Regina High School - Regina Ancile Yearbook (Norwood, OH)

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SENIOR OFFICERS GERTRUDE REARDON HELEN FLAHERTY MARJORIE FARJ-SlNU A NNA MA R l E LAMM ER'I' ottiitozy of tag Cfam o 7940 September 10, l936e0ur first day of high school! The first great event of our Freshman year was the initiation of our classmates; one hundred green Freshies. 0111 that terrible ordeal. XVI: felt quite important when the time came to elect our class officers. In October we had the privilege to see and hear the Papal Secretary of' State, Cardinal Pacclli, our present Holy Fa ther Pius XII as he stand on the balcony of St. rWary Seminary just opposite our campus. November brought the baskethall-wa game that helped us to show our sports- manship. The Thanksgiving entertainment, State Tests, Lady of the Lake, the Christmas party, the Senior Class Play were all memorable events of 1956. In January we had our first retreat under the direction of' Father Lily, SJ. An unexpected two weeks' vacation was granted us because of the Hood Of 1937, the worst Cincinnati ever experienced. HLights Out for a week! Anne Osterday walked away with many Hobby Fair awards during Girls, Week. The local conference of the C. S. Ni. C. held its meeting in our auditorium. ,Twas said that the Freshman Skating Party went over with a hang. The Freshmen were called good kidsnithey gave the Seniors a lovely farewell party. Golden September 01' 1957 saw us back to school again with a new vigor and new ambition. We were Sophomores. XVe defeated the Juniors in the Pam: fu'cnly-lu'o

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ROSEMARY WHITE Iohnny-on-the-spot: thaHs who Rosie is. obliging, and pleasant and enthusias' tically cooperative in :1 endeavors. MARLAN WILKINS Here's the cheerful little lady whose infectious giggle has affected all of us at some time, and whose staunch loyalty has been inspirzh tional. Page lmcnly-any RITA ZIMMERMAN Responsible, faithful, and amiable, Reefs is the ideal example of a sincere student and a worthy Classmate.

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volleyball games that were scheduled for October, Several movies took the girls to our National Parks and to London through the immortalized HChrist- mas Cami. Christmas vacation came, then more studies; semi-annual exams. and retreat by Father Columban Kramer whom we liked very much. A HHard Time Partyt' tor the benefit of the missions was held in Belarch; we entertained the Senims with a prograln in May. 0n Slay Day we took part in the annual procession around the schnol grounds to our Lady's Grotto. and the crowning of our Queen. Then a XX'CH-earned vacation. As t'uil-Hedged Juniors the Class of '40 returned to Regina in September, 1958. We thought we were just a little brighter and more polished than before. The first skating party we sponsored in September at the Norwood Roller Rink. Some of the Iuninrs were chosen as members oti the Beacon Staff. The ctass rings were the topic of conversation for many weeks. In October, Ohio celebrated the 1:30th anniversary of the signing of the Northwest Ordi- nance. Greater Cincinnati had a pageant and parade. Some of us participated in bath XVI: listened in to the funeral services of Pope Pius XI, a broadcast from St. PCtCIJS Cathedral at Rome. Some of our talented classmates pre- sented a play, A Dance Rehearsal, fur the mothers of the Parent-Teacher Association, The highiights of this year were the Tea Dance and the Prom. chat delights these two social events held for mere Iuninrst We did well, both in mission activities and in the field of sports. A Junior was elected captain of our basketball team. Our Christmas party was a huge success. At last our dream of dreams came trueiwe were Seniors! After duly initiating the Freshies, we were swept into a current of activity. The year was one of great conventions in Cincinnati. Blustery October and brooding November saw us hurrying about the City to attend the interesting sessions ottirst the Cathulic Youth Organization and later the Contraternity of Christian Doctrine Conventions. Before we knew it Christmas was in the air, and the Juniors were outdning themselves with their rendition of Kay Kayser's pro- gram. Father Oberhauser conducted the retreat in January, giving us some unhn'gettahly beautiful meditations on our Blessed Dtother. February found bringing duwn the house in acknowledgement of A'L'lUFiCC Evans' brilliant portrayal of Shakespeareis 'tHamletf' at the Taft. A few weeks later we were tmdding the boards ourselves when we presented our class play The American Girl. XVith the able assistance 01' the underclassmen we captured the prize for having the most points in the Hobby Fair. Our Glee Club participated in the singing of the A'tass. celebrated at the CIUSC of Girls' XVeel-E in the old Cathedral. Through the dt'izzling min of April came the postman with two lovely, silver trophies and plaques, which our typists had won in the National Catholic Typistsl Association. XVith merciless swit'tness Blay descended upon us, and with it came the hatt-sorrowful prospect of graduation. The month ended in a haze of crowded events, climaxed hy the Crowning of our Lady by our class president, and our farewell party to the underctassmen. Class Night found us weeping bidders 0t fond farewells to faculty, Classmates, and our beloved Alma htziter. THE STAFF. 1 :va lwvnbx-Hm'r