Cecilian Academy - Signet Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Nafalie Smiih, ediTor-in-chief of The yearbook, discusses lasT year's Signet with associaTe edifors, PaTricia Hills, Mary Friel, Louise Burgoyne and Nancy O'Donnel. The edifors hope To surpass The book in make-up and liferary con+enT. Prolifing by Their predecessor's work, These edifors should produce a good book. IJ H LITEH!-TRY I-l IJ YEAHBUIJH EFFUHT5 OT all The imporTanT evenTs ThaT cenTer abouT The seniors during The year, perhaps The one mosT looked Torward To is The appearance oT The liT4 erary and picTorial SigneT. This year's liTerary ediTion represenTed a cross secTion oT The enTire sTudenT body as each class was represenTed by conTribuTors boTh Tor prose and poeTry. AlThough The nnaior space oT The book is apporTionecl The senior class, neverThe- less, even The Treshman class may receive precef dence iT The arTicles submiTTed are oT a higher liTerary sTandard. This, oT course, did noT occur. The seniors wroTe The shorT sTories exclusively, while The iuniors conTribuTed The maioriTy oT The essays. Two skeTches by Joan McLaughlin in The liT- erary ediTion were done in pen, ink, and brush, All The oTher illusTraTions were Iinoleum blocks. We Teh' ThaT The illusTraTors ouTdid Themselves in originaliTy and varieTy, and ThaT The book deTi- niTely had more color and liTe To iT due To The increased number oT illusTraTions used. The yearbook ecliTion depicTs The life oT a CecilianiTe aT her sTudies, during her happy mo- menTs, or in her more serious moods. IT is a compleTe picTure of The school day OT a sTudenT Trom The TirsT To The TwelTTh grades inclusive, The picTures oT The Lower School parTicularly show The wide and varied curriculum as well as The many acTiviTies and leisure momenTs oT The liTTle ones. AT play, in The library, working pro- iecTs, radio lisTening, ediTinq The school paper are only a Tew of The many views oT a Lower School sTudenT's day. To The graduaTe, iT is a souvenir of her senior year, oT The highlighTs sprinkled Throughout and a picTure parade oT her classmaTes. IT is a book all her own, of her school in sTory Torm, and oT all she loves and cherishes. ln oTher words, iT is her SigneT. To her, iT spells farewell To her care- Tree high school days, To her, iT is Cecilianl

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From fhe happy, smiling faces of lhese Ceclllan players of vmcfory Under his capable durechon fhe leam nel one suspecls Mr. Devlin, coach IS glvlng fhe squad a seven wins fwo hes and Three losses for lhe enhre season laoosl. His inspiring words have helped Ceclllan boasf Good work Mr Devlin' SKETB!-XLL I5 ll H IJELIEHT Anofher .beauliful .piece .of work on fhe parf of Mary Tynan, .varsily .cap+ain .and guard, in baifing fha ball away from Sharon's alerl for- ward. Barbara closes in while Anne ,sfudies .fha sifuafion from fhe rear. From fhe de- lermined look on Sharon's cap- fain's face, one knows il is a Cecilian viclory.

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EIWEH ME T HY THE ST HE T EDU EIL A culTivaTed inTellecT, a delicaTe TasTe, a candid equiTable dispassionaTe mind, a noble and courTeous bearing in The conducT oT liTe. These Tamous words oT The greaT Cardinal Neu- mann sum up The general aims oT The Cecilian Academy. They are, likewise, in keeping wiTh The TradiTions upheld by The STudenT Govern- menT. This governmenT is an associaTion headed by elecTed oTTicers and advisors Trom each home room, ln This manner The sTudenTs are able To voice Their opinions in maTTers concerning The governing laws. AT The insTallaTion oT oTTicers, The rules are read beTore The enTire sTudenT body. These rules are composed by The oTTicers and The wise TaculTy, This meThod oT govern- menT by The sTudenTs has a greaT advanTage. lT gives These sTudenTs a sTreak oT conTidence ThaT enables Them To keep The banners and The spiriT STudenT Advisors checking on The rules before having a meeTing wifh officers. SeaTed: ElizabeTh Meyer, Barbara Schaeffer. Siandingz Anne, Jeanne, Joanne, and Pafricia oT The school soaring high. Each and every oTTicer on The board has an individual posiTion. The presidenT presides over' The meeTings boTh OT The enTire sTudenT body and The governing body. ln leave oT absence oT The presidenT, The vice-presidenT may resume The duTies oT The presidenT, During The meeTings, The secreTary musT Take The minuTes and read Them aT The nexT meeTing. She musT Take care oT all correspondence in regard To The Council. The Treasurer has charge oT collecTing The Tines. lT a sTudenT violaTes any oT The laws perTaining To The school a Tine is imposed. DeTenTions are held weekly by an oTTicer wiTh The assisTance oT an advisor Trom a lower class. IT is The duTy oT The advisors To keep order in Their respecTive home rooms and To reporT any misdemeanor To The oTTicer. STudenT OFficers: Mary Friel, presidenh PaTricia Fifz- gerald, vice-presideni, Na+alie SmiTh, secreTary and Car- mela Pascuui, Treasurer, reading The proceedings.