Aquinas High School - Trumpet Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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Searchers of the Natural World Philip Yunker, Patricia Poellinger, Gregory Dow- ney, and James Zoerb assist Carola Abraham in ci chemistry experiment. Robert Hafner, Glenn Twite, and Kent Lawr- ence compare clockwise and counter-clockwise moments in an experi- ment in the physics lab- Orotory. Courses in the scientific field include general science, biology, chemistry, and physics. For those students to whom the probing of the secrets of nature offers a pleasant challenge is added the additional incentive which the Junior Academy of Science affords. A local unit of this national society has been established at Aquinas. This year Audrey Hardiman presided at the local and at the state meeting in Milwaukee, Wis- consin. Each year its members, true to the definition that science is an orderly arrange- ment of knowledge gleaned, present scientific projects as reports. These are the products of their own initiative and are entered in state competition. Fifty-one

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W' use Future Homemakms Future Homemakers of America, F.H.A., Aquinas Chapter, was organized October 24, l95O, As a girls' organization its ac- tivities are intended to stimulate greater interest in classwork in order to learn how to live better today so that families may be better tomorrow. Sister Maristelle and Sis- terAlthea are moderators. F.H.A. members consider the merits of good grooming. Seat- ed are Lucille Yehle, Jeanne Corbett, and Shirley Kubiak. Behind them are Ruth Kend- hammer, Janet Marson, and Fay Leinfelder. Student CouncH The ACOSA, Aquinas Council of Student Af- fairs, has completed its I2 28 Mui, fourth year. This student group assumes the obli- gation of promoting the schooI's social and reli- gious events and acts as an official sounding- board of student opinion. Sister Zelma is moderator. ACOSA president, Charles Cunningham, second from left, is aided in his planning of the council's activities by James Temp, vice-president, Jane Pavela, treasurer, and Mary Larkin, secretary. Ne l Fifty

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Student Librarians Members of the Library Club contribute their services dur- ing study periods and after school hours to the patrons of the school library. Sister Cu- nisse, librarian, is moderator of the organization. fo r Eve ry Ageless Books Age was the theme of Catho- lic Book '-Neek that members of the club worked out. Spon- sorship of a Book Fair by the club and staff highlighted this year's celebration of Book Week. .519 ,ii P si se.. . ni L 5.6 N' Nola Noel, extreme left, president of the Library Club, directs the activities of these senior members. Nancy Eeg is seated at the typewriter. Others are Phyllis Redig, Kathleen Semke, and Geraldine Calkins. Underclassmcn also serve on the library staff. Seated are Colette Grabinski, Elizabeth Buchner, Patricia Ferris, Kathryn Ferries, Rita Poehling, and Maxine Hansen. Standing are Sandra Reget, Irene Rutz, Gladys Fries, Joanne Schaller, Phyllis Nesseth, Mary Ferris, Roberta Kenney, Ann Theisen, and Joanne Lucey. Fifty-two