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

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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.

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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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of Discovery, Understanding; Challenging Opportunities for Expression IF “GOOD SOCIAL studies students make good citizens as Sr. Marie Catherine, civics instructor, believes, St. Marians taking advan- tage of everything from ancient history to modern psychology should be valuable citizens in a democracy. Students in Mr. Meyers’ psy- chology class are practicing democracy by as- suming the role of teacher. In fine arts classes students express the liv- ing concepts learned in social studies. FURROWED brows and aching backs keep Steve Emmert, Gerry Smith and Tom Bates from forgetting that drafting class requires tedious, exact work. Nevertheless, the boys come back for more. DRAMITIZING the daily routine to fighting the alarm clock, brushing teeth, and combing hair, D. Lathrom T. Heater, D. Hooten, M. Davis, G. Salva and M. Van Kirk enjoy one of Mr. Carlene Negus’ speech class. AIDED by Sr. Marie Catherine, Bob Albert works on a sketch as Dana Cooper puts finishing touches on one of his paintings. Both have won art award. UNDER the direction of Sr. Marie Catherine, art instructor, St. Marians prac- tice lettering. Junior Theresa Messina looks on and offers suggestions for bulle- tin boards and decorations to fellow students. 35