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

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lN ACCORDANCE with the Popes request, Freshmen Kathleen Schmitt, Kathleen Lebbon, Carol Corcoran, Sharon Slocum. Marilyn Smith and Lorraine Pearson are polishing the pronunciation of Ulntroibo ad altare Dei for the Dialogue Mass. Sister Ann de Porres By her life alone, Gracious and sweet, the better way was shown. Religion X, English ll, English Ill. Sophomore Sodality Moderator. Homeroom l05. REVIEWING THE LIFE of Pope Pius Xll in Church History class brought thoughts of sadness as well as pride to these Iuniors, Alice Mc- Cormick. Kathleen Slayton, Marilyn Mumford, Kathleen Alderson and Teresa Donnelly. 20 Anyone noticing the load of books we carry on our way to and from school is sure to see a variety of titles- Latin, Chemistry, French, Algebra - but a closer look would reveal a Faith in Action book on every arm, for all our diversified future plans lead to one goal which we reach with more cer- tainty through our study of Religion. As Freshmen, we study the life of Christ, while as Sophomores we delve into a thorough study of the truths of our Faith: Church History is intricately investigated by third year students: as Seniors, we culminate our religious training with a course in Apologetics where we strengthen the knowledge we have already learned so that we are prudent and convinced Catholics. Living and loving our faith will, in a sense, keep us together long after we graduate from St. Agnes. Sister Marie Matthew The mild expression spoke a mind In duty firm. composed, resigned. Religion IX, Economic World, Business English, Iunior Sodality Moderator. Homeroom 310. S q2QQtgiom neilllecte

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What in the world has happened? So much dur- ing this past year! Some events are known around the world and others are significant only to us at St, Agnes - but all make up our hi-lites of mem- ories of 1958-1959. Back-to-school days brought a national crisis in the South where the question of integration caused uprisings and strained LI. S. relations around the world. In October. Our Holy Father, Pope Pius XII died, and several weeks later, we witnessed the election and coronation of Pope lohn XXIII. The Space Age became more advanced with our launching of satellites around the moon and sun. Texas lost its prominence as the largest state in the Union when Alaska was admitted as the forty- ninth state in Ianuary. In March the stars on Old Glory were again increased to fifty-when Con- gress approved statehood for Hawaii. World wide tension was increased with the Rus- sian proposal to merge East and West Berlin. History repeated itself in December when Chicago witnessed another spectacular fire - the burning of Our Lady of the Angels School which took ninety- two lives. Spotlights were focused on Hollywood on April 6th for the Academy Awards when Gigi re- ceived the Oscar as the best picture of the year. On April 17th, Bishop Kearney left for Rome to deliver his Ad Limina - a report on the progress of the diocese - to the Holy Father, made of this . .. Leotards, spool-heels and Empire waists hi-lited the Fashion World with only a faint memory of the chemise. From September, when we returned to school to find a neat new schedule featuring a general school- wide study period to start the day and an alternating ''lunch-religion-homeroom'' period at noon, right up until Iune, when the Class of '59 became the first to graduate at the Eastman Theatre, events have occurred, adding new thoughts to our memories of 1958-1959. LIFE IN A GOLDFISH BOWL was the lot of our celebrities at the hands of yearbook photography staff. Barbara Martin. Margery Palmer, Sharon Reedy and Gloria Stone. The celebrity in this case is Karal Marling, who won a weeks trip to Cali- fornia in the Shaggy Dog Contest. V565-' ALTHOUGH ST. AGNES HIGH walked away with many honors at the Diocesan Science Fair. Carole Smith and Bill Bruckel find that it takes more explanation to convince Iohnny Bruckel that guinea pigs are fascinating. than it took to convince the judges. ON THE OCCASION of Bishop Kearneys 25th Anniversary as Bishop. Barbara Hoffman and Sharon Kelly presented him with a spiritual bouquet from the students of St. Agnes. 19

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Father Richard Madden, O.C.D. AT THE CLOSE OF RETREAT. a Democrat and Chronicle photographer caught the joy of the students. ready now for a jubilant vacation. One morning in March, the halls at St. Agnes were filled with uniformed girls, but the chattering voices, zippy hustle, and banging locker doors that usually accompany them were missing. It was the second day of Holy Week and the beginning of our three day retreat. Each day began thus. not with the usual shrill call to classes, but with our assistance at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Pensive moments were spent at confer- ences, with Father Richard Madden, Director of Vocations for the Carmelite Fathers, the retreat master for Iuniors and Seniors, and Father Eugene Mc- AMONG THE FRESHMEN SODALISTS who worked hard on the project of preparatory prayers for Retreat were Cheryl McGuire, Nancy Gian- forte and loan Wegman. night tliimleimg. 2 : A I V- Organization , ::4 . . J Iunior-Senior Retreat Master Father Eugene MacFarland Director of Diocesan Youth Freshman-Sophomore Retreat Master Farland, Diocesan Youth Director and director of Camp Stella Maris, guiding the Freshmen and Sopho- mores. During the Retreat, the students thought over the past year and, looking ahead, made a few resolutions for the future to set their standards higher. For many Seniors, it was a thought-provoking time in which they made important decisions for their years ahead. At the close of our retreat, sparkly eyes -1 the windows of the soul - reflected real happiness in those who had truly tried to spend this time well.