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

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to be growing up, although you'd never think it, from our antics on the front lawn at noon, ever play jump-rope, sans rope? We became known for the liveliest study periods in school, in spite of Sister's insistence that we were all on our own desert islands. Some of us had joined the orchestra, others, the Glee Club, and a little friendly rivalry began to spring up. Friendly rivalry: Orchestra: If the Glee Club sang one note on key, they'd faint. Glee Club: This is music? In june, we received perhaps the greatest thrill of all-our rings. just a gold band with a shining red stone, but it meant more to us than words can tell. We had luncheon at I.undy's to celebrate, and we still haven't quite settled the bill, not to mention the sheer mental collapse of the waiter. Afterwards, there was the junior-Senior dinner, and some more regents. Again we were facing another September, only this time we were the seniors, this would be our Christmas pageant, this would be our Prom. In january, on class day, we bid farewell to our B class, and to many good friends. Then we were really seniors, in,every sense of the word. We were the monitors in the halls and the cafe- teria. We had our Tea Dance and our May Crowning, and finally our graduation. Our graduation, complete with white gowns', red roses, trembling hands and tearful eyes. None of us know exactly what life holds in store for us. Oh, we have dreams and ideas, but no matter where we go, or whom we meet, I don't think we'll ever forget the sacrifices of our parents that made it all possible, the guiding hand of the Sisters that was always there when we needed it most, and the friendship of the girls. We're lowering the curtain now-the symphony has ended. julie Hochstrasser 38

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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

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