Cecilian Academy - Signet Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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5E IUH EL!-XSS HISTUHY Why, we iusl can'l be on lhe verge of gradualionl And surely four years haven'l gone by since lhal memorable day when we firsl lrudged up lo Cecilianls door, pencils in our hands and fear in our eyes! Remember how Nance and Pal Reinharl broke an all-lime record by wearing differenl oulfils every day for lhree weeks? And lhe way we all gasped when we saw Jean Scally's long blond hair? l-low amazed we all were by our slrange new subiecls, lhe differenl leachers and lhe oh-so-glamor- ous upperclassmen who drifled around, deep summer lans slill shining on lheir confidenl-looking faces. We even held one of our own classmales, Margery Nahill, in awe, for she had been al Cecilian for lwo years already, and she, al leasl, knew her way around. Whal an innocenl, limid lillle group we were! Looking al us now, would you say lhal we had changed? Of course, lhere are some new faces in our midsl, and several of lhe old ones are gone. The Kenny lwins, who came in January of our freshman year, are now as much a parl of Cecilian as lhe mosl seasoned of us. Terri Canuso, Florence Beezer, Nancie Lulher, Carmela Pascuzzi and Marianne Somers arrived during sopho- more and iunior years, and have been making lhings lively ever since. Among lhose who lefl are Belly Cronin, now a residenl of Drexel l-lill: Belly Lane, who lives in Washinglon, D. C., Diane Crum, who moved back lo her nalive Illinois, and Rila McCaffrey, whom California claimed afler she had spenl one shorl year wilh us. Does il seem possible lhal our sophomore card parly was held so very long ago? Why, I can remember yel lhe way we lore around l-loly Child l-lall wilh plales of cookies and cups of lea, and lhe fun we had slraighlening up lhe hall and finishing lhe cookies afler everyone had gone. We all wore our Easler suils lhal day-and our high heels, loo. l wonder how many of us wenl home wilh bare feel lucked under lhe cushions of lhe car? Will you ever forgel lhose marvelous limes we always had in lhe springlime, praclicing for Mayday on lhe lovely cullivaled lawn? The word Mayday seems almosl synonomous wilh lhe Rose Drill dance and ils melodious accompanimenl, Soulhern Roses, which will always bring back noslalgic memories of Cecilian. And whenever we hear excerpls from Pirales of Penzance, is lhere anyone who will fail lo remember Paula Breene and Mary Friel as Gilberl and Sullivan cops ? Dramalics, however, were nol our only claim loward fame. We had four baskel- ball slars in our class-Mary Tynan, our caplain: Joan D-onoghue, Ann Schullz, and Marianne Somers, whose sleadlaslness and hard work resulled in one of lhe mosl successful seasons we have ever had. Much of our success may be allribuled lo cheerleaders Nalalie Smilh, Terri Canuso and Nance Reinharl, who backed lhe leam wilh songs and cheers all lhe way. And in menlioning baskelball, surely we cannol forgel Palricia Filzgerald, our devoled and ever ready scorekeeper. Anolher highlighl of our senior year was lhe annual Spring Fashion Show, in which lhe home economics class modeled lhe dresses which lhey had made during lhe course ol lhe year. Many of lhe oulfils were oulslanding, including Peggy l-lealey's, Rosemary O'Meara's, Joan O'Rourke's and Eslher Marlins Looking back over lhese and olher evenls of our high school days, suddenly we begin lo realize how sad il will be lo leave. For from lhe momenl we arrived, as eager, wide-eyed freshmen, unlil lhe very day of gradualion, we enioyed every momenl of life al Cecilian. .Vi

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X if? it Graclualion! Former graclualion pic+ures hold a cer+ain lascinalion for Theresa Kenny and Nance Reinharl as lhey compare dresses and bouquels. This piclure gallery of Cecilian graduales is a popular and well-lhumbed bool! especially as gradualion lime nears. Marianne Somers circles lhe dale, June first, which will mark +he commencemenl exercises of fhe class ol I947 al lhe Bellevue Slralford Holel. 35

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YEAHBIJUI-i EIJITUH NATALIE ADELE SMITH 240 S. Lynwood Avenue Glenside Sludenl Council I, 4 . . . Signel Slahf 3, 4 . . . Edilor-in-Chief 4 . . . Cheerleader 4 . . . Chem- islry Club 4. . .Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Spanish Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Dramalics 3. Lauren's worsl rival . . . Iall, slim . . . our sophisli- caled lady. . . Apl. I3A . , . likes 'em Iall and darlc . . . presidenl of B. A .... Roger Wilco ... ThaI's My Desire . . . passion for Penn .. expressive blue eyes . . . PRESIDENT UE STUDENT EIIUNEIL MARY CLAIRE FRIEL 3340 W. Penn Sfreel Spanish 2, 3, 4 . . . Signel Arl Edilor 2 . , Associale Edilor 3, 4 . . . Sludenl Council Presi- denl 4 . . . Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4 . . . Dramalics 2, 3. 4 . . . Prom Commillee, Biology Club Presi' denl 2. Mary Fluh . . . I was so-oo embarrassed . . . local Grannie Gardner . . . Salurdays by Ihe Schuyllcill . . . always laughing . . . 'Raphsody in Blue . . . prefers older men . . . L.L. . . . loves Fral parlies . . . SR .... Whalls I'haI 'rhing on The Iloor??? ef' W- feb