Marian High School - Diadem Yearbook (Bellaire, TX)

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Vacutiouul subjects lay basis far future. Sister Mary Benedict instructs students Phillip Quinters, James Smith, and joe Toman on the value of quality above quantity as they produce useful articles for the school and home. N lg A calculated decision is made by Iimmy Lenart as mechanical drawing students Philip Cimo and Eugene Parks look on. Mr. George Estabrook, teacher, verifies jimmy's decision 36 Trigonometry, taught by Sister Mary Vincent, cli- ma.xes a four year math course introducing to boys and girls the complex study of angles and triangles. Seniors find that trig, a combination of both algebra and geom- etry, is one of the most interesting branches of mathe- matics and one that will aid them in clear and logical thinking throughout life. Senior physics students delve into the operations of the laws of heat, light, and sound. Sister Mary Annetta greets the sleepy-eyed students at 8:15 a.m. daily and leads them down the pathway of scientific knowledge to an understanding of the mechanisms involved. Pros and cons,' provide the atmosphere for t.he Senior civics class as present day controversies are ex- amined in the light of the Constitution. The class, taught by Sister Mary joan, gives seniors an insight into the in- tricate workings of the law of the land and provides a basis for sound judgment on important issues of today and tomorrow. Putting statesmanship and diplomacy into practice, politically minded members of the civics class attended the University of Houston Student Congress to act upon legislation that high school students deemed important. The bills presented centered around the Middle Eastern policy, the satellite program, military defense, and cor- ruption and graft in the government. In the Texas History course, students stud the ma- chinery of their state's government. The tidelands dis- pute and the intrastate laws interest this senior social studies class. Students in the mechanical drawing class find that drawing plates form a basic part of their credit as Mr. Estabrook prepares them for future courses in architec- ture, drafting, and engineering. Cooking meals and washing dishes are the everyday happenings in the cooking lab where home economics students discover ways to do household tasks quicker and better. The sewing class, taught by Sister Mary Joan, learns the art of wielding a needle with the pleasing re- sult of attractive clothes for the student. Working under the principle that experience is the best teacher, business education, taught by Sister Mary Carmelita, prepares students for their future occupations by emphasizing responsibility and realistic concepts. Aiming at speed as well as accuracy, young secretaries take advantage of the shorthand and typing courses of- fered to upperclassmen. Boys from metal and wood shops, taught by Sister Mary Benedict, find the course non-confining as they travel from shop to stage to art room busily plying their trade. A completely petrified forest and the scenery for the Chfistnqag paggant xvpro vu-nr-lnntc nf the l10VS, Eff-01'tS,

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Sfudsrzts tackle grammar, frig, physics. Good schools are the result not so much of good methods as of good teach- ers, teachers who have sincerely at heart the true good of family and country and who diligently strive to lay a basic Chris- tian foundation in the lives of the stu- dents they teach . . Adhering to Pope Pius XII's advice, the faculty strives to fulfill the ideal as set forth in his encyclical. Placing the cornerstone in the arch of knowledge, Father Heyck en- lightens seniors through bi-weekly talks on marriage. Service, the fourth year religion text, explores the choice of a state in life, ex- pounding in detail the obligations and importance of the vocation chosen. As Anthony Pizzitola pours mercury, Ronnie Keller and Amy Bruyere measure volume. Sister Mary Annetta explains the principles goveming the experiment XX xxxxx In the field of English, Sister Mary Joseph introduces a gen- erous amount of English writings and grammar to form a basis for knowledge of the literary arts. The mysteries of the great names of literature unfold before the students in panoramic fonn as the studv of Chaucer. Shakespeare, and Milton is pursued. The Canterbury Tales and the Gutenberg Bible were viewed as seniors visited Rice Institute to see the Morgan display-a col- lection of original old manuscripts and books of literary value. E55 ,xg :is il. Sister M1 ose h draws a thou htful reaction from 'mice ui les ming a sentence. Complicated, yes, but janet Kelly, Mary Alice Jabsen, and joe Hirsch come up with the answers for trig teacher, Sister Mary Vincent. 9 I, NY I P f ' s If Q is , William Vicknair, and Ierry Keefe, as she illustrates the art of diagram-

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