Marian Catholic High School - Mariner Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL)

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c fiat-I? 1' 'f lr- x if ' - one interesting phase Copposite page, bottom right! of the difficult position held by principal sister mary antonette is that of greeting little guests at christmasg her aides in administration tasks include assistant-principal fopposite page, topj sister mary joseph and secretary-treasurer fopposite page, bottom left? sister mary john. giving career advice ftop lefty to prospective graduates is a never-ending task for mr. tom ofhara. with her usual pleasant smile ftop rightj miss bergstrom counsels senior nancy tuttle. promoted to dean upon his return to marian, mr. goldrick spends many hours fbottom lefty handling senior driving regulations, checking on haircuts for lack of themj and ar- bitrating other disciplinary matters. guidance-dean! 2 1

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the department of o o 0 I administration, under the care of sister mary antonette, has the function of co-ordinating academics and all social functions. the problems faced by this adept staff every day are not small. among the difficulties tackled by the administrators of marian are budgeting, searching for good teachers, and improving the curricu- lum as the high cost of education rises. this year miss bergstrom and mr. o'hara moved out of their cramped quarters in 206 into spacious offices in the latest addition. as counselors they help our students in their college and career choices and give information concerning entrance requirements and scholarships. they also plan college night in order to let students see pres- entations and ask questions of representatives from their future college. an innovation of the guidance department is career day. this informative event takes place during school hours and various professionals present facts about their occupation, what it entails, and the back- ground needed. career day was enjoyable and successful for both students and faculty. .r- l r ,Il l.. 'ii-ri V- , ii 1:1-'J' r -. v'::, i or , , , it . i , :FI , Mrigsii :X i- tim m,....-.4g.. .. 'Aa Lp-::,3-Tiawgfi A, X w ' , r W . v .4 - .. V 'A , 523 -l'fla.ifllv el l !,5ti'F1l 1 -i '-F1'frsg -4ff1::++He'm:g, ' . ll '. - . - - - -4 aa., -A---1-Q1 f -tri--.. ,. -W -f'fT , v -- fl-f i?-iibreeiiifir-' fi':A ---.'l-EQ' 3 . ' il- 32.1-'if Y-f:'h': ' V: - ' ' lf' ' 20ladministration

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counselling and discussion groups lead to greater understanding of religion and world-wide problems. friendship is the theme of the first-year course in which freshmen learn that to live in genuine friendship with themselves and their fellow beings leads them to friendship with God. each class receives an opportunity to participate in a special prayer week which includes a penance service and a eucharistic celebration. as part of their study of the church sophomores receive questionnaires to interview adult catholicsg they share the results in class in an attempt to understand what the church means to both the ordinary and the very committed catholics, as well as to non-catholics. juniors concentrate on morality. to give them an opportunity to discuss questions which they think are important, the priests have organized discussion groups during fourth, fifth, and sixth periods. seniors choose from among sociology, psychology, future of man, christian manhood, and christian womanhood to fulfill their religion credits. as part of the latter course father hack gives a week-long marriage instruction. 22lreligion