Regina High School - Tiara Yearbook (Hyattsville, MD)

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During one of the scenes in the play, Little Wom- en, which was Regina's first major production, Mary Beth Morse, Karen Resnicky, Shirley Wing- field, Joan Faulkner and Virginia Beales sing. rag- 'f 1 iff-NN ' , xl O ' malty -M xii? ,R ,L ,fc X l :f7Al!il 3 NWI, xxxf 0' In an effort to smuggle ailing Marie Rossiter from the ship's cabin into Paris, Karen Resnicky applies concealing make-up. Drs. Jerry Ross and Ralph King, heroes of Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, stand hy. The play was directed by W. Schwartz. In the play Bernadette of Lourdes, Marie Ros- siter as Bernadette Soubirous experiences one of her apparitions as Eleanor McCarthy, Pat Anton- elli, Peggy Pitchford, Shirley Wingfield, Muriel Horbett and Teresa Widmayer watch intently. S Y it

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W, Muriel Horbett, Regina's Bambi, stands in front of the display window holding the trophy she won for Best Actress in the 1958 One Act Play Contest. Command Performance Regina presented 'White Iris, a l9th cen- tury drama, in the One-Act Play Contest open to the high schools of the Archdiocese at Gonzaga High School, November 19, 1958. The play presents the story of a young invalid girl who discovers that her sister, who has been her companion since her accident five years ago, had purposely pushed her down a flight of stairs because of a jealousy nur- tured since childhood. The cripple's reaction pro- vides the basis for a surprise ending. The perform- ance merited first place in the elimination round. After surviving the semi-finals, the star, Muriel Hor- bett, received the honor of Best Actress in final competition. Besides receiving a silver loving-cup, she was awarded a six-week course in dramatics at the Catholic University. This is the second year Regina has entered the contestg Cradle Song, the story of a baby abandoned at a Dominician con- vent, was last yearis entry. Each spring, a full-length production is staged by the students. Our Hearts Were Young and Gayf' Song of Bernadettef, and Little Women are numbered among the major productions. 108 Reflecting the idealism, dreams, i and hopes of all Catholic youth, delighting in conveying ideas jhedpiano ,lr orm sl Ofkring jihufe Shirley Wingfield, playing the part of a family friend, Lucy, in White Iris, en- courages her two unhappy acquaintances. Frances Isbell, one of the four stars in the production White Iris, unwillingly reads the tea leaves for her mistress. Evelyn McEwan, who plays the sister of an invalid in White Iris, reads one of the selections in her sister's book. Muriel Horbett, as Jessamy Doone, a hopeless invalid, painfully rises from her chair in a dramatic scene.

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Marie Howell and Constance Kessler arrange books around the library for a display. This aids the book circulation. flli ie 'Y -lil :TA as-' ff '31-.F ,75 ..- ,ii ,1 -.1 ! ,...L - 1 , , - K ,tr 7 ,T ff f ... - ' '51- T7 -- - N., -.- 110 guarchng flue paface ined Cataloguing is most important to the or- ganization of a library. Checking cards for errors is Kathy Ging, library aide. To ascertain if the book in demand can be located quickly, library aide, Lenore Molesky, searches in the card catalogue. Busily shelving the latest additions to Regina's library are Cheryl Nichols, Charlotte Vermillion, and Elizabeth Huffman. Enterin Other Worlds Books are like soldiers gaily dressed . . . Books need the best of care, and that is one of the primary duties of the RHS Library Aides. To par- ticipate in this service club, students must attain a general average of 9027 and work at least one period a week in the library. A wide knowledge of books and magazines plus the ability to deal with the public are the quali- ties which a library aide seeks to gain. She fulfills a wide range of jobs, including repairing, slipping, shelving and stamping books, and filing catalog cards. She helps set up attractive displays for special occasions. She tries to make the library an inviting place for students. Aides who have accumulated their 50 points, ftwo points represent the work of one periodj, re- ceive fawards at a general assembly culminating the efforts of the year. A blue library button is awarded for 50 points, and a royal blue stripe is aflixed for each additional 50 points earned. Seniors with 200 points receive a gold pin. This year members were fortunate to receive their pins and stripes from Miss Peggy Sullivan of the Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore, Md., before she addressed the student body for Catholic Press Month on February 18, 1959.