St Paul High School - Paulian Yearbook (Owosso, MI)

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American History Next to religion the subject most important to our future as citizens is the history of our country. The records of the experiences of our forefathers read like a best-selling novel of adventure, mystery, disappointment, and con- stant drive for a goal of freedom and prosperity. From Columbus to Oglethorpe and William Penn, from Benjamin Franklin to George Washington, from Lincoln to Eisenhower, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, we trace the march of a people who have set standards so great that every God- fearing person on this earth respects and loves the nation which possesses them. Although often troubled by names, dates, and places, the student realizes the necessity of them all so that tomorrow he may know what happened today and yesterday and he will be able to perform his duty as those before him have. The history student of St. Paul will know what he must do to benefit all mankind. WP -W 'ef Gr 41.53 L .AX 'E A, gk X I Sr. Leo Germaine gives special help to Sandra Gazella while the class reads from their textbooks. XJ 'Tai var? :if My UL. Senior history students recite as Josephine Hebekeuser acts as chairman. V1

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Social Studies 401 I -4 At St. Paul the study of Social Studies is the study of citizenship. The Paulian learns about the world, its problems, and its history. Be- sides these three important areas of study each class devotes time to the discussion of current events. .This helps the student to associate past trends with today's trends. We naturally expect recorded history to in- crease as each day goes by and there are always more social problems each day, but who would believe there could be any changes in world geography. This, however, is the case with all the sputniks and explorers revolving in space. Our students have more to study with each rocket that leaves the earth. Our students have accepted the changes in all phases of social studies and are training themselves to make their own changes in geo- graphy and world affairs when their time comes. A M. Welte leads the social problems class in discussing world troubles from the Catholic point of view. Sr. William Marie gives the freshmen an introduction to social studies in world geography.

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