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

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Study of Man's Existence Yields Self-Theorization | There is no subject quite as relevant as social | studies. As technology and international relations continually make our world smaller, a knowledge of history, culture and governmental policy becomes indispensable. The idea of history as the rote memorization of names and dates is slowly but surely being eradicated at Mercy. Students are offered several new specialized electives — a course on the role of women in history, for example — as well as traditional courses. As the basis of social studies, be it World History or Psychology, is the understanding of people, teachers hope their students will go beyond the study of factual textbooks to their own efforts of self-theorization. Upper right: Mrs. Jane Froslie, department head. Above left: Pam Romanelli and Mary Schlacter make use of the history resource center. Lower right: Miss Eileen Wagner jokes with students. Oppo- site above left: Sr. Gilmary supervises the Resource center. Above right: University of Detroit law students speak to Political Science classes. Lower right: College debaters participate in Wayne State Competition’ and debate juvenile court system for Mercy students. 58

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Technological Society Renders Mathematical Background Invaluable The future’s most extraordinary professions will find mathematicians to be of incomparable worth. But even if a student is not mathematically gifted, her everyday life will undoubtedly benefit from a solid comprehension of mathematical concepts. Many students take two years of mathematics — Algebra and Geometry — in preparation for college work. More advanced classes present such challenging subjects as Probability and Sta- tistics which gives the student an opportunity to utilize the laws of chance; Linear Algebra which is Algebra in an abstract form and does not use numbers; Computer Mathematics — an excellent area of study in regards to our future society and Analytical Geometry and Calculus which explores many topics of higher math and thoroughly pre- pares the college-bound student planning to con- tinue in the field of mathematics.