Bishop McDonnell Memorial High School - Mitre Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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1940 D I d find vtation if the o de- t we vain. mas- e her put it o live Lation, at day iends, ires a t four ie be 1, that :hosen Presi- er her :mem- green 'eetest g like -kind nd to And 3 fills own in en- ierous e the , and With man- rst of urren- could J, and alessly class? es so ire, to e tops ut in ' that she'll 5 she bless ag. or 3 show es of rvim- PHY len y on the JUNE, 1940 LAUREL PAGE 7 'Session CLASS ' . was M. . , . f gk . K f fh- ar ,fun 1 i f iv 5 ,f f f Q f 51 f sk, f I f fx' fl ff f f Z ADINOLFI, MARIE C. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Vice-President of Class, Italian Club, S. S. L. Hunter-Teacher Our Alma Mater is sure to grieve To see a girl like Marie leave. ALVAREZ, MARY T. P. S. 29 Secretarial Club, S. S. L., M. U. A. Office Work A girl whose golden friendship will make you wealthy. ANDERSON, PHOEBE V. HOLY CRoss French Club, Science Club, S. S. L. Brooklyn-Nursing She's sincere and ever so sweet, The kind of a friend we all like to meet, To know and to love. ARNHEITER, ,IOSEPHINE T. OUR LADY OF SORROXYS Glee Club, Secretarial Club, S S L Secretary Her smiling face Her laugh so gay Make you love her more each day. ARNHEITER. JULIE M. OUR LADY or SoRRows S. S. L., Secretarial Club, Secretary A girl in a millioI1. with eyes and laughter radiating per- sonality. ASHLEY, AUDREY E. ST. ANSELRI Secretarial Club Private Secretary A combination of grace, charm and poise makes Audrey a truly modern girl. ATTRIDGE, ANNA J. ST. CLEMENT Secretarial Club, Class Basket- ball Court Stenographer Smiling. cheerful, always de- pendable, Nothing about her that is not commendable. BACH, LAURICE R. ST. SYLVESTER Italian Club Business Charming, vivacious, witty and ZHY, . . She's an ideal girl we all can say. 'O' cacluate june no I ky, 'Ke ! Q X . , If . le .Sw-' if , 1. fgxak v I BAKER, ROSEMARY R. SS. JOACHIM AND ANN Spanish Club, S. S. L., Class Basketball Nursing Such a swell disposition You rarely will find. To sum it all up there's but one of her kind. BARCLAY, CONSTANCE T. ST. JOSEPH French Club, Science Club, Catholic Literary Club Lawyer HTrusty, dusky, vivid, true, Eyes of brown and bramble dew, Connie's sweet and very sin- cere, We hope she'll be successful in her career. BECKER, DOROTHY A. ST. GERARD BIAJELLA Science Club, Catholic Action, German Club Nursing A cheery smile and sparkling wit, . Always sure to make a hit. BENNETT, MARY E. ST. PATRICK Music Appreciation . Private Secretary Refreshing as the morning, Delightful as the day, You couldn't find a brighter smile. ,Cause Mary's always Lgay. BERNARD, GERALDINE P. ST. PATRICK Spanish Club, Shield Air Hostess Her dancing Irish eyes are jewels that herald her spark- ling personality and charm. BISDALE, MARY M. ST. CATHERINE or ALEXANDRIA President of Class, Basketball Varsity, Hockey Varsity Her loyalty and fun-loving spirit have made her a favor- ite with students and fac- ulty alike. BOLAND, DOLORES T. ST. EPHREM Captain of Hockey Varsity, Basketball Varsity, S. S. L. Court Stenographer She's dark, she's sweet, she's witty, she's wise, She's vivacious and versatile, my, Bo's a prize! BONAGURA, PHILOMENA M. OUR LADY or LOURDES Italian Club, Catholic Action, Shield I-Iunter--Italian Teacher Gay, friendly and sincere with the quickness of an alert mind. , IHCLH v rf, F, .1 ,gf ,V , V' kt A , r W Vg, . 'f , as ,. 75 , fs .. 4 ':: 1 X f 7.1 t f .. ,,, rs, X ,ff , fs- .5 fVS! I A O ' X s 'wi A eg, N we X 5 , N . i x N ff N I,.,,5s.., 596109 999.55 ' BOURBEAU. MARJORIE P. ST. BDNEDICT JosDPH Tennis Secretary Margie is quiet, but she'll surely win For she is a Frenchman with an Irish1nan's grin. BOUTHELLIER, GLORIA A. ST. 'BONIFACE Orchestra, Art Club, Glee Club Art School Nice to look at and still nicer to know, Glory makes friends wherever she goes. BRADY, KATHLEEN C. ST. GERARD IWAJELLA Student Council, Laurel Rep., Library Page Nurse's Training I Attractive, vivacious, light- hearted and gay, . We hope that our Kay-remains ever that way. ' BRADY. VERONICA C. HoLY ROSARY Libfqfy Page, Music Appreci- ation, Student Council Business School A better ,friend could not be found ' If you were to search the whole world round. BRAY, ETHEL A. OUR LADY or Goon COUNSEL . Secretarial Club, Student ' Council, Crusade Secretary With lovely hair she's quite a treat, As a friend shels hard to beat. BRENNAN, MARY J. HOLY FAMILY , Secretarial Club Secretary Friendship is a treasure ' That we all esteem And Mary is the treasure-house That guards it like a dream. BRIERLEY, MARY F. ST. GREGORY French Club Brooklyn College A fun-loving lass, good natured and true, Deserving of friendship, Mary -thatls you. BRODERICK, RUTH A. BLESSED SACRAMENT Albertus Magnus Science Club, Student Council, M. U. A. Columbia University-Nursing Along with being pretty and vivacious, Sonny has person- ality plus from Alpha to Omega.

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PAGE 6 L A U R E L JUNE, 1949 ff ff ff SENIOR CLASS LEADERS D W ff MARY JERAY Blessings on thee Mary jeray! Where would we be without you? If things became dull, they'd just be dull, that's all-no little schemes of mischief to burst on the gloom. If things became + difficult, no one to sail in and lend a helping hand, or a soothing smile, or some bright bit of optimism. Where there was trouble, the trouble would hang over, if you weren't always ready for it with a wealth of sym- pathy and encouragement. You were born with a special talent of being at the right place at the right time. just keep it. It will Win you friends out- side, as it has done here. It will bring you confidence, the love and admiration of others. just keepon smiling, and you'll be the brightness of many dark days ahead. just be happy yourself and see how many others will be happy because of you. Always, Mary, just be yourself. MARY O'TOOLE Have you met Mary O'Toole-all around girl, chaser of blues, perfect friend and our beloved class prexy ? If not, here's a clue. If you should run into an at- tractive brunette miss, .4 with azure eyes and mag- L netic smile, you'll know you have the lady in question. Further- more, she's apt to be wearing a halo 'round her head. For four years we've admired and re- vered Mary and now she stands trium- phant on her presidential pedestal. She was our consolation and kindred spirit in times of algebraic atrocities, artistic di- lemmas, geometric nightmares, Pascal's Law troubles, ohms, amperes and 'fwhat have youf, But seriously, we expect great things of Mary. She wants to be an in- terior decorator. Already she has planned a sunken living room with a bookcase en- closed in glass Cso you wonlt have to dust the booksj. She dotes on horses, Mars' bars, ice h-ockey, raising one eyebrow and French Cquelle fillelj. And now, the inevitable good-bye. We'll miss the twinkle in her very blue eyes, the twinkle that won friendship in Me- morial. We'll miss the comradeship, the comradeship of a true 'fpali' but we know that the future will find her gladdening other hearts as she did our own. VERONICA T. BROWN When we were eager, frightened Freshmen just beginning the first of our four years at Memorial, we met Ronnie who crept into the heart of each and everyone of us. 1 Gladly we welcomed .Q f 5 1. 2 S her because her ever- ready willingness to help a fellow student, her unaffected charm and prettiness were irresistible. Her capability has been heraldediby her four terms as class President and her sparkling person- ality is rivaled only by her sweetness. Both faculty and student body have learned to love her and will miss her pleasant smile but in years to come, when Memorial is but a beautiful memory of the past to us, we will often stop and think of her-our own Ronnie whose every act of kindness is a carved image on the scroll of our memories. MARY BISDALE Mary is, undisputedly, Memorial's most popular Senior, and anyone who knows Mary, can under- stand why. Bis' in- gratfating grin alone would endear her to even the hardest heart. But it A goes deeper than that. Her apparently happy-go- lucky outer self goes hand-in-hand with a sense of responsibility and Unoblesse oblige. Any favor asked of Bis is sure to be granted, to the utmost of her ability. Besides being a class leader, Bis', is a leader in the field of sports. She has long been a familiar figure on the basketball court and hockey field. Well, it's june already, Bis, and time to leave. But we're not worried about you. Go through the rest of your life just the way you went through Memorial, and you'll come out on top. if 'A 5 . EILEEN SUTHERLAND We wish we c-ould find an appropriate quotation -one from one of the great masters - to de- cribe Eileen. But we have searched in vain. Not even the great mas- ters could capture her sheer niceness and put it - ' down on paper. f'The Ideal Girl is a hard title to live up to, but without a moment's hesitation, we give it to Eileen. Since her first day in Memorial, she's been making friends, and her presence in any group assures a good time. As Eileen has been Class President four times, it was only fitting that she be chosen for the last and highest office, that of Senior Class President, and chosen unanimously. She's been a good Presi- dent, we thank her and will remember her for it. But more than that, we'll remem- ber the warm friendliness in her gray green eyes, and her smile-quite the sweetest welve ever seen. ANNA MAE HAGENS There is nothing like a friendly smile, ahkind word, a helping hand to set things right. And there's n-o one who fills the bill like our own Anna Mae. With an en- gaging wit, a generous me A A heart, she's become the leader, the adviser, and the confidante of the girls of 201. With sincerity, kindness and tact she has man- aged to gather around her a host of friends, whose faith and trust are surren- dered to her as their President. And who better than Anna Mae co-uld perform her duties cheerfully, loyally, and efficiently? Who would work so tirelessly and persistently for the good of her class? responsibilities so Who would take on willingly? We owe all this, and more, to her. As grand as our girls are, she tops them all, So we have to say farewell. But in parting, our wish is a fervent prayer that if she is ever in sore need of a friend, she'll find one as true and encouraging as she has been to usp and that God will bless her, HS She justly deserves His blessing. WHEN WE WERE FROSH fContinued from page 1, column 21 panic flooded our hearts. Wouldn't you know thereld be a fire on our first day in high school? There was everyone rushing out laughing while we sat glued t-o the seats with terror. We were perplexed but so relieved to find our fears unfounded, .and, seated once more in the official, we proceeded to press a complete plan of Me- morial into our already overflowing brains. The next day lockers were explored, and, really! we couldn't even fit our' school bags in. Where were the dressing rooms for gym? The fifteen-minute periods were exciting and we conscientiously copied down our places in each class and the fire exit for each room. The UP and HDOWNW stairs were rather helpful once We gf21Sped the idea, but a large 2 or 3 really would have been appreciated to show us which floor we were reaching. We. listened sk-eptically to the tales of aquatic highlights in the fifth-floor swim- ming pool and indignantly refused to pay a dime for the use of the roof garden after school. Parting ourselves proudly on the back for this shrewdness, we took the I fcvfliimled on page 23, column 11

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PAGE 8 LAUREL JUNE, 1940 SCNOQ Ccoss ' pe., ,SQ t, 9 SY::sw' -S t S Q fx X R 429 3 fs . BQ N is r Q M 'W' ,W ' 4-va. m Q ', itz ' f ,Z-'Mu . R is We f xr- .1 A f lr ., . 5 E , ix , if ,A fl BROWN, EILEEN J. ST. BENEDICT JOSEPH S. S. L., Science Club, M. U. A. Nursing Our affection had been floating. And changed from day to day: Then came Eileen and quite beguiling- She stole our hearts away. BROWN, VERONICA T. OUR LADY or ANGELS President of Class, Secretarial Club, Shield Secretary It'S nice to be natural when you're naturally nice. BROWN, WINIFRED J, ST. BARTHOLOMEXV S. S. L., Glee Club Business From the top of her curly brown hair to the tip of her twinkling toes, behold a delight. BRYANT, MARGARET M. LITTLE FLOWER Science Club, Library Page Nurse Kind and Sincere. Warm and true: That's our Peggy Through and through. BUCK, COLLETTE V. HoLY NAME or JESUS Library Page, Jllusic Appreci- ation, Art Club College Her artistic ability is much en- vied.. I I Her friendship IS much sought. BUCKLEY, MARY E. HOLY CROSS ' Secretarial Club Secretary Mary has a captivating man- ner that is entirely her own and it is this that has en- deared her to us. BURDE, MARY H. ST. GERARD Laurel, Secretarial Club Secretary 'AA girl who is Sweet as well as brilliant. a friend to have and to hold. BURKE, CATHERINE J. ST. PATRICK Library Page, Music .f'lppreci- ation, Secretary of Orchestra Nurse's Training With a smile so friendly And personality sweet, Our Kathleen you'd like to meet. Z X., sg , ,J rx Suk R Q' - ' I Nr H 5 A it ' ji' t 'Y Ex 'D' X R We ' v --Q ifff' e- 12.1-2 E... A x ., S A , 5 f ff! SX bt 'Ka , is e L.-M , . . f,-I Z QW MS f tis' - - .-. . fi ew as Qbeaeluales ut BURKE, CATHERINE T. ST. PAUL Secretarial Club Secretary A sense of humor, a charm- ing Smile, Makes Kay's friendship well worth while. BURKE, HELEN G. ST. STANISLAUS Science Club, Spanish Club, Music Appreciation Pratt Institute-Dietitian Eyes as blue as the sky. above A heart that's true. a friend to love. BURKE, HELEN T. ST. BARTHOLOMENV Secretarial Club Secretary She's Sweet and She's gracious This girl is true blue, Her friendship you treasure And hold dear to you. BURKE, MARY A. ST. CECILIA Secretarial Club She's simple and sweet, A treasure divineg She'S all you'd want In a friendship line. BURKLE, FRANCES T. ST. PANCRAS Secretarial Club, Library Page Secretary Wee, winsome, wondering- thus we shall always remem- ber you. BUTLER, MARY J. ST. AGNES Shield, Class Basketball Grace Institute Sparkling eyes and merry smiles Makes a girl with winning wiles. BYRNES, MARY V. ST. EDMUND Student Council, Secretarial Club, Glee Club Secretary Mary is one who has captured our hearts by her quiet charm. BYRNES, RENEE B. ST. BIARTIN or TGURS Glen Club, Crusade, Secretarial Club Private Secretary With her -pleasing personality. Renee IS, a composite of charm, wit and loveliness. . 1 Al i ' M ,, ,-, 1 , liii 'flll ' ,ex N E' , Q3 issgsxlxsr fag, if x . x, saw R is SNR 4 S. f. ,. A -X R xx XX x es' qui.. NNW, VABOT. MARY AGNES ST. JoIIN l'iVANGliLIS'1' Grace Institute-Stenographer We hate all that is crafty, de- ceptive. Hence. we love and admire Mary. CALLAGHAN. GERTRUDE M. ST. ELIZAEETII Crusade Washington School for Secre- taries We all loved Gertrude and will always remember her particu- larly for her jolly, contagious laugh. CARAGHER, MARY E. OUR LADY or LOURDES German Club, S. S. L., Class Basketball Journalist Only innocence and sweetness can laugh with as much mirth as Mary. CARNEY, ANNA T. ST. CATHERINE or GENOA Library Page, Secretarial Club Business A charming manner, pleasant grin, Annes a girl who'S sure to wing , A wegalth of brains, she's lots of un, Anne's a girl who gets things done. CARNEY, GERTRUDE R. ST. CATHERINE or GENOA Secretarial Club Commercial Artist Charming, delightful, loving and q v sa!- She is the one to lead our way. CARRIG, ELIZABETH A. ST. GREGORY French Club, Student Council, Tennis Business College ' Her calm Sophisticated air, Completely hides the imp we know 15 lurking there. CARUSO, GLORIA J. . CONVENT or MERCY Library Page, Science Club, Italian Club Nurse A serene temper. and uplifting spirit in adversity are rarities, yet Gloria is endowed with both. May you remain ever thus, CASEY, JULIA E. CONVENT or BIERCY S. S. L., Spanish Club, Li- bfllry Pggg Secretary Julia's Seltlessness flows freely into a sunny smile that bursts through and disperses trouble clouds.