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

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' .S30l9A0I1'l0I'Q Qlll' . . . ,-Ks our evergreen flourished in height and stretched its sweeping green hranches into the sun. so we advzlnccd as sophomores into the second vcar. Perhaps we did not write so often us we lmfl planned to do during the summer hut we made up for it hy our lieurty greetings when we saw one another upon our return the f ll ' 9 0 owing .eptemher. The first function at the heginning of the scholastic veur was the celchration of the Mass of the Holy Spirit Irv the Right Revcrend Monsignor Joseph A. Breslin. D.D.. Honorary President. ln between the various parties we managed to hccome acquainted with the new fresh- men for whom thcrc had heen a week of shouting Timber as we watched the new- comers shiver at our words. Xl e formally hecame sophomores when our tussels were turned hy thc president of the Student Council on Septemher twenty-seventh. At the ceremony. the Reverend H. Rush 9 .. A touch of Heiflelburg we 0

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As time goes on March seventeenth on Fifth Avenue They were freshmen then Rankin, SJ., reminded us of our responsibilities. One of our early tasks was to give the annual HalloWe'en party at which time Juliette Chapdelaine's unique recitation of nlsittle Orphan Anniew was memorable. Then While the students made preparations for the bazaar we had our thoughts also on the Wlest Point Military Ball, a great sophomore event of the year. No one can imagine the anxious weeks that preceded it before we knew who would be the chosen few permitted to attend. Wllen the hall was over and the bazaar successfully brought to a close, we turned our attentions to oratory and dramatics. Several sophomores spoke on the Wlestchester Catholic Hour and also made up the largest part of the Christmas play cast. Jean Murphy acted notably as old Ebenezer Scrooge and the costumes and stage properties were most convincing. We attended the annual Christmas banquet and then assembled for the carol night pageant before We took leave of Good Counsel for the holidays. Hjoy and Cladnessu rang across the campus and His Excellency, Bishop Kearney, celebrated Solemn Bene- diction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. After the vacation We were present at the party which fittingly closed the Christmas season. A new war bond campaign was openedg the first debates of the term were 19