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

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Theology department consists of Miss Jonell Linsky, department head and Mr. George Wright, Mrs. Kay Danbrum, Mrs. Janet Lance, Mr. John Burns, Miss Noraleen Re- nauer, Sister Anne Fleming, Mr. Thomas Gorski. Upper left: Mr. Ed- ward Roberge lectures on the histo- ry of pacifism. Lower left: Miss Re- nauer meets in small groups with students. Center right: Mr. Gorski moderates his freshman class.

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Theology Examines Search for Spiritual Goals The teaching of theology becomes a greater challenge each year. Various teachers are now conducting smaller seminar-type classes that examine specific aspects of religious thought. Courses include a Comparative Religions class, a Man and Woman course concerned with human emotional and vocational growth; a course dealing with violence in man’s life and society and the Psychology of Religious Experience class which studies the phenomenon of religious experience through study of Freud, Jung, Fromm and others. Classes alone do not open doors to spiritual life. Mass and the sacraments as well as seasonal Penance services are made available to students. Additions to the department this year include the Religious Studies Office for use of all faculty members and the Religious Studies Meeting Room, which is used exclusively for classes by the theology department. Above right: Bishop Gumbleton speaks to Theology classes. Lower left: Mrs. Bell explains her work to students. Lower right: Sister Anne Fleming works on a student evaluation. 48

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50 Fluency in a foreign language Is an intellectual objective of the highest value. It is the classic symbol of a well-rounded education. Students have an impressive selection of languages open to them. Courses include German, Russian and Italian as well as the ever-popular French and Spanish curriculums. In the early years of her language studies the student makes use of workbooks, student records, filmstrips and the language laboratory. With the labs constant drilling, the student rapidly becomes accustomed to the proper pronunciation and inflections of his new language. Advanced programs permit the student to concentrate deeply in a specific area of her study — be it history, literature, culture or conversation. The major objective is the development of a reading comprehension of the foreign tongue and a perfection of the student's command of the language. Upper right: Mrs. Raya Czerkasski and students Cecily Hayward and Rossa Zimitus take part in an open lecture as an interesting ad- dition to their Russian and German classes. Above left: Sue Ouel- ette starred as ‘Winnie L’Ourson’’ and Paula Gribbs as ‘‘Papa Noel” on French drama day. Lower right: Sophomore makes use of the tapes accompanying ‘‘Voix et Images de France.”’ Linguists Strive for Culture, Understanding