Marymount Secondary School - Hiamead Yearbook (Tarrytown, NY)

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The Debating Club HE Debating Club does-not reserve its activities for the Senior yearg preparatory arguments are prepared, coached and delivered by the members of the Junior Class in order to familiarize them with the methodical procedure and logical conclusions of debating. The traditional annual debate, given by the Senior members in honour of Reverend Mother's Feastday was very interesting and instructive. The subject was as follows: Resolvedg that Communism in the United States of America can be counteracted by Patriotism. The speakers for the affirmative were the Misses Mary McGaughey, Jane Burke, and jane Flynng for the negative, the Misses Mary Yankauer, Ruthanne Reed and Tony Coff. The Rebuttals were given by the Misses Mary MicGaughey and Mary Yank-- auer for their respective sides. The negative side was victorious. Miss Betty Kennedy, Chairman of Debate, pointed out that undoubtedly America is threatened with the establishment of Communistic principles which would eventually affect the very Constitutions, and that we, as true and worthy daughters of our Holy Mother, the Church, should be animated with a fervent desire to study profoundly in order to recognize and avoid those false maxims. The arguments of the negative as- serted that the belief that Patriotism can counteract Communism is a Utopian ideag that Patriotism is not an adequate force to meet the onslaughts of Communism because most American Communists have joined the Communistic ranks for purely patriotic reasons, and that Religion, not Patriotism, 'must stem the tide of Communism. W We wish to thank those who helped to make our debate a success and also offer a special vote of thanks to Mr. Charles Broderick for attending our rehearsal and giv- in us several valuable hintsf g ELIZABETH KENNEDY, '37, Sixfy-Him'

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N Le Cercle Francais IJARMI tous les cercles de l'Academie il y en a un qui tient la meillure place dans nos ames - le cercle francais. Notre soif de cette belle langue ne se contente pas cl'une connaissance livresque et grammatieale, nous voulons aussi nous exprimer facile- ment en francais. Parler le francais couramment n'est plus une tentative audacieuse pour la jeune fille americaine el'aujourd'hui, mais c'est un besoin quasi obligatoire que le rapprochement intime des eleux pays necessite. Les reunions clu Cercle Francais nous offrent l'occasion de nous exercer dans l'art de la conversation. Ces reunions qui ont lieu tous les quinze jours sont des veritables foyers cl'activite. Apres la lecture des minutes par la Secretaire, nous lisons avec beaucoup cl'inter6t le Petit Journal a l'aicle duquel nous nous transportons a travers le beau pays de France. Nous passons en revue les aventures vivantes de la Guerre de Cent Ans et dont on celebre le sixieme centcnaire cette annee. Parfois nous nous renelons a la Comedie Francaise pour y admirer les beaux sentiments cl'un heros cornelien. Nous penetrons meme clans le Sanctuaire des Academieiens pour ecouter le discours d'un nouvcl elu ct en entendre les applaudissements. En un mot, toutes ces societes sont evoquees devant nos yeux. ' Puis nous revenons aux temps modcrnes. Cette annee, nous avons suivi les grands preparatifs pour l'Exposition des Arts et des Techniques de Paris. Aussi nous avons fait l'agreable trajet cle Paris ai Lonclres par le nouveau systeme de wagon-lit qui vicnt d'6tre inaugure depuis octobre. Quancl nous avons epuise tous les sujets de conversation, nous faisons la solution des mots croises ou nous jouons in des jeux clestines a enriclair notre vocabulairc. Bien souvent, nous chantons des vieilles chansons franeaises, tant pour perfectionner notre diction que pour nous amuser. Ainsi les seances se sueeedent et le temps s'ecoule tres agre- nblement, mais beaucoup trop vite. Nous voudrions rester clans cette ambiance ou nous acquerons d'une maniere si divertissante une connaissance pratique de cette langue que nous mmons tant' ANTOINETTE COFF, '37. Si.x'fy-eigbf

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' -' - ' . . ' - '-':.1n4:fg. The Glce Club HE Glee Club activities are numerous and varied. This year we were most fortunate, as many of our members possessed the precious gifts of beautiful solo voices. Owing to this exceptional asset, we were able to choose for our annual operetta Carrington's charming Windn1ills of Holland. The plot of the latter introduces several leading char- acters, and our talented vocalists were thus enabled to entertain a large and delighted audience with tuneful selections. The co-operation of the members of the Club has been called upon many times during the past year. On such occasions as Reverend Mother General's Feastday, Rev- erend Mother's Feastday, Washington's Birthday, the spacious Auditorium re-echoed to the melodious strains of gladness as they were expressed in joyous songs. Two of our favourite numbers this year were as follows: Firelight Fancies, from I-landel's Agrippina, and Golden Slumbersf' an old seventeenth century air. We have certainly had a most enjoyable and active year, and as the day for de- parture draws nigh, we unite in a last song of love and praise to our dear Alma Mater- the Mother of our glad Marymount days. MARY YANKAuIi1x,' '37. Srvenly