Our Lady of the Angels Academy - Angelican Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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SISTER MARY BENJAMIN Instructing freshmen classes in the varied skills related to the study of English, Sister Mary Benjamin endeavors to provide youth with a stimulus for achievement. Frequently the students are directed to take disconnected words and fit them artistically together into varied meaningful expressions. In the area of literature, the students are lead to distinguish be¬ tween truth and fact, between imaginative truth and literary truth, for literature, like life, has its essence and forms, its constants and varia¬ bles, both of which give life its unity in diversity. As a directress of the aspirants, Sister believes that orderliness and responsibility are of great importance in youth training. SISTER MARY CASIMERE Former students of Sister Mary Casimere rarely neglect to read the recommended newspapers and magazines which are the key to be¬ ing well-informed citizens. On completion of their P.A.D. courses, in¬ terest in current issues and solutions become part and parcel of their daily lives. In her informal lectures discussing Problems in American Demo¬ cracy, Sister at sometime treats of every phase of life in the Atomic Age, from the two-party system to the Common Market. World History provides a feeling of personal involvement in the events that fashioned the modern world. In Religion II, she links the exploits of saints who dared to stray from the beaten path, to modern challenges to youth. SISTER MARY CONSOLATA The teaching philosophy of American History instructor, Sister Mary Consolata, includes having students understand essential data, and eventually posing discussion questions on related topics in classroom situations. Vouching for the effectiveness of this method are students intending to major in the political sciences. Historical events which have contributed to the present position of our nation are explored with the force of research technicians and later recalled in reference to other subjects with a joyous feeling of recognition. Introducing freshmen to the basic principles of Religion in secon¬ dary education, Sister imparts the necessity for application of the vir¬ tues exercised in the Gospels. Leading Religion III students in a new search into the commandments, she gives meaning to their application in daily life. 13

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SISTER MARY AMABILIS Teaching all four years of Latin, Sister Mary Amabilis employs a certain dynamism and energy to imbue her charges with a desire for excellence in Latin. Daily vocabulary drills teach scholars essentials of quick recall which will be a definite asset in later college work. Preparation for the annual A.P.S.L. Contest presents an unparalleled foundation in gram¬ mar. Students, reaping a wealth of trophies and medals, are also thor¬ oughly grounded in a knowledge of the humanities. Various facets in the gem of the classics have been presented in her unique manner, with resulting tastes for ancient culture flourishing in an extremely busy classroom atmosphere. SISTER MARY ANTOINETTE In the instruction of all the business arts, Sister Mary Antoinette demonstrates a personal commitment to her subjects, stemming from re¬ alization of their necessity in this highly competitive industrial world. Supporting the high school work-study program in the archdiocese, she has proven to students its invaluable training for future careers. Upperclassmen are trained in adjusting to practical office situa¬ tions and in assisting the other faculty members through secretarial work. Stressing progressive accuracy and speed in every skill associated with office management and labor. Sister has aided scores of business majors to reap the benefits of highly-advanced skills. SISTER MARY ANTONIA Head of the recently-established Spanish department is Sister Mary Antonia, completing her first year as member of the faculty. She also teaches biology, furthering the students’ interest in a field which culti¬ vates a knowledge of existence and the relationship between the king¬ doms of creation. As Spanish teacher, she has generated a genuine appreciation of Hispanic culture through projects and artistic displays, as well as foster¬ ing proficiency in the language. Her scholastic interests carry over into leisure time, for one of Sister’s hobbies is the study of practical biology. Labs are often supplemented by her independent field work. Students salute a teacher who not only instructs, but who obviously thoroughly enj oys her work. 12

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SISTER MARY DOLORIA Sister Mary Doloria has cultivated a distinguished path in the di¬ rection of English mastery in her students. Probing past the material essentials of grammar and rhetoric, she enables students to view the masterpieces of the written word with an extraordinary insight. For sophomores, there is first the sharpening of their observational powers regarding the panorama of life’s events. Then there is a gradual unfolding of the beauties of self-expression in the various types of writing. Seniors are often awed by the knowledge of human nature with which she interprets literary passages and cur¬ rent literature. Students who have been rewarded for their writing in statewide competitions, acknowledge her classroom instructions as keys to their achievement. Sister has become the “paradigm of the good teacher who expresses herself well . . .” She is mindful that her students do the same. SISTER MARY EVELYN Imparting a keener knowledge of French grammar and culture, Sister Mary Evelyn offers an interestingly diversified study to the stu¬ dents in her courses. A firm adherent to the necessity of instructing from different texts, she augments prescribed volumes with civilization foun¬ dations and supplementary word-usage drills. In the three years of French courses, a striking balance between modern techniques of language presentation and older forms is visi¬ ble. The result is a solid college-preparatory understanding. Music Appreciation and General Music, in their second year on the Academy curriculum, have received wide acclamation from students who have “grown accustomed to the face” of the classical language-music in its varied forms of beauty. SISTER MARY FELICIA For Sister Mary Felicia, teaching fourth-year Religion connotes more than merely following a text. Bearing in mind the necessity for graduates to possess ample knowledge of the current Church move¬ ments, she charges students with Biblical research. Devotedlv responding to questions posed by students, she combines practical knowledge of Scripture, dogmatic theology, and moral learn¬ ing with years of teaching experience. Classes become catalvsts to move students to renewed vigor in fur¬ thering the labors of the Second Vatican Council in ecumenism, litur¬ gical renewal, and individual apostolic endeavor. As instructor of English III. Sister desires to encourage not only a thorough study, but also an outlet for enjoyment in evolution of Ameri¬ can writings. 14