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

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W P55 4224 we sa I1 R UB At a tIme when all corners of the world reach out to Ioun hands In harmonIous lIVlHg O LM keeps rIght In step wIth llS modern language program DesIgned to QIVS the gIrls an under standIng of the b6SIC fundamentals of the French and Spanlsh vernacular the program has been receIved wIth much enthusIasm so much ID fact that It has been necessary to Increase the department facIlItIes yearly Along wnth grammar and vocabulary students are Introduced to the hIstory and famous leaders of the countnes they are study Ing Advanced students become famIlIar Wllh the authors and lIterary works Customs once strange and perhaps mlsunder stood now seem normal as any of ours For sublects full of Interest and dIversIty modern languages offer much Spanish l Students from all four dlVISl0hS have the opportunity to include Spanish among their other sublects ww., 4' N French ll as they llstened to French recordmgs and followed translatlon In theIr books, wlth Sister Mary KIlIan's guidance Modern Longuoges WWW Spanish ll Carmen Cortina modeled a serape-the Spanish-American shawl-while Miss Jeanne Muenks explained its significance to members of the second year Spanish class. 31

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thmrugh ancient. 4 t Aspiring to new intellectual achievements, many OLM students take up the study of Rome, the Romans, and their Latin language. Plodding slowly at first through the mysteries of declension and syntax, the Freshmen ardently anticipate the more interesting Latin I I study of Caesar and his well-known Gallic Wars. Having mastered the commentaries of the famous Roman, the girls proceed to ad- vanced classes in Cicero, eager to know the great orator whose court addresses are still remembered and admired. The last steps along the difficult path towards proficiency are the introduction to Greek and Roman mythology and the acquaintance with Virgil in the Aeneid. 6' p L53-Y Sophomores studied the phases of Caesars Helvetlan cam pangn 5. S I-ohn I Sister Mary Carmens advanced latin Class enriched their knowledge with the study of Greek and Roman mythology Lolnlll J' Classics What' Are you all Christians? asked Proconsul Bonnie Burd ln the playlet presented by sixth hour latin l class Standing lback rowl Romans Sue Sartorlus Karen Wilson Carolin Zucal Kathleen Cronin Barbara Herdell Susan Kung Elalne Fitzgerald and Mary 30 Carroll Front Christians Kay Pehprin Patrlcla Notebaert Beverly Wesolowski and Proconsul Bonnie Burd I 4 f S X' Haw' ' W C ' i x ,, V X . QS, K . , , - . , , K x ' 1 fc N ff . . . ' 1 t i' B li 1 , , ' 1 v - n I .. . 1 tl ' A 1 B I . 5 , 3 .. - . I xr I , , X A: I t IJ I f T ., , 5' , 455 fair ya sag' , Vg ,fl ,j 1 KY 3 - tif fr' 7 1 X 3? L M. t X i ll ' ' ll ' 0 . n . Q I I . : . I I I I I I . I I I . . : : , , I I '

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Plone Geometry Constructing lines and angles wasn't as easy as it looked, but with the aid of Sister Mary Kilian, these Plane Geometry students attempted to master the procedure. Left to right: June Stadmiller, Mary Jo Pauli, and Jaqueline Stover. Before swinging on a star, it's better to know whether it will hold you. Carolyn Pietrucha, Mary Lynn Mooney, and Mary Montante checked the prob- lem of area with Mrs. Loretta Abel. Mothemotics Solid Geometry God is found in the Numbers form a practical science, having its origin in the practical needs of man. The necessity of measuring and counting and more torceably a thirst for knowledge urged ancient peoples to develop a system ot numbers and a way of using them. Mercians are extremely fortunate in the number of Math courses offered them. From Algebra l through Plane Geometry, Advanced Algebra, and Trigonometry to the study of Solid Geometry, OLMites profit by the experiences of the ancient and modern mathematicians. 'G-wil nt lf-V t Nigmll NM 5 kg maint: nil ,crm ,- I 1-ft .s ,NA N ., Advanced Algebra Would-be theorist Diane Allen explained the point of tangency of a circle and straight line-graphed. Do the diagonals intersect in the center? Left to right: Helen Schlachter, Sister Mary Victor R.S.M., Joan Sevald, Carol Stepaniak, and Monica Schroeder examined with interest a prismatoid constructed by students of Solid Geometry class.