Mount St Mary Academy - Mercian Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Senatus lgopulusque ifdomafwus l .L Q .al Q E l t l ip '!n-1 jacquelyn Massery, Censor, Raine Roe, Consulg Pat Gaylo, Pontifex Maximusg Beverly Freeman, Quaestorg Rose Hogan, Aedile. The S.P.Q.R. Latin Club, Mt. St. Mary's chapter of the junior Classical League, was reorganized by Sister Mary Concepta early in September on the plan of the Roman State, the club officers bearing the titles of Roman officials. Monthly meetings afforded members an opportunity of learning much about the Latin lan- guage and Roman culture through games, reports, songs, and Latin and English plays. The special club project for the year was the purchase of twelve novels having Roman background. At Christ- mas, a basket of food was presented to a needy family. Under a point system, 20 members who earned the required 100 points were awarded the coveted S.P.Q.R. ribbon. Twelve freshmen, having maintained an average of B or higher, re- ceived the silver junior Classical League pin. Representing the school for the first time, 25 members entered the nationwide AUXILIUM LATINUM competitive examination, the results of which are currently not available. In April, the club observed Latin Week by presenting an assembly program comprised of songs, skits, and a pageant, The Spirit of Ancient Rome. i s

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Sodality Of The Blessed Virgin Vw 9.1 Officers of the Sodality are, top: Annette Wahlgreen, prefectg Carolyn Whitheld, vice prefect. Standing left to right: Carolyn Whitheld, vice prefectg Annette Ruckstuhl, Apostolic Committee chairman, Annette Wahlgreen, pretectg Mary Frances Malachowski, Our Lady's Committeeg Patricia McClernon, Eucharistic Committeeg seated: Kathryn james, Publicity Committee, Edith Rhein, parliamentariang Rosalyn jones, treasurerg Patsy Page, secre- taryg Rose Marie Hess, Catholic Truth Committee, and Grace Hoyt, Social Life Committee. Meetings of the'Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary are held each Friday, under the direction of Sister M. Mark, moderator. Consisting of skits, discussions, and talks, the meetings are designed to lead the members to personal holiness and zeal or apostolic work. Thirty-eight new members were received into the Sodality by Msgr. T. L. Keany, director of the organization, on December 5. A regional Sodality convention, conducted by Rev. Daniel A. Lord, S. I., and Rev. Thomas S. Bowdern, S. J., on February 7, was the main activity of the year. The convention was attended by approximately 700 delegates from thirty-two Arkansas schools. Projects sponsored by the Sodality included the adoption of a missionary priest in India, contributions to the fund for relief to the children of Europe, Christmas baskets for the poor at the Confederate Home for the aged, promotion of sale and distribution of Catholic literature, and study of Braille for the purpose of transcribing short novenas and prayers for distribution to the Catholic blind. Each class sponsored a special Sodality activity for the purpose of raising funds to send dele- gates to the Summer School of Catholic Action in St. Louis. Q Q

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Y iesxafsxmcgowv s O35 -is si YM MP3 Commercial Club officers are, seated: Charlotte Bujarski, secretaryg Mary Frances Malachowski, president, Lavonne Griffin, treasurerg standing, left to right: Comme:-Chat co-editors, Dolores Reynolds and Betty Blackg vice-presi- dent, Edith Rheing parliamentarian, Rose Marie Hessg librarian, Ruth jean Donnellyg program chairman, Dorothy Havey. ommercial Qlulv The Commercial Club, reorganized early in the fall under the sponsorship of Sister Mary Thomasine, met regularly on the second Thursday of each month. Talks on subjects of commercial interest, and serveral skits and quizzes were pre- sented at meetings throughout the year. Commercial Club dues financed' the purchase of a combination radio-phonograph and a new set of secretarial records. Members of the club who were awarded 100 word short- hand certificates are Rose Marie Hess, Dolores Hooks, Pat King, Mary Frances Malachowski and Edith Rhein. Certifi- cates for 80 words a minute were won by Alice Muller, jean Shores, Mary Jo Wall and Carolyn Whitfield.