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

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MARY PATRICIA MOHR Alamo, California Muon: HISTORY Mmuu: ENGLISH Social Committee '68 Community Service '67, '68 Firebrurtzl Staff '69 Irish Club '69

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ELLEN MINTZ There is an expression which says that the harder something is to attain, the more worthwhile its final attainment is. In a way, Ellen's friendship falls in this category. She is a hard person to know, and even after four years too few people have seen beyond her mini- skirts and sometimes child-like outbursts. But those who have opened the door to her personality have been charmed and impressed, although they have also at times been perplexed. Ellen is intelligent . . . and informed. She reads the newspaper over an English assignment with few regrets, and one of her pet peeves is people who don,t know what's going on in the world. Ellen's room wears her character. Sister Corita seriographs hang on the walls, characters from Winnie the Pooh occupy the beds in the form of hand-made stuffed animals, and the bookshelves betray a love of American history and literature. Her interests are contagious. One cannot be around her for long without reading an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. She would defend the author to his mother, the American public, and even Sister Martin. When Ellen is happy, the whole world can relax. When something is wrong-beware. Arguing with her is a chal- lengeg she is positive and can back up opinion with fact. Ellen is not everybody's friend. She is perceptive and sees deeply into a person, perhaps too deeply. But when you have won her friendship, you can start to enjoy her world. 97

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MARY PAT MOHR lVla1'y Pat is a paradox of left over eighth grade skirts -too long, and cashmere suits- just the right length. Her personality is diverse. Snoopy and history co-exist- antly hold her heart and interest. Always ready to lead a smokeroom seminar the night before an exam or play a quick game of cards, Pat it is to whom all turn for a ruling from Chuck Goren in bridge and an interpretation of Dr. Dill in Middle Ages. Forever practical, quite often stubborn, but never flustered, Pat meets the little traumas of every day with a calm and unrulfled disposition. But her grave exterior is betrayed by an impish smirk which quite suddenly becomes infectious laughter. Occasionally allowing others to take advantage of her good nature, she insists that to do a friend a favor could never be an inconvenience. Afternoons and evenings find her at the wheel of her blue Cougar chauffeuring her friends on a trip to town for shopping or dinner. Independent and self-reliant, Pat's decisions are made without need of the reams of advice which abound in the North Wirig. Her own common sense proves quite suffi- cient in any situation. There are some who secretly wonder when Mary Pat sludiesg sleeping seems to be her favorite hobby. One can walk into her room at almost anytime and be greeted with a sunny HI-low-do!,' from a yawning figure just awakening from yet another nap. 99