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

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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

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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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LITERATURE CLASS INTERPRETS MACBETH . . . Enacting a scene from the great Shakespear- ian tragedy, Mavbelh, Anita Centanni portrays the over-ambitious Macbethg Mary Ellen D'An- gelo, Mary Clare Hogan and Myra Steppe play the roles of the three clever witches who. en- couraging his vicious ,plots to gain power, deceiv- ingly convince Macbeth of his immortality. Through the pages of English literature, the students become familiar with the poetry. essays. eulogies, and short stories of such renowned writers as Poe, Kipling, Longfellow, and the immortal Shakespeare. ENGLISH PROVIDES COMMUNICATION TOOLS . , . Under the careful supervision of Miss Edwards, these freshmen students review their elementary English grammar. They learn that a stable foundation in the rules and correct usages of English is not only useful in daily conversation, but also is an absolute necessity for higher and advanced education. 8I E GLISH COURSES IMPROVE SELF-E PRESSIO WW as LIBRARY SUPPLIES USEFUL INFORMATION . . . As these studious juniors do research on their assignment, they find that the card file is an indispensable aid for finding information in the school library. The A.H.A. library, as they have discovered, is equipped with an inter- esting variety of books, ranging from fact to fiction.