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

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JANUARY, 1942 - LAUREL PAGE 17 anuarg 15143 RAPISARDA, CARMELA A. ST. JOSEPH, PATRON op THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH Glee Club 1, 3, 4, 5, 35 Li- bfllfy Page 6, 7, 8,' S. S. L. 6, 7, 8 Business 'tAlways singing as she went Laughing, happy and content. REILLY, GENEVIEVE F. OUR LADY OF PERPETUAI. HELP, OZONE PARK Circulation lllanager of Laurel 7, 8,' Vice-President of Class 4, 6, 8,' Vice-President of French Club 7, 8 College She has a voice of gladness and a smile of beautyfl ROBERTSON, ANNA M. ST. MATTHrAs Spanish Club 8,' lllatheinatics Club 7 Business School With thy clean, keen joyance Languor cannot be- Shadows of annoyance Never Came near theef' ROGERS, MARY A. ST. PATRICK, BROOKLYN S. S. L. 6, 7, 8,' French Club 7, 8,' Shield 4, 5 Business Those about her From her shall read the Perfect ways of honor. ROGERS. MARY E. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER French Club 7, 8,' lll. U. A. 2, S. S. L. 6, 7, 8 College Quips and pranks and wanton wiles, Nods and becks and wreathed smiles. b ROSSI, GLORIA T. BLESSED SACRAMENT Science Club 7, 8,' Tennis Club 7,' Glee Club 2, 3, 4 Secretary 'tLfovable, laughable and full of un One in a million, bright as the sun. RUSSELL, AUDREY E. ST. GERARD BIAJELLA S- S- L- 7, 35 Mathematics Club 7 St. Joseph College Ulindeared to us as the rose- bud of our remembrance and the gem of our treasure house. ' RYAN, GERARDINE O. RYAN, GERTRUDE P. ST. BIARY STAR OF TIIE SEA, BROOKLYN Class Secretary 1, 7, 8,' Cath- olic Action Rep 8 Business School There shines a brilliant and romantic grace A s irit soul intense and bri ht- D H ly raref' RYAN. GLORIA K. OUR LADY OF VICTORY, BROOK- LYN Sienese Sccretarial Club 8 Business :There are whole veins of dia- monds in thine eyes, Might furnish crowns for all the Queens Of earth. RYAN, JEAN M. HOLY CROSS S. S. L. 5, 8,' Art Club 7,' Tennis 5, 7 Business Seldom she smiles but when at length she does The golden rays Of sunbeams to are released. SALOMONE, MARCELLA ST. CATHERINE GENOA Library Page 2, 3,' S. S. L. 8,' Science Club 7 Business School 'tMaiden! with the meek brown eyes In whose orbs a shadow lies Like the dusk in evening skies. '37 ret' we 'E V yi, ' X . E. 7. SAVAGE, MONICA P. HOLY ROsARY B, S. S. L. 8,' Crusade 1, 2, 4,' W Glee Club 5 7 ' L Stenographer Q HNature made her what she is , ,, And never made another. ' e gf 'L SCAFIDI, FRANCES bl. ST. PANCRAS Sicnese Secretarial Club 8 Secretary Seldom do we hnd one So sweet, so tender and truefl SCANLON, DORIS A. OUR LADY OF GRACE Science Club 8,' Laurel Rep 8 S. S. L. 6 Business UAs the leaf upon the tree Fluttering, gleaming constant- ly- Such a lig tsome thing is she! 'ATRIC A A. ST. MICHAEL, BAY RIDGE 'Tsw l Glee Club 8,' S. S. L. 8 meld Rep Business ' t'Sweetcst the strair. whr Q -- V ' '- ' the song hear: I The singer has been I-. . Y. W 1 S sun- . Somoa Ctoss ' SCARPATI. MARGARET R. ST. ST.xNIsI.AUs Ar! Club 7,' Italian Club 8,' Spiritual Treasurer 8 Free Lance Artist She smiled and the shadows departed- She shone and the snow turned to rain.'l SCHREIBER. MARY HOLY ROSARY, BROOKLYN Catholic Action Literary Club 7, 8,' Catholic Action 7, 8,' German 8 Lawyer t'Devout yet cheerfulg pious not austere: To others lenient: to herself severe. SCHUSTER. CATHERINE R. OUR LADY OF SORRows Editor of the Laurel 4, 6, 7, 8: President of Class 3, 4, 6, 7: Publicity Club 6, 7 College 'Tm glad the gods or someone gave You such a smiling heart and brave. SCOCOZZO, ROSE T. ST. FRANCIS or ASSISI Sienese Secretarial Club 8 Bookkeeper 'tFriendship is the breathing Hower With sweets in every fold. SEILING, EMILY T. ST. BIICHAEL, EAST NEW YORK Science Club 7, 85 Catholic Action 5, 6,' Literary Club 7, 8 Hunter College HAnd violets transformed to eyes, v Enshrined a soul within their blue. SHEEHAN, DOLORES C. ST. CATHERINE OF GENOA Drarnatics 3, 7, 8,' Sienese Sec- retarial Club 8,' S. S. L. 8 Dramatics HHer's is the gift to make us laugh D Or weep or sigh. She holds the key To all our hearts. SHEEHAN, LOUISE P. ST. MICHAEL, FLUSHING Basketball Varsity 85 Library Page 7, 8,' Science Club 7, 8 Queens College UNO colleens you'll find As lovely, and modest As merry and kind. SHEFERS, JEANETTE T. FOURTEIEN HOLY MARTYRS German Club 8, S. S. L. 8g Mathematics Club 7, Glee Club 1, 2, 4 Business Sincerity is the basis of character.

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PAGE 16 L A U R E L JANUARY, 1942 I.. l .Samoa Ctass T a d If 5 Arms fl 'Q 4 N .. I 'Eb ww O'CONNOR, JOSEPHINE M. ST. AUGUSTINE Laurel Floor Manager 7, 8,' Science Club 7, 8,' French Club 7, 8 Business School 'KSonie Say thy fault is youth, some wantonnessg Some Say thy grace is youth and gentle sport. O'DONNELL, MARGARET J. ST. CECILIA Tennis Club 55 S. S. L. 85 Li- brary Page 8 St. John's Hospital Strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. OETHEIMER. MARGARETHA C. ST. SEDASTIAN President of llze Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,' Spanish glub 8,' Music Appreciation Business School t'And this gay spirit yearning in desire To follow knowledge like a sinking star. OETTINGER, MARY E. OUR LADY or TI-IE BIIRACULOUS BIEDAL German Club 8,' S. S. L. 7, 8,' Glee Club 4 Business HHer mirth was the pure spirits of various wit. O'GARA, MARY F. ST. BENEDICT Tennis Club 5, 7,' S. S. L. 85 Athletic Rep 8 Business School I am a part of all that I have metf' O'GRADY, MARY T. IAIAIACULA-rE CONCEPTION, QUEENS Tennis 7,' Science 7,' Spanish Club 8 Business School HA soul of powerg a will of lofty tliought, A chastened hope that ever points to heavenf' O'HARA, HELEN V. ST. ANSLEAI Library Page S ,' Spiril ual Treasurer SJ Illzrsic Appre- ciation 8 Delehanty Institute t'Haste thee Nymph and bring with thee lest and youthful jollilyf' OLSEN, LUCILLE V. ST. CATHERINE or GENOA Sienesc Secretarial Club 8 Secretary Her modest looks a cottage might adorn Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn. fbeanluales of O'NEILL, MARILYN T. OUR LADY OF Gooo COUNSEL Tennis 7,' Glee Club 5,' Class Secretary 2, 3 Business Our years with others must the sweeter be For those brief days among us wandered she- O'REILLY, HELEN M. OUR LADY or ANGELS French Club 7, 8,' Crusade 8,' Library Page 6 Business School Wit to persuade and charm to delight. O'ROURKE, ROSEMARY D. ST. IXIATTHIAS Sienese Secretarial Club 8,' Glee Club 1, 2, 4 Secretary Actions, looks. and words step from the alphabet by which you may spell her character. ORR, MARY R. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Crusade 7,' Shield Rep 8,' Sien- ese Secretarial Club 8 Telephone Operator A gay, handsome. laughing, bright-eyed damsel. OTT, MARGARET A. ST. NICHOLAS German Club 8,' S. S. L. 6, 8,' Glee Club 4 Business School Bright as the sun her eyes the gazers Strike And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. PAGNILLO, THERESA E. SACRED I'IEAR'1'S or JESUS AND MARY S. S. L. 7, 8,' Secretary al' Italian Club SQ Ill. U. A. Rep 7 Business School 'tIt is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends. PECK, ANN C. ST. TIIERI:s.x. 'l'IIE I.I'I 1'LE FLOWER, XVOODSIDE Sienese Secrz'la1'ial Club 8,4 M. U. A. 4: S. S. L. 8 Commercial Artist L'What thou art we now rsotg What i- most like -e? From rtinbow loud .here ilow 'ot lr IJ' so brf se W C 2' PETERS, MARGARET A. ST. BIICHAEL, BAY RIDGE French Club 7, 8,' Music Ap- preciation 8,' Glee Club 6 Business t'Silence is that priceless treasure Of eloquence-'tis thine. PETRALIA, MARIE M. ST. NICHOLAS or TOLENTINE S. S. L. 6, 7, 8g Art Club 7 Business UWith everything that pretty Is-my lady sweet arise! PIZZI, CHRISTINE M. ASSUMPTION S. S. L. 7,' Treasurer of Italian Club 8 Business School Health and intellect are the two blessings of life. PORTER, ELIZABETH M. ST. CATHERINE or GENOA S. S. L. 7, 8,' Crusade Rep 5, 6,' Music Appreciation 8 Business School Thou, whose locks outshine the sun Golden tresses, wreathed in one As the braided streamlets run. l'RINZ. LUCILLE E. ST. BARBARA Shield Rep 5, 6, 8,' Tennis 7,' Science Club 7 I like work: it fascinates me, I can sit and look at it for hours. QUINN, ELIZABETH J. ST. BRIGID Vice-President of Class 7, 8,' President of the Spanish Club 85 Mathematics Club 7 Business School 'tSincerity's her chief delight 'l'he darling pleasure of mind O. that I could invite All the whole race of human kind! OUINN, JOAN M. BLESSED SACRAMENT Crusade 4,' Arl Club 5, 7, 8 Art School So with the world thy gentle ways TIE' grace, thy more than eauty Shalllbenan endless theme of praise. RANCE, AUDREY C. Sr. ELIZADETI-I Library Page 85 Music Appre- czalzon 8,' Spanish Club 8 Business I f'fl'each me half the gladness lhat my brain must know, Sxuch harmonious madness l'rom my lips would flowf' JANUA f r ff 'nn fi if fn lf!! 3 4 Q are Ar as I f 'Q S

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PAGE 18 LAUREL JANUARY, 1942 Stmoa Ccaggf ' X f I is ., 4 'W' 'ZX f if W . W Z if X rs'-I ii Q9 SKELLY, ANNE MARIE ST. MICHAEL, BAY RIDGE Sienese . Secretarial Club 8,' Tennis Club 5,' Hockey 5 Private Secretary HA little nonsense now and then Is relished by the best of men. SKELLY, ROSEMARY T. OUR LADY or GooD COUNSEL German Club 8, Glee Club 5, 6,' Music Appreciation 8 College 'tNo reallyngreat man ever thought himself so. SLATER, MARGARET A. ST. CATHERINE or GENOA Science Club 8,' French Club 7, 8,' Library Page 2, 3 Nurses' Training 'tHer deep blue eyes smile con- stantly as if they had won the secret of a happy dream. SMITH, MARGARET M. ST. ANTONY or PADUA Dramatic Club 7,' Glee Club 5, 6,' Italian Club 8 Fordham University So much one man can do That does both act and know. SOYKA, MARY ANN ST. ALPHoNsUs S. S. L. 8 Business School 'tGolden hair like sunlight streaming On the marble of her shoul- der. SPENCE, ANITA T. HOLY NAME Tennis Club 3. 5,' French Club 7, 8,' M. U. A. 8 Business School HO lovely eyes of azure Clean as the waters of a brook Limpid and laughingfl STANIS, REGINA M. ST. JOSEPH, LONG ISLAND CITY Sienese Secretarial Club 8,' Li- brary Page 3 Secretary t'There's not a bonnie flower that springs By fountain, shore -or green, There's not a bonnie bird that sings But minds me o' my Jean. STANTON, ALICE A. ST. PANCRAS Mathematics Club 7, 8,' Science 7, 8,' S. S. L. 7 College A grateful mind 6 By owing, owes not, but still pays at once Intlebtcd and discharged. X X ,f GQ , X fl I AQ, 4. fe f W 6ca1:luettes ot STARK, CLARA T. ST. BRIGID Library Page 8,' S. S. L. 8,' Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Business f'Great feelings hath she of her own Which lesser souls may never know. STEIGERWALD, JANE R. ST. THoMAs AQUINAS, FOURTH AVENUE Library Page 3, 8,' S. S. L. 85 Orchestra 2 Business School HEven to the delicacy of her hand There was a resemblance such as breeding bearsf' STENSON, MARGARET M. ST. PAUL Laurel Rep 8,' Guidance Recep- tionist 8 Business HThe dreary intercourse of daily life Shall ne'er prevail against you nor disturb That cheerful faith which all that we behold So full of blessings. SUMPTER, TERESA TRANSFIGURATION Orchestra 5, 6, 7, 8,' Glee Club 6, 7, 8,' German Club 7, 8 Music Teacher t'There is no truer truth ob- tainable by man than comes of musiciansf' THOMPSON, VERONICA C. ST. SYLVESTER Italian Club 8 Business School HAH who joy would win Must thou it-happiness was born a twinfl THORNTON, EILEEN V. ST. FRANCIS or ASSISI Sienese Secretarial Club 8,' Tennis 5,' Crusade Rep. 7 Business A heart as soft, a heart as kind A heart as sound and free. TOWERS, MARY A. QUEEN or ALL SAINTS S. S. L. 6,' Tennis Club 1, 5, 7,' Scicnce Club 8 Nurse f'Luxuriant, budding, cheerful without mirth. TRAIIX. FOLORES T. ST. ,IERI Sienest S etarial Club 8 Secretary t'Endowcd with all these facul- ties that can make the world a garden of cnchantmentfl I TRAINOR, MARY A. OUR LADY or GooD COUNSEL Sienese Secretarial Club 8,' Crusade 1, 5, 6,' Glee Club 5 Bookkeeper ttBut yet I treasure in my memory Your gift of charity and young heart's ease. TRUBE, DOROTHY B. OUR LADY or Goon COUNSEL Sheild Rep. 7,' Crusade 5 Brooklyn College Happy and laughing ever Kind and sweet is she. VARIN, CATHERINE J. ASSUMPTION or BLESSED VIR- GIN Glee Club 5, 6, 7, 8,' Catholic Action 7,' Riding Club 4 College Two of the fairest stars in all the heavens, Having some business, do en- treat her eyes To twinkle in their spheres till they return. VARY, PHYLLIS M. ST. EPHREM Vice-President of Glee Club 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: Riding Club 3, 4, 5,' Chemistry Club 8 Nurses' Training t'Hers is a sparkling loveliness, a glowing beauty. VELLA. YOLANDA ST. PATRICK, KENT AVENUE, BROOKLYN Music Appreciation 8,' Tennis 7,' Italian Club 8 Business True happiness ne'er entered at an eyeg True happiness resides in things unseen. VENOSKI. GERTRUDE M. P. S. 84, BROOKLYN Reporter, Cheer Squad Nurses' Training But you are mobile as the veering air, And all your charms more changeful than the tide. VORBACK, DORIS T. ST. CECILIA S. S. L. Laurel Rep. 8,' Li- brary Page 3, 4 Business School f'And thy light laughter rang so clear And water drops I loved to hear. WAINMAN, MAUREEN M. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Science Club 7, 8,' Tennis 5, 7,' Crusade 5, 8 Nurses Training A mind to choose the better way, And a heart to love it God- gave me. So I walk with a song and I walk with a smile And I love each road and I love each mile. JANUA -,,,... 13 f ff W ff f X , t, 4 I Q f f It X I 7 r f 'ap QW ,,, 1 ' Q- Hi We h splendid welre afi strong e deep inl First, Dempsej inadequz thanks shutter-1 ills her In qu with six vice-pres given tc To Elair Finnigar and Bett To M the artis Senior is