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

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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

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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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MARY CUNNINGHAM proved her ability as a saleswoman that year as she pulled us out in front for the digest drive. HEIENE OHARA got a surprise one afternoon when she wanted to open the door to room l2 . Doors seemed to play a big part in our Sophomore year because the door knob of Room l was constantly coming off, MARY LISTON, DOLORES BOI-IAN, LOIS MCGIBNEY and MARY MECHOW decided to have the room for themselves and refused to put the knob on the door. When finally persuaded, they met unex- pectedly, our new Rev. Mother. The cafeteria staff ot a welcome addition that year when JOSEPHINE WfE- STENHAEFER joined our class. Welcoming seemed to be habitual for we soon had three more new members MARY ANNE FENTON, EVELYN RIELLY and black loafers - no more oxfords. Evelyn was on time the first day. It was a good start anyhow! Next on the agenda was the retreat at Sag Harbor. For many of us it was our first retreat awa from home but it was certainlv not to be our last. Would, it be correct to say that we had a wonderful time? Mary Ann, remem- bering her biology, brought along some glucose in the form of lkes and Mikes. IOHANNA GOUGH following her example. brought enough food to sustain an army Cthat's usb. Then came the hurricane. After our Song Contest victory and first retreat at Cormaria we felt acce ted, part of it all, warm and happy in the feeling of fellbwship that was ours. We had a few privileges, too. The radio in the cafeteria would blare at our command now, and KATHLEEN FLOOD was filled with commands. These are the first things to flash across the kaleido- scope of memory. There are innumerable incidents and achievements that cannot be included in our history. We look back at our Sophomore year and feel with a sense of pride and gratitude that it was good. The year had passed as rapidly as did the subsequent summer vacation and when we returned to school, we were full fledged juniors. Yes, we were Sophomores, really just Freshmen carry- ing on actually, but what fun carrying on . . . This time we planned our Sing with more cunning and our Winter Wonderland won the prize. JANE CULLEN received ac- claim as our snowman. Page 58 junior status and now we did feel important. We gained a few more privileges and even more, res nsi- bility. We were once again united and began to thinlzoand act as a class. Our opinions meant a little more now. This year has memories of events we can never forget . . . as haunting as the sound of bell strokes heard in the distance. All our thoughts were colored by anticipa- tion of the dav when we would receive our senior rings. But before realization there must be preparation - studies ves! but first our annual sing. Some said it was type cast- ing . . . we didn't agree . . . for we were Indians. PATRICIA HYNES as our chief greeted our pale face friends, and things wen off quite smoothly until we rated second place. ROSEMARIE PETRONIO had a theory concerning studies, involving pecuniary means - Flip a com, heads - we sleep, tails - we eat, if it stands on edge, wetstudy. Studies now cluttered our schedule, but we took time 'out after midyears for retreat. It was then that we acquired a new friend, Rev. Herbert De Susa, SJ., from Pakistan. The retreat was soon over and we were back at the academic grind but that routine suddenly collapsed dur- ing our second class, English, when we were to have public speaking. We had exchanged names and when CAROL DUNNIGAN was calle on,.LIZ WHELAN stoodupand...poorLiz... -