Our Lady of Mercy High School - Mercedian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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P at 7055 .23 Beucrmmii- RCtEHTOD mmda i932 ' DISCIPULAE We have borrowed much from the Romans in our civili- zation. During the past year the members of the Latin classes of Our Lady of Mercy have studied the Romans, through their language. for all their varied contributions that have come down to the modern world, Emphasis was constantly placed on the similarities be tween ancient and modern times, cspeciallv in the matter Of sur- vivals of Roman customs. The Latin students who ap- pear here are, left to right: Anita Schmidt, Shirley Veeneman, and Joan Miller. Page 47 SENORITAS Learning can be fun. espec- ially if it leads to singing colorv ful Spanish songs, the making of scrap-books of pictures of Spanish materials and objects, with des:riptive comment in the same language, or the reading of the Catholic Digest and other periodicals in Spanish. If you dorft beiievc this. ask Heft to rightk Joan Greuse, Lou Arm Tobergte. Clare Mauntel, Roqemarie Cook, 0r Lucille Kotzbauer. Thev are doing it and enjoying it im7 mensely. The class is conducted in such :1 way that the student puts his knowledge of Sp:nish t0 prac- tical use. MESDEMOISELLES Colorful illustrations for French stories bring real French atmosphere into the classmom and arouse the student to alert and interested effort. Lively, in- formal. and interesting reading matter instills in the student a desire fer pleasumble reading and promotes conversational ability. The students who arc: enjoying their glimpse of the charm of France and her people by means of this illustration and reading matter are. left to right: Eleanor Huffman. Ros- anne Quinlan. Mary Catherine Dukes, and Shirley Wagner.

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HISTORIANS A lively interest in current affairs has been stimulated in the history classes of Our Lady of Mercy, wherein the students receive the training to handle adcptly current topics of importance through challenging discussions and debates. The students pictured here are, left to right, standing: Shirley Miller, Dolores Stout; seated to the right: Marilyn Bieil, Mary Ann Beckerstette, Thelma Meyer; first row, to the left: Lucille Kotzbauer, Mary Rose Stenier, Virginia Warndorf; second row: Julietta Brown, Evelyn Holtgrewe, Jeanne Meder, Audrey Hall, Lou Ann Tobergte: third row: Clare Mauntel. Ruth Forbeck. Leona Burford, Martha Wanstrath, Kathleen Wolfensberger, Joan Bohnen; fourth row: Mary Ann Moeller. Helen Rueger. Cecil Berry. MATHEMATICIANS The enthusiastic manner with , which these third year Mathee matic students go at their task of solving the quadratic equa- tion is a genuine credit to them. Due to their inexhaustible en- orgy and unstinted devotion to their subject the following girls have been molded into a group of accomplished mathematicians, left to right: Charmaine Rais, Josephine Niemeier. Jo Ann Doppcs, and Janet Gasdorf. Page 46

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The chemical lab always hums busily with th e intensive and varied work of the ardent and indus- trious chemists of Our Lady of Mercy. The special study and experimentation done by the class this year have awakened a live 1y interest among the girls in Chemistry. Those students who are giving their usual wholc-hearted atten- tion to their work. are, left to right: Betty Duffy. Arlene Hammann. Donna Jean Robinson: standing. Irene Haen- del. BIOLOG ISTS Page 48 By dint of diligent application and hard work, the members of the Biology Class of Our Lady of Mercy High School have just completed an ac- tive a n d successful year on the study of the origin and life- history of plants and animals. The mem- bers of this class, who evidence a great in- terest in their work. are, left to right, standing: Dorothy Husemeyet, Shirley Veeneman: first row, Maureen Krouse, Alice Schmitz. Joan Grouse: second row. MAIgaret F e e I e y. Mary Juechter, Betty Wietzel, Joan Lauck: third row, Joan Mil- ler, Anita Schmidt, and Sue Ann Rist. . . 4....th m1.7. w