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

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Student Scientists Advance Through Hypoplasia, heteromorphy, protoplasm, dissection, electrolysis, equilibrium. These arejust a few of the many terms bubbling in the Bunsen burner minds of our scientists. Science is moving ahead by leaps and bounds, and Mercy is moving along with it, From the general science courses of the freshmen to the senioris advanced courses, the students are disci- plined by the order of natureis laws. Sister Elise prepares the freshmen for their later and deeper inquiries into science in a introduction course, Sophomores, under Sister joseph and Sister Elise, learn the fundamentals of life and living organisms. In the chemistry lab Sister Francella reigns su- preme as herjuniors experiment with the composi- tion of matter. Upperclassmen are offered for the First time advanced biology, in which they delve into the study of life. Others discover the phenomena associated with matter and energy Although the girls are capable, and anxious to prove themselves, the wise teachers caution girls before they plunge into the misty realms of the unknown. Sister Domi- tilla rules the physicists. htIf you canit answer this question, I shall dissect you, threatens Miss Ott, biology leacher, to hcr one daring student. uKeep pouring? repliesjzmct Giliz m Elaine Huh, it can't blow up! From their smiles it seems thejuniors are mnmuting something other than what was assigned by Sister FranceHa. Now we know where the dessert for the pre- Prom luncheon came from. 1 , . e '9' w JOIODIMIVJ Jill Jiffy; w! 35' AV7'3' MJJJMJ Mmfwtf L 1 NJ 7 ,QA'JX IWQIA .3 awzzxm, b4 ,j

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Past Relived AS The Presenthuture Whether Diane Raisls nntehookmntains history, English, nra letter to Irving, Mrs. Gusweiler will know 7 sheis taught shorthand, too. l:1 DoJo Ann Berkemeyer, Debbie Weiskittel and Diane Nordman look puzzled? Could be. Mrs. Bocsken, who is also a history teacher, is teaching English accomodaling even her sentences to the Fact that a health class used the room the previous period. Today,s history student is learning about the future from the past. At Mercy all phases of this social sci- ence are covered, from the study of ancient cultures to the problems of the modern world. The civiliza- tions and origins OfChina, the Roman Empire, France, England, Spain are studied by the fresh- men. Under the guidance of Mrs. Veronica Boesk- en, Miss Eileen Bonekamp, and Miss Pamela Juer- gen, the girls obtain a foundation in the basics of history. Juniors study the foundation of the United States from the landing of the Mayflower to the late President Kennedyls election. Dates and facts are learned. Miss Mooney aids Miss Bonekamp and Mrs. Boesken in instructing thejuniors in US. History. The structure of the United States govern- ment, the problmes faced by the people of today, and the relation of the past to the present is studied by the seniors through Problems of Democracy. Mrs. Katherine Gusweiler and Miss Julie Mooney stress these points in their current events classes. With the excellent aid of these teachers political sci- ence is studied on all levels and the result e a com- plete and thorough survey of the history of the world. In this department Sister M. Reginaldls courses stress western civilization.