St Agnes Seminary School - Agnesian Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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The world of circles. triangles and squares is perplexing as well as intriguing. Carol Patella holds the attention of Euclid's youthful proteges, Virginia Cheasty and Ann Miller. Unknowns present no problem to these algebra students as Pat Cassano uncovers the deep. dark mvsteries of math for Ann Maniere. Ann Hastings, Marie Linsky, Mary Lou Reilly, and Mary Pon- siglione. Plodding through the difficulties of a logarithm these anxious Juniors seem intent on their intermediate course. Carol Pannone sets up the problem as Grace Butler, Maureen Leale and Pat Ragone watch the proceedings. Mathematic Measure For Measure. While lacking the clear comprehension of numbers, which characterized Euclid and his confreres, St. Agnes' mathema- ticians show marked perseverance and tenacity as they wrestle with algebra and geometry. No doubt they are prompted by realization that math is the held of the day and the momentum behind manis exploration of outer space. A knowledge of it is essential to anyone taking an actise part in this new world. The future scientist will hnd it is the groundwork for the many problems in nuclear physics and technology she is apt to meet. The business woman or the housewife will hold fast to the powers of perceptive reasoning and clear thinking she acquired from its study.

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pi Q MAIN! me L ... ,- . as 1 if xb- Library Science She fed her spirit with the bread of hooks. .Utility to selet-I clesiretl material from a mttminotli mass of lmuks on assorted stllijevts, on liundreds of feel of slit-lies is the lugfitmtl I'2liNUIl clit-lr:-ii of at l,ilii'ury Svierive 1-imiitwef. llvit-in tht- l'il'l'Nlllllllll lt-earn tht- isnrkalile syslein that gm- erns the 1-titttlogf-cl gallery. 'liliv drafting of term papers and the pursuit nl other' 1't'sezit'iAl1-type pmjevts lu-C not at little ul' their linr'i't.+i' ixlii-ri stttdeiilf lmtrii that at lilllt'-SLlXlllQl ktimsli-mlgv ul liliittry l'Ullllll4' will mint' the juli, Great men live in their books and enrich the librarv bv their presence. Part of our fundamental training includes practical ex- perience in the librarv. Here Rita Coughton acts as keeper of the treasure while Virginia Davis seeks information for her term report. Regina W'alsh and Marcella Hammer seem to have passed the test for putting their knowledge to good use. Q Since the library plays a large part in our lives, a perfect under standing of its parts facilitates work. Joanne Bottega and Kathv Lennon do research work while Marilyn Caserta and Lois Rtccardi gather helpful books and magazines. J n-1-H 'Q-.I ,'a'4

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Intrigued by the world of test tubes S 5 ies. is -V . Y and bunsen burners. Ninetre Caucig. Judv Wilson and Diane Ferramosca reveal another mvsterv of science, Mary Rowland and Barbara Jansen look on the practical side of things and record this atomic first. ,Qi x 4i Biology-Uhemi try Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of our science. Scenes from a stage play flash laefore us on a sc-rec-n, stereophonia: souncls 1-nine to us at the turn of Ll dial. N1 printed page-s are trunsniitlecl at the spi-4-cl of light uncl jet- propellecl planes rush through the air ut super speeds. 'l'l1f- husicr dvision of science on xshieh many of these scieiitihc- dexelopnients depend is c-heniistry. lfroin our wry min lallmrutory the odor of liurning: sulfur zinfl the sputter of gas from the hunsi-n hurner testify to the prugiw-ss inaclxv hy students who are exploring the actions of sulvstanccs under the influence of Cll6IIllt'ill force. How hlossoms attraet lmees to Carry their yellow clust from flower to flower: that lanclsf-apes of great lvenuty ancl umicler van lie cllsvmr-1'i'tl in thi' llf'lll'lS of liuds or the llollows of trees are the cont-erns of the sc'hool's lvuclcling hiol. ogxists, qlrinetl with init-rost-upes zincl lu-en pf-r4'eptol'y pmwrw. thi-se sluflvnts have learned that life in this world is more startling in realty than anything that 1-un he imagined on another planet. A world of fact and fancy is opened for the Freshmen in their biology course. Yvonne Trepani explains the complexities of the retina for Rosanne Napolitano while Rose lndelicata and Grace Tapogna seem en- grossed in the model ear.