Mercy High School - Mercian Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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Chess Club Initiated C-ame of Skill. . . Weekly Meetings Co get a game out. Practice against each other - Capture players men l-lovv can this piece move? Develop a technique - To outsmart opponent - key factors - Patience and concentration Entered a tournament Played other schools And finally . . . Checkmate! X3x. Top right: Taking the chess sets out of the locker before practice were chess cIub4 officers lerry Eagan, vice-presidentg and Kitty Pescay, president. Above left: After school at chess club practice vvere Ann Espenan and Lise Scott. Above right: ln preparation for the tournament Mary Schambach and lerry Eagan, members of the chess team, practiced daily. Right: Mary Schambach and Stephanie Saporito demonstrated the techniques of the chess game for freshman Emily Stich. fatW?X? .9f,Ql',, 1 , si. ml'-it 51334 gttt '

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Debate Shows Oratorical Skills Zz 'W l , Sr. Mary Mel R.S.M., - Moderator - Debate Topic - Resolved: That the jury system of the United States should be changed. You are both for and against it? If affirmative - Bring out good points If negative - I propose a better plan. Practice debates and tournaments Members found and arranged quotes backing up their position They argued convincingly? Top: Presiding over a meeting were the officers of debate: Diane Meyer, Carla Difulco, Carolyn Evans, and president Mary Mazzeno. Middle left: Mary Hardy and Lynn Canucheau searched for information on their debate topic. Middle right: Attending one of their regular meetings on Monday afternoon was part of the club. Left: Members of the debate team sat in on a practice de- bate.

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Seniors Merit Special wards MRS. JOHN ARNOLD - Pat Kieffer sri S sir :ggi I 55 E I 'LR eg S35 'Sir E .C I ,ISI ii 15 2 Left: BAUSCH AND LOMB HONORARY SCIENCE - Margot La Pointe Above left: GOOD CITIZENSHIP - Celie Fraiche Above: STUDENT COUNCIL and AMERICAN LEGION - Elsa Caire Left: ALUMNAE - Diane SchuIze 69