Cecilian Academy - Signet Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Nance ReinharT, secrefary of The French Club, is reading The minuies while Joan O'Rourlre, sfanding, is al:ouT To aslr a quesTion. LisTening are Pafricia Rein- harT, president Marianne and PaTricia. The difficulT nomenclafure of chemisfry is more easily and enTerTainingly learned Through a lively game of Chem Cards . Those playing are: Patricia, Mary, Paula, and Joan. The decoraTions for The Halloween parfy. This year, They surpassed Themselves for The decora- Tions were lovely and colorful. Usually Chrisfmas spells happiness buf To The seniors There is a Tinge of sadness affached To if for This is Their lasf Chrisfmas aT Cecilian. When The carols were sung aT The Tradifional visif To The Cancer l-lome, There were many Tear-filled eyes as This, Too, meanf anofher fare- well. Refreaf each year is anficipafed eagerly by The girls. This year The sTudenTs were favored wiTh The presence of The Very Reverend Francis Tucker, Provincial of The Olalafes of ST. Francis, as Their reTreaT masTer. Fafher Tuclcer's simplicify and graciousness won The hearTs of all, especially The seniors To whom This reTreaT had a very special significance. Emphasis on vocafions was 21 sfressed so ThaT affer The mediafions. in The period of reflecfions, The seniors pondered on Their fufures. This broughf Them To a realiza- Tion ThaT This was Their lasT high school reTreaT. Undoubfedly one of The highlighTs of The senior year is The Fashion Show. This year The number of dresses produced by The Home Eco- nomics class was oufsfanding. The display in- cluded play dresses, afTernoon froclcs, evening gowns and suiTs. VarieTy of color added To The show. The moThers and alumnae members who affended felT ThaT The senior class of I947 had excelled Their predecessors. This was encourag- ing bofh To The girls and To Sisfer, The recepfion info The alumnae is yef To Talce place. This evenf climaxes The year's acTiviTies in which The seniors predominaTe and which To Them is imporTanT.

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are faugluf fo express fluemselves clearly and fo appreciafe beaufy iru flue classics of flueir own language. Equally popular wiflu flue girls is flue l-lome Economics course. Under a compefenf feacluer's direcfion, flue girls meef once a week for in- sfrucfion in flue rudimenfs of sewing, Because of flue large number of seniors wluo signed for fluis course, and if is opfional, fwo classes are lueld, and eaclu class compefes wiflu flue ofluer one for flue loesf looking ouffifs. Tluese ouffifs are lafer displayed in flue Fasluion Show. Speeclu class develops correcf speaking and enunciafion and gives flue girls confidence in fluemselves and flue abilify fo be af ease in public speaking. If also fosfers dramafic faleruf wlniclw is displayed in flue annual May Day. Tlue seniors' acfivifies during flue year are many and varied. Firsf of all, fluey cooperafe wiflu flue alumnae in making flue Alumnae Har- vesf Dance looflu a social and financial success. Tluen on lnifiafion Day, flue seniors sponsor Top pjcfure: A group of seniors laden wiflu Clurisfmas gifls for flue Cancer Hospifal. Middle: Florence Beezer, Cafluerine Kenny and Margery Naluill fake off copies on flue mimeograplu. Busily fyping are: Nance Reinharf, Terri Canuso, Joan Dcnogluue, Anne Scluulfz. Tlueresa Kenny, Jean Scally. Below: Joan O'Rourke, Margery Naluill, Florence Beezer and Mary Tynan discuss 'flue voca- fion pamplulefs. Jean Scally as Allesandro proposing fo Nencie Lufluer as Ramona in a screne from our Book Week play.

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UPU WHIEH THE JU IUHS . .. The girls ol lhe Junior Class acguire a leel- ing ol new superiorily as lhey look forward lo being lhe seniors of nexl year, while lhey lake lheir places as lhe righl hand men ol lhe presenl senior class. Roslers are a lillle dillerenl lor lhem lhis year since lor lhe lirsl lime lhey are divided in classes. Some chose lo pursue l.alin and French lor anolher year, while olhers decided lo enler lhe European l-lislory and Spanish classes, Sec- ond year Algebra allracled many, while a lew delved inlo lhe sludy ol Economics. Slandard lor all were lhe courses in Religion, American l-lislory, and English. Two members ol lhe Sludenl Council, Anne Dully and Joann Ansman, were chosen lrom lhe iuniors lo acl as advisors. These compelenl girls see lhal necessary discipline is enlorced. As class ollicers, lvlary Lou Delaney was elecled class presidenl, and Belly l-lamillon was awarded lhe lruslworlhy ollice ol class lreasurer. For lhe lirsl lime, lhe iuniors made lhe Chrisl- mas visil lo lhe Sacred l'learl Cancer l-lome and helped in lhe delivering ol lhe gills and lhe singing ol lhe carols, The visil served as an in- cenlive lor lhem lo be even more lhanklul lor lhe privileges lhey possess. This year broughl lhree new members lo our classeblancy Leyburn, lrom Lower Merion l-ligh School, Maria Swan, lrom Sl. Ivlarys Academy, and Calherine Filzgerald, lrom Sl, Vincenl s an nex, Lillle Flower High School. One member ol lasl yearis class, l-lelene Alexander, lell lo al- lend Sl. Marys Academy. Nancy Leyburn and Calherine Filzgerald played enlhusiaslically on lhe baslcelball leam and showed lheir line itiofq ' u ! ln lhis informal group, lhe Junior C'ass is busily engaged Nalions and has explained il lhoroughly, describing lhe in a discussion of Thai all-imporlanl lopic, lhe Uniled funclion, members, and symbol. Belly HamiI+an reads Nalions. Each girl has lalren one organ ol ll-me Uniled as The other members of Tha hislory group lislen, 7