Marquette High School - Marque Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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the hi tory af ,va I g :mafia James Agnew Mary Almendares Dan Alves Charles ADDGVSOU Patrvcla Appleton Robert Balocca greslzmcu- :fs Lucille Barajas Robert Baumer Janice Slvoltz apparently lwas the secret to the latest problem duscussed in modern European history class Seated around Janice are Carole Becker, Anne Aby, .lolwn Murray, standmg, Frank Wmdler, Kay Booth, Cyrttlwta Louy, Paul Robb, and Betsy l-lofft

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SOZML' SUZIZUES - W6 Sister M. Ursula, O.S.B., questions her sociology class. Sister is instructor of social studies. r f, 1 i 4 . la . 2 Faith Temple Charles Vogt Robert Vokaun f ' 4 A . Q Q na, I , na f' - S ' ' .v xx. X 1,- 5 K- ,dn f' T . Edward Von Holten Jerry Weldon Barbara West Frank Windler Rosemary Wood Judy Ann Wright Page 54 relive' from Pharoahs to the present time, We studied all-each race and clime. T he rise and fall of nations learned We saw great empires pillageaf burned We studied Congress-House and Senate- The government and people in it. Members ofthe world history class were fascinated by the story of man's struggle for survival after his first refusal of God's grace in para- dise. They learned of heroic deeds, brutal acts of madness and avarice and the simple greatness of everyday virtue. They saw the similarity and the contrast between men who lived before the time of Christand those who have lived since His coming. The class period usually began with a lively discussion of current events and sometimes laughter overa good ioke that had been brought to the fore. Of course, there was real study, too, when, after Sister M. Ursula's introduction, freshmen figuratively rubbed elbows with all the greats of history. The lives of some, such as Talleyrand and Napoleon, were as exciting as any in the most hair-raising mystery stories. Sophomores slowly re-blazed the trails of the history of Europe -they crossed the Alps with Hannibal and relived that exciting battle of the Carthaginian War. Present day Europe was discussed with the current events of the day. The students listened carefully to radio and televis- ion to cover such important events as the French national elections. These historians studied the rise and fall of many great nations, such as Greece, Italy and Germany. They unearthed a rich treasure of the accom- plishments of European man. lndustriously studying the Bill of Rights, the iuniors in American his- tory class were impressed by the slow progress of men toward freedom and the yet slow progress of the Negro toward freedom and equality in our own country. Students saw their country as a united people strug- gling for freedom and democracy, not iust as one fighting for its inde- pendence. North and South alike were viewed tolerantly in regard to the conflicting attitudes which finally erupted in the Civil War. Since the Constitution is so important, the democracy class studied it in detail this year. The principles which form the basis of our govern- ment were brought up for student discussion. In order to be able to defend right thinking in matters of govern- ment, students were shown the development of the creeds of commun- ism and atheism. They saw the reason forthe temporary success of such movements and were thereby prepared to argue more intelligently with those who hold to these mistaken views. Marquette has long had a reputation for sending graduates into the world prepared to be good citizens. Surely, this was one purpose of the sociology class. Man was studied as a social being. Christian principles were presented as being necessary to the thinking of the well-rounded individual. The sacrament of matrimony was viewed as a social institution. Various family problems, such as money or bad management, were analyzed with the hope of preparing class members to deal with such situations successfully in the future. Anotherinteresting feature was the study of labor organizations. Two great papal encyclicals were empha- sized: Rerum Novarum on the condition of labor and Quadrages- imo Anno on the reconstructing of the social order.

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Page 56 and lay thc faumlafia 'T 1- Freshmen turned amateur topographers duri Kathryn O'Conner, Donald Col Hills. .wx George Br ight Richard Bulle Donald Cole Judy Conner Lee Anne Clements ng thelr study ol ancuent history. e and Ruth Dayus examune closely the work of Tom -+R 'Sli EXE fin Paula Ch enoweth Guyula Corcoran Lynn Croft Mary Cr UZ