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

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e danced at the spring dance, and listened to the Xavier Clef Club recital. Within the last few weeks the Orchestra and Glee Club presented their concert, we gained the title of Champs in basketball intramurals and had one grand time at the Prom. Thus came to a close one of the busiest and most interesting Of school years. SENIORS We began our fourth year at Regina with the Hbig sister feeling. We had decided to take care of the treshies not onty at the initiation but also during the entire school year, Did we ever feel important! After having elected our Class officers, we began our work on the School Annual. For the success of that enterprise we gave a showboat and a card party. Our participation in sports merited for us a reputation of good athletesi Our dramatic talents were also aired to the public in HLittie Women ; to the student body, in numerous short dramas, TO top all abilities our class president, Mary Burns, in a fiery debate was awarded first prize in an oratoricai contest sponsored by the Cincinnati Conference of the C, S. M. C, In addition to the trophy which was given to the school, Mary won a trip to Rochester! N. Y., to represent the Cincinnati Con- ference at the National Crusade Convention. Then, as school was coming to a close, commencement exercises came into full swing With many a tear a sad farewell was echoed in the graduates' hearts. Fond memories and our cherished HRegina Ancile went with us into the future. THE SENIOR PAPER DRIVE

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sky high when we won the Basketball Intramurals with three games won and none lost. But we were taken off our lofty perch When the Varsity beat us 36 to 9. The days marched by so swiftly that suddenly we were no longer freshmen. Our first year at high school was over. SOPHOMORES Surprise! The Mass to celebrate the opening of school was said in Sts. Peter and Paul Church instead of our auditorium. Sister Mary Adena replaced Sister Grace as principalr In October we observed the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Northwest Territory. Some of the girls par- ticipated in the celebration, which on the whole was a gala affair. One of the bright lights in the movie schedule was Let's Sing Again, starring Bobby Breen. The annual Fathers' Night came and went and we were in the midst of preparations for Book Week. At last the long awaited sophomore play, Sardines, was given. Who can forget it? Everyone looked five years older after semi-annual tests but the girls were revived during retreat. Father McEvoy, OP, conducted it. In January old man Winter was not the only one creating a breeze. Mr. Albert Tangora, typing champion, awed us with his speed. The Mother-Daughter Banquet was again a decided success. Results of the National Typing Contest were gratifying. The school came through with the third place trophy and Rita Steinhauer was awarded the typing key. Regina was the scene of the local conference meeting of the C. S. M. C. The grass grew greener, the winds blew warmer and again vacation time. JUNIORS Once again September found us returning to school, this time as envied upperclassmen. To begin the year a new course in Religion was introduced. After we had settled down to work, some of the girls were chosen for the Beacon staff. The Chromatics Club was formed for the musically-minded students. The C. S. M. C. held formal initiation on October 27, and soon after we enjoyed a talk by Father Sourd on Home Missions. October and November were months of conventions; we attended the Catholic Youth Organization and the Contra- ternity of Christian Doctrine Conventions. From November 5 to 11 we were quite busy with our Education Week program. In the latter part Of November the movie, The Perpetual Sacrificen was presented. The juniors' pride and joy-our rings came on December 13, The Christmas season was ushered in by Christmas carolh'ng and by one of our greatest events of the yearithe Junior Christmas Party featuring Kay Kyser. January found us quite busy- retreat by Father Oberhauser, talks by Father Bachus on missions and by Mrs. Holbrock on the library, the midwinter dance and Maurice Evans' performance of HHamletH at Taft. A list of Catholic Authors was 'our contribution during Catholic Press Month, and a number of us attended the Catholic School Press Association Conference at O. L. C. At the Mother-Daughter Banquet which was a grand success, we learned what the college man thinks of young girls. Then with a rush Regina captured the Hobby Fair Plaque, Mary Burns won 1: second place in the oratorical finals, the Dante Club gave nJoan of Arc, we Page 25

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Last Will and Testament We, the Senior Class of 1941, of Regina High School, City of Norwood, County of Hamilton, State of Ohio, being of age and sound in mind and memory, do make and declare this our Last Will and Testament. We do devise and bequeath the following: Article I: To our beloved principal, Sister Mary Adona, our sincere appre- ciation of her efforts to make our school life pleasant as well as profitable. Article II: To the faculty, our gratitude for the tong hours spent in preparing usl both spiritually and mentally, to meet the future successfully. Article HI: To Mrs. Hazel Hearn, our heartfelt thanks for the helping hand she extended so often. Article IV: To the Juniors, all the joys of the Senior year as well as the responsibility of holding high the standard of the schoott Article V: To the Sophomores, the numerous activities and events that make the Junior year such a memorable one. Article VI: To the Freshmen, the privilege of looking amusedty at next year's Freshmen and saying, nMy, how green! Article VII: To those concerned, the following bequests are made: 1, Mary Bachman, bequeath my hidden talents. 1, Betty Baehner, gladly give my dancing feet. 1, Marjorie Bauman, offer my record for handing in assignments on time. Page 27