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

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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

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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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' r fwfr .fff JW ff - -f . if f - JAM f j I 'J Lauiipe Cassidy, Jenny Tripodi, Bebe Spero, Denise O'Connor, Annabell Turney Y MM X fd 4 1 I. , I f V . ', ,,, Z 5 meetj zz' .Qian kann,-,A I e tr at n the Catholic School Press Association held its eastern reginal K' ton Hill Saturday, December 6. The conference opened with ebrated by His Excellency Bishop Boyle of Pittsburgh, who in ss u ed that Catholic schools and colleges turn out men and women a y understood the Faith and love of Truth, but who are able to ex- tl convictions ln a convincing manner. ates numbering about 700 represented high schools and colleges from 1 1 X , j ,, rj , Y 1' , , 1' , X H l'l 1 Ml - C X p Y ll!-V 1- T I 5 'il ThQ ,ar in the various phases of journalistic wiiting experienced a ' ., e ' ' ilil on . -1 - , ' ' , 0 l' . bit - 4 ' K A X ' n - i ' A ' P I ' ai: ' v New ork, New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. The general theme of the C.S.P.A. conference was The Catholic journalist and the Liturgy. Richard Reid, editor of Catholic News spoke on the Press and Catholic VVay of Life. Burke VValsh, assistant director of the Na- tional Catholic Wlelfare Conference News Service gave a vivid picture of the situations confronting the Catholic Press throughout the world. The concluding talk of the general session was given by Francis O. Malley, a member ofthe faculty of the Department of English at Notre Dame University. Among our local speakers was Father Edmund O.S.B. from Saint Vincent Prep who conducted a very interesting round table discussion on the high school annual Various panel discussions were headed by prominent members of the Catholic Literary world, such as Clifford M. Lewis, Penn State College, and Miss Ellen Geyer, Pitt University. The conference closed at tive o'clock with Benediction of the Most Holy Sacrament in the College Chapel. 36 .I-I,