Divine Child High School - Clarion Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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RIGHT: Mr. Vcrsaci dictates the evils of a dictatorship in 6th hour Government. FAR RIGHT: Mr. Woodard gives his class a little “soul” folklore. FAR RIGHT BELOW: Getting the point of the Civil War. Dennis Vollman suffers defeat in a duel with Dennis Kubas. BELOW RIGHT: Mike McLellan and Mary Jo Bom chart their course. Throughout the Ages 6We Shall Overcome’ With the rapid progress of today’s society, it’s a tough job to keep on top of even current affairs. But, D.C. students tackle the study of people struggling to overcome obstacles past, present, and future. World History and American History retrace the steps of our famous ancestors and recount such interesting events as the colorful Crusades, the boisterous Boston Tea Party, and the wild Prohibition Era. Negro History, similarly, draws its foundations from the past, then procedes to analyze the problems of the Negro in contemporary society. Economics, Foreign Relations, and Government have their roots in the past, but concentrate on the action of the present. Students can see Economic notes come alive with today’s problem of inflation and the fluctuating stock results. Progress in the Paris Peace Talks and U.N. activities both perk up the ears of a Foreign Relations scholar. Government gives a fresh slant on the working of the U.S. and helps to foster patriotism. Psychology expands history to the future by predicting patterns of human behavior and by giving students the key to getting along together. History is people, striving for a goal, looking for the day when all barriers are overcome. 18

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Mastering Problems of Complexity With Ease? Math, the “exact science,” tests the patience, logic, and comprehension of D.C. students. The freshman trudging through General Math; the sophomore struggling through Geometry; the junior contemplating Algebra II; and the senior wracking his brain in Math IV all share the same goal-to grasp some inkling or understanding of the abstract world of math. Every math student knows the frustration of losing the variable that was to be solved for, having 0=2 as a conclusion, or finding the graph of an equation is bigger than the paper. Every math enthusiast knows the confusion of a teacher’s initial explanation and the drudgery of futile attempts, but also realizes the satisfaction when the final answer is ‘‘cranked out” and matches the one in the answer book. 20