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

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wa v? Sf If lla ma, EILEEN K. WALSHB, B.A. New York City And if the sun would ever shine, there would I dwell. An elusive creature is Eileen, carefree and gay, blithely going her way, treading on air. With the approach of June her head is in the clouds almost continually, and we regard as occasions for celebraf tion those periods when she comes down to earth for a short time. Her unfailing good nature and her aptitude for discovering the amusing aspect of each situation have been a source of instruction and enjoyment to us for years. We know life will always seem laughable to Eileen. ..,f sf k 1 Sodality ofthe Blessed Virgin Mary, 1, 2, 3, 4, Assistant Prefect, 3 , li I X Mission Representative, 3 , Glee Club, 1, 2 - E 'El -fl Prestonian Staff, 2, 3, Assistant Editor, 3 0 Preston Debating Society, 3 I qmkwx 6EEQ!E6MEJB6M as we-fs is JMMEJPSMEQKB W 76

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wa v? Sf If F arm MAME TROISB, B.S. Brooklyn, N. Y. Her deep reward, not that they spoke her praise, But that they brought to her their human need. Marie's fine artistic instinct has provided her with a sure sense of the correct thing, not only in art but in every field, serving to guide her agreeable nature with a classic respect for proportion. Generous and sympathetic, Marie has shown herself to be one of those remarkable and allftoonare persons, a good listener. 9 l Sodality ofthe Blessed Virgin Mary, 1, 2, 3, 4 -'V Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, Assistant Manager, 4 Q-A lg Athletic Association, I, 2, 3 l , f VESTIGIA Staff, Assistant Art Editor, 4 ff BrooklynfLong Island Chapter, I, 2, 3, 4 6XQ6Qf6N5Qfe6M maggie JBGNUJSSMEJG 75

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.fs VF Sf If Eli sa, History of the Class of IQ32 FRESHMAN It is strange that though our four years at Good Counsel appear, in retrospect, to have flown by on wings, the day when we first crossed the campus as new members of the college seems to have receded far into the past. We have not forgotten, however, our sensations of bewilderment and wrath at finding ourselves descended from the heights of High School seniority to the lowest rung of the collegiate ladder, that precarious perch occupied by Freshmen. Looking back with a reminiscent eye, we marvel at the rapidity and ease with which we adapted ourselves to these new conditions, though we reluctantly admit, when pressed, that neither our dignity nor our self respect was spared, yet we may derive a small degree of comfort from the contemplation on the thought that our youth' ful antics brought a smile to the lips of many a solemn upperclassman, already weighed down by the cares and worries which always accompany a rise to a more responsible position. After a suflicient time had elapsed to convince us of our utterworthlessness, our selffconstituted instructors invited us to a Hallowe'en Dance in the Club room. We enjoyed ourselves and realized that our tormentors were human, after all. Investiture, the ceremony which entitles us to don the academic cap and gown, brought to us a new seriousness, and we pledged ourselves to become true Catholic college women, worthy of our Alma Mater. Henceforth we moved in a world whose novelty held a constant fascination for us: lectures which showed us the smallness of our own minds and the wealth of knowledge which others had garnered, activities of the various organizations, our Hrst examinations, and, in a few more days, the Christmas season. With the arrival of the holidays, june and Commencement seemed very near, indeed. Before we were fairly settled again, the whirl of Commencement week claimed us and with the conferring of the honors on Degree Day the first period of our new life came to a close. SOPHOMORE I fear that imbued with a false sense of our high position as Sophomores we safely abused the Golden Rule. It was vital that the Freshmen be brought to recognize our superiority. With the feeling of ease brought by the knowledge of a task well done, we left off the work of initiating the new comers and with the turning of the tassels, concentrated upon more weighty matters. It was a bit difficult to adjust ourselves to our new regime with its added studies and extrafcurricular activities. The Glee Club concerts and Athletic meets, dramatics and debates, Mission activities and parties filled our days to overflowing. During this year the Class of '32 gave a dance at the home of jane Kelly, which was so successful that we resolved to repeat it the following year. gwbefemtgagm i1 QKMMEJSGXEJS 77