Menard Memorial High School - Menardian Yearbook (Alexandria, LA)

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ri z 4 , at fur Nr Joe Beridon and lohn Sutherlin look through a new selection of books just received at Menard's 4,200 volume library. En lish Builds Accuracy of Expression Many books are required to gain the varied skills developed through the study of English. lluring a studentis four years of English at Menard, the teachers try to develop in him one most important thing. an accuracy oi expression. ln doing this the student has courses in English gram- mar, literature, pronunciation, spelling, and a special course in vocabulary. The new l'Worcl Powerw books received this year at Nlenard should prove to be a great help to all the students in later life. Although vocabulary is a big part of the four year English course, the students have daily drills in grammar and spelling, assignments in literature, and a special reading course for the slower students. ln the summer months a student is required to read four books, followed with a test when classes resume in the fall. All of the above give every Menard student a well-rounded course in high school English.

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Ronnie Fiorenza gives instructions to his class on the different vestrnents a priest uses during the Mass. One subject which distinguishes all Catholic schools from others. public and private, is religion. So it is at Menard. From u studc-nt's first day as a freshman till his last day as a senior, he is shown, first, how to increase histknowledge of Cod, and secondly, the fundamentals to the practicing of virtue. A student first has to know Cod before he can appreciate God to His fullness. He acquires this great knowledge through his daily instructions. These instructions, taking four years to complete, teach the student about the Christian ideal, the sacraments and Commandments, the truths in the Apostles' Creed. and moral guidance. After increasing his knowledge of Cod, a student is given the opportunity to show his appreciation of Cod. Through the different organizations at Men- ard. such as the Confraternity of the Sacred Heart and the altar boy societies of the different parishes, he is able to completely show his love for God. A studentis good fortune to be able to attend daily Mass has proved to be a great help to him in learn- ing about God. Religion Combats Delinquency Eugene Chandler, Ronnie Mayeaux, Larry Mathews, Martin Dclef-ry, and Joe Glorioso continue to school after attending 8:00 A.M. Mass at Prompt Succor. E 1 I0 ,swssnffv

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Warren Vidrine, Brother Michael, and Joseph Tullier detect the effects of radiation on a simple tuned circuit with the uid of a Geiger-Muller Tube. Science Discovers the Laws of ature Clcn SLllIt'lL'I' tliagranis an .Xniowha to aifl in the of the Freshman Biology course. Biology starts a Nlenarcl student on the road of science. It tear-hes him almout the laws of nature and almout plants and animals in an enjoyable manner. Following up this course the Junior and Senior Nlenarrlian sinks his teeth into physics. Witli this course comes the learning of the laws, matter, and energy inyolyefl in the different fields of this course comes tht- learning of the laws of matlcr. and electricity, light. and nuclear physics. He not only learns how to predict the phenomena which take place in these fields but how to control some of these. ln alternate years the Junior and Senior of Menarcl takes a lmroaclenecl course in the science of chemistry.