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

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r ,, -f. - ', ,.7..,.g-,. -. .- H ..,....-, - . ,,,, , , 0. . , W? ..-M-, , v.. .4 .- e.. -4 H- I, ' g1..,',, We the Class of '57 Do Bequeath This Heritage An old tradition at AHN and at other schools is a varied collection of delightfully nonsensical sentiments going by the title of Last Will and Testament. The Class of '57 is to be no exception to this honored cus- tom. But because 1957 is moving year, and our school is deserting the quiet dignity of our famed graystone building, perhaps we can be justified in allowing our famous last words to take on a more serious tone. We, the seniors, do have a treasured heritage to pass on to the underclassmen. But it would be more correct to say that each AHNer already possesses that heritage. We only desire to create a fuller realization of it. Our heritage can be considered a vocation. By Virtue of her faith and training, each AHN girl is ex- pected to be a special type of Christian woman - completely Catholic in thought, word and action. AHN teaches us that it is here that our responsibility enters, since it is for us not only to recognize that call but to accept the challenge that it represents. This, then, can be said to constitute the spirit of our Academy - a spirit of Christian refinement. We recognize that it is the universal spirit of the Sisters of the Holy Names and that spirit reflected by us, their students, that constitutes the heritage of AHN. AHN wants to give us a great deal, but nothing can be accomplished without our whole -hearted coopera- tion. Yet even that necessary cooperation will never be reached unless there is, within each of us, a true sense of loyalty to AHN. Once we understand, and then love, the principles, the spirit of the Academy, we will accept our responsibilities gladly. We will find that not only do we as individuals exert a power- ful influence on the character of AHN - we are, to a very great extent, responsible for making it what it is. We must, then, live in such a way as to fulfill our re- sponsibility to enrich the heritage in our possession. When we have accomplished this we will then be pre- pared to enrich the world in which we live.

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Lives On . . . The orchard in the back yard laden with delicious apples, peaches, pears, and grapes gave the girls some re- freshment during study and took away their appetities for dinner. Every Friday the Children of Mary made their Act of Consecration after Benediction.. Mass was offered only once a week at school. During the months of October, May, and June and the season of Lent, twenty-five girls were allowed to attend Mass at the Dominican Convent, Sunday nights were special ones for the boarders because Sister Mary Emerentienne of the Music Department would entertain them with her endless store of games and songs, Although Sister M. Mariana feels sad at seeing the high school students leave the present building, she is happy at the wonderful accomplishments of the Sisters of the Holy Names and the residents of Albany since her graduation in 1901. In recent years the number of students has increased unbelieveably. Since Sister M. Mariana's class of only seven graduates we anticipate the graduation of eighty-five girls in 1960. The entire high school consisted of no more than forty students while today we boast our enrollment of over two hundred fifty students. So from these incidents we get an idea of the wonderful growth and success of the Academy of the Holy Names. Let's all remember that the modern school will not be entirely new for it will always hold the sincere friendliness, love, and concern that has made Holy Names the school of which we are proud to be a part, Yes, A,H,N, is to move again. During our meeting with Sister M. Mariana and Sister M. Hedwige they assured us that since their first encounter with A,I-LN, and the Sisters of the Holy Names, they have never felt the absence of sincere friendliness and interest between Sister and student. The Sisters feel that throughout all the exterior changes there has been a constancy in the inner spirit, the heart of the school, that will go on forever. iT lY T1 - W up 1913 H ill -at Q Z 1903

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Graduates of '- -Q33 4i....aaQ 1957 Mary Margaret Riccardi Margaret Halpin President Vice -President Maw Ame Britt Maureen Mahon Mary Glavin SSCYCUUY Treasurer Mission Leader W 1. l, Gail Livingston Mary Theresa Higgins Mary Beth Nolan Sports Leader Sodality Prefect Vicbprefecg 5 51