Mercy High School - Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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junior red cross council The junior Red Cross Council continued to support all projects given to them by Mrs, Florence Holcombe, chairman of the City's junior councils. During the Holiday Season alone they made 182 Christmas decorations and favors for Letterman Army Hospital patients. ee t, INTRICATE RICKRACK is added for the finishing touch to chil- .MA SEAMSTRESSES M. Ira, D. Ballati, B. Conneely fjunior Red Cross chairmanj, choose and cut patterns from remnants, and D. Gallegos skillfully cuts tray favors for hospital patients. Moderated by Mrs. Eva Miller, clothing department, and headed by Barbara Conneely, school chairman, ARC members are drawn mostly from clothing students. During the year they make clothing and toys for needy and dependent children who are cared for through the Youth Guidance Center. In thankin students for this year's contribu- tions, Mrs. Holcotnbe wrote, Many of the children whom you have helped have been neglected so badly by their parents that they often have never had a brand new dress or suit. Your newly-made clothing is a great morale builder. . . dren's dresses by R. Williams, E, Grealis, T. Lively, M. Faulkner, J. Esposito, and M. Berus. To 'Qs HUNT FOR NEW IDEAS finds C. Schwartz, P, Nealon, M. Baker, B. Sharman, P. Olson, and S. Gutierrez combing the latest Red Cross journals.

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0I'3IOI'S pv- CUP WINNERS IN COAST FORENSIC DEBATE February 7 was first place day for Sheila McKenna and Sandra Galdieri who defeated a team of bo 's from Saint Francis Hi h in the l ll finals. Their subject: ReJol1'edThat the U.S. Adopt the Essentials of the British System of Education. While these debaters were competing at St. Ignatius, at St. Paul's across town, Anne Leahy and Yvonne Nurre were placing in the finals of oratorical interpretation as Carol Dahlberg made semi-finals of dramatic interpretation. the 7.-vi OFFICERS, THE ORATORS Carolyn Sorriva, Friah Leuterio, Yvonne Nurre, president: and Rosalind Williams served as charter oiiicers of the group, their terms ending with the first semester. Friah directed the verse choir group, while Yvonne participated in several speech tournaments. Their aim being more articulate Catholic women, the Orators, moderated by Miss Colleen Corcoran, have competed in oli- campus speech tourneys sponsored by the Marian Speech Festival and Coast Forensic League. Seasoned debaters are: P. Furnanz, C. Baihco R Williams Hamlet H Ga nor, , . , , . P. Lundy, F. Leuterio. Starlette C. Ryan igla new participant. New officers, elected at the beginning of the second semester are: Judy Hamlet, president, Helen Gaynor, vice president, and Pat Furnanz, secretary. 1 ,ff ORATORS IN VERSE CHOIR: The following group are remembered for their rendition of The Woman Wrapped in Silence at the Christmas program: M. Charcho, S. McKenna, P. Herbert, J. Hamlet, C. Gerhardt, M. Murphy, K. Flanagan, J. Shelby, V. Fallon, C. Dahlberg, C. Duke, N. O'NeilI, C. Granucci, S. De Bella, F. Leuterio, director.

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110 audio-Visual equipment operators EDGE EILlNl LEFT: Judy Cannon adjusts the slide projector to ht film and focus on screen. P BEFORE MOVIE jo Pomilia threads 16mm. film through projector track while Elena Castell fastens it on end reel. VPPERCLASS AVEOS Cseatetlj: M. Lasky, A. Gagne, M. Cota, ROXV THREE: N. Donovan, J. Gilmore, j. Reidy, M. Oclassen, L. Tomasi- ni, j. Cannon, j. O'Donnell, L, lNlaggio. ROW' TXYO: K. Dowd, Ci. Benvenuto, M. Mullins, M. liinres, P. XVarman, S. Klcinhans. ROXX' ONE: J. Mclleyitt, K. Flanagan, E. Castell, j. Pomilia. ,Ld The Audio Visual Equipment Operators is the newest campus organization. lNIembers are made up of three students from each of the school's twenty sections. This service organization is taking over duties formerly fulfilled by faculty members. lt is they who are now in charge of setting up and operating projectors in assigned rooms, raising screens, filing slides, and servicing public address equipment. They are on duty for educational films, quarterly movies, and assemblies - outside or inside. Moderator is Sister lNIary Lois. fl N.. - LOXX l RCI ASS KVI OS ROXV ONE B. Niullms S. Serafino Ci, Murphy, S. Neil, G. Rice, L. Carlson, M. L. Howard, N. Foun- tain. ROW' TXVO: K. Brady, C. Seyler, S. Toschilin, P. Blcffoy, VI, Nomellini, J. Mc- Cartney, K, Hess, R. Patackas. ROW' THREE: T. Burns, E. Ricketts, K. Leahy, R, Lucier, j. Shaskey, l. Barry.