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

Text from Pages 1 - 142 of the 1970 volume:

CHASTELLUX 1970 ACADEMY OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT TUXEDO PARK, NEW YORK One Small Step For A Man . . One Giant Leap For Mankind NEIL ARMSTRONG had planted the first human footprint on the moon. APOLLO 11 and VATICAN 2, each in its own sphere, has been the dawn of a new era . . . 2 In our own world of the Mount, we, too, are reaching out to new achievements . . . We, too, are dreaming dreams, and anticipating their realization . . . With the joyousness, courage and enthusiasm of youth we face and welcome this new DAWN... determined to make the most of this new DAY! 3 An age of LOVE . . . of BROTHERHOOD . . . of PEACE . . . We shall follow THE CHRISTIAN WAY we have learned at the Mount and endeavor to live it every day of our lives. By our understanding . . . our caring . . . our actions . . . we shall try to make 5 our DREAM come true. 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Not only in our classrooms or on our beautiful campus, but through our activities and the friendships we form, we find meaning in life . . . and become aware of others and of the outside world . . . We Dream Of Our Future In our school are future nurses . . . teachers . . . actresses . . . scientists . . . secretaries . . . artists . . . social workers . . . To our chosen field we shall bring the lessons we have learned at the Mount . . . 15 Forty-Four Of Us Had Shared these inspirational years at the Mount . . . and our minds, hearts and souls had matured. On June 7th we were graduated and as we set out on those pathways apart” the wisdom we had acquired would light our ways in the new worlds we were entering. 16 CURRICULUM 16 Administration and Faculty SENIORS 32 UNDERCLASSES 64 SCHOOL LIFE 80 Organizations Clubs and Activities SENIOR DIRECTORY 110 INDEX 112 CONTRIBUTORS 114 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 120 Like Us, Sister Perpetua Was A Newcomer To The Mount In 1966 SISTER MARY PERPETUA COLLINS Director of the Academy 1966 — 1969 Elected Coordinator of the Academy in 1969 DYNAMIC, SINCERE, ENTHUSIAS- TIC, PROGRESSIVE all are char acteristic of SISTER MARY PERPETUA COLLINS to whom we have dedicated our Year- book, in grateful appreciation of all she has accomplished for the Mount — and for US — during her three years as Director of the Academy. Few of us realized in September 1966 that Sister was as new as we were to the Mount, she seemed so much a part of it. Then as she be- came aware of ways of raising even higher the already high standards of the Academy, she set certain goals for The Fathers and Friends of the Mount and The Mothers' Guild, and with the funds both groups provided. Sister moved rapidly forward. The Language Lab, the Typing Room and the Audio-Visual Aid Room were her first big projects, while the Art Stu- dio, Reading Room and Gym were her most recent ones. When it was realized that the complex nature of the Mount made it too difficult for one person to supervise all phases efficiently, it was decided to return to the pattern that characterized it at the time of Sister s appointment in 1966. and SISTER RITA MARY GUSHUE was appointed Director, with SISTER MARY PERPETUA COL- LINS elected Coordinator, responsible for the smooth and efficient function- ing of the vast complex of the Academy except the school itself an arrangement that promises to work out well. THANK YOU, SISTER PERPETUA, for the inspiration you gave us during our first three years at the Mount, and for your continued interest in all that concerns us even now. The members of our Faculty are vitally dedicated to the advancement of our school and of each individual girl. They guide us so that we may become more knowledgeable, more aware and more mature young women. They constantly search for new methods of teaching, new advancements in their fields, and share all these with us. We are grateful for the privilege of having a Faculty with such diverse and impressive backgrounds and so devoted to us. We Were Seniors When Sister Rita Gushue Was Appointed Director In an informal talk to the Seniors early this year, SISTER RITA expressed her phi- losophy in words similar to these: I am not a traditionalist ... I always search for better ways to accomplish something, unless I am convinced that the established way is the finest . . We have witnessed the unfolding and ap- plication of this policy throughout the year — and results have proven that it is a happy and successful one. MRS. FLORENCE MacBAIN was SISTER RITA'S Secre- tary as she had been SISTER PERPETUA'S, and her continued presence in the Office made the transition to a new Director a smooth and easy one. To members of the Faculty and to the students, MRS. MacBAIN is someone very special. Father Andersen Is Again At Renamor And Sister Marion Elizabeth Returns There REVEREND HENRY J. ANDERSEN. S.J. Chaplain at Renamor Father Andersen has completed five years as Chap- lain-m-Residence at Renamor. He is punctuality personified, and Mass begins promptly at seven each morning. LAURA MAZA, House President at Marian Hall last year, and elected to the same office at Rena- mor this year, has continued her unbroken record of attendance at Daily Mass. Several others attend once or twice a week. JANEY D’ELIA. CINDY DE VITO and LIZ IORIO clear the Altar after Mass, and RAQUEL PANIAGUA replaces the Vestments after Mass each morning, services for which SISTER CONSTANCE MARY is grateful. When we were Freshmen SISTER MARION ELIZA- BETH had been a member of the Faculty at the Academy. Now, after a two year assignment to ELIZ- ABETH SETON COLLEGE in Yonkers, she has re- turned to Tuxedo to be in charge of Renamor. Be sides SISTER ELIZABETH and SISTER CONSTANCE, SISTER MARY EUCHARIA, a newcomer to the Mount resides at Renamor. Above: RAQUEL and LAURA in the outer Sacristy. At left: LIZ and JANEY bring the Ciborium and Cruets to Father at the Offertory of the Mass. A New Dawn For Us As Christians . . . Has Been The Theme Of Our Religion Classes This Year SISTER THERESA GRAVINO Chairman of the Religion Department SISTER THERESA GRAVINO, pictured above with SUSANA PEREZ, was again Head of the Religion Department in 1969-1970. She has been assisted by SISTER BARBARA SROZENSKI. SISTER THERESA COURTNEY and SISTER MARGARET AILEEN. In planning the Religion Course of Study the Sisters formulated as their principal aims: (1) to prepare students to be Christians in today’s world, and (2) To translate Christianity in terms of today's needs and culture. Their activities included: (1) A Vocation Triduum observed in all Religion classes, with panel discussions, Bible Services, a prayer over the P.A.S. and a question box. (2) Preparation for Mass and Liturgy by each class. The SENIORS chose Peace as the theme of their November Mass. The JUNIORS chose Joy and Giving for their Advent Mass. The SOPHOMORE Mass has not yet taken place as we go to press, but it will be in January, and their theme will be Ecumenical, Unity and Oneness, because of the Church Unity Octave. more . . . 18 The FRESHMEN have already chosen Love for their springtime Liturgy. Involvement in the planning of these liturgical functions will prepare students to take a more active part in similar parish activities. Apostolic works included: (1) Thanksgiving Baskets for migrant workers in a nearby area. (2) Christmas Gifts for children of poor families. (3) Easter Projects — perhaps for Golden-Age Citizens . . . and (4) CCD classes taught by specially trained students. There will be an Inter-Faith Day, perhaps in January, at which a Protestant Minister will be invited to address the students. Student-Planned Days of Recollection and the use of Insight Films were introduced this year and both innovations seem to have been successful. In the Senior Christmas Entertainment at Renamor. (student planned). MARIA RODRIGUEZ read The Christmas Story from the New Testament. The SENIOR Closed Retreat is again scheduled for the second term. Above left: At the Junior Advent Mass with hands joined all present sang the Our Father. Then FATHER STEGLIA gave a beautiful homily on Brotherhood. Concern seems to be the mood of the Juniors as. with SISTER BARBARA, they assemble the Christmas Gifts for the poor. Records, Filmstrips, Seminars . . . Make English Come Alive At The Mount SISTER THERESA COURTNEY Chairman o the English Department In the fall of our Senior year SISTER THERESA COURTNEY took over the reins as Chairman of the English Department, replacing SISTER MARIAN SETON who was assigned to Bishop McDonnell High School in September. SISTER THERESA has her Master's Degree in English from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. The lure of Indian Summer days outdoors was irresistible and both SISTER THERESA and MISS VECCHIOTTI often held their English classes outdoors. 20 MISS DEANNA VECCHIOTTI English Department It was a red letter day for the Mount when MISS DEANNA VECCHIOTTI. a graduate of the College of New Rochelle, signed her contract and joined the English Department of the Academy. Together SISTER THERESA and MISS VECCHIOTTI have planned a new approach in the teaching of English which has already sparked a gratifying response in their classes. Realizing that her students will share her own response and appreciation of poetry and other forms of literature. MISS VEC- CHIOTTI selects with care the records she will use for each of her classes. Instead of the traditional method involving the isolated study of literary pieces, the coordination of the students own interests with those of the authors they are studying has made the English classes more challenging. Even written expression has benefited from this new approach. Beginning with Ninth Year classes, students are introduced to the liter ary genre, and a firm background is established in understanding the var- ious art forms. Required readings are supplemented by research projects which will hopefully cover several aspects of the humanities — history, sociology, music and art — as well as literature. Some of this research will be done during regular class periods, some will be done outside of class. Field trips will supplement the teach- ing and research. In the course in American Literature an effort is made to cover the work of several authors of each period of our history, correlating the literary and political aspects of the period. The main goal in this course is to appreciate the purpose of each au thor and the results of his labor, rather than a memorization of charac- ters and plots. Background lectures are followed by discussions and indi- vidual research projects. A visit to the Mystic Seaport Museum Village in Connecticut helped students appreci- ate the living conditions and prevail- ing atmosphere of the period they were studying in November. The day was profitable, despite the fact that the bus broke down on the return trip, and they arrived home at 12:30 a.m. instead of the 8:30 p.m. sched- uled! 21 Both Science And Math Stress Discovery And Experimentation Emphasis was placed on the experimental approach in Biology this year. Activities included the alcoholic fermentation of apple cider and the crossing of fruit flies when students were studying Mendel's ratio. New micro-viewers provided “inside information” on bacteria, photosynthesis and the inner workings of the human body. A blood-typing service was offered to the school when students were studying the circulatory system. SISTER BARBARA also teaches Chemistry, the sci- ence she loves most. Her enthusiasm is shared by her students. After basic lectures had been given to the entire class, each student received a packet for each unit being studied. The packet contained read- ing lists, problem sheets and lab experiments to be completed by the student at her own rate. The better students completed the basic assignments and went on to enrichment exercises, while students with difficulties received more individual help from Sister. Since SISTER BARBARA teaches both Religion and Science, she is well qualified to give a course cover ing basic aspects of marriage to the Seniors. SISTER BARBARA SROZENSKI Biology and Chemistry When a wasps' nest was removed from beneath the eaves a Renamor, it was enclosed in a plastic bag for several days, and any wasps in it were suffocated. Then it was brought to the Lab for students to examine. Here SISTER BARBARA is examining it with MARIANNE ANGEL and ANNE BUDIN. Each year a hamster has had a special corner in the Lab. Last year's was “Honey” and more than once it escaped from its cage and made its way downstairs to the Library. This year Honey has been replaced by “Su- gar” — a more docile little animal, with a really pleasant personality. TERRY BYRNE and KATHY CLARK will vouch for this. Here SISTER BARBARA is testing some of its reactions. 22 YVMl lS Since Algebra and Geometry are the basic Mathematics courses in the Academy, MRS. CLEARY'S primary aim in these courses has been a complete understanding and mastery of the theories and concepts in the N.Y.S. Syllabus. The wealth of filmstrip material available in the Academy will provide special assignments for more advanced stu- dents. Students in all MRS. CLEARY’s classes have been trained to do their homework assignments on acetate, and use the Overhead Projector to present their solutions to the class. The advantages of this method are incalculable. MRS. CLEARY bubbles over with enthusiasm for her subject — and in fact for the Academy — but her students often find Math hard. One finally acted as spokesman for the class and said MRS. CLEARY, we miss SUELLEN koelsch don't love Math, but we do love you!” Not to would be impossible! Physical Science and Mathematics Discovery is the aim of MISS KOELSCH’s Physical Science Course. In it she plans to use the I P S system — a self-discovery program. Besides Physical Science, MISS KOELSCH also teaches three Math courses: Math XI, XII and Intermediate Algebra. Her classes are di- vided into groups so that more capable students can move on and discover on their own. In Intermediate Algebra MISS KOELSCH is striving to develop self-confidence in her students, and although she is following the text rather closely, she is introducing some college math — including matrices. MATH XII is a seminar class, using college Set Theory. . . . MISS KOELSCH hopes to introduce her students to Topology. Each student in this course is working on an outside project, teaching herself something new in Math. MISS KOELSCH is a Graduate of Good Counsel College and is study ing for her Master s Degree at Fordham. 23 dHabla Usted Espanol? Si! Parlez-Vous Francais? Oui! Loquerisne Latinam? Sic! SISTER GERTRUDE MIRIAM Spanish Dpartment Her summer in Mexico on an N D E A grant through the University of Wichita, Kansas, and her weeks in Spam last spring nave given SISTER GERTRUDE MIRIAM firsthand experience of the social and cul- tural background of Spanish speaking countries. As a result her Spanish courses are an enriching experi ence for her students. Using the Language Labora tory two or three days each week, all students ac- quire the ability to communicate and converse in Spanish with confidence and many do so with fluency. This year. Seniors and Juniors are undertak- ing extensive readings of modern Spanish and His- panic writers. The National Spanish Honor Society has again proved an incentive to all Sister’s students to attain and maintain high scholastic ratings in Spanish. Below — This picture was taken at the Airport the evening SISTER GERTRUDE and a group of students and their friends flew to Spam last Spring. Besides the development of the ability to com- municate in a foreign language and the social understanding of the life of persons in other lands, the cultural and aesthetic appreciation for individual growth is an important aim of all three Language Departments — Spanish, French and Latin (which we might call the an- cient form of modern Italian). The fact that here at the Academy we have students from Mexico, Puerto Rico and Central America is an asset in many ways. MRS. ROSE CAMILLE KRAUS French Department To provide beginners with a workable vocabulary and the ability to express themselves in colloquial French has been the aim of SISTER THERESA GRAVINO in her teaching of French 1. Dramatization, poster making and other devices have made the introduction to a foreign language a pleasurable experience for beginners. The ability to interpret unfamiliar words through a knowledge of Latin, the enrichment that results from a knowledge of classic myths and literature, and the im- portance of Latin for any student planning a profes- sional career, are three incentives SISTER THERESA GRAVINO’s Latin students soon learn to appreciate. The Latin Convention at Mahwah Junior-Senior High School is an affair they enjoy each spring. There are translation contests, Olympic Games, and a Roman Cena” which they attend dressed in togas. MARY BURKE. '72. attended her sister's Christmas wedding in Rome and returned with firsthand information of places her class has been studying about. SISTER THERESA GRAVINO Latin and French Departments Shortly after ROSE CAMILLE GENTILE had come to the Mount in September 1968, she announced her engage ment. During the summer of 1969 she was married and now, as MRS. JOSEPH KRAUS, she has returned to con- tinue teaching French 2 and 3 at the Academy. In both of these courses she continues to stress French gram- mar and usage, to train her students to converse in French, and to give them a knowledge of French cus- toms, institutions, and artistic and literary master- pieces. MRS. KRAUS encourages her students to read French literature, and urges them not to limit them- selves to their textbooks alone. Among her innovations this year MRS. KRAUS has used more records — songs, poems, etc. — more visual aids, and has introduced Games-in-French, including BINGO! 25 New Courses And New Approaches Evident In The Social Studies Program The course in World Culture begins with a review of the techniques, topics and methods needed to study any culture intelligently. Islamic civilization has been used as a prototype because of its tremendous influence in Asia and Africa. A new course in European Culture was introduced this year in the 10th grade. Less and less does the American see Europe in terms of each individual na- tion as a separate entity. Therefore the student exam- ines those trends in European history that identify Western Civilization. This examination is historical, since it shows how certain aspects of society devel- oped. It is also interdisciplinary, with emphasis upon important political, economic and social concepts as well as those concepts drawn from the humanities. In organizing the examination of European cultural developments, a major theme has been the relation- ship between a society's need for cohesion and stabil- ity on the one hand, and the struggle for individual identity and self-fulfillment on the other. Besides the basic text and three books of readings, pages of mimeographed notes are used as a supple- ment. These readings include materials from news- papers, magazines, documents and diaries. To en- courage student participation, the basic form of in- struction will be discussion of assigned materials. To allow students to pursue advanced studies in Euro- pean History on the college level, a course is given which allows them to take the College Board Ad- vanced Placement Examination, and receive college credit if a satisfactory grade is achieved. The Course covers European History from 1500 to 1945 and students are required to have a detailed knowledge of the narrative of this period, plus specific and in- tensive knowledge of one period of her choice. SISTER KATHLEEN NORA CASSIDY Chairman of the Social Science Department 26 Music And Dramatic Art Are Part Of Our Cultural Heritage SISTER MARIE FRANCESCA HURLEY Social Studies The course in American History offered in the 11th grade is a departure from the traditional chronologi- cal or chrono-topical treatment. Instead of concern trating on the accumulation of facts, which this new approach assumed that the pupil has already ac- quired through the Social Studies Program in the elementary school, the emphasis is placed on discov ery. It seeks to develop critical thinking on the part of the student on whom is placed increased responsi- bility for searching beyond the facts presented in the textbooks. Students are urged to explore resources of the library and audio-visual aids department. Only through such indepth studies under the guidance of the instructor will the student be enabled to derive those concepts and generalizations that will help ex- plain the past, link it up with the present, and in some measure foresee what is to come. Electives offered in the 12th year include Government and Economics. The former aims to develop more effective citizens through an understanding of the nature of our democratic government, the opportuni- ties it offers and the responsibilities we have toward it. In the second semester a course in Advanced Eco- nomics seeks to prepare the student to make wise de- cisions in the practical problems that will confront her as a wage earner, producer, consumer and or member of society. We shall include further reference to MR. EUGENE JUDGE and his direction of the GLEE CLUB and SISTER MARIAN FRANCIS and her continued work with our DRAMATIC PROGRAM in the Activity Section of our Yearbook. Studio Art, Art Appreciation, Clothing And Tutoring Are Included Among Electives Once again MRS. MILDRED FERRIS, pictured above with TESSIE FONALLEDAS and MARIA de la GUARDIA, has accomplished wonders in her Studio Art Courses. She insists that her students master the basic rules of perspective, the fundamentals of color harmony and the techniques of pencil, pen and ink, scratchboard, water color and oil painting. Then the reins are loosened and stu- dents are free to choose media and subjects that appeal to them. If fifteen po- tential artists are at work in the studio at one time, each will be working at something she enjoys, and at her own pace. There is competition, and this is necessary and stimulating. The Kiln shown in the picture was part of the new equipment purchased with funds provided by The Fathers and Friends of The Mount. Under the direction of MRS. FERRIS very beautiful ceramic pieces were made by the students before Christmas as gifts for parents and special friends. MRS. HARRY COX, Mother of NANCY COX, a Senior, and last year’s President of the Mothers’ Guild, has done much work in ceramics herself, and helped MRS. FERRIS organize this phase of the Studio Art Program. 28 Interest in the poor and a desire to help them is characteristic of Mount students with very few exceptions. That is why SISTER MARY AQUI- NATA in her “Clothing” classes teaches first the fundamentals of hand-sewing and then the cutting out and sewing of slips and dresses for the poor. A splendid seamstress herself — and a perfectionist — she demands and obtains fine work. In the picture at the left she is shown with three Spanish students who are not at pres ent in her Clothing course, but whom she tu- tors in English. Since their parents have sent them to an American Academy to learn English, and since SISTER AQUINATA’s private tutoring helps them in all their other subjects, this is an immensely important class for these girls each day. SISTER MARY AQUINATA. in the classroom in which she teaches her Clothing Course, with ELZA DOBLES. MONICA LARREA and ALEJANDRA IBARRA No education in the full sense of the word is complete without a knowledge and appreciation of what man has accomplished in the realm of art throughout the ages and throughout the world. This explains why the Art Appreciation courses taught by SISTER CONSTANCE MARY interest all types of students — those who are honor students as well as those who find subjects like Chemistry and Math beyond their ability. In the picture at the left, on the bulletin board behind CHARLENE GUARIELLO. MARY ALICE MURTAGH and JOAN RAEDLER are copies of paintings by Mondrian, Botticelli, Van Gogh, Holbein, Cezanne and Martini, suggesting the broad scope of the course. Lectures, discussions, filmstrips and slides are used, and students are encouraged to give reasons for their reactions, but are not expected to express uniform preferences. Manuscript Writing is also included in the course, and when specimens of the handwriting of an entire class were submitted for evaluation, the Chief Exami- ner wrote on the evaluation form: “Sister, only once in the proverbial blue moon do we see a set of papers like these.” (Note: Since SISTER CONSTANCE MARY does most of the Photography for the Yearbook she does not appear on this page.) 29 Sister, I Need Advice . . . When Can You See Me? It wasn't an easy task to assume the role of Guid- ance Councillor that SISTER MARIA ASSUMPTA had filled for nine years, but SISTER MARGARET AILEEN was well prepared for the task. Last spring, when both Sisters knew what lay ahead, SISTER MARGARET AILEEN spent several week ends at Tuxedo, and SISTER ASSUMPTA outlined procedures she had found helpful and successful. After three years of SISTER ASSUMPTA’s counsell- ing, we, the Seniors, were disappointed when we learned that she had been assigned to St. Ray- mond's High School. Soon, however, we discovered that SISTER MARGARET knew a great deal about Colleges, and as she got to know us, was able to advise us about requirements and advantages of the Colleges we chose . . . and if she didn’t have the information, she knew how we could obtain it. For the Underclasses, Sister's work involved Test- ing Programs and also Group Guidance Sessions and individual counselling. SISTER MARGARET AILEEN Guidance Without rapport between Councillor and stu- dents. counselling would fail. Fortunately, with very few exceptions, — and this is normal — students approach SISTER MARGARET with confidence and little hesitation. In the picture at the left, LUKI DE VITO is clowning with SISTER at the Freshman Christmas Party. (SISTER MARGARET is Class Adviser for 9-1) 0 Wonderful World Of Books . . . Let Me Share Your Wealth With Others . . . Just as there is a time to weep and a time to laugh, so there is a time to be serious and a time to relax. In the picture at the left, SISTER MARY EUCHARIA is operating the Filmstripand-Record- Player machine at a Fall Faculty Meeting. Concentra- tion was necessary to keep the correct synchroniza- tion of frames and narration, and she succeeded perfectly. Below there is a second picture in which Sister is more relaxed and this is a more normal and natu- ral picture. SISTER EUCHARIA has replaced SISTER MARY JOSITA who was assigned to the College of Mount Saint Vincent in the fall. Most of her courses in Library Science have been taken at Catholic Uni- versity in Washington, D.C., and she comes to the Academy with the technical knowledge required and also with a love of books and a kind of rever ence for the riches enclosed between their stiff or flexible covers. The new carrels in the Library purchased with funds contributed by the Fathers and Friends of the Mount have been put to good use. SISTER MARY EUCHARIA Librarian Early in December SISTER EUCHARIA obtained cartons of new books of various categories — which will be on the shelves as soon as they have been accessioned and catalogued. One of the innovations that has appealed to Seniors in particular has been the frequency of Free Fine Days — or should we call them Fine Free Days? We’ve had three so far! It ’s Pleasant . . . It’s Practical MRS. LYDIA MARSHALL Typing and Notehand If there is one elective chosen by the vast majority of Seniors, it is the Typing and Notehand course given by MRS. MARSHALL. Whether we want to prepare for a career in the business world, or be able to take notes quickly and type our term papers and other assignments in College, both of these courses have practical value — and they’re enjoyable too. In November MRS. MARSHALL requested The Berkeley School to send someone to visit our classes and to speak to us on the advantages of a business career. MISS SCOTT, pic- tured below, accepted the invitation, and represented the school. As we go to press, MRS. MARSHALL is formulating plans for a field trip to an Industrial Plant and or to a Business School for the next semester. Typing Certificates and Awards are given by the Catholic Bus iness Education Association to students typing up to sixty words a minute, a goal which the majority of MRS. MAR- SHALL’S students achieve. . . . It’s Relaxing . . . In the picture at the right MRS. MARSHALL glances over ELLEN s shoulder at the page in her typewriter. CLARE is in the foreground. MISS SCOTT Representative of The Berkeley School 32 Be A David! . . . . . . the slogan of the President’s Physical Fitness Program, has been the keynote of the Physical Education Classes this year. New equipment in the gym, especially PREMI the new horse, the ping pong tables and the bows and arrows for archery enthusiasts, have been booster shots for the Gym classes, and with MRS. MARION HESSION (pictured at the left with DOTH and JUDE) again as our Instructor, classes were more enjoyable and relaxing than ever. It was MRS. HESSION who designed the white and navy pinafores worn by the Faculty in the FACULTY-STUDENT Basketball Game. There will be further notes on Athletics in the School Life section of our book. j We lost a delightfully pleasant nurse when MRS. SHEPHARD left us in the spring a few months before the birth of her baby girl, but MRS. SHIRLEY McCORMACK who replaced her is equally charming. MRS. McCORMACK received her nurse’s training in St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, where she specialized in pediatrics. For a time she was a member of the Staff of Babies' Hospital, a division of the Co- lumbia Presbyterian Hospital and Medical Cen- ter in New York. She is the mother of two daughters — Barbara 14 and Janey 11. She describes her technique here at the Mount as ‘‘a little mothering, a little humor, — and a lot of love and common sense!” Whether we’ve come under her care as patients or have just passed her now and then in the hall or on the stairs, we feel better and the sun seems brighter be- cause of our contact with MRS. McCORMACK. P.S. In the Student-Faculty Game, MRS. Me CORMACK led the Cheerleaders ! ! ! We’ve spent four years and have been through so much together . . . we’ve shared many happy times and a few sad ones. Now we are leaving and must say good bye to our teachers . . . to the underclassmen . . . and to each other. We will always have wonderful memories of the Mount and of the philosophy of life and love we have acquired here. A new dawn awakens us. We start on those pathways apart . . . but bound to each other by unbreakable bonds. Another Milestone Ring Day THE DAY HAD COME! FATHER ROBERT UZZILIO, S.D.B., blessed our School Rings, and before our Ring Day Mass, he handed each of us this symbol of the school we had grown to love. We had achieved a new goal ... We would cherish our rings and all they implied for the rest of our lives. After the Mass we were feted at a Lun- cheon prepared by the Sophomores, who presented each of us with a corsage of yellow flowers. During the luncheon the time- honored custom of “turning rings began and SISTER THERESA GRAVINO was one of the first to turn a Junior's ring. A cake, decorated with flowers and inscribed with the words CONGRATULATIONS, JUN IORS! formed the centerpiece of a special table. Junior Student Councillors, JOYCE PARISI, LAURA MAZA, MAYRA GUERRERO and CAROL GORDON cut and served it. Our Ring SEMI-FORMAL was a perfect climax of our Ring Festivities. We had chosen SOMEWHERE MY LOVE” from DOCTOR ZHIVAGO as its theme, and for the occasion we had decorated Marian Hall with garlands of yellow flowers. None of us will soon forget that very special night! SEPTEMBER ’66 — our first day at the Mount — we were scared but excited. SISTER ANDREA and SISTER JOSITA were our Homeroom teachers. SISTER PERPETUA was new too — as Director. Marianne Angel Suffern, New York Athletic Club 2. 3. 4 Cheerleading 2. 3. 4 Captain 4 Softball 2. 3. 4 Tennis 2. 3. 4 Volleyball 2. 3. 4 CCD 3 Class Officer 4 President 4 Dramatics 2. 3. 4 Forensic League 2. 3. 4 Glee Club 2. 4 Great Books 2. 3 Math League 2. 3 Student Council 4 NORMA. STEPH. B J and ELLEN enjoy a Pepsi in the Cafeteria The boarders settled down (?) to life at Chastellux . and Feshman social life became Cardinal Farley Dances. Camille Aronowitz New York, New York Barbara J. Beckett Ridgewood, New Jersey Athletic Club 1. 2. 3. 4 Basketball 3. 4 Softball 1 Volleyball 1 CCD 3 Dramatics 2. 3. 4 Glee Club 1 Sodality 1 35 The Juniors became our Big Sisters and the Sophomores had the privilege of getting on the bus and the cafeteria line ahead of us. Deborah Boyell Evanston, Illinois Athletic Club 3. 4 CCD 3. 4 Dramatics 1. 2. 3. 4 Glee Club 1 Sodality 1 Spanish Honor Society 3. 4 YCS2 Claire Brady Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey Athletics 2. 3. 4 Basketball 2. 3. 4 Sodality 2 36 The Glee Club, directed by MR. LAMBERT, gave a Christ- mas Concert and a Concert and Dance with Canterbury. MISS TORRUP directed the Christmas Tableau and Every- man. Anne Budin Suffern, New York CCD 3 Dramatics 4 Forensic League 2. 3. 4 Secretary 3 President 4 Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4 Great Books 2. 3 Library Guild 4 Math League 3 National Honor Society 3. 4 School Paper 1. 4 Associate Editor 4 Sodality 1 YCS 3 Our class play was MY CLIENT CURLEY . It won a lot of laughs anyway! We had a puppy raffle for the Missions . . . Science with SISTER IMELDA . . . Latin with SISTER DOMINICA Therese Byrne Greenwood Lake, New Jersey Athletic Club 1. 2. 3. 4 Archery 4 Riding 4 Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4 Volleyball 1. 2. 3. 4 CCD 3. 4 Dramatics 1. 2. 3. 4 Glee Club 1 Library Guild 1. 2. 3. 4 Library Council 4 School Paper 4 Assistant Editor 4 Sodality 1 YCS 2 Yearbook 4 English with SISTER ELIZABETH . . SISTER JOSEPH DOLORES, our Nurse - “You’re not sick - It’s all in your head.” . . . Days of Recollection - “Is kissing a mortal sin?” Christine Callery New York, New York Athletics 1. 2. 3. 4 Archery 3. 4 Volleyball 1, 2. 3. 4 CCD 3. 4 Dramatics 2 Forensic League 2 Glee Club 1. 2 YCS 2. 3 Dorothy Celia Ridgewood, New Jersey Athletic Club 1. 2. 3. 4 Archery 3. 4 Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4 Varsity 1. 2. 3. 4 Co-Captain 4 CCD 3 Dramatics 3. 4 Forensic League 1. 2. 3 Glee Club 1. 2 Library Guild 1. 2. 3. 4 Library Council 4 Vice President 4 Math League 3 School Paper 4 Page Editor 4 Sodality 1 39 SEPTEMBER ’67 — back at the Mount — all in one homeroom. Remember SISTER JEAN’S method of curing hiccoughs? Lovely MRS. VAN PELT taught us History for just one term . . . Kathryn Clark Tuxedo, New York Athletic Club 2. 3. 4 Tennis 2. 3, 4 Volleyball 2. 3. 4 Dramatics 2. 3. 4 Glee Club 2. 3, 4 Library Guild 2. 3. 4 Library Council 4 President 4 Math League 2, 3 School Paper 3. 4 Assistant Editor 4 Spanish Honor Society 3, 4 Yearbook 3, 4 Our 1968 hamster was Honey.” Our 1969 one was Sugar.” and TERRY and KATHY took complete charge of it. SISTER MARIAN FRANCIS became the new Dramatic Coach, and directed a professionally perfect Miracle Worker, assisted by SISTER JEAN as Moderator of the Dramatic Club. Ellen Convente Franklin Lakes New Jersey Athletics 1. 2, 3, 4 Riding 3. 4 Tennis 1. 2, 3 Volleyball 1 Class Officer 1. 2. 4 Secretary 1. 4 Vice President 2 Dramatics 2. 3. 4 Glee Club 1 Great Books 2. 3 School Paper 2. 3. 4 Page Editor 4 Sodality 1 Spanish Honor Society 3. 4 Student Council 2 YCS2 Yearbook 3 Nancy Cox Wyckoff, New Jersey Athletic Club 1. 2. 3. 4 CCD 3 Class Officer 1 President 1 Dramatics 1. 2, 3. 4 Glee Club 1 Great Books 2. 3 Math League 2. 3 School Paper 1. 2. 3. 4 Page Editor 4 Sodality 1 Student Council 1 Yearbook 3. 4 Assiciate Editor 4 41 Our big triumph that year was first place in the Play Contest. We had chosen My Fair Lady and with CHRIS MURA as Coach and MARGO VENNING as Eliza, it was beautifully done. Jane D’Elia Greenwich, Connecticut Athletics 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 3. 4 Hockey 1, 2, 3 Volleyball 4 CCD 3 Glee Club 1. 4 Sodality 1 VCS 2 Cynthia De Vito Pleasantville, New York Athletics 2, 3, 4 Basketball 2. 3. 4 Cheerleading 3, 4 Hockey 2, 3 Riding 2, 3 Volleyball 2. 3. 4 CCD 3 Glee Club 2. 3, 4 YCS 2 42 The trip to Rome . . . experience of a lifetime with SISTER THERESA GRAVINO and SISTER ASSUMPTA as Chaperons . . . “Did you get pinched?” Elizabeth Edwards Radburn, New Jersey Athletic Club 2. 3. 4 Basketball 2. 3. 4 Dramatics 2. 3 Glee Club 1. 2 Sodality 1 CHRIS. JANEY and LIZ were three of the last group of Sophomores to live in the Cottage. CINDY joined them for a farewell visit there before CHRIS left for California. A very successful basketball season with SISTER COURTNEY and MRS. HESSION coaching, plus fine players from our class — CAROL, DOTTI and B.J. 1969 was the year of the MINI MINI skirt and of the MAXI coat. Just as DONNA and CHRIS had been among the very first to set the style with MINI skirts, so they were among the first to flaunt MAXI coats. Summer-in-the-city with SISTER SETON and SISTER ANDREA . . . teaching underprivileged children . . . with CHRIS and DOTTI participating . . . Margaret Ford Mahwah, New Jersey Athletic Club 1. 2. 3. 4 Hockey 1 Riding 3 Volleyball 1 Class Officer 4 Secretary-Treasurer 4 Dramatics 1. 2. 3, 4 Glee Club 1. 2. 3 School Paper 1 Sodality 1 YCS 2 Yearbook 3, 4 Assistant Editor 4 Donna Gambardella Little Falls, New Jersey School Paper 4 YCS 3 45 SEPTEMBER ’68 — we returned for our heaviest year of work . . dissecting with SISTER BARBARA ... a team teaching program with SISTER KATHLEEN and SISTER SETON . . . Carol Gordon Ridgewood, New Jersey Athletics 1. 2. 3. 4 Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4 Hockey 1 Volleyball 1. 2 Class Officer 3. 4 Vice President 3. 4 Dramatics 2. 3. 4 Forensic League 1 Library Guild 1 School Paper 1 Science Club 1 Sodality 1 Student Council 3. 4 Secretary 4 CHRIS and MAYRA . . . Is it Flower Power or trying out • He loves me. he loves me not” with a rhododendron? We enjoyed this course so much we raced to the Library to get books for weekly research. Remember the day we knocked SISTER JOSITA off her typewriter in our enthusiasm? Maria Isabel de la Guardia Panama, Panama Athletic Club 4 CCD 3 Dramatics 3. 4 Glee Club 4 ft Mayra Guerrero Santo Domingo Republica Dominicana Athletic Club 1. 2. 3. 4 Hockey 1. 2 Riding 2. 3. 4 Softball 1. 2 Tennis 1. 2 Volleyball 1. 3 CCD 3 Class Officer 3. 4 Treasurer 3 Vice President 4 Dramatics 1, 2, 3. 4 Forensic League 4 Glee Club 4 House Councillor 3 Math League 2. 3 School Paper 4 Sodality 1 Student Council 4 Treasurer 4 YCS 2. 3 Yearbook 3. 4 Associate Editor 4 47 MISS GENTILE joined the Faculty and became engaged! March-off to Spain, with SISTER GERTRUDE as Chaperone . . The Father-Daughter Luncheon at the Swiss Chalet — voted “Best ever! Elizabeth lorio Eastchester, New York Athletics 2. 3. 4 Basketball 2 Riding 4 CCD 3 Dramatics 2. 4 Forensics 4 Glee Club 4 Christine Jordan Ridgewood, New Jersey Athletic Club 1. 2. 3. 4 Riding 3 Volleyball 3 CCD 3.4 Class Officer 1, 3 Vice President 1 President 3 Dramatics 2. 3. 4 Secretary 3 Forensic League 2 Glee Club 1. 4 Sodality 1 Student Council 1, 3 YCS 2. 3 Yearbook 3. 4 48 The Mount Co-ed? No, but we imported boys from Don Bosco for our production of Pride and Prejudice, directed by SISTER FRANCIS Judith Krug Scarsdale, New York Athletic Club 3. 4 Basketball 3. 4 Varsity 3. 4 Captain 4 Dramatics 3 The new Senior privilege of ‘ independent study’’ meant that we were responsible for using the hours we were free wisely. JUDY and LIZ often went to the Reading Room to get assignments finished before the bus left for Renamor. April - RINGS - olessed for us by FATHER UZZILIO, S.O.B. — a Ring Day Mass — a Sophomore-Junior Lun- cheon — much turning of rings — and our RING DANCE with its theme Somewhere My Love from Doctor Zhivago. Linda Matulewicz Union City, New Jersey Athletics 3. 4 Archery 4 Basketball 4 Riding 3. 4 Tennis 3. 4 Volleyball 3 CCD 3 Library Guild 3. 4 School Paper 3. 4 Assistant Editor 4 DIANNE and VANESSA — Happy days at Marian Hall! After Easter — a Cultural Day in New York. We separated into small groups and went to the Museum and Theater of our choice. Our Gass Play was Mame. We try harder? But we didn’t win. Laura Maza New York, New York Athletics 1. 2 Volleyball 1. 2 Class Officer 3. 4 Vice President 3 President 4 Dramatics 3. 4 Forensic League 1 House President 2. 3. 4 National Honor Society 3. 4 President 4 School Paper 4 Sodality 1 Student Council 2. 3. 4 Class Representative 2 Vice President 4 YCS 2. 3 Yearbook 3. 4 Vanessa Miccinelli Upper Saddle River New Jersey Athletic Club 1. 2. 3, 4 Hockey 1 Riding 1. 2. 3. 4 Softball 1 Tennis 1. 2. 3. 4 Volleyball 1 CCD 3. 4 Dramatics 1. 2 Glee Club 1 School Paper 4 Page Editor 4 Sodality 1 YCS 2 51 SEPTEMBER '69 — Seniors at last! Every moment became precious — our days at the Mount were coming to an end. Familiar faces were gone — SISTERS ASSUMPTA, SETON, JEAN. JOSITA ... We saw SISTER PERPETUA only rarely Christine Mura Mahwah, New Jersey CCD 3 Class Officer 3 Secretary 3 Forensic League 1. 2. 3. 4 Treasurer 3 Vice President 4 Great Books 2. 3 Library Guild 1. 2. 3 Literary Magazine 1 National Honor Society 3. 4 School Paper 1. 3. 4 Editor in Chief 4 Sodality 1 CHRIS was one of the first to make use of the new Microfilm Reader purchased with funds provided by the Fathers and Friends of the Mount 52 Stephanie Oryshyn Mahwah, New Jersey Athletic Club 1, 2. 3, 4 CCD 3 Dramatics 1, 2. 3. 4 Secretary Treasurer 4 Forensic League 1 Glee Club 1 School Paper 2. 3. 4 Sodality 1 We directed MISS VECCHIOTTI and MISS KOELSCH to the Orientation Assembly not realizing they were new Mem- bers of the Faculty! SISTER EUCHARIA, SISTER MAR- GARET AILEEN, MRS. CLEARY, MRS. McCORMACK - we welcomed them all — and loved them! Pamela Nixon Sterling Forest, New York Athletics 1. 2, 3 Basketball 1 Hockey 1, 2 Volleyball 1. 2. 3 Dramatics 1. 2, 3, 4 Forensics 1. 2. 3. 4 Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4 Library Guild 1. 2, 3. 4 Library Guild 1. 2. 3. 4 Library Council 4 Science Club 1. 2 Yearbook 3. 4 53 MISS GENTILE was now MRS. KRAUS . . MR. JUDGE was the new Director of the Glee Club. Many of the Sisters had a new look — without veils and religous habits. Sheila O’Toole Mahwah, New Jersey Athletic Club 1. 2, 3. 4 CCD 3 Class Officer 1 Treasurer 1 Dramatics 1, 2. 3. 4 President 4 Forensic League 1. 2 Glee Club 1 Library Guild 1. 2 National Honor Society 3. 4 School Paper 1. 2 Sodality 1 Yearbook 3. 4 Associate Editor 4 Raquel Paniagua Santo Domingo Republica Dominicana Athletic Dub 3. 4 Volleyball 3. 4 Dramatics 3. 4 Glee Club 4 54 ft Boarding at Renamor was fun, and Senior privileges — especially independent study, unlimited lights (for board- ers) and driving up to school — meant a lot. Joyce Parisi Saddle River, New Jersey Athletics 1. 2. 3. 4 Hockey 3 Riding 4 Tennis 2. 3 Volleyball 2. 3 Class Officer 1. 2. 3 Treasurer 1 President 2. 3 Dramatics 2. 3. 4 Forensic League 3 Glee Club 1 Library Guild 1 National Honor Society 3. 4 School Paper 1, 2. 3. 4 Sodality 1 Student Council 2, 3. 4 President 4 YCS 1. 2 Yearbook 3 Reactions differ as NANCY. ELLEN. MARIANNE. JOYCE. CHRIS. ANNE and DOTTI listen to SISTER MARGARET AILEEN's announcement: ' The College Board Scores are in. girls! Among our favorite courses this year were Typing and Notehand with MRS. MARSHALL, Art and Art Appreciation with MRS. FERRIS and SISTER CONSTANCE MARY, and SISTER BARBARA'S Marriage Course Ellen Pollock Mahwah, New Jersey Athletics 1, 2, 3, 4 Vice President 3 Basketball J. 2, 3, 4 Cheerleading 2, 3. 4 Co-Captain 3, 4 Riding 1, 2 Softball 1. 2, 3 CCD 3 Dramatics 2. 3 Secretary 2 School Paper 2. 3 Sodality 1 Spanish Honor Society 3 Yearbook 3. 4 Associate Editor 4 LAURA, LINDA, MARY and JUDY — oft for the weekend! T G I F ! We took SAT’s until we thought we’d go crazy — we con- sulted SISTER MARGARET AILEEN, our new Guidance Counsellor, about colleges and applications — and worried until we received acceptances. Maria Rodriguez Crestwood, New York Athletic Club 1. 3, 4 Riding 1, 3, 4 Volleyball 1 CCD 3. 4 Dramatics 1. 3 School Paper 4 Sodality 1 Spanish Honor Society 3, 4 Mary Roth New York, New York Athletic Club 4 Riding 4 Softball 4 CCD 4 School Paper 4 Contributing Editor 4 57 Rehearsals began early for SABRINA FAIR, and again there were boys from Don Bosco in the cast . . . Social life be gan in November with the Hayride and Dance at Cardinal Farley, followed by dances at Don Bosco and Holy Child. Laura Salazar Caracas, Venezuela Athletic Club 3. 4 CCD 3 Dramatics 3. 4 NANCY and KIM relax in the spring sunshine and plan what they'll do during the long summer months ahead Nancy Stix Scarsdale, New York CCD 3 Forensic League 4 Glee Club 3 Library Council 4 School Paper 4 The TIME FOR US was unquestionably our Senior Prom at The Pierre during the Thanksgiving Holidays. For four years we had looked forward to that night — and we will always remember it . . . Dianne Sbath Wyckoff, New Jersey CCD 3 Dramatics 2. 3 59 Singing on the bus became nostalgic now . . . “In the Jungle. “The Purpose of a Man,” “With a Little Help from My Friends.” “Bonnie and Clyde, “He’s Got the Whole School . . . with Janet and Norma harmonizing Norma Vanasse Mahwah, New Jersey Athletic Club 1. 2. 3. 4 Treasurer 3 Basketball 1 Varsity 1 Volleyball 1 CCD 3 Dramatics 1. 2. 3 Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4 President 3 Vice President 4 Library Guild 1 Sodality 1 YCS 2 b New uniforms for Basketball Players and Cheerleaders but even without them we beat the Faculty in the Stu dent-Faculty game sponsored by the Student Council. We were at first incredulous, then hysterical at the Faculty Cheering Squad. Margaret Venning Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey Athletic Club 3. 4 Archery 3. 4 Tennis 3. 4 CCD 3 Dramatics 1. 2. 3. 4 Forensic League 1. 2 Library Council 1, 2 Sodality 1 YCS 2 Yearbook 3. 4 Editor-in-Chief 4 MARGO and NANCY wait while CHRIS is calling Florida. ' Wrong number again. Oh well! Graduation . . . leaving our friends . . . our teachers . . . our campus . . The joy of that day would not be unmixed with sadness, but we would look forward to our reunion five years from now. Janet Wentz Mahwah, New Jersey Athletic Club 1. 2. 3. 4 Cheerleading 4 CCD 3. 4 Class Officer 1. 2 Vice President 1 Secretary 2 Dramatics 1, 2. 3. 4 Vice President 4 Forensic League 3. 4 Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4 Great Books 3 Library Guild 1. 2. 3. 4 School Paper 3. 4 Sodality 1 Student Council 1. 2. 4 YCS 2 Yearbook 3. 4 Graduation . . . Commencement . . . The Dawn of a new Decade and of a new Day for each of us. We shall face it with courage . . . enthusiasm . . faith and joy . . . with the motto of Alma Mater always before us . NOBLESSE OBLIGE. Kimberley White Mahwah, New Jersey Athletic Club 1. 2. 3. 4 Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4 Varsity 4 Softball 1 Volleyball 1 CCD 3 Dramatics 2. 3. 4 Library Guild 1. 2 School Paper 1. 2. 3 Sodality 1 YCS 3 Yearbook 3. 4 Studying Catalogues for the big decision: Standing: STEPHANIE. VANESSA. SHEILA. LINDA and TERRY Seated: CHRIS. KIM. PEGGY. KATHY and MARGO. A Time For Us . . . WHEN? November 28th WHERE? The Pierre WHO? Thirty-seven of us WHAT? A wonderful evening . . A l 1 3 With MAYRA GUERRERO as Chairman and JOYCE PARISI as Co-Chairman, the Prom was a complete success. 64 Directly above: The scene at the Pierre. Some of us pictured on these pages are: LAURA MAZA(l). JANET WENTZ (2). ELLEN CONVENTE (3). JANEY DELIA (4). MAYRA GUERRERO (5). MARGO VENNING (6) PEGGY FORD (7), NORMA VANASSE (8). BETH EDWARDS (9). ANNE BUDIN (10). JOYCE PARISI (11). PAM NIXON (12). TERRY BYRNE (14). and LAURA SALAZAR (15). 15 Confused . . . searching . . . Groping . . . grasping . . . They were the newcomers, FRESHMEN at the Mount. Teachers and Upperclassmen helped them and by year’s end they were in the ,,IN” group. New responsibilities . . . concern for others . . . in their school . . . community . . . and in the world . . . Their thoughts turned to the future. They fully enjoyed SOPHOMORE year at the Mount. JUNIOR year . . . hardest academically, therefore extra-curricular activities meant more . . . MAY . . . School Rings . . . symbol of their status as part of the Mount. NOBLESSE OBLIGE engraved on their rings and in their hearts. There Is Something Very Special About The Class Of 1971 When MARGO VENNING, Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook and PEGGY FORD. As- sistant Editor, were asked to set up a Yearbook Exhibit in the Library, DEBI RYAN and JOAN CARROLL offered to help them. The day little JANE FRANCES visited school she won all hearts. Here ALEJANDRA. MAYRA and NITZA have fallen under her spell. Pretty. Pretty Juniors looked like this the afternoon of the Faculty Student Basketball Game sponsored by the Student Council. Completely disguised are ROSEMARY BROOKS. LOUELLEN MULLIGAN. KATHY KIERNAN and PAM PRIAL. Jolly, Jolly Juniors Homeward bound from Inter-School Games — as losers more often than not this year — someone would start He’s got the whole world in His hands . . . ... the Mighty, Mighty Seniors ... the Jolly, Jolly Juniors . . ... the Sunny, Sunny Soph’mores . . . the Funny, Funny Freshmen He’s got the whole world in His hands . . . Sunny, Sunny Soph’mores Having overcome the hurdle of Freshman Year, it is natural that the Sophomores should bask in the sun- shine of their second year at the Mount . . . and be characterized as Sunny, Sunny Soph'mores! SR. THERESA COURTNEY Class Adviser 10-1 Both SR. THERESA COURTNEY and MISS VECCHIOTTI held their English classes outdoors as long as the Indian Summer days lasted. SR. THERESA used her record player and her students found the combination of notes and records sufficiently absorb ing to outweigh possible dis- tractions — including a roving photographer. SISTER is seated on the lowest step. and. in a clockwise direction are CAROLYN REISCHL. DIANNE RITTER. PAM NORTH. CATHY PETERSON. KERRY TUTHILL. ROSEMARIE OTTOMANELLI and CECILIA O’TOOLE. In the pictures at the right are MARY BURKE and CATHY O'CONNELL in a Discussion Group, and MARY BURKE again with JOANNE PALACINO. experimenting with the new Microfilm Reader provided by the Fathers and Friends of the Mount. At the left are MARIBETH McCORMICK and SUE KEANE Below, a group of Sophomores in an informal discussion group during a •HAPPENING'' — they used to be called ‘ Days of Recollection. CATHY BANNON was Group Leader at this point, and is listening to RITA McKENNA's opinion at this point. At RITA'S right is CHARLIE GUARRIELLO. at her right SUE MARA. At our left are KATHI BROGAN and JACKIE KUNBERGER. Class Officers 10-1 CECELIA O’TOOLE President CHARLENE GUARRIELLO Vice President LIZ SEWARD Secretary Treasurer Class Officers 10-2 RITA McKENNA President SUE MARA Vice President SHAREE FREEMAN Secretary Treasurer ANNE COYLE Student Council Representative Lunchtime is MAIL TIME and often food is less interesting and must wait until letters have been read and shared, as TARA GAHERIN is sharing hers with ALICE JUMPER. The theme of the Sophomore HAPPENING in the fall was GIVING and at lunchtime gifts were exchanged. SHAREE FREEMAN has just opened hers, and is delighted to find that her gift is a nng that matches a set of her favorite costume lewelry. 69 The Sophs Are Our Sister Class — No Wonder They’re Special When MISS ROSE CAMILLE GENTILE returned to the Mount in the Fall as MRS. JOSEPH KRAUS, another new situation awaited her. She was asked to be Class Adviser for one of the two Sophomore Classes. She knew these girls as Freshmen, and her immediate response was an enthusiastic “YES! Those assigned to her Home- room reacted favorably too. MRS. ROSE KRAUS Class Adviser 10-2 At the right we have another glimpse of SR. THERESA COURTNEY'S outdoor English Class. On top of the wall are KATHI BROGAN. CATHY COR CORAN. JACKIE KUNBERGER. CHARLIE GUARRIELLO. LAURIE BOHRER. LIL PEREIRA and a yawning CATHY BANNON! On the steps below are MONIQUE PERIGNON. ROSEMARIE OTTO- MANELLI. CECELIA O'TOOLE and LIZ SEWARD. At the right are CHARLIE GUARRIELLO. MARY ALICE ( Bunny ) MURTAGH and JOAN RAEDLER in their Art Appreciation Class. BUNNY lives near NORMAN ROCK WE a and perhaps this explains her interest in painters and paintings . . . If there i one physical characteristic common to a large number of these Sunny Soph'mores it is beautiful, long, well cared for hair. In a decade when hippies are also wearing their hair long, the difference is in the careful grooming. KATHI BROGAN. CATHY BANNON and LAURIE BOHRER below illustrate our point. We could name a dozen others with equally beautiful hair! It was somebody's birthday — and the whole class celebrated and shared a birthday cake. LIL and BUNNY are enjoying a piece — but BUNNY'S fingers are sticky with icing. Lick them. BUNNY, it's the easiest way to get them clean! School spirit? Sophs have lots of it! PRISCILLA PERRY. KATHY McARDLE. BUNNY MURTAGH. DEB BE DeCURTIS. KATHY GREGERSON and PAT RADICE are ready with cheers and shakers for the next game. ANNE COYLE makes the most of a Study Period. The more work completed in school, the fewer books to be carried home! 71 Funny, Funny Freshmen In the picture at the right SR. MARGARET AILEEN is shown with one of the Funny, Funny Freshmen — LUKI DE VITO. Because they happen to be the young- est Mounties, Upper Classmen are likely to refer to them as “Itty-Bitty Freshmen” and to treat them as mavericks . . . but they have already begun to show qualities of leadership and school spirit that promise much for the years to come. We of the Yearbook Staff are espe- cially indebted to 9-1, the only class with a 100% response to our appeal for Boosters. Most of the pictures on these pages were taken dunng regular class periods. At the right are CAROL DOUGLASS. CONSTANCE COLLINS. JOANNE McCORMICK. JULIA GALLO and RITA COLLINS. In the picture directly below are the Class Officers: SUSAN SULLIVAN. Vice President. PAT MAHER. President and MARIANNE RUGGIERO. Secretary-Treasurer. At the far right are LINDA RUFO. ELIZABETH UHR. MARGOT CELLA and LORETTA COSTELLO. MARGARITA GONZALEZ has found HOME in the Atlas in the Library, and is sharing her find with ELZA DOBLES and RHONDA ZIEGELMEIER on either side of her. and with BETH O'HARA looking over her shoulder KATHLEEN HASKINS and ANNE GARRITY are interested in something they’ve discovered in another Atlas. In the foreground in the picture at the left are MARIE SABALJA and ROSEMARY HENNESSEY. In the background are PAT MAHER and NITZA CANDELARIO. Although only MARIE is looking up. all four give us the impression that they fit the category of Funny, Funny Freshmen. LUKI DE VITO at the right in the picture at the left, is in a different situation from that on the preceding page — but the fun-element is there — and it's contagious . . MARIANNE RUGGIERO has caught it! JANET PETERSON and LAURIE KERR have not been affected — yet! 73 You Can Make It, Baby! There is no Generation Gap between MISS DEANNA VECCHIOTTI pictured at the right and the Freshmen of 9-2 whose Class Adviser she is. MISS VECCHIOTTI’s field is English but her hobbies are sports — ALL of them — with skiing (on snow or water) tennis and riding heading the list. In the picture above are the three 9-2 Class Officers: LORETTA COSTELLO. Vice President. ROSE MARY HENNESSEY. Secretary Treasurer, and CHRISTINE LANS- DALE. President. Teaching a responsive group is a JOY and these Freshmen are enioymg someone's class as much as their teacher must enjoy them. In the front row are JOAN REYES. SARI SIMOLA. LYNN TOSTEVIN. MARGOT CELLA and MAUREEN HORAN. In the second row are ANNE MARIE McKENNA and CATHY BICKFORD. 74 ANNE MARIE McKENNA. CATHY BICKFORD, JEANNE CLARE and AMINTA de LARA are attentive to SR. THERESA and not to the photographer . . They'll be chosen for other pictures! At the right PAT MAHER and CHRIS LANSDALE are pictured at their first Student Council Meeting. At their right is SR. KATHLEEN NORA. Moderator of the Student Council. When MISS VECCHIOTTI took her English Classes outdoors in the Fall, keeping the attention of her students posed no problem — they responded to their teacher s enthusiasm and love of her subject. In the group at the left, seated on the wall are AMINTA de LARA. NITZA CANDE LARIO. JOAN REYES. LINDA RUFO. ELIZABETH UHR. LORETTA COS TELLO. ANNE MARIE McKENNA. On the blanket on the ground are KATHLEEN HASKINS, back to us. MARGOT CELLA and CHRIS LANSDALE . Near the wall — JULIE GALLO and JOANNE Me CORMICK. MISS VECCHIOTTI enjoys the luxury of a chair . . . but wouldn't miss it! 75 The Fathers’ Club And Mothers’Guild Combine Forces In Fund-Raising Since this year s project — the refurnishing of the Science Laboratory — will cost thousands of dollars, the FATHERS’ CLUB and the MOTHERS’ GUILD are working together to raise the necessary funds. At the October Meeting MR. NORMAN VANASSE, newly elected President of The Fathers and Friends of the Mount, stated the goals of the Club for the year 1969-1970. After presenting a gavel to the retiring President, MR. JOHN FEDI- GAN, MR. VANASSE introduced the Activities Chairmen, giving each an opportunity to re- port on plans and progress of arrangements for each activity. MR. JOHN FEDIGAN. Retiring President, reads his • State-of the-Club ' report, which is of special interest to MR. VANASSE. seated at his left, who will succeed him in Office, and who has already begun to plan his own course of action and policies during his term of office as President. There were relaxing moments during the meeting, and this was one of them: MR. JON KARK, MR ROBERT POLLOCK. SR MARY PERPETUA COLLINS. MR ARTHUR HARRIS. MR JOHN MULVANEY and MR. THOMAS CLARE enjoy one of MR. VANASSE’s remarks. During hi three years associated with the Mount, MR. VINCENT IORIO. a Knight of Malta, has been an enthusiastic and dynamic leader. Requested to be Chairman of the Major Fund Raising Campaign, he accepted without hesitation Here he is outlining his plans and urging the Fathers and Friends present to give the Campaign their full support. In the background is MR. WILLIAM BROOKS The reaction is one of interest — or is it CONCERN? — as MR. PETER KEANE. MR. J. FERRIS BROGAN. MR. EDWIN RYAN. MR. EDWARD O'REILLY and SR. RITA MARY GUSHUE listen to reports and plans. In the foreground of the picture above are MR. WILLIAM BROOKS. MR. FRANK O’LEARY. MR. THOMAS GARRITY. MR. VINCENT IORIO and REV. GEORGE McGRATH. In the background are MR. ROBERT POLLOCK. MR THOMAS CLARE and MR. JOHN O’KEEFE. As in the picture above, all reflect interested concern. MR. JEROME PALACINO. Chairman of the Father-Daughter Luncheon, has chosen the Swiss Chalet again this year as the location. The date is February 14th — Valentine's Day. There will be continuous music for the enjoyment of the guests, but the special attraction will be the Guest Speaker — MISS SUE LYONS, television and motion picture actress. In her spare time MISS LYONS heads SUE PAX. an organization for teenage girls. Mothers’ Guild Has Very Successful Luncheon And Fashion Show On November 12th the Mothers’ Guild held a Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Hackensack Country Club, that was a social and financial success. MRS. RENE SBATH was Chairman of the function and much of its success was due to her careful planning and hard work. MRS. CARMINE PARISI. President of the Mothers' Guild for the year 1969 1970. worked closely with her. In the picture at the right MRS. PARISI. extreme right, and MRS. SBATH. extreme left, are displaying the beautiful Silver Service which was the Second Prize in the Sweepstakes, to MRS. JOHN McKENNA. Fashions for the Fashion Show were sponsored by THE COUNTRY BARN, and here SR. RITA GUSHUE. MRS. PARISI and MRS. SBATH are enjoying a preliminary visit to the Boutique. At the first Fall Meeting MRS. J. FERRIS BROGAN reads her report as MRS. WILLIAM BROOKS, left, and MRS. JAMES A. CORCORAN. JR. right, listen. SR. RITA GUSHUE addresses the Fall Meeting, outlining the plans for the school year. SR MARY PERPETUA COLLINS is at the left. MRS. ALBERT KUNBERGER and MRS. CARMINE PARISI at her right. Cooking And Housekeeping Are Important Services At The Mount There are interesting facts about our Cafeteria women on the following page. In the picture below FLORENCE. JEAN and BEATRICE are seated. GLADYS is standing. IDA is missing from Another IDA. MRS. IDA KESSLER, cooks the photograph. for us at Chastellux each weekend. All resident students except Seniors have meals in Chastellux. and for three years we have enjoyed MRS. EMMA MATTHEW'S well prepared meals. Three generations are in the picture above: MRS. ANNA JENC. housekeeper at Marian Hall, her daughter MRS PAT IA2ZETTI, housekeeper at Ren amor, and PAT’S young son. RONALD. Mother and daughter are both tops in the fine art of housekeeping. Meals in Renamor were also special — MRS. MARGARET KLEIN was such a fine cook. For six weeks we enjoyed her cooking — then she had to give up the post. She was replaced by MRS. MAUREEN SULLIVAN, also a fine cook, pictured below with NANCY and MARY. None of our MEN are pictured on this page, but they, too, form the strong backbone of the Academy. They include: MICHAEL HUDOK. JOHN LAZZO. FRANK BALS. EMIL JAWORSKI and ED LOHMAN Togetherness And Another First At The Mount Our CAFETERIA LADIES getting ready for the FACULTY STUDENT Basketball Game. GLADYS. JEAN, tying her shoelace; IDA. demonstrating a cheer for the team; FLORENCE, standing behind her. with BEATRICE pinning her “pinafore” in place. This was the first time that the Cafeteria Ladies had combined with the members of the Faculty against the Students in a game. The students won — but not by much! The score was 14 10. GLADYS was a forward and made the first basket for the Faculty. FLORENCE seemed to be ev- erywhere at once on the court. IDA had practiced with the team, but on the day of the game was unable to be present be- cause of a death in her family. JEAN and BEATRICE cheered from the sidelines. FLORENCE (Mrs. Frank Damato) is the mother of three children. One daughter is a graduate of New Rochelle, and another is a Freshman there. Her son is a gra- duate of the University of Buffalo and teaches in Harriman, New York. JEAN (Mrs. Sam Venezia) has a son who is a State Trooper, and a daughter, whose husband is a West Point graduate, and who has two lovely children. BEATRICE (Mrs. James Venezia, JEAN’S sister-in-law and FLOR- ENCE’S cousin) has a son and daughter too. Both are college graduates — the son of New Palz and the daughter of Fredonia State College. GLADYS (Mrs. William Moore) has a seventeen year old daughter who will finish High School in June. GLADYS, besides her work here at the Mount and her duties as a homemaker, is an active member of the Volunteer Ambulance Corps. IDA (Mrs. Sal Mastriaco) has two daughters — one married, and one a Franciscan Sister, assigned to a mission in Florida. Besides these two daughters, IDA has shared her heart and her home with two fos- ter children, both girls. Even during their Coffee Break these women find something interesting to do We have so many activities here at the Mount . . . and engaging in them develops in us a SENSE of UNITY . . . a strong SCHOOL SPIRIT . . . POWERS of LEADERSHIP . . . and lasting FRIENDSHIPS with those who share our interests. We have realized the joy and satisfaction resulting from TOTAL INVOLVEMENT. First and foremost there has been our SCHOLASTIC LIFE . . . described in our CURRICULUM section. Then there are ORGANIZATIONS, principal among which are the NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY . . . the STUDENT COUNCIL . . . and the SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY. There are ACTIVITIES which cannot be classified as either CLUBS or ORGANIZATIONS, as the LIBRARY GUILD . . . the NEWSPAPER ... the YEARBOOK . . . and both CCD and YCS . . . CLUBS include the ATHLETIC (attracting the largest number of students) . . . the DRAMATIC ... and GLEE CLUB . . . and the FORENSIC LEAGUE. Among the PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES were the special MONTHLY MASSES . . . PROJECTS for the MISSIONS and the POOR . . . the FASHION SHOW and PLAY CONTEST . . . and DANCES . . . especially the most glamorous one of all . . . the SENIOR PROM . . . Shalom . . . Peace Was The Theme Of Our October Mass When it was decided to have special Masses each month, with each class planning the special features of the Mass, it was natural that the SENIORS would lead the way. Theirs was to be an October Mass, and with the thoughts of all focussed on Peace in Vietnam and throughout the world, and the publicity given to the “Moratorium ringing in our ears — whether we favored it or didn’t — it was natural that SHALOM should be prominent on the banners and even on the curtain on the stage. Mass Was The Heart of each Happening, but Dialogue led up to it and surrounded it. At the left are three of the Priests who have participated and given generously of their time and charisma to our students. Top to bottom: FATHER JOSEPH SEXTON. FATHER PETER MADORI and FATHER KENNETH JADOFF. The students in the upper picture at the left are DONNA MEYER and MARY LENNON. In the second picture. CATHY O’CONNELL. KERRY TUTHILL and ANNE COYLE. In the picture below SR. MARGARET AILEEN is on hand as her Freshmen feel their way through the maze of their first experience of Dialogue. The Monthly Masses planned by the students have been meaning- ful and relevant, with the themes of Peace, Joy, Unity and Love de- veloped through the Scripture Readings. Prayers, Hymns, Ban- ners, Symbols and Emblems. They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love . . . There are many kinds of apostolic works BUT DEBBIE BOYELL 82 THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE between providing food at Thanksgiving or a gift at Christmas and sacrificing Dramatics or Athletics every Wednesday afternoon to provide religious instruction for nineteen children of a private elementary school in the Park. SR. GERTRUDE MIRIAM is the Moderator of the program, and the Seniors who teach, pictured on the opposite page, are: DEBBIE BOYELL. TERRY BYRNE. CHRIS CALLERY. LINDA MATULEWICZ. MARIA RODRIGUEZ and MARY ROTH. Each year at Thanksgiving classes vie with each other to provide plentiful and attractively packaged cartons of food for a group of migrant workers who live nearby. In the picture below, in a clockwise direction, are MARGOT CELLA. LYNN TOSTEVIN. LUKI DeVITO and LORETTA COSTELLO filling the Freshman cartons and appreciating more fully than ever before that it is more blessed to give than to receive! Above — Selling candied apples to raise money for the missions . . ROSEMARY BROOKS and JOAN CARROLL are the salesmen. At Christmas lists were carefully prepared of children whose parents could provide no gifts for them. Families were identified as 14. 23. etc. Children, as Boy 12, Girl 7, Girt 2. Each student signed up for one or more children, and provided clothing, toys or games for each. The Juniors in the picture at the left look a bit too solemn for the joyous task that is theirs as they assemble the gifts going to each family. Perhaps the thought of the dying little ones in Biafra. and the millions of children throughout the world whom they cannot reach had given them food for solemn thought. In the group are: JOANNE KARK, ADRIENNE O BRIEN. MARY LENNON. KATHY O'REILLY. CATHY MARTIN and MARY CENSI. SR BARBARA SROZENSKI was in charge of both appeals for the poor. 83 Twas The Week Before Christmas — And All Through The Mount . . was an atomsphere of JOY and GIVING. The Student v MARIANNE ANGEL organized the whole program Council had planned a special Christmas Program for the entire student body, and MARIANNE ANGEL was its Chairman . . . The JUNIORS were responsible for the planning of the Liturgy, and chose JOY as their theme. Countless hours were spent making the circular emblems with the one word J O Y on each, worn by members of the Faculty, students, and even by the Priest, FATHER JOSEPH STEGLIA, who celebrated the Mass, and entered whole heartedly into the spirit of it. After the Mass was an entertainment . . . After Lunch, the Glee Club and Dramatic Club presented the Program planned for the preceding Sunday, but cancelled because of the heavy snow. Those parents and friends who could be free on a Friday afternoon were present and loved it. It is traditional that the Seniors at Renamor are hostesses at a Christmas Entertainment there for members of the Faculty and Junior Boarders from Marian Hall. WKeiruJeer in the Renamor Christmas Program included LINDA MATULEWICZ. DEBBIE ' BOYELL. RAQUEL PANIAGUA. LAURA MAZA. and on the floor in front next to EDDIE fc LOHMAN JR.. MAYRA GUERRERO. With a Santa Claus in every big Department Store and one ringing a bell near each Salvation Army Pot. children often wonder how many Sant Claus es there are. We had TWO — CHRIS CALLERY at Renamor. and KATHY CLARK in the Gym. HRIS CALLERY was the Renamor Santa Claus, and. with LIZ IORIO. played the lead in the dramatization of The Night Before Christmas. 85 Top The ’69 Yearbook? An Impossible Dream! But We Did It . . . Early last spring we began planning our Yearbook, and before school closed in June our staff had been chosen and many of our pictures had already been taken. The week before school reopened in September we met at Renamor and elected MARGO VENNING Edi- tor-in-Chief. PEGGY FORD Assistant Editor, and MAYRA GUERRERO. PAM NIXON. SHEILA O'TOOLE and ELLEN POLLOCK as Associate Editors. Again SR. CONSTANCE MARY was our Yearbook Advis- er. EV ARNOLD, our Yearbook Representative and BEV- ERLEY PFOST, our Yearbook Consultant at the Cam- bridge. Maryland. Plant. We cannot thank these three experts sufficiently for all they have done for us and for our Yearbook. Add to this expert help and advice a measurable increase of student participation in all phases of Yearbook plan- ning. layouts, photography and fund raising, and the total adds up to a better book! I I! I i NANCY COX — our successful photographer Below are four important members of our staff - PAM NIXON and MAYRA GUERRERO, two of our Associate Editors, and KATHY CLARK and TERRY BYRNE, our Business Managers. 86 This was the first time that SR. CONSTANCE MARY agreed to be photographed wrth the staff, and she is pictured here with MARGO VENNING. Editor-in-Chief and PEGGY FORD. Assistant Editor. Standing behind the group is SHEILA O'TOOLE, an Associate Editor. Pictured below is LAURA MAZA. whose beautiful scratchboard of Tuxedo Lake we selected for the endsheets of our Yearbook. At the left. CHRIS JORDAN. KIM WHITE. JANET WENTZ and ELLEN POLLOCK (an Associate Editor). All were involved in Yearbook Planning and Fund-Raising. 87 Glee Club Responds With Enthusiasm To New Director MR. EUGENE JUDGE. the new Director of our Glee Club has already established a very fine rapport with the members of the Club. In the picture at the right he is shown with SR. THERESA GRAVINO Moderator of the Club, and PAM PRIAL. whom SR. THERESA describes as the finest President the Glee Club has ever had. Among the first selections chosen by MR. JUDGE and SR. THERESA were Blowin’ in the Wind, in three parts and The Impossible Dream. Both of these selections were sung at the Open House Program in November. Plans were made early for the Christmas Concert and included two and three part singing of famous Spanish, German and Welch Carols, as well as special arrange- ments of all-time favorites, including the Carol of the Drum and Jingle Bells and then In the picture at the left four Seniors. CHRIS JORDAN. RAQUEL PANIAGUA. MARIA ISABEL de la GUARDIA and MAYRA GUERRERO, and. behind CHRIS. KATHY O'REILLY, a Junior, are obviously enjoying a rehearsal. At the right — a final rehearsal for the Christmas Concert that had to be cancelled. the unbelievable happened! Last year there had been a heavy snowstorm the Sunday chosen for the Concert — and the Concert had been cancelled. This year the weather pattern was the same. Glee Club members were unable to get to the Mount and it was realized that the Audience would be reduced to a handful. Therefore via Radio and Telephone Relay System, the Concert was again cancelled. It was presented the following week at an Assembly Program with parents and friends as guests, and the response was enthusias- tic. Now rehearsals have begun for the Spring Concert. Semi-classical and popu- lar selections have been chosen for the program and we anticipate a very great success. Above - SR. THERESA GRAVINO checks attendance at a rehearsal in the gym. At the left — MR. JUDGE pauses . . . and signals with the beautifully expressive hands of a musician . . . and meets with an immediate response from the group he is directing. What’s The News Across The Campus? When MISS VECCHIOTTI was asked what her plans for the Courier were when she became the new Faculty Ad- viser of our school paper, her response proved that she had already given her assignment much thought and had very definite ideas of the role of such a pub- lication. She told inquirers: “It is our purpose: to publicize the events the school has planned; to editorialize current school topics of dis- cussion and world-im- portant matters; to entertain through art work feature stories and literary work of individual students; to relate events that have already happened; to provide students with an opportunity to see their work in print; to publicize coming sports events and report on past ones. “Our paper will be issued four times this year (hopefully).” It is interesting to note that in the two issues of the paper which have already been published, the staff has accomplished all the purposes outlined by MISS VECCHIOTTI. That the paper was well received is evident from the absorption of RAQUEL. LAURA and DEBBIE who are visible in the picture at the right, and MARIA ISABEL and TESSIE who are almost completely hidden. MISS DEANNA VECCHIOTTI. new Faculty Adviser for the Courier and CHRIS MURA. EditorinChief. wonder whether the student body will enjoy the articles they are reading as much as they have enjoyed them. 90 NANCY COX is focusing the camera for one of her many successful pictures. This is the first year that the COURIER has featured so many pictures by student photographers. ROBIN FAGIN is another Staff Photographer. Besides CHRIS MURA, the Editor-in-chief, the Staff in- cludes: Assistant Editors: ANNE BUDIN, TERRY BYRNE. KATHY CLARK, LINDA MATULEWICZ. MARY MULVANEY, Typing Editor: SUSAN KELLEY (Staff continues below) In the picture above NORMA VANASSE. CLARE BRADY, and with her back to us BETH EDWARDS are enjoying the humor in the first issue of the COURIER. Staff: ELLEN CONVENTE. NANCY COX, LAURA MAZA. JOYCE PARI SI. MARY ROTH. JANET WENTZ. ROBIN FAGIN. SUE McCREA. ANNE COYLE. MARIANNE RUGGIERO Artist: LAURA MAZA Photographer: NANCY COX Business Manager; MARIE ROSE SABALJA Typists: DOTTI CELLA, MARIA de la GUARDIA, MAYRA GUERRERO and of course Faculty Adviser: MISS DEANNA VECCHIOTTI SUSAN KELLEY, a newcomer to the Mount is one of the most dependable typists for the paper 91 Students Beat Faculty 14-10 A FACULTY-STUDENT Basketball Game formed part of the Hallowe'en Festivities sponsored by the Stu- dent Council. SR. COURTNEY, SR. KATHLEEN. SR. BARBARA. MISS KOELSCH, FLORENCE. GLADYS. SR. RITA and MRS. HESSION sported navy and white pinafores designed by MRS. HESSION as they faced their student opponents. Scoring honors went to SR. COURTNEY and GLADYS on the Faculty team, with CINDY DeVITO leading the student team. CHRIS JORDAN B. J. BECKETT Wh«n MRS. MARSHALL. SR. THERESA GRAVINO, SR. EUCHARIA. court wearing perky blue and white striped bows and began •Ipso, MRS. KRAUS. MRS. McCORMACK. SR. GERTRUDE. MRS. CLEARY J'pso. rub-a-dub-dub. we've got the students in a tub.' the student (and SR. FRANCESCA, missing from the picture), jogged onto the body was first incredulous, then hysterical SR. THERESA COURTNEY was no cinch to guard Who would oppose SR. RITA, our Director . . ? SR. KATHLEEN'S fort seemed to be those re bounds With CAROL tossing the bail. CINDY and petite MISS KOELSCH jump ing for it. FLORENCE at the left, and KIM. SR. RITA and MRS. HES SION at the right all ready to catch it if it headed their way. the Fa culty put up a brave fight. Finally it was conceded by both teams that although the Faculty reigns supreme in Latin and Math, the Students are Kings on the Court. EVERYBODY’S Favorite BASKETBALL has always been everyone’s favorite competitive sport at the Mount. This year wasn’t different . . . even though we didn’t continue our winning streak of the past few years. Our spirit was boosted by the new navy uniforms and by the large and spir- ited attendance at all games. Our team showed fine technique and played well as these pictures show — but our opponents played better! DOTTI CELLA and JUDE KRUG. Co-Captain and Captain of the team, talk about our victory over Thevenet Hall with MRS. HESSION. Head of our Physical Education Department, and one of our basketball coaches. (SR. THERESA COURTNEY, an ardent Kmcks fan. is the other.) At the right — BETH EDWARDS tearing down the court, leaving those poor Thevenet girls way behind . JOAN CARROLL makes a foul shot . or rather a shot when a foul had been called! The REF is JOAN FITZGIBBON. an Alumna. Editor's Note: We are espe- cially proud and happy that all the pictures on pages 94. 95. 96 and 97 were taken by NANCY COX Below — CLARE BRADY thinks a minute before she passes the ball. Right — Albertus Magnus player and ANNE MARIE Me KENNA fight it out. RAE. the REF. hit 1.000 when we played St. Luke's last year. SCOREBOARD WE THEY 12 17 Rosary Academy Away 21 33 1 6 Blessed Sacrament Home 27 29 1 8 Alumnae Home 10 18 1 13 Albertus Magnus Away 21 39 1 19 Thevenet Hall Home 48 11 2 9 Rosary Academy Home 21 39 2 11 Blessed Sacrament Away — — 2 17 Holy Child Away 38 25 3 9 Albertus Magnus Home 27 33 Something For Everybody . . . You Name It ... We Play It . . . The ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION known affectionately as the “A.A. has developed a program this year to suit all Mounties, whether their fancy be horseback riding, tennis, archery, skiing or whatever. SKIING is the all-around winter favorite, and once a week a bus- load of skiers, beginners and proficients, goes up to nearby STERLING FOREST. For the ama- teurs there are lessons and rental of equipment at special student rates. Even some of the Sisters have tried skiing — we won’t men- tion names. The illustration at the right is by LAURA MAZA, our Year- book Staff Artist who designed the endsheets of this book. RIDING is second in popularity. In the fall a group went once a week to the Cherry Lane Riding Stables with MISS VECCHIOTTI as Chaperon. It was hard to say who had a better time — MISS VECCHIOTTI or the girls. ARCHERY. TENNIS and SWIMMING take place in Fall and again in Spring. The Archery Range is on the Chris Biddle Field between Marian Hall and Chastellux. The Tennis Courts are across the road from Marian Hall. The Swimming Pool is at Renamor. ARCHERY Champions Juniors — 73 points Louellen Mulligan, Danielle Bochet. Carol Futoma 6 Sophomores — 47 points Mary Burke. Liz Seward, Joanne Palacino Seniors — 44 points Sheila O'Toole. Nancy Cox. Nancy Stix The CHEERLEADING SQUAD boast- ed new members and new cheers this year. MARIANNE ANGEL who was voted “Most Valuable Cheer- leader” last year, was elected Captain and ELLEN POLLOCK, Co-Captain this year. Working together they taught the squad new cheers, jumps and forma- tions, all of which added up to the best Cheering Squad we’ve had yet. They’ve done a lot to raise the drooping spirits of our sometimes discouraged basketball team, and the spectators have caught some of their enthusiasm and spirit. At the left is MARGOT CELLA, a Freshman — and DOTTI's sister — doing one of her mid air splits. NANCY COX. our Yearbook Photographer, caught this beautiful shot. Mountie Cheerleaders Have What It Takes MARIANNE ANGEL Captain, and ELLEN POLLOCK. Co-Captain, lead this line-cheer with CINDY DeVITO. JACKIE KUNBERGER. CHARLIE GUARRIELLO. MARY BURKE. LIL PEREIRA. DANIELLE BOCHET. PATTY ANDERSON. PAM PRIAL and LYNN TOS- TEVIN. Missing from the line-up are JANET WENTZ. BUNNY MURTAGH and MAUREEN HORAN. 97 Dramatics MARIANNE ANGEL rehearses with DOT CELLA, substituting for an absentee player DOT is responsible for lighting and other technical details in all Dramatic Club productions. A Three-Ring Circus This Year Rehearsals were carried on almost simulta- neously this year for three DRAMATIC CLUB productions ... the CHRISTMAS TABLEAU, SABRINA FAIR, and SLEEPING BEAUTY. By careful long-range planning, rehearsals were scheduled for each of the presentations so that none would be neglected and those participat- ing would know the days they would be needed and those on which they would not. SR. MA RIAN FRANCIS, Director of our successful MIR- ACLE WORKER two years ago, and PRIDE and PREJUDICE last year, was assisted this year by SR. MARGARET AILEEN as Moderator of the Dramatic Club. SR. MARIAN FRANCIS and CHRIS JORDAN, who plays the Title Role in Sabrina Fair, at a rehearsal Rehearsal in Action — RUSS DROBNEY from Ramsey High, as Mr. Larabee. Sr.. CHRIS JORDAN, as Sabrina, and MARGO VENNING as Mrs. Larabee. Sr., in a scene from Sabrina Fair. Above - ALICE JUMPER. ROSEMARY HENNESSEY and LIZ UHR practice a dance for Sleeping Beauty DRAMATIC CLUB President Vice President Secretary- Treasurer Junior Representative Sophomore Representative SHEILA O’TOOLE JANET WENTZ STEPHANIE ORYSHYN ROBIN FAGIN CECILIA O’TOOLE At the left - SR. MARGARET AILEEN. Moderator of the DRAMATIC CLUB, and SHEILA O'TOOLE, its President, discuss plans for the Dramatic Festival scheduled for mid April. LUKI DeVITO. KATHY McARDLE (who plays Prince Charming in the Ballet) and MAUREEN HORAN practicing Successful Monthly Programs And Other InnovationsCharacterize ’69-70 Student Council Under the leadership of JOYCE PARISI, LAURA MAZA. MARI- ANNE ANGEL. JANET WENTZ. CAROL GORDON and MAYRA GUERRERO, the Student Council worked with SISTER KATHLEEN who was again its Moderator, to plan monthly functions from September through May THE STUDENT COUNCIL President JOYCE PARISI Vice President LAURA MAZA Secretary CAROL GORDON Treasurer MAYRA GUERRERO Senior Representatives MARIANNE ANGEL. JANET WENTZ Underclass Representatives Juniors JOAN CARROLL. LESLIE FERRARI LOUELLEN MULLIGAN. FRAN ABBADESSA Sophomores CECILIA O’TOOLE. RITA McKENNA ANNE COYLE. CHARLENE GUARIELLO Freshmen PAT MAHER. CHRIS LANSDALE ANNE MARIE McKENNA. SUE SULLIVAN JOYCE PARISI. MARIANNE ANGEL and LAURA MAZA. three of the Senior Members of the Student Council This is the CALENDAR of the Project-a-Month sponsored by the STUDENT COUNCIL OCTOBER A FACULTY-STUDENT BASKETBALL GAME combined with a Hallowe’en Party NOVEMBER The Mount joined with Holy Child and sponsored a DANCE at Holy Child with boys from several nearby BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOLS DECEMBER A CHRISTMAS ASSEMBLY, including an Entertainment and Gift-Giving JANUARY No program because of Exams FEBRUARY A MARDI GRAS Program with Faculty and Students provid- ing the entertainment MARCH A DANCE, similar to the one in November, but here at the Mount APRIL An EASTER EGG HUNT MAY The Student Council will sponsor the CLASS PLAYS 100 APRIL MAY An interesting and important innovation in the STUDENT COUNCIL this year was the participation of Presidents and Members of the STUDENT COUNCILS of several nearby High Schools in Intermural Meetings. Among the High Schools sending representatives were the Mount, Holy Child in Suffern, Immaculata Academy, Don Bosco, Saint Joseph’s, Bergen Catholic, Ramsey and Mahwah High Schools. Similarity of localities and of types of students in these schools suggested that all would have similar problems and that elected leaders in them would profit by discussions and suggestions made. JOANNE McCORMICK. LORETTA COSTELLO. MARGOT CELLA and ANNE MARIE McKENNA are in a holiday mood at the MARDI GRAS Celebration which was the Student Council Project for March. MAYRA GUERRERO was in charge of the sale of T-shirts, a fund raising project of the Student Council The success of the STUDENT COUNCIL'S Leadership Role has been evident in the fine SCHOOL SPIRIT which has characterized the Mount this year and in the rapport between FACULTY and STUDENTS Service Of The Faculty And Student Body Is Function Of Library Guild Members of the LIBRARY GUILD render invaluable service to all Library Patrons — Members of the Faculty as well as students — and to the Librarian, SR. MARY EUCHARIA, too. These students first learn the functions of the Library and then usually specialize in some phase, as Audio-Visual Aids, Circulation, etc. The Guild has elected a LIBRARY COUNCIL, whose function is to decide, with the Librarian, the solution of problems of concern to all. Members of the Council meet frequently with SISTER EUCHARIA and discuss the overdue and return system, the use of A.V. equipment in the Team-Teaching Program, new acquisitions, and the order of the Card Catalog and Shelf List. The Guild is a cheerful, busy group, often stimulating interest in others by their own enthusiasm and eagerness to be of service. ANNE BUDIN. MONIQUE PERIGNON. ROSEMARIE OTTOMANELLI and CAROL FUTOMA are active members of the Library Guild Members of the LIBRARY COUNCIL meet to discuss problems which have come up. DOTTI CELLA. TERRY BYRNE. PAM NIXON. KATHY CLARK. President of the Guild and SISTER EUCHARIA The Library Guild with SR. EUCHARIA BETSIE O’CONNOR. ANNE GARRITY. JANET PETERSON. PAT MAHER. LINDA MATULEWICZ. MARGOT CELLA. RITA COLLINS. MONIQUE PERIGNON. CAROL FUTOMA (almost completely hidden). ROSEMARIE OTTOMANELLI. MARIE SABAUA. LUKI DE VITO. ROSEMARY HENNESSEY and RHONDA ZIEGELMEIER. These Are The Honor Students Of The Mount Limited space prevents us from giving a full account of the accomplishments of our HONOR SOCIETIES and HONOR STUDENTS. Besides the NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY which is the most important of these groups, there is the SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY to which those be- long who have maintained a 90% average in Spanish for three semesters. The number of students pictured here shows how successful SR. GERTRUDE MIRIAM is in her teaching of Spanish. To qualify for the honor of being inducted into the NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY students must first measure up to certain standards of scho larship. Then, from this relatively large group, a limited TEN percent of the Junior Class will be selected on the basis of exceptional Integrity, Leadership and Service. The elimination process is always difficult at the Mount, since so many of our students possess these qualities. Those who were selected in our Junior Year are those pictured above: SHEILA O'TOOLE. JOYCE PARISI. CHRIS MURA. ANNE BUDIN and LAURA MAZA. Behind LAURA is MRS. KRAUS. Moderator of the NHS. All of these students have been involved in various school activities since their first day at the Mount, and each has added a dimension to our class by her leadership and concern for our school — and at the same time they have managed to maintain extremely high scholastic ratings. Our Chapter of the NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY is the Elizabeth Seton Chapter in honor of Blessed Elizabeth Seton. Foundress of the Sisters of Charity. In the upper picture are the SENIOR members of the SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY: ELLEN POLLOCK. CINDY DE VITO. ELLEN CONVENTE. DEBBIE BOYELL and MARIA RODRIGUEZ. • In the lower picture are the JUNIOR members: SUSANA PEREZ. JOANNE KARK. JANET FRYNS. PAT NEWMAN. SUE KERR (Back row). ADDRIENNE OBRIEN. SR. GERTRUDE MIRIAM (partly hidden), ELLEN PETERSON and RONNIE SALERNO. KATHY CLARK was missing when this picture was taken. JOAN CARROLL. Junior, is hidden. Three SOPHOMORES who received special recognition for their high scores in the NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEST: PAM NORTH. MARIBETH McCORMICK. and LIZ SEWARD. 103 The Pants Place Provides Outfits For Fashion Show MAY — our last MAY at the Mount — was ush- ered in with the FASHION SHOW which has now become a tradition in Senior Year. Styles pro- vided by the PANTS PLACE in Nanuet varied from Cruisewear to Sportswear to Streetwear and Dresswear, and were varied enough to suit everywoman’s needs and moods. The theme chosen for the Show was You've Come A Long Way. Baby. PEGGY FORD was Chairman, and MAYRA GUERRERO was Co-Chairman, and the models included CLAIRE BRADY, ELLEN CONVENTE, JANEY D'ELIA, BETH EDWARDS, CHRIS JORDAN. VANESSA MICCINELLI, RAQUEL PANIAGUA, ELLEN POL- LOCK. MARGO VENNING and KIM WHITE. PEGGY FORD, discusses the number of models and outfits we shall need with the Manager of the PANTS PLACE BOUTIQUE. CHRIS JORDAN. MARGO VENNING and PEGGY FORD try a bit of modeling at the Boutique . . . Their training in Dramatics will be a help for CHRIS and MARGO! 104 Commencement . . . A New Dawn Coming For Each Of Us It was only JANUARY . . . and JUNE seemed a long way off. It really wasn't — snow would soon give way to forsythia and dog wood and rhododendron — and it would be our COMMENCEMENT DAY! To allow time for 43 dresses to be made — and altered if al- terations should be necessary — it was not a week too soon to choose the dress that we would wear. MRS. SEIGEL OF SCHUL- MAN’S Bridal Shop in White Plains arrived at Marian Hall, her car bulging with a dozen beautiful gowns from which we would choose our Commencement Dress. Six Seniors had volunteered to model the dresses and soon our miniature Fashion Show began. Those who were not modeling formed the audience, most of them sitting oriental fashion on the floor. As each model stood before the group MRS. SEIGEL pointed out the special features of the model’s gown — in- cluding the price. Most of the dresses were in pastel shades and one was wine color. Which- ever gown we chose would be made up for us in white. Elimination began and the possible choices were re- duced to two. Then by a vote of 29 to 14 we chose the dress we would wear for what would be one of the most important ceremonies of our lives. VANESSA. DOTTI. ELLEN. NANCY. CLAIRE and B J were our models Dads And Daughters Dine And Dance On Valentine’s Day LAST YEAR'S FATHER-DAUGHTER LUNCHEON AT THE SWISS CHALET IN RAMSEY WAS SO SUCCESSFUL that it was decided to hold this year s Luncheon at the same Restaurant. The room was beautifully decorated, the food was delicious, the band played continuously, the souvenirs for the DAUGHTERS were very special — four bottles of perfume prettily boxed — and the two Speak- ers were interesting, despite the fact, or perhaps be- cause of the fact, that they represented opposing views. THE FIRST SPEAKER WAS MISS SUE LYONS, a young actress and social worker, who spoke on the generation, gap. Later THE HONORABLE LUIS DOBLES SANCHEZ, Ambassador to the United Nations from Costa Rica spoke. He had not been scheduled to speak, but he was so impressed by the warmth and friendliness of the Fathers, Daughters, and Faculty Members, and the whole atmosphere of the Luncheon, that he felt MISS LYON’S statement that she felt there was a generation gap could not be justified. The AMBASSADOR spoke so sincerely and well that when he had finished speaking he received a standing ovation. He had saved the day! Mftj That the FATHERS enjoyed dancing with their DAUGHTERS was evident from the moment they stepped out onto the Dance Floor until the music stopped. The FACULTY was well represented at the Luncheon. Pictures here in a clockwise direction are: SR. MARGARET AILEEN. SR. THERESA COURTNEY. MISS DEANNA VECCHIOTTI. SR. THERESA GRAVINO. SR. KATHLEEN NORA. MRS. LYDIA MARSHALL. SR. MARIE FRANCESCA. SR. MARY EUCHARIA. SR. GERTRUDE MIRIAM. MRS MARIAN HESSION. MRS. MILDRED FERRIS and SR MARION ELIZABETH. Standing are MRS. SHIRLEY McCORMACK. R.N.. and MRS. ROSE KRAUS. The HONORABLE LUIS DOBLES SANCHEZ. Ambassador of Costa Rica to the United Nations whose unscheduled talk was so well received. The AMBASSADOR is the Father of ELZA DOBLES. a Freshman, whose picture appears below Pictured with the AMBASSADOR in the picture below are MR. NORMAN VANASSE. President of the FATHERS and FRIENDS of the MOUNT. SR. RITA GUSHUE. Director of the Academy, the AMBASSADOR, and MR. JEROME PALACINO. Chairman of the Luncheon. Seated. NORMA VANASSE. MISS SUE LYONS and JOANNE PALACINO. The pho- tographs on this page are courtesy of JERRY BAKELAAR of Cedar Grove Epilogue The decade of the SIXTIES has ended and the SEVENTIES have begun Ours is the first class at the Mount to graduate in this new decade. We have observed the characteristics of the past two decades — the comparatively calm years of the FIFTIES . . . the restless, discordant, challenging SIXTIES, with Vatican II, Vietnam, assasinations, and changes, with race riots and campus disorders . . We hope the SEVENTIES will be the DAWN OF A NEW AGE . . . We owe our parents a tremendous debt of gratitude for the love and security they have given us, to sustain us as we go forth to conquer new worlds . . • not just SPACE . . . but PEACE . . . and BROTHERHOOD. Our Yearbook symbolizes many things . . as the symbol of the sun used throughout the book symbolizes the many facets of the dawn of a new era. CHASTELLUX '70 tells of our hopes and aspirations . . . our successes and even our few failures . We have faced each challenge and have emerged a stronger, better, more united class. Our book tells of the philosophy of life acquired while we were students at the Mount . , . The smallness of our school . . . the dedication of our Faculty . . . the spirit of our classmates and schoolmates . . . all combined to create an atmosphere in which each of us could and would develop the characteristics of noble Christian womanhood . . . living exponents of the motto of our school . . . NOBLESSE OBLIGE Senior Directory Marianne Angel 53 Montebello Road Suffern New York 10901 April 15. 1952 Jennifer C. Aronowitz 821 Harding Park Bronx New York 10472 July 16. 1952 Barbara J. Beckett 240 South Irving Street Ridgewood New Jersey 07450 July 13. 1952 Deborah Boyell 1911 West Oakton Street Evanston Illinois 60202 November 18. 1951 Claire Brady 152 Ackerman Avenue HoHoKus New Jersey 07423 January 7. 1953 Anne Budin Montebello Road Suffern New York 10901 September 1, 1952 Kathryn Clark Maple Brook Road Tuxedo New York 10987 March 11. 1952 Ellen Convente 834 Fox Hedge Road Franklin Lakes New Jersey 07417 July 16. 1952 Nancy Cox 738 Wyckoff Avenue Wyckoff New Jersey 07481 December 16. 1952 Margaret Ford 35 Heather Lane Mahwah New Jersey 07430 September 6. 1952 Donna Gambardella University Park. Apt. K4 Holyoke Massachusetts September 14. 1952 Carol Gordon 103 Liberty Street Ridgewood New Jersey 07450 December 25. 1952 RENAMOR is the gift of MR. and MRS. GEORGE S. AMORY to the Academy Jane D'Elia Alden Road. Edgar Manor Greenwich Connecticut 06830 December 16. 1951 Maria Isabel de la Guardia P.O. Box 4466 Panama 5 Panama July 14. 1951 Therese Byrne Edgemere Avenue Greenwood Lake New York 10925 October 29. 1952 Christine Callery 250 East 65th Street New York New York 10021 May 12. 1951 Dorothy Celia 364 Prospect Street Ridgewood New Jersey 07450 February 7. 1952 Cynthia De Vito Green Meadow Road Pleasantville New York 10570 July 6. 1952 Elizabeth Edwards 6 Bancroft Place Radburn New Jersey 07410 September 6. 1952 Teresa Fonalledas Rivera Ferrer Street «9 San Patricio. San Juan Puerto Rico 00920 November 13. 1951 Mayra Guerrero Elvira de Mendoza «31 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic September 24. 1952 Elizabeth lono 93 Overlook Avenue Eastchester New York September 23. 1951 Christine Jordan 6 Lenox Avenue Ridgewood New Jersey 07450 January 10. 1952 110 Judith Krug James Street Stamford Connecticut March 13. 1951 Linda Matulewicz 1419 Summit Avenue Union City New Jersey 07087 November 10. 1952 Laura Maza 3206 Fairfield Avenue Riverdale New York 10463 April 18. 1952 Vanessa Miccinelli 76 Hidden Glen Road Upper Saddle River New Jersey 07458 October 24. 1952 Christine Mura 31 Maysenger Road Mahwah New Jersey 07430 December 24. 1952 Pamela Nixon Sterling Lake Tuxedo New York 10987 December 19. 1951 Stephanie Oryshyn 105 Ramapo Valley Road Mahwah New Jersey 07430 July 16. 1952 Sheila O'Toole 8 Armour Road Mahwah New Jersey 07430 October 20. 1952 Raquel Paniagua Avenue Independence «65 Santo Domingo Republica Dominicana February 3. 1953 Joyce Pansi 175 Chestnut Ridge Road Saddle River New Jersey 07458 October 25. 1952 Ellen Pollock 105 High wood Road Mahwah New Jersey 07430 October 16. 1952 It is used as the SENIOR RESIDENCE HALL and its outdoor pool is an added attrac tion Maria Rodriguez 277 Hollywood Avenue Crest wood New York 10707 July 5. 1952 Mary Roth 535 East 14th Street New York New York 10009 May 2. 1952 Laura Salazar Ave. Principal de Cumbres de Curumo Res. 679 Cumbres de Curumo Caracas. Venezuela July 18. 1953 Dianne Sbath 423 Ellis Place Wyckoff New Jersey 07481 September 24. 1951 Nancy Stix 195 Inwood Road Scarsdale New York 10583 July 14. 1951 Norma Vanasse 66 Sunnyside Road Mahwah New Jersey 07430 March 10. 1952 111 Margaret Venning 119 Elmwood Avenue Ho-Ho-Kus New Jersey 07423 September 7. 1952 Janet Wentz 22 Maysenger Road Mahwah New Jersey 07430 March 19. 1952 Kimberley White 30 Armour Road Mahwah New Jersey 07430 May 30. 1952 These are familiar sights to Dayhops: 1) The Erie 2) The Station 3) The Drugstore 4) The Busses Index ACADEMICS 2. 3. 7. 13. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 70. 75 Philosophy of Education 119 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 120 ACTIVITIES - See School Life ADMINISTRATION and FACULTY Coordinator SR. MARY PERPETUA 16A. 76. 79. 120 SR. RITA MARY GUSHUE 16C. 16D. 77. 79. 119. 120 Faculty Religious SR. MARGARET AILEEN 18. 30. 72. 81. 99 SR. MARY AQUINATA 29 SR. KATHLEEN CASSIDY 26. 75. 93. 100 SR THERESA COURTNEY 18. 20. 21. 68. 93 SR MARY EUCHARIA 16C. 31. 92. 101. 102 SR MARIE FRANCESCA 27 66 92 SR MARIAN FRANCIS 27. 98 SR. THERESA GRAVINO 18. 25. 32D. 67. 88. 89. 92 SR. CONSTANCE MARY 29. 87. 120 SR. GERTRUDE MIRIAM 24. 83. 92. 101. 103 SR BARBARA SROZENSKI 3. 18. 19. 22. 83 Lay MRS. VALERIE CLEARY 23. 92. 101 MRS. MILDRED FERRIS 28 MR EUGENE JUDGE 27. 88. 89 MRS. MARIAN HESSION 32A. 93. 94. 96 MISS SUELLEN KOELSCH 23. 93 MRS. ROSE KRAUS 16B. 25. 70. 92. 101 MRS. FLORENCE MacBAIN 16D MRS. LYDIA MARSHALL 32. 92. 101 MRS. SHIRLEY McCORMACK. R.N.. 32A. 92. 101 MISS DEANNA VECCHIOTTI 20. 21. 74. 75. 90. 96 Chaplain REV HENRY ANDERSEN. S.J. 17 The following Sisters are an important part of the Mount, but are r.ot pictured: Bursar SR MARITA MARGARET Residence Halls SR MARION ELIZABETH SR. MARY LYDIA SR. JUDE MARIE SR. MARGARET ROSAIRE ADVERTISING 116. 117. 118. 119 ATHLETICS 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97 CONTRIBUTORS 114. 115 ff. CURRICULUM - See ACADEMICS Philosophy of Education of the Mount 119 DEDICATION 16A EPILOGUE 108. 109 FATHERS and FRIENDS of the MOUNT 76. 77 MOTHERS’ GUILD 78. 79 ORGANIZATIONS Athletic Club 92 ff CCD 82 Beckett. Barbara 4. 16. 34. 35. 92. 94. 105 •Bickford. Catherine 74. 75 •Bochet. Danielle 67. 97. 99 •Bohrer. Laurie 70. 71 Boy el I. Deborah 11. 16. 36. 37. 82. 83. 85. 90. 103 Brady. Claire 7. 16. 36. 91. 95. 104. 105 •Brogan. Katherine 69. 70. 71 •Brooks. Rosemary 65. 67. 83. 84 •Budm. Anne 3. 14. 16. 22. 37. 55. 64A. 91. 102 •Burke. Mary 25. 68. 97 •Byrne. Therese 4. 16. 38. 40. 63. 64A. 82. 83. 86. 91. 102 Callery. Christine 16. 38. 39. 44. 82. 83. 85 In these two pictures are PRISCILLA PERRY. KATHY McARDLE. ILONKA GASPAR. MONICA LARREA and NANCY MAXWELL Dramatic Club 98. 99 Glee Club 88. 89 Honor Societies 103 Library Guild 102 School Paper 90. 91 Student Council 100. 101 Yearbook 86. 87 PERSONNEL 80. 80A. 93. 101 SCHOOL LIFE 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 30. 32D. 33. 34. 37. 38. 40. 43. 44. 46. 49. 50. 52. 55. 56. 58. 61. 62. 63. 64. 64A. 64B. 64C. 64D. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 80A. 80B. 80C. 80D. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. STUDENTS •Abbadessa. Francine 66. 67. 100 Anderson. Patricia 19. 66. 97 Angel. Marianne 3. 15. 16. 22. 32B. 34. 55. 84. 94. 97. 98. 99. 100. 116 Aronowitz. Camille 7. 16. 35. 58 •Bannon. Catherine 69. 70. 71 •Candelario. Nitza 65. 73. 75 •Carroll. Joan 64D. 66. 67. 83. 84. 85. 91. 95. 100. 103 •Celia. Dorothy 14. 16. 32A. 39. 55. 91. 94. 96. 98. 102. 105 •Celia. Margot 64B. 72. 74. 75. 83. 96. 101. 102 •Censi. Mary 66. 83 •Clare. Jeanne Marie 75 Clark. Kathryn 4. 16. 40. 63. 85. 86. 91. 95. 102. 103 •Collins. Constance 72 •Collins. Rita 72. 102 Convente. Ellen 16. 41. 55. 64. 91. 103. 104. 117 •Corcoran. Catherine 70 •Costello. Loretta 64B. 72. 74. 75. 83. 101 •Cox. Nancy 10. 16. 41. 61. 62. 84. 91. 94. 96. 105. 118 •Coyle. Anne 69. 71. 81. 91. 100 •deCurtis. Debra 71 •deLara. Aminta 75 •D’Elia, Jane 7. 16. 17. 42. 43. 64. 104 •DeVito. Cynthia 12. 16. 42. 43. 85. 91. 103 112 •DeVito. Lucretia 90. 72, 73. 83. 99. 102 diCarlo. Marianne 19. 67 • Dobles. Elza 29 •Douglass. Carol 72 Edwards. Elizabeth 2. 16. 43. 64A 91. 94. 104 •Fagin. Robin 67. 84. 91. 99 Ferrari. Leslie 19. 66. 85. 100 •Fonalledas. Teresa 2. 16. 37. 44. 90 Ford. Margaret 13. 16. 45. 63. 64. 64D. 86. 87. 104. 118 •Freeman. Sharee 9. 19. 69 Fryns, Janet 66. 103 Futoma. Carol 67. 102 Gahenn. Tara 69 •Gallo. Julia 72. 75 Jumper. Alice 69. 99 •Kark. Joanne 19. 66. 83 •Keane. Susan (Junior) 67 Keane. Susan (Sophomore) 113 Kelley. Susan 67. 91 •Kerr. Laurie 73. 115 •Kerr. Susan 66. 103. 115 Kiernan. Katherine 19. 65. 67 Krug. Judith 10. 16. 32A. 49. 56. 80C. 84. 85. 94. 96 Kunberger. Jacqueline 60. 65. 70. 97 •Lansdale. Christine 74. 75. 100 Larrea. Monica 29. 112 Lennon. Mary 19. 67. 81. 83 •Maher. Patricia 72. 73. 75. 100 102 and In these two SYLVIA GONZALEZ. MARIAN JAWORSKI. ROBIN METZ and SUE KEANE (Sophomore) Gambardella. Donna 16. 44. 45 •Garnty. Anne 64B. 73. 102 Gaspar. Ilonka 112 •Gonzalez. Margarita 73 Gonzalez. Sylvia 113 Gordon. Carol 15. 16. 33. 46. 92. 93. 100 Gregerson. Kathryn 71 •de la Guardia. Maria Isabel 8. 11. 16. 47. 88. 90. 91 •Guariello, Charlene 28. 69. 70. 85. 97. 100 Guerrero. Mayra 8. 16. 33. 46. 47. 62. 64. 65. 85. 86. 88. 91. lhO. 101. 104 Harris. Julianna 67 •Haskins, Kathleen 73. 75 •Hennessey. Rosemary 73. 74. 99. 102 •Horan. Maureen 74. 97. 99 Ibarra. Aleiandra 29. 65 •lorio. Elizabeth 12. 16. 17. 38. 43. 48. 49. 85. 114 Jaworski. Marian 113 •Jones. Margaret 66 •Jordan. Christine 8. 16. 46. 48. 61. 62. 63. 84. 87. 88. 92. 98. 104 •Mara. Susan 69 Marquez. Marisol •Martin. Catherine 66. 83 •Matulewicz. Linda 14. 16. 50. 56. 63. 82. 91. 96. 102. 117 Maxwell. Nancy 67. 112 Maza. Laura 8. 16, 17. 32B. 33. 37. 51. 56. 64. 85. 87. 91. 96. 100. 103 •McArdle. Katherine 71. 99. 112 •McCormick. Joanne 72. 75. 101 •McCormick. Maribeth 103 McCrea. Susan 66. 91 •McKenna. Anne Marie 74. 75. 95. 100. 101 McKenna. Rita 69. 100 Metz. Robin 113 Meyer. Donna 19. 67. 81 •Miccinelli. Vanessa 5. 16. 50. 51. 63. 80C. 105. 115 Mulligan. Louellen 65. 66. 67. 100 Mulvaney. Mary 67. 91 Mura. Christine 14. 16. 52. 55. 90. 91. 92. 103. 117 •Murtagh, Mary Alice 28. 70. 71. 97 Newman. Patricia 67. 103 Nixon, Pamela 4. 16. 53. 64A. 64B. 86. 102 North. Pamela 68. 103 •O’Brien. Adrienne 19. 66. 67. 83. 103 O'Connell. Catherine 68. 81. •O’Connor. Elizabeth 66. 67. 102 •O’Hara. Elizabeth 73 O’Reilly. Kathleen 67. 83. 88 Oryshyn. Stephanie 14. 16. 34. 53. 63. 99 O'Toole. Cecilia 9. 68. 69. 70. 99. 100 •O’Toole. Sheila 8. 10. 16. 54. 63. 84. 86. 87. 99. 103. 117 Ottomanelli. Rosemarie 68, 70. 102 Palacmo. Joanne 68 Paniagua. Raquel 6. 8. 16. 17. 54. 85. 88. 90. 104 •Pansi. Joyce 8. 13. 16. 32B. 33. 55. 60. 64A. 100. 103 •Pereira. Lillian 70. 71. 97 •Perez. Susana 18. 67. 103 Pengnon. Monique 70. 102 Perry. Priscilla. 71. 112 •Peterson. Catherine 68. 102 •Peterson. Ellen 66. 67. 95. 103 •Peterson. Janet 73. 102 •Pollock. Ellen 13. 16. 34. 56. 62. 86. 87. 97. 104. 105 • Prial. Pamela 65. 67. 89. 97. 101 Radice. Patricia 71 Raedler. Joan 29. 70 •Reischl. Carolyn 68 •Reyes. Joan 74. 75 Ritter. Dianne 68 Rodriguez. Maria 10. 16. 19. 57. 82. 83. 91. 103 •Roth. Mary 16. 56. 57. 80. 82. 83. 91. •Rufo. Linda 72. 75 •Ruggiero. Marianne 72. 73. 91 Ryan. Deborah 64D. 66. 67. 84 •Sabalja. Mane 73. 91. 102 Salazar. Laura 11. 16. 58. 64A. 90 •Salerno. Veronica 19. 67. 103 Sbath. Dianne 5. 16. 50. 59. 80C •Seward. Elizabeth 69. 70. 84. 103 •Simola. Shan 74 Stix. Nancy 16. 55. 58. 59. 80 •Sullivan. Susan 72. 100 •Tostevin. Lynn 74. 83. 97 •Tuthill. Kerry 68. 81 •Uhr. Elizabeth 64B, 72. 75. 99 •Vanasse. Norma 10. 16. 34. 60. 64A. 91 •Venning. Margaret 10. 14. 16. 61. 63. 64. 64D. 84. 86. 87. 98. 99. 104 Vivas. Maria 67 •Wentz. Janet 15. 16. 62. 64. 87. 91. 96. 99. 100. 116 •White. Kimberley 13. 16. 63. 64B. 87. 93. 104. 117 •Zeigelmeier. Rhonda 73. 102 •Notes: 1) On the pages indicted there may be a mention of the Faculty member or student but no picture. 2) Since our Divider Pages are Tip-Ins’' it has been necessary to indicate references to these pages using the terminology of our publisher as 16. 32. 64 or 80 A.B.C. or D. There- fore 32B will be the lefthand or inside, colored page of the Divider 3) An asterisk (•) indicates that the student has been a Yearbook Booster. 113 The Outstanding Contributors To The 1970 Chastellux From the day that ELIZABETH (known to her classmates as LIZ ) IORIO was ac- cepted as a Sophomore at the Academy, her Father and Mother have been enthusias- tic supporters and generous contributors to the Academy. MR. lORIO's outstanding contributions and services to the Catholic Church have been recognized too. On January 13, 1969, VINCENT IORIO was elevated to the rank of Knight of Malta at a special ceremony in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. So successful was he in last year's Fund Raising Campaign of the Fathers and Friends of the Mount that he was chosen Chairman of the Campaign this year. He is also a member of the Lay Advisory Board, formed last year by a group of interested and con- cerned Fathers to assist the Academy to overcome some of its serious financial problems. In the picture at the right are MR. and MRS. VINCENT IORIO. their son VINCENT and daughter ELIZABETH. In the picture below, MR. and MRS. IORIO and ELIZABETH study the plans ot the new Library at the College ol Mt. St. Vincent. Among the buildings erected recently by THE IORIO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY are: Iona Preparatory School and the Ursuline School in New Rochelle The new Library Building at the College of Mt. St. Vincent, John F. Kennedy High School and Holy Rosary Church in the Bronx, The Maria Regina High School in Uniondale. Long Island and The Doctors' and Nurses' Residence St. Vincent's Hospital, Staten Island MRS. IORIO is the enthusiastic supporter and collaborator in all her husband's projects. Our Contributors Private Business SUPER SPONSORS Special Business Patrons Mr. and Mrs. Vincent lorio are included pictorially SPONSORS Mr. George M Kerr. Jr. on the following three pages Mr. Jerry Miccmelli Mr. and Mrs. Carmine Parisi SPECIAL PATRONS The Fathers and Friends of the Mount The Mothers' Guild Mr. and Mrs. William Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Bart D'Elia Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dowling Mr. and Mrs. James Grubiak Mr and Mrs. JosS Perez Dr. and Mrs. John Van Zandt SPECIAL BUSINESS PATRONS Cox Chevrolet Corporation Farr-0 Products Rockland National Bank — Suffern Rockland National Bank — Tuxedo Sahler's Contracting and Building Corp. Tribune Press Tuxedo Park Association Tuxedo Park Pharmacy PATRONS Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DeVito Mrs. Fred Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Carlos de la Guardia Mr and Mrs. Benedict Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Jon J. Kark Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Keane Mr. and Mrs. Louis Martin Mr and Mrs. Robert Pollock Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Venning BUSINESS PATRONS Abates Florist Avon Products. Inc. Collegiate Outfitting Co.. Inc. Eggen Private Laundry Fundacion Fonalledas Jobson and Goldsmith Dairy Products The Riverdale Press ROCKLAND BUSINESS PRODUCTS School Division of The Campus Shop For the past three years the KERRS and MICCINELLI'S have been Sponsors of our Yearbook. At the left are SUE KERR. Junior. LAURIE KERR. Freshman, and VANESSA MICCINELLI. Senior FRIENDS Mr and Mrs. Joseph Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Clark Miss Chris Fee Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kole Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O'Connor Miss Patricia Prial The Roth Family Mrs. Edward F. Woods BUSINESS FRIENDS Country Squire Cleaners Duvernoy Bakeries Franklin Floor Covering — Ho Ho Kus Ho-HoKus Bakery Schwartz. Kirwin and Fauss. Inc. Sloatsburg Hardware Supermarkets General Corporation Village Market in Sloatsburg BOOSTERS Mr Pete Banaszak Mr. George Blanda Mr. and Mrs. E. J Byrne Mr. Wesley Coon Mr. Tom Delutes Mr. Bud Hess Miss Maria Elena Lepesqueur Mr. Richard Simpson Mr. H. Steiner Mr. Donald Stix Mr. and Mrs. William Tarrant Mr. Jim Tetes Mr and Mrs. Benedict Jordan Dr. and Mrs. Murray L. Jones BUSINESS BOOSTERS Ben's Five and Ten in Ho-HoKus Executive Transfer Realty Inc.. Ho Ho Kus Ho HaKus Men's Shop Hugo's Chevrolet I. G. A. Quality Market. Tuxedo Wally's Flying A. Ho Ho-Kus •Student Boosters will be indicated in the Index with an asterisk be fore their names THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT! It’s A Woman’s World In The Rockland National Bank In Tuxedo The attractive tieldstone building in which the Bank is lo cated on Route 17, also called Orange Turnpike as it passes through Tuxedo. . . . not because the entire Staff of the Tuxedo Branch of the ROCKLAND NATIONAL BANK is made up of women, but because the Manager of the Bank is gracious and efficient MRS. GLADYS BRENTNALL. This is the Branch of the Bank that handles our Yearbook Account that zooms upward into the thousands with each new Yearbook, and then plunges down to zero as the last payment is met. In the picture at the left. MRS. BRENTNALL is explaining to CHRIS JORDAN the assets of the Bank. MR. ROBERT DAVENPORT, Manager of the Suffem Branch of the ROCKLAND NATIONAL BANK, invited members of the Staff to join him in the picture NANCY COX. our Photographer, was about to take for the Contributors’ section of our Year- book. Next to MR. DAVENPORT is JANET WENTZ and second from the right is MAR- IANNE ANGEL JANET and MARIANNE are “Suffern-ites and therefore potential depositors of the Bank. BILL SAHLER and his Father have built up the SAHLER’S CONTRACTING and BUILDING CORPORATION from a small firm to a large and constantly expand- ing one. Despite the number of men he employs BILL seems naturally to step into the background as he has done here when CHRIS MURA and ELLEN CONVENTE drove down to the shop to thank him for his Yearbook contribu- tion. In a tiny village like Tuxedo there are very few stores — and TUXEDO PARK PHARMACY is one — and well patron- ized by Mount Students. MR. FLA- GIELLO and LINDA MATULEWICZ seem amused by TERRY BYRNE’S comments as she considers a possible purchase. When SHEILA O’TOOLE and KIM WHITE visited the Office of the TUXEDO PARK ASSOCIATION, MR. IRVING LIVINGSTON and MR. ROBERT LA BURT showed them a map of the Park and the location of each of the build- ings of the Academy. The girls were amazed to find how far Renamor is from the other three buildings — not “as a crow flies — but the winding roadway. Oh, for a heli- copter! MR. HARRY COX, President of the COX CHEVROLET COR- PORATION in Fair Lawn is flanked by PEGGY FORD, Co-Editor of our Yearbook, and one of his daughters, NANCY, who has been the most successful Student Photographer the Mount has ever had. All the pictures in this section except this — which MRS. COX took — and those of the lORIO's, — were taken by her. So, too. were the basketball and cheer- leading pictures and those of the Honor Societies and several others throughout the book. MR. COX’s smile may be one of amusement at his wife-turned-photographer, or it may be the smile of a proud parent appreciating the success of his daughter. Once again The TRIBUNE PRESS has moved. This time from SUFFERN to WEST NYACK. The TRIB- UNE PRESS has printed our Yearbook stationery for several years and we wish them well in their new location. MR. DANIEL FARRY of FARR-0 PRODUCTS in New York City provides most of the sta- tionery supplies used by the Academy. We’re grateful for his continued support of our Yearbook. Philosophy Of Education Of The Mount In the course of a very recent self-evaluation of the Academy, a Committee of Faculty Members tried to put into words the Philosophy of Education of the Academy. Its first rough draft was not complete until long after the Curriculum section of our Yearbook, where it really belonged, had gone to the Publisher. However, we felt that even in its present form, the statement is so beau- tiful, so clear an explanation of the background against which the story’of this year told and pictured in this book took place, that we are including it in the conclud- ing pages of the book. Parents and Educators will ap- preciate and value it now. The Class of 1970 will in years to come. PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION Academy of Mount Saint Vincent Tuxedo Park. New York 10987 The Faculty It is the obligation of the members of our Faculty to accept the awesome and compelling challenge of the world situation, to perpetuate the traditions of the nation and to foster an evaluation of existing conditions in society for an honest appraisal of existing values. Through example, the teacher sets Christian standards of conduct and adds richness and beauty to her own life in order to enrich the lives of others. For such teaching she is physically fit. mentally alert and growing, emotionally poised and vibrant, socially aware of her responsibility and spiritually attuned to uplift ing and inspiring influences. A dedication to truth commits the teacher to greater competence, greater human sympathy, and greater openmindedness. Her obligation is to penetrate deeply the reality she interprets for and with her students In living the fullness of her own existence, she is account- able to the community at large. At Mount Saint Vincent, the Faculty Administration relationship is characterized by cooperation and interest. Teachers are encouraged to par ticipate actively in policy formation and decision making, and her obligation to achieve excellence in teaching is facilitated by freedom of voice and respect for individuality. The warm interpersonal relationships of the faculty members is an expression of living the Christian experience In cooperation with the parents, the teacher fulfills her moral obligation of preparing young people to live and lead in the present society. The Student Body Our suburban environment, the caliber of our students as daughters of parents in varied professions, and our limited enrollment, necessitate that our work involve the creation of an atmosphere in which these young women can develop the moral integrity to understand and function in the various levels of our fluid society. In its curriculum the Academy provides for 1) students who intend to enter college. 2) stu dents who are registered at the Academy to secure a cultural preparation for life in their own social sphere, and 3) stu- dents whose intellectual achievement does not qualify them to aspire to college, but whose powers can be developed by suitable study adjustments to assist them towards a useful life in the world Members of the Faculty are directed to evaluate the potential of each student and to help her achieve success according to her ability. SR. RITA GUSHUE escorts parents of a prospective student through the school on the afternoon of OPEN HOUSE in November En route Sister gave an informal explanation of our Philosophy of Education “A child is a pure and holy flower and it is possible to tend and water this child-plant with due care and attention that it may blossom and seek the Sun.” The blossoming of a personality occurs when the yet un- molded personality becomes aware of her own personal dignity and is encouraged to strive for genuine integrity based on a consciousness of her own social worth, and her Christian obligation to her fellow man. It is the function of the Academy of Mount Saint Vincent to aid each student in becoming her best self through actualization of our educa tional apostolate in the light of the teachings of Vatican Council II. As an educational institution in a democratic society, the school recognizes its responsibility for creating an atmosphere in which the spirit of democracy can flourish; respect for worthy leadership and democratically established authority; consideration for the rights, properties, abilities and obligations of others; respect for the dignity and worth of the individual; cooperative striving towards goals agreed upon; responsibility for oneself and for the welfare of all mankind. Specifically, as a religiously affiliated institution, we base our efforts on the social implications of the gospels and carry out our democratic obligations through Chnstian Humanism, which addresses itself to the dignity of the intel lect and its moral conscience, and is thereby opposed to the obstacles deterrent to full human development — poverty, prejudice, racism and war. Dynamics of Change In no other period of human history has a way of life with its characteristic institutions been so completely subject to change. The lack of a stable, definite and concrete future necessitates a form of education which can adapt to the changing life situation and to sociological as well as tech nological advances. The vastly increased scope of knowledge requires that students learn the source of obtaining informa tion rather than mere factual knowledge They must be prepared to adapt to various situations in life, which require the development of self-control and the ability to become self responsible. Changes in our social structure, brought about by a more penetrating interpretation of our Constitu tion. as well as an awareness of obligations resulting from human relations, require that our young women develop a spirit of giving and love and an openness to spiritual devel opment. In order to inculcate these values, a diversity in com mumcation is necessary. This diversity must be permeated with sensitivity and enthusiasm which flows from our per sonal consecration and professional dedication and an informed appreciation of the value of our culture and the opportunities of our day. Acknowledgements The YEARBOOK STAFF of CHASTELLUX ’70 would like to ex press its appreciation to the many people who have helped to make this book possible. FIRST AND FOREMOST we wish to thank SISTER CON- STANCE MARY who is the most dedicated Adviser an activ- ity could have. We appreciate all the time and energy she has given us. WE ALSO THANK EV ARNOLD and BEVERLEY PFOST of the American Yearbook Company who have taken such a personal interest in our book. THANK YOU, SISTER MARY PERPETUA. SISTER RITA GUSHUE and all the Members of the Faculty for your un- failing cooperation. A THANK YOU to all the students for their financial and moral support. TO THE CONTRIBUTORS, and especially to MR. VINCENT IORIO, and to anyone who helped us in any way . . . THANK YOU! The YEARBOOK STAFF MARGO VENNING PEGGY FORD Editor-In-Chief Co Editor MAYRA GUERRERO. PAM NIXON. SHEILA O'TOOLE and ELLEN POLLOCK KATHY CLARK NANCY COX LAURA MAZA Associate Editors Business Manager Staff Photographer Staff Artist TERRY BYRNE. CHRIS JORDAN. JANET WENTZ and KIM WHITE 120