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

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HSI' W, Q p 5 is ffmlgg -il THELMA M. NISSEN San Rafael, California MAJOR: HISTORY MxNoR: ENGLISH Transferred from the University of Washington

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CATHY NAHIGIAN There is something dark and beautiful about Cathy, there is a depth of character that is complex and confusing sometimes. Cathy is quiet and perceptive, independent and intuitive. She makes dreams inside, builds castles, and fills them with her special understanding of what love is. Cathy is characterized by a deep concern for those whom she considers important. Never seeking the lime- light, she is content to be just a little outside the main- stream, observant and sensitive. She is shy on first meet- ing and perhaps for a long time after that. Cathy is not quick to open up to anyone, but rather careful and de- liberate in choosing those who could truly be called friends. Temperamental? Only to an extent, resulting from something inside of Cathy that will not allow her heart to be involved at times. When life gets to the point of only questions with no seeming answers, Cathy is frustrated by the frivolous and becomes at times too sensitive to the lightness of others who are not so concerned with the seriousness of life and the problems of today's world. But Cathy's moods are usually kept beneath the sur- face-only those very close to her will know when she is disturbed. Others see a bright person, with a flashing smile, big brown eyes, and a hair ribbon to match every mood of every day. It is only when you get inside Cathy,s world that you find out what's really happening there, that you hnd the Cathy who is loyal and sincere, dark and beautiful. l07

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THELMA NISSEN One could call Thelma Nissen an opportunist-a per- son who takes advantage of a situation to his or her own enrichment. She has done that with college-made the very most of it. Dominican has been a delightful and rewarding ex- perience for Thelma. Returning to college after nine- teen years, she expected to be a Hlonern but found both the students and faculty warm and outgoing. More im- portant, Dominican found an optimistic student eager to contribute to the college community. Gregarious, she is a good mixer and regular fellow in a different sense than was George Babbitt. She has met others on their field and adapted easily. With Thelma there is no com- munication gap. Free, open, candid, exchange is the by- word. She makes the transition from wife and mother to coed without losing the grace or enthusiasm of either. A wide field of interests testifies to her exuberant spirit. MI love vacations -camping, resorts, beach house, hik- ing or traveling into see all the worldvj . Her more local interests are football, parties, skiing, Rachmaninoff, and a strong concern for today's young people, that they do not grow up absurd.7' She is an unusual person: without a forbidding facade she has shown us the importance of appreciating an ed- ucation, the value of hard work, and the return received for extending oneself beyond the necessary limit. Domin- ican is lucky-it has known one of the nicest opportun- ists. l09