St Francis Preparatory - Boxwood Yearbook (Spring Grove, PA)

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Top, left: Pictured above are the main characters and director ofthe Minstrel: James Pickard, Mr. Kowacic, Francis Lynch, Franklin Tortorelli. Right: The cast singing one of the choral numbers. Varsity Frolics ol 1951 Top: The Lamplighters. Bottom, left: George Smith performs magic. Bottom, right: Stage hands, J. Besche, J. McBeth, C. Mills. 1. Black-icrced Concluve. lnterlocutoz' . . . F. LYNCH Tambo .. . I. PICKAIID f X-f-' Bones . . . . F. TORTORELLI Chorus I. VALENTA, T. ZIJIIK, R. DUNCAN, D. RILILLY, G. SMITH, R. BOIICHIIRD, R. HIQIM, T. RICE 2. Midnight Tcmtrum . F. TORTORELLI Effects R. DUNGAN, G. SMITH 3. The Lumplighters I. PICKARD, F. TORTORELLI, D. REILLY, I. VALENTA 4. Black Magic .. . G. SMITH 5. Ebony Cuts THI: STARLITERS P. TIMMINS, I. PICKARD, R. DLINGIIN, F. TORTORELLI, G. SMITH 84

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Top, left: Crowded floor attests to the popularity of the Homecoming Dance held in the gym. Right: The Hallowe'en Dance provided another evening of pleasant dancing for the student body. Campus Dances During the course of the year dances sponsored by the classes are eagerly anticipated. The first of these was presented by the senior class, in September, Welcoming the new students. Recordings of favorite popular tunes provided music for the dancing pleasure of the students. At intermission time refreshments Were served by members of the dance committee. The Student Council sponsored the dance in the gymnasium during the annual Homecoming Week-end on Saturday, October 14. Iames Kil- gallen was chairman of the dance committee. Popular recordings furnished music for the dancers, and refreshments were served to add Bottom, left: Students enjoyed a delightful evening of dancing before to a pleasant evening of dancing. On the night of October 31, the junior class held the Halloween Dance. The gym was lit- tingly decorated in the spirit of the autumnal harvest season. Recordings ot popular tunes kept the dancers happy, and refreshments were served at intermission to help make an enjoy- able evening. The freshmen class sponsored a dance in con- nection With the Christmas entertainment pre- ceding the Christmas vacation. Thomas Rice was chairman of the dance committee. The sophomore class provided the students with a Valentine Dance in February featuring the Blue Moons, who provided the music for dancing. During the intermission appetizing refreshments were served. George Smith, the chairman, was assisted by members of the sophomore class. their Christmas holidays. Right: The Valentine Dance was one of the pleasa t e e ' gs of dancing.

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Annual Retreat llelreslies us spiritual y Every year during Passion Week, a spiritual refresher y is given to us in the form of a three-day Retreat. This year the Retreat was conducted by Fr. Xavier Crowley, T.O.R., of the Franciscan Mission Band. The Retreat opened on Palm Sunday evening, March 18. Fr. Xavier gave us tour conferences daily. The other spiritual exer- cises consisted of daily morning prayers, Mass, Corn- munion, Stations of the Cross, rosary walk, confessions, private spiritual reading, evening prayers and Bene- diction. During meals one of the students read a spir- itual book with the use of the loud speaker. The Retreat l was a spiritual tonic and all the exercises gave us an Father Xavier Crowley, T.O.R. opportunity to lay a deep spiritual foundation. Regent Mme, Left: The entire student body reciting the rosary wends its way through the east garden on the campus. Right: Thomas Rice, Joseph Pescrille and David Starck examine some pamphlets in the library during the retreat spiritual reading period. 85