St Agnes High School - Palm Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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A dance during the Christ- mas holidays was sponsored at St. Helen's Church Hall by the Junior Class and called SNOW- FLAKE SERENADE. The dec- orations carried out this theme with three dimensional snow- flakes hanging from the ceiling and decorating the stage curtain that formed the background for the orchestra. Rustly silks and Christmas jewelry gave the holi- day glitter and handsome es- corts and pleasant music pro- vided satisfying pleasure. . I - I The crowd begins to arrive St Helen s Hall is filled with Juniors and their escorts ready for an evening of fun and frolic The dance floor is gay with dancing couples. The Christmas Crib was not forgotten. Margaret Hal- loran and Beverly Hoffman and their escorts examine the miniature figures. 39

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Chairman Joyce Lappetito and her Miner seem h escort Ed appy at the way the Mission dance is progressing. . . . or to trip ii' on the iight, fantastic toe Just before Thanksgiving, the CSMC unit of St, Agnes sponsored a dance. This proved a rel- atively painless way to focus attention on the Mis- sions and to raise money for their needs. The girls and their escorts who descended into Corpus Christi Hall found it transformed with orange and yellow festoons, and balloons. Chrysanthemums and corn- stalks gave an atmosphere of Fall and harvest. Everyone who danced seemed willing to pay the fiddler for the Missions. Intermission time offers a chance to rc new acquaintances and perhaps talk over a coming football game. At least that looks like what Marilyn Judson a d B ' and h ' ' n etty Schwind t eir escorts might be doing. Tickets are taken at the door by Patricia Flynn and Christine Vogt from Mary Keating and Richard Turner, Margaret Fancy and Norman Schott N Manners are remembered as girls introduce their escorts to the chaperones. Yvonne Mas seau introduces Tommy Recine to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Preiss, Nancy Mahoney does the same to her escort ihiddenl To Mr. and Mrs. Pasl-:al while Betty Schwind waits her turn.

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. . . even strut and fret an hour upon the stage . . . This year the Seniors turned from the classics to present as their dramatic highlight of the year a gay modern comedy, YOUNG APRIL. To say that is was gay and modern is not to say that it is necessarily light and frivolous and without value. In fact, its values were positive and worthwhile. It brought home to the audience in a humorous manner that parents' problems need as much sympathy as do their teen-age sons, and daughters'. It pointed out, too, that young people can often be trusted to make decisions as wise and sensible as those their elders might make for them. The story of the play revolved around the Mc- Intyre family whose peaceful life became compli- cated when their son, George, came home from col- lege to announce that he had fallen in love with the Hprettiest girl on the campus and intended to give up engineering so he could get a job and ask her to marry him. Their daughter, Terry, then tried to elope with a pathetic lVIama's Boy . The play's interest lies in restoring balance and a true set of values to these young people. You've got a lot to learn says Terry's sophisticated boy friend, Bert Parsons fCliff Monteaul as Terry warns him that He's not going to get a chance to write about her in his little book. CAST OF YOUNG APRIL fln Order of Appearancel MR. MCINTYRE, absent-minded father ..... Peter Kress MRS. MCINTYRE, warm hearted mother .. Shirley Preiss GEORGE MCINTYRE, the idealist ...... John B. Maier NORA, the Irish maid .............. Elizabeth Schwind VIVIAN, slyly feminine ............. Lorraine Shortino ELSIE, boohworm. ................... Rosanne Mattern r,-.TAN STANLEY, attractive young man of 21 William Schmitz TERRY MCINTYRE, easily excited but sweet Reva McMahon BERT PARSONS, a sophisticate but good looking Clifford Monteau DUTCH . d I B . James McLaughlin PETE ff'-fn S 0 fm ......... Paul Walker STEWART MILLER, mother's boy ...... Michael Clark MRS. MILLER, high strung and selfish ...... Jane Kelly JANE, a new bride .................. Beverly Holschue MILDRED, friend of Terry ............ Joyce Lappetito DIANE GILMORE, independent spirit .... Theresa Finks