Dominican Commercial High School - Angelicus Yearbook (Jamaica, NY)

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Working on the premise th.at ENGLISH classes are a prelude to fuller and richer living, Dominican offered her students a pro- gram of many splendid things. Ninth year students strove to master the techniques of grammar, correct usage, spelling, and vocabulary. Along with these, they embarked on the pathway of wide reading and correct writing. Upperclassmen read, reasoned, and reflected on the events, people, and ideas met in their World of reading. Living in an age of mass communications, they had to develop a discerning literary eye if their readings were to contribute to the formation of the true and finished woman of character. The study of the great literary works, which served as models of expression, led to skill, precision, and ordered thinking in their writing. A new sense of accomplishment was felt when they found themselves using and arranging ideas and sentences logi- cally and effectively. Poetry contests, speech tourneys, drama skits, creative writing challenges-all helped to develop a mental response and reflec- tive appreciation in the students. Sister Bernadette Marie, O.P. English Department, Chairman, English, Leo Honor Society, The Quill Sth- Cv In preparation for the study of the Anglo-Saxon period of literature Karen Dorn points out a passage from the Old English to Barbara Reyman, Patricia Regan, Mary Shierholz, Marie La Clair, and Diane Plansker. si 21

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Research in MATHEMATICS, automation, new uses for mathematics scored more than passing recognition in DC's math classes. Algebra students bravely faced the Whole Wide system of numbers: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, and complex numbers. Sometimes the elements were not numbers at all. With the emphasis touching the structure or pattern of mathematical thought, with repeated experience in both deductive and inductive reasoning, students took in stride each new algebraic experience. This experience continued in the Tenth Year Math course where the diet remained rich and challenging: basic structure of geometry, relationships among geometric elementsg lines, planes, triangles, polygons, circles. Then there was business mathematics Where considerable em- phasis Was placed on such topics as installment buying, borrow- ing money, home ownership and cost of public utilities, life in- surance, social security and income tax. Business graphs were given an extra look, they being a useful tool in everyday living. Self-reliance, a questioning attitude, and verbal precision all played a part in the development of the stud-ent's mathematical maturity. Sister Marietta Algebra Seniors: Joanne Ryder, Moyra Shields, Noreen O'Kane, Karine Massoni, Eileen Shea, Patricia Della Rocco, Maryann Bilello, Maria Morales, Diane Dillman, Justine Hayward, and Catherine Reilly find the answers more quickly when they pool their math resources.