Sacred Heart of Mary Academy - Maricol Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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Class xjlisforcy It all started in September 1952 . . . when we first came to the academy. lt didn't look too friendly then but we soon got used to our school and rided ourselves on the fact that we were on the inside wlgile countless others could onl pass by. Our First vivid recollection is of Initiation. We were well supervised b up rclassmen who introduced us to some of the school' tradgifions. The Seniors are jolly good fellows became our theme song . . . one boot, one ox- ford, a large doll and short dresses inside out, hair half set . . . it seems incredible now but the pictures prove it. The motive behind this, many of us reasoned, was that they were trying to square us away, and they did. The next day our senior sisters surprised us with a party and we realized we had talented members as MARGARET SCHMIDT and MARY MULDOON sang for us. Once Initiation was over, we looked like academy stu- dents as we donned the blue uniforms, black oxfords, and white gloves. As the glamour wore off, we found we had to wor with more hustle than many of us had dreamed possible if we didn't want to find ourselves, in the jargon of a two reel western biting the CacademicD dust. ' VVe had fared little better in' our second introduction to school traditions. It was the annual Sing and we had tackled it with the fumblin urgencv characteristic of Freshmen. Our theme was college football - PAT LAR- KIN was our football hero. LUCY CUNNINGHAM somehow got stranded in the audience for the whole r- formance. We did very well - we came in fourth Tut it was not possible to dwell on our loss as we were caught up in the academic grind. M.-

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fo fke giraffe of our acys. ELIZABETH PATRICIA WH ELAN Sodalist 2,3,4g Cafeteria Ig Catholic Institute of the Press 3g Catholic Year' book Conference 49 Civics Ig Genes- ians I,2,3,4g Forensic 3,4g Junior Scho- lastic 1,25 Literary 1,25 MaricoI 43 Mari- acoIIe 3,4g INIath 29 Missions 2g Tea Dance Committee 3,-I. Page S5 IOSEPI-IINE PATRICIA WIESTENHAEFER Sodalist 49 Art 23,49 Cafeteria 2,3,4: Literary 2g Maricol 45 Mariacolle 45 Missions 3g Rose Hawthorne 3: Science 3.

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I. When life seemed too peaceful MARY ANN MCGILL, MAUREEN MacMANUS and LIZ LAFFEY restored normal Freshman status by lowerin away an oxford by a string of belts. It was effective, it iroke up a biology cass and brought an unexpected visit from Reverend Mother. The weeks flew by filled with all the excite- ment of just being Freshmen and then . . . it was Christ- mas with Cribs in each classroom, visits to the Little King. Our mail box in the front hall was one of the biggest and it was completely filled. The smell of the pine tree filled the school and every Freshman stopped to admire the decorations. A Senior Santa visited us with a group of Senior choristers. Our bubbling Freshman s irit had not simmered down yet and so under the able sirection of JOAN VUULO we turned the desks around and piled our shoes in the center of the floor . . . again Rev. Mother paid us a visit . . . Time seemed to go even faster and it was time for our senior sisters to leave. We planned a party for themg ADELE IAQOUCCI became our emcee and PEC- GY O'LEARY and MARY MECHOW brushed up their Irishl step dancing. ANGELA FANIZZL surprised us with a so o. We were very awed when we saw them in their caps and gowns at May Day. We listened to their Senior pled e and thought our turn would never come . . . Grailation and final exams followed each other quickly and the last hurdle was crossed - thete'ain't no mo' Freshmen . . . for at last we were Sophomores. After' the holidays we had some trouble coming back to school, buses were on strike. BARBARA BOYCE became the first Freshman to make the varsity. i