St Marys High School - Lance Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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“I’D rather write than switch,” cry many junior typing students who taking warm up drills to prepare for time writings. Leading the class have switched from manual to electric typewriters or vice versa. Ju- in typing speeds are juniors Teresa Pertovic, Marcy Bukaty, Rita nior typists under the direction of business teacher Sr. M. Benita are Robertson, and Chris Logue. P’s and Q’s of Business Useful Today, Tomorrow OFFICE practice student June Martin ’68 types letters while operating the dictaphone instead of transcribing shorthand. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT PRE- SENTS opportunities for acquiring marketable skills. Some Students taking shorthand, typing, bookkeep- ing or office practice utilize their skill at part-time jobs which they hope will lead to a career. Others an- ticipate positions without formal ed- ucation after graduation. Office practice students type sten cils for the quarterly Alumni news- letter. They type labels and the up- to-date mailing list for Inner-City Tutors, Inc., the Alumni Association and the Council on Religion and Race. Pam Daniel types the most words at a rate of 80 words per minute. TRANSCRIBING their shorthand with assistance from dictionaries are juniors Marie Baumann, Diane Knowlton, Marcia Bukaty, Cindy Lynch, Debbie Smith, Helen Myers, Barbara Moran and Patty Jo O’Donnell. AS Jim Farrell explains about deductions on the gigantic in- come tax form that he filled out for bookkeeping class, se- niors Jim Thompson, Roger Crain and Linda Mason listen.

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Molecules, Formulas Link Science-Math Chain SENIOR Ed Johann and ju- nior Gerry Smith test an un known quantity for CUS04 content. AS Pres Strosnider removes zinc from boiler, Linda Ei- mer watches the thermometer. Ed Gross records temp while Sheila Kluska calculates specific heat. SCIENCE AND MATH serve as a bat- tleground between teachers Sr. M. Karlanne and Mr. Raymond Manuel. Sister thinks math is for math and for enjoyment. Mr. Manuel, a practical mathematician, says math is for the sake of science, to be applied in every- day situations. He dislikes the paper work new math takes. No one finds future arbitration likely. Even four-year math students find getting involved in this private war be- yond their comprehension. BEWILDERING problems that Algebra II students Dana Cooper and John Trow are solving for national test practice. STARS, earth and moon arc the heavenly bodies that General Science students study. Freshmen Debbie Halligan and Danny Summers are finding distances between earth and stars on an astronomy chart. SOPHOMORE Ron Jensen demonstrates the advantages of us- ing a king sized compass in draw ing and understanding geo- metric designs in Sr. M. Karlanne’s geometry class.

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Social Studies, Fine Arts Open Doors Student Debates Provide FRESHMEN Larry Graham, Denise Collins, Vicki Young, John Hughes, and Bob O’Donnell study maps in Sr. Marie Catherine’s civics class. SENIORS in Coach Tylicki’s American Problems class, led by Preston Strosnider, debate such top- ics as the war in Viet Nam and fair housing. FINDING out what makes people “tick” is one of the objectives of Coach Meyers’ psychology class. Separate discussion groups are preparing to take turns teaching the class about different psychological processes. RITA Robertson, Teresa Petrovic, Charles Rogers UNSURE about what is on the minds of his world history students. Coach Hop- and Vince Totta study major battles of the Civil per is assured by a student that “World history has given me an over all view of the War in Coach Tylicki’s U.S. history class. past, and a background for the how and why of today.