St Agnes Seminary School - Agnesian Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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STARDUST Our four years at St. Agnes have ended, all we have left are Memories The days of old were ours, our hearts were gay and light, dancing a pathway through life. Yes! Now we are leaving, but we shall always remember the happy days of four fabulous years. The Hrst year was a little bit of heaven, as twenty-seven eager but frightened freshmen entered the gate of St. Agnes. With a little hesitation we approached the school, and soon found our appointed classroom. Our new official teacher, Sister Agnes Dorothy was also a beginner at St. Agnes. There were many rules and many traditions to learn, but we weren't frightened, for we could all learn together. Soon we met our seniors and before we has a chance to realize it we were being hazed. We must have looked rather silly with one large shoe and one large slipper, as we trudged along the halls, our hair neatly combed into ten little pig-tails tied with red and yellow bows. But then our father's shirt and two bath towels, pinned one down the front and one down the back, added nothing to our glamour. We hoped that with the sun glasses and band- aids on our faces, no one would recognize us. The pail of food that we'd brought for our hungry seniors, didn't last very long. Finally hazing was over and we settled down to business. Latin, Algebra and Biology were new, but certainly not half as bad as we had been warned. The following month we were inspired by the devoutness of the girls during our first retreat, and not long afterwards our first term had ended. The summer was over and twenty-two overjoyed Semites returned to St. Agnes as Civilized Freshmen! There was much Happy Talk of the things we'd done-then our noses to the grindstone again. Sr. Inviolata taught us how to water plants and we ourselves learned to put amphibious animals, such as bears, whales, and alligators into the fishbowl. We had many laughs over the Halloween costumes, much excitement over the Tea Danceg then suddenly-Christmas. The traditional Christmas play brought joy to our hearts and we too entered into the spirit of Christmas. Soon after Christmas was over, tests began and, of course we all passed. We were well on the Winding Trail , for now at last we were senior sophomores. We sadly said good-bye to two more classmates as we were introduced to two new subjects, French and Geometry. As we struggled through je parle, tu parles, il parle and acute, right and obtuse angles, Sister Nazaretta gave us each a private interview. The end of the term and once again it was summer. 'I7

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5 CATHERINE JEANNE ZIMMERMANN St. Vincent Ferrer Jeanne . . . short and sweet . . . rabid Terry and the Pirates fan . . . fashion plate . . . just mention Duke Snider . . . math genius . . . class dictionary . . . treasure of a friend . . . Sodality vice-president. Where tlJere': life, tbefelf hope. ADELAIDE MARIE WINFIELD St. Fmncix de Sale: Ad . . . G.O. Vice-President . . . a cute combination of blonde hair and blue eyes . . . nightinale of the 4B . . . exciting summers at Breezy . . . yen for Fordham . . . bundle of laughs . . . full of pep and personality. Be good. M is G I.. -:IT Eg? -xg - ini 'ST v::.::1.':?l 4-i,.i': ' i g 'I6

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When we returned to the Sem after a pleasant summer vacation, we found being upper Sophs was a much more engrossing occupation that we had realized. Every classroom we entered, every corner we turned seemed to be engraved with one terrifying word, Regents , But the Tea Dance, the play, Halloween and the Christmas vacation proved that a little thing like Regents couldn't spoil our fun. Our second year ended and Sr. Anna Loretto's Pets were finally leaving her. The new juniors , were welcomed by Sr. jean Agnes as we plunged into Intermediate Algebra. Now we felt quite important for we were upper classmen. The term passed quickly as we looked forward to the summer, some to work- others to take typing, and still others to lie leisurely on the sand. With thoughts of a wonderful summer still fresh in our minds, and with our morale bolstered by now being junior B's, twenty Agnesians eargerly trod their way back to the Sem. Our renewed energies brought a year of unforgettable experiences such as pajama parties and luncheons. Sr. Florence Josephine gave us our usual reading list and that year some of the girls even took books out of the library. But then, of course, we had a few extra study periods. However, we took it all in our stride and said it was just One Of Those Things. And now the inevitable time had hnally arrived-we were seniors. We re- ceived our rings and enjoyed a delicious dinner at Lundy's. Sr. Mary Angelus always managed to find a few crumbs on her desk-even on the days we were supposed to eat downstairs?? Again summer came and once more we said So Long to our classmates. ' With the end of vacation this year, more so than ever before we were eagerly looking forward to our return. Yes, we had reached the final rung and our journey was quickly coming to an end. With great pleasure, we welcomed Sr. Mary Angelus as our 4B official. The preparations for Our Tea Dance , the school paper, the Yearbook, and finally the Prom, made us forget time. But now our High School days are over. We are leaving the Sem, and we shall say so long, for our hearts will never let us say good-bye. Dorothy Bruder 1 s