Was Russian taught at Stevens Academy in Hoboken?

Answer 1

I attended the Academy from 1966-1970. Latin was taught but was eliminated in the easrly 60's. The choices from 66-1970 were French and German. There was a beautiful blonde girl there from 66 to 70 named Sandra Caporiano. She may have know some Greek as she attended Stevesn from the 3rd grade to the 12th.

As a graduate of the last graduating class of Stevens Academy I can unequivocally state-NO! The Russian language was never taught at Stevens Academy while I was there and using (yearbook references) within recent history. Languages that were taught were French ( various instructors) and German- both more or less Main-line, and in the last couple of years, they did have a Spanish course. This may have been to placate a demand for more street-usable language skills- as there were some Hispanic bros, or rather Hermanos,. namely the Pena Brothers, in Stevens. Greek was not taugjt either. Latin was, historically, but not when I was there. I can recall a funny incident that happenedI I found a ( code book) that had the name and address of a Girl who had graduated the first year I was in Stevens- on the Path or a Bus- not sure- She was a real Knockout- a tall and lovely Blonde. The whole thing was in some sort of cipher or code looking like a foreign language- but it was clearly Not Russian. Dad suggested I take it in, surrpetiously, to my History Teacher, who was in Intelligence during the War, so had the right background. Mr. Stevens took one look- this cipher is based on modern Greek! as far as I know she (the girl) never took Greek! so the mystery devolves. So Greek was not taught on site, either though Ancient History was. Class of l974 man here!