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

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SENIOR CLASS OFF ICERS-Joyce Ciccarelli, President, Isabelle Nicole, Treasurer Colleen Morgan, Secretary, Eleanor Cotter, Treasurer, Maria Consoli, Vice President. Memory brings to light . . . On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in autumn the resident population of the class of 1962 arrived on the campus of Good Counsel College. The following day we were joined by the remainder of our class as together we began our college careers. With the forewarning that nothing dras- tic could alter our status, we were ushered to the Administration Building to register and to participate in the placement tests. We all survived! Our first days were spent in becoming acquaintedg then we discov- ered Richard's g took a class trip to Bear Mountaing picnicked with the Fordham residents at Orchard Beachg and attended a successful mixer. The reports to home and family changed radically, however, after the first glorious week as threats of hazing came upon us along with the introduction to the aca- demic side of our college. The sophomores hazed us for three days and took 'full advantage of this period which ended with a party. Thus com- menced many lasting friendships. 66 We officially became members of the college on November ll when we were invested with our academic robes. Our be- loved friend, His Excellency, the Most Reverend James E. Kearney, D.D., Bishop of Rochester, and the Right Reverend Monsignorjohnj. Hartigan, S.T.D., Hon- orary President, ofliciated and presided respectively. Our delighted parents at- tended and were later guests at a tea in honor of the occasion. Westruggled through our first quarter and mastered Barbara and '6Cesario in 'Logic along with rocks and minerals for Earth Science and anthropoids and crusta- ceans for Biology. After the Thanksgiving holidays we attended classes in the new classroom building, Aloysia Hall. Christmas followed quickly, and we were all impressed by the beautiful Christmas traditions at Good Counsel. Never did the activities throughout a day seem more beautiful or enjoyable than those on the day which we spent with Bishop Kearney that Hrst Christmas at Good Counsel. Never was a ceremony more breathtaking than our First Carol Night following the formal banquet in Preston Hall. NVe cle- parted for the holiday season and returned in January, 1959, fully acquainted with the routine of college life and with a healthy fear of what lurked in the future in

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in Y I ll -lim. I .1 It . 1 l SISTER MARIE JOHN, R.S.M. DoBBs FERRY, N. Y. Bachelor of Science Her ways are beautyful ways, and all her ,baths are peacqful. VVC know that Sister's spirit of joy and generosity will find rich expression in the Held of business as she continues to live her ideals as a Sister of Mercy-a true daughter of Mother Catherine McAuley. PATRICIA CLAIRE WORTMANN BRIELLE, N. J. Bachelor of Arts Enthusiasm is the element Qf success in evegzlhlng. Catholic Students' Mission Crusade, 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council, President, 4 Athletic Association, 1, 2, 3, 4 Campus Players, 1, 2, 3, 4 Literary Club, 2, 3, 4 National Federation Catholic College Students, 3, 43 Cura Delegate, 3 Science Club, 1

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the form of our first mid-year tests. In the winter months that followed, we attended the 'cMardi-Grasi' and marched in the St. Patriek's Day Parade in New York. When spring came we took a field trip to the Botanical Gardens and participated in a Field Day with our sophomore sisters. We waved our red and white banners and sounded our rousing cheers with Davy Dragon, our mascot, but the day ended in disaster-we lost. Commencement exercises began with Class Day when in formal gowns we pre- sented the seniors with their bouquets. The graduation ceremony took place on Memo- rial Day. We said goodbye', to the seniors and to some of our classmates, too, but to most we wished a happy summer and promised to write-we'd see them in Sep- tember. The summer did pass quickly and we made our appearance back on campus as sophomores, commanding and demanding all kinds of respect and gestures of humility from the new crop of freshmen who were here when we began college. Too soon, however, we were deeply in- volved in World Literature, and we found that this together with the speciiic subjects in our particular fields of concentration required a tremendous amount of outside reading. That year the- Sodality Dance was a square dance and we do-si-do'ed to the music of the Harvest Jubilee. Our class trip took us around Manhattan Island. We enjoyed our day in the city and shared it with our freshman sisters. Pre-Christmas festivities were attended by many of our classmates with knitting needles in hand, hastening to meet the deadline. Our celebration featured the Glee Club Concert and the party at noon. That same day we had the Christmas Mass, banquet, and Carol Night. After we returned from the vacation, plans were made for our first class-sponsored social function, the Hawaiian Melody. The audi- torium was transformed into a Hawaiian paradise: baskets of flowers suspended from the ceiling, palm trees, a little grass shackf, Buffy leis, and a pool of goldfish. The month of March brought snow days and St. Patrick's Day brought rain, but Good Counsel was well represented as many of the class of '62 marched along a damp and blurry, green line on Fifth Avenue. How we compared to other sophomores nationally was discovered in an extensive testing program just before our Easter holidays, and for a whole week we partici- pated in a charm course. With Miss Cul- kin's advice behind us, Easter week found many of our classmates vacationing in Bermuda and Fort Lauderdale. Returning to classes with a head start on the summer tans, we began counting the days untiljune. l i . I N Vogue's latest wedding gowns pose a happy problem. 67