Mary Manse College - Brescian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Hhgyi i ' 'MH QQ 80 im at Freshmen Bonnie Ellerbrock, Mary Grote and Carol Nie- meyer were three of their class who enjoyed Welcome Week festivities. An authentic including Sue A traditional feature of the Mary Manse school year is the annu- al Welcome Week activities. This year freshmen were entertained by upperclassrnen at events which ranged from Freshman Initiation con- ducted by the sophomores to the juniors' Big-Little Sister Party which carried out the theme of a rninstrel show. The Senior Class presented a western barbecue and skit which was also attended by the faculty. Sheriff Barb Westrick maintained law and order in the western town created by the seniors for their barbecue hon- oring the freshmen. Welcome Week western dance was performed at the barbecue by a troupe Durnwald and Sue Carnahan.

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1Wi:.1i ..5..a Father Armstrong spoke of the significance of the Mary Manse ring. One of the most beautiful traditions which is annually carried out at Mary Manse is the ceremony of the blessing of the new college rings. Juniors are permitted to order rings early in their first semester, and the blessing usually takes place before Christmas. The ring is Worn as a symbol of the Christian education which the student receives at Mary Manse. This year the ceremony was held on Decem- ber seventeenth in the new chapel at Lourdes Hall. Fr. Robert Armstrong gave the main ad- dress, and Fr. Robert Wilhelm individually blessed each girl's ring, adding her name to the blessing. Benediction was celebrated by Father Wilhelm. Following the ring ceremony a recep- tion was held in the recreation room at Lour- des. Colleen Falcey Karen Kuemmel Elizabeth Seaman Pam Cosentino, and Diane Wilhelm proudly

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