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

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CATHERINE ANTOINETTE STEVENS Immaculate Heart of Mary Ka . . . Mercury on the basketball court . . . ta ll and graceful . . . baker at home and butler in the play . . . h 1 2 3 4g Dra- apples for j.B. . . . Perseverance. Orc estra , , , matics 3,4g French Club 3g Service Squad 3,4 K-K-K-Katie N l l I Q' fi - N if '1 ' -F l W N x fl ' , rigx N , wwbftqsd Xt If wr' il ,ff RSL, f X .Sv ' fff ' 3 s we Y 36

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ANN MARIE SHEA St. Francis de Saler Nancy with the Laughing Bass . . . a practical individu- X alist . . . famous grin . . . super athlete . . . versatile. Dramatics 2,3,4g Orchestra 25,43 Glee Club lg French A Club 55 Legion of Mary 1. Yon Are My Sunshine JOAN MARIE SCANLON Holy Croft Scan . . . laughs easily and spontaneously . . . fascinat- ing story-teller . . . volunteer corsage maker . . . lovable sympathetic and capable. Drarnatics 2,3,4g French Club 3,4 Glee Club 23 Legion of Mary 1. You're So Underrtandingu ANN ELIZABETH SPAFFORD Our Lady of Mercy Academy Early morning promenacles at cheval . . . demure . . . ten o'clock scholar . . . avid reader. Glee Club 1,2,3g French Club 35 Legion of Mary 1. A Pretty Girl ir Like a Melody 35 J

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THE FINISHED .9 YMPH ON Y The curtain is rising, the symphony is about to begin, just as another symphony began four years ago in September, 1947. The 31 self-conscious and fear-stricken Freshmen scurried through the Sem's halls, their arms Hlled with dolls and their hearts filled with timidity. We certainly must have looked like an odd combination of Semites then, but after some time had passed, and a little of the fear was gone, we settled down to a normal student's life. The first weeks of Latin held a certain dread for everyone, and the az : x -1- y struck a sharp pang of horror in all our hearts. Our last week before the Christmas vacation showed us perhaps the most beautiful tradition of the Sem. to date: the pageant, exchanging of gifts, the class mail boxes, and the pervading spirit of friendship and good will that filled every girl's heart. With February came the dignity of being civilized fresh- men and our first lovely May crowning. Then, all of a sudden, it was September again. Margie joined our ranks and she agreed that the word Sophomore held a great deal of awe and wonder, until we started French and Geometry. It seemed that no matter what Sister taught us, the only thing we could say was: Parlez-vous francais? Oui, oui, oui. The second year seemed to bring us closer somehow, to each other, to the Sisters, and to St. Agnes, itself. We held a certain place of honor now, the freshmen looked up to us, but then the freshmen looked up to everyone, so, this was no cause for too much pride. Our sophomore year will always hold memories of our wonderful parties and our not so wonderful bus rides. Fewer and fewer of us were able to make it by 8:50 it seemed. Bad connections! 10gf please. june brought our first Regents and our first Regents brought fear, but it was just another stepping stone and we made it. Pretty soon we were labeled as juniors , a word which at one time had seemed so unattainable. It was during this year that we were introduced to Sally, who, within a few short weeks made her place in our hearts. Time was moving swiftly too, many of us seemed 37