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

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Last minute chats before The meeting A scapular for every man in the armed forces ary Margaret OConnell Anne Maffimore, Larry Gerfhopher, Jack Veifch, Virginia Shiarella, Rita Monfell, Patty Belcher, Georgia Sfafhis len Roberlshaw Marnlynn Meyer, Bud Brunevr. With Christ for our Leader, Catholic Action plays the leading role on the stage of our everyday lives. Catholic Action has a unique organization and purpose, for the lay apostolate is a vital organism of the Church. Thus Setonites have pro- moted the former Discussion Club, by popular vote, to a Catholic Action Group. In collaboration with St. Vincent Prep the academy met every Sunday under the direction of Father Austin and Father Christian, to discuss the Pope,s Peace Plan in furthering the Christian ideal for the post-War world. Other vital topics to the youth of today were discussed-Juvenile Delinquency and The Chrirtian Family, etc. The moderator of the academy group is Sister M. Naomi while the oH:1cers are Alice Marie Skirpan, presidentg Mary Ellen Curran, vice-presidentg Mary Margaret O,Connell, co-chairmang Delphine Force, secretary. The social highlight of the year -for the Catholic Actioners of the Seton and St. Vincent Groups was the picnic, held on Ascension Thursday in the woods at Maryglen. Another phase of Catholic Action deserving of recognition is the voluntary co- operation of the girls in wrapping scapulars, so that it will be possible for our men in the armed forces everywhere in the world to wear the special badge of Our Lady. The Rosa Mystica Sodality recited the Oflice of the Blessed Virgin Mary monthly and also the Rosary for Service Men and for the intention of Peace,'.

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sa.,-J These light the way for all Setonites N. F. L. PLACQUE There is no room for sentimentality in public speaking, but when the shiny silver placque was hung on the wall, the eyes of the four pioneer debaters of the N. F. L. lit up with joy and pride. To these girls we owe a debt -forensically speaking, because through their efforts we were able to reach a place of honor in the debating field. These girls all hold the Degree of Diftinction in the National Forensic League: Alice Marie Skirpan, Ellen Frances Rodgers, Anne Daniels, Mary Ellen Curran. Congratulations girls! NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY These lucky girls have been elected by the faculty to the National Honor Society, an organi- zation for honor students in high school. To be eligible, a student must rank in the upper third of her class and must be outstanding in character, fcholarfhip, Zeaderrhip, and rervice. Mary Miller, Ellen Frances Rodgers, Kay Watson, Adalene Lancaster, Anne Daniels, and Mary Ellen Curran were elected into the Seton Hill chapter of this National Honor Society. QUILL AND SCROLL Whether or not one displays the added touch of Editor or Business Manager to her quill and scroll pin, it is with pride that one may wear the pin of this nationwide journalistic society for high school students. These girls have earned these rewards by working on the staff of school publica- tions or by attaining achievement-in journalistic work. ' Anne Bennis, Ellen F. Rodgers, Ann Daniels, Mary E. Curran, Jeanne Weller and Joy Silvis Cnot in picturel.

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Joy Silvis, Ann Daniels. Minnie Mannarino Speaking of With a few ideas and a lot of hope we set out on a long journey to Hnd', our Seton Light. With lofty dreams, we began creating a book with a cover like Tech's Thistle', and the contents The Dome of Notre Dame. To our pre-war dreamers, money was no object-but it soon became a problem. After a briefvvisit with Mr. Young and his files on facts and Hgures, we realized that books aren't built on dreams alone. All too willingly we placed our financial problems into the hands of our business staff, and before long the cam- paign for Seton's Sweetheartv was well under- way. Each patron a votev-each vote, a step nearer to the goal. Relying on lVlildred's power of persuasion and lVlinnie's ability to get ads, the literary staff settled down to work, only to realize that there is more to a book than its cover. First came the udummyi' with its numerous pages of geometric designs, strange artistic figures and short clipped notes Cwritten and translated by Sister Ioannaj. Pictures were planned, columns were measured, and the udummyi' became the nucleus of our yearbook. The Stal Dummies . . . BOOSTERS Relying on class competition, our business staff conducted a campaign to find a Seton Sweetheart. Mary Louise Rudiselle was the freshmen choice and Marie Pantelone was the candidate for the sophomores. The juniors elected Connie and the seniors, Margie. Pictures and posters decked the halls and ballots filled the voting boxes. Marty, Twila and Mickey were three diligent workers who did more than their share in crowning Marie Seton,s Sweetheartv. SETON'S BOOSTERS C Th ' W' d, Sh' I Athi nbaum, Mary Jane . Roberfshaw mglybeti? 'l?r!slFher,leic1ildlkey Olkiynnell, lviildred Straka, Marlorle Welsh Bernice Reilley, Jeannette Howell.