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

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28 A dab of paint, a brush, an easel and lots of talent go a long way to make Jerilyn Meyer a flourishing and successful artist. Sister Mary Sharon, R.S.M., art instructor, smiles happily us she carefully and eagerly begins working on her latest masterpiece. Paris doesn't know what it's missing! These future art- ists constantly study and apply the techniques of fine art. They create from their imagination new and vivid figures of all sizes and shapes. They do not re- strict their endeavors to sketching and painting, but they work in difterenf media, such as in plaster, mosaic and Finger painting. A study of art reflects a much better understanding of the cultural aspects of life and a realization of the beauties of nature, whether it be a dead maple tree, a flowering shrub, a newly plowed field, or snow lying on the ground. Nature is the subiect of Barbara Hogan's art proiect. Susan Heim stops her work to cast an admiring glance on Barbara's painting.

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Biology instructor Sister Mary Joseph, R,SM., makes use of several types of equipment in explaining the different parts of a flower. 27 Carol Inderhees searches for some microscopic flora and fauna. The microscope is an important part of the biology lab equipment. Why does radium glow? What is photosynthesis? . . . Are comets really telling stars or are they mete- ors? . . . Classes in general science, physics, chemistry and biology will answer any scientific question the girls may have. These fields suggest worthwhile proi- ects guaranteed to satisfy that uncecsing yearning for a complete comprehension of the principles of science. Through these informative subiects, they acquire an understanding of the environment in which they live, a knowledge of God's design in nature, and the goals for which the earnest scientist must always strive. Look, it's working, remarks Debbie Schiuch to M. J. Meyers and P. Dunigan but they are interested in their own experiments.

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Are Mom's meals becoming repefitious? Are socks yet undarned and blouses still but1onless? Magic - Students in Home Ec turn simple foods into meals of interest and delight. La1esf creaiions ore fashioned info frocks with eye appeal. Feed baby, bathe baby and pass baby - Opera1ion Child Care - Tips and tricks acquired in Christian Family Living classes will be practiced by Mercy's skilled homemakers of tomorrow. Functions and basic requirements of human bodies are brought 10 the attention of freshmen and sophomores in health classes, - a newcomer at M.M.H. this year. While you prepare the punch, girls, I'll get the ice cubes ready. Miss Judith Kipp, home economics 1eacher, is new at Mercy. Health and Happiness Nurtured Sister Mary Pauleffe, R.S.M., health teacher, puts on her best hostess smile as she introduces her pe'r skelefon Frankie to Karla Schultz and Donna McManus, work on his diet. MO reluctant studs nfs. Frankie has a repufafion for being a light eater! remarks Sisfer, We'll have fo