St Dominic Academy - Dominica Yearbook (Jersey City, NJ)

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1937 volume:

WIINICA PUBLISHED BY CIQ 5 mf 1937 SAINT DOMINIC ACADEMY JERSEY CITY NEW JERSEY 3 ' -5 S E -5 'S ,qw mi THE RIGHT FEVEPEND MONSIGNOR JOHN C MCCLAPY MA LL D ihanrrllnr Ilzorfw f 'W 11112 O.Jr Beioved Choplom Two GOD S GIFT TO US E the class of l937 are deeply grateful for the great pnvllege of havlng as an esteemed fnend our beloved Monsugnor We pledge our devotion and loyalty to hum who though engrossed wvth the manufold dutnes and problems of a busy Chancery found time to mans fest a keen Interest IU all that concerned our spnntual and temporal welfare As we launch out on the Wude Stream of Lnfe we shall ever be mlndful ofthe hugh :deals of vnrtue whnch Monsugnor unfolded to us nn hrs an splnng and encouragrng talks at our Sodallty Meetings Wlth these :deals as our spnrntual oars we hope to weather the storms and arruve safely at the Eternal Port Here on the shore of dear old S D A we ask Monsignor s blessing and as we bud hum adleu we sa God never loved us an so sweet a way before Tns l-le alone Who can such blesslngs send And when Hts love would new expressuon fund l-le brought thee to us and sold Behold a Friend MARY DE BIASE T f 1 s 1 ' Y 1 x 1 I - 11 11 - - - 1 r . 1 , . , . . 1 Y1 11 - 1 1 1 n 1 - 1 - 1 11 , . ,NCQ DEDICATION HENEVER a great .numph has been achieved or a coveted trophy won ut us the Inherent habnt ot man to seek out those whose ettorts have made the vuctory possuble IU order that they may be lauded for thenr noble deeds So ut as with us the Class of l937 of St Domunsc Academy as we recenve the coveted trophy ot our diplomas and as we enjoy the victory ot Commencement We ments a realxty and who an the tour happy years wnthln the protecting walls ot Alma Mater have guven us the prnceless treasure of a Cathollc educatuon To our parents those herouc men and women closest of all on earth to us who have brought us In the days of our youth close to the arms of Jesus and Mary we humbly and gratefully deducate thus record of our hugh school years EILEEN McGUlNESS I I I ' I ' I I look to those who have made our accomplish- I ' 1 I I , , APPRECIATION me thu! 1 trmt 2 zen unto ju tm tl um at vlan for ull ftermtx HE students of St Domunuc Academy express sentnments of love respect and admuratuon to the Faculty to whose unturnng efforts we owe our scholarly achnevements All through our Iuves the noble example of our beloved teachers wall be an snspurataon to us and we hope to manifest to the atnon of Relnguon nts meaning nts Influence and nts worth :nculcated nn the students by the Susters of St Domnnuc Today we promise you dear Slsters to use every opportunity to enhance and render active IU word and deed our pnceless gnft of Faith DOROTHY FREEZE F Th 5 'nl ' 111 , S x I . ml! All ' world, unto which we now go forth, the deep apprecie WORLD PEACE EDITORIAL E the common people of the world want peace We want to have the shadow of death and destructuon removed from the realm of pass: bIlIty and Its place taken by the spIrIt of tranqullllty and brotherly love We do not want to see the youth of our natIons offered as holocausts on the bloody altars of the god of War We saId these thIngs nIneteen years ago when the most harrIble war In all hIstory came to a conclusIon wIth a death toll terruble to contemplate Yet today we fInd wars and rumors of wars The sItuatIon IS appallIng Wlth all our cIvIlIzatIon wlth all our culture we stlll have to revert to a prImItIve method brute force In order to settle arguments between natIons Let us conslder the foolhardIness of thus method ln the fnrst place It ls not the natuon whlch IS correct In Its contentuons that wIns a war rather IS It the natIon whuch can muster the greatest fIghtIng forces A glance at any Modern HIstory wIll QIV6 credence to thIs fact Furthermore the natnon conquered rarely takes the defeat gracefully but rather Immedlately after the so called peace treaty has been slgned beglns preparatIons for future wars Oh not openly perhaps but In secret Then In a few years It lS ready to fInd some excuse to fIght agaIn Dlsregardlng these facts what proflt does the VICTOFIOUS natlon acqulre from a war? The World War I thmk IS one of the most Ironuc examples Amerlca won the war sand the munltlons mokers gleefully as they counted the mIIlIons of dollars they had made Amernca won the war crued the Gold Star Mother as she stood at her son s grave IN Flanders Amenca won the war sand the unemployed veteran on the bread lIne and the dIsabled soldner In the hosputal Yes yes Amenca won the war but she won wIth It hundreds of thousands of graves In Flanders and In Arlnngton countless crushed and broken bodIes to be cared for fIfteen mIllIon unemployed and a depressIon more terrnble than anythIng In her hIstory Why therefore should we wash to rush headlong Into further conflnctsp Surely It IS not to see our sons and our brothers and our sweethearts march off to meet Death In a battle ID whnch If not dyIng cruel deaths on a forelgn battlefIeld they wIll certaInly not come through unscathed lf they escape physIcal Ingury theIr souls wIll bear the scars of the horrors they have wIt nessed We certaInly do not wIsh to engage In a war In order to swell the coffers of those wholesale butchers the munItIons makers Nor do we want to expernence another depressIon lIke the one from whuch we are Iust emergmg Sx 1 1 ' , . 1 y . , , . . 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 11 11 - - - ' 1 . , , . 1 . , , . 11 - 11 - - - - - 11 - 11 - ' I 1 - 11 - ,, . . . 1 1 - - - 11 - 11 . 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EWJQEN NX T Wi if L,xtOrr'1'v id IOV5 HE WHO 'VX-l Jf,fmf',NfT'. i fiLL4. ii.1+,::' SIGN K R' T w -L fx' 5 fVXF.7' ff De MASE ifizi ifi JL'L..'1 .QRfQf.,-7 xx , MARGARET CAHILL Cahrllne one of our Flghtzng lrnsh IS known far and wlde for her giggle May you laugh at the cares of lute Margaret Sodallty2 3 4 Auxulla Marnael 3 4 Engllsh Club 4 AFM CATH LEEN CARROLL Cathernne an lrnsh wzt has found her place among the conversational artists of 37 We hope you wrll mass us a lrttle Cathleen for we shall certolnly muss you Sodaluty 2 3 4 Auxrlua Marlae 4 Engllsh Club 3 Dromatuc Soclety 3 4 Class Secretary 2 3 Vlce Presldent 4 JEAN ETTE CELLA Aslde from her good nature Jeanette wrll be re membered for her unuque styles and the never ceassng movements of her hands Long may they wave Sodallty2 3 4 Auxulla Marlael 4 Presldent 4 Englnsh Club President 3 Dramatic Society 3 4 Secretary 4 Class Vuce Presndent l Year Book Staff Luterary Edltor -Mr Elght D K , , all ' V , , , 5 ' , , : ' , fx 5 t 1 . 3 K ,ff 5 ? 5. , , , , , , J ' 5 ' , 2 , I , 1 . - . , 5, 7, nv- f' f 5? sf 1 . ' M? f H ,, ? ll 2 I -Q , K gpm' f 4, J 4 - , If, , . ,. . I . I , 1 1 I I I , 3 ' J J E . J 2 - 1 1 hh ji CATHARINE CORBALLIS Interested In the llghter things Kay would luke to elumlnote geometry from the curraculurr We wash you success from every angle Catharine Sodalnty2 3 4 Auxlllo Marlael 2 3 Englnsh Club 3 Treasurer 4 Dromatrc Socaety 4 K LOU ISE D ANGELO Wrth a pleasant smule and gentle mannernsms Louise came to us an Jumor Year Your lovely vouce we feel sure wall soon carry you to great triumphs Sodalnty 3 4 Englash Club 3 Class Presldent 4 MARY DE BIASE Mary one of our truly dngnufned Sensors as a quiet and unassumlng young woman She has tlarr for languages and we know she wlll trans late all opportunltles unto Success Sodallty2 3 4 Vice Prefect 2 Auxllla Marlae 4 Engllsh Club 3 Dramatic Society 3 4 Press dent 4 Class Treasurer l Year Book Staff Assvst ant Busuness Manager XX l I Nme , ,,: ,,1 ' sY - I mls l 5 C . l I , V I I ,: , - M f ' I I A . U , I - , V ,,: - 5 - 1 1 ,Q - Q 1 - ,xg Q It EILEEN DUFFY lntelllgent wltty ons cosy gonng Elleen ls well lllfed by oll ner classmates Stox os sweet os you ore ond your cup of lwcpplness wlll olwoys be full Euleen Sodoluty 2 3 4 Engllsh Club 4 Class Secretory 4 Drornotlc Soclety 1 REGINA DUFFY Moc Duff nn her yeors of S D A hos earned herself 0 reputotnon for lndustry and dependoblllfy Let notlfnng rmpede you ln scollng the lwelglwts of success Reglno fi Sodollty 3 4 Perfect 4 Auxullo Morvoe 4 Engllsh Club 3 Drczmotlc Socnety 3 4 EVELYN DUNN Evelyn cheerful helpful ond :ndustrlous has been 0 worthy member of the Class of 37 We wish her great success ond lwopplness for slve de serves It truly SOdOl1ty 2 3 4, Auxlllo AAOFIGC l l, English Club 3 5 Ten ff ' 4 T75 5 ' 1' , , 2 2 1, H I . J 'U . . ' . I-1 1 I 1 I I , - - 1 xy Eli , 2' W1 MARTINA FLAHERTY Mortme our omoteur typusr hos scaled bluthely through her four yeors ot S D A Hutch your wogon to o sfor ond fortune wlll smnle on you Mortuno Sodoluty 2 3 4 AUXlllO Morloe l English Club -4 Dromotxc Society 4 ,lc DOROTHY FREEZE be olwoys remembered by her classmates for her reody Smale ond pleosonf monner l-'loppy Lond ungs ot S olcty 2 3 4 Englnsh Club 3 Yeor Bo k Busmess Monoger MARY HOEY Mory of the unruffled temper ond equolly un ruffled couffure hos won o ploce ln the hearts of all of us Moy your Shlp of Lnfe ever soul through QT Colm woters af Sodoluty 2 3 -'v Auxnlno Moruoe 4 Englnsh Club 3 Drornotlc Society 3 4 l if Eleven -1'! ' f . 1 G . 'Q Dot joined our ronks In Second Yeor. She wull I IID AAI - 'i - . . Od , , , , 0 rf ' A I V - U 5 5 27: Z BERNICE KENNEDY Another recruit of Sophomore Year is Bernie . Because you are such a pleasant, carefree young woman, we know you'lI find happiness everywhere, Bernice. Sodality 2 3 4' English Club 3. LORETTA KING Loretta who joined the class in Sophomore Year is well known for her elaborate gestures whsle reciting May every factor in your life point to success Loretta Sodality 2 3 4 English Club 4 Class Secretary MARY MAHON Mary our Long Island representative has been with us since Junior Year Because of her many sterling qualities we know she will make a very successful nurse Sodality 3 4 English Club 3 Dramatic Society 3 Class Secretary 4 Twelve . N is , I - , . , , , ffl ,, , , . ,! MIRIAM MCCAHILL Q M nom one of 3 s snlent porrners gouned the corporotron nn Junror Yeor We srncerely hope thot Iufe for you wrll hold greot hopprness Muruom Sodolnty 3 4 Englush Club 3 cessful Dorothy Englush Club 3 Drornotnc Socuety 3 ISABEL MCGLYNN Izzy , one of our noncholcnt ombossodors to the commercrol world, hos shown dustunct orhstuc tolent whale ot S D A Moy your obrllty corry you for, Isobel Sodolnty 2, 3, 4g Englnsh Club 3g Dramotlc Society 4. 4 by .N DOROTHY MCENTEE Dot our smulung clossmote hos been pleosont companuon on our gourney through S D A Moy oil your journeys un lrfe be as suc Sodollty 2 3 4 Auxlluo Morice 4 Treasurer 4 Y Y 3 'I 3 x Xl XX Thrrteen P' HELEN MORAN Helen one of the seven Senators of the Latun class has been a capable student and a humorous companuoh Success wall be quuck to crown your efforts Helen Sodaluty 2 3 4 Englush Club 3 Class President 2 Dromotuc Socsety 3 4 Year Book Staff Lnterary Editor EILEEN MCGUINESS Macgsllncudy whose wut often saves the dav for her classmates s also a real student C wont wnsh you Success for you re the kind that will make lt for yourself Ea een alnty Z 3 uxl la aruoe Treasurer 3 Closs Presndent l 3 Drornatuc Soclefy 3 4 Englush Club 3 Year Book Staff Edltor un REGINA O BRIEN ROB whose quaet good humor and even dnsposttuon have made her lxked by everyone wull be rnlssed by the class of 37 Our wlsh for you Reguna ss a well deserved hoppnness Sodalsty .7 3 4 Vuce Prefect 4 Auxulua Marlae 4 Englush Club 3 Secretary Class Treasurer 4, 4, Dramatlc Socuety 3 4 Fouvtc-or V flflv .,,,, .In l , I , 1 WA 1 l V ' l ' ll Jr' 3 Sod ,,4,AlM' l,2,3,4g I , dw 5 ' - X sk nc ' Y.,-. K n3 v E E 3 in 3 1 1 , I gh ' r Z MARIE PARU: most oettte member s Morre A quue rvl persevermg young women she hos Come through h r yeors ot S D A Lmscoth d e Moy Suc css ond good fortune be yours Morne colttv 2 -1 Engiush Club 3 Dromo :C Socwety J FREDERICA SIMMINS Frccunco our Ilbrornon hos proved herself worthy of the task witness the mctness of the Krbrory We wrsh you the hog DKTLS born of suc cess Fredernco ooluty Z E its Cob 3 Dromo JOSEPHINE TOMKIEL O me of S D A s contrtbutuons to the us rw s H L crm ns studuous ond ombwtlous Keep t Ose q tolntrcs J ond vou wnll olwoys be rn demond r :sw u Dromx :C C'L Fvtcct '37 s . t 1 F e . . a . ' Soi , 3, , g t J , . X' if I ' I , S d , 3, -l, ng' h 1 , tuc Socuety 3, -4, Auxmo Moruoe 4. X xv if 'af 'J if , .V b ' .L ts wp , ' . ' fl ' 4 L t o , , , Svtiafuty 2, 3, -3, E191 Y Cl b 3, it s, S xt, 3 4. JULIA TORTORA Julre one of our gnfted staff arrrsts has been the envy of all rn the Monday Morning Art Classes Keep up The fxne work and your life wrll be o long and happy one Julro alnty 2 3 4 Auxrra Marrae l 2 Eng Club 4 Year Book Staff Artist HELEN WENTWAY Helen of the pleasing drawl was one of the orrgrnol members of the Class of 37 revorr Helen Dont forget us the comrades of your hugh school days Sodallty 2 3 4 English Club 3 .'Qr'gJE.'g3s, J Slxtee gi r , H HV Q U I W Sod , , g 'I H ' , g lish .Y ri, 4 xl , 'I ' I Au A' ,r. 3 u ll r 1 .l X 4 C - r I Q - - .. J x LN f I lfr f f 1, F NL! If X PM lvl' fx JI fix rm J mgrfeen SEN O X CLASS Nmefeen JUN Ox CLASS 1 w C SS PHOMORF CLA SO 3 1 CLASS MAN ESH -4 5 Q Q3 , 6 J nl FR CLASS HISTORY N September 10 1933 the thurteen orugunal members of the Class of 1937 assembled to begun theur studues at St Domunuc Academy lt seems only yesterday that we stood un front of the school watchung the confudent upper classmen on the porch renewung old fruendshups and at the same tume keenly unspectung us the tumud freshmen When the school doors opened we mounted the steps and crossed the threshold to be ushered to the room on our rught by a pleasant smrlung nun who was to be our home room teacher Here we were untroduced to four gurls who we were told would funush theur courses the January before us but as members of the Class of 1937 would receuve theur Duplomas wuth us Durung the followung weeks we became acquaunted wuth those unfam uluar subjects Latun Algebra and General Scuence We also met our beloved Monsugnor McClary whose warm hearted welcome was the funal touch un makung us feel at home un S D A The Freshmen soon settled down to study and to struve for exemptnons un the mud year examunatuons The Senuor Halloween party accompanued by unutuatuon was a very enjoyable feature Next we masqueraded as wautresses un the Freshmen Tea Room at the annual bazaar Every effort was put forth to make thus event a huge success for a holuday was promused and to a Freshman was not a holuday a coveted reward? Our furst Chrustmas vacatuon as hugh school gurls passed all too quuckly Examunatuons were fast approachung' Oh the suspense' We survuved how come quute educated we no longer called the scuence laboratory the kutchen nor the gymnasuum the garage At the begunnung of the new term our numbers were uncreased by the advent of Dorothy McEntee and Marue Parle Untul the Retreat durung Holy Week whuch was guven by Father Bouheus S J we were busuly occupued wuth school work Practuce for graduatuon at St Patrsck s Church found us gazung up at rocks and cluffs over whuch we must needs clumb before reachung the summut three years hence lnttle dreamung that when we beheld the landmark we should not welcome ut Successful examunatuons followed by promotuons ushered us forth to a gloruous vacatuon When we returned un September gay young Sophomores we found that Dorothy Freeze Bernuce Kennedy and Loretta Kung had uouned our ranks We all dud not pursue the same studues Whule some of us learned un the Latun class that Caesars Gaul was duvuded unto three parts and un the Buology class that a grasshopper us not terrufyung uf loud out on a dussectung pan the others were untroduced to the untrucacues of busuness aruthmetuc and commercual law The enture class assembled for French however where lufe was made more unterestung through our untroductuon to Iuu and the Three Bears lt was decuded that o school sodaluty should be formed and un due tume T enty t o I I , . . . . I I I ' I . l . 4 I - I b I I I , . . . I . . - I I I ' I - , , I . . . . . I ' I I I ' l . . I . l I ' ever, as Freshmen will, wuth many prayers and much cramming, Having be- ' I ' ll . 11 ' ll II I I ' 1 ' V ' I ' 'I . . . . . . , , I ' I I I , . - II I ' ' II ' I I . . . . . ' I I 4 - ' - I 'II Il II I W - W we were on probatuon for mernbershup Agaun we helped ta make the bazaar o success and contunued on our merry way untul January when came ex amunatuons wuth all theur warrues But every cloud has a sulver lunung l February ours appeared when we were receuved unto Our Lady s Sodaluty by Monsugnor Before the end of Lent the annual Retreat was guven by Father Keatung S J Wull anyone ever forget The Comung of Sprung whuch we sang to the melody of the Beautuful Blue Danube at the Graduatuon of l935? Thus was the furst class whuch was pruvuleged to have uts commencement un St Peters Colluns Memarual Gymnasuum Successful examunatuons and pleasant partucupatuon un the Graduatuon Exercuses ended our second year un S D A In the fall we were made happy by the regustratuon of Louuse D An gelo Mary Mahon lall the way from Broaklynl and Muruam McCahull Our unterest an dramatucs unspured us to present a Chrustmas Play whuch was well receuved by the faculty and the student body Thus was the burth of the Thespnans our Dramatxc Socuety Busy as we were we found tume to sung at a novena held un the Blue Chapel Unuon Cuty un honor of Blessed Martun Here we met Father Vahey O l? who later on un the year conducted our Retreat un Suenna Hall To prove our apprecuatuon of Shakespeare shortly after the Easter Vaca tuon we trouped to New York to see Hamlet and Mudsummer Nughts Dream guven by the Washungton Square Players Early un June we spent a few nughts tryung to wun fuzzy whute dogs at St Domunuc s furst outdoor bazaar Then came the great event to whuch the Junuors had been lookung forward sunce September the pleasure of pre parung for the Senuors Graduatuon breakfast One day whule practucung for graduatuan we opened our blue eyes lbrown and green ones tool when we heard Would you luke to wear caps and gowns at the Commencement? That was a seruous questuon Would the Senuors of 36 approve? If we wear them thus year wull we get a thrull next year? We decuded yes to both questuons and then eagerly awauted the afternoon when we should don these academuc gowns and march down the ausle that the followung year we should tread as graduates The mornung of June twenty furst was a memorable one At 8 30 the Senuors assembled un the Convent Chapel for Mass They presented a pretty pucture as they knelt at the Altar to receuve l-loly Communuon Followung the Mass a catered breakfast was served to the Senuors at whuch we were the pruvuleged hostesses September dawned agaun fundung us at last quuet dugnufued Senuors Our hearts were torn by Confluctung emotlons joy at havung attauned our goal sorrow at the thought that the Partung of the Ways was gradually Oppearung on the horuzon At the furst class meetung we duscussed a topuc whuch had been upper most un our munds sunce we came to Saunt Domunuc s-a Year Book The dream has become a realuty Twenty three . . , , , . . - 11 - - 11 - 11 1 11 - , . 1 11 - 1 - - 11 - - - ' 1 1 . . . , 1 1 ' 11 - 11 - - , . 1 1 1 ' 1 . ., , . I - - 11 11 11 - - 1 1 ,, . . , . . . , . . . . , . A . . ' 1 - 11 11 1 1 11 ' 11 , . . . . , 1 - - - 11 11 , . 1 1 1 1 A - - - 11 - - - 11 - 1 1 - 11 - 11 1 . . . . . . , About a week before Hallowe'en we were startled by the question, Are the Seniors sponsoring a HalIowe'en Party? We hope so, someone re- plied. Suddenly we were reminded by one in our bright little council that the privileged title of Seniors belonged to us. Forthwith plans for festivities to welcome the largest Freshman Class in years, were in the making. At Christmas the Thespians received hearty applause for the splendid re sentation ot Christmas Carol and Dust at the Road February found us saying au revoir to th mid year graduates who will return to receive their diplomas with us Our last school Retreat can ducted by Father Romuald C P proved both interesting and profitable Happy school days at St Dominic Academy are gliding all too rapidly As the last golden grains pass through the hourglass hot tears till our eyes despite our smiles and we whisper softly as we leave the hallowed halls of our Alma Mater God bless you all REGINA DUFFY UXJCID POPULAR AIRS Dinner r-or One Please James Did I Remember Bye Bye Baby Sing Baby Sing After All ls Said and Done In the Merry Merry Month at May Everything I Have ls Yours The Way You Look Tonight With My Eyes Wide Open Dream Time You Turned the Tables on Smoke Gets in Your Eyes T aint No Use Alone Whispering LUNCH HOUR RELIGION 2 45 GLEE CLUB REHEARSALS JUNE VACATION PREP FOR JUNE EXAMINATIONS CLASS TREASURER ALUMNAE SPRING DANCE LATIN CLASS REPORT CARDS CHEMISTRY LABORATORY SHORTHAND EXAMINATIONS IN STUDY CLASS T Tyf ' ll ' ll ll ll Q . - . , - , , ., . 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ENGLISH PERIOD ll ' If ll ll Me .,.,.,....,i ll ' ll ll I ' Il ll ll ll ' ' ll CLASS PROPHECY T had been a trylng day at the hosputal one of those days whsch makes one sugh for the happy hour of the famuly fare snde But before l could turn my footsteps un that dnrec tlon I had to return to the offuce to frnssh some x ray work Ah' here us the pncture I held vt before a lught to secure JJ a good vlew To my amazement Instead of the lower part is ,-is of the sternum I beheld a large whlte fleld Lookxng closer I was aware of a strangely beautuful presence holdung aloft a modern marvel whnch had the appearance of an ordlnary telescope I am the daughter of Father Tnme Future us my name Through thls Instrument one may observe not only the stars but most mysterlously revealed prctures of tume to come Behold the Class of I937 The next moment I was peerung through the wonder glass Instantly a tnny speck appeared In the dnstance It moved rapidly towards me growing larger and larger as at approached A Packard Car' The druver7 None other than my classmate Helen Wentway a motorist of great repute and presndent of the Jersey Cnty Assocuatlon for the Preventlon of Reckless Druvung Almost lmperceptsbly the car faded from my vusuon to be replaced by a court of law Surely no famuluar fugure from out thus throng would greet my eyes Could nt be? Yes another glance and I was convlnced Josephlne Tomknel famous attorney at law was eloquently defending her cluent Wnth a flash thus pucture gave place to a neatly furnlshed room where In seated at a desk readung was a short dark woman As she closed the book I read the tltle American Woman and recognized Mary De Blase nts renowned edltor Again the vuew changed Spacious rooms marble halls and stalrways and books books everywhere but not a famlllar face I-lave I missed some dear Classmate un thus scene? No two figures appear In the door way I hope to see you agaun Mary It as weeks since your apposntment as prnvate secretary to Senator Edwards and thus as our flrst vnslt My fnrst vusnt to the Congressuonal Llbrary has been a delightful one Fredernca thanks to you the chuef llbrarnan As they waved adleu I recog nnzed Mary Hoey and Frederica Ssmmxns The glass mlsted and cleared now to reveal to me the Chemxstry Laboratory un the Jersey Cnty Medncal Center the worlds most famous hosprtal My heart dnlated as I recognized Regina Duffy wife of an emlnent and skillful surgeon Regnna never lost her Interest In chemistry and often stepped Into the laboratory to observe the work of her dear school chums Dr Reguna O Bnen famous blood chemlst and petlte Mane Parle chnef laboratory technucran lmpatnently I awazted the next vuslon Stull Itngerang In the hospital the operatlng room flashed before my eyes Those standnng about were Te I 'np I A l I ' - I N X , . 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' I I I ' 1 vs nty-tive untently watchrng the surgeon but my gaze was fastened on two whute flgures an nurses garb lf rt :sn t Margaret Cahull supervusor of the Oper ating Room and Mary Mahon Chlef of the Hosputal Staff' Slowly thus pacture faded and l wanted a few seconds before the next one appeared An nmmense lumousune drove up to a beautvful home and presently dnslodged four passengers who were accorded an enthusuastnc wel come by a receptuon commuttee The group uncluded Martina Flaherty capable leader of Hudson Cnty Socrety Cathleen Carroll well known Drstnct Superuntendent of Music IH the Schools Mnnam McCahull calm and gentle as ever engaged as a French tutor to the grandchuldren of the Presndent of the Unuted States Catherrne Corballls who has just resngned her apporntment In the Latnn Department of Calnfornua Umversnty to become the happy brude of a young electrrcal enguneer and Julia Tortora whose last pncture Evenlng Hour has made her famous Julna devotes her leisure tame to Lectures on l-low to Be a Socral Success To day the frfth annlversary of her weddlng Evelyn Dunn IS giving a dinner to these dear class mates Evelyn married a Naval Lueutenant and llves at Annapolns The picture lxngers There was a great deal of excute ment as two more of the Class of 37 arrrved and crles of Congratulatlons were called to one of them who turned out to be our beloved Erleen McGuuness Elleen had gust flown rn from the West to be mald of honor to Dorothy Freeze Charmung Dean of Huggins Secretarlal School Dorothy s at eleven o clcock Whale nn the East Enleen wall dellver a sernes of lectures at Fordham Unuversuty on the Problem Chuld As a chlld psychologast of note Elleen has recenved much favorable comment on her radlo dlscourses on Chuld Welfare rn Actnon My next vaew was a dimly lighted chapel The soft red glow of the sanctuary lamp fell upon the folds of the beautuful whlte hablt of a voung nun praynng before Our Lady s Altar lt as Loretta Kung Long before we flnushed hugh school Loretta had declded to become a Relrguous Whnsper each name of the Class of l937 to our Blessed Mother Suster and ask her to keep us ever under her Iovnng care As l brushed aslde a tear I beheld a young woman sketchang several fngures each with a different style of gown Mademouselle Bernrce l m charmed wnth these new fashions Glad you luke them Lousse Thus one of shell pnnk chnffon will be adorable for your next appearance at the Metropolitan Bernlce Louise famnluar names As they walked to the door I knew l was not mustaken Bernuce Kennedy and Louise D Angelo Before thus pucture had completely faded at was replaced by another showung a large receptlon hall A group of three happy young women were having tea In the beautnfully decorated room The hostess Euleen Duffy was lnstenrng to some of the wonders of Lourdes enthuslastrcally related by Isabelle McGlynn and Dorothy McEntee the two artlsts responsible for the dalnty French touches an thas gorgeous home Erleen and her husband Tety . I I . . . , . . , . . . , T , . ' I . . I . . I I I ' I f I I . . , . . . . .... I . I ll ' ' ' II ' Il - , . . . I . . . I I D' ' II ' Il I I ' . . . , . , , . wedding will take place in Sacred Heart Cathedral next Wednesday morning , . . . . . . ' 1 - - ll - ll - - I . . . . lr - ' - II , 1 . . I I I - Il . I . I - I 0 1 ' Il ll ' ' . , ,, . . . . , . . I I t I ' I I I I I ' I w n -Six the recently appointed Amerncan Ambassador to France were Ieavung New York on the Normandy wnthun the next few days A gentle knock at the door and behold the mrstress of the Chapeaux Shop had arrived wlth several of her unuque mlllnnery styles from which Euleen was to make her selectuon Strangely enough our beloved Jeannette was more enthused over an :tem In the Catholrc News than she was over her much pruzed hats Gnrls she exclaumed read this All grouped around thenr cherrshed classmate and frnend and wnth much excntement read Solemn deducotron of the new Holy Rosary Chapel at St Domunuc Academy wnll take place on Sunday Mornlng October Ist at IO 30 Hus Excellency the Most Reverend J C McClary former Chaplain and loyal trnend ot the Academy wull pontnfscate Gradually the pncture was obllterated Knnd daughter of Father Tame would at not be posslble for me to have a glimpse of my own future? A sudden turn ot the mysterious lattle glass and I was transported over seas unto unknown lands Here sand Future you and several Sisters of St Dommuc wull establlsh a Tubercular Hospltal where you wall toll unceas ungly Msnssterlng to the needs of the body you wall be ever mlndtul of the greater value of the soul But but I stammered Helen Helen' What are you doing up untul this hour? It ns nearly I A M I started rubbed my eyes vngorously gazed around and beheld no one but my dear mother Yes thus was my own room On my desk lay th open copy of Current Sclence Oh now I understand The artncle on a great modern rnventuon IS responsible for the pleasant dream memorues ot whuch wull Iunger for many a day HELEN MORAN Twenty se en 1 1 1 - 1 - - 11 - 11 4 11 - 11 - 11 - 11 . , , . 1 ,, . . . . 1 1 ' 4 1 ' - 1 . . . . ,, . . ,, . . ' 1 . . . ,, 1 - 11 11 - 11 - - 1 1 ' 1 11 11 , 11 . , '1' T' ,, . . . . I . . 11 1 1 . 1 . 11 - 11 V o s., . I . 1 CLASS WILL E the Class of I937 of St Domlnlc Academy resudnng for four years un the Cxty of Jersey Hudson County beung of flrm and sound mund and 8- memory actlng under no duress menace fraud or , the undue :nfluence of any person whomsoever do J hereby make publish and declare thus our lost wnll and statement In manner and form follownng 0 To Monsugnor McClary our deep apprecuatuon for has spurntual guadance and for has knndly Interest In the Sodallty To the Slsters of St Domunuc our heartfelt gratntude for theur lovnng advlce valued frnendshup and unceaslng labors rn our behalf and their very best wishes Cathleen Carroll leaves her humor wnth all her qulps jokes and gruns to Helene Bostwlck to be used from thus day forward Jeanette Cella leaves her corffeures wrth all the changes stars fea thers bows and other ornaments that she wears to Florence Morrone To Margaret Howe Jeanette also wnlls her hats mcludsng the colorful rlbbons that go with them Dorothy Freeze guves her abnluty to leave worry for someone else to Jeanne Maloney Mary Mahon her abullty to worry for everyone to Margaret Walsh and Lorraine Markey Josephnne Tomknel leaves her collars to Angeluna Serpuco Mary Hoey leaves her talent of looking as unruffled after school as before to Dolores Raue Mary De Blase her dngnlty In every class to Anna Marne Burgess Louise D Angelo leaves her beautlful volce to Patrlcxa McDonagh Julua Tortora her art to Marlon O Grady and sighs moans and smiles to Perpetua Herllhy Helen Wentway her drawl and slow humor to Margaret Connell Mnnam McCahlll leaves the color of her haur to Jule Warren Frederlca Sammuns leaves her snappy comebacks to Mary O Toole Twenty exght . I I ' I I I ' 0 I ' ll . . v X fm' I ' I , . To the Juniors, the Seniors leave the orchestra seats in the studio, , . 4 I I I I - I I ' I I I I - . . . I . l , , . , . . . . , . . . 'C' 1 r ' ' ' II II I E cc Ll 1 r c c c lxlta Mcrle L1 f an slwe me 5 aa mem cr la e C art orY ccr flcG xes n lo eb tlwc Fr n lu c osb tc Rose an Brat Reglna O Brlen ccxes l r trlcndllnees to Clare Lenalfwan crnuce Kennely tlat wlcle happy g n E leen Flt patrx Sa el M Glyr n wer Ulbson gurl wrllowun ss to Roscmarx Raclucan Martlfwa Flalwerty gnveg r fast nr mnnwor O O4 an o 1 e Losta Dorotlny McEntee leaves ner glggle and sneeze to Ruta Dunn Mane Parle lwer aalctnegs to Frances Carry Catnenne Corballrs gnves Mariel Lennon her dancnng abllxty Reglna Daffy leaveQ ner euglwt oclock arruyals at school to Mnrlam Smith l-lelen Moran ner swlngung foot to all the gnrlSlntl'1elrontrow All the rest of oar property we neaaeatlu to the Academy an general ln wltness whereof we nave lfwereanto subscribed oar names and affixed oar seal at the Academy at St Damlnlc 20 Bentlex Avenue Jerset Cnty N J tnls twentretn day of Jane HW tne year l937 In the presence of Time and Eternlty Svgwc K. A S OC DJNM JLN' El ll AWN D ttx ---fl e larr taclaetg to ,att Evelwr D nnr- hc-r elml tx to armlef' tlwe 1'1 it exerlm e etc and m le tl n lwlcc n' El :cotta Neiman mtl at 1 en Margyet Cen ' leaves ner lured CXDVQSMQI' and llpstlcw tecnn que, to Fee CLHWQ and Myra Fast Ellmw 'y l,.l CSS lea ' er cpe gr A 'n Q- c la 1 - ' -V wt. ' , lrlnf , ae ' 1 - BJ Lf -f W f rx X to 1 2 'ck lc lg c fn - l F Q ' e 1 j V lie , I, cle c, re l Spe l If g t 'lolen , IV i J A , . 1 . . n f '- L . l 'v Ari 'L S UF? rf iup lf, 7fNEllE Q'LcA OUR ALUMNAE EPTEMBER lO l933 marked a very eventtul day In the lnves of the Class of l937 On that day we entered St Dominic Academy as Freshmen l-low courageous we were' A stretch ot tour long years lay before us Cliffs steep and rough awanted us yet we taltered not On on we should clumb untnl the goal was reached Days weeks and months rolled by At tlmes the sun hud behnnd heavy clouds the slippery rocks threatened to cast us down over the prec: puce but ever and anon a Beacon Llght shed forth nts mellow rays and lured us on wlth new hope and strength Today we have reached the summit Graduates ot l937 we come to greet you devoted Alumnae ot St Domunuc Academy Know you that you were our Beacon Lvght7 Know you that when dntfncultles and dlscourage ment harassed us at was your shnnxng example that buoyed us on? Our young hearts yearned for the day when you would permit us to enlrst nn your ranks tor we have learned not only from our beloved Alma Mater but from other authorutatuve sources of your noble endeavors tor the turthernng of Catholnc Actnon We have learned ot your plan to organuze and conduct a campalgn for Chrust and Country We pledge our loyalty to you We CLASS OF 1937 CXJQIW Quo Vadus Quo vadls whither goest thou? Asked the sage of the valnant youth To earthly thungs your heart to vow Or to ftght tor the right and the truth? O Sure sand the boy courageously lve chosen the path that He trod Its the rough one thats narrow and thorny But nt s the one that leads to my God So Sensors Alma Mater asks you As you pass from her gentle bonds Quo vadns where are you going? While you vlew the brlght world beyond Whate er IS your destination As each path an lute you see You have her esteem and atfectnon For Alma Mater IS saylng Godspeed EILEEN MCGUINESS Thlrty 7 . I I ' I I I I ' I - I ' r I ' ' I , . I I I ' ll ll awaut your Forward, March! G II ' II ' II , . I Il - I ' ' II II v Il ' I I ll I I I I I ' I ll I I I ll ' Il ' II I I ' ' II Il CELEBRITIES OF I937 BEST ALL AROUND AND MOST POPULAR WITTIEST EuIeen McGuIness PRETTIEST Evelyn Dunn DAINTIEST Isobel McGIynn NEATEST Joseplmne Tornknel FRANKEST Helen Moron QUIETEST Loretto Kung TARDIEST MILDEST Reguno O Bruen MOST STUDIOUS Mory De Buose MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Reglno Duffy MOST CONSERVATIVE Mory Mohon MOST DIGNIFIED Louuse D Angelo MOST EVEN TEMPERED Mory Hoey CLASS OF 37 T MOST GRACEFUL Cotherxne CorboIIIs MOST ORIGINAL Jeonefte CeIIo MOST TYPICAL PUPIL Dorothy Freeze MOST ENTERTAINING Cothleen CorroII MOST PETITE Morne Porle MOST SURPRISING Mortnno Eloherfy FASTEST SPEAKER SLOWEST SPEAKER Helen Wentwoy CLASS POET Bernsce Kennedy CLASS ART I ST Joho Torroro CLASS GIGGLER Morgoret CoI1rII CLASS LIBRAR IAN Fredernco Summuns CLASS COMMENTATOR Dorothy McEntee ll ll Eileen Duffy Miriorn McCoI'1iII Q Uifgfjfm UH