Holy Redeemer High School - Campanile Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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4 SENTINE L March 31, 1966 Hamsters Inherit Happy Home By Sister M. Berchmans This squirming, squiggling handful of animation represents the first success the Biology Department has had in its genetics experiment to determine the dominance of coat color and pattern in hamsters. Jeargens Angst is holding the brand new hamsters. Charlie Brown is the saddle-backed brown and white one. The one clambering over the others isPeanuts, and Lucy and Patty are making their way over Jeargens' palms. Singers Join Honor Choral By Margaret Malone '68 Three Redeemer Choral members took part in the first annual choral night fea- turing parochial high school singers and instrumentalists. Those chosen for this honor are Helga Abela, James Hetner, and Nancy Kieliszewski. Conducting the l70-voice Honor Chorus was Dr. C. Alexander Peloquin, nation- ally known for his Peloquin Choral. The concertwas presented by the par- ochial schools in conjunction with the De- troit Unit of the Catholic Music Educa- tors Association. The singers were se- lected from all Archdiocesan schools. Sister Georglyn selected the singers from Redeemer on the basis of voice, performance, andgeneral participation. The four hamsters are the offspring of an orange and white saddle-backed female, and a golden brown male. By great good fortune the litter dem- onstrates perfectly the Laws of Prob- ability bothwith regard to the sex of the offspring, and with regard to coat color and marking. Two are males and two are females; three of them inherited the brown coat of the father, and one tCharlie Browni has the brown and white saddle markings of the mother. This perfect321ratio indicates that the father was a heterozygous golden ham- ster, and that the mother was heterozy- gous recessive for saddle-back marking. None of the hamsters has the orange coloring of the mother. Has it been lost? Will it show up again? Can the brown hamsters have saddle-backed off- spring? The answers to these questions may be answered early next year, when two crosses of the litter will be made and the results added to the growing pedigree of the lab animals. Data Matches Compatibles By Chris Bickes '68 ?fi The latest addition to the computer age, the computer dance has arrived at Re- deemer, with all buttons polished and all wires coiled. For this dance, sponsored by the Stu- dent Council, a special computer will match up every boy and girl who filled outa questionnaire which inquired about favorite topics, music, hobbies, and any special qualities admired in others. At the dance, planned for Apri129, each couple must remain together for at least a half hour. These are the only plans that have been published. So far the manner of meeting, the name of the band, and the kind of refreshments are top secrets of the Student Council. Jim Egan and Lester Goodchild congrat- ulate each other on their election to TAV. Seniors Elected Teen Committee Officers The Challenge, nearing its first anni- versaryhas grown and grown. Now num- bering more than 500 members, living everywhere fromDraytonPlains, Michi- gan to Toronto Canada, communication between the Challengers and the program itself has begun to be a problem. To meet the problem, a committee was formed to allow mutual communication. The committee is called TAV which is Challenge code for Teen Ad-Visors. The officers of TAV are Lester Good- child, President; and Jim Egan, Second Vice-President. Both are Challengers from Redeemer. Officers from other schools are John Mathe, First Vice-President; and Buzz Spenzeski, Treasurer. These boys were elected by a group of Challengers who were called to form the committee. In the past, the Bell Letter, the Chal- lenge newspaper, provided an information link only to the Challengers. Now there is needfora feed back to the decisions of the Senior Board who run the program. As Al McNeeley, Challenge director, said, If an organization is to live it must grow. We must be informed about what kids want and what they're doing. In the future the TAV will act as this link, forming a communication center for the fiftyschools and parishes associated with the Challenge. They will mail re- ports monthly into TAV Headquarters at Casa Maria Community Center. The members hope that the Challenge will now have an effective two-way com-7 munication system. COME SEE Mrs. Breitenbeck has loaned the school two original paintings for art appreciation. They are dis- played in Room 202.

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Lynn Neeley and Nancy Haskett share a student listening post as they take dic- tation at challenging speeds. SENTINEL 3 Mrs. Lewis demonstrates the new short- hand dictation equipment as she prepares to run the three speed tapes. 'Electronic Classroom' Speeds Shorthund Skills Old-fashioned Gregg shorthand is now being taught with modern electronics at Redeemer. The recently acquired equip- ment, housed in Room 303, consists of three tape recorders and twenty-six in- dividual listening posts. This electronic classroom is simi- lar in operation to the Language Lab. Each listening post consists of a portable receiver, which accommodates two stu- dents, eachofwhom has aseparate head- set. The two students must agree on the speed and volume of the dictation they will take. Choral Rates Excellent In the annual Choral Adjudication held on March 20 at Dominican High School, the Redeemer Choral, under the direc- tion of Sister Georglyn, brought home a rating of Excellent. The two numbers sung by the Choral were Brahms' How Lovely Is Thy Dwel- ling Place, and All Creatures of Our God and King by Chapman. The Choral began intensive practice for the Adjudication just after My Fair Lady took her last bow. Although the time was short. said Sister Georglyn, the Choral took up the challenge and ex- ceeded their expectations. The fact that two other choral groups also sang How Lovely ls Thy Dwelling Place, was a surprise which gave the Redeemerites a moment of uneasiness . The following Friday, since the student body seldom has the opportunity to hear them, the Choralperformed at Assembly. They added to their Adjudication rep- ertoire several semi-classical and pop- ular numbers and featured several 5010 numbers. The soloists were Nancy Kieliszewski, Brian Forintos, and Pamela Stanczak. Jim Hetner, Marty Colbeck, and Tom Trahey treated the students to a re-do of Little Bit of Luck, of My Fair Lady fame, only a trifle subdued. One of three different speeds being transmitted may be selected for practice. The classroom atmosphere is one of ab solute silence broken only by the rus- tle of paper when the girls turn pages as they feverishly write in script. The new equipment provides a chal- lenge to shorthand students at all levels because each student works at her own dictation speed. Mrs. Barbara Lewis, who teaches the course, is most enthusiastic about the equipment. She said that as far as she knows, Redeemer is the only high school in the city of Detroit, or its vicinity, to have its own electronic shorthand lab. One of the greatest advantages is that the system is mobile. There are no wires running across the room. Flexibility and speed are the two main improvements that characterize the elec- tronic business classroom. NHS Re wards Scholarship By Bev Broniak '68 This year, the National Honor Society kept some traditions but used some new ideas in the Induction Ceremony. PresidentJames Hetner explained the aims and the requirements of the Honor Society and then turned the mike over to Ramona Misiunas, Vice-President; and Susan Omilian, Secretary. They intro- duced the new members by giving a brief commentary on the personality and ac- tivities of each. After the new and old members recited the Honor Society Pledge, Mother Ann Mary, Principal, addressed the student body. She congratulated not only those who had attained membership in the Society but also those who had done their best. Father Monroe then congratulated the students, and endedwith words of praise for the JV Team who have attained the championship, and the cast and all who participated in the recent production of the musical, My Fair Lady. James Hetner ended the ceremony by saying that he hoped the induction would prove to be an incentive for the fresh- men to try for membership. FNC Aids Cancer Society Anyone who happened to walk by the Guidance Center on Saturday, March 19, would have seen the Future Nurses' Club at work. Their employer was the Na- tional Cancer Foundation; and their work was to stamp, sort, and count brochures to be passed out during the Foundation's door-to-door campaign in April. Mr. DavidScott, representative of the Foundation thanked the girls, and told them that a Certificate of Appreciation would be sent to the school. Sister Marie Angela, Librarian, Joins Ranks of Authors Sister Marie Angela, a high school li- brarian, who has spent hours cataloguing the books of other authors, has now writ- ten one of her own. Her first book, just off the press, Teens Triumphant is a series of biographical sketches of teen- age saints. The title, Sister explained, refers to the saints as heroes and heroines who were confronted by moral dilemmas, made the right decisions, and became spiritual successes. Sister says also, I hope that this book willinspire the readers to couple a true sense of individualism and responsibility with the grace ofGod, to become a saint. This book will be a success if even one person learns to love these heroes and heroines and love God as they did. The book is published by the Paulist Press and is available in the regular ed- ition and in paperback. Sister Marie Angela looks pleased as she autographs a copy of her book.

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March 31, 1966 SENTINEL 5 Alumni Begin Careers; Set Sights for Success 9 w A year ago the senior class of '65 was roaming the halls of Redeemer, but today they are just roaming. Many became green freshmen again last September and have been hitting the books at college. Within the collegiate whirl, two former Redeemerites have been recognized for their outstanding scholastic achieve ment. The University of Michigan awarded Diane Maskeny the Villiam J . Branstrom Freshman Award, for ranking in the up- per seven percent of her class. Marygrove's Alpha Lambda Delta has elected Lorrain Grabow'ski to their chap- ter for outstanding scholastic achieve- ment. The Alpha Lambda Delta is a na - tional honor sorority for freshmenand sophomores who have attained a 2. 5 or a B plus average. Other 65'ers are preparing for a fu- ture in religious life. Anne Boutt is now Sister Ann Kathleen of the Carmelite Sisters, and is stationed at the MaryManning Walsh Home in New York until April 11 when she will receive her first habit at their Motherhouse. Sue Clymer has found a new life with the Sisters of St. Joseph in Kalamazoo. By Sue Omilian '67 Ann Korzeniowski '67 Marilyn Murray '65 ? Helen Bourgoin entered the Glenmary Order and she is now living at Christ the King Convent in Ohio. She writes glowing letters home, mostly about her work. In a recent letter she writes: Guesswhat! I'mworking with Scouts. Girl Scouts! Whoopee! There is both a Brownie and a Junior troop in town. So far we OOUW have enough for a Cadette troop, but we would like to atart one. On the masculine side, Harold Barkley is following the life of a Jesuit Brother, and is stationed at Colombiere College in Clarkston, Michigan. As a brother he will be engaged in the spiritual and tem- poral works by which the Jesuit Order serves the Church in our times. Uncle Sam has called several alumni to the Armed Services, and their wan- derings have become worldwide; John Eckman, now of the Marines, is, according to late reports, on his way fromOkinawa to Viet Nam. Don Condon and Jeff Deuparo are in the Air Force, and Jim Saunders enlisted in the Navy. Victor Navarette and Frank Gonzalez are both in the Army, but their address at present, is unknown. snaliVn Coogan has met with crowning success as SI ? 1M: elected queen for the annualSt. Patrlck'sDayrwnde. She ruled over the Ancient Order of Him. o nians, a society for those of Irish descent. The stage struck members of the Class of '65, RichOlszewski andJoe Lempicki, have continued their show biz interests. Rich, who attends Wayne State Univer- sity, appeared in several Shakespearean plays at Wayne. Joe is working with Redeemer's Drama Guild in the scenery and prop department for the Guild's upcoming play, Green Pastures, to be presented in May. F Hg; Many 65'ers have roamed so far and wide that their achievements have not reached these reporters. Any information about the graduates of '65 is welcome and will be printed in the next issue.