Marian High School - Marian Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Sister Dorothea Foley, right, earned her BS attending Creighton University. Sister Pat Haezebrouck received her BA degree from Duchense College. Year sewn up in clothin Accenting creative talents in lVlarian's cur- riculum is clothing class. Novice seamstresses found in Clothing l began learning the basics, while eagerly constructing their first project, an apron. The more advanced classes flaunted their taste and creativity, producing items such as baby clothes, lined jackets, and pantsuits. Students are graded on how well the outfits are constructed. The clothing room window became a favorite loitering spot throughout the year, where fashions could be found. All projects finished are displayed there. Mt?

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i hts, ction 2 Sister Pat Kowalski received a BA in English and an MA in Communication Arts at Stan- ford University, Cal. A couse of fast growing popularity is Film and TV, instructed by Sister Pat Kowalski. The students learned tech- niques of directing and creating a movie, as well as having alot of fun. Part ofthe course were exercises in handling the camera, splicing, shooting a movie on techniques, and learning to operate the AV equipment properly. The Film and TV class planned to debut their creations at the end of the year. Donations from the shows are used to finance the equipment used in the course.

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Mrs. Mary Westbrook taught Family Living and English. She received her BA from University of Nebraska here. ihwni.. lf. Y amily studied Family Living is a course offered for students interested in gaining knowledge in such fields as nutrition, home management, how to establish an effective budget, correcting and enlivening your personality, and food purchasing. Children of several age groups found themselves to be guinea pigs for students in Family Living. The behavior of the children steadily was ob- served and recorded. Speakers were offered for the group to clear up questions and misconceptions raised by the experiment. The course, handled by a new face, IVlrs. Nlary Westbrook, brings outside home-economics by digging deeper into the finance and the actual trans actions going on within a usual home. Community actions are also analyzed and decisions are made on how to handle them. Duties, responsibilities, and other obligations are also looked into. i