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

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SR. MARIA TURIBIUS SR. MARGARET O BRIEN SISTER TURIBIUS with some of her Sophomore English students Left to Right, CHRIS LAMBERT. SR MARGARET O'BRIEN MARY E GOETZ. CINDY BOLTZ. JILL HARTMANN. JEANMARIE MANEY and VALERIE CLEARY teaching Spanish IV SISTER MARIA TURIBIUS was Sophomore Class Advisor again this year. Because there were only three English classes. SISTER was alone in the English Department. In her cours- es she included both classical and modern perspectives. Among the classical works stud- ied were Oedipus Rex and Prometheus Bound. A new text was used for the course in Modern Literature — Insights: English Literature. Stu- dents in English 11 studied Recent American Literature. In all grades special focus was put on creative and journalistic writing. As a result The Courier of which Sister was again Advisor was better than ever this year. Pleasureful and profitable involvement was the aim of all Eng- lish courses. A newcomer to the Mount last fall, SISTER MARGARET O BRIEN replaced SISTER EUCHARIA as Librarian. She was also named Moderator of the Glee Club and soon realized that this involved much more than being on hand each Monday afternoon for Glee Club Rehearsals. The first program presented was AMAHL and the NIGHT VISITORS at Christmas and SISTER shared with SISTER MARIAN FRANCIS the time consuming task of provid- ing costumes for those who were in the play as well as those in the chorus. Before coming to us SISTER MARGARET had taught Spanish, and she was asked to assist MRS. KELLEHER and teach SPANISH IV. since MRS. KELLEHER was including Italian as well as French and Spanish in her program. 23

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New fields and a new librarian There were two Senior Classes and SISTER KATHLEEN NORA and SISTER MARIE FRANCESCA were there Advisors. Both contin- ued to teach Social Studies, but each added a new field to her program. SISTER KATHLEEN, a professional seamstress, took over the nee- dlework classes, and under her guidance stu- dents made dresses, pant suits, culottes — anything they wished — and all had a store- bought-look. As Moderator of the Student Council again SISTER KATHLEEN worked with SR. KATHLEEN NORA SR. MARIE FRANCESCA SISTER FRANCESCA helps MARGOT CELLA with her Math the Councilors as they planned seasonal get- togethers — at Hallowe'en. Christmas. Mardi Gras and Easter. With the Seniors she helped organize the Fashion Show at Christmas and those other Senior Functions — the Closed Retreat, the Senior Prom — and Commencement. SISTER MARIE FRANCESCA taught American SISTER KATHLEEN helping SUE KEANE History and Economics in the Social Studies program and her assignments required much independent study in the History Resource Center. To her program was added Math 11 which she enjoyed teaching and to which her students responded with enthusiasm. Involved in both social studies and Math, it is not sur- prising that Sister included a series of lectures on the subject of taxation in the first term. 22

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Sister Rita’s double role was challenging We have referred above to the fact that SISTER RITA was playing a difficult double role this year. To be Director of an Academy during its final year and to teach Chemistry. Biology and Math 12 would be impossible — and not a dream — for most educators, even if. like SIS- TER RITA, they had had experience in admin- istration and teaching. At times Presidents of Universities have arranged to teach so that through their contacts they would be able to know, reach and influence their students SR. RITA GUSHUE MRS. VALERIE CLEARY SISTER RITA works with a group of Seniors in the Laboratory and their students would know them as people and not just as names or titles. Perhaps this was one reason that led SISTER RITA to con- sider teaching these three courses. Another practical explanation is the difficulty of at- tracting a qualified teacher willing to teach all three courses for just one year. Whatever the causes, the effects have been gratifying for both SISTER RITA and the students whom she taught. 24