Our Lady of Grace Academy - Mediatrix Yearbook (Beech Grove, IN)

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Past and Present Worlds Affect Changing Society Names and dates seemed, for years, for an interesting history, government to be the only important aspect in the or economics class, study of history. Today, we have A discussion of current happenings become more concerned with how the can activate a class to make it interest- present is shaped by the past. ing and beneficial. Such a manner of teaching provides Mr. Hammerle stresses another histori- cal fact as questions arise. Juniors learn more of their country ' s history. Carol Sparks hesitates as she looks for something in Europe.

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Striving for Fluency The foreign language department attempts to teach students Spanish, French and Latin. Third and fourth year students study novels, magazines, even comic books Audio-visual aids — tapes, movies, film strips — expose beginners to the language they are studying. In our ' small ' world today, a second language is often very useful. Beth Pfau decides she could use a French dictionary. A familiar sight to Spanish students. Therese Kopiwoda and Holly Blanton 1 study a map in their Latin book. Roxanne McClain and Mrs. Ball dis- cuss a problem in Spanish.

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Practice Makes Perfect Errors are intolerable in the business world. Therefore the main objective for business majors at Grace is accuracy (to the point of perfection), then speed. Shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, business math and English make up the curriculum. The training is beneficial in more ways than one. For some, it will be a means of livelihood. For others it may be a supplemental income. Still others may use it merely to keep a checkbook balanced. Maureen O ' Connor pauses between dictations in shorthand. Angle Frazee follows the rules of a good typist. Seniors in business math prove to be busy with computations.