St Basil Academy - Basilianette Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Helps Us to now the Sbeop e of the W 72 ! X Emma Prieto and Bernadette Cowhey are fascinated by the French magazine as Mrs. J. Ollivier explains the different articles to them. NS X i. X . Ar' . .1 'y Watch me . . . explains Elizabeth Gr:Hin as she demon X strates how to pronounce the German words correctly to Mary Matwijiw, Melanie Struc, Mary Goletz, Barbara Harris Helen Weiler and Marcia Zin. Yes, it is true, we have come a long way. Now we feel we are ready to go out into this much troubled world of ours as fine American citizens. As a preparation for this we became acquainted with different countries by study- ing a few of their languages. The result of these years of studying has given us a better knowledge and under- standing of our brothers and sisters afar. Oh, it was difficult, memorizing the Latin and Spanish vocabulary, and learning the correct pronunciation of French and German. lt too, took a while until we became fully ac- quainted with the Ukrainian alphabet. Now we have a feeling of accomplishment. We feel we have something, something no one but God himself will ever be able to take from us-knowledge-the backbone of a good Christian citizen. 1 4 TR Sister M. Charles looks on as her Spanish l students, Cathleen Salantri, Helene Daly, and Nadia Wozniak, display their knowledge with various items.

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ncferstancling oreign anguages Ax-.N . r? .graph A ,LL i Ukrainian students-Nancy Luzecki, .loan Zacharko, Evelyn Metelski, Sandra Sosnowsky, and Catherine Podney-are absorbed in listening to Sister M. Nadia talk about Taras Shevchenko, the great Ukrainian poet. L K ,7 , , Q E L ,4 ff 'Z ffl f,f'J 1 L L4 fl' cC'79 if he L' we Mi. X ffL!4! fi grl I LMI. Q?g7Aff jyfsgy VK!!! ,Z Q V 7 In di!! k lfxiiig-Y, f ' MY? L 2 128 7Z 'CZ 4 J Mfg!! 7 f' , - Y I ffng. if L42fLj1L' , I-QL .71 aff LL f74'L '4,6 ' 5 'JA C 'ff K X Johanna Hniedka reads Latin from the board as Marie Zacharko, Luba Pleskanka, Eileen Lavery, Lucille Kratz, and Eleanor Gumpert are intent in reading a lesson in their Latin ll books. IQJ 'Sei 29 I I ' uw K' f fl x I, . Vx X f ,af L , I :MM Cfff' A , 4 V' ' ' ,Aff ,fy,A k . , ,jf Va , !Q,k! fy r V1 X17 I wxll I L! 1 ,ff , Z . I V V fif L 5 ,X , 1' 'L 1 'J X Alrfi' , J4.L f I X X44 ' X 1- K 7 :J lv. if Vp, . ffgif y,. 11 if cl ! !.!',L Q 17,1-lg, L 11 cz ' L f If Aff 4 C1 'mal fLL I K' 41 E if 4 AW' ' - ,,1 ' f , I 0 'T 'ewJ7L','J11f f 'L filflw U f V, L , H, 4 V, M, ' A ,,, , JJ fy All Freshmen, Kathryn Pello, Geraldine Brennan, and Jeanne Pizzuto, watch, as Mary Siemion indicates the places of importance on the map of France. M' MM ' France - I u I -fniw Agmhs Loire

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any f 1 J., 3 gqrr Uv' V 1 P' 5 Gs! va' if It Cfestlzetrc arts 0 tl rar 'fry' 84' ,Q O8 Our newly formed quartet the Belfones Patricia McBrren Jeanette Robson Loretta Arrlvrello and Diane Meyer Brass, woodwind, trmbre sound famrl rar? Maybe not to some, but ask anyone rn Saint Basil s Academy and you may be sure to obtain the answer Srnce freshman year it has been the custom to place wrthm the heart of every student a finer and a deeper apprecra tron of music ln Sister M Laura s musrc classes this value rs presented to each Basrlranette She learns of music and its progress from the begrnnmg centuries to the present day Art rs also an essential course rn freshman year In these hours one rs instructed rn the forms and terms of art Prrntrng sketching mediums, and other artrstrc practices are taught One of the mam prolects rn the Academy rs the Bazaar poster During the Christmas season one can often find these rn various stores and shops throughout Fox Chase At first art work appears difficult but soon these classes are among those most appreciated by all Basrlranettes Judrth Wallace Irene Lopackr and Judith Bauersfeld admire the arfrstrc work of Shadows Inc urging Basrlranettes to bring In prizes for the Christmas Bazaar ,Q-A L