Saint Alphonsus High School - Arrow Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Following a Kodachrome slide lecture by Dr. Edith Kovach on Roman Life on Pompeian Walls, given at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the lecturer discusses future plans of the Detroit Classical Association with advanced Latin students Mary O'Reilly and Peter Lemire. Ancient Culture As a penalty for resembling each other at the Latin banquet, twins David and Mitchell Sysko cheerfully accept the fetters that sentence them to a life of attachment. Janet Telfer and Nancy Gray check the durability of the chains while Pam Nowaczyk sympathetically bemoans their fate.

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To share the cultural heritage of ancient Rome is the aim of St. Alphonsus Latin classes. Home assignments and class- w rlc often take the aspiring classicists on a journey to a by- gone age. They might find themselves on a Grecian shore, a Roman hill, or at the gates of Troy, watching the gigantic horse as it is drawn into the city. Enriched by these experi- ences, the Latin students ap- preciate, to a greater degree, the culture, language, and cus- toms of the Roman people. Latin can be fun when competition runs high in a game of scrabble. Sister Miriam Joseph uses this device with beginners Mary Tokoly, Constance Sulkoski, Michael Langan and James Cragg to familiarize them with new Latin vocabulary and to fix the old words firmly in their minds. Classicists Appreciate 28

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Mathematics is the key and applied mathematics is the tool wherewith man conquers the universe. The key to the universe is evident in classes ranging from traditional and modern algebra in the freshman year to advanced topics in mathematics in the senior year. These courses, coupled with ef- fective work on the part of the student, prepare him for college courses in mathematics and science while supply- ing him with necessary mathematical information for everyday existence. The usefulness of mathematics as a tool is daily demonstrated and appre- ciated by students of drafting. Incredible accuracy can be achieved as directions by Sue Savage and supervision by Dan Soave guide the compasses in the hands of Leonard Sosnowski. With pro- tractor in hand. Lucy Tambeau stands ready to check the results. So ving solution problems in Algebra I can be quite a mixed-up affair but all seems to be clear in the patient demonstration by Richard Bourgoise and Thomas Carroll. Judy Bochenek is adding to the solution as Florence Czerwienski stands serenely by waiting to offer as- sistance. I he most important kind of education: to reason, to see clearly, and to draw honest conclusions is daily exemplified in the Algebra II classes. This group of budding mathematicians analyzing principles of variation are intent on words of wisdom from the lips of Daniel Bourgoise. The work of Terence Dobiesz at the blackboard is seemingly directed by Rachelle Belanger and Dan as Thomas Bourseleth and Mary Dorrington await further directions. In agreement with the truth that mathematics is an art. the CHRIST- MAS FANTASY at the Ford Rotunda presented a fascinating study in 30