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

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Above: Math department chairman Sr. Regina Marie and Mrs. Karin Grandone find something amusing to chat about before battling classes. Upper right: Mrs. Margaret DuCharme, study hall supervisor, observes math students’ struggles with polynomials and equilateral triangles. Lower right: Mrs. Susan McGrath (left) and Miss Kathleen Johnson combine their knowledge to bring more meaning to their math classes.

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Below: Sr. Marjorie Marie, head of Mercy’s Classical Language Department, chuckles as one of her Latin students gives her English interpretation of a joke in Plautus’s Curculio. Left: Mrs. Raya Czer- kasski still looks refreshed and relaxed after a day of German transla- tions. Bottom: Miss Mary Ann Polakowski and Mr. Ronald Ezcurra inject vitality into their Spanish classes.

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Below: With all the papers cluttered on the desk, it is obvious to see that the students of Mrs. Lauretta Abel are willing to work. Math probes world of square roots, equations This years Mathematics Department promises to be one of Our Lady of Mercy’s best. With the addition of two new teachers, Mrs. Susan McGrath and Miss Kathleen Johnson, greater course variety, flexibility and assistance is available to students. Along with the increase of teachers is an accompanying larger enrollment of upper classmen taking Math III] and Math IV. One innovation this year is an advanced Math II class which allows students to combine Geometry and Algebra II. The Stock Club with Mrs. Karin Grandone as moderator has been initiated by the Mathematics Department with the purpose of instructing ad- vanced Math and Economics students the fundamental elements of the stock market. For their stock ventures every member is given an imaginary $10,000 to invest with as much business fore- sight as they can muster. The club is advised and aided by stock brokers who speak at various meetings. The girl who has specu- lated most successfully in the world of stock at the end of the year will receive a monetary award.