Presentation High School - Presentation Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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English... to develop the MATURE cHi2isnAN To speak, read, and write her mother tongue well, to know and appreciate the best in litera- ture-these are the goals set before the English student. So that she may appreciate the best that has been thought and written she studies the types of literature, biography, essay, poetry, drama, the novel, and the short story. While learn- ing what makes something good , she also learns about people and the world in general, and grows in the understanding of her own culture. The Eng- lish program trains the student to write correctly and also creatively. lt demands that she speak clearly, coherently and logically, and be able to think on her feet. The 9l'l5 Ufqulfe U Sfealef ma5l9'Y of each book through Sophomores, like all English students pursue a wide reading program 0f9U lled discussions in whirh the fennel Plolf the 'heme' intensively studying core books and leading supplementary books and the fhufadefs are dl5W55ed- Edfh 979'-'P has U extensively. Pictured are several students returning signed cards from secretary who records the comments and conclusions for newly obmined books. further discussion by the class as a whole. Sheila Boyle and Carol Martin know from experi- ence that the crowning ioy of writing is to burst into print. Here they read their own words in YOUNG AMERICA SPEAKS, a national high school essay anthology. .J

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X -Y LIVING . .. NQMANLY CHRISTIAN ing the life sciences: biology and human physiology, The Christian Family Living pro- gram, together with its originator, Sister Mary Annetta, has won na- tionwide acclaim for the compre- hensive manner in which it trains high school students to assume their role in tomorrow's world. Junior- If cheerfulness is a sign ot the weII-baI- anced person, Helen O'Brien, Merrily Ret- taro and Joan Toso are profiting from their MENTAL HYGIENE unit. III Joan reads a section from the guidebook, FACING FAM- ILY RESPONSIBILITIES. Serious contemplation of a famous Madon- na is affording Merrily Rettaro with cultural leisure time activity. This is but one of the many profitable uses of time she studies in the unit, THE USE OF LEISURE TIME. IZI Color harmonies fascinate Merrily as she combines her water colors during the class in ART IN THE HOME. I3l MerriIy's checkbook must balance, iudging from her smile as she reconciles her bank statement in FAMILY FINANCE AND CON- SUMER INFORMATION. l4l Success marks Merrily's iunior year cooking endeavors in MENU PLANNING, FOOD PREPARATION AND HOSPITALITY. These cookies are the final touch to the complete luncheon she has cooked. ISI Everything for the patient's comfort is MerriIy's motto as she prepares to fill cu hot water bag as part of her HOME NURS- ING training, ng, f -Q Il Nag! I - .'f- f xl-. Ll 2f - f

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l.Cll'tQLlClQG . . . a key to understanding When ardent language students meet, linguistic chaos results. LEFT TO RIGHT: 1. El Epaial es el maior lengua, says Vickie Adams. 2. Lingua Latina maiar lingua est, says Sharon Cross. 3. Deutsch ist die beste Sprache, says Hortense Schiessel. 4. Le Francais c'est la langue la plus meillieure, says Ann Robinson. 5. L'ltaliano 6 la piu milliore lingua, says Georgina Vanni. Presentation offers a variety of language ex- periences. Through a four-year course in Latin the students meets Caesar, Cicero and Vergil. lAlmost every Presentation girl has had at least one year of Latin.l A course of three years in the language of Don Quixote and El Cid is available for the large number of scholars who prefer Spanish. Two-year courses provide either familiarity with the provinces, customs and lan- guage of Italy, or a knowledge of French, the language of diplomacy and romance. Enthusias- tic German students come to learn the language of their choice at 8:10 in the morning. Reasons for participating in Presentation's language program range from wanting to know the language of one's ancestors to meeting col- lege requirements. The main reason, though, is the wish to enter the fascinating world of for- eign languages.