Nativity BVM High School - Ave Maria Yearbook (Pottsville, PA)

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OUR CIVIC A D POLITICAL DCCTRINES S Father Le-onard's formula for alerting his class never fails. He drives home religious truths by illustrating them with everyday happenings. Father seasons his lessons with humorous asides. The hour passes quickly and prohtably. Rapid and precise movement of the fingers is new-ssary to achieve satisfac- tory results in the finished Vopy, The junior rommr-rt'ial girls check their Iranscrilwml notes as There-sa Flood rf-ails hr-r le-tt:-r to 5isIt'r Jane de Chantal. Future can-or women are acquiring skills which will open avenues of service to them in many L'tIl'lllllt'I'ClZ1l and gow-rnlnvnt 2lgt'lll'lt

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PART OF THE CURRICULUM. .Q ci' if . il sl 1 47 furtify lllf'lll-t'lX0'- for vu-rytluy Catholic lixingz. 'lxhvy rf-alim that man is gr:-at only xslt:-n he is lillQ't'llIlg.N Our Holy Fathr-r says: Ile-urtinn is a grvul xirlur- that N2ift'g1U3l'lls all others. lts most 4-xpre-ssiw art is pray-r. thi- daily fowl of the- soul. Natixity stu- dr-nts haw e-if-ry opportunity tn varry uut uur lloly hath:-r's wishes. ., I Em fi l Latin is the languagf' in which some of the w0rld's greatest literary trvasurr-s haw- ln-e-n writtvnf' Sistvr Maria Heli-n pays close attention as Nlary tlathf-rinv Matte-a che-1-ks Mary Elsie ll:-nnf-ssey's de-clension of Camlvs. Cruvsmm' itll-a-nslauglite-r . Knit one-. purl two. Oops. drnppml a stitch! The girls sitting at the talmlc' in the vluthing lah Cunwntrate on their knitting. Sister Regina Consilii shows a futurv Cril Chapman how to turn a lowly french seam.

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REST LIPO RELIGIOUS FOU DATICDNS . . . l.2.3.4. Keep in step girls! One of the livelier periods of the day is Mr. Pavalktfs gym class. He always keeps his crew on their toes. Under his com- petent guidance they perform calisthenics which help them to keep slim and trim. llesides the hslenderining treatment these exercises will help develop the girls' muscles so that they can carry their minimum of three books home every day. The gym is excellent for conducting the classes. lt is well-ventilated and bright. Its highly polished Hoot is always in perfect condition. K .Q L X Q QM. 5 gli' Qc, 7 w- r t , , . 4. W 5 In order to plan a bridge or to construct a building the technique wk 1 of mechanical drawing is essential. Skill in this field gives students ' ry... ,. J i V ,' 'E ability not only to express thoughts hitherto impossible. but also to G ' QW, n eu' 4 ,Q develop a constructive imagination and a habit of exact thinking. Sister N '21 LA ' it Rita Dolorine scans Tom Purcell's drawing. Will it pass, Tom? ' K - . f ' Y, , - . Vx yfk , ,D l' i i l ,I WE .Qt , 1 f 'ss f 5 9' M. s x XX ,fr 310' Q