Dominican College of San Rafael - Firebrand Yearbook (San Rafael, CA)

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also that there were a number of new faces in the group: Eloise Cadinah from the Islands, Jeanette Frager, Joan Frawley, Ann Sheedy, Mary Smith, Joanie Hirschbuhl, Alice Clare Walton, and Margaret Leonard and Merilyn White, of whom Nicias didn ' t see much because they lived at Edge Hill along with Chata, and those musicians Jane Andersen, Ann An- drews, Sonia Francisco, Margaret Herbring, June Renton and Alice Tobin. He only wished that he could be two places at once. About the second week of December lights burned brightly in Kathryn and Veronica ' s room until the wee hours of the morning while six or seven girls slaved madly to lay out the first issue of The Carillon. There was editor Kathryn helping assistant editor Mary Lou with the proofreading, while news editor Jackie Moody, feature editor Margaret Wiseman and fourth page editor Patricia Gleeson were arranging their pages. From overheard conversations Nicias learned that the sophs were maintaining their prominence in sports. Jackie Burner, as chairman of the WAA vol- leyball committee, received the cup which the forty- niners won in that sport, to keep in her room, while Alice Kerckhoff, hockey captain, received the cup which her team won. 70

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window on the third floor. Not a familiar face was in sight yet. Had he been given a wrong lead? No, for in the very next room were Frances Roos and Mar- guerite Garnier. Of course, they didn ' t see him or else they would have screamed and carried on as did most girls vhen they caught a glimpse of him. It had always been a mystery to him why he had such an eff ect on members of the female species. Having found that he had followed the right track to where his favorites no v resided, Nicias established himself in a secluded corner on the third floor from which he scampered to all other parts of the building. He was doing just such scampering one night about six forty-five when he nearly was run down by the crowd headed by Lenore and Joan Kalfsbeck rushing to get a bridge table in the smoke room. A few nights later he was privileged to be behind the living room curtains when the sophs had their first class meeting. Grace Pope, who was president for a second term, introduced the other officers: vice-presi- dent, Eleanor Bernardis; secretary, Marguerite Gar- nier; treasurer, Alice Kerckhoff ; and representative to the Executive Board, Kathryn Franks. While the business at hand was being discussed, Nicias had a chance to give all of the girls the once over. He noted that many of his old friends were no longer there and 69

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Time passed very quickly and soon the holiday sea- son had arrived. The decorations of evergreen boughs with all the trimmings which Kay Sutthoff had brought for the room which she shared with Peggy Detert and Janice Tryon and the cute little lighted tree in Audrey Burnett and Jeanette Frager ' s room really helped to give him that Christmas spirit, but when everyone went home for a three-week vacation his spirits sank to a low ebb— life was exceedingly dull! At the end of the three weeks, however, the flurry and excitement more than made up for his past loneliness. He was sorry a few of the girls didn ' t return, but was glad to see Joan Bomer and Rose Ann Burger again, as well as to greet newcomer, Ann Rooney, who lived at Meadowlands. Although our little friend heard many strange tales of happenings during the holidays, Frances Smith ' s narration of her train trip topped them all. As time passed, Nicias became hardened to many things, among them Bemadette and Gloria ' s nightly ritual and Margaret Wiseman and Nathalie ' s Tahi- tian Hut, which they concocted with the help of Mari- lyn Luchetti, Marie Rovere, and Eleanor Lane. Though there were many exciting things happen- ing all the time, Nicias still had ample leisure in which to ponder, think and wonder— whether Joyce 71