St Stephens Academy - Academician Yearbook (Port Huron, MI)

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Seniors discover good discussion makes religion live” Carol Gostinger is hopefully describing her “Ideal husband” the traits. Diane Zimmer moderates the discussion, which is while Barbara Miller and Rosemary Payne disagree on one of part of the seniors’ course to prepare them for marriage. “Oh, dear Lord, help me to remember that answer ’prays George Stebb- ings with his gaze fixed on the crucifix. He ponders thoughtfully upon that mystifying question on a senior marriage examination. At a senior girls’ vocation lecture, Father Bernard Harrington, poses the query “Is a religious vocation the life for you?”. Marilyn Herrick, Julie Anderson, and Janet Beatty are inquisitive as they examine a pamphlet on the extreme importance of a vocation. 16

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. . . WE FACE IT TODAY BY ... . KNOWLEDGE Academics present a challenge in learning to the seniors of 64. They face the task of upholding the scholastic standards maintained by past classes at St. Stephen High. With a diminished student body and consequently small- er classes, the seniors are challenged to ex- tract the most benefit from each class period. Instructors are tops in their respective fields and provide the stimulus to inspire the seniors on to new heights of learning. Despite the high school’s drastic drop in enrollment, the one hundred and three seniors are offered a myriad of courses. The founda- tion of their religion for this year’s class is a preparation for marriage as well as an instruction in the task of being lay apostles. American history and government help to make responsible citizens of tomorrow. Economics allows students to study the “dollars and cents” aspect of the richest nation on earth. English broadens a student’s horizons and prepares him for college as well as the busi- ness world or a career of homemaking. Math IV acquaints the students with advanced trig- onometry and analytical geometry concepts. Physics explains to the SSHS student the phe- nomena of the world about him. French and Latin IV make the student aware of today’s world and peoples as well as past centuries of civilization. Art, journalism, and draft- ing offer the pupil an opportunity for prac- tical preparation for a life’s occupation. And so the members of the final graduating class of St. Stephen’s passes the months pre- ceding their graduation, accepting the chal- lenge to learn, bearing the torch of scholar- ship the past classes have borne so nobly. A school dies out, but its spirit lives on. Seniors like the atmosphere of the school library. Here enjoying the quiet of the af- ternoon are left to right: (seated) Gregory Duva, Gloria Halifax, Tim Liberty, Lauralee Lixey and Merrily n Herrick. (Standing) Bob Abdoo, Nick Toodizo, Mike Fruge and Janet Beatty. Acting student librarian, Florence Ruth- owski, checks on a book for Diane Beeler.

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The “Rumor Clinic” brings gleeful break in the senior girls’ Schwartz, and Sandra Versaw enjoy Gloria Halifax’s version of religion class. Bonnie McCormick, Joan Hazelman, Pamela a story, told for the fourth time. How the story changed! Religion classes aid future adults in right living As we drew close to the time when we must take our places in modem society, our final religious instruction was so designed as to guide us to a better and deeper understanding of our duties and privileges as young Christian men and women in a pagan, materialistic world. It combined a unit on the Preparation for Marriage, a concise course on Apol- ogetics and an intensive study of the meaningand purpose of Christian living. This course helped us to dissolve lin- gering traces of excessive individual- ism in our Christian living and piety. It brought an awareness to us of the true Christian social principles. Dave Osgood (standing) debates a point with Bill Przedwojewski, chairman, in a panel on Father B. F. Meyer ' s book, “Lend Me Your Hands. 99 Others participating were: (left to right) Douglas Nelson, Dick Fawcett, Edwin Grattan, and Charles Sheldon. 17