Siena High School - Sienan Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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The beauty of mathematics rests in the sublime purity of its expression of logical think- ing. By its stem discipline a student gains the intangible re- sults of cultivated intellectual abilities and strengthened Will power. The increased practi- cality of mathematics in the modern world proves to be an asset in many fields from busi- L mess to science, Where it is both the master and servant. Wu fA emalicd These mathematically-minded stu- dents encounter no diificulties in mastering a typical quadratic equa- lion in advanced algebra. Now, if I plot the point here, may- beeeee. Kathleen Rockweod quietly whispers to Sharon Regan in algebra. while Sister Mary Sophia watches. Congruency presents a problem to But you can't do that! points out Kay Stewart, as Mary geometricians in Mr. O'Mara's ge- Stephens and Nancy Swieton try to explain a problem in ometry class. analytical geometry.

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chain around our globe. Though differentiating, they nevertheless , ' , , unite and bind nations closer when one people learns the 1cm- guage of the other. Barbara Gorey displays the slogan of successful Latin students under the watchful eye of Miss Gialom- bardo. A study of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table recalls chivalry, which today has become as antiquated as high button shoes. Sharon Taylor has evidently caught this spirited dance by Eva Salaiz, the error in Maureen O'Brien's dia- accompcmied by Virginia Harrow. gruming. :x h M

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Science is art devoid of sen- suality and emotionodism. From the stctge of the universe it has slowly drawn back the curtain to expose the beauty and de- sign of physical creation. As science reveals the intricate mechanisms of the human body and the dynamic energy of the atom, it permits the soul to con- template the generosity and love of the Creator who gctve men the intellectual power to discover. Bewitched, bothered and bewildered are our physicists Iudy Worley, Barbara Zeeb, Gerry O'Connor, Kathleen Dec and Yvonne McGuire as they try to discover the torque of the bar. Kay Kenealy, Frances Miserentino. Arlene Jacobs and Kay Keogh make a careful study of the echinoderms of the Asteroides tstariish to you lay- ment by microscope, chart and Ugh! dissection. Mrs. Welsh instructs young scientists concerning the circulatory system. The fair ladies of the chemistry lab softly sing a parody oi their theme song: With a little bit of luck . . . we Won't be blown up! They are making hydrogen!