St Marys Seminary - Torch Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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.!!' Ulf' 'qu-Q Row One: G. Shinskey, N. Runfola, A. Salley, M. O'Brien, M. I.. Quinlivan, J. Murphy. Row Two: P Lips, K. Bevilacqua, J. Mathias, I.. Koessler, J. Lehner, J. Sniatecki, P. McKnight, M. J. Elliott, G Gorham. Row Three: S. Fitzgibbons, M. Hogenkamp, M. E. Murphy, P. Macmanus, L. Miller, C. Low J. Marquis, M. Schindler, L. Leone. Row Four: P. Kirschhofer, B. Staby, K. Kinsella, K. Stevens, M McNamara, P. O'Day, P. Irwin. Library Club President Jackie Lehner Vice-President Laurie Koessler Secretary-treasurer Judy Sniatecki The Library Assistant Association has made its appearance for the first time at St. Mary's Seminary. The club is open to Seniors and Juniors who render valuable aid to the Librarian, by taking care of basic routines such as charging books in and out of the library, keeping the bookshelves in order, and by seeing to it that books are returned on time and kept in circulation. The club has also proved of value to the student librarian herself. To her come many students seeking advice in the use of the library and books suitable for the tastes of many. Regular meetings ofthe club present opportunities to discuss new and better ways of making the library tools more efficient for the students. The re- sponsibility entailed in the faithful discharge of her position are noteworthy ad- vantages in character training and self-reliance. y

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Sealed: G. Shinskey, S. Hecht, M. McNamara, M. Hammond, S. Fitzgibbons. Standing: T. Ferrie, J. Buscaglia, M. B. Lehner, D. MCGourty, M. Rutecki, M. E. Murphy, D. Mattar, C. O'Brien, R. Murphy. Debate Club The newly-formed Debate Club was very active this year, under the direction of Sister Francis Xavier. Members of all four classes demonstrated their oratorical abil- ity and argumentative skill in a series of competitions in which they expounded the proposition- Resolved: that membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment should be illegal. The resolution is particularly timely since there has been a great deal of disputa- tion, lately, concerning it. The debaters gained an understanding of this contro- versial topic of Unions and the Right-to-Work laws that will better enable them to understand current events. An enormous amount of research was done on the topic, and everyone had a won- derful time poring through innumerable pertinent books, magazines and leaflets. By debates with other schools, as well as in intramural contests, the members of the Debate Club gained invaluable public-speaking experience and found that debating is interesting and fun. page fifty-one

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Row One: M. T. Bellissimo, D. Mattar, B. Leone, M. E. Murphy, M. Barrett, A. J. Murray, R. Murphy, C. O'Brien. Row Two: J. Miano, M. Joseph, L. Koessler, M. McDonnell, A. Stephens, M. Rutecki, M. S. Maddin, P. Clement, G. Shinskey, M. Hogenkamp, N. Runfola. Row Three: Scherer, K. Brod- erick, M. O'Brien, S. Ashton, I. Sniatecki, D. Suor, F. Georger, A. Frey, E. Dunning. Row Four: K. Quinlivan, S. Shirley, J. Crowell, B. Scott, W. Wertman, M. McNamara, M. L. Quinlivan, S. Fitz- gibbons, J. Honneger. Music Club President Mary Ellen Murphy Secretary-treasurer Maureen Barrett Student Editor Ann Jean Murray The Buffalo Chapter of the National Catholic Music Educators Association was formed five years ago, and Saint Mary's Seminary has been an active supporter from the start. We are proud of the fact that Sister Mary Grace, our school moder- ator, was one ofthe founders ofthe Buffalo Chapter and has done much to advance music appreciation in our Buffalo schools. The purpose of the club is to stimulate, among the members, an interest in good music of varied types, and to foster an eager appreciation of all musical forms- instrumental, dance and voice. Our Music Club members were very busy this year singing High Mass at the Old Cathedral and Veterans Hospital, and working hard to earn merits for musical accomplishments, in order to gain awards at the end of the year. page fifty-three