Academy of Mount Saint Vincent - Chastellux Yearbook (Tuxedo Park, NY)

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CHASTELLUX Much of the preparatory work for this book was done during the sum- mer months, and what has been done between September and the final deadline in February has not been done at the expense of stud- ies. Work on the Yearbook was intensive and time which would otherwise have been wasted was put to good account. Members of the Yearbook Staff learned to budget their time and to apply this new knowledge. In this decade there has been a growing tendency, especially in Catholic High Schools, to look upon Yearbooks as too expensive, too time-consuming, and of too little value. We cannot speak for all High Schools—or even for a majority of them—but speaking for our own, we feel that for something as worthwhile and meaningful as the Yearbook it is not too expensive, the time spent is well-spent, and the value of the Yearbook defies calculation. The financial burden of the Yearbook falls principally upon the Seniors—and their parents—and since it is the Senior Year- book they should be the ones to bear the burden. However, their financial contribution is so relatively small that it is equivalent to the cost of three cokes a week for about ten months. I IN DEFENSE OF YEARBOOKS

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SISTER MARIA ASSUMPTA, Faculty Moderator of the Student Council with

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How can one measure the value of a Yearbook? First there are social values- the ability to lead and direct—the ability to work together and to contribute—the ability to measure up to standards and to meet dead- lines. Then the ability to organize, visualize, create, expand, contract, include, delete; to form a pattern and follow it through, with flexibility at times, with tenacity at others. A meaningful theme adds further value. How can a Senior who has thought deeply of the meaning and application of Involvement and Commitment be unaffected by these thoughts? How can she study the Involvement and Commitment of the great men and one woman (Elizabeth Seton) featured in their book and not be enriched and stimulated by her findings? A Yearbook is a treasure chest of memories for years to come—of wonderfully happy years, of friendships formed in glowing youth which will last and deepen through the years. A Yearbook is perhaps a school's best advertisement. It will find its way to every corner of the globe an alumna or student calls home A glance through its pages tells the type of girl the Mount attracts and accepts and on whom it places the seal of its approval at graduation. Yearbooks ARE worthwhile.