St Marys High School - Gael Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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PROGRAM Clair De Lune - - - - Debussy Etude De Concert - - Liszt Warurn ---- Schumann Valse Op. 64, No. 2 - - - - Chopin Prelude and Fuque No. XXI - - Bach St Cecilia Chorus - - Marie D. LaCour St. Mary's Ensemble La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin - - Debussy Concerto No. V - - - - Beethoven CHOIR Miss Miriam Clapp, daughter of Mrs. Anna Clapp, 2016 Noble Street, apeared on March 10, in a slendidly presented piano recital at St. Mary'-s School Auditorium, sponsored by the Department of Music of the school. Miss Clapp was assisted by Miss Mary Catherine Davied in a two-piano number, which Won wide applause for the two talented young women. Miss Clapp's entire recital was presented with perfect technique and an ability which was enthusiastically received by the music lovers in attendance. Second Piano fe Mary C. Davied MIRIAM CLAPP

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SODALITIY OFFICERS IA-NIE FUNK. PFeSideI1T BERNARD WULLE, President LUCILLE WENTE, Vice1President JOHN MELCHER, Vice-President FLORENCE ECKSTEIN, Secretary GEORGE BLOSSOM, Treasurer HENRIETTA KOESTER, GenerallChairman The Children of Mary and Holy Name Sodallties, combined under the title of Stu- dent's Spiritual Council, held elections on September 18. The Executive Board which de- cided the activities and proiects of the year is as follows: Our Lady's Committee - - - Wilma Oleksy, Chairman Eucharistic Committee - - Ioseph Lanane, Chairman Literary Committee - - Mildred Shaffer, Chairman Publicity Committee' - - Mary Margaret Roche, Chairman Mission Committee - - Dorothy Ripberger, Chairman Social Committee - - - Marcheline Butler, Chairman Assistants to the Executive Board are Francis Ratchford, juniorg Eileen Wente, soph- omore: William Sefton, freshman. At the September meeting, Mary Katherine Davied, retiring president of the Sodal- ity, presided and installed the new officers. It was decided at this meeting to in- crease the number of subscriptions to the Oueen's Work, the Sodality organ, to twenty- five copies. Other magazines subscribed to were the Catholic World, the Catholic BOY, America, the Catholic Readers' Digest, the Messenger of the Sacred Heart, and the Young Catholic Messenger. Prayer for the Holy Souls was the aim for November. Banks were placed in. the classrooms and offerings for Masses were made for the Holy Souls. A project to stim- ulate interest in the lives of the saints was made a part of the daily program of the religion classes and ended the last week of November 'ln a contest. Virginia Herring and Iol-in Kiely, freshmen, won. They were each given a year's subscription to the Queens Work. A business meeting was held in December to discuss plans for raising funds for a Sodality donation for the Christ the King statue to be erected in Washington, D. C. On the Friday before Christmas the Sodalists presented a Play and awarded prizes for per- fect attendance on Sodality Sunday. The pledge to the Legion of Decency was re- newed. The contributions in food and toys rGQ11ired as an entrance fee at this meet- ing were sufficient to fill ten baskets. In Ianuary plans for the second semester were formulated. Ianuary and February were devoted to an intensive study of Communism. The Sodality .purchased a hundred pamphlets on the subject from the Paulist Press to prepare the sodalists for a rapid-fire contest cn this .present day menace. The freshmen presented a skit composed by Wil- liam Sefton on that theme. Father Crowley. O. M. startled the students into the reali- zation that Communism is upon us by his factual exposition of its deadly grip upon Our nation. Special attention was given to character building through the use of the Daily Six during Lent. Patricia Donovan directed the activity by placing a character tower POSW1' in each room and by checking up weekly on the progress made weekly by the sodalists. Stress was placed particularly on prompt attendance at daily Mass and frequent re- ception of Holy Communion and the response was gratifying to the officers. The chief feature of the Vocation meeting was the playlet COmP0S9d Und di' rected by Doris Renner. During the last week of April the Sodalists nominated their officers forthe cominq year..The year's activities culminated in several May projects, the last of which WGS the impressive May procession and the coronation of Our Lady by lanie Funk.

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CLUBS LE CEBCLE FRANCAIS The members of the first year French class organized a French Club, Le Cercle Francais at the beginning of the second semester. The following officers were elected: president, Ieanne Steinbrickerp vice-president, John Welsh: secretary, Mary Ellen Zirklebach. 'l'he purpose of the club is to stimulate greater interest in the French language and French people and to give the students an opportunity to acquire some conversational aiblity. As a means to this end, they devote the semi-monthly meetings to the singing of French songs, the working of cross-word puzzles. and the playing oi French games. Talks on French lite and culture and the dramatizotion ot original :skits are included in the year's program. Letters, too, received from French bovs and girls are read and discussed so that les'eleves will be in close touch with modem French lite. M. E. Z. SOC!!-:TAS LATIHA Following the custom of the Sophomore Class, we orfjanizec. a Latin Club this year with Michael Weiss and Clarice Dunn as consulsg betty Haynes, aedileg Eileen Wente, scriptorg Jeanne Dannacher, praetory George Donovan, quaestorg Roberta Bender, censor: Charles Libler, custos, Anna Karpinski and Pauline Blossom, praeoones. At the first meeting plans were made to conduct interesting Programs consisting oi Latin songs, oral reports on Roman lite and customs, cross-word puzzles, and Latin playlets. An activity enthusiastically endorsed was the Burial of Caesar planned IO! the last week ot school. A song added to our repertoire this year is Ouis Timet Lupum Magnum, Lupum Ma1um . THE SOPHOMORE STAMP CLUB Twelve stamp fanatics meet every week to discuss the latest stamp '-Jossip. They are Mary lean Blotkamp, Rita Broderick, lean Dannadier, Betty Haynes, Anna Karpen- ski, Charles Libler, George Donovan, Florence McMahon, Eileen Wente, Paul Se- graves, Raymond Sokol, and Katherine Melcher. The ticket of admission to the sessions is the display ot live stamps. When the collection is sorted into the classes oi foreign. pre-cancelled, comems, and ordinary three- and one-cent stamps, they are Sent to col- lectors for the benefit oi the missionary work in foreign lands. 'HIBLINENCLUB The Linen Club is apostolic in its oltieciiveg that is, the members meet for the principal purpose of making altar linens for mission churches. The members deV0ted to this work are Katherine Blossom, Millio Potor, Marjorie Valentine, and Catherine Zirklebach. MUSIC CLUB The Iuniors ol the Music Department have oragnized a, club this year which iS honored by the name ol St. Cecilia, the patroness oi music. Each week two members relate the lite oi one of the Masters and another member plays a number by that C0111- poser. Another interesting feature ot the club meetings is the Dalcroze Rhythmicsn. the members ol the club are: Iames Dunham, D. I. Benetiel, lack: Bradley, Margaret Bradley, Ioan Baumer, Caroline Manghelli, Ioan Burggrat, Mary lvl. Beneiiel, Barbara Rafferty, Ioan Kinley, Mary C. Dunham, Anne Birely, Lois Oster, Ruth A. Jacobs. Catherine Chamberlin, Mary G. McNamarah, Ioan Norton, Betty Brownfield, Mary A- Burke, Catherine McGirty.