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

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'1 citeww q-me Out immatic lug ister Mary Alicia, moderator of these future Bernhardts hos patiently devoted herself to their guidance and assistance. This prominent school organization has its roots deep in Notre Dame's historyeethey have grown up together. It has harbored aspirants to the dramatic world, been a source of research for those eager to delve into the beauties of Christian literature, and it has served a most noble aim in striving to bring the drama of our modern world up to the heights where it should dwell. TOP: A program entitled American Women and the Flag presented to the Blue Star Mothers included: istondingi Grace Needhom, Mary Columbro, Juanita Laney, Catherine McElIin, Theresa Buettner, Eileen Gun- ther, Carol Dunch, Margaret Heoley, Pot Lombardo, Marion Kerrigon and Barbara Pepple. iseutedi Mrs. Roy Borscini, Felicia Cetkowski, Mrs. John Needhom and Mary Emerson Miller. BOTTOM: A scene from Lavender and Red Pepper presented on Notre Dame Day in which we see Theresa Buettner, Woldemoro Stroiny, Mary Clare Gorman and Kitty Brody.

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Ct4 LZVL I! DRAMATIC CLUB OFFICERS: Margaret Healey, President; Kitty Brady, Treasurer; Grace Needhcm, Secretary. Kathleen Conroy, the Madonna, watches as Allen Diersen, the Child Jesus, and Maureen McHugh, an angel, play with the world. The buskin or'the sock, tears or smilesetake your choice, the Dru- motic Club can provide them all. This organization has been very busy this year in an effort to produce more shows, and better ones. The members have to their credit: the Blue Star Mothers' program in which they col- laborated with the Mosque and Gavel to honor the mothers who have sons in service; the Notre Dame Day play Lavender and Red Pepper 0 comic toke-oft on modern interior decora- tion; the Christmas pageant which de- picted this holidoy's reception in var- ious parts of today's world; and two i plays to bolster the War Stamp Drive for Jeeps. What the thirty-one members lack in number they more than compensate for in initiative, energy, and ingenuity. Specifically, there are eight Seniors, sixteen Juniors and seven Sophomores, all of whom were accepted as mem- bers otter try-outs held in September. 62

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enioz Clash; Wreaenb gwacgway Words were not enough to express the feel- ing of the class of '43 towards the world sit- uation which they were facing. The first class to be graduated during World War II chose instead to show its emotions through the stronger medium of action. This they did by presenting as their class play the emotion- olly stirring Letters to Lucerne. One of the year's ten Broadway hits, it was a lovely and moving plea for tolerance which carried Ci message to every member of the sell- out audiences who viewed it. As a modern drama it was certainly one of the most popular and timely plays which will ever be seen here at Notre Dame. The play dealt with the lives and feelings of several girls, attending an American school in Switzerland and caught in the web of evii which began to spread in Europe in 1939. Each girl was from one of the different coun- tries involved in the conflict, and so quite na- turally eoch held her own view of the situation. OUR CLASS PLAY, LETTERS TO LUCERNE: TOP, RIGHT: Kathleen Conroy, Jo-Ann Burke, Gloria Korpinski, Rosemarie Zehe, Mary Ann Broun, April O'Boyle. TOP, LEFT: Grace Needham, Aileen Valentine. BOTTOM: April O'Boyle, Kathleen Conroy, Mary Ann Burke, Gloria Karpinski, Louise Goetz. Broun, Rosemarie Zehe, Grace Needhom, Jo-Ann