Bishop OHern High School - Vistas Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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I WantTo Know Why I want to know why the signal at the corner of Main and Riley Streets doesn't give you time enough to cross the street. The light flickers to green, the sign says walk', and you start across the busy street. When you reach the center, the sign changes from walk to don,t walk. What does the city expect you to do then? If you stop walking altogether you'll be killed, but on the other hand, if you start to run and try to dodge the oncoming traffic, you have less chance than a baby who doesn't even know how to crawl. Does the city want future citizens or just over-crowded cemeteries? Reign of Terror Wednesday, October 29, Bishop O'Hern was the scene of a massacre. Girls waited in huddled masses. Then they filed to a small room for their inevitable fate. An authoritative voice echoed from behind the closed door, Next No escaping now. They walked in, terror in their hearts. Out- come: polio shots! Righties vs. Southpaws If you are right-handed you prob- ably have never thought about the problems of being a lefty.', Of ap- proximately 235 girls with whom I talked, about 7 per cent were left- handed, and they all had their prob- leins. The most common complaint, ex- pressed by Kathleen Trapper and Carol West, is that of being dubbed south-paw or dauber. Senior J acklyn Puerner complains, The girl next to me in homemaking is always bumping my armf, Eileen Hothow, a sophomore, says, When people walk down the aisle they always knock my books off my desk or bump my arm. Also, the light in a classroom always comes over the wrong shoulder for lefties.', Although I didn't meet any such people in my survey, there are a few fortunate people who are ambidex- trous. That is, they can write easily with either hand. This seems to be a happy solution, don't you agree? R. Dresser, M. Lisniewski and C. Piechnik prepare to rajle Hector O'Hern, the award their class received for highest class in the patron drive. Driver Poll Taken Licensed drivers total 26 as found in a recent survey taken throughout the junior and senior classes. Also among these classes there are 44 girls with drivers' permits, who have ap- pointments for drivers tests or who plan to take their tests before the ,58-,59 school year closes. One question asked in the survey is Have you had any accidents from which you have learned valuable safety lessons? This question was not very readily answered. But Janice Battaglia who is among the 44 girls with drivers' permits, did tell about her recent experience. She was mak- ing a turn when suddenly a man stepped from a parked car. He claimed Janice hit him even if only slightly. Janice went on to say she resolved to look on both sides instead of one when making a turn. Elaine Marracino said that she learned from experience that it is al- ways valuable to slow down before making a turn. She did not disclose the details of that experience. Student Pages Serve At Teachers'Meeting Virginia Balk and Elaine Robak acted as captains for the 20 junior and senior girls who assisted at the Catholic Teachers' Institute held at Memorial Auditorium on October 9 and 10. The girls gave out programs and registration cards and directed par- ticipants to the various displays and talks. Catholic Union Store Display Erected To inspire devotion to Our Lady, Father Cyril Trevett, manager of the Catholic Union Store decided to pro- mote October as the month of the rosary. O'Hern was honored when Father asked Sister Mary Robert if the students would work on a promo- tional display window to encourage the recitation of the rosary. Margaret Manthei, Margaret Grunzweig and Sharon Tarangelo un- der the direction of Miss Miller, who is in charge of the art department, il- lustrated and set up the window in the store. These students are taking commercial art and this gave them varied experience in window display. The display is simple in design and immediately conveys its message on sight. The entire window is blocked off by featuring a single portrait of Our Lady through a large horizontal scroll. The motto of this display is Lay aside maliceg pray for peace. To further this movement, Father Trevett has placed an altar and enough benches for passers-by to kneel and recite the rosary. O'Hern led the rosary on Tuesday, October I4. By their participation in this activity they have helped increase devotion to Mary. M. Pampalona sells milk to M. Pernick from the new milk stand built by Mr. Ott. This stand makes the purchase of milk faster and more convenient. A unique shevon the side puts the straws in easy reach.

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Inquiring Reporter What aspect of Freshmen Orientation Week did you like bestw? CARMELLA SIDOTE The part of Freshmen Orientation Week I liked best was the tour of the school given by Sister Amata. It ac- quainted me with all of the rooms and I learned many things that I didn't know before. We also had a demon- stration on how to open and close lockers correctly . . . it works! DONNA DAVID To me the best part of Freshmen Orientation Week was the day of the entertainment at the Senior-Fresh- men party. In addition to that, I found that the speeches gave me a broader view of our school and its functions. SHEILA BULGER I enjoyed the speeches which were given on the Thursday of Orientation Week. These speeches gave me an idea of all the activities O'Hern offers to its pupils. The talks were so good that I wanted to join all of the activi- ties but I only joined the Third Order. ROSEANN OTTAVIANI The part I liked best was the entertainment. I especially liked the play Classroom Clash. It was very funny and enjoyable. I thought it was very nice of the seniors to welcome us in such a sistcrly way. They made us feel right at home. Freshmen attend Freshmen Orientation week program. ..,...,,. ,..W.........,--,.,... ...if E f i EVLM1 Senior C. Dexter wears Civil Air Patrol uni- form to celebrate Civil Air Patrol Week. Cadet Dexter Wins Flight Scholarship Christine Dexter, a member of the Civil Air Patrol, came to classes the week of September 22 wearing her tailored light blue Air Force uniform. This diversion from the navy blue O'Hern uniform caused many stu- dents to inquire about the Civil Air Patrol and Christine's part in it. Corporal Dexter, a member of the CAP for two years, was authorized by the governor to wear the official Air Force uniform with CAP insignia, September 21-28, in observance of Civil Air Patrol Week. The Civil Air Patrol is a civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. Its members, both cadet and senior, conduct search and rescue mis- sions and a program of aviation edu- cation for cadets. Christine was a Hight leader in Squadron 2 and has worked to obtain a radio operator's license. Her apti- tude for flying was further shown when she edged out seven boys in written and oral examinations to be- come the first area recipient of the David A. Newman Memorial Scholar- ship to take flying lessons up to the solo stage. Corporal Dexter hopes to become a flight nurse in the Air Force. How Bout That! Recently Kathryn O'Grady acci- dently asked Mrs. Creenough, Par- lez-vous francais? instead of asking her to repeat the question. ,lane McGee stole Santa Claus's wig for Miss Spoolie at the Fresh- man-Senior party. Everyone admired Patricia Tupay's poise when she very gracefully stepped into a wastepaper basket at the Senior dance Cby accident of coursej. Don't be alarmed if you hear heart- rending moans coming from the gym. It'll be Miss Halstead's gym classes doing exercises. Did you know that Sharon Barber won two tickets for the Ice Capades from WKBW? Ceorgeanne Baeumler was on Fal- lon's fioat at the Pageant of Prayer. Congratulations to the girls in 403 for bringing in the high total for the Patron Drive. October l3 Adrienne Rusin, Pat Tupay, Lucy Poalucci, Arlene Draves. Pat Brown, .Antoinette Przybysz, Kathy Gosdeck, Maureen Harkin and Bonnie Keck were conducted on a tour of Rosary Hill's Campus. Why does Dianne Dietschler have an aversion to peas? Could it be be- cause Sister Marie Elizabeth per- suaded her to eat them? Rosemary Cherico, a sophomore, was elected president of Clee Club. Freshmen M. Castra, I.. Crunder pose during change rf classes.

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Kathleen Festa Leads 0,Hern .lunior Class Kathleen Festa from room 201 will lead the junior class this year. She was elected on September 26. Kath- leen will be assisted by Bonnie Mer- cier from room 315, who was elected vice-president. .ludith Schwab from room 212 was elected treasurer, .leanne Marie Ling from 301 was elected recording secretary, and Frances Cannizzaro from 204 was elected corresponding secretary. Among the various projects the junior class will undertake are the junior dance and the junior-senior breakfast. Sophomores Hold Class Elections The Sophomore Class called a meeting to elect their officers for the 1958-59 school year. The size of the class necessitated that the election be held in three different hrst-floor class- rooms. At the election five oHicers were chosen. They are: Janet Gioeli, presi- dentg Carolyn Siegel, vice-presiilentg Judith Eberhardt, recording secre- taryg Lynn Martini, corresponding secretaryg and ,lo Ann Manno, treas- urer. Each of the live officers represents a different sophomore homeroom. Graduates Notified Of Scholarships Carolyn Cuccia and Elaine Mittler of the class of '58 have been notified that they won New York State Be- gents Scholarships. Carolyn was awarded a special nursing scholarship raising the total number of state scholarships won by members of the class of '58 to 6. This year the New York State Re- gents Scholarship examinations were held on October 15 and 16. October 21, 130 juniors and seniors took the Scholarship Qualifying Test under the direction of Sister Amata. All freshmen and sophomores took the Iowa tests of Educational Devel- opment Wednesday and Thursday, November 12 and 13. Before leaving for Jamaica Father flflathias Manley, O.F.M., Regional Director of Third Order, gives his blessing to the student borlv. Orientation Program Welcomes Freshmen Freshmen Orientation Week was held September 22-26 under the di- rection of Sister M. Amata. lts pur- pose was to help acquaint the fresh- men with the activities and organiza- tions of Bishop O'Hern through four assemblies held during the week. The first assembly Monday was the Get-Acquaintedi' program. lt was at this assembly that the freshmen were introduced to their big-sisters , the seniors. Tuesday, after Jean Unger, Student Council president, welcomed the freshmen, Jane McGee and Marianne Donnelly talked on the spiritual and social activities at O'Hern. Thursday the girls heard a detailed description of the activities in which they may participate. Marie Leopold talked on the Third Order and Carolyn Uffner described the Sodal- ity. Among the other organizations discussed were the Library Council, Clee Club and Senior Chorus, and the Science and Nursing Clubs. The week was climaxed by a party given for the freshmen by the seniors. Several skits were presented, and re- freshments were served. A musical note was added by Pat- ricia Feddo and Mary ,l. Skerett who pantomimed to Honey Bun from South Pacific. Union and Echo Drive Is Student Project ln response to the Most Reverend Joseph A. Burke's request. the Stu- dent Council launched a Catholic Union and Echon subscription drive October 27. lt is Bishop Burke's wish that the diocesan newspaper be mailed di- rectly to every Catholic home. Each student had an opportunity to sell subscriptions, thereby fulfilling her duty as a lay apostle of the Catholic press. The Catholic Union and Echo is designed to give the Catholic point of view on all news, as well as the moral teachings of the Church. Each Student Council homeroom representative took care of the de- tails in her homeroom. To stimulate the girls to action the student council decorated the school bulletin board on the main floor in bold red and white. Slogans surrounded a replica ofa newspaper sheet containing a cap- tion on truth. Each school organi- zation was urged to support some program to further the subscription drive. Keystone Receives All-Catholic Rating The Keystone received the All- Catholicw rating from the Catholic School Press Association for last yearis editions. First-place publications are de- clared All-Catholic,', second-place First Honorsl' and third-place Sec- ond llonorsf' The rating sheet indi- cates the strong and weak points of the publication. The Keystone was judged excel- lent in editorials. layout and design and application of art to news and features, and good in 8 other points. It received 805 points out ofa pos- sible l.000. qualifying it as All- Catholic. The Catholic Press Association, cs- tablished in l93l. has for its purpose the improvement of Catholic school publications. lt stresses diffusion of Catholic thought and the promotion of Cath- olic activity.