St Barnabas High School - Immaculata Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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glle .gpramaiic Society Y OMETHING new has been added! Lo and behold, we now have a Dramatic Society. Those of us with a flare for histrionics may now express ourselves in plays that will be presented each year. No longer will we envy other school's thespians-thanks to Mrs. O'Byrne, our dramatic teacher, who had faith in our ability. Her patience and encour- agement were an excellent incentive. W'e who were members of the Society have truly enjoyed working under her able direction. In spite of its short life, the Dramatic Society has already presented two plays that were very well received by an enthusiastic audience. The first of these, Girls of the U. S. A.,,' by Peggy Fernway, was a humorous and patri- otic skit. In it a family of high social standing turn over a new leaf and help the war effort. Pierrette Cartier, Marie Ferguson, Alice Fitzsimons, Helen Kenney, Joan McNulty, Dorothy Quinn and Virginia Rodgers made up an excellent cast which was directed by Frances Banzhaf and Joan Kelleher as Stage Managers, with Grace McSherry as Prop Manager. The second of Mrs. O'Byrne's masterpieces, Rehearsal,', by Christopher Morley, was a one-act play which depicted a group of college girls rehearsing a play that had been selected by a very straight-laced professor. Their dislike for it was clearly shown. Marie Breheny, Margie Cox, Margaret Healey, Betty Keane, Betty Pence and Rita Cody constituted the cast. Joan Kelly and Doris Haag proved their worth as Stage Manager and Property Manager, respectively. With such a promising beginning we feel we are not too optimistic in ex- pecting great things of this budding society. Don't disappoint us, girls! Who can tell, there may be an embryonic Cornell or Barrymore in our midst. RITA CODY. 106

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IJEBATING SOCIETY I,1'L'JiZ!L'1IllMHfiC Breheny Secremry-Marie Casson Vice-Pmitiflezzf-Elizaberh Pence Tif8c1J'lI1'67'TR0SC Anne Constabile C' . . ,flee Qehafzltg Socceiy 1 Cy UR fame as conscientious, well-informed debaters has spread far and wide , and humbly do We of the Saint Barnabas Debating Society accept the praises that have come within the past years. Not only have we excelled in conclusively presenting the pros and cons of a question but We have glorihcd the name Saint Barnabas in the field of oratory. The never-failing interest of Monsignor Reilly and Sister Thomas, the capable and patient tutelage of Sister Turibius and Dr. Brophy, the magnificent literary instruction under Sister Dolores have impelled us to create a standard all our ownf' In Sophomore year we were accepted into the National Forensic League as the only girls' chapter in our district. We participated in the Thomas Jef- ferson contest sponsored by the Iourfml-American and placed. Our trip to Saugerties was both educationally and socially interesting. It was in Saugerties that we triumphed in original and oratorical declamation .... As Juniors three successful night debates were held in Saint Barnabas. Mariejo Cassan Won our oratorical contest on Theodore Roosevelt, and it was in the New Jersey-New York 108