Mount Alvernia High School - Alvernian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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was g Q37 L . . A-,W ART Well, here they are--the llflichelangelos of lVI.A.H. Paper, paints, Colors, crayons, and the like are trans- formed into beautiful finished products by the magic touch of our illustrious art students. Who knows, maybe someday they, as famous artists, will look back gratefully toward the training they received at the Mount. ,..,Wff CAMERA Photographic paper, developer, and Contact printer are some of the important materials these Camera Club students deal with during this most enjoyable period. The girls have their apprenticeship by learn,- ing to operate each separate machine. After this has been mastered, the real fun of taking pictures begins. These industrious Red Cross members are kept busy every Tuesday afternoon making stuffed animals, favors and other RED CROSS novelties. These are sent to the different institutions and to Saint Francis Hospital. The charity of these girls brings much joy and happiness into the lives of many for whom darkness often shadows bright hours. 'ff .-dh.

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l SCIENCE Patricia Baldauff, Brigid Sheridan, Joanne Fritsche, and Barbara Hasenkopf, are the Science Honor students. VVith open and alert minds they travel into the unlimited. adven- turous, and enlightening fields of physics and chemistry. HISTORY Round, round, round it goesg where it stops nohody knows-except these History Honor students: Ger- aldine Blumer, Louise Streiff, Dawn Sallach, Joanne Rarnage and Judith Heinz. The History Honor Society has opened to these scholarly Mounties the wonder of the vast and interesting subject of history. KV' ,W CLASSICAL One of the more enjoyable features of Latin class is the study of mythology. Daryl Zwigart, Patricia Kurtzhal, Beverly Purcell, and Barbara Mehrlich, members of the Classical Honor Society, discuss the Rornan's belief of gods and goddesses and the legends woven around them,

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The Forensic League of lVI.A,H. is one of the more active clubs Where ambitious Mounties take advantage of the opportunities presented to express their opinions freely, In debate for instance, vigorous contestants defend their points of view. They speak with confidence, for they live in a democracy where the individuals F ORENSIC aspects on life are respected. During the course of delivering a speech, young Mounties use the materials of fact, emotion, and humor to convince their listening audience. The youth of today, are the adults of tomorrow. Through the activities of the forensic league the good in youth is encouraged. MISSION Whatever you do to the least of my brethren, you do unto Me. With this thought in mind, the students have been most generous in giving for God's forlorn. These nationality angel posters have been the cause of much of the individual incentive to go all out for the missions. Miss: if lznmmi if gs nvnumuu. ' 4 nas 7,17 ' ffr !6f wifi asisslfma nz F P is nz T ,L f CATHOLIC ACTION Suffer the little children to come unto Me. God loves all his childreng rich and poor, they arc one in His eyes. So likewise think these Mounties who make cord rosaries and practice various other kind deeds of Catholic action for Godls less fortunate ones in many distant countries.