St Catherines High School - Lance Yearbook (Racine, WI)

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We GIVE To Others Ablhty to communlcate our Chr1st1an 1deals 1S essent1al to peaceful l1v1ng Wlth others To help us GCh1eVe th1s fGC1l1lY ot express1on both wrltlng and oral communlcatlon are stressed dur1ng the four years of requ1red Enghsh Addr t1ona1 opportumty for wr1t1ng was offered th1s year 1n Iournalxsm Enghsh class Dur1ng the year all the classes part1c1pated 1n a poetry contest sponsored by The Shleld a mental prayer con test by the Sodahty and two essay contests by the Ladles Auxllxary of the Veterans ot Fore1gn Wars and the Kmghts of Columbus The backbone of the Engllsh course however 15 the study of llterature Dur1ng the t1rst two years we get acquarnted wrth types of wr1t1ng Iumor year sees us acqumng an understandmg of Amerrcan l1terature We end our course w1th the hlstory of the hterature of our cousins the Engllsh Stundmg Ancrnec Hogan Crcm ley Funk Seated Chandoncns Cramer Wrllems Speech All may not turn out to be s1lver tongued orators burnmg therr Chnstlan convlctlons Wlth lndellble Words lnto the hearts and mlnds of then llsteners but a host of young Cathohcs W1ll possess ablllty to express them selves Convlnctngly and clearly Th1s tra1n1ng taught over a per Gnfhn Bdhl Clemenh Sum mve rod of four years trnds a pract1 their book week sm cal outlet rn the annual Speech Festlval Page 10 . . . . ,. of our democratic way of life through the history , ' . r ., C I ' I . I lx . - - ,J '

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We Study the P1'1I1C1p1GS of Peace It IS ln rel1g1on classes that the spark wh1ch be comes a glowlng flame of Chrlstlan charlty enklndled 1n students Three permanently asslgned and seven asslstant prlests from the parlshes teach a tour year course cover1ng Creed Commandments Sacraments and Soclology Thexrs IS the task of prov1d1ng the fuel to lnflame young hearts Wllh the prlnclples of Chr1st1an l1v1ng Instructlon IS supplemented by opportunlty to put rel1g1on lnto prachce The Holy Sacrxhce of the Mass IS offered dally 1n the aud1tor1um students are encouraged to rece1ve Holy Communlon fre quently especlally on Flrst Frldays a three day retreat IS conducted annually thls year by Father I Roger Lyons S I 'C' Father Uhen wlth Verbeten Albnght e Try to Understand Our Nelghbor Peltxer takxng over Latm III L to Page 9 r Smxth Kuehnemann Hanrahan Flynn Whalen Thats Fnscher who knows the answer One of the bases of true peace IS understand1ng of our fellowman h1s hopes h1s fears h1s hkes h1s d1sl1kes and h1S cultural background One way to understand peo ple of other countrles IS to get acqualnted w1th the1r lan guages and l1terature The trend toward greater apprec1a t1on of our ne1ghbors IS the large number of students en rolled 1n the modern language classes The largest of these by tar are the Spanlsh courses followed by French and Ger man The class1cal language de partment was enlarged thls year by rev1v1ng Lat1n III and 1ntroduc1ng Greek

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z bubble. The scales of justice must ever Weigh true in our striving to maintain the peace We fought so hard to Win. Knowledge of math Will assure to us that We are treating our neighbors fairly in business dealings and are re- ceiving fair returns. Figures do not lie. Algebra, simple and ad- vanced, geometry, general busi- ness, and trigonometry were all part of the daily life of students this year. Page ll Science Oftentirnes Saint Catherine in her service to the sick found that a man may be Won by service to his body. To those students who wish to prepare for lifework in medi- cine or other professions requiring science, the school offers a full four-year program. All freshmen sign up for general science, sophomores who Wish have an opportunity to take biology, juniors and seniors have a choice of chemistry, physics, or both. For the first time this year the Bausch and Lomb Scientific Award is being offered. The senior who obtains the highest average in the three major sciences will be the re- cipient. Kesser. Schuit. Thomas watch it Mathematics We dner Vxerthaler Sleger Alder! Venne seem to be enjoying their geometry.