St Agnes Academic High School - Agnesene Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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Pope Pius Xl Librar Cluli Admiring the Christmas display are the senior garet McCann, Regina Kealy, Patricia Murphy assistants: Grace Turecan, Judith Byrne, Patri- Kathleen Emken, and Catharine Whitney. cia Rampey, Margaret Waver, Standing: Mar- All members of the Pope Pius XI Library Club are library assistants. At the bi-Weekly meetings books are reviewed and discussed in order to bring to the attention of one another, books that are entertaining as Well as informational. The moral principles are of prime importance. The club sends magazines and books to missions, especially to India, Burma, and japan, Where they have been received with enthusiasm and gratitude. This year several members have begun to correspond with teen-agers in japan. Kathleen Rankel, Patricia Michael, Mary Connelly and Barbara Schimmenti catch up on some new books during Catholic Book Week. A bi-weekly meeting is attended by Mary Fitzpatrick, Barbara Wilson, Kathleen Rankel, Patricia Michael, Maydene O,Keefe Kaufman, Barbara Schimmenti, Mary Steffann, Mary jane and Stephanie Calo. Standing: Dorothy Stubing, Catharine Ahrens, Rosanne Rubien, Lynn Serviss, Catherine Healy, Na- Whitney and Sister Rosaire. dine Maguire, Honora Kaheny, Joanne Wagner, Margaret

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Sister Richard, Carole Garibaldi, Patricia Scanlin and jean Wilson conduct a group discussion on vocations on Catholic Youth Day at Brentwood. peec an Debate While Kathleen McGovern is cross ques- tioning Martha Brindley, Peter Hess has the attention of Elissa Milone, Eileen Sorley, Flanagan. A club which helps its members develop a sense of poise and confidence when speaking, is the description which members give to the Speech and Debate Club. Its purpose is to help student members to defend their opinions and do it in a mature Way. Sister Richard, its moderator, gives more than ample time to those under her supervision. Sixty- one students have attained membership in the Na- tional and Catholic Forensic Leagues, and have ac- cumulated 117 advanced degrees in the course of the clubis existence. A majority of the members of the club, who have been graduated, have gone on to college speech work with outstanding success. Mary McGovern points out important speech items to Ianet Porter, Patricia Scanlin, Dorothy Tanck, jean Wilson, Carole Garibaldi, Frances Murray and Kath- leen O'Rourke. V Lynn Serviss, John Paradine and William

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Enjoying Spanish culture and history are: Michael Mad- Karen Reilly, Jean Wilson, Mary Alexander, Anne Me den, Valerie Vopat, and Angelo Manes. Indulging in in- hary, Helen Young and Mary Wagner. Sister Lawrence teresting comments are: Catherine Whitney, june Quinn, Imelda listens to the discussions. Modern angua e Clubs Sister Lawrence lmelda and the Spanish Club have planned and accomplished many things. Among these are movies of Spain and Puerto Rico, Spanish records and stories. Games were also played. The French Club with Sister Mary Luke as mod- erator, entertained the students at the November assembly. Both groups planned to have members participate in contests and quiz programs. They also joined their culinary talents. The girls baked cookies for the grand finale-a fiesta in typical French and Spanish style. ,a- , A Have another one, says Catherine Whitney to Angelo are: Frances Murray, Mary Ann Tuck, Kathleen Rankel, Manes and Michael Madden of the Spanish Club. The Joanne Rosa, and Patricia Michael, while Valerie Vopat hungry members of the French Club awaiting their turn tests the cake in the oven.