentsto Denmark, Sweden,theNorthBergenInterscholasticLeague Germany,Switzerland,thePhilippinesandChampionship thisyear inthefirstseason steno-lab machines is made possible throughAustria for summer visits, and to France for statefunds.Such machines are neededto that soccer has been sponsored by this group implement the course in office occupations. a semester in school there. as a League sport. Eight teams, all of which play each other twice during the season, are Football Banquet Heldin the League. They are Glen Rock, Ramapo 2/044 kaatte? Regional,Ramsey, Old Tappan, Demarest, More than 275 parents and friends of theNorthern Highlands, Waldwick, and River Dell. that studentsinDr.Honigsberg'sbiologyplayers honored the 72 man football squad at the annual River Dell Boosters banquet onAccording to "Cass" Muehleck, River Dell's classesare performing theirlaboratory veteran soccer coach, Waldwick did not finish dissections to the accompaniment of music.November 30. The 24 seniors who have com- It has been found that students can locatepleted theirfootballcareersat River Dellits season and was not involved in the scoring. the parts of a frog or identify the anatom-received giftsin commemoration of the oc-River Dell also played two independent games, ical structures within their feline cadaverscasion. with Tenafly and Bloomfield. with greater efficiency when their efforts Although the team finished in second place The team's record for the season was eleven are conducted to the strains of soothingin the North Bergen Interscholastic Leaguewins, two losses, and two ties. Coach Mueh- sounds. According to Dr. Honigsberg, thewith a record of eight wins and only oneleck points to the game with Glen Rock as music of Bach is most conducive to gooddefeat,itis considered one of the strongestthe "squeaker" of the season, with River Dell work in the laboratory sessions. River Dellaggregationseverfielded. Headcarrying the day by one point. that the Forensic Club acted as host to ap-coach Matthew Certosimo described the team proximately 75 students from other highasan explosiveclub which also was the In state tournament play, River Dell also schoolsat a poetry-reading tournamentfinest defensive unit he has coached. Riverwon its first game against Weehawken, played held on Wednesday, November 9, at theDell was the second lowest scored-on team inat Rutherford, by a score of 4 to 3. seniorhighschool. On December12,Bergen County while itself scoring an average River Dell soccer teams over the years have members of the Forensic Club will presentof 38 points per game. Certosimo praised theachieved a fantastic record which can be at- a program of selections before a regularleadershipbyco-captains Richard Looramtributed to the inspired work of Coach Mueh- meeting of the River Edge Lions Club. and William Taylor throughout the season. The only defeai, a one touchdown loss toleck and the determined spirit of our boys. that national testing is on the increase. 'rests In his ten-year career with our students on given by the College Entrance ExaminationPascack Valley, was totally obliterated by the stunning 59-0 victory over Englewood, one ofthe playingfield, Coach Muehleck's soccer Board have increased in the last decade teams have won a spectacular total of 112 from 70,000 to more than 1,500,000. the stronger teams in Bergen County's senior circuit which had permitted the seven pre-games and tied 16 others. They have lost only that cheerleaders from the junior high school 22 games in ten years, a record unmatched in accompanied by physical vious opponents to score a total of only 49 educationin-pointsagainstit. Certosimocharacterizedthe county. structors Dorothy Dramble and Jean Cella,River Dell's performance against Englewood Perhaps becauseithas not come under will attend the annual cheerleading clinicas the strongest offensive and defensive displayN.B.I.L. auspices until this year, soccer as a which will be held on December 10 atby any team in River Dell's history, includingsportat River Dell has never received as the Bayonne High School. former undefeated River Dell teams. Whilemuch public notice as is given to our very that the French Club will sponsor a Discothequeseveral outstanding backs and linemen will besuccessful football squads. Soccer fans form party on December 2 to which similargraduating in June, coach Certosimo predictsa devoted coterie, however, and itis hoped clubs from other schools have been in-that we will have another powerful aggregationthat their ranks will be substantially augmented vited. next season. as interest in this sport grows. Page 8 RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER State Department To Review Junior High Evaluation In February On March 10, 1964, the State Department of Education evaluated the junior high school andfoundunsatisfactoryconditionsthere which were, for the most part, the result of overcrowding. The State Department granted a limited approval of three years in which time the conditions were to be corrected. The letter conveying thisinformation from Dr. William H. Warner, Director of Secondary Education, stated in part, "Although the self- study indicated that the facultyisdoing a creditablejobunderdifficultconditions,I trust that plans are under serious consider- ation to eliminate the overcrowdedconditions described by Mr. Hay in his report." A representative from the New JerseyState Department of Education will visit thejunior high school on February 9 anddetermine whether or not to recommend thatthe state extend approval of the school. In the two and a halfyears which have passed since the State Departmentevaluated RIVER DELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION the junior high school, the Boardof Educa- HIERI.TEKHEAMICA ALA. ABOTECT tion, administration and staff havemade every effort to meet the specific criticismsset forth by the state. View of proposed junior high school addition as it will appear from Midland Avenue. In 1964 when the evaluationwas made, the junior high school enrollmentwas thought torollment decline at the junior high school withinbe planned as a materials center which will be at its peak, an impression strengthenedbythe near future which would permit even aaccommodate the needs of the curriculum in the fact that the enrollment fellfrom 1,085reasonable relief from the conditions here out-a way which the present library could never do. in 1964 to 1,062 and 1,057in the next twolined. The Board of Education, after serious and At a minimum cost, the area occupied by years. extended study of all possible alternatives, be-the present library will be partitioned to make The Board of Education andadministrationlieves that construction of new facilities is thethree classrooms, two of which may be com- hoped that a steadily decreasingenrollmentonly feasible answer to the junior high schoolbined to form a large-group instruction room. would permit the correction of theconditionsenrollment problem. The Board proposes to A second minor alteration is proposed so as noted by the State Department,and set aboutconstruct an addition which will contain fiveto incorporate all the guidance personnel in taking all possible steps, shortof expansion,standard-sized classrooms, two smaller areasone area. The improvement of guidance facil- to meet state requirements. for teaching of remedial speech and reading,ities can be accomplished by taking over the Room 101,alarge former kindergartenand a new and adequate library. adjacent classroom 116 and dividingitinto room was divided to provide temporarilyap- Relocation of the library will permit it tothe necessary office areas. proved space for academic classwork.Large- group instruction was introduced into the music program which was held in the auditorium in order to make the music RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOLS rooms available for Second-Class Postage other classes. Class size, whichremains high,BOROUGHS OF RIVER EDGE AND ORADELL was reduced to some extent, and mostrecom- PAID mendations with regard to curricularofferings, supervision and teacher evaluationwere met. at Oradell, N. J. Many unsatisfactoryconditionsremained, however, including the seriousinadequacy of the library's physical facilities; the lackof any satis- factory area in which to conductremedial read- ing and speech classes; theinadequacy of the quarters provided for the guidancefunctions; and the continuing need to scheduleacademic classes in such areas as the cafeteria,mechanical drawing and other specialpurpose areas. Had the enrollment continuedto decline, the Board and administration feltthat the com- munity could "live with" theovercrowded con- ditions for another year whena substantial de- cline had been forecast. This year, however, the enrollmentat the junior high school, far from continuine,to de- cline, has risen to 1,060. Newprojections, based on actual pupil counts, indicate thata further increase to an enrollment inexcess of 1,150 is expected within the next fewyears. At the present moment, there is no prospectof an en- tat of Nrin31prorg DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 225 WEST STATE STREET P. 0. BOX 2015 TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625

DIVISION OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Office of the Arts and Humanities

October 28, 1966

Miss Helen H. Winn, Director River Dell Regional Schools, ESEA Title III Oradell, New Jersey 07649

Dear Miss Winn:

We appreciate your comments on the Lawrenceville Conference and are evaluating its apparent results and implications.

We have been following the River Dell developments in the humanities with interest and would enjoy visiting with you, even at 8:30 a.m.May I suggest November 22?

Please let us know which day is most convenient.

Very truly yours,

William Brooks,- 6onsultant Arts and Humanities

WH/v1p talc of Dirut 31Prorg DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 225 WEST STATE STREET P. O. SOX 2010 TRENTON. NOW JERSEY 01625

DIVISION OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Office of the Arts and Humanities

November 28, 1966

Mrs. Helen Winn River Dell Regional High School Oradell, New Jersey

Dear Mrs. Winn:

Thank you for an interesting visit last Tuesday.As I reviewed the materials you gave me, I was impressed with the planning anddevelopment of the Humanities program. Of particular note is the fact that your present courseis a full credit course, of sufficient strength to encompass Senior English for those so electing. Thus you have managed to break through what many schools deem to be an insurmountable roadblock. There is room in the curriculuml

The fine team of teachers, use of broad themes (rather than chronology) as study units, use of student performers, use of visual aids, and large- small group instruction are some of the good steps you have taken.As you find it possiblemayI suggest that you consider (1) inclusion of creative studio activities, (2) demonstrations and discussions with guest personnel (artists, composers, actors, ete.), (3) development of a f4)graa to holp all students, and (4) implications for elementary school children.In connection with (2) above, you probably are aware that the famous print-maker, Joseph Domjurtn,whose one-man exhibit is now being shown at the New Jersey State Museum,lives in River Edge.

Please keep Dr. Bogart and me advised of your progress, particularly re- garding the March 17 - 18 conference. Best wishes to the Humanities staff. Yours very bruly

t/ /+ I"s WilliamBrooks, Consultant Artsand Ihnsanities

WB/v1p LETTER SENT TO ATTACHED LIST

September 16, 1966

Dr. Gerald F. Hopkins Northern Highlands Regional HighSchool District Hillside Avenue Allendale, New Jersey

Dear Dr. Hopkins:

One of the major goals of thenewly established Center for the Promotion of the Humanitiesat River Dell is to bring to BergenCounty teachers an opportunity to widen theircultural horizons and thus enrich their classroom offerings. With this goal in mind, River Dell has planned a series of lecturesin the fine arts which isscheduled to begin this October 17.

I am delighted to sendyou the enclosed prospectus forour first in- service course. You will note that we have drawntogether an out- standing group of lecturers,

I ari. sure thiscourse, for which no charge will be made, will be of great interest toyour faculty. Would you please bring it to their attention and perhapsencourage them to take advantage of this opportunity.

May I request thatresponses be in our hands by October 4 at the latest so that wemay complete our enrollment?If additional information is needed, please callour office at CO-1-4500.

Cordially,

Wm. Wendell Williams Superintendent

vg enc. BERGEN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS

Gerald F. Hopkins, NorthernHighlands Regional High School District, HillsideAve. Allendale C. Donald Jess, Bergenfield HighSchool, Bergenfield Mr. Robt. Pollison, Principal,High School, Bogota High School, Fischerand Chestnut Avenues, Bogota William F. Steiner, Superintendent CliffsidePark High School, School No. Five, Cliffside Park Robert Vv. Scott, Cresskill High School,Cresskill, N. J. Donald A. Watts, Northern ValleyRegional High School District, 150 Knickerbocker Road, Demarest David Dervitz, Dumont High School,Dumont Donald S. Lacey, EducationAdministration Building,E. 54th Street, East Paterson Clayton Hitch=,East Rutherford High School, East Rutherford Joseph Rodriguez, AdministrationBuilding, Main Street, Emerson Mark Shedd, 51 EnglewoodAvenue, Englewood Ralph W. Osborne, 5-01 Bergen Avenue,Fair Lawn Lewis F. Cole, 2409 Second Street, FortLee Sidney Salt, Ramapo Regional High SchoolDistrict, Ramapo Regional High School, Franklin Lakes Carl J. Pecoraro, 125 Outwater Lane,Garfield Douglass B. Roberts, Central High School,Glen Rock George McClellan, 355 State Street,Hackensack Mary E. S. Mohair, Franklin School,Hasbrouck Heights James A. McNeil, Pascack Valley RegionalHigh School District, Pascack Valley High School, Hillsdale Stephen B. Sims, Leonia High School,Leonia Anthony H. Della Penta, Lodi High School,Lodi Eli A. Kane, Municipal Building, Lyndhurst Kenneth P. Bishop, Education Center, Mahwah James E. Pugh, Board of Education, 31Highland Avenue, Midland Park John P. Gower, 381 Madison Avenue,New Milford Paul W. Jones, 222 Ridge Road, NorthArlington George W. Hodgins, High School,Paramus Bill A. Bost, 2 Park Avenue, Park Ridge Eric S. Smith, High School Annex, 266E. Main St.,Ramsey W. Arthur Skewes, Administration Bldg,555 Chestnut Street, Ridgefield Ervin A. Arbo, 47 Mt. Vernon Street, Ridgefield Park Richard Perkins, Education Center, 49Cottage Place, Ridgewood David J. Brittain, 176 Park Avenue, Rutherford Richard G. McManus, High School ParkingArea, Saddle Brook Harvey B. Scribner, Town House, 1 W.Forest Avenue, West Englewood (Teaneck) John B. Geissinger, 27 W. Clinton Avenue,Tenafly Edward F. Donahue, 'Waldwick School,Waldwick Edward M. Dzurinko, Jefferson School, Wallington J. Allan Campbell, 422 Pascack Road,Westwood Paul G. Davis, Windsor School, Wood-Ridge 4 lb BERGEN COUNTY SECONDARY PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS

St. Cecilia High School, Sister Patricia Mary, 65 Demarest Avenue, Englewood

Holy Angels Academy, Sister Mary Elaine, S.S.N.D., 315 Hillside Avenue, Demarest St. Luke's High School, Sister M. Martha, C.S.J., Franklin Turnpike, Hohokus

Immaculate Conception High School, Sister Mary Amadeus, C.S.S.S., South Min Street, Lodi

St. Joseph Regional High School, Brother Sylvere, C.S.X., 40 Chestnut Ridge, Montvale

Queen of Peace High School, Boys, Rev. Brother C. Patrick, S.S.C., 191 Rutherford Place, North Arlington

Queen of Peace High School, Girls, Sister St. James, S.S.J., 191 Rutherford Place North Arlington

Bergen Catholic High School, Brother A.X.Keane, F.S.C.H., 1041 Oradell Avenue, Oradell

Don Bosco High School, Rev. Joseph A. Tyminski, S.D.B., Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey

St. Mary's High School, Sister Mary Elizabeth, 0.P., 64 Chestnut, Rutherford

Immaculate Heart Academy, Sister M. Louise, C.S.J., Van Emburgh Avenue, Washington Township (Westwood Post Office)

Paramus Catholic High for Boys, Brother James Kelly, 425 Paramus Road, Paramus

Paramus Catholic High for Girls, Sister Helen Demetria, 425 Paramus Road, Paramus RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOLS CENTER FGR THE PROMOTIONOF THE HUMANITIES Fyle Street, Oradell, New Jersey September 16, 1966

Dear Teacher:

The River Dell Center for the Promotion of theHumanities, established this year under a Title III ESEA Federalgrant, is offeringan in-service program in the Humanities to teachers in Bergen County publicand parochial secondary schools. The purpose of thisprogram is to provide opportunities teachers in the humanities for f5elds--history, foreignlanguage, English, music and art--to refresh their knowledge of the creativearts so that theymay bring added insight to their teaching.

The first of several in-service programs plannedby the River Dell Humanities Center will focus on "Art in theModern World" and will bringto- gether a group of lecturers who are outstandingin the field of art. lectures, to begin The twelve on October 17 and concludeon January 16, will be presented by the followinp:

Thomas Folds, Dean of Education at the MetropolitanMuseum of Art. Miss Margeretta Salinger, Associate Research Curatorin the European Paintings Department ofthe Metropolitan Museumof Art. Charles McCurdy, Senior Lecturer at the MetropolitanMuseum of. Art. Allen Rosenbaum, StaffLecturer at the Museum. Paul H. Brach, well-knownpainter and printmaker.

COST - There will beno charge to participants, all expenses for theseries being borne by the River Dell Center for thepromotion of the Humanities. The only expenses which can be anticipated are transportationand the purchase of a text in which reading assignments willbe made. CREDIT - Since credit for this course couldbe granted by schoolswhose policy permits such a practice, attendance will betaken and a final report will be provided to the administrationof such schools. The River Dell Regional Board ofEducation is grantingtwo credits for satisfactory attendance and compliance with the requirementsof the course. All arrangements for credit must be made by the individualapplicants through their school superintendents, and registration forthe course should be confirmed by the school'sadministration.

ATTENDANCE - These lectures have been plannedsequentially likea college seminar, and we must request that participantsconduct themselves professionally and registeronly if they intendto attend all the lectures in the series.

Applicaticn blanksshould be returnedto the River Dell Senior High School Humanities Departmentno later than October 4, 1966. RIVER DELL CENTER FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES PRESENTS AIT IN THE MODERN WORLD

This series of lectures, mainlyon tainting from the early 15th to the 20th centuries, will be riven at the Flyer Dell Senior High School Auditorium,Pyle Street, Oradell, on Vonday afternorAs, from 4:00 P.M.to 5:15 P.M.

Oct. 17 Mr. Folds (1) The conquest of Reality: Early Renaissance Art

Oct. 24 Mr. Folds (2) Classical Harmony and Grandeur: the HighRenaissance

Oct. 31 Mr. Brach (3) Mannerism to Early Baroque

Nov. 7 Mr. Rosenbaum(4) Baroque Splendor: Rubens,Van Dyke, Poussin and others

Nov. 14 Miss Salinger (5) The Mirror of Reality: Holland and Spain

Nov. 21 Mr. .McCurdy (6) Landscape as Art: Holland, France, and England

Nov. 28 Mr. Rosenbaum(7) The Eighteenth Century: Rococoto Neoclassicism

Dec. 5 Mr. Brach (8) Nineteenth Century Romanticismand Realism

Dec. 12 Miss Salinper (9) Imnressionism and Post-Impressionism

Dec. 19 Er. Brach (10) Early 20th Century Art: the Great Revolutions

Jan. 9 Mr. Folds (11) Art between the Wars

Jan. 16 Mr. Brach (12) .Art at Mid-Century: Recent Trends

REnUIRED TEXTS Gombrich, E. h. THE ST'TY OF APT llth ed., Phaidon, N. Y., 1966 Piper, David (ed.) ENJOYING PAINTINGS Pelican Book A624 1964 (paper)

SUGGESTED SUPPLEMENTARY PEP DINGS Frederick A. Praeger has publisheda series of art history books in both hard- cover and I.:aperback. The ones rest useful for thiscourse are as follows: AFT OF THE REFAP7SANCE, by Peter and Linda Murray ART OF BAROOUE AND ROCOCO, by Germain Bazin ART OF THE ROMANTIC ERA, by iarcel Brion A CONCISE HISTORY OF MODERN FAINTING, by Herbert Read A CONCISE HISTORY OF MODERN SCULPTURE, by Herbert Read

For a study in depth of the Renaissance, see the Harper Torchbook (paperback) #TB402 THE CIVILIZATION OF THE RENAISSANCEIN ITALY, by Jacob Burckhardt (N.Y.1958)

Also useful, for biographical references: DICTIONARY OF MODERN PAINTING, by Fernand Hazen DICTIONARY OF ABSTRACT PAINTING, by Michel Suphor (Both distributed by Tudor PublishingCo., N. V.)

The best over-all history of modernart is John Canaday's MAINSTREAMS OF MODERN ART, Henry holt & Co., N. Y., 1965.

FIRST READING ASSIGNMENT I rosslble, efore the first lecture on October 17, please read Chapters 9 through 14 in Gombrich andpp. 99-113 and 63-77 in Piper. LECTURERS

MR. PAUL H. BRACH, a well-known painterand printmaker, has beenrepresented in a number of important exhibitionsthroughout the country duringthe past ten years. In New York and Los Angeles his paintings have been exhibitedin six one-man shows at prominentavant garde galleries. He is represented also in a number of leading public and private collections, includingthe permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art andthe Museum of ModernArt. Mr. Brach has taught studio courses and art history ata number of colleges and universities. This year he will dividehis teaching between theParsons School of Design and the New York Program for Art Majors ofCornell University. MR. THOMAS M. FOLDS, Dean of Education at the MetropolitanMuseum of Art, was formerly Chairman of the Department of Art at NorthwesternUniversity. A graduate of Yale Collrge and the Yale School of FineArts, he worked during the 1930's as a mural painter ar.s designer, serving alsoas Art Director of the Phillips Exeter Academy from 1935 to 1946. He is the author of articlesin various magazines.

MR. CHARLES McCURDY, Senior Lecturer in the Department ofEducation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, taught in the graduate andundergraduate schools of Pratt Institute, the Cooper Union, and the MewSchool for Social Research. An art historian, he has edited several books on modernand oriental art and has contributed articles to encyclopedias and otherpublications. Mr. McCurdy's Modern Art, a Pictorial Antholopv(Macmillan, N. Y., 1958),is a useful reference book, for it contains over 1,000 illustrations anda bibliography of 700 entries.

MISS MARGARETTA SALINGER, Associa 'research Curator in theEuropean Paintings Department of the MetropolitanMuseum of Art, has collaboratedon several catalogues of paintings in theMuseum's collections. She is the author ofa book on flower pieces inEuropean painting and of monographson Michelangelo, Velazquez, Rubens, Watteau,and Monet. Miss Salinger lectures frequentlyat the Metropolitan and othermuseums and has been a guest lecturer in finearts at Barnard College, ColumbiaUniversity.

MR. ALLEN ROSENBAUM has beenwith the Metropolitan Museumof Art for two years as a Staff Lecturer in theDepartment of Education. He received his B.A. from Queens College andM.A. from the Institute of Fine Artsat New York University. He studied in Romeas a Fulbripht Scholar in Art History. He has also taught in the School ofGeneral Studies at Queens College. Teachers from the followingschool districts have registered for the in-servicecourse. Alpine River Edge Ascension School, NewMilford River Vale Bergen Catholic, Oradell Rochelle Park Bergenfield Rutherford Cliffside Park Saddle Brook Closter Saddle River Cresskill St. Joseph's Regional High,Montvale Don Bosco, Ramsey St. Luke, Hohokus Dumont St. Peter the Apostle, RiverEdge East Paterson Teaneck Emerson Tenafly Englewood Wood-Ridge Fair Lawn Fort Lee Glen Rock Hackensack Hasbrouck Heights Hillsdale Hohokus Holy Angels, Demarest Immaculate Conception, Lodi Immaculate Heart, Washington Township Leonia Mahwah Maywood Midland Park New Milford Northern Highlands Old Tappan Oradell Palisades Park Paramus Paramus Catholic Boys High School Paramus Catholic Girls High School Park Ridge Pascack Hills Pascack Valley Ramsey Ridgefield Ridgefield Park Ridgewood River Dell RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOLS

To: All Staff Members

From:Dr. Wm. Wendell Williams

Re: ART IN THE MODERN WORLD: In-Service Course in the Humanities.

River Dell's first in-service course in the Humanities, which begins on October 1'7, promises to be a most rewarding experience.I believe that it would be impossible for anyone to find a course of this quality anywhere which did not also carry a substantial tuition fee. We are offering this course tostaff members free of charge. Lecturers are being reimbursed from Title III ESEA funds as part of our over-all Humanities project. Since the purpose of this in-service program is to help our own staff members add depth and variety to their classroom work, teachers in the Humanities areas- - history, English, foreign language, music and art--are expected to attend.

The course, however, will be open to all other interested members of our staff, and to Humanities teachers in secondary public and parochial schools in Bergen County. Attached are the memorandum which has already been sent to neighboring schools and the list of lectures.

Please complete the application form by October 4 and return it to your principal. I hope to see a good turnout from River Dell at these lectures.

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To: Parents of Students in the Humanities Program

From: Helen H. Winn, Director

Re: An Invitation to attend Art in the Modern World:an In-Service Course in the Humanities.

The River Dell Center for the Promotion of the Humanities, established this year under a Title III E.S., E.A. federal grant, is offering an in-service progl-am in the Humanities to teachers of Bergen County public and parochial schools. Thepurpose of the program is to provide opportunities for teachersin the humanities fields- - history, foreign languages, English, music and.art- -to refresh their knowledge of the creative arts so that theymay bring added insight to their teaching.

Because the course promises to beso interesting and rewarding, we are opening it to students in the Humanitiesprogram and to their parents. There is no fee whatsoever, all expenses being borne by the Center withTitle III funds.It would be impossible for anyone to find acourse of this quality anywhere which did not also carry a substantial tuition fee. As you can see from the attachedprospectus, the lecturers who will present this courseare among the foremost art authorities in the nation.

Classes will be conducted on Monday afternoons from 4:00p. m. to 5:15 p.m. in the River Dell Senior High School auditorium. Theseries will begin on October 17 and conclude on January 16.

If you wish to attend, please sign attached registration form, and have your son or daughter return it to his Huma',itles teacher.

The lectures have been arranged sequentiallyso as to build an understanding of Western Art from the Renaissanceto the present day. We hope you can arrange to attend all or a major portion of these exciting meetings.

YES.1 would like to attend the lecture series, Art in the Modern World.

My (son) (daughter) will also attend. JOHN HAY FELLOWS PROGRAM 9 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK, N. Y. 10020

JUDsoN 6-0450

October 11, 1966

Dear Helen:

[I eur w,.itlna 1 brief note tosend greetings and to ask how your humanities ,;_)arst, L. caring. Can you cc rd me an 1p- -date description of the course so far as you nave mimeographedmaterials? I would like to refer to what you are doing both at the NCTEHumani- ties Conference here in New York on October 23-25 and atthe NCTE Humanities Workshop in Houston on November 21-23.

Very special greetings to you and ,o your colleagues! As for me - here are more paragraphs which will tell you about mylatest activities. After a week in Fairfield and a week in E.O. Smith High SchooL in Storrs, Connecticut, following the week in Greenwich, I have concluded that what a "friend-in-residence" is ismuch more important than what he does. - As of yesterday and today, I have been in New York. Tonight I will be in Colorado.

Sincprely yours,

( Charles R. Keller Friend-In-Residence Fairfield, Connecticut, and Greenwich, Connecticut, Schools

Mrs. Helen R. Winn 246 Country Club Drive Oradell, New Jersey

CRK:mk Enclosure

Dictated by Dr. Keller but signed in his absence October IS, 1966

Dr. Charles R. Keller Butler Hall 400 - 119 Street New York, New York

Dear Dr. Keller:

Forgive my delay in replying to your letters. Things lave bun predictablyhectic, but most exciting. The course Isfor the most part, going very well. What difficulties we have center around differences in ability level (u you anticipated), and we are cautiously feeling our way here. Certainly next year we will amendsome of our general requirements so as to accommodate these Individual differencesmore thoroughly.

I am enclosing two typical presentations, and would be gladto send you tapes of those which we don't have in script, if you would be interested.

As you can see, our in-service lecture series held in cooperation with Mr. bolds has generated a great deal of interest. We took your advice and opened thecourse to students and their parents with very gratifying results. The first lecture, held yesterday. was accorded a great atiCcess.

I hope the attached material will be of some help to you both this weekend and laterat the Houston conference. Mr. Reisman will also attend the Houston conferenceas a delegate from our Humanities Center and an English teacher. I hops he will be ableso see you there, however briefly.

Have you any idea yet whether you could visit River Dell at some time in the springto evaluate our program? We must re-apply In April for our Title III grant and we would be most grateful to have your assistance in reporting on our progress to the government.

John joins me in sending best regards.

Sincerely,

Helm Winn

4F IDIW/vg enc. JOHN HAY FELLOWS PROGRAM 9 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK, N. Y. 10020

JUusoN 6-0450 October 26, 1966

Dear Helen:

Here's to the fact that "things havebeen predicatbly hectic, butmust exciting"! That's the way it should be.- And I like very much what you are doing, at least as I see it in the materialthat you sent me. You and your associates have reallyw--.ked, haven't you? I suspect that some of the yes .,,,,ented students may bea oit Jverwhelmed.

And then there is your lectureseries. You really pack them in, don't you? I am glad- and not at all surpirsed - to learn that the first lecture was a "great success."

I am writing longhandon Sunday evening, October 23. At the opening session of the NOTE- sponsored humanitiesconference I told people about your course - but briefly. Tomorrow and Tuesday I willwave your ma- terial at them.- And then I will take you with me to Houston where I hope to see Mr. Keisman.

Now then - a return to River Dell inthe spring?When? Before April when you do your re- applying? What would I need- one day or two? At the moment I seem to havesome free time during the week of March 13 or during the week of March 20. What say you andyour associates? I hope to hear from youvery, very soon, for I am fast running out of free days. And I would like tosee how things are going. In par- ticular I would like to talk withstudents- and of course to visit classes.

Very special greetings! And here are more paragraphs.

Sincerely yours, ,,-,

Charles R. Keller Friend-In-Residence Fairfield, Connecticut, and Greenwich, Connecticut Schools

Mrs. Helen H. Winn 248 Country Club Road Oradell, New jersey

CRK:mk Enclosure

Signed in Dr. Keller's absence JOHN HAY FELLOWSPROGRAM 9 ROCKEFELLERPLAZA NEW YORK, N. Y. 10020

J UDSON 6-0450

November 3, 1966

Dear Helen:

Let's make ita date for Thursday and Friday, March 16 and17. Thursday T will visit On classes and talk withstudents and with qnd your ar,sociater you w,-4111v T vill dowhateve.r yon wantme to do. So --

Here's toyou Later this afternoon- weather permitting- I will take off for the Cleveland area and.. points west. And in three weeks I will be inHouston where I hopeto see Mr. Keisman. he be attending Will one of the pre-Conventionworkshops? Actually, on Thanksgiving Day Mrs.Keller and I willfly ''rom Houston to On Friday, November Cleveland. 25, at the NCSSmeeting I will bespeaking on "The Humanities and the SocialStudies."

Special greetingsonce again!

Sincerely your / / I

Charles R. Keller Friend -In- Residence Fairfield, Connecticut,and Greenwich, ConnecticutSchools mrq. Hple- IT. Winn rrIntry Club Drive Oradell, New Jersey

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October 24, 1966

Mrs. B . Danl.( Winn, Li bra riail River Dei IScools 0 ra de 1,New rsey

Dear Helen:

.ty sincere thanks for the inform:five and stimulating $ Ik which you delivered here las Thursday evening. It as extremely well received and 'm sure made its con' ibution in helping the parents ppreciate the value and imlrtance of the humanities' appro ch.

app. your generosity in !_riving of your time.

Sincerely, c.

Rev.Leanar4J. Jordick , 4

October 28, 1966

Mrs. James Smith President, Mothers Guild of St. Peter the Apostle School 308 Adams Avenue River Edge, New Jersey

Dear Mrs. Smith:

Thank you for yourwarm note sal kind remarks concerning my "few words" presented to the St. Peter's MothersGuild.I was delighted to be able to be withyou and glad for the opportunity to explain River Dell's program toparents in our community. No otherremuneration is at all necessary, and I hopsyou will return the enclosed check your treasury for other needs which I knowyou must have.

It was a pleasure to be withyou last 'Thursday. In return, may I again extend a cordial invitationto your group to attend our Monday afternoon lecture series in the Artsand visit liver Dell's Humanities course in the morning.

Sincerely,

ItAiv4w- Helen H. Winn HHW/g enclosure BeRgen catholic high scrloot CHRISTIAN BROTHERS OF IRELAND 1040 Oradell Avenue Oradell, New Jersey Phone: Colfax 1-1844

September 9, 1966

Memo to Guidance Department, River Dell Senior High Sc hool From: Guidance Department, Bergen Catholic High School

Subject: Students from Bergen Catholic participating in the Humanities - English Program at River Dell Senior High School.

1.Crifasi, David John-894 Woodland Ave., Oradell

2. Gibney, Gerard Xavier - 679 Westview Ct.,River Edge

3. King,Riilip Christopher - 651 Fifth Ave., River Edge

4.Lapis, James Limns-949 Oradell Ave., Oradell

5. Mielbrecht, Russ Thomas-930 Amaryllis Ave., Oradell

6. Cberdorf, William Paul-265 Greenway Terrace, River Edge tbventhow 17. 1966

Mr. RAW; Guidarce Department Bergen Catholic High School 1041 Oradell Avenue Oradell, New Jersey

Dear Mr. Rollins: This is to confirm our conversation coorals the &it quarter's grades earned by students from yourschool in the River Dell Humanities Preipram.

Critasi. David as

Librer,Gerard A 93

King, Philip 8 53

Leple, James D 73 kitelbrecht, Russ C 77

Oberdort, William 11 35 Very truly rusk

(0v4LA.)

Helen H. Vilna

HHW/Irg RIVER DELL REGIONAL SCHOOLS Center for the Promotion of the Humanities E. S. E. A. Title III

Oradell, N. J. 07649 Helen H. Winn CO-1-4500 Director

September 28, 1966

Dear Sir:

In our attempt to disseminate data which may be helpful, we are formulating a mailing list of secondary schools which have humanities programs within their curriculum. Therefore, we are enlisting the cooperation of each State Department of Education. We would greatly appreciate a listing of the names and addresses of these schools within your state; thenames of those educators involved in such programs would be helpful.

Please accept our gratitude for your interest and assistance.

Sincerely,

Helen H. Winn Director

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