Our Lady of Mercy School - Lore Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Literature stimulates the students own thoughts makes books and reading attractnve and arouses love for the best things written A student also learns the principles that govern the correct use of language She learns that nn order to write an article ot lasting value she must be sensitive to the world around her and to her own personal experiences The world rich in marvel charm and solnd reality serves as a source ot lnsplratxon to her Through the knowledge gained In classes the student can express with pen her personal thoughts and Ideas :gg cmd they give are Julie Junior English classes rellved the Revolu work with Miss M Rodrigues tlonary Period as they decorated the Amen OBrien Barbara Reed Diane Crowlev Janet can Literature bulletin board Discussing their Ford Shlrley Ryan and Correnne Corey U x'A Mrs Kelleys Sophomore English students Andrea Mehas Virginia Thiel Judy Car discussed the personal trait of aggressive English English ll American Literature ruthers Ruta Gough and MaI'Ylee Arnold ness In Enoch Arden English Literature Leocadia Kubasiewicz Virginia Wayne Pauline Peprans and Virginia Skalski ' Senior English class analyzed each others term papers as a means of comparison and good form in composition. Sister Mary Hugh gives help to another group in the back- 29 ground.

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I ,J American History In Sister Mary Inez' first hour American History, Pat O'Toole acted as chairman for speaker Gloria Pattock and her aide, Marita Pigeon, ln a discussion on the effects of the Industrial Revolution on America. to those who Sociol Science At O.L.M. the social sciences play an im- portant role in each girI's curriculum. Modern History is a Mercian's first endeavor in this field. A touch of the past and the present is afforded to these students immersed in the story of man. Economics concerns Qgman and how he makes a living. Because of fthis, it is perhaps the most practical of the social sciences. Through United States History,.'stu- dents amass knowledge of their own country and forefathers, This course enables themhto understand and appreciate their America. seek Him . . . Modern History Sophomores study the history of the , whole world. So, with chopsticks, fan and tea, Diane DeRosier, and Margaret Purcell illustrated their proiect on the land of the Rising Sun for Miss Wagner's fourth hour Modern History group. w av is? E? Economics Alice Kane raised the torch to change Sister Mary Madonna and the sixth hour the economy of today in a panel discussion on Economics class. the guaranteed annual wage, monitored by

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Journohwn Dromcutucs Thus IS Jane Cameron Cameron downtown Students of Suster Mary Lauren tunas Dramatuc class wull long re member the furst day they recorded theur vouces on the tape recorder In our Journalusm course the student gauns a clear under standung of the tueld ot wrutung and edutung as well as the re lated fuelds concerned wuth producung a publucatuon Thus course helps the lournalust as a cutuzen to understand the relatuon ot the press to publuc opunuon and to democratuc government Each of the speech arts platform speakung story tellung speclfuc method and purpose of uts own teachung the student self expressuon and the way to communucate her Ideas to an auduence Speech encourages and develops the gurls alertness assurance and resourcetulness Enghshl Mrs Francus and the gurls of Eng lush I recreated the courtroom scene from the Merchant of Venuce Por trayung the characters are Helene Permaloff Maruanne McDonald Anna Marue Petok Sharon Mahoney and Vlvlan Matestuc Such dramatuza tuons helped to promote a hugher Interest ln luterature Hum to others Claure Booth Luce personated by M a r Therese Janusse gave an untervlew to Journalusm re porters Seated Marulyn Carroll Beth Crowley Mary Grant Kneelung Kay Kun sunger Jacquelune Stover Standung Duane Crowle Vurgunua Thuel S are - 'c fri: ig 5 cuyu I -- ' I S x 9 A ' I . x ' ' - ni I I ,, - - 0 I ,, ' . ,Q xy 1 I ' ' - . . . I , . . 0 I - . , . . . . I - . . . I D I U . I 1 l I 1 ' I I dramatics, open-forum discussions, and pantomimes, has a e , 1 u , ' - ' ' , ' ug 2 2 , . . y W- 3 l zu ,M Ae S 2, e n . g y .D It - i ,, . ,, - . I I I . , x I ' , im- ' I, i e , , I . : ' I I W, ,' F A- . I ' 1 5 I A . 2 yr r .U . . . . Q f