St Marys High School - Gael Yearbook (Manhasset, NY)

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WEARING 0 THE GREEN Scene VI Sprlng came and w1th her own speclal green came the green of St Patrlcks Day MISSIOH Day m1d terms and reports flew by J umor and sen1or proms turned a few of our faces green w1th envy but no ser1ous cases were reported We could hardly beheve It but next year someone else would be the stumblmg un known freshmen Ves we were growmg up ACT II GLORIOUS FEELING Scene I Sophomore year found us w1th tanned faces a new d1gn1ty 1n our strlde and an armful of thlck new texts and tldy notebooks As true sophomores we made our presence known to the whole student body and un fortunately to the faculty To add to our newly won stature the umform was off1 c1ally changed to a colleg1ate blue and gray No longer were we at the beck and call of those sophs To celebrate our new standmg we made October 31 the brxghtest mght of the year at the annual Halloween square dance WHAT S NEXT Scene II The year got off to a roll1ck1ng start when John Cueto shaved h1s head for that Yul Brynner effect To further sohdlfy our class pos1t1on as school clowns Walt CaSS1dy and B111 Ph1ll1ps managed to mduce half the school and part of the faculty to approve the purchase of army surplus Jeeps for S35 each Although the deal dldn t go through lt pro v1ded a topic of conversat1on for weeks Paul McDermott was shocked one flne morn1ng when he opened h1s locker and found 1ns1de a freshman Kevin Barry How Tom Vltaghone J1m Magulre and Bob Car bone managed to put hlm there IS st1ll a mystery 9 INFORMATION PLEASE Scene III Try as we m1ght we couldnt get away from the fact that sophomore year meant sophomore subjects One of our clearest mem or1es IS that of Slster Stella MHPICS World Hlstory Classes better known as two out of ten H11dy Becker brought fame to the class of 59 by w1nn1ng the hxstory essay con test sponsored by Everyweek NOT A DROP TO DRINK Scene IV Sophomore year holds other memorles of a few well worn shoe strmgs for 1nstance And there are other remembrances of geo metry class In those 1mmortal words Wat er water everywhere but IN THE CLASSROOM Scene V Of course our class was a very attentlve one Thls attentlon was at 1ts maxlmum ln the boys Plane Geometry class as we scrupu lously counted every therefore uttered by Brother Henry The off1c1al record stands at 156 therefores 1n a smgle 45 mlnute perlod Scene VI As we celebrated St Patrlcks Day 1n school we became aware of a change 1n one of our classmates It seems that Brendan Kelly m the sp1r1t of the day had dyed h1s ha1r and face green Needless to say thxs maneuver met w1th the enthuslastlc approval of the faculty THE OLD SOPHOMORE HUMP Scene VII French class took a new look dur1ng Slster Ephrems lllness when Mrs P1ssell and S1s ter Stella Marle took over her classes Durmg our sophomore year we lost one of our best frlends at St Mary s Slster Clem ent Marle Slster helped us 1n more ways than Lat1n II Through her we learned the beauty of sllent suffermg for Chr1st Her memory needs no speclal tr1bute for we shall always remember her 9 . . . , , 7 s , - 9 . I - 2 ' 1 ' . ' - - . . . . , ' ' ' u 9 1 19 - ' n - - , . . . 1 ' . - , . - - Y . - , as , , , ..... 1 1 1 I 1 - ' y 1 ' 1 - ' u u 9 as va - - - ' xc 73 ' - 9 . , . 1 . . . -Q 9 9 9 - 9 . - tc n ' ' 9 s . , . . . . , . - . , . . . , . s - - 7 v 9 ' ' v . .

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Gllwaa A play ACT I HI' HO' ITS OFF WE GO Scene I The curtain opened on scene one of the first act to find 232 cocky St Marys frosh ready to set the world on f1re Shortly after wards the first day to be exact we developed a severe case of stagefright Our mysterious excursions into the impenetrable darkness of biology Latin and algebra were complicated by struggles with white white saddle shoes those omnipresent berets and the art of con cealing pretzel boxes from vigilant councilors vsearing blue arm bands GETTING TO KNOW YOU Scene II After a few days we began to sense that the upperclassmen did not employ impec cable honesty in their dealings with us We finally gave up looking for the student ele vators and the swimming pool on the third floor By this time those busy act1v1ty days had also become an integral part of our Fri day schedule With never say fa1l will power we plung ed into mid year exams resulting in another great first for 59 the White Clrcle Club Distinguished members Eileen Chris and Ann deserve special recognition THE PLAYS THE THING Scene III Just about this time we woke up to the fact that St Marys has a hghter side Mrs 8 lqiatnrg m Ellnnr aria Sllloway s memorable Christmas play our first Chrlstmas assembly and our very own Winter Ball The Walls of the gym echoed to our happy applause as Betsy Kelly took the throne and t1tIe of queen LABOR OF LOVE Scene IV In addition to the splendid academic educa tion we were receiving Brother Patrick Fran CIS and Mr Loeber gave us valuable vocation al training by respectively permitting us to dlg ditches for high Jump and pick rocks from the softball field Some of our newly found muscles were used to make our frosh basket ball team champions in their league How ever victory did not come easily to our stal warts On the way to one of the games the old faithful bus broke down and the team was politely requested to get out and push for a short dlstance FROSH FOOLERY Scene V and made his Latin and algebra classes thoroughly enjoyable by means of his many Jokes and ad l1bs Our dedicated biology teacher Brother William tried desperately to infuse some knowledge of the subject 1nto our vacillatmg minds despite the frequent lighting of gas Jets water pistol fights and pingpong matches 1n the lab Sister J amesine too thought her biology class was stunmng but we Freshmen knew better How we slav ed over that natlon wide Latm test' Dance ballerina dance And dance we d1d in Mrs Gilbert s modern dance classes Many were those who lagged behmd in the per formance of those rocking horse steps O . , . 7 7 . . , , , . . . . 4 q u , - D , . , I . . I . . . , , . . . . . ! - . ' - 7 l - , - ' 7 fl 77 ' 9 - - 4. - - y, Brother Giles joined in the swing of affairs ' 7 . . ' . U . H . . I ' 66 ' lf ' 1 1 ' . . . ' ' - ' ' 1 s ' 7 ll ' ' 7, I . I ! ' - . . . ! 7 l . . . . . . . . u y ' 7 ' C ' 77 7 7 , ' 9 - 7 ' l . . , 1 h - - , sc ' uv

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JUST AROUND THE CORNER Scene VIII No xt wasnt Sprxng just around the corner but after those f1nal exams Qxncludmg our f1rst regents World Hlstoryj sophomore gear was almost over and we were lookmv forward to bemg upperclassmen At least we hoped we would be ALT III IN THE ELITE Scene I When we returned to school after another summer lt was w1th the coveted t1tle f upperclassmen junlors Complete Wlth new mantlllas we opened the year w1th the an nual retreat and took stock before enterlng the most vxtal year of all To the horror of many of the gxrls Amerx can Hlstory loomed forth on program sched ules Those favored w1th th1s add1t1on were warned of a tough year ahead Indeed xt was As a Slgh of our commg age we began to sport dr1vers lxcenses en masse and soon We heralded the appearance of Tom Foran s trlbuted to the general chaos We also man aged to mcrease our class d1gn1ty by send mg a troop of noble Journallsts to the annual course held by the Cathohc Instltute of the Press Jolly Jumors adorned St Huberta s home room w1th papler du crepe en orange et en no1r for Halloween revelry Alas tears flow ed freely as the JV cheerleaders were abol lshed EXIT BOYS Scene II Maryxtes move to new headquarters Amld the hustle and bustle amazed glrls found broken and bent lockers 1n the wake of the boys Cautlously treadlng h1therto forbldden terrltory Junlors took over the second floor on the north s1de or IS lt south? Thus a new era 1n St Mary s hlstory was begun However hopes that new labs would make the boy s chemlstry classes a bxt safer were found to be ln valn as Brother R1chard contlnued to destroy or lose everythmg 1n slght As the second annual Father Daughtex Dance approached lovely lasses mvxted 0 pleased paters to the gala affalr Needless to say a dehghtful and amusmg t1me was had by all The products of creatxve gen1us were pre sented to the student body 1n the Junlor g1rls Engl1sh assembly Talented wrlters showed great promlse as future l1terary artlsts Scene III In an attempt to draw mmds and hearts towards the serv1ce of God 1n rel1g1ous hfe Vocatlon Week offered the answers to ques t1ons long preplexmg the students A few fortunate Junlor glrls accompanled the sen1or group on the excurslon to Marywood for the professlon St1ll 1n the sp1r1tual ve1n M3fy1teS pre pared for the f1rst annual Mary Day w1th pro jects and papers honorlng Our Blessed Lady Scene IV The annual play presented Ann Warble ln a stunmng performance as Blanche She made a magn1f1cent recovery when the record player backstage jammed just as she was about to strum the harp and produce lovely mus1c Addmg to the length1ng l1st of flrsts the Class of 59 spent an unheard of sum of one hundred flfty dollars on decorat1ons for Roman Hohday the f1rst Jumor prom held 1n the boys gym The bubblmg water and ro mantle atmosphere dellghted all As the year drew to a close we embarked upon that memorable tr1p to Rye Beach whxch shall be lmmortal for R1Ck Angus successful attempt to brmg a handful of g1rls home 1n a boys bus ACT IV AT THE TOP OF THE HEAP Scene I A new boys prxnclpal Brother Cletus Rlch ard welcomed us to our sen1or year whxch had as one of 1ts pecul1ar1t1es a boys Lat1n IV class of n1ne The sen1or rmgs prov1dved us w1th our due prest1ge BACK IN THE SADDLE Scene II Semor extracurrlcular act1v1t1es soon got under way w1th the formatlon of horseback r1d1ng groups by our beloved gym teacher Mrs Mlles fcontmued on page 443 1 1 1 cc - 11 - l D ' 1 . . . . . , , . . 0 l 1 . . . . 1 , D ' W I , . . . . . , . - , . . 0 A . I - 7 - sc ' 11 an 11 - - ' ' . I ' 1 ' ' La 11 . , . . , . . V ' ' ' al - 11 Y 1 7 and Tom Madigan's 1937 charlots, which con- , , l u - lc a 7, . 1 s . . . - , . , , 1 . . , n - a I , 1 ct n T - 11 ' 1 ' 1 1 . 1 , ' ' , ' - 1 l ' . . . . . , . Y . y . . . sa - 111 - - . , . 1 - ' ' 1 , . . 4 ' 1 , .