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

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French Language is a city to the building of which every human being hrought a stone. Cont-omitant with Sophomore year is the study of l rent'h. a linguislir' vhallf-nge to tease Agnesian hrains. Confrnnted hy the heyy of verhs to mem- orize. wwalmulary to at't'umulatf' and idioms to master. the St-nfs Paris praising: students resign tlrernst-Ives to three years of still' studying after whivh they ernergr- adept Fl'f'IItTll scholars with much savoir S faire and practically sans fautcs. Le francais becomes easier Nl under the tutelage of a fellow classman. Carmela Cumella tries her skills as a teacher while Aliccmary Rayder and Evelyn Jordan enjoy her attempts. f x Nc UF TRoi5 ' ' o Hur-r , , uma: , ,See-r .Sm Qmlq I , f , , Y' Dune 30215 UN hge' Dux , ' ' , Deux fi'y - . . ill 'lil Q if if The study of French Drama gives a great insight into the culture of that nation Seniors Letltla Brennan and Diane Hunter de scribe a French play for under graduates Roseann Dunne and Mana Picone Junior Ann Marie Guagliano ob- tains some pointers on Senior French from Cathy Cusimano and Peggy Tuohy. Take care, Ann Marie, they'll come in handy.

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,g www? . W Certainly the most tedious and carefully prepared task of the Latin course is the students' at- tempt at translating the Latin pas- sage into our own native tongue. Here Anne Canfield represents this timeless task. searching to unlock the mysteries of the Roman tongue. Here, in its entirety, is the lirst Greek class of Saint Agnes Sem- inary to complete the year's course and earn a Regent's credit. Pondering over the author's ex- planation of a contrary-to-fact conditional sentence are Wendy Rendueles, Annette Tamm. Cath- erine Cusimano, Elizabeth Barba. Valerie Brewer. Marjorie Eisner. Barbara Annunziata. Irene Car- rano. Cecilia Weingarten and Betty Lou O'Neil. The role of mastering Latin grammar is lightened bv tirst analyzing the sentences as demonstrated bv Hedv Ganser for Virginia Wegner. Kathleen McNierney and Pat Ragone. The culture of a people is as important as the studv of their language: Helen Dodd stands fascinated as Kathleen Edwards traces the far-flung reaches of the early Roman Empire. Q51 Q '-sv ziggy 5.451 as N Latin-Greek The ancient languages are the seahharcl which holds the mind's sword. The two greatest elassieal languages, Latin and Creek, stand proud among the Semis courses of stutlv. Three years. l'0X'f'TlIlf' frramtnar. Caesaris con uests and . , F P g fl LICCIOIS writings. are ofleretl to Latin students. The Greek course, lvegun only last year. is under the ca ialmle management of our rinei mal. Sister Marie Charitina, . 1 n F P 1 onetime ollieer ln the Xt-w York Classtt-al Languages Assor-tation. antl former Pro- fessor of Classieal languages at St. Jost-plfs College for Vt'omen. It offers the rudiments of grammar and takes in translations from Xenopliorfs Anahasisi'. Both languages are of tremendous value as tot-aliulary assets for college and professional work.

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Students at Saint Agnes will long remember the lB2 claass' assembly in commemoration of the apparition at Lourdes, Agnesians joined the cast in beholding the wonder of this miracle. Pat Grafton played Our Lady and Bernadette was ably portrayed by Carol Eisele. Patriotism is expressed in many ways and in Saint Agnes we pay tribute with our weekly honor guard. We consider it a privilege to perform this act and designate it only to officers and honor society mem- bers. Here three Seniors. Irene Carrano, Lillian Tropia and Rosemarie Guerci salute the flag. 'Q I UL ,5 5. A n G 13 3 QF' hmmm Pleasure and action make the hours seem short. The audience that greets professional Broadway actors at their premier performance is no more avid than the over two hundred and fifty students who file into Alumnae Hall to watch Agnesians perform on stage. Caught up in the spirit, each class in turn displays its histrionic talent, each vying for the most applause. Who knows but that the first touch of grease paint felt at the Sem may be the impetus needed to launch a future Helen Hayes. Discarding serge blue uniforms for the flowing garb of the era, the Senior Class brought home the true meaning of the first Christmas with the annual Christmas Pageant. The musical accompaniment was provided by the 4AZ while the 4Al enacted H. Graham DuBois' The Perfect Gift. ' 'I- il -ze 3 T I 31: 3' A- Af- r-PKAYAK -,WL - A . .2 5 'kv ,-R955 A38 C H