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

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wa v? Sf If T ala. Brooklynf Long Island Chapter DOROTHY KIERNAN . , President MARTHA FINK . VicefP'resident ADBLAIDE BITTNBR , Secveravy MARY BURKE , Treasurer Although we admit that White Plains serves as a beautiful setting for Good Counsel, we still remain loyal to our own native land, Brooklyn, that fair city where we spend our weekends and holidays. To prove our fealty, we point with pride to the BrooklynfLong Island Chapter whose inf creasing ranks seem to indicate that the fame of Good Counsel has been broadcast far and wide. At the reorganization meeting the members voted two meetings a month, one of which was devoted exclusively to the business of the club. Early in May plans for a Bridge and Tea were undertaken, resulting in a highly successful affair held in the Club Room and attended by the members and their friends. The ranks were considerably thinned in june with the departure of the Senior members, but with the coming of September the gaps will be filled and the Chapter will anticipate another year of success. gmbeiaxsefwm sa W as JB6E6JB6Xs5Q!3 W 109

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ef V IE S T IgG QA QKQ . 9 El Circulo Castellano CATHERINE MORAN . . President MARIE OSTERMAN . . VicefPresider1t MARGARET BARRY . Secretary FRANCES SHBEHAN . Treasurer The members of the El Circulo Castellano met in September with the same lively enthusiasm with which they organized the club last year. This year many new features of interest were added. In February we welcomed into our ranks several new members. Later in the season a card party and dance was held in which many members of the college participated. Though the club is still in its infancy it is now aililiated with El Instituto de las Espaiiasu which was founded in our country in 1920 by the Institute of International Education. Its object is to promote interest in the Spanish and Portuguese civilizations and to foster cultural relations between the United States and all Hispanic nations. gwbefgxssftgm at s if R JSSEBJBSNEJS W 108

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wa v? Sf If lit em Athletic Association Because of the mild fall and winter, the period usually allotted to hockey and other outdoor games was extended, to the great delight of the lovers of these sports. The open winter, too, gave the athf letes an opportunity to exhibit their new and attractive gym suits. Perhaps the news of the change in the style of the suits was in a measure responsible for the large number of candidates who signed up for basketball early in the year. However, no matter what the reason, it was remarked that many who had hitherto spent their leisure hours in less strenuous pastimes were now to be found in shin' guards and masks, pursuing the hockey ball over the green, or, under the watchful eye of our coach, shooting baskets and practising passes. A HOCKEY This sport is one of the most popular on the campus and it is interesting to note that its popularity exists for the most part among the underclassmeng on the hockey Held their youthful spirits are given free rein. Almost any Tuesday afternoon chance visitors may End themselves attracted to the Northf east campus by the sound of exuberant cries of glee from both the players and spectators. It is a question of debate whether the participants or the onlookers derive more enjoyment from the game. Those who know have decided that there is nothing equal to a spirited game of hockey for working off surplus energy and substituting a spirit of peace and tranquility Cparadoxical though this may seemj. TENNIS With the first budding of the trees, tennis racquets cease to be wall decorations, balls are brought forth from dim recesses of the closets in which they have lain during the winter-and the line forms to the right. The tennis season has opened once more, and it is safe to wager that until the last student has left the campus for the summer the courts will not be idle for one hour. The Freshman class provided some excellent material, and the promise of future stars in this field, bidding fair to produce at least one champion to take the place of the departing Seniors whose forte was tennis. BASKETBALL It is doubtless safe to say that, almost without exception, every student of Good Counsel has at one time or another yielded to the lure of the basketball court. From the numbers of the more hardy ones who persevered, teams were selected, one from each class, and a Varsity Six. Field Day will decide the supremacy. The Field Day program will include, besides the tennis, basketball, track, and hockey finals, a series of games, novelty races, archery, and various other tests of skill, collective and individual. To the class receiving the highest total of points the Athletic Association awards a silver lovingfcup, and to each Senior eligible for the honor, a silver basketball charm. SXQEQXKEJBGN a gar JBGXQEJMNEJB 110