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

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1 110 ve te- er- 0- led a- '. lf. -int Jen ot, ole ,ses ad- tu- ial- low ICW OH LOS. ore th- irst ian rge by Jb- ili- igs sey of in JUNE, 1941 L A U R E L PAGE 21 D ' Ti n Prom . . . l THE BEE ll-llllVl3 i By Mary LW-11 i L ..,.. i Like the haunting fragrance of a rose that has long since withered and died, like the re-echoing refrains of a melody which has already succumbed to silence, like the dreams of wistful children which in after years return to spice the present with the deliciousness of joy and sadness intermin- gled, memories of the activities which were such a major part of the busy happiness experienced in Memorial flash before the graduate's eyes in the passing parade which is the prelude to that final moment of farewell. We, who hope to follow them so very soon, stand in an attitude of watchful wait- ing as the present fast slips into the future and hold it close to us while it is still ours to hold. Idealism-and the C. A. L. C. wherein dreams and books, which are each a world, merge and total to the greatness of two united strengths. Laughter and song-prevailing in the Glee Club quarters where the magic keys of melody liberate the pent-up emotions of the heart. Originality-materialized through the po- tent mediums of paint and brush-paper, and a conception of beauty in the mind of an artist. Cosmopolitanism-and the evidences of such in our Linguistic Group. Endurance-and the thrill of accomplish- ment to be experienced in unraveling some of the mystery encountered in the land of numerical complications. Ingenuity-and a feeling of kinship with Daniel Boone possessed by those fearless ones pioneering in the chemical world of the Albertus Magnus Club-organization for the advancement of scientific learning. Efficiency-in a commercial sense-qual- ity predominant in the Siennese Club, in which realm 'fhieroglyphic making is an art already accomplished by all competent stenographers. . Melodies-their associations, and that which rouses those associations-the Or- chestra, whose loyal participation in our Assemblies is a part of the memories which are eternal. Exhilaration-and the liberty of spirit which friendly companionship and a canter with the Riding Club evokes. These - and more - are the bright splotches of color, which have caught and held our eyes as we gazed, reminiscingly upon the tapestry of our high school life, thus far completed. How shall we face the farewells which will be ours when the fu- ture has become the present? May we, as those from whom we shall catch the torch, carry these vignettes of the past in a mem- ory so vivid that tendrils of reality, strong as.flesh and blood, shall bind them forever to our pastime and our happiness. Loves Lcqacu The Sacred Heart for the World, the World for the Sacred Heart Fulfill this pledge, successors! Come to the Castle gates, knock and enter. Within these cloistered walls you will find a work which, lovingly and zealously undertaken, will reap glorious rewards for you, now and when you become a 'fkeepsake of Heaven. We, the departing servants of Memo- rial's Crusade, regretfully release the reins which we have held for four short years and proffer them to your eager hearts. We surrender them with a fervent prayer for your success in this beautiful venture for Christ's faithful. Into your outstretched hands we place the valiant, fiaming torch of truth, sym- bolical of Christ's Divine Providence. May you proudly bear it high, high above the surging masses lest its flame be smothered and die. Raise this fiery brand of God be- fore you to light your way and blaze a trail of success for Christfs glory! The true and efficacious beauty of the work of our Sanctus Carolus Unit can only be realized after having labored in its cause. The veracity of the age-old adage- a penny saved is a penny earned-and the wonders that penny can do to alleviate dis- tress among Godis less-fortunate faithfulg the multifarious good that can be derived from the little things in life as the donation of silver foil, magazines and stamps all these, with startling vividness, astounded us with their capacity for working humble miracles amongst our foreign missions and our home needy. Now, with our parting we carry with us many fond memories. Memories of pleas- ant hours spent in our Crusade Castle working for our missions or delighting in a motion picture portraying life in other lands and on our hearts we find, engraved indelibly, an infinitely beautiful love for God and an appreciation of and enthusiasm for the perpetration of His Holy Mission Crusade! SPURT SCOUPS i by Jean Selts As we looked in on a soft ball practice the other day, we realized the void that would be left by some of the graduates this term. Quite a few girls have piled up en- viable sports records in their two or four years among us. The various school teams will be hard put to replace them at first. Virginia Lowe, Elizabeth Sheehan, Ann and Catherine Dwyer and Mary Valentine are among the notables. Betty Sheehanls position as forward and later as a guard on the basketball team was rather an anticlimax to her brilliant playing in Queen of All Saints. An im- portant member during her two years at Memorial, Betty was elected Captain of the basketball team in her senior year. For a year she upheld the defensive of the hockey team as goalie. It would be rather difficult to decide whether 'fGinniell Lowe played harder on the hockey or basketball team. With three years experience on the basketball court, and four years on the hockey field, Gin- nie was associated with such 'fgreatsw as Pat Finn, Mary Bisdale, Evelyn Kane, Do- lores Bo-land and Anita Dean. To cap her success HGinnie was unanimously given the captaincy of the hockey team. The Sisters Dwyer, Ann and the less serious Catherine, took to the same sports, only with different degrees of intensity. Though manager of the hockey team and guard on the basketball team Ann's real advocation is tennis. As an advanced stu- dent in the art of wielding the racket, Ann does pretty well. Catherine sticks only to hockey, even after three and a half years. The basketball team got some added height in Mary Valentine, five foot eight guard. It also added a little color, with an- other brunette among so many blondes on the court. Mary says little but makes her- self felt on those fast plays. No account of the players would be com- plete without a note on Anne Davoren. As right half on the hockey field, she too played with the Memorial uimmortalsy' mentioned above, absorbing some of their style. Her most important position was that of manager of the basketball team, doing a good bit of the work and cheering but shar- ing in none of the glory of the girls' hard won praise. But who among them really wants praise, much as they deserve it? They are and were fighting for their school-Memorial. RESUME fC01Zfi7l1lf'd from page I, column 12 Washington, postcards, sightseeing, Annap- olis, memories to be forever ours-Class Day, the scent of corsages, laughter at prophecies, To You Memorial and here and there a tear-a warm, sunny audito- rium, dignity, pompous, white gowns-rib- bon tied, crackling tokens of-the curtain falls-remember?

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PAGE 20 LAUREL JUNE, 1941 PLAY - RITES By Miriam F. C. Kelly Question: As you ponder o'er your school day memoirs which Thespian first-nighter did you enjoy most? ANNE ELLIS When I was a freshie in IB Silas Lapham I went to see- That woeful tale of a poor young buck Who wished to rise and had some luck. If you'd know the play I liked the best It's Silas Laphaml' above the rest. JULIET BENACK No other play so captivated my interest and carried me back to the days of chivalry and gallantry as did ffDorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall. The scenery, acting and above all, the atmosphere were superb. Or- chids to Dorothy Vernon ! MARION FLEESON Of all the plays presented in Memorial I enjoyed 'fThe Tailor-Made Man the best. The rise of an enterprising tailor's appren- tice provided a plot which combined with the witty dialogue, appropriate scenery and the cream of the T hespians served to make it most entertaining and different. ELLEN HEALY Because it typified the prevailing spirit of light-heartedness of the girls of Me- morial, the ffRise of Silas Lapham was my favorite offering of the Thespians. KATHLEEN GLYNN Mary, Queen of Scots, was the most awe-inspiring play presented by our talent- ed T hespians during my stay in Memorial. Every phase in the life of the tragic Scot- tish queen was dramatized amid a spectacle of riotous color, pageantry and gorgeous costuming. The memory of this drama never fails to awaken in me fond remi- niscences of enjoyment at Memorial. MONA FITZPATRICK ' I think that Dorothy Vernon of Had- don Hall was the 'ftopswl It was not only humorous but also thoroughly entertaining! ANNE CERVINI The charm and utter simplicity of the story plus the excellent performances of every member of the cast made Victorian one of the most delightful and enjoyable plays I ever attended in Memorial. MARY MAGUIRE Our first play, Mary, Queen of Scotsf' thrilled me with its gorgeous settings and clever character portrayal. Unfortunately, however, I was so captivated by our glam- orous usherettes that I lost the drift of the story. Don't Send Your Daughter on the Underground Mucky, sweaty dampness that wracks your frail body with chills and brings beads of perspiration to your agonized brow-the Subway Station-commonly accepted as the mode of travel by the masses, and you, be- ing one of the mess of mass must tread its barren bleakness with your fellow sufferers. Desolation . . . temptation of the tracks. Here's the scream of another mo-nster com- ing in now . . . What would it feel like? Shivering ecstasy at the thought of splin- tered bones crunching under the wheels . . . strewn limbs . . . reddened tracks . . . lamentations . . . 'fWhy did she do it?'l ffShe missed the train again this morning and couldnlt face that sixth late pass! But no . . . duties of one's state in life. Then being pushed into the middle of rough wool topped by white flesh and surrounded on all sides by inky-smelling paper. Over- head, solitary bulbs placed at meticulous intervals, oval-shaped straps for those who can get near them to hang by. Along the sides, a fantasy of color . . . disgusting- looking, moronic children crying for an equally sickening breakfast food . . . a vir- ginal nymph surrounded by strands of mac- aroni . . . a dissipated-looking bleached blonde, criterion of a hair beautifier . . . and over all, permeating your very soul with its essence, comes wafted the stench of garlic. 'fTurn around, you say! Sir, have you ever pondered the possibility of a victim's revolving inside the iron maiden? You do get the point. If Morpheus has fled, the eye cannot for long stare at weird mixtures of tweed and herringbone, and so, seeks the printed page. Dear Miss Blake, I am a young girl . . . QBet she never sees thirty again.D jamaica Scratches . . . Axis Powers . . . Then a long stop of the lurching move- ment between stations . . . hushed, tomb- like silence . . . a discreet embarrassed cough . . . an ever so faint crackle of paper . . . and on your part as the traveler-an uncontrollable, frenzied desire to giggle. Now the clacking wheels start again and here, at last your destination. The vault- like doors roll back and a seething blob of humanity is belched onto the station. Queer . . . but after four long years of this a faint nostalgia starts to wrench the pit of your stomach. Why . . . suppose you board at college! That would mean just a hop across the campus to classes. NO-NO! NEVER! Traveling on the subway gives you an alertness, a wide-awake feeling to- ward your fellow-man! Life without the subway is Sears without Roebuck, Mont- gomery without Ward. As long as it rolls along you'll roll with it-struggling to the bittersweet end. VIRGINIA DoRAN, '41, Imp Vo mp tu By Carol Young Without sentiment there would be no flavor in life. -Thackery. Whether or not we agree with the above thought, graduation provides ample mate- rial for reminiscence. This curious inter- mingling of hopes for the future and memo- ries for the past may possibly be called 'fsentimentf' or perhaps merely Ngradua- tionf, THIS THING CALLED PHILOSOPHIZING: just to prove that it's all in your point of view, we offer- Imagination is that ingredient given man to compensate him for what he is not, a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is. SURE SIGNS SIGNALING SD'MMER: The sudden avalanche of sunglasses which has descended upon Memorial lead- ing the casual observer to suspect that stu- dents wish to travel 'fincognitof' The very tropical sun tans and the equal- ly tropical sun CPPPJ tans. THAT PROVE THE RULE.' A war cloud has no silver lining. Defeat is not bitter-unless you swallow it SUGGESTION: 'Tis said that if we wish to make a new world we have all the necessary material on hand. The first one was made out of chaos. PICTURE THAT: Graduation photos have provided more than one mirthquake of laughter as both- ered and bewildered Seniors for the first time see themselves as others see them - themselves or reasonable fmore often than not, unreasonablej facsimiles. APPROVED AND APPLA UDED.' Recent definition of an ocean--Ha large body of water completely surrounded by trouble. And when asked what her favorite sub- ject was, the answer came promptly, Hali- biology? Every Hit Parade of favorite recordings must certainly include the jimmy Dorsey version of Green Eyes. Ample proof of the band's growing popularity is found in the list of Seniors' preferences. JUST A PARTING THOUGHT ON GRADUATION: O, lest I forget for a moment One hope, one thought, one scheme I write in my heart a reminder- Write deep in my heart each dream. I know I shall ever remember These lovely things and yet So deep in my heart do I write them- Lest I forget. '1

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PAGE 22 g g g L A U R E L JUNE, 1941 ACROSS 1. Pretty red-headed Senior. 5. Prima donna of '41. 9. Where she was was laughter. 13. We approve of Anne Donnelly's col- lection of ....,....... in her clothes. 15. We hate to go ............ school on Mon- day mornings. 16. What the commercials are publishing for jobs. 17. Note that the Glee Club sings. 18. Whose pronunciation of a famous fish food? 20. Position held by Mary Winters. 23. The center of what bright Senior's affection. 25. Pet name for the Seniors about to graduate. 27. Memorialites for, 28. What is heard on the Laurel Room door every afternoon. 30. What one of the five senses helps Marie Hartigan immensely as a news scooper? 31. The way Catherine Costello looks when called on to recite any lesson. 32. What the Seniors connect with the Barrel Polka. 34. What the Cheer Squad does. DOWN The life of 210. 'Most Lovely to Look At Senior of '41. She is waiting for that certain one in the Army. Many's the time the Seniors gave this answer, when asked if they did their own homework. The way all Seniors feel throughout the whole week. Why, oh why! do the Seniors have to go ............ classes? Song appropriately applied to the month or so before graduation, This is the beginning of the . .,........ K' What Roberta Powers is known for not eating. You can smell it during the early part of the morning. Eileen Letty's monogram. Disgusted approval of the Seniors. What Kay Francis eats practically every day for lunch. Nickname of one of the Queen of All Saints graduates. How the upper Seniors feel in the winter. The latest center of Jane Craven's affection. 36' Prolonged, emphatlf: answer X, , 24. One of the best dressed Sen- of any guiltless Senior. . , ,Ors- s7. o a d 1 .. li 1 --e fi ,. - - , Nifvofffsfy on Y 726' FZTJSLZZJSS- graduate. f f W zwu-':f71j?,- ly used in 38. All the Sen- .,W,1-s.,,, gfuifx 3992160 ' ff 'L the Senior's iors are ggmg: P 1 -,,,H 2 Latin, gra ua e', '5 1- X9 29. What the Seniors 39. Cecilia Corkery is. noted X gym ,-2 donft wish to be in their for shoes, with this part SX l ' 3 xx., 1 X last year- missing- . 31 El G a 41. Synonym for any Senior infor- 'X 1 ' is ejgogrdfmz mal dance, usually a sport dance. , member of 44. Magic fingers of Memorial. 46. The mischievous Seniors cry, I Double ..........,. You. 49. Nickname of Mary Valentine. 52. What Senior miss of 312 is always Leaping 53. Native land of Ruth Tammany and Anne McCabe. 54. How the Seniors feel just before lunch. 55. Troublesome word.for the French Sen- ior students, meaning some. 56. ..,..,,,.... and beholdg Seniors at last! 58. Nickname of Helen Buggy. 60. Regina Kennelly is a ......,..... . 63. What the Seniors do on the Down side of the staircases. 64. Instrument Cwith apologies to the mu- sicianj played by Palma Catuosca. 66. What the Seniors go for every after- noon after school. 67. One of the favorite Italian dishes of The Seniors. ' 1 68. Word used by the Seniors, when they find themselves speechless during reci- tation. 70. What many a Senior made for the Cancer Hospital. 71. The Commencement Issue is the last- ing souvenir of Memorial's Seniors. 72. Shortened name of Miss Enggren. 73. Initials of the author of this contrap- tion. The LAUREL Staff wishes tn express its thanks to the following Seniors who made this puzzle pfisible: Walburga Busch, its author: Catherine Hartel. the artist of the Cap: Geraldine Hinson. who also assisted in its artistic make-up. The answer to this puzzle will be pub- lished on all the Senior bulletin boards within the next two weeks. this society Cinitialsj. She is known for her athletic career. One of the Senior Class poets. How all the Seniors feel on Monday mornings. One of Greenpoint's graduates of Me- morial. Eileen Conboy is known 'for her non- sensical poetry, such as the ........... . What the Seniors often fall over in the halls on cleaning days. The topic of most of the Senior's con- versation. Rose Foy travels on the Long Island The way Memorial looks when it is completely vacated. Our offering as Perfect Lady. ' Initials of Anne Padian and Anne Palmer. Used by the Seniors when they lack an explanation. Where the athletes frolic on Field Day. Alice Murray's beau. What cute Senior was caught .... ...... someone's knee about a month before graduation. Another Senior idolizes this name. Where we hope all the Seniors get to. Affirmative answer given by many Sen- iors to their friends. A Friend of Jane Cicero's. Instrument Cwith apologies to the mu- forget to bring in their overdue library book. Initials of Ethel Seelig, one of the Senior comedians. Expression used by many a Senior when in pain. lf, as you scan the pages of this, our Se- nior issue, you should feel an emotion any way resembling approval toh scant possi- bilityj the LAUREL staff would like you to remember that without the aid of the fol- lowing people our publication would never have reached the press: The Senior class presidents, jane Cra- ven, Marie Rabatin, Claire Kaminski, Alice Metzner, Virginia Lowe, Eileen Fitzgerald, who never faltered under the strain of be- ing summoned to the LAUREL Room on the average of three times per day. The vice-presidents, Eileen Petry, Mar- garet Ahearne, Ellen Healy, Anne Davoren, Margaret Carmody and Ellen Healy, who, too, displayed -Job-like patience about this picture business and never became vio- lent when tithe orders didn't come. The LAUREL Typists, Mary Sweeney, Catherine Costello, Pola Zamoyta and Wal- burga Busch, who have given every evi- dence that someday they will fill the cov- eted roles of private secretaries to those elusive business magnates. Miriam Kelly-who in the capacity of Inquiring Reporter and guest columnist has given her talent freely and selflessly to the LAUREL in her Senior term. And finally to all the Seniors who have contributed to the Commencement Issue- May we extend our gratitude, but most of all our congratulations: You've made your issue a success. .'f'iJtLke U11 the Band Melody gushes forth from Memorial. The orchestra plays, the students hum and everybody is happy. Thus we have a system of co-operative musicians. Mr. Beggs, our maestro, is re- sponsible for the enthusiasm, the rejuvena- tion of our attempts to render harmoni- ously our wide scope of selections. Take your pick. We are in turn, classi- cists and we are not exactly allergic to popular tunes. We do any and everything, and we hope we do it well. Mr. Beggs, himself is an accomplished violinist. It was he who composed UMe- morial, our graduation theme song. He runs the gauntlet, insofar as he receives raw material and turns them into finished products. Many of our orchestra members never held the instrument of their choice in their hands 11ntil they decided to enter under his potent tutoring. Wanda Wojciechowska, the Magic Keysn of Memorial is President of our so- ciety, while Kathleen Kane shares her re- sponsibilities in the capacity of vice-presi- dent. They have done a commendable task. We wish to take this last opportunity to acknowledge our appreciation of their suc- cessful attempts in making both our plays and assemblies the pleasant interludes that they were.