Notre Dame Preparatory School - Towers Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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Nil M, It xx SY JL' SODALITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Pretec! MARX MARCINCA Treasurer JosfPH1NP MANNERIM UR 'VIOSI smcere gratntude IS due to Our Blessed l ady for the lnnum erable graces she has bestowed on the members of her Sodalxty The annual receptlon of our new members took place 1n the latter part of November Our Blessed Mother must surely have welcomed the lncreased number of glrls yn ho thus manlfested their eagerness to foster devotlon by enterxng the Sodallty dedlcated to her honor The customary pract1ce of rec1t1ng The Lxttle Oflice of the Blessed Vlrgxn was duly observed eyery Wednesday mormng when the entlre Cathohc student body assembled 1n the chapel The thlrd Sunday of the month being Sodallty Sunday Holy Communion IS recelyed 1n her honor As the future calls all to trayel through 1ts uncertalntles we feel con lident that the girls of Notre Dame wlll eyer cherlsh a deep lose for thelr heavenly Mother ya ho ey er gIllClLS and proteets all ve ho loyxngly seele her as their mtercessor OUR PETITION O Blessed Mother Thou sole przde of thzs frazl race' Maternal care qtee hy thy qrace lVhzch radzates from thy lovely face Chzld of Vtrlue Ever thou tn Chrtsl s loee dwelltnq In purzty, humzlzty excelltna, The honor looe of men compellzna favored Vzrqxn' Vzrtue he thy chtldrenls creed And to Jesus for us plead O Dearest Mother, tn our need JOSEPHINE MANNI RING '28 ef he ll All - l, - 2 0' aa EM .'f A . '-7'!:. J., ,, 4 .eee eg--nf lp S ,,, '---. ttttt l'lw' 7'5u - I' e ll I t ., s e' Q 'W le., ' 1 ' , ,, ,,,, L A x'l ' p I l 3 H 7 I - I L 3 V 1 N I Y' . , . , , x V Ce., F I T . x . k 7 , I Y Q 7 ' 'A yy I 1 I '3 ' Y 4 7 A 3 ' 3 'H 3 I Y I x x r 1 r m yy A s s- y y' um 1 xl I 'I 3 I Q

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l A FT' m s M, OKWQ S LE CLERC HALL E CI ERC HALL ranks wlth the best among burldmgs of 1ts kmd It was erected only a year ago and rmmedxately met wxth the enthuslastlc ap proval of not only the students but of every one who has had the prlvllege of seelng xt It IS a long two stoned bulldmg There are three wlngs the rlght wmg contalnrng the gymnasium the left wmg the audltorxum and the rear wmg the swmmmmg pool In the basement rs a well equrpped bowling alley the students lockers each one wrth a shower attached dressmg rooms lmed wlth mrrrors five muslc rooms the Athletxc Association room a receptlon room and a handsome recreatlon hall for the boarders The gymnasrum IS QPHCIOUS well ventrlated and well llghted A basket ball court and courts for other popular games are marked out on the floor and there rs a balcony on all four srdes whlch may also serve as a track Every thrng that could be deslred rn the l1ne of apparatus rs there Openmg on the corrldor between the gymnasium and the audrtorlum are several handsomely furnlshed parlors and the lobby rs enllvened wrth palms and other tall plants The audltorxum has a Seating capacrty of almost a thousand Crltlcs have pronounced rt one ot the most handsome 1n the country and thelr com mendatlon 1S mdeed well deserved The furmture IS of excellent quality and good workmanshlp and the decoratlons are planned wlth artlstlc care The stage curtams and the hangmgs are of maroon velvet supplylng the keynote for the color scheme The stage rs large and well furmshed There IS a balcony rn the rear of the audltorlum and the cellotex ln the cellmg absorbs all echoes rendermg the acoustlcs perfect An atmosphere of pervasrve refinement and modern efflclency IS the effect produced by the whole One IS rmpressed by the rlch yet qulet taste that prevarls everywhere The swlmmmg pool xs one of Le Clerc Hall s greatest attractrons at least IH the eyes of the grrls who bathe m lf The pool IS trled of course and measures sxxty feet by twenty feet The water IS constantly chlorlnated and both the pool and ltS preclncts are sanltary and rmmaculate On the thlrd floor IS srtuated the muslc conservatory equrpped with everything ln the line of musxc There rs also a long dance hall with well polrshed floor and a great mrrror on one end The Alumnae Room rs located on th1s floor What consummate care and sklll must have been required rn the erection of such a bulldrng' No slxghtest detarl that could add to the welfare or pleasure of the students has been overlooked We who have been among the first to enjoy the advantages attendrng the addmon of Le Clerc Hall to our dear Alma Mater wnll never forget rt l53l' All f- 'l c v mt' KSN rut ZR. QW, as J r X . ,y y N . f ,. lf ' 1' '-I.. IU T 4 - 1

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VJ BENIN Chazrman ' ' ' RIDA SHI A Ts' X l f Secretaru ANNIF BYRD Tnoyuvsos Counselors fx Tm1ymVoJrHs 9 llhii WINTIFRED K1 xxrs 30 EL11 RBIITH Comm. 31 NCI tytry month LlLlI'lI1U tht plst yur tht mtmbtrs of tht Hlgh Qthool Unlt of tht Catholxc Qtudtnts Xllssnon Crusadt assrmbltd ln tht Com mtnctmrnt Hall to sung forth tlaur brlyt chtlltnsgt IH tht Words ot tht Nlls slon Hymn yuth thr rtsolyt that Izlze Pnlcfhls of old than s no reprzcte Untzl all mm thzs frulh recom achlevements The most 1mportant undtrtakmv on bthalf of tht XIISSIOHS ns tht annual Bazaar yyhlch was held th1s star 1n Noytmotr Ihr comblmd encrglcs of the Colltge and Hlgh School students mads mt ont ot tht most sur cessful eyrr htld at Notrt Dams The Socmtty mmdful of the fact that th Homs Nlxsslons are just as xmportant as tht Forrxgn assumtd tht rolt of Santa Claus at Chrxstmas Soms of tht classts y1s1t..d orphanagts xx h1l tht A Class folloxylng tht hal lowcd prtcedcnt rthutd the nttdy souls at tht Old Ptople s Home whxch IS kept by tht llttlt Slsttrs of tht poor A lnttlt lmpromptu ptrformancr madt thu dlstrlbutlon of qxfts doubly yxtltomt to tht poor lontly souls Many othtr actnltxts though on 1 smllltr sul h lptd syytll tht Crusidr A colltrtlon ol old stamps yy Is stnt to tht loruqn Nlxssxons 'lh mlsslon arncs gladly yytlcomt thtst t tht lx athtn yytll ply 1 handsomw. prxct or cancslltd stamps yxhlch ht usts xn LlLxOf'1llI'lg tht yy alls of hls homt All 1n all tht Nllssxon SOCILIX xs justln d IH fttlxng that tts Lfforts have not bun ln sun +4524-ff 1 f , V, , ls: xi, . . Q . ff' ft' ' 2 F N X to l -I l X T l- ' .' a f X 3 X , A s ' . l 2 s 1 ,,f-- .- 3 , I tr 4 V !,- I 1 .. t 1 2 fy? T' . - 4 ' . ll vi f V ' ,X a -A - . E' f 1 2 .'.1 ' ' ll., ' .S , ., ' ' '. A ' l t' I 5 . 1 I 'I l X u . I - K 3 1 L X Al L Vx L X K x, x k I I 4 -'- V V rl K X Yi 4 X mx 1 I lx l I P 'Q' 1 ll 'l ' Not only vocal efforts. but matcrial support have marked the Socictyfs , ' L 5 X ' A' 1 'H ' I v ' 'k- vs ' V vs ' s l ' h s ' x I 7 I F L h b x . X B ', ', ' L . c a . l' ' ' . l , Nl- v . 7 X 1 - L L I Ls. s s X s- v' ' s s ' 1 ' C s 4 ' -' s K , 'J ' 1 '1'1 3 57 Y F 1 I' 3 ' 'Y' . I l 1 4- 7 ,L' 1 k i ' A A I I 1 3 s s 'k ' I ' K- v vs - s s s v - ,wr . . . ' ' r x or ' ' ' . 5 ' ' f . . I L t xx . 'nt .