St Vincent High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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United N ations-J unior style Sister Joseph's civics class creates a setting to please anyone in the melting pot that is called America. Carol Lombardi, Charles Casey, Albert Castner, Margaret Lange, James Aldrich, and Alice Polsi- nelli offer sentiments to suit your taste be it Irish, German, Italian, or Swe- dish. This is the students' chance to play teacher, so that through exhibits and activities they can make practicable their knowl- edge of U. S. government, its problems and functions. The tools of our democracy . . . The group discussion seems to indicate that we've come a long way from Cicero's day. It's been a long hard climb but democratic government remains basically the same. Comparing our present government with that of Rome are Francis Duffy, Rebecca Hibbs, Kathleen Herdman, Joseph Bandrow- sky, John Deagan, Dorothy Hillegas and Carol Case. Joan Flanigan seems to be kibitzing as she peers over J ohn's shoulder. He displays to the group a picture of the U. S. Senate in action.

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. . . give studies a third dimension Inside Catholic Schools presents St. Vincent French Club in Le Cafe des Etoilesf' Anthony Reda, director of WEWS, gives the cues to models Patricia Shand, Mary Ellen Doran, Deanna Toth, and waitress Mary Codispoti. Stylist Patricia calls her creation F f r'sss c r Junior Jack Frosts Finishing touches add s snowy splendor to a Win- ter Wonderlandf' The frieze, one of many projects in preparation by the art class for the holidays says Merry Christmas in its own colorful way. Here art students lend talent and patient effort to the com- pletion of their work, which was a class activity under the direction of Sister Vincentia. Pat Ink mixes the last batch of tempera as Jack Watson adds the completing strokes. Geraldine Keenan and John Manko check last minute details- just to make sure. Cocktails for Two. Mary Ellen Doran models Chapeau d'Artiste, while Deanna labels hers Le Petit Canichef' All this and more is the treat given television audiences in celebrating Saint Catherine's Day in true French style. 13

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Sandra Beckwith and Ed- ward Kernan are listening intently to Dennis Shaul's account of the I Speak for Democracy contest in which Dennis placed sec- ond. This year's annual contest provides a new ex- perience for these high school contestants -- the presentation of their speeches before a large television audience. Through social studies classes, English composi- tion, and speech instruc- tion, participating students gain valuable training in the fundamentals of the American Way. Thus St. , Vincent cultivates the seed of true democratic ideals. . . . free speech and the ballot Have you registered? as-are ssssss A A Why do people give up their lives to preserve a free nation and then are willing to give up their freedom through negli- gence? That was the big question in Sister Loretta's senior problems class. Her students met the idea of doing something with en- thusiasm. Get out and vote November 2, was their plea, and they made sure that this city heard it. Drivers decorated their cars in patriotic red, white and blue and adorned them with big signs urging Ak- ronites to turn out at the polls on election day. An- other group displayed their fortitude by hoofing their way around town distribut- T ing handbills. Rosemary McNellis, Pat Richak, and A Marilyn Chudick had the most fun with their sand- wich board campaign in l downtown Akron. 15