St Joseph Academy - Seton Light Yearbook (Greensburg, PA)

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,I- Y' 1'-2 10 ance! Momenfd I giv s ring the school year are manifestations of the progress ma J' p tment. 'lhe 4 e rtment is to give its students thorough technical, in- tellect artistic training. During the year opportunites are afforded X dent to gain individual recognition in various phases of musical accomp ents Twice a year the students of piano and organ appear in public re The Glee Club under the direction of Sister Ann Regina gives its initial pro- gram each year in conjunction with St. Vincent Prep Glee Club at Christmas time. The climax of the year's work in music is the production of an operetta. This offers all the students equal opportunity to join in the musical activities. This year The Waltz Dream by Oscar Straus was produced by the combined voices of St. Vincent Prep and Seton Hill. Besides the Glee Club which is composed of those most talented in singing, there is the voice class, a group who receive special training in voice placement. These selective songsters add to the piano recitals by singing several of their songs. The Finale of song comes in -lune when the entire student body sings the choruses on Commencement Day. ,D 7 , I 'A ,Q -'X . , 377 , A t X ' , I' 5 a - mum -I rv mood at Seton. The Glee Club programs, piano and X. 3 J , . A , 1 qllil. 1-1 - 6 l ' f ' v . , a ' u . f U c. , i C ' ,- s. i AFTER TH li CA N'l'.-KTA fi ,,1f'1 lf? W trr r TJ aggifewlw 1 'Kidd 0-N VOICE CLASS ' Dorothy Keenan, Gloria King, WN5 Anne Daniels, Ellen Frances Rodgers, Anne Bennis, Alice Marie Skirpanx-Iezinne Weller, Minnie Mannarino

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Each Sunday we go forth to inslruct Mary Devereux VVeld, Anne Daniels, Margaret Ludrofsky, Helen Garred Each Sunday we listen to The Catholic Hour Janet Gregoriusk Gertrude Miller, Corinne Norwich, Mary Ann Conlon gaihohk' qqcfion . . . 'KTO Jesus through Maryl' is the motto of the Rosa Mystica Sodality which fosters special devotions to Our Lady. Honoring her on Feast Days, the sodality decorates her altar with flowers. Flowers of a spiritual kind in the form of a Rosary of prayer they offer to her every day. Once a month the beautiful prayers of the Office are recited in unison. Packing baskets for the poor at Christmas time, and sponsoring the annual Valentine Dance make up the social activities. True Catholic crusaders are the loyal Sunday School teachers who bring the divine truths of Our Faith to little children who otherwise would be deprived of any knowledge of religion. Sacrificing precious hours of sleep, the girls rise early to set out for the near-by mining towns where they change their status from pupil to teacher. Of all activities of the C.S.M C. which include drives for stamps and campaigns for Catholic literature, the teaching of Sunday School exempli- fies best the real purpose of the C.S.M.C. that is, to help bring the word of God to people far away from the advantages of Catholic training. Long a favorite with all is the star speaker of the Catholic Hour, Monsignor Fulton Sheen. His weekly talks strengthen our Faith and form in us bulwarks of Catholic ideals against the propaganda of liberalism and atheism which per- vade the world today.

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W -,vv ,N Vik, Q 1 :NIL , x,..,.Lfx,X v i ,V 'V ' -x 'V x e fin! fun in otenjica Resolved, that every able-bodied male citizen have one full year of military training before attaining the present draft agen, and so the debate season for the year began with St. Vincent Prep. From there ambitious plans were formulated by Miss O'Brien, our coach, who helped us place Seton's debaters with the 'largumentativeu immortals. Our courageous pioneer debating teams soon met the various schools ofVVest- moreland County belonging to the league known once as the i'Little Six , but now as the Big Eight. Upholding the affirmative side were Alice Nlarie Skir- pan and Ellen Francis Rodgers, Mary Ellen Curran and Mazli Deibler. Anna Marie Chirico, Annabelle Turney, Margaret Ludrofsky and Patsy Highberger debated for the negative side of the question. Excitement reached its highest peak during the debate tournament held here, at St. Vincents, and Greensburg High School. Although we did not always win, still we remembered Father Edmund's motto, you never lose in debates. Orchids to Father Edmund and his tiring shining debating team, who won in the final State Tournament held at Bloomsburg, Pa. Besides the debating four, we had several girls who participated in the Speech Tournament Events which included dramatic, declamation, orations, extem poraneous speaking and humorous selections. Denise O'Connor gave a cutting from Schiller's Mary Queen of Scots, g Rosemary Dudley, VVe Are Americansng Florence Derby, Mazli Deibler and Anna Mary Louther were among the con- testants in the humorous events. With Patterns,' for her selection, Alice Marie Skirpan ranked second in the county in poetry reading, while Anna Marie Chirico placed third in extemporaneous speaking. 35