St Ladislaus High School - Torch Yearbook (Hamtramck, MI)

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Romulus-JFK link The pro ond con of Egypt' cultural influence on Roman archi- tecture were discu ed by sophomores Ronald Rogowski and Chris- tine Zalewski as impartial James Smerek weighed the arguments. Through the pages of our history books, we journeyed to the four corners of the world in ancient as well as modern times. As sophomores, we assimilated the Latin language through the study of the rise and fall of the Roman civili- zation. We watched Rome as it grew from just a town on the Tiber, to its post as the world's greatest empire. We saw it rise, and as a result of its corrupt living, we saw it fall. Later in the course, we traced the lineage of ruling fami- lies and watched as rival factions vied for superiority. As juniors, we further pursued our study of the ages. Now we specialized in two divisions of history, Church and American. Church history took us from the modest beginnings of Christianity to the magnificence of the Church today. Our favorite topics were the Inquisition and the great East- ern Schism. Although the tortures used by the courts of the Inquisition horrified us, we marveled at the strength and perseverance of the people living during that period. Of all the branches, American history was our favorite. It provided us with a background of our country, rich in folklore. In observance of the Civil War Centennial, our class made a detailed study of this crisis. Our sympathies lay with the North, but we admired the spirit of the South. We rejoiced when our house divided was reunited once again. E pluribus unum, our national motto, was the topic under dis- and Barbara Winnicki. (Standing) Sylvia Muszalski and Phylli cussion by American History student Robert Dyki, Henry Miarka Kolin ky were on hand to supply pertinent background statistics. 26

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Orson Well's recordings of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice aroused the interest of freshmen Andrea Pokulski, Richard Durda and Julie Stinson. The records promoted a better understanding of the setting and theme. Avid journalists John Gutowski, Robert Manczyk and Patricia Mikolajczyk closely examined a page mat. The sample showed how the page, complete with pictures and copy, would look. Roman senators Patricio Kwik, Elaine McKenzie, Christine Zalewski and Alexandra Kozlowski enacted the assassination scene from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The unsuspecting Caesar, portrayed by Maureen Kuranty, seemed oblivious to the plot as he read of another Roman subjugation. 25

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tied in time span Alt eyes were on Zbigniew Adamski as he attempted to conjugate a verb. Theresa Chernishkin came to his assistance with a Latin I grammar book while Richard Dudzinski and Theresa Darga stood by and waited for a chance to apply their newly learned rules. Looking in the library files for social, economic and political pamphlets were economists Frank Maloziec and Thomas Romanik. Portraying a Roman senator was Dennis Biess as he read from an Timothy Warda and Virginia Bujno who applauded his work as a ancient scroll to curious Latin II students, Shirley Glowocki, job well done. Occasional dramatics added variety to classes. 27