Academy of the Holy Names - JM Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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Fortunes Come True by Mary Alice Conners Star Eyes, a simple Mohawk girl who lived more than four hundred years ago, used to foretell the future about her tiny Mohawk village. Most of her predictions never came true, but one really occurred on September twenty-second, 1955. Star Eyes had decreed that a group of thirty-six girls would visit her vil- lage in the first quarter of the Sep- tember moon many years to come, and that they and their teachers would arrive at the village in a strange ve- hicle with four wheels. And soit came to pass. The Class of '57 did visit Star Eyes' village on a religious pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs where they vener- ated the relics of Saint lsaac Jogues, SJ., and of his companions. As was predicted, they spent the afternoon touring the grounds hallowed by these heroic martyrs and listening to the story of their work and sufferings. Perhaps Star Eyes could not envision the other aspects ofthe day: cameras, picnic lunches, and long eighteen-inch pencils, but she had foretold the es- sentials. The Juniors are certain that she knew the result of their visit. They, at the end of a day dedicated to Mary, Queen of Martyrs, boarded the strange vehicle and returned to school like Star Eyes, with stars in their eyes . SPECIAL fag? V ,4

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We Shall Never Forget O most gracious, superb, and esteemed senior sisters, we lowly recalcitrant freshmen . . . hope that someday, through your spirit of wis- dom and benevolence, you will deem us worthy to be called a class. This quotation will always bring a mild tinge of red to the checks of our freshmen, and a smile to their lips, for it is a part oftheir well-memorized Fresh- man Pledge. It brings back vivid memories of a FreshmanWeek which they shall never forget. Their pledge of humility was duly recited to their senior sisters for a week, and then, on September twenty- second, the culmination of the Week's activities took place. Freshmen were appropriately garbed in prisoners' caps and each girl sported a ball and chain formed by a gay balloon and a string of paper clips. ln keeping with their criminal status, names were temporarily exchanged for prison numbers, and their identification tags hanging from their necks completed the picture. When seniors adjudged their con- victs fit to regale the nearest warden, the cry was Off to Thatcher Park where a festive picnic luncheon, pre- pared by the seniors, awaited the girls. When all had eaten their fill, the sen- iors proved to be brimming with novel ideas. Their first surprise, aptly en- titled the shoegame, bore a great resemblance to the activities of a three-ring circus. At the command of her senior sister, each girl deposited her shoes in the middle of the circle, and at the count of ten, it was every man for himself. After half an hour's searching, freshmen began to wonder fromwhose fertile brain this surprise had come. The final activity of the afternoon was a session of jury, when Senior President, Rosemary Cummins, pre- siding over court, passed judgment on each of the freshmen. The final ver- dict awarded by the jury of seniors: ice-cream sodas at Tollgate! As they drained their glasses of the last sip of soda, each and every fresh- man heldthe same thought. All shared the expression of thanks which was voiced by one ofthe freshmen when she said, Thank you, seniors, for giving us such a memorable Freshman Day. Thank you for a day which we shall never forget. LEFT T O RIGHT: Patricia Iarossi,Jane Barrett, Phyl lis Anastasi, Margaret Fennell, Regina Tierney and Patricia Sabatino. Surprises Overflow by Carolyn Suarez Something new has been added --but here at A.H.N., something new has not only been added, but multiplied. One more day of fun has been added to the curriculum and then multiplied by sixty-four happy sophomore faces. This year the sophomore classes were expecting their usual blue Thursday at school while the fresh- men and seniors would go off on their picnic and the juniors would be on their annual pilgrimage to Auriesville. But this year was to be different. Sister Ellen Mary and Sister Frances Marie announced that the sophomores, too, could celebrate. Suchjoy we had plan- ning for an outdoor luncheon when we would trade gaily decorated box lunches! Nor was this to be the end of sur- prises. While We were planning lunch andthe volleyball games to be played, our teachers were making their own plans to add to our delight by a show- ing ofthe movie, l Dream of Jeanie. We sophomores are grateful to those who made this first Sophomore Day a day we shall never forget.

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in foreign lands. This Meet The People Clubs Begin Activities Who Know Attention at October's assembly proved no dif- ficulty, for the Seniors had prepared a program de- signed to answer any ques - tion regarding vocational problems we w i s he d to submit to their competent guest speakers. Mother M. Ellen Rose, Mistress of Novices at our Rome novitiate, offered adv i c e which was both practical and inspiration- al. Our inquiries concern- ing college life were ably handle d by Sister Mary Kevin,member ofthe fac- ulty of the College of St. Rose School of Nursing. Mrs. Bartlett, of the per- sonnel department of the New York Telephone Com- pany, had many helpful hints regarding the rela- tionship between our pre- sent training and a future business career. Under the direction of Karen Rickard, the panel successfully helped us plan for the future. by Mary Cvlavin Two of the most active clubs at A.H.N. are Le Cercle des Etoiles and the Paladin Club, both un- der the supervision of Sister Evangeline Marie. Le Cercle des Etoiles meets twice a month for an enjoyable time with games, skits, and songs, all presented in French. Membership in the French Club is limited to the honor students of the French II and III classes. The officers elected for the pre- sent year are: Frances Saunders, President: Judy Rundel,Vice-Presidentg Molly McGinty,Secretary. Each meeting is full of surprises which challenge our knowledge of France as well as of French. The close of each meeting is marked b the award of Y 'le prix de presence and the singing of the tradi- tional Bonsoir Mes Amis. Our other Tuesday af- ternoon group,the Pala- din Club, is a mission club consisting of the honor members of the Catholic Students' Mis- sion Crusade. This club meets on alternate Tuesdays to discuss and increase its knowledge of the work of the Catho- lic Church at home and year some of the Mission Leaders from various classes visited Roches- ter for the Mission Cin- erama where they ob- tained information which was passed along to the members of the Paladin Club. These projects are typical of the beneficial and enjoyable work done by the members of these active groups under the guidance of their capable leaders. Panelists submit to questioning: Mrs. P. Bartlett, Mother M. Ellen Rose, S.NJ.M., Mistress of Novices, and Sister Mary Kevin, S,S.J., prepare to answer Karen Rickard and her assistants. 14 25 - ., SSW