St Agnes High School - Spires Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

Page 35 text:

ir i' if IN AN AGE when pracfical mechanics is playing an ever-increasing parf in our lives, youlh seelcs an undersfanding of 'rhe iundamenfal principles in The sfudy of Mechanical Drawing. AT Sainl Agnes' High fhe course consisfs of a survey of +he field of graphic ar'rs. This primary 'rraining has developed fhe falenf of a number of our graduafes, who now hold imporlanf posilions in defense planls. All find lhe course useful in solving mechanical or archi- feciural problems in everyday life. 1 D f . Richard Bur? inlls his drawing Tom Farrell fesfs his crysfal sei radio. John Schulfe builds a crvsfal radio and enioys KNX. 31

Page 34 text:

Alice Annand and Joe Sloclcemer do fhe heavy loolcing on while Fred Lopreslo makes nifric acid. Fred Lopresio malres bromine, a consfifueni' of fear gas and of efhyl qasoline. Evidently lhe unpleasanl odor is noi' yei discernible, for Fred and Joe look comforfable enough. 30 'A' 'A' 'A' ELEMENTS, compounds, and mixlures combine lo mysfify and iascinare rhe Chemisfry class. They gasp in amazernenf as a mixrure of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide changes before Their eyes info ordinary drinking waler and sall. They discover for lhemselves fhe effecls of acids and bases on melals and, sonnefimes, on fingers. They make soap, elch glass, prepare gases, lhus acquir- ing knowledge which will prove uselul lo Them in exams and afrerwards.

Page 36 text:

ir 'k ir COMMERCIAL AWARDS Gregg Sl'ior+l'iand Speed Cerlificaie l8O wordsl-Verena Pulynlqowslci. Gregg Slworllwand Speed Cerlilicale l6O wordsl-Carmen Gandara, Helen Nauglwion. Complele Tlneory Cerlilicale lSl1orTl1andl- Cecelia Cruz, Carmen Gandare, Rila Heil, Helen Nauglilon, Verena Pulynkowsld. Order of Arlislic Typisls-Prize Winner- Mergerel Adza. Teresa Hess makes a pleasinq picfure as well as a pleasing copy. Pauline Leggio, Rifa Heil, Florella Paul Kennedy plays fhe business man Jeanefie Morrison, Marcella Russel, Boeslrin, and Cecelia Cruz busy ihem- and diciafes a leHer io his efiicieni' and Irene Viau learn fhe inrricacies selves wifh office procedure. secretary, Helen Rhodes. of filing. 32