Immaculata High School - Immaculata Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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jo Wcwigafe Qu ea 0 ,Min em From the pages of Visualizecl General Science, ab- sorbing thoughts permeate the minds of students as they delve into the fascinating study of various life processes. Sophomore sophisticates, casting aside the superiority which takes the world as a matter of course, view life anew with wondering eyes as they survey the ordered intricacies of the plant and ani- mal kingdoms, and identify the characteristics of each new phylum. Upper right: Erna Bergner, Jo Ann McCauley, Dorothy Kewest and Rosemary Rouse of the general science class examine a variety of specimens, making notes for future reference work in the manifold projects undertaken by the group. Lower right: Looking for microscopic wonders is only one phase of biology that makes the subiect interesting for Peggy Ward and Agnes Blasovich. Botanical specimens, aquatic curiosie ties, and typical animals are a basis for further investigation. t At,:t 'S I

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.xdcluen rfwom MAD Kfwwf Counted ,Q Upper lclt: Maryann Nochowicz, Wilma Lehmann and Barbara Selz demonstrate boom and truss lifting a pre-calculated weight by means ot the composition of forces. By such laboratory con' tacts the student increases her knowledge of the physical laws which govern the world. Lower left: Proving the adage that experience is the best teacher, Colette Palewicz, Margaret Mary Barron, Frances Fox and Wilma Johnston learn to prepare hydrogen from the action of sulfuric acid on zinc metal by the simple displacement method. l'Ai2i F31- Of course, there is nothing under the sun that every five-year-old has not observed. It's what makes these things go that absorbs maturer attention. Some po- tential scientists, such as Mary Ann Mollohan, who demonstrates the process of distillation, peer into the mysteries of organic and inorganic chemistry, while others, in the physics laboratory, develop criti- cal thinking concerning the forces of their environ- ment.

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adcinafin r ormd rerienf progdmd 'img L U S To those whom figures tascinate, the math department Otters courses to suit each degree of fascination. Applied mathematics, a first year subject, deals with the application of abstract axioms to practical problems. Algebra initiates the freshmen into a strange new language of x, y, and z which complicates the simple arithmetical processes of eighth grade. Sophomores who have discovered the secret of x, turn their attention to the ab- stractions and logic of plane geometry, whose principles of indirect measurement are illustrated in outdoor classes. Upper left: Through the doors of a busy freshman homeroom may be seen Dorothy Culhane, Esther Leonard, Mae Lauricella, Marlene Smith, Yolanda Volini, Jean Langenbach, and Mary Henry who have talcen the first step into algebraic fields. Lower left: Advancing on advanced algebra are Virginia Volini, Collete Palewicz, Patricia Carr, and Peggy Morrissey who practice simultaneous equa- tions during a busy session of preparation for more involved work with the unknown. Lower right: Freshman applied mathematics students Lillian Merrigan, Joan Baer, and Patricia Nicoll learn to read public utilities meters in order to check on excessive usage and keep the family budget in line, ,f '0 MJ