St Johns Villa Academy - Precursor Yearbook (Staten Island, NY)

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The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a flghting unit in the tremendous battle of bringing souls to Jesus through Mary. Our Sodality moderated by Sister In- nocence has grown to be the largest of school clubs. On December 8, our new members were admitted into the Sodality at an impressive ceremony in the school Chapel, followed by a Communion Breakfast prepared by the officers. Among the many practices are a general Communion on the first Friday of the month and the reciting of the Little Ofhce of the Blessed Virgin. Each month, a special project is suggested and immediate preparation is made to see that every Sodalist does her part purpose of that particular activity. The sponsors a Christmas party, the October Devotion. The Sodalists' offer all their Mary in the hope that they may love more devoutly. to carry out the Sodality usually rosary and May undertakings to and honor Her 7? 2 . ,zu J Adelaide Bates, Sodality Prefect, displays the Sodality Emblem, Ad Jesum per Mariamf' Under this standard the school soclality is led on to spiritual and temporal goals. Slllllllll III llllll lAIlY i 5. at 'Ya -we ,. ll v , v k.

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Senior Week opens November with seniors m caps and gowns enroute to the Rmg Ceremony Confronted with the tank of meeting mid Jan nary deadlines, uni editors spend Christmas holidays with the yearbook dummy September means back to school!!! The rain cannot dampen the spirits of the Seniors, who after a lon ' g vacation are ready to get back to work. October and an outdoor Fatima group provide the ideal atmosphere for Barbara Jefferson and Frances Marino who with the other Se ' mors spent a weekend retreat at St. Joseph's Villa, Peapack, New Jersey. 2.15 I, ' r . ' ff? 3 G 1 : , -fi- . . V 1 wsu .

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IIIHIARY Clllll True to xts fundamental lcleal of broadenmg the students horxzons m the field of llterature the Literary Club has thls year lnaugurated a new project The ambxtlous and capable members ploneered the edltxon of an eight page school newspaper successor to the publlcatlon from which lf nnherlted 1ts name The Precursor The fledg Img brochure wrxtten by our future authors also employs the talents ofthe typxsts and ar tlsts among the g1rls Besides fosterlng creatlve ablllty thlS cultural club w1th Sr Mary Im maculate as moderator explores and dlscusses the treasure house of wholesome readmg The Llterary Club Officers gather to plan pro grams for Lxterary Club meetlngs The officers are left to rxght Kathleen Dxclcs Treasurer Dorothy Chalamonslcy Presldent Clara Lee MISSIII lllllll The Mlssxon Club IS moderated by Sr Tereslta The purpose of the club IS to help mlssxonarxes by our splrltual and maternal contrlbutlons Such aid lncludes our prayers and small moruflcatxons The members of the Mlsslon Club collect pack and send to the Foreign Mlssxons necessities such as medlcal supplnes food and clothmg Smce the begmnlng of the MISSION Club the drxvxng force behlnd every prayer mortlflcatlon and act of charlty IS the motto of the club Caritas Chrlstx Urget Nos Here exammmg some souvenlrs of forexgn lands are the ofhcers of the MISSION Club Left to right Presldent Clalre Ohalek Secretary Kay Dlclcs Vlce Presldent Cell Ducey and Lucille Dunn Treasurer , . . . Y , . . . - - - - ee as - . 7 . 7 . , 2 I s I - ' 3 ' 1 ' , s a S Faga, Vxce Presxdentg Cecxlxa Ducey, Secretary. ! , . Y 7 . . ,, . ' - as . . I I . -, . , , 7 1 , .