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

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Chemistry students studying the composition ot materials and the changes they undergo became acquainted with many strange names and symbols They learned gas lavvs atomic theory and even delved into nuclear fission where the going really got rugged Lab work put theory into practice and was the source of many vivid impressions received especially through the sense ot smell Much time was spent on research for individual reports and prolects and a lecture on rock salt mln ing by Mr V J Slack a representative ot the In ternational Salt Company carried the importance of chemistry into everyday living Regina Ritter Mrs Caponigri the chemistry teacher and Bonnie l.aPIante seem delighted as another successful experiment goes up in smoke Fascinated by the wonders of chemistry, Sue Ruppe carefully checks her experiment in the school laboratory. 85 Protons, Neutrons, Electrons Combine in the Composition of Matter

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Www lt's All Protoplasm, From Protozoa to Mammalia Sister M. Alma Clare explains to Vicki Mathews how to find the actual size of a specimen proiected by the bioscope. The world of science has always fas- cinated students, and biology offered not only a new world of study, but also a new vocabulary. Although impressing friends with technical terms was great fun, the girls found that those same expressions sometimes caused bad moments on quiz- zes. The biology students studied all forms of life, beginning with the smallest, and pro- gressing to more complex botanical life. In the fall, leaf collections revealed an amazing number of trees present right here on campus, and even more in various back yards. From the plant life students turned their attention to simple animal life, beginning with amoeba, paramecium and other one-celled forms. As in the plant kingdom, the class moved from these sim- ple types through higher animals until, near the end of the year, a study of the human body was made. Advanced biology was offered for the first time at Saint Mary's this year. The course was difficult, due to the use of an advanced textbook, and made the regular biology work easy by comparison. Much use was made of current readings in scientific magazines. So this is what a polio virus locks like! ex- claim Barbara Dutrieux, Mary Joan Bookwalter, and Annette Furos, advanced biology students, as they make a close examination of a virus slide greatly magnified.

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Study of the Post Gives Wise Counsel for the Future Taking a keen interest in the foundation of their country are Mary Jo Farrell, Cathy Parish and Karen Gordon, as they study the Constitution in United States History class. Following years of social studies, the world history classes thought, at the beginning of the year, that there couldn't possibly be anything more to learn. They soon discovered just how wrong they were, after a glance at that thick book. The class studied the history of the major nations of the world, and realized that an event in any one coun- try could have effects in another country even many years later. Learn by others' mistakes-that was one of the lessons gained from the course. Once a week, attention was centered on current world events as presented in World Week maga- zine. All this provided valuable background for the American History course which followed. In American History, students became familiar with the basis of the United States government-the Constitution-and saw how its principles have been applied to varying situations. The class also traced the history of basic rights and freedoms, and how they have developed through law and custom. All this added up to a better understanding ot the world as it is today. Further knowledge of history in the making was gained by weekly discussions of articles in Time magazine. Students in world history class, alert to the words of their instructor, realize the importance of seemingly insignifi- cants events in the growth 'and decline of nations. 86