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

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Commercial Courses Accelerate Secretarial Skills Preparing photostatic copies of transcripts minimizes the daily office load of secretary Mrs. Louise McGuire. Senior Bemadine Majek is fascinated by the efficiency of this time-saver. Alert to the efficiency and accuracy demands of the day. St. Alphonsus future secretaries take advantage of the skills and techniques offered them in our com- mercial department. Additional shorthand records, a new dictaphone, calculator, participation in bookkeep- ing, shorthand and typing contests challenge our future business men and women to hold their own in the busi- ness world. Oblivious to the clicks of the surrounding typewriters, future secretary Patricia McElligatt familiarizes herself with the human voice of the dictaphone. Add, subtract, divide, or multiply, Tom Kelly is sure to get the correct answer under Sister Jean Ellen’s careful supervision. Temporarily entrusted to the commercial department, the pop- ularity of the calculator though short-lived, demands a perma- nent place in the business classes.

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Sister Marie Ruth, O.P. Principal The life of a school principal is a busy one and that of Sister Marie Ruth is no exception. Her wise judgment and direc- tion, quiet but forceful, has earned the deep respect which the student body has for her. The public address system, directives to the girls who assist her in the running of errands and the business of the moment, all convey the import of her guiding hand. Assistants Janice Melford, Claire Neme and Marlene Wozny listen attentively to sugges- tions being made by Sister for better effi- ciency and order. Although Sister Marie Ruth has just completed her second year at St. Alphonsus, her interest in each stu- dent has won a lasting place in the esteem of the entire student body.

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Literature Fosters Evaluation, Appreciation Modern Devices Develop Fluent Writers, Public Speakers Interpretative readings from Wall Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass,” were presented to the senior class by former St. Alphonsus graduate Diane Kelley (foreground) and fellow U. of D. speech majors Michael Richard, Marilyn Dudek and Michael Heffer- nan. Mr. Lawrence W. Rudick (extreme right) is the instructor. English students at St. Alphon- sus are well aware of the present day demands of fluency in writ- ing and speaking. Modern devices —the opaque projector, tape re- corder, filmstrips and record play- er—are used freely and effectively for greater appreciation and accu- racy. The “greats” from Chaucer to Sandburg become better known through panel discussions and dra- matic skits; the writing of essays, short stories and term papers, the reading of classics and frequent library assignments, all help the student today to think critically, to realize life as he lives it, to be prepared for whatever lies ahead. The “know-how” of library tools is essential to well-read stu- dents. Assistant librarians Michael Bazner, Janice Marshall, Patricia O’Niel, and Nancy Robak learn the importance of these fundamental techniques from librarian Mrs. Kalhryi Pierson.