Sacred Heart College - Gradatim Yearbook (Belmont, NC)

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LEGE SOPHOMORES Mary Ernestine Russell Tena Raleigh, N. C. Aoreeable and full of fun, Well liked by everyone. Cute and petite . . . always can find something to talk about . . . full of pep. Glee Club (2); Sodalitv (1, 2); Class historian (2); Commercial Club (1. 2,; Writers ' Club CO; Sacred Heart Echoes Staff CI. 2): Class Secretarv C2j; Choir CI. 2); Ghadatim Staff C2); Cheerleader CI, 2); Dramatics CI. 2); Study Club C2). Mary Catherine Thilmont M. C. Hamlet. N. C. To know her is to love her. Sweet and shy . . . keen intellect and friends unlimited . . . our gift to any college. Sodalitv CI, 2); Commercial Club (1, 2y. Sacred Heart Echoes Staff 0, 2); Class President C2); Gradatim Staff (2 j; Study Club C2j; Daughters of Alumnae 0. 2); Writers ' Club CI); Class Lawyer 2 : Superlative C2). Page Twenty-one I

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COLLEGE SOPHOMORES Mary Kathleen Neilson Kathy Charlotte, N. C. God wade my lady lovely to heboid. A real Irish beauty . . . sweet smile . . . makes friends and enjoys fun. Commercial Club (1, 2); Editor, Gradatim (2); Sacred Heart Echoes Staff (1, 2); Study Club (2); Class Vice-President (2), Secretary (1); Daughters of Alumnae (I, 2): Sodality (1); Superlative (2); May Court (1); May Queen (2). Mary Therese Powers Giz Savannah, Ga. Wisdom crowns those who seek it. Serious and intelligent ... a wonderful person to know . . . always ready to help a fellow-pupil. Sodality (1, 2); Study Club (2); Sacred Heart Echoes Staff (2); Superlative (2). Page Twenty .

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CLASS HISTORY It doesn ' t seem that it is two years since we began our college work, so even though we do not realize as yet that youth fades, we have more than a hunch that time has a habit of flying. During our first year Lillian Kotasek was elected our president; Kathleen Neilson, our secretary; and Therese Hedrick, our treasurer. The days were filled with studies and the week-ends bright with the respite that comes, fortunately, to all good workers. Of course, we had Rat Week— an event which the sophomores enjoyed heartily, but which we, the victims, would gladly have foregone. This time of torment, however, ended with much fun and enjoyment for all. The Introductory Dance, first big social affair of the year, proved very enjoyable to everyone. Later came pep meetings and bon fires at the Abbey, followed by dances afterwards. Soon the Christmas Formal was here, and after this the Yuletide vacation was upon us. But gay times are wont to disappear speedily, and before we knew it, we were back at school, preparing vigorously for the day of reckoning that was inevitable, the semester exams. But there were other festivities at hand, and soon we were enjoying the Valentine Party. The May Festival was very successful, Becky Holton making the very lovelies queen. As June rolled around the sophomores yvere not the only ones excited. We gave them a banquet in Charlotte; and of course, fell heir to some of the good times. We yvere lonely at parting with our good friends, the sophomores, but we were eager for home again, so there was a great deal of joy mixed with the sadness. Again it was September. Back to the routine of school days we hurried, reorganizing our class. This time Mary Catherine Thilmont was elected president; Kathleen Neilson, vice-president; Ernestine Russell, secretary; and Patsy Ballard, treasurer. The Relief Campaign for students in Europe, for which the Christmas Dance was scheduled, was a huge success. Kathleen Neilson was chosen to be the 1948 May Queen, as well as editor-in-chief of the Gradatim. As we realized the days were passing rapidly, we became more eager to garner more happy memories; and event, joyous and exciting, succeeded event. The freshmen gave us a most delicious banquet and helped a great deal towards making our year replete with joy and happiness. Graduation time came— time to bid farewell to our friends and the school so dear to us— time for the door of the future to open, disclosing the vistas about which we wonder so much. Ernestine Russell Page Twenty-two