Mercy High School - Mercian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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1. Their country interests these American students, Ellen Smith, Frances Pearson, Leona Brady, Mary Allen, and Fl-ora XVats0n. 2. Sister Mary Consilia' listens with kindly criticism to Mary Catherine's 4'Unitication of Germany. 3. Ancient history students learn the whys and where- foresw of way back when. 4. Sister Mary Irmina, Leona, and the American Observer keep the civics class in tune with the times.

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SGCIAL SCIENCE The World's problems, old and new, become of interest to Mercy girls through their study of the social sciences. In the histories, American, modern, and ancient, students learn the significance of events that bring about human progress. Through the study of Civics they learn the duties and rights of citizenship. Open to all as electives are included in this department economics and sociology. SISTER MARION FRANCES Amcricaiii History SISTER MARY' CONSILIA American History Illoderii History FACULTY MIss GI-:NIQVIEVE CROVVE Modvrxzf Hisiory Arzdeizt History Sociology SISTER MARY LEONORIE Jlfoderizi History Economics SISTER MARY IRMINA Cioirs This business of eco- V nomics. Sister Mary Leonore approves as Jacqueline rules the sit- uation. 20

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TI-IE SCIENCES The visitor beholds with awe the large, well-equipped laboratories and rates them ideal. The freshman approaches the general science lab for her first lesson. She experiences a pleasure fringed with timidity, a timidity that, during the years, grows into a fearless familiarity with birds, beasts, and fish in the Zoology lab, with the odors, colors, and dangers in the chemistry lab, and Finally, with- the most intricate problems of physics experiments. l. Science has its gen- eralities. Sister Rosella Marie gives advice as Patricia Desmond compares frietions and Patricia Ryan illus- trates the law of the lever. 2. A demonstration on the principle of mod- ern photography ab- sorbs the attention of Anne Heery and Gen- evieve Brennan. 22