Notre Dame High School - Maryscript Yearbook (Moylan, PA)

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can ing an ar The blending of melodiously soft voices, the liarmony of wood-winds and strings, tlxe ring- ing of anticipated bells, ttie clamor of vigorous clieers, time clanging of old locker cloors-yes. even tlie familiar silence please -all have a special significance for students of Notre Dame. Our activities are peculiarly accented lay tlie sounds wittx which we immediately associate tlxem. From the ringing ot our first bell to time grincling of gravel under ttle wlleels ot our last lnus, we at Notre Dame learn by hearing. Vve glean our extra-curricular information lay time discussion of le dernier motf' until tlie trusty eiglit-thirty bell summons us to class. Tlie periods of our curricular clay are cievotecl to academic study of ttie classics, scientific re- search, matliematical deductions, and commer- cial computation, all permeatecl by a spiritual element. The impressions we receive ttmrougtl our audi- tory sense ciuring a typical scliool clay seem to be time most striking. As we put our ears ls lliis a dagger that I see before me? For Helens salte and Sliaicespeares we liope not .... Our President elelivers lier first oraiion .... Accelerated salesmanslxip as our llome ec. class displays its wares.

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Tint-rosn Ln Gmsszr nnci Rosalie Yanuru .re are to go , . . Career iris prepare to meet time world witix a sireaf H un p P r n-visting in their own Vogue creation. . . . These taienteci ot references in eacii imnci. artists miniw time finisiiing touches on tire Book Xvecir mural. i ccomlagdkecl Ly .14giL gingerd The artistic imancis stcetciiing tirose iaeautitui posters seen tiirougilout time imuiiciing certainty know tile meaning of upractice maices perfectfy for they ilave probably trieci time anci time again for the right effect before tinaiiy achiev- ing time ciesired results. The strong iiancis of home economics stu- cients know what it is to have a taiiure, for very probably their first cake was no prize winner: but that cioes not affect their next attempt: more tiran iikeiy it only makes them more determined to succeed. The ilancis of every pupil in Notre Dame are striving earnestly by doing their task, time and time again regardless of failure, to prove that Htrities make perfection but perfection is no triiief'

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0 fke Mice of J now eclge to tlxe lceylioles of Notre Dames class portals, tlre ensuing sounds are typical. An English IV class is learning to appre- ciate Slialcespeare lay presenting, in a most clramatic way, lVlaclJett1. The arguments of consumers and producers reacll us over tlle transom of tlie home economics class as clomestic stuclents learn tlre essentials of good buying. While we wall: along the corriclor we listen to French folk songs renclerecl by stu- clents of le quatrieme an. Vve reaclr tlre famous clxemistry laboratory in time to tune in, with our embryo scientists, to a lecture on molecules. As we turn tlre corner, the New Testament quotations attract us to a religion class wlrere tlre clraracter of Clrrist is uncler discussion. On our way clownstairs, we stop at tlie auclitorium to llear tlre amplifiecl voice of our president. Harriet Abbott, aclclressing assembled seniors. The lwell for clismissall tlre slxuffle of feetl tlre release ol tlie clutclml-ancl another clay at Notre Dame is over. A science lecture comes to 506 via NBC .... Contra- ternily New Testaments lencl aifl to Ann's discourse on ills clmmcter of Clzrist .... Xvell, Frcslunen. Bt-ll liacl to start snmcwlxcrel