Notre Dame High School - Mater Dei Yearbook (Batavia, NY)

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1 :7 - fc' is it gif I 'Q is I 1 H?'5i1I -I is x v -.LL Q.. - R 1' .X 'x Reverend David Patrick lierlihy Principal Father llcrlihy is all Irish from the tip of his toes to his name. To be a good principal he must be one step ahead of the most farsighted student, modern as the statue on his office windowsill, and able to understand and appreciate the intricacies of the teenage brain. Fa- ther accomplishes this llerculean task with Samson-like ability. QA rumor says that a wee Leprechaun helps this Son of lErin J. However, Father lIerlihy's greatest a- chievement is the steadily rising scholastic and spiritual level of his beloved school. At left, Frank Strollo and John Marshek discuss a problem with Father llerlihy. IT IS A STERN WORK, IT IS A PERILOUS WORK, TO THRUST YOUR HAND INTO THE SUN, AND PULL OUT A SPARK OF IMMORTAL FLAME TO WARM THE HEARTS OF MEN. I U--..... Sister lldward Marie Vice Prinripal, Dean of Girls Sister lidward Marie hails from Texas and has a heart as big as her homeland. She is a sympathetic listener to every problem no matter how small it seems. She be- stows just punishments in a manner which leaves no room for hurt feelings. As a teacher, Sister spicesher linglish classes with good natured humor, One of her most famous titles is Dispenser of lzxcuses and Late Slips. Rules regarding the uniforms worn by the girls also come under her juris- dirtioii. Sister's drawl always wins the day. As long as the sun never sets in Sister Edward Marie's eyes, all is well at Notre Dame. Ar right, Sister lzdward Marie makes out ati excuse for Janet Almeter and Kathleen Seewaldt.

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ii i I li-4 f in sa vp x Sister Mary Avelina, C.S.C. The Seniors cramming for their special January Regents exam in American History, studied English Iilg Moderator of Ma- furiously feeling sure there would be a map. Margaret Sheridan and John Bartello watch intent- ter Dei and Nodahig Librarian. ly as Ioan Seewaldt marks a spot on the map that Jerome Padak located on the globe. Now having completed the course, the seniors are delving into Christian Principles and National Problems, hoping to forget maps temporarily. P.S. There wasn't even one map on the test. is i is - oiyo I N ' fa fm. is 3' is ,T , ' A xl, QL si x ss lg Sister Bernard Marie, C,S,C, Sister Cor Mariae, C.S.C. Sister Mary Edmund, C.S.C. World llistoryg English llg A- Erlgliih IV: Al'I16l'iC8H Histo- Citizenship Education Ig Amer- merit-an History l. ry lg Dramatics. ican History Il. lfNi lunior English students are enjoying a ballad playing project after completing a reading assignment of nineteen books during the first semes- ter. llerc Indy Bishop, Barbara Burns, Vinnie De Muth, Jim lleveron, Martha Clark, Dick Ellingham and Eleanor Curry look on while Bill Mas- tin plays the records that give evidence of the mellow harmonies of Harry Belafonte as he sings Take My Mother Home and Nobody Knows De Troubles I See. Since linglish Ill is a Regents subject the Iuniors spend many hours on poetry, drama, essays, short stories, biography and the novel, When the poll was taken the American Ballad turned out to be their favorite phase of literature. This included the Western cowboy ballads and the Negro spirituals, since they grew out of the Westward movement and are completely native to our glorious land. 8