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

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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 . - . , - , , ., . I I , , ll ll , . G 3 if 4 f- ll , ....s...,,,, ll ' ll 11 11 , , , .,.........,,.,,............................ . ll ' ' ll , , ,,,,.,.,i.,.....,....,..c.,,....,,..,,..,....... ll , ll Il ll , ...... . lf ' ll ll ' ll I ' ll I m Dreaming ........,...,.........,....,.........,.,..,..... ENGLISH PERIOD ll ' If ll ll Me .,.,.,....,i ll ' ll ll I ' Il ll ll ll ' ' ll

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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 . . . . . . ,

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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 , . ' ? . . . . cl k 7 . . , 1 ' ' - V 11 11 - - - , V I I 1 ,, . I . . , , I I - I 11 , . ' 1 I I I ll - ' - - - ' ll ' f . , , l 1 - - r ' I - , , . . - 11 - 11 - - 1 1 ' I I I , .,. I V ' I I ,, . . . , , . . . . , . . ,, , . ,, . . . . . . ' I . A . . , ,, . I 1 ' I - I - - - 1 I ' 1 ' 1 1 . , . . . . . ' I I I ' 1 vs nty-tive