Brother Rice High School - Quest Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

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Library Enables Students 0 nrsne Knowledge Facilities provide ideal research sources Attentive students Ron Kuchar, Rick Craffey and Ray Malover listen while Br. Stoehr ex- plains the card catalogue. Library aide Dan Lupo waits in the background. jim Sheen, Mike Bennett, Bill Smith, George McLaughlin and Tim Nolan use the library facilities to study after school. The quiet atmosphere facilitates concentration. Knowledge can only be acquired if it is sought. The ever-expanding library supervised by Br. Stoehr offers to each student easily acquired knowledge and atmosphere condu- cive to study. The extensive collec- tion of volumes provides ready knowledge in moments of crisis, such as approaching term papers and pending book reports, as well as providing light literature for lei- sure time. Certainly there can be no greater testament to the efficiency of Br. Stoehr and his staH3 than the crowded tables and organized shelves. Br. F. R. Stoehr FSCII B.Sc., B.A.L.Sc., MA. MRF Mrs. A. S. Thornhury BA., lVl.A.L.Sc.

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School directors lead student body Admznzstmtzon ls Key to Change In the past four years, this year's graduates have come to know the present administration very well. It is one close to the students- more often a source of encourage- ment than of discipline. lt has sought to instill flames of desire in each individual student: an ath- letic desire for victory, an intellec- tual desire of pursuit, and a spir- itual desire for perfection. The Christian Brothers and the lay faculty led by Br. N. B. Hueller have campaigned more in the direction of character motivation and competition than the tradi- tional approach of academic im- pressment. The administration has striven to make the classroom an arena of challenge rather than one of aimless struggle. BR A. D. DEVANE, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., school treasurer, finds time to conduct stimu- latzng history classes. MRS C TACKETT secretary to the admznzstratzon, reaches for the phone to check on stu- dents who are absent Checking attendance is only one of her many activities aimed at keep- I- f. x l

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lVhile reading 11 physics Pamphlet, 5cienCe.mi,1dgd Senior, ,lim macy. In the guidance department, students can gain knowledge o Bodmy, advises john Brooks to investigate the pfofession of phm- possibilities in every field and of colleges specializing in these mens Guidance Fanills Vocational Needs of Students Mr. Lee and Br. McKenna, Guidance counselors, aid Rice students undecided about marks, college, occupational training The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single stepfl That step is begun here at Rice in the guidance department. The knowledgeable staPf, composed of Br. McKenna and Mr. Lee, come mands excellent facilities and in advising students can call upon years of counseling experience. Whether the problem is grades, colleges, or after school jobs, suit- able help can be found in t-he oft- frequented Guidance olhce. The friendly atmosphere created by Br. McKenna facilitates the dis- cussion of even the most intimate problem. The majority of students need little coaxing to avail them- selves of the staffs services. Large crowds point up success afwi Br. E. V. lNlcKenna FSCI l MI- L- LCC BSC., MA., MA. BA., MA.