Rosemont College - Cornelian Yearbook (Rosemont, PA)

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Alice, in Nlaytield, Everyone waited with bated breath until lg-nmol., and lainie arrived in Uctober. Pat Haley took a years leave to .study at Laval . . . Doris, Connie, and Pc-ri joined the group. The Rc-cl riots Blgoglmolsilc- arrived and Star Reporter Murphy, just covering an assign. ment. found she was near deaths doorf I ,loan Loos led us ably and again we were conspicuous in gootl things . . . Mary Dougherty won the Christmas Story Contest ...I loanc- lfsposito was best in the debates . . . Betty Lou, Pat and Norma con- trolled the R.llNf1llg'! '... Emerald green was our color as Bc-ttv lam and Beryl spirited Chic'ken-XYt'irecl Corpses around the campus , , , Bobbie Columbia left at mid-term for wedded bliss . . . Pat Narv became a challenge to Mr, Haddock . . . Betty Barnard gave a rousing: report after her participation in NSA . . . Mimi, Ellie and -lc-anne aged 65 years for Father Krupa while Bermie ignored cat allergies for Miss Smith in I Remember Mama. ,loan Keenan was outstanding as our Senior Dinner Chairman . . . Let-'S report had a sleep for Psych instead of an A . . . Travel on the agenda with Daddy's Little Girls' and Gloria tripping off to Europe and Christine following llorace Greelys advice '... Mary Ellen vacationed in Panama. Another of our fold, jean Holland, left for the religious life. In September '52 we couldnt believe it, we didn't feel old and decrepit and yet there we were, Seniors. The election was the thing. with jean Buckalew, Betty Greco and Licia propagandizing and Pat Largay placing the Democratic Platform next to the Bible . . . The Stu- dent Teachers, led by Jodi, instructed the young, missed many classes and returned with hilarious stories . . . Maureen and joan led us-and who could forget the Pope '... Lorraine became famous for Science Forum Meeting, this afternoon-all invited-members must attend? . . . Nancy XY'eiland again pulled her boarder-dayhop switch . . I Margie Sullivan and Betty Ann Schmitt waited for the mail twhile the rest of us waited for The Malej . . . Annie and Ferdie continued Inter- national Relations . . . Gertrude's plans for a pocket edition of Baugh . . . joane Esposito led the college area as president of the NFCCS . . . M'jane won the Christmas Story Contest. Following Cele's and jean Mitchell's directions at prom time, we came to be expert woodsmen . . . This year we were up front and cleaned up on Christmas pennies . . . Rita left to marry at mid-term . . . Semesters will also be remembered for Barbara Mirandos Cape Cod house party '... Terry T. had a close call when we decided against hiring a 78 seat plane for La jolla to view her marriage to the new Marine, Roger . . . Post Christmas found the engaged Seniors, lillie. Barbara Barrett, Rosemary, Betty Lou, Willy', Cele and loan Esposito. As comprehensives rolled around, Marcia began tutoring Nancy Desmond and Liz, and Mary Anne searched for the personal life of Gert Stein and Hemingway . . . On Fathers Day we feted our best bc-aux who were particularly enchanted with Moira, the handsome duke in .1 white passion . . . In February Bishop Sheen and his angel gaw -1 marvelous retreat . . . The comps werent nearly so bad as expected even though typically we left everything to the last minute -... -1 flfl-ll whirl of classes spaced with parties and we left in a blaze of glory. The last chapter is written and the book is closed but it will never get dusty so long as we can look back and laugh--or crygat the storl' we weav ed, all of us, Togetherffff BOW DC CAM so CLEA Ta Lt CO 22 Cl'Rl 32 FALI Vi FLAI 24 FLYI ln 6C FORI 49 HAE 6C McFi V MCM L: O MOI -lt ADI 5 ANI 3, BAC 2 BAR 9 BAF 9 BAF BA! I BER 3 BED l BER E B01 5 Boi I BU1 l CA! col CO t

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gan... Na.: ' ' CLASS HISTORY On September 19, 1949, we the Class of '53, the largest in Rose- m0nt'S history, began our college careers as lowly Freshmen, Blagc attitudes were at first assumed for effect but we soon dropped our poses, united, and began to make historyflfl Those hrst weeks may have been trying, but there were many happy times which we won't forget . . . Abandonment of the Bishop's suite and Connelly by the migrating 15 and final arrival at Dalton . . . l-'rantic hre drills at Gracemere accompanied by Down the drain men and out, courtesy of joan Crossley . . . The girls from Main set- ting the campus aflame . . . Strains of What time do you get out, Doees? heard at lunch in the T . . . Agnes' speedy comprehension of linglish . . . The commencement of Sally's career as blind date pro- turer, especially remembered by Elen, Mary Lu and Betty Bender! Little known at first, our fame soon in ' -d b crcasc y leaps and bounds . . . the crowning of Mimi as Queen of Villanova's Soph Cotillion and Willy as Queen of Hearts heightened our social prominence, and by Christmas we were in the swing, wholeheartedly enjoying our first Carol Night, Sophomore serenade and the party at Maureen's. But then came exams and those awful reports! ll! After semester recuperation we resolved to study, but became instead interested in extra-curricular activities . . . Molly and Mary Lu started their hockey careers on the All-Catholic team . . . joan Daley capably directed our first large production, The Pot Boiler . . . Memorable were dinner parties at the diner followed by seclusion and breakfasts resulting in exclusion! Final exams were succeeded by many houseparties . . . Barbara Kodes at Ocean Gate welcomed jean Buck- alew, Mary Grace, Betty Greco, Helen Klusek and the rest of the Water Pistol Brigade, while Skel in Ocean City had Norma's sun- burn, jeanne's coccyx, and Marita's visions. Others like Barbara Barrett, Molly, Rosie, Vicki and Mickey went to Europe. Also, one of our num- ber, Liz Barber, joined the Holy Child Order that Summer. With Maureen as Sophomore class president, we found that a lot was on tapis. We will never forget Remember your Diaphram with Patsy Tickle as a gun moll . . . Mary Leavy in The Hasty Heart at Villanova . . . Sleeping Beauty with Dot Kelly showing dramatic prowess as the king and our class play, Sunday Costs 5 Pesos . . . Tears were in our eyes when we listened to Claire Marie's rendition of Danny Boy and Sue Wilson's Don't Say Let's Be Friends. Though not gifted with great larynxes, we would burst forth at the drop of a Villanova 'dink with one of our numerous specialties l! This year was marked by unforgettable episodes . . . Appendicitis was the rage with Sue Murphy, Moira, Lois, and Terry Ressa . . . Eileen O'Brien's nose is finally cured from her famous fall at Onowa . . . Nlargielfassini has yet to recover from that embarrassing walk into town in Bobbie Bowlers multicolored coat' '... Around that time. tiinger started her famous personifications of inanimate objects under llte influence of Ogden Nash. In the Spring, Ellie and the group corralled many couples to our tire ' st trot, Round Up Time. The year closed with the annual Merion Cricket Club Dance. BY ,lunior year we were real ''upperclassmenu showing our little sisters the rules. The boarders were finally together in Connelly with the L'Xt'eption of Annie, Sue XY'ilson, Mickey, 'lane Andres, janet and Mary l 1n....4ilu1--4 by V F f 7

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A 1 -a DIRECTORY BOWLER. HOWARD Doylestown, R.D. 2, Pa. CAMPBELL, REVEREND WILLIAM E. 50-1 Holstein Street, Bridgeport, Pa. CLEARY, C. RICHARD Taunton Lakes, Marlton, N. J. COLOM, AMELIA i . 3315 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia CURRAN, JAMES F. ' 520 West Avenue, Jenkintown, Pa. FALVEY, REVEREND DANIEL P., O.S.A. Villanova College, Villanova, Pa. FLANNERY, MRS. JOHN F. 2-16 Upsal Street, Philadelphia 19. Pa. IIYNN, REVEREND ANTHONY J. Immaculate Conception Rectory 604 West Avenue, Jenkintown, Pa. FOREST, MADAME SYLVIA GELMI -1972 Cedar Avenue, Philadelphia 43, Pa. HADDOCK, G. MARSTON 60-1 Springfield Avenue, Summit, N. J. McFADDEN, REVEREND CHARLES, O.S Villanova College, Villanova, Pa. McMAHON, HELEN Lancaster Apartments, 6355 Lancaster Avenue Overbrook, Philadelphia 31, Pa. MOXO DE. CONCEPCION -16,10 Larchwood Avenue, Philadelphia 43, Pa. .A. 30, Pa. F acult NOLAN. REVEREND IMA ' 0 s tau R RUN! ain ices ect , U D o'suLuv my PPC' my' P' AN MARY ISABEL 4230 Otter Street, Philadelphia 4, Pa. REGAN, REVEREND ROBERT E., O.S.A Villanova College, Villanova Pa ROFFINOT, HENRY L 153 Pennsylva A ,B M . RUSSELLALICEM imc M mms 415 south Va P ifst ,Ph'l d 1 if I SCHNEIDER, Ailttve reel 'a 'P 'J' Pd Brushtown Road, Gwynedd Valley, Pa. SHARP, MAUDE Lake Pine, Marlton, N. J. SMITH, M. BARBARA 357 Second Avenue, Wfoonsocket, R. I. SORENSEN, MARGOT 4723 Cedar Avenue, Philadelphia 43, Pa. TUTTLE, HELEN NORRIS 105 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, Pa. UPRICHARD, JANE 1241 West Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood 7, WEBER, PATRICIA R. 426 Ridgelawn Avenue, Hamilton, Ohio WELCHER, JEANNE 115 Steele Road, West Hartford 7, Conn. MUNDY. DOROTHY 523 Arminda, Kirkwood 22 M , O Class of 1953 ADELIZZI, NORMA 519 Windermere Road, Drexel Park, Pa. ANDRES, JANE 36 Calumet Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y. IIAGLIVI, CONSTANCE 217 Collins Avenue, Mount Vernon, N. Y. HARNARD, ELIZABETH 915 Wilde Avenue, Drexel Hill, Pa. BARRETT, BARBARA 912 Greenway Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. BARNES, ELEN Dr0mig. Mantua, N. J. BAXTER. MARY LU 13 Penarth R d, C f d, P , IIEKIR, PERI 03 ymly a BEQ196-1 Henry Avenue, Germantown, Pa. ZWEIEI EILIZABETH - 'f A' . D ' . HERMANIYBRRSRIHIX rexel Hill, Pa Holzfxwgl-lalg6'-Ei':g1ue, Jackson Heights, N. Y. 531 Garden D ' ,L ' '11 , iioxvisit. Baniillii Dum' 6' KI' A 15W.1ln tA-- f m,fKALEX:r' Iliclitrule, Larchmont, N. X. 1 Q1-l North I-I' H, JA' . , . CAST MAREAQIQET venue, Lansdovt ne, Pa. - -' Hfwfif Aw-ua. E- fo' ,N. . f-01-Q11 .1 A. 1.oRRAiNElS range J up-f 1 qmwood Ave , A d P.. l'OESVhRY. CHR1si'liRE I more' A K6 HJFPCF Avenue, Drexel Hill, Pa. .asus-rt CORCORAN, ROSEMARY 1536 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, Pa. CURRAN, MOLLY 26th and Chestnut Streets, Chester, Pa. DALEY, JOAN Crawford and Windso A r venues, Lansdowne, Pa. DANA, BERYL 5400 Hobart Street, Pittsburgh 17, Pa. DESMOND, ANNE 333 Cherry Lane, Havertown, Pa. DORSEY, GERTRUDE 5605 State Road, Drexel Hill, Pa. DOUGHERTY, MARY 43 Waverly Road, Llanerch, Pa. ESPOSITO, JOANE 140 Sutton Road, Ardmore, Pa. FLYNN, INIARY GRACE 1918 North 61st Street, Philadelphia, Pa. GEHAN, MICKEY 1001 Park Avenue, New York 28, N. Y. GEHRIG, MARY JANE 6323 Overbrook Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. GENDRON, CLAIRE LIARIE 47 Middle Street, South Dartmouth, Mass. GILLIGAN, MARY ANNE 422 Browning Road, XX'est Collingswood, N. J. GRASMEDER, VICTORIA 5848 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa. GRECO, ELIZABETH 4201 Bond Avenue, Drexel Hill, Pa. HALEY. PATRICIA 342 Coquillard Drive, South Bend, Ind. hio 4.81 ' .aux - - I I , - -N - . 'T'H, - , I I ' 'Q