Aquinas Dominican High School - Taquin Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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what makea flue uforfcf go hound, and lm . . . dvlzyaica These listening Aquinites believe in catching a tune and carrying it by means of the tuning fork Middle C. Dolores Kilian holds the bass violin while Patricia Van Antwerp, Betty Ann Keenan and Eileen Speiset listen. Electricity is produced without a wire, claim joan Dierkes, Joanne Wriltlmer, Pat- ricia Duggan, Mary Ellen Frank and Eleanor Clarkg if you use enough elbow grease on the electro-static machine. Mar Addleman, not onl vrett' but also an outstan lin Y S ' . l Y Y l c g cience stuc ent, studies a slide containing some of the results of an experiment concerning the chlorophyll of green leaved plants, for which she merited a tri to W1 l ' Y scholarship. p isungton and a Westiiigliimiise The new science pin of Aquinas is the proud possession of all girls now majoring in that subject. But far above ownin Y thi ' ' ll k 5, s pin is tie nowledge which it representsg a knowledge for which these could-be future scientists of America should strive.

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oung Jgiofogiaia working, jnueafigafing Before them lay the clay's allotment of food. The Whyl' of their energy value, biol- ogists Valerie Hayes, Mary Ann Ahern and Patricia Kelly solve by peering through a test tube. In its hidden depths the starch and sugar content of that baked potato, apple pie and morn- ing toast reveal not only the increase of calories but that added curve to mi-lady. Examining what makes Cuthbert Come-a-part tick, Katherine Murphy investigates his heart mechanism, while Eileen Faloona looks for mental trouble in his brain and Peggy Proctor searches for visual inefiiciency in his eye. Actually handling the models, adds zest to Biology lessons, - Marjorie Quinnan 55

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e Lilzemiafry of omorrow in the Ciladsf Ranma o o ay Putting into practice knowledge already learned, Joan Doyle, Patricia McQuarrie, .Ioan Angsman, and Virginia Murphy experiment with the burning of hydrogen and they see the hopeful possibilities of its use in jet propulsion in the tomorrow of opportunity. Vivacious Mary Cronin was chosen from an entire chemistry class by the photographer as the most photogenic girl. As such she posed for this picture, with a retort providing the atmosphere, while she daydreams about atom bombs. Witli the experience of many successful experiments behind them, Joan Ferris, Mary Cronin, Loretta Doran, and Loretta Tomaka are no longer novices at deciphering the instruc- tions of the Chemistry laboratory book, as they perform a more advanced and caustic experi- ment with nitric acid. - Margot Bachtell 57