Mother of Mercy High School - Mercywood Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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ufure ornenfa eer5 Do l hear a baby crying in Room 2067 Do high school girls still play with doll houses? The answers are yes and no , Yes, you're likely to hear a baby crying because the Homemaking ll classes are taking a course in child care. And, no. high school girls are not playing with doll houses, but practicing interior decorating on a miniature scale. You may even have smelled the wonderful aroma of the cookies that the foods classes baked for P.T.A. These are just three of many ways that Miss Mercy learns homemaking. earn any sefill Xi Babys first bath presents no real difhculty for junior Lynda Dorrington as she gently washes his head under the watchful eye of Miss Runge, Red Cross instructor. That soup smells good, comments Mrs. Cunningham as cooks. Linda Gartner and Charlene Heid stir on and on. Cheese sticks pipin' hot will soon be served by Janet Solomon with Kathy Schultz and Monica Schaefer's help. H'

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.5 5 1 s a ' ' sg 351 V15 '20 J I3 QD ' rfl- f- 100 nee emzfiy U1 un- ana e 27 I-X , ,sag WAY' While Rosemary Trefzger delicately constructs her papiermache and Gayle Willenbrink remarks that the Leaning Tower of Pisa never before looked this good. Judy Nelson is content to just make something. Does it gobble. possibly? Paint. some paint brushes, an easel. a group of eager and talented girls . . . Combine all of these things and you have any one of the many art classes here at Mercy. lt may be freshmen just beginning to explore the vast held ot' art or the sophomores designing posters. Again. it may be the juniors molding eeramies or seniors doing the work of their ehoiee. At all times ol' the day you will find the art room alive with activity. Little kindergarten people with perfect profiles make pretty models for the artistic hands of Margaret Lind and Ellen Marshall as they learn to make silhouettes.

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' ul 'w :ug ? t ii sun 1-Q'-1 ua. Q, 4. 'f -df-M1 if 'LF sz gm 'll wen., f',', -4'-L-4.i,z1 W I Accolu ' 1ff fl ' sou v ... ' 'I se' 'K - L fr swswh. N.xfm.m.,w 35 Ln neun, -Q,-5 Sfzrelelafs offjiockvty f' re How many words do you master a minute in typing or take in dictation? The Mercy girls who are considering a business career attend sessions for typing, shorthand, bookkeeping and ollice practice. The continuous click, clack of the typewriter and the conscientious work done by scores of busy business-minded students are reasons why so many successful secretaries come from Mercy. Adding machine-user Phyllis Hauser pauses to check the new bookkeeping work sheet charts with Margie Koenig. Q 4 onaorrow 5 ccrcfarzcs Taking recorded dictation helps Christine Canning and JoAnn Weitz increase their speed in writing shorthand. Seniors Patricia Schannes and Nancy Spanagel practice using the dictaphone as classmates transcribe letters.