St Basil Academy - Basilianette Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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usmess Omen 0 W OWIOWOW - ds M G d I f s while the Shorthand l class red fegznces lroxlrfhollhzgrd as Palricra Masiondz demonslrales Proficiency and accuracy is the goal of Mary Mallon, Joanne Graber, Catherine Juzwiak, Mary Ann Workun, Diana Ci- occo, Joanne Connolly and Rosemarie Fraunholier when Miss Dorothea lang gives lhe seniors a speed lest.

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epen, s Upon een, alert s In our four years here at Saint Basil Acad- emy we have struggled wnth the herculean task of learmng mathematics When we were freshmen we encountered the complexltles of Algebra l Sophomore year It was the trl angle, rhombus and cnrcle nn plane geometry As rumors more algebra was our call l seemed we could never grasp qurte enough That year passed and we were trmeworn sensors We had thought ourselves veterans an the field of mathematrcs untll we drscovered Mathematncs lV and the battle commenced agam We could not seem to realrze the true value of our math courses, therr sngmflcance was lost to us whale we labored wrth our task Now we know that the tame spent an those classes was not wasted On the contrary, each sublect gave us experuence nn somethnng of nnfimte worth They acquamted us more thoroughly wrth the power to reason A power whrch wrll be of paramount Importance In our future as Catholnc women and crtlzens of the Unrted States of Amerrca Catherrne Charysz with the help of Mother M Neomlla shows Drane Cavanaugh how easy algebra problems can be Taking advantage of the good weather Sister M Andrea treats her Algebra ll class to a sessron outdoors ef' . , . ' ' . 1 . . . . . ggggg sssss s. E - as as 14 I ,,c,,:if 3 X

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evefop ccuracy cmcf cmrojqciency Lorraine Szymczclk looks on as Angela Rock Nancy Tnppany and Kathleen Pntko prepare assignments rn thelr Busrness Mathematrcs workbook before class begins Here at S B A we are gnven every oppor tumty to prepare ourselves for the busmess world General Business was offered to us an our freshman year Sophomore year gave us bookkeeping and business math Those sum ple llttle problems which gave the most trouble wnll soon prove mvaluable Shorthand, typmg and business English were Introduced to us In gunlor year It seemed nmposslble at the time that we would ever take a hundred words per mmute but now nt IS not so dlfflcult Dunng sensor year those tednous hours of typing wlll surely and us In our future Office practice was added to our currnculum Durung those forty tive mlnutes each day our world changed from the ordunary to the mechamcal We were gnven a taste of lnfe In an office today All thus tramnng has certainly given us a full back ground of knowledge, and wuth God s grace we are sure to do Hrs work Joanne Connolly Mane Frank Mane McDermott and Margaret Curran take over the busmess office and expenence what their gobs wlll be like m the future 105 . . . . - - . - . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' I . I I 1 . I I I E: ,tx Y E 3: V , .qkx Vi 4 ' V i -1, , xr'-,:.V V . K , I A 'lf - f 1 f'