Mercy High School - Mercian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Sister Mary Laurentine Superior Beyond the door at the end of our long corridor is a place our Sisters call uhomel' -perhaps because there is a Mother thereAone who is waiting after each Weary- ing day, just as yours and mine, to share the joys and worries of her large utainilyf' And as she listens, Sister Mary Laurentine gives no hint of the burdens that are hers in mak- ing the convent a haven of comfort and happiness. Sister Mary Agnita Principal Because of her patience. our Principal is known as the wonder of the school. VVe pour out our hearts in gratitude for .a leader who can be calm among an ordo of events that present themselves in dizzying fashion,- who preserves a freshness of spirit that makes her approachable even to awed youth. Eyes, sometimes tired, still smile. It may be because of us she is tired. We hope it is because of us she still can smile.

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i Mother Mary Genevieve R.S.M. M other Proviiiciczl Sisters of Mercy C lzico go Proviiicc From across the city, our Mother Provincial Watches us, prays for us, hopes for us. We know her as a guardian who would, if she could, be With us constantly. Since We may have her only as an occasional visitor, We honor her in a mindfulness of her precious advice, - Strive to be saints, no matter what state of life you choose. 10

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Grieved and shocked were the Mercy girls when they heard, on their arrival at school on VVednesday, Jan- uary 27, that Sister Mary Monica, R.S.M., I1Iercy's li- brarian for the last twelve years, had just died. Sister niade her world a world of books, a world which she kept beautiful by systenzatic care and by dis- criniinating selection of only the best in literature. SISTER MARY LAURENTINE, Superiof SISTER MARY AGNITA, Principal SISTER MARY ADRIAN, ZOOLOGY SISTER AGNES MIXIQIE, G eoinetry, Advanced MEMURIAM SISTER MARY MONICA, R.S.M. THE FACULTY Under her care, Mercy's li- brary has bleen a treasure house which Sister shared happily with the hundreds of girls who carne to her. All found her generous with her time, gentle and patient with theni in their rnany requests. Her zeal to spread Catholic literature especially made her truly an apostle bring- ing God to inan and nian to God? ' SISTER MARY ALBERTA, United States History SISTER MARY ALICIA, English II SISTER MARY ALOYSE, Student Council, Civic Club, Library Algebra, Solid Geoinetry, Trigonometry. SISTER IWARY AMBROSIA, Sewing, Millinery SISTER MARY AGNES, English II, Civics SISTER MARY ANACLETA, English III, Latzn .Maintenance flinerican History, United States History SISTER MARY AN CILLA, Spanish SISTER SISTER IWARY ANGELICA, English III, English I MARY SISTER IXJARY AQUINATA, Cheinistry, Geoincti y .ATHANASIUS SISTER IWARY IZXTHANASIUS, Maintenance SISTER IXIARYATTRACTA, Psychology, Sociol ogy, English IV SISTER IWARY AURELIA, Algebra SISTER MARY AUGUSTINE, Book Rooin SISTER MARY BLANCHE, English II, English III SISTER MARY BRENDAN, Typing, Shorthand SISTER MARY CLARISSA, French SISTER MARY CONCEPTA, English I V 12