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

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KATHLEEN ANNE BESTOR Eureka, California MAJOR: HISTORY MINOR: ENGLISH Firebrand Staff '69 Music Club '66 Community Service '66, '67, '68 Troupers '66, '67 Irish Club '69 Drama Productions '66, '68

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BARBARA BARRY She hides her face behind long falling dark hair. Al- though embarrassed easily, Barbara can quickly regain her equilibrium by laughing and shrugging. The world with its antics will rarely find her depressed, so aware is she of the transience of any emotion or the ultimate un- importance of any event. She forgets continually, but her easy-going attitude assures all observers that it's of no consequence. Routines and rules had better avoid her path or cross it only at their own risk because Barbara would never attempt to keep track of something which she didn't consider important. Caring about people but never things, Barbara is sincere in direct confrontation, but her good intentions fade with time as she allows herself to overlook obligations for as long as possible, while still feeling guilty about the neg- ligence. People can have a decisive influence on her when they are present, but when they go her attention turns to a more immediate reality. The present is her world. She faces the future when it is the present and leaves the past for others. As easily swayed by an opinion as by a logical argument, she is eager to agree with someone she likes- most pleased if he is correct, and overlooking it if he is not. She is open-minded, enjoying the offbeat, and others who find most restrictions silly. I9

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KASS BESTOR As familiar as chairs, tables, cards and hair-dryers, Kass is a comfortable fixture of the North Wing smoke- room. She checks in no matter where shels on her way to or coming from-to trade news about old friends and their new babies, or to commiserate about classes and ill- functioning cars fher's is probably the 'gsickestfj At the earliest possible hour Kass dons her robe and begins the long p.m. siege. She can be an enthusiastic hostess fora smokeroom picnic one moment, and a mother nursing a friend through a cold or broken heart the next. There is a real sisterhood, a life-style common to the North Wing seniors and Kass sets this tone. She con- tributes the identifying marks-a phrase, a manner of speaking, even the Rod lVIcKuen philosophy of hurt and happiness. Kass is unselfish with her friends-rejoicing or sor- rowing with them. She is eager to be consulted on a new diet, where to go for dinner, or the style of a wedding dress. Although she is not a leader she creates an atmo- sphere and cohesiveness in her own group. Perhaps she will he most successful as an individual because she has been so completely a part of others. 2I