St Marys Academy - Madonna Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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'2 Como Se Dice . . ? Proves to Be a Popular Phrase Rumbo al Sur was the motto as well as the name ot the Spanish Club this year, for southward lie the Spanish-American coun- tries which were favorite topics of discussion. The purpose ot the club is to extend the knowl- edge gained in class, and to arrive at a better understanding ot Spanish-speaking peoples. Meetings were conducted entirely in Span- ish, from Buenos dias to l-lasta manana. The bimonthly meetings included movies in Spanish and English, talks by Spanish-Ameri- can girls, reports, records and guest speakers. Activities during the year included spon- sorship ot a Mardi Gras booth and attendance at programs given by the Saint Mary's College Spanish Club. lit Spanish Club officers tstandingl, Susan Patitucci, treasurer, Sheila Danehy, vice president, Margaret Quilty, secretaryg lseatedj Mrs. Charles Poinsatte, sponsor, and Charlotte Voorde, president, practice pronunciation with records at a weekly meeting. Preparing to show a Spanish movie, Margaret Hazinski, Kathy Jones and Mary Alice Evangelista attempt to figure out the complicated proiector. I07

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Modemoiselles Investigate Customs of Their Adopted Land If a stranger were to attend a meeting of Le Cercle Francais, she would, for a while, be transported to the boulevards of Paris or, perhaps, even to a corner of the Sorbonne. These lively meetings, conducted in French, brought to life the France of the textbooks. Both the reading of French newspapers and the sing- French Club officers, Marie Pauwels, Carol Ellithorn, sponsor, Miss Coleman, and Dorothy Straub, exchange ideas for coming meetings. ing of French songs aided the members in learning a little of the French styles and customs. ln addition, members met for teas, movies and informal get-togethersf' A spring style show fea- tured the fashions of Paris described in French by the students Anne Weatherhead prompts, while Kendall Kleis and Emily Fabrycki rehearse a scene from Rosalie, a play given by the second-year French class.

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I Future Nurses' Club officers, Margaret Hazinski, Anne Weatherhead, Rita Martin and Kathy Jones, decide on speakers for future meetings. Prospective Nurses Learn From Professionals Those students whose dreams will materialize with the acquisition of the white cap familiarized them- selves, during the i958-1959 sessions of the Future Nurses' Club, with a great variety of duties relating to their chosen profession. Guest speakers included a laboratory technician and a U. S. Army Nurse, each of whom awakened interest in her respective field. To supplement the vocational lectures and to as- sist the busy doctors of the Polio Clinic of Northern indiana Children's Hospital, the girls cleaned syr- inges for the distribution of the Salk vaccine, The club attended a friendly open-house at the Saint Joseph Nursing School and toured the newly constructed wing of Saint Joseph Hospital, thereby gaining a closer knowledge of nursing activities and home life. To conclude a full and satisfying season all girls who had been members for two or more years re- ceived the pins they so long desired. A special committee of the Future Nurses' Club, designated to report a visit to St. .loseph's Hospital, select the topics. Sharon Nawrocki, Mary Ann Cilella, Antoinette Waruszewski, Cathy Parish, Carol Ellithorn, Sheila Hannan, Michele Patitucci, and Kathy Jones lseatedl. l08