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

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TOP, SENIORS, BACK ROW: Mary Jane Gut, Ruth Schu- macher, Marjorie Palenschat, Virginia Kramer, Mary Feran. MIDDLE ROW: Eileen Gunther, Agnes Kirchner, Therese Gior- dano, Eileen O'Leary. FRONT ROW: Mary Ann Braun, Dor- othy Wolf tCaptaini, Colette McNamara, Dolores Abood. MIDDLE, JUNIORS, BACK ROW: June Gerak, Helen Schmidt, Jean Dick, Patricia Kenny. MIDDLE ROW: Anna Rita Rieman, Rose Marie Grodecki, Joan Auble, Geraldine Avalon. FRONT ROW: Margaret Kirchner, Therese Cywinski iCaptaint, Vir- ginia Bondi. BOTTOM: The Championship Game between the Seniors and Juniors. atieog $Qoozb For the third consecutive year, the class of '43 took top honors in the volleyball tourney held to de- termine the champions here at Notre Dame. The opening tilt of the season went to the Seniors by a score of 42-5. In their first game, one of the hottest of the entire season, the Juniors edged out the Sophs 39-32. Two days later on November 12, the unlucky Sophs again suffered defeat, this time at the hands of the Seniors. Making a valiant showing until the half, the Sophs finally weakened to give the older team a victory at 44-27. Unable to cope with the skill of the Juniors, the Frosh chalked up their second defeat when they made only ii points to their opponents 42. They again took a blanking when they met the high scoring Sophs on November 16. During the entire season, both the Seniors and Juniors went unde- feated so that their first meeting on November 24, was to decide the official champions. Piling up a two point lead in the first few minutes of play, the Juniors threatened the Seniors' superiority right up to the final whistle. A three point advan- tage, however, won the game and their third volleyball championship for the class of '43. A gold trophy, later inscribed with the class numerals, was pre- sented to the Senior captain at the end of the game. This, the last and only night contest of the season, featured a stunt program, arranged and conducted by Dawn Phillips, head of volleyball.

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award for 1500 points was a silver initialed pin. A blue and white chenile N. D. was given for 1000 points and a charm bracelet for 500. Another part of the physical educa- tion department was the newly estab- lished Leaders' Club. Members of this club were chosen from among ap- plicants who evinced special qualities of leadership, physical fitness and scholarship. Duties of the group consisted of assisting in the gym classes by teaching and demonstrat- ing tactics previously taught them in their weekly meetings. The urgent demand of our country for more extensive physical training programs was met by these two organ- izations in the programs they offered. Every season was crammed full of activities in which everyone interested had a chance for active participation. Many were the after-school sessions of volleyball, basketball, badminton and every other sport. Those who were new at the games soon found willing and able teachers in the more experi- enced players who later struggled to hold their own against their fast- progressing pupils. TOP, THE A. A. BOARD, STANDING: Mary Therese McNeely, Head of Special Events; Dorothy Goebel, Sophomore Repre- sentative; Virginia Kramer, Head of Badminton; Shirley More- house, Sophomore Representative; Gerry Avalon, Head of Base- ball; Dawn Phillips, Head of Volleyball. SEATED: Margaret Creadon, Head of Bowling; Mary Clare Gorman, Head of Ice Skating; Corinne Laurienzo, President of Whirlo; Eileen O'Leary, Head of Basketball; Jean Marie Cushing, Assistant Whirio President; Nancy Brady, Head of Riding. THIRD PICTURE, SENIOR AND SOPHOMORE LEADERS, STANDING: Dorothy Wolf, Eurydyce Compensa, Corinne No- vak, Mary Feran, Ruth Schumacher, Mary Jane Gut, Dorothy Goebel, Marilyn Gluvna, Sara Robusto. SEATED: Virginia Ver- hunce, Marjorie Palenschat, Eileen O'Leary, Agnes Kirchner, Eileen Gunther, Mary Therese McNeely. SECOND PICTURE, JUNIOR LEADERS, STANDING: Margaret Kirchner, Jeanette Artl, Virginia Bondi, Dawn Phillips, Rose- marie Morelli. SEATED: Anna Rita Rieman, Therese Cywinski, Jean Dick, June Gerak, Virginia Manthey. BOTTOM, the newly elected Freshman Leaders and the A. A. advisers, STANDING: Maryalice Ryan, Helen Rabatin, Sue Ochs, Dorothy Wank, Florence McBride. SEATED: Vonna Mobily, Mary Eleanor Koch, Sister Mary Paulette, Sister Mary Elise, Marie McCaffery, Rita English. 41

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wmoie eaZtA 4146! JientzsiAL??4 Sportsmanship, the theme of all athletics, was the keynote at the second annual Play Day sponsored by the Athletic Association on Jan- uary 29. Eighty enthusiastic girls arrived at nine o'clock on the semester holiday to spend the morn- ing and early afternoon playing vol- leyball, basketball and many other games intended to provide fun and promote friendship. Board members, appointed by the president, served on the organiza- tion, program and refreshment committees. These committees ar- ranged the entire program for the day. Ten girls were placed on each team and given the title of some branch of the armed services: the Air Corps, Waacs, Waves, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and Red Cross. Points were awarded for each event won. by the teams and the highest scoring group, the Navy, was given first choice of the cakes supplied as prizes. The primary purpose of the Play Day was to foster a spirit of friend- ship among A. A. members and to satisfy faithful sports enthusiasts. TOP, SOPHOMORES, BACK ROW: Dorothy Goebel, Rosemary Cowper, Louise Bartok, Helen Rita Slowey. MIDDLE ROW: Virginia Verhunce, Sally Stain, Lillian Langton, Mary Stefano. FRONT ROW: Elaine Corey, Marilyn Gluvna tCaptaint, Jean De- Capite. MIDDLE, FRESHMEN, BACK ROW: Mary Lou Blackburn, Marie McCaf- fery, Eileen Kelly, Mildred Kubancik. MIDDLE ROW: Joan Schmitz, Vonna Mobily, Mary Jane Urbancic, Phyllis Zolkoski. FRONT ROW: Clarice Bates, Kathleen Berger, tCaptaint Helen Rabatin, Dolores Novak. BOTTOM: More of the Junior, Senior Championship game. 43