Immaculata University - Gleaner Yearbook (Immaculata, PA)

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Nineties Review in the l.ittle 'Vheatre and you reciprocated with a Carnival on the Cain- pus. You had the pleasure of hearing the Seton Hall College Glee Cfluh in a very special pro- gram and managed to squeeze in a dance or two afterwards, even though that privilege was reserved especially for juniors. Commence- ment lixercises came all too soon, and you had to learn to say Good-bye to friends among the Seniors who had grown very dear. Your part in the festivities consisted of picking the daisies for the Daisy Chain and in enter- taining the Seniors in the traditional Rose .-lr- bor Stopper. '- 1 -s center around the Sophomoi c munoi ic. weekly Curran! li1'cuf.s' Iiorum. in the l.ectnre Hall whe11 each of us had an opportunity to discuss some topic of current interest with our fellow-students. This was our remote prepara- tion for that half-anticipated, half-dreaded Sophomore Testing Program to he faced in l The time passed all too quickly in Marc 1. . ., ' ' litional extra-cur- serious class woik and tiac what hy ricular activities overshadowed some the war. yet all of us making a supreme etfort to keep up our morale. Hur first hig responsi- hility came with the planning of our Cotillion. held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Adelphia. The one lmndred per rent cooperation given to our Chairman, .losephine Kelly, made it pos- sihle for the Class to present four lmndred dollars in war bonds to the lluilding lfund. We again took the spotlight when our mem- hers in the Cm' and ciltfftlfll Club presented the l'assion Play. lt,tI'f7f?0lII-, .lla.vfvr! hy Sister ' l' - lfoss hrought honor f a ml'tce in the semi- Nlary Donatus. Natint ' it to our class hy wmn 1 3, 1 . finals of a Radio Dehatc series sponsored hy the American .lieonomic lioundation of New York. 'l'he contest was hroadcast over WSRR from Stamford, Connecticut, where Nadine as t' in 'md accompanied hy Q. guest of the lfoundait . ' ' 7' 'l Director of l'ulmlie Speakin- l'athei NXals1, ' ' ' t ' ' X' l 5 ' 'tor in the and Miss tienevieve lawxlti. nstiut Depart ' the tirst prim of tifty dollars. ment of Izcononnts, won

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part. Our first Christmas Ha . .. nquet at lm- maculata followed not long after. We weren't exactly prepared for a Santa Claus with a southern accent, drawn by reindeer that looked suspiciously like fur-coated classmat D tl - h ' ' ' ' ' es tiring ic ohdays, the Christmas Dance at the Ritz attracted a number of city folk, while the Snowball Dance in Pottsville was equally well patronized. On our return the Staff of the Immaculatan besieged us with tickets for the Hlack-Out Hop at the Bala Country Club on january 9. 'l'hat was our first Informal if we omit the 'xCampy dances, attended by boys from Villanova, l.a Salle, St. joseph's, Penn, and other nearby colleges. Remember the boys !l'I'l Z'l'I1g out to schoc I7 - J . Remember further the notes one Villanovan used to l . . crop to Betty Rice from out his air l P . p ane. That year marked the first l'an-American Day Celebration at lmmaculata, when we watched Sister Helen l'atricia's dreams come true, as students from ntnnerous colleges gathered to help promote Spiritual lnter-Americanism. 'How we ad- mired Ginny Farren's perfect portrayal of what the bride should wear at the Ifaxlzion Slww in the Bellevue, when little Sandy Cou- sins, baby sister of Sally, became the belle of the day. That was in April. -JUNIOR WEEK reminded you that the year was drawing to a close. Your big sisters were ideal in their blazers and how you admired their rings! They entertained you with a Gay -v Yff

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Our usual round of duties and pleasures was overcast more and more by the shadow of war during our Sophomore year. The great sacri- fices made by our dear ones who were directly engaged in the conflict acted as a challenge to our best endeavors in the classroom, while our social activities were planned with a view to contributing to the morale of service men in the neighborhood. Towards mid-year, talks of acceleration began to be heard and finally our Class was physically, though not spiritually, divided when twenty-two of our number elected to speed up their program of studies. ln mid- .lune this group returned to lmmaculata for summer classes. 'l'o combat the inevitable lone- liness you grew closer to one another, and in spite of all forebodings, you did have good times. Remember the Class Hike to Malvern and back? B. li. Kennedy's famous tele- gram? A furlough always demanded a trip home, and you made sure that Barbara was well prepared for any eventuality with your experienced advice, and that she did not miss the bus. Father Gorman won your hearts with his unprecedented Clam Chowder Picnic at Marylake. Remember Ginny jaeoby's embar- rassment when she uncerenioniously fell in ful- ly clothed? Before you realized it, September had come 'round again. You were the big sister class now and protected your little sisters against the hazing of the big, bad Sophs. How swiftly the time passed! Charter Day ceremonies, Sen- ior Ball, Thanksgiving Banquet, the Christmas Play and other traditional activities followed one another in rapid succession. 'I'he girls in the l. R. C. had scarcely stopped talking about the convention at johns Hopkins when pre- parations for JUNIOR XVIEICK, began with the election of Marion Bell as Chairman and Sally Cousins head of the Prom Committee. jinny Jacoby was to get estimates on blazers and Florence Chase was to take care of our rings. Because of the accelerated program the pu' I iz N I ,ul Q.: xg. ,,4 All VI