Mercy High School - Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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The climax of our Christmas celebration December 16, was the second annual blessing of the giant fir in the lobby. The Senior Class gathered around the tree to open the ceremony with psalms and joyous carols. After Father Sullivan blessed the tree, the lobby suddenly was illumi- nated by a myriad of bright- colored lights. Anne Leahy then placed the Infant King in His Crib while Father Sullivan read the story of the birth of Christ from the gospel of Saint Luke. 'HEAVENLY GLORY SHONE AROUND. Carolyn Reilly, Helen Vargas, Molly Duggan, Anne Leahy, Andrea Den Besten, and Marianne Mullins re-enact the moment when Christ came down from heaven at the Glee CIub's annual Christ- mas Concert for Mercy Mothers' Guild. BORN IS THE KING OF ISRAEL. Anne Leahy, S.S.C. Prexy, places in the manger the King who came to give life to all men of good will. Amidst joyful strains of Adeste Fidelis, Seniors joined the student body in Barrett Hall for the Christmas Assembly, where the Glee Club and orchestra presented a program of carols and music of the season. December 16 was a day of presents, treats, entertainment, and Santa Claus. Parties were held in homerooms while Seniors met in the cafeteria and Barrett Hall.

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christmas lllly cribs in every room Crib in every homeroom, holly berries, poinsettias, giant fir, humming of carols, Bethlehem stable in chapel, Santa's arrival -these are memories of the school's seventh Feast of Christmas. -J 1 1 SENIOR LUNCHEON. L. Lee, B. Fen- ton, B. Keamey, G. Schaadt, L. Toma- sini, P. Kelly, C. Harris, and C. Moore show appreciative smiles for the decor and faculty remembrances on the tables. . ....-l-gun -IOY TO THE WORLD! R. Hearst, A. Sawyer, S. Goeas, and Glee choristers express the joyful anticipation of Christ's Birth. SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY, Anne Leahy, president of the Students' Spiritual Council, introduces the Family Adoption Plan to Pat O'Brien and Carolyn Seyler. Through this arrangement, sections provided food, cloth- ing and toys for a Merry Christmas for four large families and numerous needy people. HE IS THE TREE . . . We are the branches. In Him was life. And the life was the light of men. Seniors give the responses at the blessing of the Hr in the lobby. I

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glee club The eternal language of music, which provided relaxation and entertainment for Mercy girls a century ago, is recalled in the glorious strains of Forever, Merry Higb. The Glee Club artistically displays this spirit in a repertoire that includes the lilting tones of Where 're You Walk, the intricate harmony of This Little Babe, or the spiritually uplifting chords' of Now We Sing Thy Praise. Each Tuesday and Thursday, at the brisk hour of eight a.m., seventy choristers put in a vigorous forty-minute practice under Sister M. Inez' direction. Results of their painstaking efforts are enjoyed in the year's successful performances: Christmas and Spring concerts, the Afternoon of Music, and occasional guest appearances. GLEE OFFICERS Sheila O'Shaughnessy, librariang Irene McCartney, secretary Judy Albi, accompanist: Jeanne O'Callaghan, presidentg Marjorie Thompson, lreasurerg Pat Cronin, vice president. ROW ONE: K. Flanagan, M. Swall C. Holroyd, j.De Camp. ROW TWO K. Connolly, M. Squeri, J. Hauck, D. Casey, B, Hart. ROW THREE: A Thompson, J, Murphy, M. McDonald K. Grifiin, S. Briggs, C. Pastore.