St Ladislaus High School - Torch Yearbook (Hamtramck, MI)

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THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES in the New Testament brought a difference of reaction from Sophomores Kathleen Androw and Narcia Adamkiewicz because of the unexpected comment passed by Charles Pycz. Kathleen was amused but Narcia appeared skeptical. A CHRISTMAS PAGEANT, radiates the true spirit of the Nativity. A NEW EXPERIENCE for Freshmen Diane Wisniewski, Jerome Wilczynski, Darlene Pienta, Elaine Kurzawa and Allen Szyd- lowski was the idea of conducting group investigations. This quintet was to gather all the details of the Bible story, the sacri- fice of Isaac, and apply them to Christ. 15

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Our Faith... is the foundation of our Catholic education. Each day's work began for us with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and ended with our religion class. As freshmen and sophomores, we made a thorough study of Sacred Scripture. The Bible was our text. The history of the Church, its trials and its tri- umphs, its traitors and its saints intrigued us as juniors. This course convinced us that our Church was built upon a rock. For this reason, we were grateful for the gift of our Faith. In our senior year, we were engrossed in sociological problems. We studied marriage, the home, environment and the economic and social phases of living. Our Faith prepared us for life as adults. AN ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION of a sociology panel composed of (back row) Seniors Judith Borucki, Michael Zakowski, Dolores Sadzinski, (front row) Ronald Gansior, Ann Mienaltowski, Beverley Chojnacki, Robert Jelinski, Charlotte Bur- zynski and Donald Rybarz planned to discuss delinquency, alcoholism and court- ship. GROUP GUIDANCE classes held weekly, called for informal dis- cussions of teenage problems. This session almost ran riot. The juniors reacted divergently to dating and steady company keeping. Engaged in give and take were (standing) Carol Dekowski, Paul 14 Szymanski, George Wilkins and Janet Demanski. Edward Mal- czewski, Frank Stefaniak, Marcia Lewandowski and Robert Baumann listened to the report made by Betty Kowalewski.

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Science Exposed nature's secrets to us. In General Science we learned the basic concepts of various specialized fields. Now, we were ready to venture into more scientific fields. The interdependence of plant and animal life was stressed throughout our Biology course. Topics ranged from microscopic protozoa to complex organisms. As Chemistry students, we proved textbook theories through experiments. The units on heat and electricity particularly inter- ested us in Physics. Here, too, we thoroughly investigated the relationship between matter and energy. A BIOLOGY POST-MORTEM clarified for Susan Jankowski, Lois Peterson, and Geraldine Bielak what makes frogs tick. The examination of the nervous, circulatory, respiratory and excretory systems of these amphib- ians divulged their secrets. OHM'S LAW underwent a double check by Kenneth Wilkins and Eugene Togan who verified the mathematical phase while Virginia Makowski E 120v assembled the experimental data to prove that J =r—=r -----. R 30 16 DOROTHY MYERS' PLANET I.Q. was determined by Karen Skotnicki, freshman quiz mistress, who asked for their identification. Donald Frattorolli reviewed the solar system while he awaited his turn.