Our Lady of Mercy Academy - Olma Yearbook (Syosset, NY)

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Chez les Sophs, on rit toujours ou presque toujours. French 'X Besides the practical advantage of being familiar with a language which is currently used in the world today, through the study of French, the language itself, and the literature, art, music and customs of the French people, we enhance and broaden our cultural as well as our lingual background. La classe de '58 prencl un dictee donne par Soeur Marie Pierre, , ' K 91 as- g N -is A t . r Nxt 69

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Sister Mary Cleophas' Latin class gives its undivided atten- tion to judy's translation of Cicero. 68 Latin is the international language of learning law and the Church Since . is the root of the Romance languages and the basis of many of our own Englif a words, through its study a firm foundation is established for our own and foreig languages. WW No time for distractions in Sister Mary Concepta's Latin class for the juniors, Sister calls the attention of the freshmen to the first declension on the blackboard. ia -1.6!

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Histor We view the history of the world in retrospect and keep abreast of the times in our Citizenship Education, American and World History classes. By learning the causes for either the success or failure of a nation's progress, we hope to profit by the example of others and live as good citizens For God and Country. 70