Notre Dame Academy - Regina Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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rush, brightened the afternoon in The Unsinkable Molly Brown. And a student council treat before early dismissal wrapped up a fine day in spite of rain. Based on the idea that an audience reacts better to something they can recognize, Sister Mary Rosalee and Mrs. Thomas Kane built the I966 Spring Concert, May I5, around contemporary American music. An Irving Berlin composition and medleys from My Fair Lady and West Side Story were familiar to everyone. Junior Pamela Gill and seniors spring concert Maureen Mauer and Judith McNatt put on their top hats and sang o few American all-time favorites. Judith also sang three selections as a soloist. Sophomores Roxanne Gunner and Carol Rutowski and Juniors Jeanne Morrison and Janet Sniegowski, along with their escorts, presented a waltz. And the audience did seem to enioy the show. Bridget McCartney reigned over the Junior-Senior Prom Hours to Remember, on the evening of May 20. The Great Lakes Room at the Toledo Club provided a pleasing atmosphere prom for the Fred Wood Orchestra. After midnight, the party moved to Imperial Lanes where a buffet dinner, bowling, billiards, and dancing provided more enioyment. Une fA ugust What is graduation .nade of? Gold and green cords, white caps and gowns, diplomas, and 135 girls. June 2, graduation day for the Class of '66, began with morning Mass in the chapel celebrated by senior Vivian Parker's brother, Rev. William C. Parker, Delphos, for the graduates and their parents. Communion Breakfast followed. At the ceremony that evening, eight girls wore the gold cord for scholastic excellence and seventeen wore the green cord for perfect at- tendance. The Most Reverend Bishop George J. Rehring awarded graduation the diplomas to the girls and presented Gertrude Pfahler with the Gold Cross, an award for outstanding work in religion. Gertrude, a postulant of the Sisters of Notre Dame, also served as valedictorian of her class. Pastor at Gesu, Rev. William R. Hussey, S.J., served as guest speaker. And so, four years of education were completed. Second semester honor day always turns out to be a hot day, but seven-hundred girls never miss the last day of school. Attired in their white uniforms, they came, June 7, for their report cards, honor ribbons, and various honors merited during the second semester. Sister Mary Theophane gave a short talk and then everyone left for that summer vacation they had been awaiting since September. It didn't take the Class of '67 long to realize they were seniors. Beginning the first weeks of June LaSalle's Photo Reflex Studio began scheduling sittings for senior pictures. The department agreed to take two poses from each sitting-one for the yearbook in a white uniform and one for personal pictures in any attire. The same pin was worn by all girls for the yearbook picture. Sittings were scheduled throughout the summer. September Every girl that rides the Community Traction buses dur- ing the school year has one picture in her wallet that she will not show anyone. Bus pictures aren't planned to turn out badly, they iust usually do. August was the day for taking bus pictures and visiting with teachers and classmates. What do seniors enjoy? Well, there are picnics, food, pleasant weather, food, and ball games. Side-Cut Park pro- vided the picnic and recreation area, the sun donated some of her time, and the girls brought the food, on August 23. No wonder the Class of '67's picnic was a success. Tarzan and Jane, better known as Seniors Susan Frische and Elizabeth Stewart, brought a few of their iungle friends to the Student Council Get-Together on August 29. Animated trees, a 'bird of paradise, and safari guide Beverly Winters, Student Council Vice-President, helped make the evening en- ioyable. Students met many of the new faculty in the dining hall where refreshments were served after the program. Two-hundred nine freshmen brought the '66-'67 enrollment to seven-hundred four. And they all came on September 8 to begin a new school year, after receiving schedules and buy- ing books on the two previous days. The most notable changes were thirteen new names on the faculty list, revamped reli- new school year gion courses, and bright new colors on the first-floor walls financed by the Notre Dame Educational League. Immediate plans for the new year included undergraduate pictures the first week of school. An expanded film-study program and monthly speakers sponsored by Student Council were part of long-range plans. Kathleen Walczak, one of six candidates, was chosen by sophomores, juniors, and seniors to be Notre Dame's Student Council Queen on September 29. Selection was based on poise, ability to answer questions on the spur of the moment, and general appearance. The annual Queen's Tea for the student council queens from area schools was held November 'I2 at Evening at Athens. Wendy Fetters, senior from Sylvania High School, was crowned at the dance. Lighting many candles from one flame symbolizes the unity of the school organizations represented at the annual installation ceremony. Janice Stewart, Student Council President, opened the ceremony on September 30 with a speech on leadership-a basic quality needed by every girl being installed, from class president to Red Cross respresentative. After class and club officers were recognized, the student body sang the Alma Mater. introduction 17

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Aprilfjjlay Four years of secondary education close at the June commencement as Seniors receive King Neptune reigned supreme at the junior-senior ban- quet, Anchors Aweigh, on April 23. After the dinner of roast of shark jturkeyj, Hawaiian dancers and a twenty-one gun salute entertained the Class of '66. Janet Restivo, senior class president, read the last will and testament and junior class president, Deborah Kelley, gave a farewell address. With only five weeks left to be seniors, the Class of '66 appreciated the juniors' tribute. That special world of formaldehyde, paint, and sulfur on the second floor was opened to public inspection on Sun- day, April 24. The art students, under the direction of Sister Mary Genevra, came to display their successes-paint- ings, metalwork, pottery, and needlework-and to demonstrate their skills. Down the hall, Sister Mary Kevon's biology art-science day students were engrossed in dissecting frogs, preparing cul- tures, and watching chickens hatch. Physics students per- formed experiments illustrating the laws of motion and of electricity, supervised by Sister Mary Regius. Sisters Mary Angelus and Mary Christelle helped chemistry students with experiments on the science of color, radiation, and oxygen. So that's what happens on the second floor! Sophomores had read Julius Caesar and juniors had read uMacbeth, but few girls had ever seen a Shakespearean play enacted. April 26 the National Shakespeare Company pre- sented Hamlet here. We shared the experience with the senior class of St. Joseph High School, Fremont. And all enjoyed the production-the players who performed and the audience who watched them. 'tOur class rings are alloy, not pure gold, in life, also, 6fintroduction their diplomas. Relatives and friends share in the graduates ' achievements. there are different values. Mother Mary Arthur, Provincial Superior of the Sisters of Notre Dame, reminded the Class of class rings '67 of this in her speech at the ring ceremony, May 4. That evening, 167 juniors received their rings-a gold band with a blue stone bearing Notre Dame's coat of arms. Before the reception of the rings, seniors Darlene Burke and Colleen lrelan explained the coat of arms andthe Latin inscription, Dei Gloria Mariae Honor, to the juniors and their parents. After a request for the rings by Deborah Kelley, junior class. president, Mother Mary Arthur presented each girl with her ring and a wish for future success. Once a year, in May-that month of graduation practice and exam-cramming-the girls of Notre Dame show special re- spect to their alma mater, Our Lady, Mary. This year on May 5, a living rosary made up of various officers and rep- resentatives was climaxed by the crowning of Mary in the auditorium. Sodality Prefect Patricia Crowley placed the wreath of flowers on Mary's head. Mass was planned for the school at Christ the King and outdoor sports were to round out the morning, but a little shower can dampen many plans. A junior-senior Mass in the notre dame day chapel and improvised homeroom hootenannies kept spirits high, though. After all, nothing can interfere with Notre Dame Day celebrated on May 13 in honor of Blessed Julie Billiart, foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame. Debbie Reynolds, as a Denver llhigh-society girl during the gold

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