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

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N 3' Q.: I, 5 Q y M x -f Betty Sauer and Elizabeth Reilly are brushing up on their Latin Vocabulary for the next Classical Honor Society meeting. Joann Schultz, Cynthia Frecker, and Carol Flick review their prepositions. Translating Cicero's Orations becomes quite rugged at times. as Latin Ill students will agree. However, Phyllis Seaman. Mary Sauer, and Susanne Susany seem equal to the task. All nations We may not all be called to a missionary life but we are all expected to understand the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. There is no better way to foster a spirit of tolerance and understanding of the cultures of other nations than through the study of classical and modern languages. .7 Energetic students avail themselves of TV classes in ele- Carol Saeler watches as Kathleen Greer and Joanne Mattes go through the paces of the Mexican hat danre, El Jarabe Tapatio. Mary E. McCrea holds the music while Carol McPeak plays the lively melody. wait while Frances Weinheimer tunes in on station WQED. mentary Russian. Eileen McPeak and Mary Lou Klemens Members of the Modern Language Honor Society prepare an exhibit of sources of information for Pan-American Day. They are from left to right: Donna Muldoon. Sally Videtich, Julia Boyer, Betty Lotz. Nancy Cvetic. Judith Newland, and Mary Titus. af' Qs N

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Literature comes to life through interesting projects made by the Sophomores, depicting famous scenes and characters from the clas- sics. Marie Uhrin. Carol Rupprecht, Phyllis Gallegher, and Loretta Szyper prepare to exhibit them at the N.C.T.E, Convention. Chairman. Roseanne Lampert. and panel members, Maureen Nichol- son, Joan Nowakowski, Dolores Pravlik, Marilyn Heh, and Marcia Slattery discuss American authors and their legacy to the culture of America. Promotes letters The study of the vernacular and of classical literature . . . The ability to speak and write well is an art deserving of cultivation. The written word, especially, is a powerful medium through which we can promote Catholic thought. The study of what is best in profane literature can lead us to a better understanding of our Christian literature. l Barbara Rust, Eileen Stock, Cecilia Zupancic, Doris Freid- hoff, and Barbara Newbauer learn dictionary technique in Freshman English. Diligent Seniors like Paulette Rogan, Gerry Doman, Judy Berthold, Judy McNerney, and Pat Shuler work indus- triously to meet the deadline for their investigative theme.

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Maureen McGinty and Jean Pasikowski are intrigued as the wonders of the Solar System are explained during a TV-General Science class. The heavens, indeed, show forth the glory of God. he natural . . . far from hindering the pursuit of the sciences, fosters and promotes them in many ways. The Church has always been first and fore- most in the pursuit of science. She uses the natural to elevate the mind of man to the super- natural. The beauty and wonder and majesty of nature are but a faint reflection of the beauty and wonder and majesty of God. Lois Ferrari seems interested in the production and acceler- ation of the solution process being demonstrated in Chem- istry Class by Donna Teschke, Joanne Mattes, and Sheila Sheridan. As Judy Wuhits, Florence Manners, and Audrey Goetz leave for the Science Honor Meeting. they discuss the in- teresting meetings they have had in the past and hope this one will be just as entertaining.