St Marys Academy - Madonna Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Mastery of English Perfects Communication of Ideas brary, Mary Lou Dutrieux, Elizabeth Turfler, and Cheryle Dray work on long-term assignments. Carol Booth seems skeptical as Sharon Nawrocki marks the rhythm and Beverly Emge shows the rhyme scheme of Shelley's Ode to the West Wind, one of English lV's favorite poems. Taking advantage of the school's well-stocked li-

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Susan Searer, Sharon Petersen and Carmen Rullan display symbols of the Blessed Trinity made for religion class. Mary Ann Mills, Eleanor Foley, Celia Callahan and Jacqueline Gorski par- ticipate in a religion class discussion led by Father McCarragher, C.S.C. Sally Conboy pays close attention as Sister M. Aquina uses a map to illustrate a point to her iunior religion class. 'TK

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Newly-formed creative writing class members, Sheila Hannan, Margaret Quilty, Holly Hamilton, Connie Kominiarek, Sarah Mul- rey, Helen Noonan, Sharon Toth and Charlotte Voorde, meet with Mrs. Engels to discuss and compare their work. Freshmen probed the fascinating and vast world of high school English via an imposing stack of books which accompanied them to class every day. Not only was there a serviceable grammar book, a useful workbook, and a king-size collegiate dictionary, but a mysterious literature text which revealed the era of chivalry in the person of Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe. Sophomores commenced a most intensive study of literature in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and Tenny- son's ldylls of the King. ln addition to regular class work, there were extra reading assignments which made the sophomores realize that the more there is to do, the more one can accomplish. Metaphors, commas, alliteration, periods, the dash, similes-how can we ever keep them straight? was the iuniors' anguished query as final exams neared. However, under the watchful direction of their teacher, the grammatical constructions took on a neat, orderly and easily remembered pattern. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane and Na- thaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter were foremost in the field of literature this year. England's literature was the seniors' chief concern in their course of study. Romance, hatred, love and iealousy were all discovered in a quatrain of iambic pentameter, while intrigue and galvanism lay in the immortal Shakespeare's Macbeth and Terrence Rat- tigan's prize-winning The Winslow Boy. Time was also spent reviewing grammar and learning to write in an interesting and forceful manner. The English department added a new class this year-creative writing. The class stressed learning to use words to paint a picture for the mind's eye to behold. Never employ preconceived ideas in your themes. Think up your own 'brain children', Mrs. Engels frequently reminded the informally-conducted class. Paulette Tierney observes the correct form for diagramming sentences as shown by Frances Metallo and Debbie Bennett.