Nardin Academy - Rosarium Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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555513 ei all ITH the passing of time, we of the class of '53 have aged four years and it is with great reluctance that we hereby do ordain and establish this our last will and testament. Treat not these things lightly, dear juniors. Rather regard them as gifts which have been given to you with every best wish for your future success and happiness at Nardin Academy. We, the senior class bequeath to the faculty our love and loyalty. For their patience, guidance and en- couragement we thank our teachers with all our hearts. To the Junior Class we leave our ever-so-handylock- ers on the second floor. We bequeath to the Sophomore Class the green gym suits significant of upper-class- men. To the Freshman Class we leave the seats in assembly behind the seniors. To the individual iuniors the following bequests are made: Betty Allard leaves to Rose Ann Bongi those hilarious echoes which issue from the cafeteria annex when- ever Betty is present. Always-busy Rose Marie Azzarelli bequeaths her ability to be in three places at once to Carolyn Linknerp and to Jo Castro, she leaves all those lunches she never had time to eat. Little Mary Ann De James is the lucky recipient of two inches of Barbara Biondolillo's five feet nine. Elizabeth Tatu receives from Pat Bird fthe Skater, one hundred used tickets from the Arena rink, while lucky Olivia Endres inherits Pat's uncle--the treasurer of the city of Buffalo. Sue Braun gives her natural knack of teasing to Mary Spagnuolo. Sue Casey inherits Joan Brzezinski's propensity for blowing up the school during chemistry. lBetter watch Sue closely, Miss Smithll Ruthie Chapin's courage in surrendering her hair to the shears is graciously passed on to Gloria Work. Carol Vertalino is the recipient of Maxine Chmielecki's cute little French accent from the Mardi Gras. Judy Conway leaves her traditional habit of sneezing at the quietest moment to Bernice Hartenstein. Joanna Coppola bequeaths Mary Gonzalez that favorite bag of peanuts. lNo lon er need you fear star- vation in Wednesday speech class, Maryll Joanna also leaves Rose Marie Moribello her cool iazz records. lBuy your ear-plugs eairly and avoid the rush, iuniorsll Bunny Coyle has bequeathed to Nina Kulick an inexhaustible supply of chatter. June Debs leaves her ability to train cheer-leaders to Carol De Yot. With stubborn loyalty, she also be- queaths a Stevenson button to Rose Marie Caputy. Geraldine de Leon seemed so taken with that Canisius football player at the Mardi Gras that Joan Harla has left her the suit, ibut not the playerli Joan also surrenders regretfully to Sue Honsberger a silhouette of Dan Cupid from the Hearty-Party in '52. As of this date, Theresa Palermo has the privilege of walking to school with a boy every day. Who is he? The six-year-old that Pat Janicki daily escorted to Nardin grammar school. fSlip him somervitamins, Terry, maybe he'll grow fastll 42

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.- L New f-s Y One dc? in June we discovered that we were no longer lowly freshmen. No, we had now become full-fledge sophomores! September , 1950-- As school began we were saddened to find that since business courses were no longer offered, twenty- one of our classmates had transferred. Our homerooms were on the first floor flucky usll. Miss Eleanor Hagerty had charge of l03 and her sister, Miss Mary Hagerty had 101. Also in that year we had the honor of having one of our girls elected to a Sodality office, Bernadette Coyle became secretary. As for our studies, we were soon taken up with the delights of solving a geometry original all by our- selves or typing one whole sentence without error. Our Latin students were diligently applying them- selves to translating the trials and hardships of Caesar. It is general knowledge that every Latin student knew that All Gaul is divided into three parts-- . Under the able tutelage of Miss Shell, five girls received Latin awards at the June Assembly. Carmella Mauro was given a medal in recognition of the superior showing that she made in the Nationwide Latin Competitive Exam and Barbara Penders, Joanna Coppola, Maureen Shannon, and Helen Riordan received merit certificates for the excellent marks they obtained on the same exam. Also in our sophomore year we began an English Club under the direction of Rose Marie Azzarelli. This club was a means of our becoming better acquainted with good literature. Books bought with money from our club treasury were donated to the school library. At the assembly program on the last day of school we were directed to the iunior seats and we then realized that we had reached a milestone in our high school life. We were now upperclassmenl September, l95l-- The Business Course was resumed and with it some of our former classmates returned. Betty Allard also came that September and received a friendly welcome from the rest of the iuniors. Our third year at Nardin was filled with many events of importance to us. The Big Sister proiect began in an effort to prevent incoming freshmen from experiencing loneliness and bewilderment during the first few da s of new school routine. The Life of Bertha Hummel , with an all junior cast, wasre- ceived warmly by the student body. Six of our class represented our school at the Variety Show held at Canisius High School. During the year we were witnesses to a series of firsts which had notable bearings on our school life. The Cor Mariae , formerly a Sodality newspaper, became a school project with our own Kathy Klee as assistant editor. About a month before Easter, Nardin Academy held a candy sale, the pro- ceeds of which went into school improvements. The Junior Class had charge of this sale and two of our fContinued on page 461 44.1.1-.5.t.-.A 41 1-11.-1.41:-1:.v:.--1.-at E 4f..s:u3.1:g111: -me-fa. ----- ' ----- ,-

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QE? flirt mmm Those precious Holy Cross souvenirs are willed to Catherine Torre by Marlene Keller. Elaine Salvo is now the envied possessor of Kathleen Klee's versatile strokes of genius . Marcie Kobis bequeaths to Peggy Downing all those tediously typed homework papers, while to Paula Amigone goes Marcie's iazziest iazz record. Now all she needs is a player. The innocent look that Gerry Kowalkowski wears when called upon to recite is left to Toni Lanza. Patti Luttrell's iolly laugh is now Mary Cala's. May it provide as much fun for your class as it has given to ours. Sandy Manta wills to Barbara Swan her privilege of having a famous theatrical brother. Twila Doucet had better sharpen her appetite. She now has Angie Matteliano's passion for pizza. Carmella Mauro's ability to produce terrific marks and laughter is willed to Loretta Hubert. Carm also gives to Chris Szelest the privilege of writing next year's T.B. essay. Carol Muschaweck leaves Marie Genco her ability to type fifty-four words a minute. Nancy O'Brian's mountainous collection of Cicero's orations are now the possession of Nancy Cannizzaro. fConsider yourself an honored man, Ciceroll Laverne Paladino leaves Pat Chentfant her bruises from the senior play. A little Witch Hazel will helpl Anna Fabozzi will really look darling with the charming dimples Claudette Paluch bequeaths her. . . s Barbara Penders wills Connie Stanford her ability to hypnotize a basketball. fNo need to guess who'll be the star player next yearll Barbara also shares her famous baloney sandwiches with Sheila Hobson, together with the consequent heckling. Joyce Randall leaves Carol Schrag one old McMahon cover, with many .memories attached. Ginny Reis leaves Kathy Macaluso one slightly used motorcycle hub-cap. Virginia also wills Wilma Ruane the blue face she gets from blowing her whistle on the basketball court. To Ruth Winter, Helen Riordan gives one brand new shiny post card depicting Niagara Falls, Helen's old home town. Helen also offers a bit of advice to Florence Starzynski along with three tickets from Canisius College games. Don't try to use them, Flo. With a sigh of regret for is it relief?J Maureen Shannon bequeaths to Jo Ann Bongi that special rendition of Old Man River . Mary Cannizzaro receives the privilege of resembling Gerry Kowalkowski for three nights, the gift of fContinued on page 74, 43