Daemen University - Summit Yearbook (Amherst, NY)

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Martha Miller and Mary Ann Helfter compute a practical statistical problem. Mathematics The field of mathematics provides for the student the mental discipline for logical thinking and critical analysis applicable not only to the academic, but to every field of life. Moreover, she becomes well-equipped to aptly defend those spiritual truths which she holds sacred and to present them to her fellow man. Secretarial Science The great value of this concentration at Rosary Hill lies in the fact that professional skill and the liberal arts are brought together in close harmony. Through this inte- grated program, the student gains a broad intellectual background as well as efficiency in the practical, technical aspect of business life. Analytic geometry students, Lucille Winiecki, Barbara Marzolf, Jaqueline Schmidt, and Kathleen McCarthy plot and graph parabolic Seniors, Theresa Pasto, Marcia Jankowski, Arlene Rollek and Mary Ann Phillips use electric typewriters to transcribe business letters. Future businesswomen, Ann Rolling and Jean Dimick, balance their credit and debit columns as they strive to become accurate bookkeepers.

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Science The student in the science concentration is a combination of the homo faber” and the homo sapiens.” She purposes to combine the theoretical and the practical into a Christian approach to the scientific questions challenging modern man. A woman graduating from this department is able to compete and succeed in the ever-changing scientific research or educational fields. Sister Clarita directs Dorothy Gates and Florence Gorski as they learn to weigh magnesium on the analytical balance. Freshmen, prospective scientists, prepare an experiment in inorganic chemistry 28 Marilyn Wolfe and Annette Nyugen try to distinguish the Brownian movement from mitosis. Three science students, Dorothy Gates, foanne Taggert and Gloria Palisano work on a non-musical version of Dry Bones.”

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Education In view of today’s unstable milieu, each student and future teacher at Rosary Hill seeks enduring, eternal values in a fundamentally Christian philosophy of education. The education unit combines this phil- osophy with the methodology by which these learn- ing experiences are transferred to student teachers. Our teachers are thus prepared to counteract disinte- grating spiritual values and incline their students toward a respect and appreciation of moral integrity. A practice teacher at Amherst Central High School, Maureen Corcoran helps a student set up a standard business letter. Mary Ann Helfter practices teaching methods in high school geometry. Before one can teach the child, one must know the child, em- phasizes Mrs. Kenny in her human growth and develop- ment class.