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

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DIANE ELIZABETH GATES Picdmonl, California MAJOR: Am' IIISTUHY MINUH: SUCIULUGY Czuncru Club '65, '66 T1-nnis 'fcum '67, '68 Inlurnationul Students Club '68, '69 Young Democrats '68, '69 Italian Club '68, '69 Secretary '68

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PAULETTE FRAIRE Like a marionette, Paulette laughs with her whole body. When she enjoys something everyone around her can see this manifestation of her delight. Unusually romantic, Paulette dreams of living in Paris, being a great author, visiting Greece. She loves the moun- tains and the ocean, good music and friendly people, Yeats and Queen Elizabeth. Paulette is not just a light romantic, her favorite period in English literature is the Romantic period, full as it is of imagination, deep thoughts, love of nature, mystery, idealism, disregard of conventions, but touched with melancholy and sadness. She especially likes to quote Coleridge-4'To be beloved was all I need,! And whom I love I love indeed. But Paulette does not live in the dream world in which so many of the Romantic poets seemed to isolate them- selves. She lives in a real world, full of necessities and obligations. And her practical side can cope with this world. Notoriously well-organized, she accomplishes whatever she sets her mind to, whether sewing, studying, or enjoying a good movie or bridge game. She is a person whose practical side makes her work hard for what she wants, but also a person who never forgets her dreams. Her immediate goal is to attain her credential. After that perhaps she will turn to living in Paris, being a great author, visiting Greece. 47

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DIANE GATES Of very small bone structure, standing five feet tall, and weighing eighty-two pounds, Diane has the perfect appearance of a little girl. With her short brown hair and small freckled face, she could easily be mistaken for a living character 'from a child's storybook. Yet, despite the childlike appearance, Diane isa thoughtful little lady. Among her special hopes is to combine her sociology major with her nervous energy, and apply these to a nurs- ing career. Whenever Diane goes bouncing without warning into a friend's room, she is welcomed. Her excited and rapid speech can turn any conversation into humorous delight. The topic is unpredictable, ranging anywhere from skiing to tennis to El Greco. However carefree she often appears, Diane is a very conscientious student. Her free hours a1'e usually spent in the library rigidly following an organized hourly schedule of do,s. A Friday night movie is watched only when her schedule permits. To her friends Diane guarantees frankness. Often with- out thought she will abruptly state her opinion concerning oue's mores. But if she sees she has made a misjudgment, Diane is the first to laugh. This ability to laugh at her own mistakes, coupled with her uncontained delight over a long-sought accomplislnnent, is what makes Diane re- freshing. 49