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

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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

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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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lllllll llllll uv mu mum GllAlllllRN N PEN E 'IVY' Joan the Navy and see the world well at least a good portlon of t sand Lt G W Swanson at the Navy Day Assembly Added inducements held out by the Navy are educational advantages and rapid advancement Richard Bishop Doylene Brown Joan Kapllnsku and David Cash were part ot the assembly Chief R G Decker U S N told of hxs expernences wuth the Navy durlng World War ll I'QVtQW O ClQI'LC8 54 A complete summary of all assemblnes appears an the MARlNER A great many of our actuvnty perlods durnng thus parting year were tllled wnth educatnonal, enlnghtennng performances But the one exhlbnt that most ot us wall remember longest as GM Prevlew of Progress Through the roar of model let englnes and the glow of eerne llghts we heard and saw man's latest progress ln the tlelds of chemastry and physacs Wnllnam Shearer and Jack Sherwood seem to fund the Ilttle GM gadget entertannzng Engnneers Art Hnllns and Bull Cobb presented the G M accomplush ments