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

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Cardinal Farley Military Academy Was The First To Request A Dance At AMSV This Year A! Dances today there seem to be two ex- tremes . . . dancers are cither close. CLOSE together, or far. FAR apart J. KREHER’S escort is obviously not a Cadet At the right—This may be a case of warming up. or “Let’s sit out this one . . . By the time they meet agam C. JORDAN and her Cadet will not be strangers. Besides the BIG Social Event of the year—the Senior Prom. Informal Dances are planned by the Mount or other High Schools. Perhaps the favorites of the Mounties are the Cadets from C F M A. Although their Academy is more than an hour's drive from ours, they usually come to Tuxedo twice a year for dances, and our girls go to Rhinediff for at least one. Two busloads arrive, with one bus bringing the band and all its paraphernalia. It takes a while for old friends to meet and new ones to get acquainted, and this is unfortunate, for, just as everyone is having a wonderful time, the signal is given, promises to write are exchanged, and the Cadets board their busses for the long drive home. 46

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The TABLEAU for the Christmas Cantata was staged by SISTER MARIAN FRANCIS assisted by SISTER JEAN MARIE MclVER The CHRIST CHILD should always be the center of attention in a NATIVITY SCENE ... IT was in our tableau this year, because it was a REAL BABY. The fact that it was a GIRL and not a BOY made little difference. She was the baby sister of ANNE, MARY and BETH EDWARDS, and when she saw BETH, dressed as a shepherd, kneeling in front of her. she didn’t cry, but she tried to get out of MARY’s (Eileen Bannon’s) arms and into her sister’s. Above-THE BABY is shown in her sister MARY’s arms. She is an angelic child! At left: Both MR CARROLL LAMBERT, their Director, and SISTER THERESA GRAVINO. their Moderator, spent long hours with the Glee Club, preparing for the Cantata. They felt well re- paid by its success.

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E. PEREIRA's Cadet is a Senior like herself. His broad red sash distin- guishes him as an Officer of the Corps of Cadets. This year the Cadets wore braided cords of different colors indicating the special activities in which they participate M L HANLEY and her Cadet are demonstrating the far. FAR apart method of dancing, which makes one wonder sometimes . . . who is dancing with whom? These two partners are certainly enjoying themselves. At the right-The music was good, low enough for conversation, the floor was not crowded . . YET . . . and these two couples were having a wonderful time. 47