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

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ELIZAIBETH ALICE RYAN Eureka, California MAJUR: ENGXSII MINOR: I11s1'uRY December 1968 Graduate Meadowlark Assistant Editor '68 Firebranrl Staff '69

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SI-IARGN ROSE Sharon is ever-changing-her moods are extreme. Her joy is completely unbounded and releases itself into leaps in the air accompanied by irrepressible laughter, clap- ping hands and a beaming face. Depression finds Sharon sitting in her room for hours pondering her problems and carefully working out their solutions. This task accom- plished, she returns to the smoke room ready for an exer- cise session ora hand of bridge. Given to acting on sudden whims, Sharon will suddenly decide the North Wing smoke room lacks Christmas spirit, will connnandeer every jar of paint she can Hnd, gather her friends, and set them to work, paint brushes in hand. The result is a myriad of angels, candy canes and snow- men, the piece de resistance being her own Rudolph the lled Nosed Reindeer. Later in the evening she will touch down to earth to study for an impending final. But, she's really much happier viewing the world from her vantage point somewhere in the clouds. Born to a family of sentimentalists, Sharon positively adores dogs, children, and horses. The sight of one or all three will generally draw a long sigh. Finding joy in the very small things, she saves her worry for large problems. All efforts, from speech projects to the St. George Play, are whole-hearted and successful, and her approach to what lies ahead will be no less vigorous. II9

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LIZ RYAN By your own soul, learn to live, Though men thwart you, have no care, Though men hate you, have no fear, Hope your hope, dream your dream, Sing your song. Bob Dylan Liz lives by her own soul with confidence and inde- pendence. The giant and solitary redwoods of North- western California, Lizis home, have left their mark upon her character. A sensitive person herself, she understands and demands much of the people in her life. Her own per- sonal honesty and simplicity become her requirement of others. Loving the unique and out-of-the-way, she treasures the town of Solvang, the anthology of Mother Goose, and her collection of single lines of poetry or the choicest literary images. Always a connoisseur, Liz chooses fine china, a new dress, a book, with the same caution and deliberation with which she would choose a friend. 'Tm not a joiner is her description of herself, for Liz refuses to participate in the frivolous or the artificial. Instead she values the real people in her life: her family, her fiance, and her close friends. Like Alice in Wonderland, Liz is candid, perceptive, and genuine. Many will not experience her uniqueness for they will not have taken the time to read between the lines. I2I