St Stanislaus High School - Stan Em Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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9.4, RIM., Dynamic Curves All of us have admired some Time or oTher The beaufy and grace of line and mass in many obiecTs in naTure, The powerful, sweeping lines of many forms in moTion and The harmony in music. BUT have we observed ThaT The paTTerri of These There is even a well planned order in The relaTionship of line and form in every whim of a disfurbing breeze. Wafch The rippling arcs, There is seldom a harsh line. Deep? True, buT all of This can be reduced To simple lines and circles and curves such as we ploT Today in school and we can afTer some Things realize ThaT offen search- ing for x is searching for beaufy. Or did we noTice The endless variefy of paTTerns in machines which amaze us wiTh Their in- Tricacies? They Too may be analyzed inTo simple lines and circles. There is beauTy and harmony in maThemaTics. free flowing lines follows The maThemaTical laws of dynamic symmeTry? Many forms are The re- sulr of The process of conTinuous proporTionaTe growTh. In oTher words, There is beaufy in maThe- maTics and mafhemafics in beaufy. EveryThing ThaT cafches and pleases The eyes and ears follows laws of proporfion, rhyThm and regulaTed lines. faje 41

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A., The most frequent soloist during our programs was D. Pierkarska, who is gifted with a beautiful lyric soprano voice. She is accompanied by a gifted pianist, D. Gac. Page 40 I Everyone is interested in music, whether it be in an opera house or in the privacy of one's room. lt has been a busy year for the Music' classes to provide music for the music lovers at S. S. High -practicing and singing for various occasions. They sang at the annual Christmas Program in school and over the air, then for Mother's Day program, finally ended the year with a grand musical recital for the Pastor's Jubilee, when they sang 'Clubilate Deo , Adoremus te, Christe , Vi- vat Gentle Shepherd , Alleluia and Ave Maria. Under the capable direction of Sr. M. Elzearia their voices have been blended and what a fin- ished product we have. Whenever they would snig, all of us would have that lust one more, please feeling. This year, the band has been re-organized and already made its debut on various occasions. We do not have a picture of them because their new uniforms are somewhat late in delivery, as it is known and felt there is still a shortage of material. The band is Conducted by two masters, Prof. Preston Wells and Prof. Daniel Sabia.

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That is correct. The Helvetians intended to march through the territory of the Sequani- ans. Latin is still Important Latin still assumes its clas- sical importance at St. Stani- slaus High and it is not all parsing and declensions or coniugations. The sophomores really enjoy reading Hanni- bal and Caesar and they realize that modern warfare owes much of its tactics to the ancients. Stories from Ovid give them a variety so that there is never a dull moment even in a class where a dead language is taught. The sleep walking scene X where Lady Macbeth begins l to pay for her ambition. Not a Forgotten R At S. S. High 'riting is not a forgotten R nor is reading. Emphasis is always placed on mastery of English whether it is rhetoric, composition or literature. Writing must be specific, concise and logical in its or- ganization. lt must have clearness and beauty. It must show regard for rhythm, diction, phrasing, the use of alliteration and the simple rule of grammar and punctuation must not be neglected. We are continually taught to express ourselves clearly, thoroughly and accurately and encouraged to avoid all that is vulgar, boorish and cheap. ln literature we learn to search for beauty which lies in both the refined character of author's concep- tion as well as in the aptness of his expression. There- fore, we develop a habit ot reading and enjoying what is worth while in Catholic and secular literature. Page L2