St Basil Academy - Basilianette Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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cgzirouglz 6ZtfLletics We ofearn earn Work We're offl . . . Diane Meyer, Joanne Kraus, Jacqueline Redmile, Nina Shopa, and Diana Ciocco are finished with their decorations and are excited at the prospects of going to another basketball game. Senior, Susan Lynch, proudly shows one of S.B.A.'s trophies to Freshman, Margaret Malpezzi, who undoubtedly is im- -- pressed. the Athletic Association is an integral part of the co-curricular sports activities. The important duties of the officers include the arranging of dates for the games, obtaining officials, and chartering buses to enable all A.A. members to attend. But along with these, the Athletic Association is also responsible for fostering school spirit and loyalty to our teams, for decorations, posters-for en- couraging the students' support. The score-keeper and the time-keeper constitute an important part of each team. They keep the records of each player, necessary for the distribu- tion of awards. The student body, which composes the entire Association, must also be remembered for their loyal support of the teams. They have braved icy winds to watch hockey games and have sacrificed after-school time to view our basketball games. We hope, dear parents, that we reflect your good training in our participation of the sports activities of the Athletic Association. l l l T 1 l or Mrs. Helen Mooney carefully checks to see that the belt is sewn securely to Linda Czabator's gym suit.

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atlzfetics The very fact that men have always engaged in games and sports shows that the desire to compete is a basic part of human nature. Saint Basil Academy has satisfied the hunger of this type of appetite in human nature for we have been able to take part in many sports. Autumn found hockey sticks clashing on the field, winter vibrated with the sound of a basketball on the auditorium floor and spring gave way to volley ball, soft ball, track, or swimming. We as a class, however, subiect to these influences, were not passive like wax receiving the impression of a seal. We found the most useful pattern in working harmoniously with others as citizens in a society. We, as teams, acquired the basic tendency to co- operate with our fellow citizens. This attitude is the very heart of society-common action for a goal. We also recognized the fact that co-operation often involves adiustments, for our wishes and desires may clash with those of other persons, in other words- competition. ln all the games only one team could win and no matter whether we were the victor or loser we tried to take the result in our stride. Now, that we as Seniors, are going to take our positions on the teams of the world - teachers, parents, nurses -we hope that in the competition we will co-operate rather than conflict with our fellow men. lll

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H Qasic heme or Gitizens ip w, Desiree Chapman, President of Athletic Association. li Corrine Tucker and Patricia Kuhn seem very impressed with the school's new trophy case. Mrs. Helen Mooney explains the game of hockey to Loretta Kaminski, Mary Haraus, and Mary Machnyk by demonstrating the outline of the field an the blackboard. Which one shall I take? Christine Westreicher and Rosemarie lndiviglio select their sticks from many in the hockey stick rack. sims un I