St Mary High School - Astrolabe Yearbook (Jackson, MI)

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A December 8 assembly gave Marys clnents an opportumty to express theur love and devo tlon Assisted by the h gh school gurls chour the Thes plans combmed radlo commen tation wlth tableaux to portray Marys glft of the scapulars the Muraculous Medal and mlraculous Lourdes water wlth Irene Lapmsky who plays Bernadette nn the Lourdes scene NX' Kathryn Neubecker Kneelmg at the feet of the Blessed Mother tKathryn Neu beckerl St Catherine Laboure fBarbara Elzll :discusses the condntlon of France ln l83O Here the Blessed Vlrgln fore :sed St Catherlne that the two famllles of Charlty the Sas ters and St Vlncents priests would be blessed Later Mary gave to Catherine the Mlrac ulous Medal whuch has wrought so much good un the world Holding the green scapular Marilyn Muller who alternated as the Blessed Vurgm an the tableaux offers a pledge of help to the world through nts devotuon Suster Justme Bnsqueburu another Daughter of Charuty at Parns was specually chosen to further :ts cause Thus lncldent occurred just nme years after the Mlraculous Medal had been glven 1' ll A L . .E 3 I ,L is . K 5 . . . K 53, . . 1 l - fl! told further disasters but prom- iq . . l . . . .1 ' ' . Marilyn Miller says the rosary xl ' ll III X . . I yt I . . . L 1

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Gluorcfs t Q J Hugh on the lust of any hugh school s cultural pro gram are student assem blues. These are an important contribution to training for social living for they encourage research, discover hidden talent, broaden student experience and instill confidence and assurance in those who participate. School spirit, that indefinable some- thing which makes a Celt a Celt is fostered in these programs which range from the historical and scientific to the en- tertaining and spiritual. An essential part of every assembly is music, the coordinator of all that is good in man and his accomplish- ments. 51

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Christmas plays are as old as the feast itself almost But the inspiration gained from each varies with the amount of energy put into the acting by the players ln the adoration of the new born Babe pictured above we have the final tableau of the Christmas story Kathryn Neubecker repeats the role of Mary Gerald McDevitt is St Joseph Angels are choir girls Jack Sherwood Joseph Navarre and Jerome Hamon sing We Three Kings of Orient Are. ln a series of short scenes On the Road to Bethlehem we were reminded that many lives were af- fected not only by the necessity of enrollment but by the birth of Christ at that particular time. Traveling afoot were Rosemary Schnable, Mary Ellen Rooney and Mary Ellen Morrissey who come to a halt as Maxine Hinckley re- moves a stone lodged in her san- dal. This Christmas performance came at the close of the annual high school musical recital in which private pupils choir girls orchestra mixed glee club and Thespians took part