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

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Identify, define, discuss: 1861-1961. Centennial Year h Civil War. Mercians who study American history wonjt err on that date. History students keep up to date on all recent events. relate past happenings, and prepare for future crises. World history is the story of the peoples of our World. American history treats chiefly of our country. Problems of Democracy imprints on our minds the democratic Way of life as it was and is now lived. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors readily mature in this atmosphere of various cultures. They will then become appreciative citizens of our nation, ready to occupy their places in world aHairs of today Civics and American history teachers, Sister Mary Perpetua. R.S.M., and Sister Mary Protase. REAL, offxciate during a mock presidential election. C. Kleinwaechter casts a vote. Past Events Contrasted with the Present World history profs, Miss Bonekamp and Miss Barrett join forces for an after schoo1 class with four of their pupils. Efficient librarian, Sister M. Adele. 11,531., aids Mary Beth Hunzeker to find information for her report from the vertical file. Students may always secure valuable assistance here.

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hPartiCiple or gerund? asks Miss Brunsman of her English grammar class. Diane Lamier and Sheila Hall thoughtfully make their decisions while Mary Carol Mueller and Anita Rapien respond. Gallant Gareth. Donna Haig, is shown the correct stanL-e by Miss D. Puiskamp: English and dramatic teacher, while noble King Arthur, Jackie W'oodruff, completes this scene from i'Gareth and Lynette. Literature Adds Spark to Curriculum Attention! Help W'anted: Sherlock Holmes is not necessary. Any Mercian who is an able detective please report to any English class. A group of suspects lurks daily through the halls of Mercy. The major Villains include: dangling participles, split infinitives, sentence fragments, and run-on sentences. Minor suspects, such as: irregular verbs, agreement of verbs with subjects, and of antecedents with pronouns also tarry in classes. Payment for a job well done is the satisfaction of knowing that iou always wrile and speak correct English and are a proud asset to America in the field of English literature, language and grammar. Good detecting! While they prepare their classes for Spanish, world history and civics, Miss Martino7 Mrs. Boeskin and Mrs. Cusweiler enjoy friendly discussions and quiet moments of relaxation. 4h ;

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. .n-etw R. Rettig finishes her problem as C. Aigner indicates the point of intersection. K, Gallagher re-checks her problem. Ann Kramer and Peggy Kneer explore mystery of triangles as Sister Mary Richardus, R.S.M., explains the finer points. Numbers Intrigue Mathematical Minds Presiding over all, in the complicated world of Knowledge, is that true wizard, Mathematics. He has escorted many adventurous Mercians through his challenging realm. First visited by Freshmen in the province of Algebra I with all the unknown :65 and 3'75. The Sophomores are confronted with postulates and axioms in Plane Geometrfs realm. Our Junior Math geniuses discover themselves in a more conversant world of Algebra II where the knowledge of equations is applied. The Seniors contemplate the formulas in Trigonometry Land as more difficult than the three preceding realms. Since study brings its own reward, our Mercians constantly recall their four years of hard study which gained for them a knowledge of mathematics. ATon carft add horses with cows and get cows, says Sister Mary Henrietta, R.S.M., stiHing a smile, while Diane Wade quickly completes a problem of multiplication in Algebra 1. .-23.h