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

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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

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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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44 TOP, SENIORS, BACK ROW: Eileen Gunther, Marjorie Polenschot, Mary Jane Gut, Ruth Schumocher, Mary Columbro, Mary Feron, Agnes Kirchner. FRONT ROW: Colette McNamara, Theresa Giordano, Eileen O'Leory icoptoini, Dorothy Wolf, Corinne Lourienzo. BOTTOM, SOPHOMORES, BACK ROW: Eurydyce Com- penso, Louise Bartok, Minnie Geiger, Corinne Novok. MIDDLE ROW: Jean DeCapite, Rosemarie Mihelich, Elaine Corey, Veronica Mihelich, FRONT ROW: Marilyn Gluvna, Dorothy Goebel icoptaini , Mary Stefano. TOP, JUNIORS, BACK ROW: Virginia Manthey, Anna Rita Riemon, Kitty Brody, Pot Kenny, June Gerak, Therese Cywinski, Down Phillips. FRONT ROW: Gerry Avalon, Virginia Bondi, Jean Dick icoptoini, Margaret Kirchner, Joan Auble. BOTTOM, FRESHMEN, BACK ROW: Vonno Mobily, Marie McCotfery, Eileen Kelly, Mary Lou Blackburn, Loretta Vargo. MIDDLE ROW: Moryaiice Ryan, Rita English icoptoini, Mary Eleanor Koch. FRONT ROW: Virginia Gaffney, Dolores Novak, Margaret Bocho, Helen Robatin. Not satisfied with carrying off the volley- ball title, the class of '43 fought for and captured the basketball crown for the second consecutive year. Heated practice sessions and secret plays combined to make each team hard to outwit and conquer. Starting on December 1, scores of enthusiastic beginners and experienced players alike spent hours in after-school prac- tices to perfect their skill of passing, shoot- ing and pivoting. The night games of February 9 and Febru- ary 16 left the Juniors and Seniors undetected for the championship playoff on February 23. Edging the younger team out by only three points, the former champions were again oc- claimed victors by a score of 20-17. Members of the team were awarded sterling silver bos- ketboll charms at the April meeting of th- A.A. Ending the season on a patriotic note, th lost battle of the year was that between th AII-Stor WAVES and the WAACS, held 0 March 2. Outstanding players from the fou varsity squads were elected to these teams by popular vote of their teammates. More than 500 eager spectators watched the WAACS struggle to outpoint the WAVES for a final score of 25-21. Proceeds from the game were divided equally and sent to the Catholic chaplains of the WAVES and th- WAACS, Eileen O'Leary, head of basketball, con- ducted a stunt-night program between the halves of the game. Dorothy Wolf, a Senior, won the fouI-shooting contest, and Jean Dick, 0 Junior, won the 21 contest.