St Cyril Academy - Violets Yearbook (Danville, PA)

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B11 thdays, Int 01 p01 ated It was 7 oclock ln the evenmg m mxd November and every student at SOA was att1red 1n her prett1est party dress All dressed up and somewhere to go' Th1s tlme It was a general blrthday party From the moment the date was chosen up to the m1nute the party began evefryone was busy makmg preparatlons Commlttees were arranged and the fun began Words hke crepe paper SCISSOFS scotch tape pms were heard echomg throughout the corrldors Every one wanted her table to be the most beauufully and approprlateljy decorated erythmg from a snowman ln January through flags and flrecrackers ln July to Santa Claus 1n December made 1ts appearance 1n a gay and decoratlve settlng Refreshments were cholce and flentyful games and danclng prevalled The Judges were at a loss to make a ChO1CC They compr0m1sed by awardlng a pr1ze to each table A mght to remember lndeed' It vull surely be recalled year af ter year as 1nd1v1dual blrthdays roll along 'Vlars Beth Llpovsky .98 Bethlehem Pennsylvama fait, vfD-u- Father Irala is surrounded by the students after his lecture on the control of the emotions. 120 Finally the day dawned when all our efforts materialized. Ev- ..- -,g A

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Marlenka 'Vhchna gives the students the b neflt of her professional tfflllllllb at a special scsslon At the plano are M A Roblsh and B Tlusclk MHl16l1li3 MICIIIIH at SC A A brllhant recltal by concert p1an1st Marlenka Mlchna of New York C1tV approprlately marked the openlng of Natlonal Muslc Week at St Cyrll Academy Sunday afternoon May 6 Marlenka MlChHa held her aud1ence spellbound wlth her tech nlcally perfect rendltlon of select1ons from Bach Beethoven Chop1n Franck and Rachmanlnoff Manenka Mlchna was born 1n Torrlngton Connectlcut of Slo vak parentage She began her muslcal career at the age of seven studylng w1th local teachers A scholarshlp awarded by Juhus Hartt School of MUSIC 1n Hartford Conn enabled her to further her mu slcal studles soon thereafter she was added to the schools faculty She has glven concerts for several SUCCESSIVG seasons at Carnegle Hall 1n New York C1ty At present MISS M1chna mstructs and conducts the Glee Club at Thorpe s Secretarlal School N Y C and teaches p1ano at her studlo In add1t1on she does rehearsal work w1th Me+ropol1tan Opera sololsts and currently IS collaboratmg Wlth Rudolf Petrak a rlslng opera tenor from Slovakla She IS much ln demand as an accompanlst by varlous muslcal groups 119 ' . . . . . A , . . 9 , , 4 . . . . . 0. -A I ' ' 1 J . . . . 4 . . Q . Q 1 0 X y U - , v Y ' 1 1 j A n . . . . . , L , y . - 4 . l Y X u s4l , X -I 1 '1 . . ' , , . X A L A , . . - - , . . ., - ., , ,

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Our Calendar SI PTEVIBER Prrst The alumnae held therr eleventh brennrfrl Reunron spendrng the xx eek end rn the pleasant and refreshrng company ot Alma Nlater Seventh Back to school has rts Joys not the lerst of xyhrth rs havrng so much to tell one another about all the xxondertul experrenees of the summer months Erghth No trrne xx ers lost and 9 U0 cl m found lls srttrng at sfhool desks lhe xrexx from the hrgher rung ot the ladder of educatrorr looked rnxrtrng xxrth xrsrons ot the goal already rn srght Thrs xxas the day also xxhen the new students arrrved Lach xxas greeted bv a Brg Srster xx ho promptly took her under her' xxrng to ward off any sreges of homesrtkness Eleventh Get rrquarnted socral Tagged all xx eek xxe strll had a long xx ax to go to learn the names of all the nexx students Wrth mu rr and dantrng the ur xxas broken a lrttle more ersrly I'xx enty sexenth A xx arm autumn dry xx as the settrng tor rrr outdoor pu nrt sponsored by St Pauls Athletrr Llub Relaxatron tood fun and frolrt xxere rts hrbhlrghts Txxenty erghth The senrors had the honor ot srrrgmg the Proper of the 'llass offered rn Tracx Hall Catholrc Central Hrgh School Harrrsbrrrg durrng the drocesan Fercher s Instrtute Kathleen Brennan '57 Nexx lorlx New York OCTOBFR Second The 29th soxak VVeek xxas rormally opened rt SLA xxrth honored guests pre ent The members ot the Catholrr Slovak Womans Club of NVyon1rn2 Xalley rnd prrents ot the students xxrtnessed a trne rlrovrl program ot Sloxak tolk nrusrr rnd they Jorned rn the drnre xxhrrh rolloxxed I'h1rd A pro rrm xxas held errh exerr ng by one or the Sloxrlx classes Spetrrl emphrsrs xxas grx en the enryclrral Grande Munus on SS Cyrrl and Vletho lrus rssuerl 10 years ago by Pope Leo YIII to rommemorate the thou rndth rnnr xersarx of the apostolrt 'nr sron of the e holy brothers to the Slaxs The fashron ot the xxeek xxas kroye the tolortul tullwkrrted costumes ot Sloxakra the slogan To thy oxxn selt be true Srxteenth 'Vlrss Arleen Vlorrrson xxas torrrrally Installer' as Student Counrrl Prcsrdent rt SCA Vxrth the other ottrrers she pledged herstlt to uphold the rules ot the school Txxenty trtth A general holrdfry xxas derlrred tor the ghosts and the gob lrns The Halloxxeen sprrrt ran hrgh esperrally srnce rts ourre was hrdden behrnd mask and masquerade Txx enty sex enth Trrne brrt nor trme enough to be alone and take sprrrtrral rnventory At the close of the three day retreat xxe all azreed that Prayer calms the soul as nothrng else fan Barbara Andrews 57 I eb mon Pennsylvarrra 121 . . . K n .' . - , K , . , W ,-' Q ' z ' 1 - , H4 . Y Y .' . .' . - - 1: . . I A. . : ' .' . S. ' Y,-4 . . Y . ..' 1 Y. . ' ' -H ' . . v' v m ' Q , i ' .', l . - ' rr Y 'K - u . . 1 4 1 4 v 1 1 ' Q.. A -' '.x Yr, . ' - 4 Q' - 4 . f, . '. . X. Y '. '. ' - ' ' - 's v 1 :L fo- ' 1 ' . - ' 1 . .'Y. ' 6 . , . Y . . ' 1 Y Y - Y r . ' -' 1 - .. . r V: ' r 4 v ' Y' 41 N r -4 - -r h N' ' , L L , , , .r r , .2 2 . . . --- g 1 , r' , . L x - 1 '- ': 1 -'x -I 'r r ' 4 N' ' - r r , :Y I K- - ' L ' r 3 ,:: ' ' ' ' ' , - , ' , sr 2 - - ' Y Y , .r . ' wr I - ' -,Y ' 4 - v ' , . . . S , ,, . .,4' , T' f' . ', .. Y .YA ' , ' ' . . , .. Y ,, -R , 1 Y .2 Y . LY 3 . r l . . .4 , A ' . . . Y , Y . Y . . sr ,. , . .. 1 , I 2 ' 5. . .