St Mary of the Valley Academy - Miriam Yearbook (Beaverton, OR)

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Longudge ond Fine Arts Language arts and fine arts have a definite place in the S.M.V.A. cur- ricula. Four years of English is re- quired for graduation from the Acad- emy. Two years of a foreign lan- guage, preferably Latin, is also re- quired. Classes in French are offered on the program. S.M.V.A. art students during the past three years have earned many awards in the competitive entries they have made. This year the first place winner in the Northwest Labor Poster Contest was an Academy stu- dent. Barbara Hcrlel paints a scene while Darylcnc NlcLarly KH and Dorenc Lulicli take a peek. Mary Linda Wollin fseatedj previews film strips on The Tale of Two Cities in preparation for an Eng- lish IV class. Lorelei Millsap UQ observes her while Trena Thomas assists. Rursus Carol Dana flashes the vocabulary drill card. Roberta Barsotti Cforegroundl responds, Again. Janice Betzer and Patricia Day give undivided attention.

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Claudia Sitton lcenterj checks a shorthand brief form test. Cecilia Depew CIJ and Beverly Johnson Cr.J await the results. Commercial Since some of us students do not go to college, and others that do go to college find it necessary to earn part of Their tui- tion, an introductory commercial educa- tion is available to students desiring to sign up for the commercial classes. Classes in shorthand, typing, book- keeping, office practice and filing intro- duce the life in an office to us. The use of the ten key adding machine and the dictaphone helps us to be more prepared to accept secretarial positions. Many of our typing and shorthand stu- dents earn awards for speed and effi- ciency in both subjects. As part of the course of Typing ll, Darlene Hine is learning to master the use of the dictaphone. Dorothy Doescher stands by wondering how she will succeed when she .is called upon to use the machine. I .34 zu Bookkeeping has its problems. Mary Ellen Hadley uses the adding machine to find her missing dollar. Joyce Watson is

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Sociol Sciences Each student that graduates from S.M.V.A. has at least three units in Social Studies. World His- tory, United States History and American Problems are required for graduation. Classes are also offered in ancient and modern history so that any student inter- ested in majoring in the social sciences may do so. Term papers, panel discussions, debates and film strips are used as teaching devices in many of our classes but particularly so in the social sciences. Many new slides and films were added to the audio-visual aid library this year. Students of U. S. History fl. to r.D Diane McDevitt, Sharon Hinkle, Mary Cozart and Phyllis Schefers locate Kansas as they discuss the outcome of the slavery problem of that territory. Seniors ll. to rj Launa Roberts, Donna Cendana and Joan Stremich garner information in the library for their term papers in American Problems. Members of the World History class ll. to rj Teresa Smith, Julia Schroetke, Vicki Estill and Eileen Robinson present a panel on the Crusades.