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

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Clubs Clubs organized to stimulate interest in various careers are particularly interesting in the fact that they are able to give the girls an unbiased picture of the work and education necessary for the careers, which they might easily miss otherwise. Future Teachers Club Julie Walton, Ann Bracken, Doctor lofthaus, Mercy College Supervisor, and Marilyn Wendt set off f0l' a tour of grade schools. Karen Legenhause, vice-president, Lois Carroll, president, and Jean Reid, treasurer, listened atten- tively as Anne Bracken, secretary, read the minutes of the meeting of the Future Teachers Club. my ,Mm mffwf ff wf V- f 54 Sister Mary Rebecca, club moderator, Ruth Geraci, president, Donna Belian, first vice-president, Marilyn Wendt, second vice-president, and Agnes White, Secretary-treasurer, looked on as Sister Mary Agnita, x-ray technician, demonstrated the method of x-ray- ing the hand. X5 in, Future Nurses Club Program chairman, Donna Lee and treasurer Mary Jo Sullivan look to president Pat Durkin for aPP'0Val as they pinned up a bulletin board for the benefit of Future Nurses. Secretary Camille Lack checked her notes. Home Economics Club i Future Home Economics cllllll CD5 Ofndlfi lofi to right: Gail Fitzgerald, Yvonne Camilla- and Janet Mack put the finishing touch!! on the fllflllj ,llllflll Show. 55

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Regardless of age or variety of interests, Mercy pro- vides a club to suit the needs ot every girl. Organizations WW range from service to musical clubs and includes several pre-professional groups. Professional speakers, trips, charitable proiects, club- sponsored dances, and many other activities are arranged to make each meeting an interesting and informative period. Spanish Club ' Carmen Cortina, Spanish Club president, showed Mary lou lopez, vice-president, Jean Reid, secretary, and Jean Smith, treasurer, her Ideas for a discussion on Spanish customs and folk lore. Speech Arts Club W Preparing for the all-important Forensic contest was the task of the Speech Arts Club officers. l. to R. Dorothy Williams, president, Noreen Schmidt, vice-president, and liz Marcotte, treasurer. ' L bit, and Carol Stepaniak at their Roman Banquet. French Club g Commercial Club Hludy SL Aubin! How did a Frenchman ge, in Commercial club members prettied-up with arti- here? was the query of other French Club officers . . f f d ,. . J d Walsh Jo Obermiller Maureen McGarrigle. facial, but handsome corsages or a un -raising prol- ' ' ' U Y ' Y ' ect. They are: louise Teasdale, Mary Jo Sulock, Nancy Cole, Mary Jo Schlaff, club president, and Pauline 54 Peprans. lo tin Club QS. . 1 y A, Sophomore slaves, Janet Melford, Virginia Cooley, Joanne Banas, and Nancy Allen 1 F x , Q waited hand and foot on the gods and goddesses, Diane Smith, Diane Allen, Rita Palom-

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Dclnces The social calendar of OLM was well filled wath festive dances sponsored throughout the year by the varnous organ: zatrons Mercys debut was made In the fall whlch began wlth the always popular A A Sock Hop Along wlth pumpkins and scare crows the gym was fnlled with laughter and unturlng dancing Gel lending the Harvest Moon a helping hand Gall Fitzgerald and Judy Mclaughlm prepared to raise It to Its lofty spot for the evening Mlngled wlth the light Harvest Moon l ' Although she didnt dance m her socks Mrs Ruth Sumull athletic director still kept the splrlt of the sock hop with her partner Robert Peters 4 Resting weary stoclunged feet, Judy White, Donna Maher, Betty Waldmann, Dorothy Williams and their escorts, sat under their Harvest Moon at intermission.