Regina High School - Tiara Yearbook (Hyattsville, MD)

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fi ' M Katherine Villa and Diane Lockwood complete the everyday task of making a bed according to the rules set down by Mother St. f Angela, R.1.M. Although the proper way is not the fastest, these girls learn that through practice it can be done easily. Catherine DeRosa demonstrates how to place a baby in a bassi- nette. Child care is offered seniors in the general course. Catherine DeRosa reaches for her bowl, while Margaret Adams transfers the flour which she has just sifted, and Margaret Payne beats the ingredients which she has swiftly combined. These are essential steps for the cookies they are making for Christmas. Wainfaining a .sgoarlfgng eggs! Courf

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' . .was e Mary Frances Thomas, chopping nuts with the assist- ance of Katherine Carrigg, searches for new and he-ttf-r ways of cooking with many modern utensils. The photographer caught Ann Carrigg with a bottle of mercurochrome coming to the aid of Brenda Davis who stitched her fingers instead of her material. ,fr ii I 4 4 4 .' if rr' Marguerite Darnell is aided by Agnes Blanche in setting the table for a few make-believe visitors. This art has to be acquired, and through a special class in home man- agement. students may learn a variety of place settings. hristian Home-lVlakin Regina? spacious model home is the out- standing feature of the Home Economics Course which prepares students to become better home- makers and more effective members of their com- munity. Among the subjects particular to the course are: Home management, sewing, clothing, foods, child care, and interior decorating. Students learn how to care for children and provide a comfortable, cheerful, and well-organized home. Enticing smells come from the large kitchen where the cooks sample new recipes and repeat old but delicious favorites. Sewing courses enable the student to acquire a working knowledge of textiles and other materials. Seamstresses display their latest creations in the well-equipped sewing room. Each year the'student who has completed the Christian Family Living Course most success- fully receives a gold medal, honoring the memory of Mother St. Vincent Ferrer, R.J.lVI.

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Having fulfilled the requirements, Regincfs first graduates open the door to their future, proudly standing together ill Y , 1 .-f' r V f On the Threshold of Womanhood Teens in a royal atmospherev express joy as they leave the quiet peace of lVlary's court to take their place in the modern world as Catho- lic women and citizens. Yes, they are eager to leave the shelter of childhood and step into the freedom and inde- pendence of womanhood. lt seems only yesterday that ninety teen-age girls were excitedly alighting at Reginals portals for the first time. As they beheld the half- completed school, their hearts leaped in anticipation of the carefree years ahead during which they would ma- ture from girlhood to adulthood. Yes, it was a very new but beautiful school and everyone knew that it would be one of the finest in the Archdiocese. But there was something more, some- thing that no one could put her finger on, that made this school so different. As they became familiar with the nuns and each other, they realized slowly that their Queen was present in this school dedicated to her as Re- gina. Her presence pervaded the at- mosphere and became a vital force as each day progressed. Now, those girls who first be- lieved in her presence, must leave her domain, but not her tender love, to answer Christ's call, whether it be to the religious life, the married state or single life in the world. Yes, although they are leaving her palace they know she will be silently leading them on, ever confident that they will stay on the road to Heaven where they will meet her and enjoy with her the Beatific Vision for all eternity. The class of ,59 proudly hails its Regina! They are proud of the fact that they are first to graduate from her beloved halls, proud that they had the courage to persevere through hard- ships, proud that they had educators excelled in matters both spiritual and temporal, proud, most of all, that they have been members of the court of their Queen, their Regina. The door is open. Through it will pass in stately file, senior after senior. Mary stands by the entrance, smiling, watching and waiting for the day when her own girls will pass through another door, the door to the eternal Kingdom of Heaven. eniom aue rriuec! af a euerec! poaifion in flue paface