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

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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,

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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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tene Mmm .gQ4nz'5A LF, CERCLE JEANNE D'ARC Presents Christmas Program Le Cercle Jeanne d'Arc abandoned pencils and books to wish the faculty a Joyeux Noel at an all French Christmas program, December 15, in the Rec Hall. The second year French students presented an old French legend, Le Miracle. ln keeping with most legends about Saint Nickolas, this is the story ofthe good saint,s rescue of his choir- boys from a cruel butcher. As their contribution to the program, the first year French students made Christmas cards bearing greetings in French. These they presented to each member of the faculty as well as to the students in the club. The program closed with the familiar carols, HVoici Noelf, Nouvelle Agreeablel' and Il est ne Le Devin Enfantf 14 an--Qmezicdnm La session se abre, opened the first meeting of Las Pan-Americanas de Seton Hill , Feb- ruary l3. The Club held an ol?-campus luncheon at the Modern Tea Room in honor of their teacher, Miss Joquay. Vilriting Spanish plays, singing Spanish songs, studying customs of Spanish people constitute the activities of this new-born club. Now that we Americans must be more Spanish minded during this war-time, it is the sincere hope of the members of this club that the future students will carry on the tra- ditions and activities of Las Pan-Americanas de Seton. Florence Derby, Denise O'Connor, Anne Costello, Becky Fogg, Gloria King Mary Helen Dwyer, Anna Mary Louthcr, Madeline Leonard, Shirley McMahon, Kathleen Meyers, Miss Joquay, Margaret Mellon, Rosemary Dudley