Good Counsel College - Vestigia Yearbook (White Plains, NY)

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wa v? Sf If F am which made us more than ever determined to be a credit to our Alma Mater, came the Hrst social event at Preston. It was the occasion of the banquet in honor of the Reverend Arthur J. Scanlan on his appointment as President of St. Josephs Seminary. Our retreat made us determine to be splendid women, and toward this end tended all our efforts. After the Christmas recess activities followed each other with breathless rapidity. Basketball took the place of Held hockeyg the class debates gave way to the annual debateg a bridge for the building fund which proved to be a brilliant successg a play or two before Lent, and then we entered into the season of preparation for the great feast of Easter. When we returned after Easter, we knew that the joyous, yet sad time of Commencement week was very near. At last it came. Again we watched the beautiful Pine Walk Ceremony. The girls to whom the walk was surrendered were our Sophomores of last yearinext year the honor will be ours. How quickly our days at Good Counsel are passing! We proudly bore the Ivy Chain for our sister class and a few days later bade them farewell. A second milestone in our life at G. C. C. has been passed and we are looking forward to next year when we shall enter its portals for the third time-as juniors! 4A. C. E., '34 5X5ef 5!B6X fa T s R MMNUJMNEJQ W 96

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QWQ V IE SQT IBG EA MKS History of the Class of 1934 The Autumn of 1930 witnessed a turning point in our lives, our advent to Good Counsel College, as the youngest member of its student body. At last we were numbered among the ranks of college women, yet with our feeling of gratihcation was mingled the realization of our own unworthiness. At his hrst lecture of the year, the Reverend James E. Kearney said to us in part: H. . . I always think that the Freshman class is the most important class of all. The Sophomores will convince you of this importance better than any words of mine could. And how soon was the dire significance of this remark made clear to us! Initiation! Can any of us forget those days of trembling, bowing, scraping? And we always mistook the Sophomores for upperclassmenf' Let us draw the merciful veil of oblivion over this humiliating period of our lives and dwell with appreciation on the party given to us by the Sophomores when initiation was over, an occasion which served to restore in a small measure, our selffrespect. The ceremony of Investiture followed close upon these harassing days and the honor of wearing the academic robes refestablished our status, as now we were truly daughters of Good Counsel. Out of our memories of the parties, debates Cin which one of our classmates participatedj, and meetings of the Skylark Club C a purely Freshman institutionj that took place during this first year there comes the thought of the joy and pride we took in the rapid completion of Preston Hall. It was not only a new honor for G. C. C. but also a new unit in the field of Catholic Education. After the Hrst examinations were over, we joined with zeal in the preparation for Carol Night, which tradition, instituted with the birth of the college, was carried out proudly by Good Counsel's youngest daughters. The bazaar, debate, and Easter holidays quickly passed and we were suddenly brought to the realization that the first chapter of our story was rapidly drawing to a close. Although the days were lovely and the campus was beautiful during that first Spring, still We experienced a tinge of regret as each succeeding day brought nearer the time of the Seniors' departure from our ranks. We had learned to love them as sisters and we regretted deeply that we would soon be separated from them. However, Father Time was adamant and soon we were entering upon Com' mencement week which, with its varied activities, sped by all too quickly, and the fleeting hours of Degree Day saw our girl companions leave us-women now, who had the privilege of putting the cherished B.A. or B.S. after their names. Thus ended our first year in Good Counsel. But we soon returned as Sophomores! After the Hrst few days, profitably spent in renewing old acquaintances and making new ones, we took the Freshmen in hand but, lest their feelings be hurt, later placated them with a good-will party. Following closely upon the turning of the tassels, GMEQWSMEJBGN ai K JMMEJSGMEJB W 95

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