Holy Names High School - Echoes Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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Scniv Retreat On january 3 l st, forty-four fortunate Seniors began a closed retreat at the beautiful retreat house, Villa Maria del Mar, at Santa Cruz. Father Josef Stef- anelli proved a truly wonderful inspira- tion to the girls with his provocative conferences on man and his purpose. He was willing and able to talk to them between conferences and a number of girls took advantage of this time to confer with him. Many problems were solved and new outlooks formed during the days of retreat. Those days will re- main in the girls' memories as a price- less experience. An informal question period ended each day.

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Renewal sums up in one word the basic theme of the Retreat this year. Acting as Retreat Masters were Fathers Bosch and Vogel, C.SS.P. Both priests placed em- phasis on the student's role as a Christian-as a member of the Mystical Body. They also pointed out the true values in life and showed how important charity and chastity are in the development of the whole person. Again this year, there was a divided retreat, with Father Bosch preparing the juniors and Seniors for their new lives in the world, and Father Vogel explaining facts pertinent to lower classmen. To give students a respite from the silence kept during the rest of the day, talking in the Social Hall and recreation in the tennis courts was allowed during lunch periods. In the privacy of the priest's suite, Father Vogel makes a point clear to two lower classmen. Annual Kefrcat- HES GOT . During free time, Sister William Paulis section participates in a heated discussion. Knitting, quietly thinking, or read ing, we gain the benefits of the re treat. Father Bosch presents a commanding figure as he explains the Mystical Christ . X, X i' X X. A 'Wm Wal Students found the rock garden to be a favorite place of meditation between conferences.

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Numerous speakers shared opinions and knowledge with the student body. Among the most delightful was Mr. Ralph Moody, author ol' Little Britclws and other semi-biographical novels. Another guest who widened students' horizons was Miss Virginia Byrne, lawyer and Ph.D. candidate, presently an instructor in English at CHN. She spoke to members of CSF. 55 ' T f' Pl 'ii -'T ' a A ' A. - - iw-arf2.aa5as.,,j f f -:s t 2T f1:--rvieceamm.-ga-f.,.+.,. .-1 - . ..,-iwrf-wqf!-.wtmm? 1' I ,.. ., A .. -f am,-. ::.t.,f' i f - , . W I . -, .. 1. vt 25 ,g - Ln: EAf X'T7'Q3 i v :' A .V 1, . N. . -f 2- ' ' ' if 1. was '.... f - ....., .. , K, in .'.':2lk,g ' .ps J ' - 5- Mr, Dick Gonsalves, senior at St. Mary's College, gave an excellent talk on historical research and its value to one of the Civics- Sociology classes. u- wg K 1 Father Cre foria Rienzo, M.M., smoke to the students about his . 5 l . . . arish work at Nuestra Senora del Pilar in Arec uma, Peru. His P t U Ml l account of the Sisters ol the Holy Names who stall the school theie made mission life very real and appealing. 5116 I Speaker lfatherklohn M. Klopper, Vocation Director ofthe Oakland diocese, consulted the Executive Council on the response of teenagers to the question of religious vocations. He also headed a panel on the subject given to the Senior sections. Mary Louise Hickey, always a liavorite, enter- tained parents and Alumnae who had contributed to the school fund for defraying the cost of the Sprinkler System. Her presentation ol' A Major- ity of' One was a tangible expression ol' faculty gratitude.