St Marys High School - Ave Maria Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ)

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T603 Seton Forensic League CAROL TORIO gives her prepared speech in the Oratorical Declamation Debates. KATHLEEN GAVIN presents her poem, during the Poetry Reading Festival. if The Seton Forensic League, was organized in the name of Mother Seton, the foundress of the American Sisters of Charity. On October 25, 1955 St. Marys played host to about sixteen schools, who took part in the Oratorical Declamation Contest. One student from each school was represented and Carol Torio was Saint Marys representative. Dianne Digman, from St. Peters New Brunswick won first place. Kathleen Gavin and David Kinnear also represented Saint Marys in the Poetry Reading Festival and the Forum for the Seton League. This league offers to all students participating the knowledge in public speaking. That certainly has induring value. PRESENTING the different school's of the Sister's of Charity, who have participated in the Mother Seton League.

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wp Y' d y 'N hh X I' I -T 7 I 3 1- , 7- Lett to right: Barbara Ives, Judith Siedler, Sheila Gallagher, Karen Lombardi, Ann blazaitis, Kath- leen Quinlan, Patricia Daly, Patritia Ryan, Letty Mahon, Patriria Burke, Rosemary Bostel, Beth Brogan, Patricia Singler, Clarela lnsolaco, Mary Santo, Linda Sehxvanemann, Louis Cuenan, Barbara Bartish, Marianne Guarriello. Second row: Sill Caputo, Betty Dooley, Bernadette Fox, Patricia Hoffman, Lucille Blaise, Evelyn Bosck, Margie Grycock, Arlene Buckalo, Carol lloxve, Pauline Rotunno, Nancy Dillon, Margaret Bernhard, Mary Ann Danze, Carole Garthwaite, Mary Ann C Y A Pukavick, Barbara Brindley. Rita Clariu. Third row: joan Murphy, Mary Ann Pfeifauf, Patricia Sul- Q 0 o livan. Marilyn Edwards, Sharon Munley, Barbara Paryna, Irene Gasiar, Veronica Moizydlowslti, Bridget Forlter, Anne febas, Gloria Bartus, Patricia March, Mary Ann Cassidy, Marilyn Murphy, Ann Doherty, Marie DiDia, Mary Jayne Dowd, Rita Laselc. Fourth row: Mary Gallagher, Betsy Dohoney, Nancy Preston, Phil O'Neill, Ray Lxvoxvski, Leonard Zazick, Joe Bielsksi, Robert Quinn, liddie Davis, Pete Caruso, ,lane Miller, Fileen Heffernan, Lorraine Rokosz, Carolyn Barth. Fifth row: John O'Neill, joseph Loch, yloe Murphy, Thomas Doyle, ,loan Ann Battorf, Marjorie Mandhardt, Arlene Reeves, Barbara Paulikas. REV. FATHER MCKENNA leads the youth in prayer ot o Holy Hour ot St Mory's. speaks to the youth of Union County. REV. FATHER BERNIER, notional director of the C.Y.A., i591

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1 the natne of n Sisters of host to about Deelaination resented and nne Digman, ee. Kathleen Marys in the 'eton league. e knowledge value. Sister's of Seton A fails -,J ROBERT BAKER and Eugene O'Brien discuss their triumph in the Eastern Catholic Debate Tournament. Debating Club THE DISTAFF SIDE of our debat- ing club prepares for the Mother Mary John Tournament. Seated: Patricia Kay, Barbara Curran, Mary Marken, Patricia Nesbit, Stand- ing: Rosary Cannons, and Arlene Wttlsh. Watlsli, 9940-' OUR DEBATORS discuss the topic resolved Forensic League. Seated Donald XX'alsh. Robert Halter, Rudolph Cienne. Standing: Terry lidwards, Thaddeus Dat . and Patrick Stivalc. Ably directed by Sister Iilizabeth Miriai club has taken part in the Eastern Catholie ment, the Seton Forensic League, the Mo Totitnainent, and the New jersey State lftigene O'l5rien and Robert Baker won the Debate Tournament and will travel to Pittsbt in the national finals. The debators of Saint IN are carrying on a tradition which we hold in al Out tradition is that of winning.