Immaculata High School - Magnificat Yearbook (Somerville, NJ)

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Members of the John F. Kennedy History Club, exclusively freshmen, kept informed on current events during the study of World History. Bimonthly meetings provided the historians with time to gather a wealth of material for discussion before each meeting. Mr. William Reinke en- couraged the students to gain from men's mis- takes by comparing the past to the present. Enthusiastic juniors organized the Spirit of '76 History Club this year under the moderation of Mr. Raul Comesanas. A trip to the UN and the appearance of William F. Buckley Jr., as guest speaker highlighted the activities. The club's aliil- iation with the 'tJerseymen,' provided the members with ideas, materials, and literature distributed by this state-wide organization. Members of the Spirit of '76 Nancy Logel, Kathleen Marquess, Claudia Scully, Martha O'Brien Charles Byrd, and Margaret Kelly made final arrangements for a trip to the United Nami A History Club Q. Jil YS Q M f . ' t Officers of the J.F.K. History Club, Kath- erine Dahms, Bernard Cassidy, Joan Grainda, and Robert Schreiber, received the mark of approval from their classmates.

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Under the moderation of Sister Loretta Margaret, I.H.M., the Latin Club served to broaden the students' knowledge of life in Rome where Latin was first estab- lished. The classicists reenacted a Saturnalia, petition- ing the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus, just as the Romans did during this week-long feast. French pen-pals gave Immaculatans the opportunity to inquire into the lives and customs of teenagers in France. Under the direction of Mrs. Gilberte Gurdal and Sister Mary Loreto, I.H.M., the students not only improved their French but also made friends thousands of miles away. Members of the Spanish Club donned jacket emblems this year for the first time. Directed by Sister Helen Marita, I.H.M., and Sister Maureen Therese, I.H.M., the students devoted much of their spare time to the tutoring of local Puerto Rican children in thefunda- mentals of English, while instilling in them a pride for their Spanish culture. Sophomores carefully studied the word list while preparing to take the Nationwide Latin Examination. Language Clubs After receiving their first letters from Europe members of the French Correspondence Club Michael Sabo, Rena Bouchal, Steven Phillips, Diane Blakeslee, and Mark Kolb related in- teresting tidbits of information. 5 mf Spanish II classes displayed their creativity through posters depicting some phase of old world heritage. 74

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MAGNIFICAT Meeting deadlines, polishing and rewriting copy, rearranging layouts and seeking out infor- mation for captions-all this and more com- prised working on the yearbook. A daily, unend- ing struggle for perfection gave witness to the ultimate goal of the staff-a yearbook of quality and distinction. MAGNIFICAT 1969, beginning as a vision for the staff and a pledge from the student body, took shape after months of diligent work. Sister Immaculata Mary, I.H.M., and Sister Brigid Maureen, I.H.M., added the extra drive needed to surpass MAGNIFICAT 1968, rated first place by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Combined tasks of business and typing occupied the time of Diane Klepacki and Barbara Corby as they finally came to the end of checking more than eight hundred 51.00 boosters. 5' 2 es xr Georganna Sponaes and Katherine Doyle both agreed that caption writing needed creativity and imagination but to be without a dictionary or thesaurus proved disasterous. bn etttt t 1 -Q. ..,.t . Trying to keep the camera in working order, Eileen Gibney carefully checked its parts as Deborah Todd waited to take the day's assigned pictures. Describing a year's activities and goals in tifty words or less offered a challenge to copy writers Michael Dooley and Mary Lou Hofmann. 76 9 345 - :mr