Notre Dame Academy - Tower Memories Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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20 Grace Needham Mary Columbro Prefect First Assistant Kathryn Mangan Kitty Brady Treasurer Eucharistic Our Lady's Committee Ad Jesum Per Mariamll has been the motto of our Lady's Sodality pervading both spiritual and social activities throughout the year. Since its directorship was taken over by Monsignor Carl E. Frey in l927, it has been the goal of the organization to build future citizens not only for the United States but also for God's Country, Heaven. Spiritual motivation is thus given to all ordinary school activities. This is sustained by monthly meetings pre- pared with Sister Mary Leroy, moderator, and conducted in the auditorium by the Sodality officers. Meetings conducted according to parliamentary procedure include opening prayer, committee reports of past activities, discussions on future enterprises, and a short feature reiterating the main thought for the month. Our Sodality activities are divided among various committees to give concentrated at- tention to their details. The Eucharistic-Our Lady's Committee has charge of all projects relating to Mary and Jesus such as distribu- Margaret Healey Second Assistant Marian Rehor Publicity Manager Bette King Secretary Kathleen Ryan Publicity Manager tion of medals for Sodality Communion every month, and spiritual leadership in the Apos- tleship of Prayer. Under the ward of the Apostolic Commit- tee come such projects as aiding the Social Mission Sisters by teaching Catechism, pro- gramming the Days of Recollection for girls of public schools, and knitting articles for men in the service. The Literature Committee is directly con- cerned with distribution of the Catholic Di- gest and The Queen's Work , the promo- tion of Catholic books for general reading, and the sending of pamphlets to service men. Duties of the Social Life Committee include entertainment at general Sodality meetings, parties for Social Mission Sisters, and main- tenance of the Personality Clinic for Sodale ists. Retreat notes, clever bulletin board dis- plays, and zippy pep talks are taken care of by the Publicity Committee. Working together with the Prefect, all com- mittees echo the motto, To Jesus through Mary.

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W 1004 AWW gm QMW we but take advantage of the opportunities offered to us, it won't be hard to keep on God's side of eternity. Hell merely proves the mercy of GodeHe made it just so we would be sure to avoid it. Taking an incentive from our retreat, how easy it will be for us, the coming generation, to make our world safe not only for us but also for those peoples who have not been as fortunate as we. Henceforth our efforts will TOP: Life's greatest moment 05 Seniors and Juniors receive our Lord in the chapel. BOTTOM: An outstanding prince of knowledge-Father Donnelly expounds his learning to: Patricia Lombardo, Marian Kerrigan, Kathleen Ryan, Helen Arnold, Mar- garet Heoley. be toward the fulfillment of our duties to our God, to our country, and to our Alma Mater. It was a beautiful and inspiring retreat. As it closed we were all left with the thought that it had opened to us a new and loftier vision of goodness. Our modern, complex philosophies of life are taboo. Our newer mode of life will be sweeter, simplerl more Christ-like, built on the three standards of Praise, Love, and Service of God. TOP: The magnetic personality of Father Callan attracts, lstandingl Patricia Manning, Dorothy Goebel, Martha Maynard, Therese Marie Nudo, Ann Sexton; lseotedl Mildred Schubeck, Marjorie Ihlenfield, Doris Myers. BOTTOM: Peace and tranquility reign on the altar in the auditorium set up for the Sophomores and Freshmen during their Retreat.

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CW Km! to The Divine radiance from the Tab- ernacle enhances our dear memories of spiritual activities. Remember the October pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Providence Heights . . . Remember the Living Rosary, when every red-tipped flower breathed an Ave to the Virgin Queen . . . Re- member Sodality Communion Days when every heart sang with the Sac- rament of Love . . . Remember the Sodality receptione dignified caps and gowns of officerse 160 consecrated children of Mary en- rolled by Monsignor Frey with the blue band of purityethe majestic poignancy of Holy God . . . Remember the Days of Recollection planned by the Apostolic Committee with Sister Mary Joelle and conducted by Reverend Martin J. Corrabine, S. J. for Catholic girls attending public schoolseond the equally successful one directed by Reverend Joseph Amen, O. S. F. . . . Remember that Sodality meeting when the Living Cross was presented to the student bodyethe arm of a huge rugged cross touching the stars of the American flag . , . Remember the hushed chapel as on each day of Lent, Christ carried his cross to another death on another Cal- vary , . . Remember the retreat and the sweet intimacy we shared with Christ when he was exposed to us each Friday in the Sacrament of Faith . . . Remember the May Crowning and the white fragrance of orange blos- soms that we brought to the May al- tars in our homerooms during Mary's month . . . Remember the June sun- beams that played hide and seek in the folds of Mary's robes when we knelt close to her before graduation... 664 a MollAet ,4 1:66 TOP: Small port of the large group of active Sodalists as they kneel before the grotto on their Pilgrimage to Providence Heights. MIDDLE: The Sophomores became companions of Mary at the annual Sodality reception. BOTTOM: Norma Grisanti, LaVerne Kral, Mary Jo O'Brien, Dolores Wodorski, Marion Miller, new members of Mary's fold.