Academy of the Sacred Heart - Sacre Coeur Yearbook (Hoboken, NJ)

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We attended the boat rIde sponsored by St Peter s Prep then threw ourselves whole heartedly INTO plans for the graduatIon program and Into crammmg for exams The Sunday of graduatIon fIlled us wIth a great surge of prIde as wIth roses arched hIgh above the heads of the graduates we took part In the ImpressIve ceremony Our Freshman year was over and although we looked forward to summer vacatIon we were even more anxIous for the comIng of September when we would be WISE old Sophomores SOPHOMORES September came and we were Sophomores We were dIsappoInted to dIscover that SIster Rose BeatrIce had left us although we felt sure that our new prIncIpal SIster Agnes CyrIl would become our fast frIend SIster MonIna our new moderator guIded us through the TIQOFS of a new language Our rendItIon of Because In French waS the peak of musIcal perfectIon though French wIthout musIc was somewhat of a trIal ny tImes the dIsmIssal bell at two fIfteen had seemed to forget the poor lonefy Sophss, gIlftIn In that dreary lIttle top floor room wIth nothIng before them but work We were also, pmvIfeged In ng an Amen Corner peopled wIth such notables as Anne Talty Matting Q'fGrady ind Angte CrIsmale sharIng rIngsIde seats for good l??l behavIor ln the months that followed yyy Hwed tha had stayed at home Instead of run nIng off to fnght Whether he twenty twenty mIles remaIns a mystery to lnItIatIng the Fres men w s e re Q We ha themmctyapg for mercy Happy dayl' What ere' md df5lb.of those darlIng lIttle cut up frogs left over from BIol gy at Ittle e erIme occa ned the one day that MarIta dIdnt order French frIes and thleen c touch r I ersxurst sandwIch Poor DottIe never dId get used to those s stools a d that ckled s evaweriiproved her downfall The talk of the year was Q IgSpanI Bice hIch wintkver Aywth a bang' lOr should we stay stampede?l ThIs gay egltraxiaganza was onlfpart offthe play t on by the SenIors our bIg SISTBFS In whIch the Soph Ord ThespIan abIlIt was reserift by Eleanor Hudak who stole the show In the role v polhceman j iw! 591 The holIdays breeze by them a eason s fu ams proved an Interest Ing topIc especIally sInce d Incl e Kud a a m lmmedIately after tha ry perIod ID es we res ed our typIcal lIghthearted ness and a few pIercIng stnon ' ha ver happene n Joan Poggn s French lan guage book? Where dId at IuIcy rIpe tomat land? Shucks nn Donovan mIssed agaIn' The fIre escape Idea was I nted our own t tle madc s Joan Cella and MarIlyn McAnerney LIttle Mary Bo as ore or less left ut In th cold as a result FIendIsh lIttle demons weren t they? French was not the only mystery In the class Can you remember the day when we started out wIth seven students and wound up wIth eIghteen? lThe closet held more than the classroom l A sIght of wonder to be added to the orIgInal seven came Into lIght In the person of Chns Burke seated In a gym SUIT and bobby sox oblIvIous to the unIform a Ceffaln Ann Donovan had hIdden In the closet Ah well all In a day s fun Easter was upon us In no tIme and our fIrst meetIng wIth the popular Professor Kolb took place Our concert followed and It was here that we experIenced the harsh FBZZIHQ of the spectators after beIng laughed off the stage followIng our much publIcIzed RussIan dance whIch was perfomed In flowIng evenIng gowns But our choral work receIved ready applause and once agaIn our heads could be held hrgh WIth the commg of June we looked forward to JunIordom and promIsIng each other to correspond steadIly durIng the summer months we parted 33 . I , . I , I . . I ' I I . . I . . , . , . . . I I W . . 1 . . ,, ,, . s llcc . . i . r Q I I ' . ' I arf' . Q if ,, ,, I Y' 'gggj SIESQQ H 1, I 3 gif . . . '. , I A 1 I Vrhk LEW I i -H fe 1 . B ' this day. Geometry carne alongjtoltro Q2 , e sti K can't Qgsaiv a trapesoid. ,aw L , I,, ,,N, 2 MEF ' 3- ' W I ,,.- A sf' I H . . -- .I.. .,,, ..,I , ,..r., f' ISF ' I . - 1 . . I E A s . m . . H eil ' QW I I - ' V- I -Ti A W ' - . .I . , Q I. jg' an r, I '19 ! . . I i E . . V . . I . . - ' ' r ' - ' ' - 1 1 . ' It - . . . in my I' i . - 6 I . . ' - 1 ' 11 -:V . A If H . . . l F v A ' 'V ll ' I , 1 - . 5 , I , I - - . . . . . . . , . , . . I . . . 1 - I , . . .t I I , I t t , .

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Hrstory of the Class of l949 FRESHMEN n THE l7th day of September In the memorable year of l94'5 the Academy opened wrde nts portals to us a group of gurls who four years hence would become proud mem bers of the Alumnae of the Sacred Heart A tall red brlck structure lwrth who knew what lurkrng rnsrde?l stood rn our path that morning Trmrdly we entered and glanced about A krnd looking nun who Introduced her self as Srster Rose Beatrrce the Prrncrpal gave us a reassurrng smile and ushered us unto what was later to be termed the Bug Hall The whrrlrng of heads and the nervous conversatron which ensued soon came to a halt when Srster took command of the sltuatlon rntrdglucrng the faculty and assigning us to our rndrvrdual classrooms Here safe from the drrzz Ing fog outside we embarked upon a new adventure with a moderator as newly acquaint Xwuth the school as ourselves Srster Ruth Clare wanted with worldly wisdom andrmmmmmwii QQ!Q r the back seats lof which there were three out of twenty frvel 5 that mgilimenltsgn Mend her class of greenhorns learned the ropes together We soon became well aggwalnteldl wtthltlte 'f3r:tZtllt'WtW'fUf ttwrefdlttllrlsfs to say wrth the upper classmen as our bubblrng Uetrsmhalrtres coutld hardly be rgnoredl ti' was upon the discovery of our genralrty that Sister Put Clare decrded lt was high trme that we jolly Freshmen make frrends and mayhap rrfflu e people Wlbh Yhiimtedttom ln mrnd shut proceeded one brrght October morning to rd us onto the U L Z3 W for' Qtrrp to Convent Station The outing was more than success l rn our eyes fatr Academlcrans that we Were' ln fact after examln Ing everythung from thewfe gqurrrels to the hen houses, Mfg found It drfflcult to leave The tapplng of our dancing t' stroll re echoed from the Gtegk Theatre Upon departnng Sl OOO teakwood charrs and Cilmtmttifkltflg the lgggle Qtfethpfqqlr-wwkd we say more' It was shortly after thus that we became itil? ftleged- membets of the Academy upon our rnrtratnon by the Sophomores what a pscttuye wtespamted patradlng down Washington Street srngrng How Dry I Am wrtlfl half out ltlmfit tnplrtx Eqotrfstrandsft other half looking luke lump spaghettrl We were rewarded fog? our sfnbrtgwsrs- sparitggpatlmgwn y a gala party grven for us by the Juniors our bag srsters We presented a play thatyaggr emtrrlgd Hittmw too? 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Chrrstmas came and with tt a yo tWanlrveneqgQy the presentatuon A Christmas Bell lt was as the Sprrrt of Chrrstmas that Alnce B oortn moved the fashion world by appearrng rn red anklets wrth jrnglrng sleigh bells attached to the toes Examinations rose and fell an rhythm wrth our blood pressure After getting back to normal we modernized Lochlnvar Joan Manrno made an rmpresslve hero savrng has wrfe Anne Talty from worldly dangers In February we gave ourselves a class brrthday party We stall can t decade which was better the cake or the cookre bottom A real treat followed when the Junrors sponsored the rousing Sprung Frolnc whrch pro vrded the Freshmen wxth a lrttle nrght llfe and dancing Nonetheless excltlng was the athletic contest staged out IH the backyard a thrrll packed sports classic that lasted from 2 l5 to 6 OO We wonder rf that softball game with the Sophomores will ever fade from memory' Holy Week approached with an unsprrrng retreat given by Father Weaver C P The pass Ing of Easter holidays brought us back to earth and rn readiness for our debut rn the annual concert presented under the drstungurshrng touch of Mass Margaret Sullrvan As June became evident we drd our best for the Sensors by glvrng them a farewell luncheon complete with hot dogs puckles and approprrate decorations We were assured of nts success by the srmultaneous expressions of approval vorced by our guests 32 I - , . a I . - I I I I ' I I I ,X ,XX we J ' ,fy ,XX .. 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JUNIORS Upperclassmenl What a sensatlonl We were doubly pleased for our Freshman Class moderator Sister Ruth Clare was now prrncupal of the Academy French came In to keep us company brrngang wuth It Sister Grace de Lourdes Thus was the year that our basketball team was formed We played our one and only game score 56 I9 las you Shylocks should have surmused we dldnt ment the 56 polntsll That was all there wasnt anymore as far as other schools were concerned We were rntra school champs though If that made up for It Basketballs weren t the only thang we bounced Practrcung Bombs Away with coke bottles on the dumbwanter durlng one of our more sedate luncheons Improved our accuracy Studies and plenty of homework were always headaches Our French class was a great concern to us Embarrassment was widespread when we translated horse back rldlng as to take a walk with a horse lldeal companronshup we must say l The splrntual side of us showed through In our portrayal of the Life of Sister Mlrlam Teresa an which the curtarn opened and closed ten tnmes although rt was only a one act play Name and fame spread to the Academy when Joan Poggu walked off with top honors ln the Seton Forensrc League Contest and came home with a beautiful plaque whrch shall forever proclaim the preemlnence of our English Department The Sensor play proved a great success and ofcourse our rendltlon of Because You re You and ln Old New York were tremendous assets to the productuon Christmas was upon us and It couldn t be complete without one of our colossal stage offerings Geraldine Scott: dlsplayed her pranlstrc talents by accompanylng our drama wlth the melody Beautiful Lady and thus Mama Lnghts a Candle was launched In the bug hall for the beneflt of the school Never to be forgotten was the part where Dotty proceeded to light the candles without matches However Marffar O Grady saved the day by crawling out on the stage with the llttle fare makers between her teeth' As to the classroom somethlng new had beffm added to our tree angel harr Eileen provided her own evergreen a pine bougls hanging oufof the flag holder ln the course of overall decorating the S64 question was raised Who tore down my posters? One of the many thungs we learned was not to put lrpstsck on In school At the time of our lesson a solutron of lye water was to ourtender mouths at :nk eradlcator IS to a test paper Far from berng soured on artrfucral ands to beauty, we 564' Mt In our best bnbs and tuckers to Sarnt Peter s Church for the weddrng of E eahor s bftbther W1 were all rnvrted and laying siege to the reception hall we had ourselva a thigh meld time mcomplrance with the wlshes of our charmnng host and hostess These happenrngs were only uncudentgl for rt Wa leam of newly acquired class rings on our fingers that really set gif? hw? 5 7 mpln 5 Our school publucatlon the Spagwryght was Ee blgge 'li n of the year slnce lt was the first school paper that the Academy? ml Pa!!lff'W5'd IH years to the pataence and the generosity of Sister Ruth Clare and Slster Alexandrlne we again p bvedlitrhat our merry group would always turn up with the best In the Sprrng the Bunny Hop was given by us In St Peter s Hall graciously gnven by the prrnce of prlests Father Vuncent J Hart SJ The response was overwhelming and the proceeds were sent to the massrons Seat changing was a common occurence whale we remembered to keep our drawers shut an rmperatrve rule as someone could easnly trap on the way down the arsle and break a kneecap May arrived and our annual concert was apprecuatlvely received Our toast of the eve nrng was Victor Herbert and some of hrs most beautiful melodies wnnged theur way unto the hearts of the auduence that evening Including the ltallan Street Song by Kathleen Repetto Along came June and at the Class Day given rn honor of the Sensors we crred almost as hard as they drd As we bud sad adreu to the gurls unto whose shoes we were about to step our vonces were ransed ln such tear jerking songs as Haul to Thee Our Alma Mater and the Whrffenpoof Song wrth lyrrcs to flt the mood Nevertheless between last sobs we managed to grve Sister Ruth Clare a combination whup and whistle with which to keep us her future seniors rn lane Then once again graduation day was upon us 34 . . I 1 1 - I . . l . , . . I 1 . 1 - - - 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - - - 1 1 . . . . , , . . . . , , . . . . . , . - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - Q f , . . 1 K f ' . 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - 1 . I . I kr , 1:r5L,,j: I I I I ' , f. Ji I I If ll ' f 3' 5 I WV 5 I l ' f 7 in , ' - - - 11 I - II 1 , 1 K- A - r ,g A l J 1 J QQ . . ,-wwf' 'rf fl an . .af 2 Q - ' X L 'Q . . 1 1 are . . . . I W I , ' ' , l . wa, WV , . r . I . , , , , . . 1 . . - 1 , . I . . 1 1 1 . . . . , , . 1 1 1 1 ' - I I - 1 1 - - . . . . . , , . 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 - I 1 '