Immaculata High School - Immaculata Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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cle fo Le in .... An appreciation of the best literary work of others is a powerful impetus to creative en- deavor. Freshmen begin their pursuit of English with a review of grammar and an introduction to the types of literature through discussion, recitation, and reading. Basic outlining and a study of Julius Caesar highlight sophomore year. Not until third year does the student attempt a systematic review of American literature. Then as a senior, she surveys the best English literature beginning with Beowulf. This four-year study of the mother-tongue assures a background of the fundamentals of good writing and correct speech as well as a comprehensive knowledge of literature to every student who terminates her endeavors in cap and gown. Upper left: All eyes turn toward freshman Marilyn Tangney as she illustrates figures af speech with the liturgical symbols of the church. Upper Right: Studiously gazing at the Sophomore Book Week display are Delores Leis, LaVerne Losch, Delphine Mazon, Ann Llewellyn, and Pauline Umana. Lower Left: Informally seated in the front of the room are Dorothy Salazar, Mary Jayne Mensinger, Marcella Purcell, Mary Lou Sheehan, Joan Madden, Marilyn O'Brien, and Mary McDonald as they parti- cipate in one of the regular English IV panel discussions. lower Right: Endeavoring to enlarge their vocabularies, iuniors LaVerne Casago, Shirley Lubeck, Catherine O'Malley, and Mary Di Lorenzo eagerly flip the informational pages of the unabridged dictionary during preparation for junior English. PAGE 52

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FQ cwic .gzlzofaftfic cgnfuencea Work in every course at lmmaculata is supplemented by the ceaseless activity of an able staff in the quiet of the library where a thoughtful group can be found at any hour of the day. Catherine Culhane, Margaret McDonald and Mary Pat Malloy ponder over refer- ence books in the foreground of this picture. In card catalogue, reference corner, students find endless sources over, research is a pleasant girls browsing among old and To the stack room labyrinth, the principle of a place for thing in its place. and magazine rack, of information. More- task as the faces of new favorites declare. Joan Cribari applies everything and every- Pmse 51

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Siiwfa, 78604, ofa Acuefa, .SZAQUZ ZAR ,Gyn .QQXSK AS, .4w,,., Caesar, Cicero, and Virgil, the big three of a Latfnist's life, provide brain problems for lmmaculata classicists, but Parlez-vous francais? is the query with which all enthusiastic French beginners in- trigue the eavesdropper. El Echo, a Spanish newspaper, and the linguaphone provide a functional approach for the acquisition of fluency in speaking Spanish, whereas a brief study of both classic and modern languages is made by freshmen who enroll in the general language class. Upper left: Helen Dold, Lillian Merrigan and Anita Kolxoefer, accompanied by Isabel Abbinanti, sing foreign songs which they have learned in the general language class, Upper right: Glancing through the Spanish dictionary are seniors Lucille Scholl, Noreene Frawley and Maryanne Muss. Lower left: Lois Hassenauer does not need rose-colored glasses to read her Le Petit Journal, newspaper published to aid seniors with modern French, Lower right: Whether it be orations, commentaries, scansion or coniugations, Ruth Ann Greene, Elinor Longoz, Barbara Seiwerth and Patricia Friedwald keep smiling. xl ' 6.55: Pitfisemgiw is 41 H ffl 1 bflnz 'l Sililifili ibn 1 'l band PACK 'Yi