St Lukes High School - Pindarian Yearbook (Ho Ho Kus, NJ)

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TAURUS HIS year has seen a decided TransTormaTion in The publicaTion sTaTus oT Taurus. Feeling The need Tor a change, The ediTors seT ouT wiTh greaT ideals. The paper was enlarged, a picTure oT The school was blended inTo The TiTle page, more picTures and inTeresTing cuTs were inserTed and a Three-column page was characTerisTic ThroughouT. Much praise and congraTulaTions greeTed The TirsT revised ediTion. Everyone connecTed wiTh The publicaTion showed a Tine spiriT oT cooperaTion, whole-hearTed concern, and unbounded enThusiasm. This year's ediTions should serve as a precedenT and goal Tor TuTure years To come. There is much yeT ThaT may be accomplished in This Tield buT wiTh a sTrong deTerminaTion and a will To overcome obsTacles in The paTh oT progress This end may be achieved. The Senior class was well represenTed in The duTies aTTached To The publicaTion oT Taurus. Those who Took parT were: James Kosch, EdiTor-in-ChieT: Joan RalsTon and Nicholas Demedulc, AssisTanT EdiTorsg Joan Walsh and Mary Donohue, Business Man- agers: John Manz, Franlc Muscara, and Grace Alcoclq, AdverTising Managers: Mary Doyle, SubscripTion Manager: MargareT Callaghan, Joseph Kennedy, Richard Gawel, ReporTers: and BeaTrice LaPorTa, Treasurer. To Those who will carry on wiTh Taurus we wish every success They need To lceep our paper high in The liTerary Tield. JAMES KOSCH, '4O. 38

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CHILDREN 0F MARY S0lIALl'l'Y l-TE rapping oT The gavel commencing The TirsT meeTing OT The Children oT Mary Tound all The girls oT The high school eager and waiTing To begin Their year oT acTiviTies in honor oT The Blessed Virgin. Under her guidance every girl deems iT an honor To be a member oT The sodaliTy. AT This meeTing The Tollowing oTTicers Tor The coming year were chosen: Mary Donohue, President MargareT Callaghan, Vice President Eleanor Young, SecreTary, and BeaTrice l.aPorTa, Treasurer. Our meeTings, which are held on The Third Friday oT each monTh, are made very inTeresTing by The inspiring Tallcs given by The sodalisTs. These Talks on Topics oT inTeresT To The young CaTholic girl were oT such a varied and enTerTaining naTure ThaT every- body eagerly awaiTed The meeTings To hear The well prepared and inTeresTing speeches oT our Truly giTTed oraTors. A Tridium in honor oT Blessed Virgin Mary was conducTed previous To The TeasT oT The lmmaculaTe ConcepTion by Reverend John DougherTy oT The lmrnaculaTe Con- cepTion Seminary. l-Tis beauTiTul and insTrucTive discourses on The liTe and virTues of Our Lady were enjoyed by all who heard Them. To all The SisTers, our TaiThTul and gracious guides, who have labored unceasingly Tor The inculcaTion ol: ChrisTian virTues and high ideals in Their charges, we, The sodalisTs Teel greaTly indebTed and render To Them our deepesT graTiTude and aTTecTion. MARY DONOI-TUE, '4O. 37

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SENIUR CLASS PLAY VERY lively and humorous produclion, Skidding, was selecled by The class ol '40 lor ils annual play. This lhree-acl comedy presenled al Sl. l.ulce's Audiforium on Friday, lvlay I7, was allended by a large and apprecialive audience. Because ol ils kindly sense ol humor and ils versalile appeal il was a complele success. The play was a splendid piclure ol American home lile and deall wilh lhe domeslic problems, malrimonial dillicullies and polilical ambilions ol The famous Hardy lamily. ll combined wholesome lun wilh lhe more serious aspecls ol life and conlained a praclical moral lesson which appealed lo old and young. The smoolh and almosl perlecl performance of lhese aclors was due in no small measure lo lhe splendid coaching ol Mr. Waller Wines, who is no slranger lo a Sl. Lulce's audience. For lhe pasl live years in our high school he has direcled such brillianl produclions as: Wilhoul Arislocracy, Lel No Man, The Sunpalh, and Almosl Eighleen. ln presenling Slcidding, lhe Seniors feel lhey have lcepl high lhe slandard ol Lucan performance and il is lherelore wilh a feeling ol salislaclion lhal lhey ring down lhe curlain on anolher year ol dramalics. The casl consisled ol: John Manz, Frank Muscara, James Kosch, Richard Gawel, David Connor, Joan Ralslon, Mary Donahue, Grace Alcoclc, Mary Doyle, and Lucille Wagenholler. DAVID CONNOR, '4O. 39