Academy of the Holy Angels - Marianite Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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HA wiiibsmrsn COMMERCIAL CLASSES PREPARE FOR TYPING STUDENTS RECORD SPEED AND ACCURACY . . . A time chart and a clock are an inseparable pair for these student typists. Rosalie Duplantis, joan Silbernagel, and Barbara Babin follow the chart as Miss La France explains how they must record their accuracies and speed. Mary Ann Zears, julia Mae Majeste, and Marion Vallee examine the mechanics of the time clock. 495211 Rl! TB! ES OFFICE WORKERS LEARN BY DOING . . . With the interest and patience required, and the determination to become good business wom- en, these commercial students of Sister M. Louise's office practice class stand soundly by their motto that practice makes perfect. 79 BUSINESS WORLD fi BOOKKEEPERS WORK PRACTICE SETS . . . Throughout their first term. these senior book- keeping students learned the principles of account- ing with the aid of journals and ledgers, The effects of this method are presented in the stu- dents' semester projects-compiling their own set of books-which are being checl-:ed by Sister M. Gregory for correct content. x

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SDCIAL STUDIES DE ELDP BETTER AMERICAN HISTORY AROUSES INTEREST IN WORLD AFFAIRS . . . Myra Cavalier. under the direction of Sister M. Martina, conducts an open-floor discussion with her senior class- mates on current events. The study of world affairs not only stimulates the interest of the student. but also broadens her knowledge of world activities. This combination of current events and American History provides a valuable and enjoyable period. U DERSTA DI G MODERN HISTORY UNFOLDS EARLY EX- PLORATIONS . . . Pointing out the route by which early explorers traveled to their discoveries. Sister M. Teresita explains to her history students. Rosemary Eagan and joel Condon. that these explorations led to the discovering of our own American continent. Throughout the pages of Modern History. the student learns of the hard- ships and trials on which this country was built. thus acquiring a better appreciation of her Ameri- .. '.2'-view -' 2.,f . t .' . 3 is 1 . 2 ' ' 2 A ?!' ' ' I-ww 'V can heritage. DEBATE PROMOTES QUICK THINKING AND EFFECTIVE SPEAKING . . . Constructive 'Eriticism offered by Sister M. Catherine of Siena to her students, following their first debate. is welcomed by sophomores Ann Schroeder. Elda Fairchild. Anna Englert. and Yvonne Keller. They have learned through experience that self- improvement. aided by the helpful advice of others. is essential in the making of a skillful and effective speaker. 78

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LA GUAGE STUDY ENCOLIRAGES awp aa n Mi ,gtk S I hm' S 7 r ' '7 :., 1 fifigtfft ' 3 1-if 'Q FRENCH STUDENTS TRANSLATE MENU . . . With a smile of satisfaction, Sister M. Mark regards two of her sophomore French students, Carolyn Rousset and Kathryn Von Aspern, as they prove that their language study is of daily use to many New Orleanians. The girls are trans- lating a French menu of one of the city's leading restaurants. UNIVERSAL QUTLOCK LATIN CLASS PROMOTES APPRECIATION OF CHURCH LANGUAGE . . . Sister M. Igna- tius looks on approvingly as one of her Latin II students, translates the Our Father. The stu- dents, realizing the beauty of the Latin language and the importance of its universal use in Church liturgy, look forward to the day when they may freely know and understand it. SPANISH ACTRESSES REHEARSE ON STAGE . . . Second year Spanish students, Rita Rideau, Sandra Smythe, Patsy Gillen, Carolyn Caller, and Brenda Quinn, prepare for their play, An Old Mexican Custom, as their teacher, Miss Edwards, observes that her students seem quite interested and absorbed in this diverse method of learning. 80