St Joseph Commercial High School - Parmentier Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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CHAPTER1 SE IORS You are the light of the world. A city .ret on a mountain cannot be hiddznf' Matt. III.-I4 The pioneer Sisters of St. Joseph who found Brooklyn an educational wilderness, innocent of modern buildings, methods and pedagogical para- phernalia could scarcely have envisioned the ten story structure which is St. 'loseph's present main building. Could they have seen into the future, their reaction could have been one of no greater wonder than was ours when four years ago as wide-eyed freshmen we entered the marble en- trance hall, stepped into a high-pressure elevator and were whisked up to our lA classrooms on the sixth floor. That first day we were like so many Alices in a strange land, bemused by the brisk, methodical, business-like unfolding of events. By dismissal time, we had caught the general idea that We stayed in the same classroom for all lessons while the teachers came to us Call except Biology Lab, Music, Library Science and lunchjg that Sister Miriam Augusta would be our grade adviser and counsellor through the four yearsg that the loca- tion ofthe administration office and the principal's office fthe sound of the latter made us slightly nervousj was on the second floor, that the date of the first holiday was October twelfth. Then before we even realized it, the Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years had breezed by, the building with its modern equipment was no longer a wonder, and algebra, geometry, Spanish and biology had become things of the past. Then one day we looked at a calendar and we were Seniors. The Senior year too, passed quickly with all its magic and feeling of superiority. The day of the Ring Blessing enrolled us in a select society- Seniordom. All too soon, the night of.,the Senior Dance arrived and was gone with all the sparkle and glitter of the best Christmas week of our lives. That night of dancing and gaiety will never be forgotten. Another highlight of the year was Senior Day, which had its parties, and the night which was marked by the Faculty Dinner. We then began to realize that all too quickly we would be leaving our beloved Alma Mater. The last days were exciting and confusing. The graduation Mass at St. Boniface Church, the tra- ditional Communion Breakfast, and the thought of Commencement itself, brought back serenity. The Senior year had a few sad notes inter- mingled with our joy, though. The term was scarcely a month old when one of our group, Gloria Alvarez, was stricken with a serious illness. The second half, Cso near graduation lj saw Ellen Motley likewise stricken. Both wonderful girls, We'll miss them at commencement. The importance attached to our being Cen- tenary graduates was stressed from September to June. The big event Cfrom our viewpointj was the pageant, The Fountain Out of the Rock, with senior Carol Coyle capturing dramatic honors for her depiction of Hetty Green, the Wall Street financier. Then, finally, came the culmination of high school, graduation night, with all its thrills of achievement and its surprises. We were arrayed in white caps and gowns walking down the aisle to receive our diplomas. Then it was all over-four happy, happy years of high school had passed.

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M argnerite Lorraine Abato MosT PRECIOUS BLOOD Mission Club 2, Tablet Representative 3, Cafeteria Squad 4. julie! Carol Ajello OUR LADY or GUADALUPE Senior President, Gregg Honor Pin 3, Order of Gregg Artists 3. Graelnafef of january, Josephine Margaret Barnao SACRED HEART AND ST. STEPHEN Mission Club l, S.S.L. l. Sonia Annette Arrajj' ST. EPHREM or-A Adele Anne Amadio OUR LADY OF ANGELS Cafeteria Squad l, Mission Club 3. Kathleen Cecilia Barnard ST. EPHREM Legion of Mary 1, Mission Club 1.