Nardin Academy - Rosarium Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Class History fContinued from page 4U girls, Barbara Penders and Geraldine Kowalkowski, were among the top salesmen. In the spring, Nardin Academy formed its first Student Council. lt was a thrill and an honor, for it meant that the faculty thought we were capable of handling such a responsibility. Elections were held for officers who would preside for the remainder of the year. Bernadette Coyle was elected vice president and Maureen Shannon and Suzanne Braun were chosen homeroom representatives. Before the term ended another election took place at which Geraldine Kowalkowski became Prefect and Bernadette Coyle Vice-Prefect of the Sodality for the year 1952-53. It is customary for the iuniors to fete the seniors before their graduation and so on May l4, we held a ban- quet at the Top O' The Town Tea Room with seniors as honored guests. At the end of the month another iunior- senior affair, the annual prom, held at the Twentieth Century Club, was acclaimed by all as one of the high- lights of the year's social events. On Class Day, the seniors bequeathed to us their cherished memories of the Academy and with their exam- ple to guide us, we became THE SENIORS, Class of '53. September, 1952-- In September, thirty-seven girls walked up the path to the door of Nardin Academy, but how unlike the timid freshmen of '49l Now, their step was firm and sure, but yet a little reluctant, for this would be the last year that they would meet inside the familiar, beloved walls of the Academy. Next year the Class of '53 would be separated, each girl starting on a different walk of life, but always remembering the place where she spent the years between childhood and womanhood--her dear Alma Mater. Among the thirty-seven we welcomed June Debs, a newcomer to our senior group. The first important event on our agenda was the election of officers. Maureen Shannon became our last class president. During those first few months of school the Student Council began to function. Rose Marie Azzarelli took over the office of president and Barbara Biondolillo, that of vice-president. The girls chose as capable representatives Helen Riordan and Maryann Tomasulo. Initiation came next and this was the chance we had anticipated for four years. It was now our turn to let the rumors fly, with the intention of making freshman hair stand on end. Initiation was enioyed fully by every member of the student body and a new group of girls were officially made members of Nardin Academy. One day in November cries of glee could be heard coming from the senior homeroom. The occasion was the receiving of our class rings. Now beyond a doubt, we were seniorsl In the next few weeks our homeroom was filled with mystery and the auditorium seemed always to con- tain innumerable seniors. The event? The senior play, the highlight of the fall season. The play decided upon was The Prince and the Pauper , with Gerry Kowalkowski cost as the regal personage and Mickey Sturniolo portraying the little pauper. They were given talented support by the rest of the seniors and a select group of underclassmen. As the curtain fell on the last performance of the play, it was acclaimed by everyone to be the equal of even a Broadway production! When the first issue of Cor Marine came out under the editorship of Kathleen Klee, it was greeted with surprised exclamations from the girls, for no longer was it a mimeographed copy, it had changed its form and had joined the ranks of printed newspapers. Later in the year it won a notional award in a School Press Pro- iect sponsored by the National Tuberculosis Association and Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Carmella Mauro wrote the winning essay on Tuberculosis published in the December issue. Carmella further distin- guished herself by her success in the State's Scholarship examination. Another honor came to our group when four of our girls were chosen to represent Nardin Academy on the High School Forum of the Air. Gerry Kowalkowski, Maureen Shannon, Kathleen Klee, and Joan Harla dis- cussed the problem of race discrimination and the means of overcoming it. D The weeks before Christmas were filled with eager chattering about gowns, tickets, parties and escorts. An experienced listener would have no trouble discerning what was in the near future. The seniors had been invited as guests of the Alumnae to their annual Dance held at the Hotel Statler. It was one night never to be forgotten. During Lent a paragraph written by Rose Marie Azzarelli on some aspect of the Holy Season was chosen by the Buffalo Courier-Express to be published in their paper. As an award she received a Bible autographed by Bishop Burke. Some seniors also had a chance to show their knowledge of current events when they repre- sented Turkey at the United Nations Model Assembly. fContinued on page 891 46

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5 r1AmA2 l IANUA CAELI CENTRAL COUNCIL Seated: Twila Doucet, Treasurer, Geraldine Kowalkowskl, Prefect, Bernadette Coyle, Vice-Prefect, Nina Kuliclc, Secretary Standing: Marlene Keller, Helen Riordan, Barbara Penders, Patricia Luttrell, Suzanne Braun, Marie Genco, Carol Muschaweck Kneeling: N. Cannizzaro, M. Can- S. Casey, M. Conti, B.J. Borynski Standing: S. Manta, M. Spagnuolo, B. Biondolillo, J.A. Bongi, M. Shan- non, B. Wegley, R.A. Bongi ROSA MYSTICA W G , 1 ' Seated: R. Chapin, J. Castro, M. Genco, S. Braun, chairman, C. Capizzi, M.A. Mahiques, P. Papa Standing: J. Miller, J. Zaker, L. Caparella, R. Winter,C. Torre, B. Wojciechowski, C. De Yot, J. Manta, A. Lanza, J. Kubiszyn, C. Vertalino, J. Morreale, N. Kuliclc, O. Endres, M.L. Shriver X nizzaro, C. Calandra, M.A. De James, A. Matteliano, J. Conway, T. Doucet, H. Riordan, chairman, C. Muschaweck,