Mercy High School - Mercian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Noon,-Day Diz1m'si01z.r TnfvfFirst phase of lunch hour-the cafeteria and food . . . hungry Seniors look for their favorite pie. A foursome out for fresh air . . . Leona, Gail, Dorothy, Muriel spend the re- mainder of noon period on the campus. Middle-Dorothy's chatter seems to appeal to these Seniors. Freshies still in the final stage of childhood play games in the gym. Bottom-The Hsweetestl' haunt in the school . . . the candy room where the weekly allowance meets its downfall, The ever-obliging Mary Allen plays the piano while Seniors display tlieir prime achievement . . . dancing. 29

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COMMERCIAL A few of the many future business ladies-Florence Dawson, Wiiiifred Burke, Dorothy Olson, Agnes Murray, and Florence Kroener. Shorthand, typing, and bookkeeping are offered in the commercial department. Major credit is given for one year of each to those who pass the efficiency tests except for college entrance which requires two years each of shorthand and typing. FACULTY SISTER MARY ETHELBERT SISTER HEI.EN MARIE SISTER MARY ELEGIUS Typing - Boolelefcpiug Sf10l'fl1!7lld Slzortlzand - Typing Hieroglyphics! VVhat secrets they may tell! Shorthand students destined to become experts at 140 Words per minute. , Bookkeepers all-learning to 1'ecord big business systematically. 28

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l. Betty Mae Furlong does the necessary practicing to reach perfection. Z. Some of the strings pre- pare to lend melody to the or- chestra . . . Sister M. Rich- ardine listens attentively so that no discordant note slips by. 3. Dolores and Rosemary wield their brushes with the rest of the art class . . . last week it was Spring fashions . . . this week it's a lesson in two-point perspective. 4. Marge, Gail, and Margaret mount figure work that dis- plays to all the talent of the Senior art classes.