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

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Fathers and Friends of the Mount At the first meeting of the FFMm the fall of 68. MR. JOHN FEDIGAN. the new President, presented the retiring President. MR. JON KARK. with a gavel, a symbol of appreciation for his leadership and enthusiasm during his year in office. In the picture at the right. MR. WILLIAM LENNON, the Secretary, reads the minutes of the last meeting as MR FEDIGAN listens attentively. The 1968-69 projects for the Fund-Raising Campaign include Carrels for the Library and Equipment for the Art Studio. MR. JAMES KREHER. SR. MARY PERPETUA and MR JON KARK. watch as MR JOSEPH TORIELLO. Chairman of the '67- 68 Fund Raising Drive, seals the envelopes containing the unopened winning In January two members of the F F M were singularly honored at a Ceremony in St. Patrick's Cathedral, by their elevation to the rank of KNIGHTS of MALTA MR. VINCENT IORIO is shown above with his wife and •LIZ. a Junior at the Mount, and his son. Vince Junior. 78

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MRS. EMMA MATTHEWS Chastellux MRS. MARGARET KLEIN Renamor MRS. IDA KESSLER Chastellux BEATRICE VENEZIA and JEAN VENEZIA are sisters-in-law, and MARY ROSS, who has been a kind of “substitute” this year, filling in when we needed her, is a niece-by-marriage of BEATRICE . . . JULIE SANDAK and EMMA MATTHEWS are sisters ... So are ANNA JENC and JEAN ZRELAK . . . ANNA is also PAT lAZZEHTs Mother, and is pictured with PAT and PAT's young son. We have not included pictures of the MEN who are such an impor- tant part of our personnel, and who are skilled in so many fields . . . who drive our busses and trucks and cars when necessary (many of our Sisters drive) . . . who are carpenters and electricians and painters and gardeners . . . MICHAEL HUDOK and JOHN LAZ- ZO who have been with us longest . . . EDGAR MORIN who was our Bus Driver, DICK LE BARON, responsible for our gardening and OMELRON who helps him . . . JOHN HUGERTH, who came to us especially for outdoor work, but who has been especially valu- able as a Bus Driver . . . and FRANK BALS, one of the newest of our men, but a careful mainte- nance man and a carpenter with infinite patience ... a perfectionist. The ACADEMY could not function without these won- derful men and women . . . MISS RUTH O'BRIEN Chastellux 77

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tickets that have just been drawn from the drum at the right. The exterior of the School Building was faced with the funds. MR. JOHN MULLIGAN is shown with his wife and LOUELLEN. a Sophomore at the Mount, and J. B. his son. Members of the Faculty and the F F M attended both the Ceremony and the celebrations and Dinners that followed. At the right — The pause that refreshes — before and after each meeting. In May a Mass was celebrated in the Chapel at Chastellux for the living and dead members of the F F M by REVEREND GEORGE McGRATH. their Chaplain. In the pic ture are MR and MRS. KREHER. MR VANASSE. MR. FEDIGAN. MR. KARK. MR. LEN NON. MR. TORIELLO, MR. O'LEARY and MR IORIO. After the Mass the group drove up to the' Auditorium, folded the last tickets for the Sweepstakes. MR. VANASSE spun and spun and SPUN the drum. FATHER McGRATH drew the first. SISTER PERPETUA the second. MR. KARK. the third, and other Fathers the other winning tickets, which were placed, unopened, in envelopes which were sealed and brought to the Dinner Dance that evening, to be opened there, when the winners would be announced.