Los Angeles Catholic Girls High School - Crozier Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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That every woman has the soul ot an artist is an indisputable tact, but the range ot Womanly interests Within the arts is Wide. Music, for instance, is the choice ot many who are talented in this field. Both vocal and instrumental music is taught by the Sisters ot the Holy Cross, and the courses offered present oppor- tunity tor frequent performances before the student body as Well as for outside groups. The art course taught by the Sisters ot the Blessed Virgin Mary is well planned to develop a deeper appreciation of beauty and a desire to give expression in a recognized torm to that beauty. Classes in dramatics and public speaking, coached by Miss Ruth Gaines, give excellent drill in voice and diction, While providing a basic training in poise. The study of the household arts brings the joy of service Well rendered to the Womanly tasks ot home economics and dress design. The former is taught by the Sisters ot the Blessed Virgin Mary, the latter by Miss Margaret Murphy, Cne or both ot these courses is considered essential to a Well- rounded program. l t played by the orchestra Sister M. Solana, B.V.M nd a s steps in sketching the h d Utilizing a busy lunch h Mi R t Gaines, drama coach, c nduct minute rehearsal on lines Sister Miriazn Rose, C.SC s difficult passage before a Gle C D practice. Sister M, Iosephus, C,S.C expla interpretation of one of the set ctions

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is W af-Yi-Wifi-l Top: between classes Sister Rose Catherine CSI, is gliznpsed in the corridor, center, Sister Helen Clarisse, C Sl points out the wander ings ol Aeneas to the advanced Latin class, lower picture, Sister M. Coluni C SI conducts a Latin Vocabulary drill f' sen- t V' i V K ll s M' r emu Top: Sister Mildred Ann, B.V.M,, lectures on nutrition to thi foods classes, below, Miss Margaret Murphy discusses with c clothing student the adaptability of material to pattern Latin, the language ot the Church, is taught in a tour-year course at Catholic Girls' High School. The work ot the classic writers of Latin prose and poetry is studied. To the modern student, the study ot Latin is of immeasurable Value, both in the systematic mental discipline provided and in the enrich- ment ot her English vocabulary. Train- ing in Latin composition brings the added reward ot a graceful style, while the world ot mythology is opened to the student ol classic literature, partic- ularly in the study ot the Aeneid.

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Sister Leo Anthony, C.S.C., makes vivid a lecture Sister M. Antonita, C.S.C,, examines a model plane during a period with the use of charts and models of the Aeronautics period. human heart THE DEMANDS OF THE DAY ARE URGENT The added stress placed by war needs on science has doubled interest in this subject. Chemistry, biology, and physiology hold an especial fascination for future nurses, doctors, pharmacists, and laboratory technicians. Lecture and laboratory work com- bine to give the students theory and practical application in this department, which is under the direction of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Physics appeals to the air-minded and to those inter- ested in radio work. The fact that Catholic Girls' High School has a program adjustable to immediate demands was shown by the introduction of two new courses this year. Aeronautics and Mathematics in Aviation meant a new field of interest to the many students who enrolled in these courses. Such students anticipate future careers in the fields of government service or commercial aviation. Sister M. Hortense, C.S.C., watches while her Iunior students measure materials preliminary to an experie ment.