St Nicholas Academy - Vistas Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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-- mfagMs4.gs.1z.,4, REAR-Carolyn Lewczyk, Naomi Williams, JoAnn Schieder, Suzanne Hartke, Angeline Brisonet, Barbara Carey, Diane Francis. FRONT-Patricia Doherty, Caroline Samrany, Katherine McDonald, Patricia McDonough, Lucy McCaFferty, Dorothy Stein. delegateg Corine Bainbridge and Barbara Carey were appointed librarians of the Freshman Class. Regret will never enter our minds, for we know we have chosen wisely and well. ' At the commencement of the basketball season, the Freshies took an active part. With Claire Szarpa, Captain, and Corine Bainbridge, Secretary of the Junior Varsity Team, we played our first game against the I.V.'s of Bishop Quigley High. Despite the encouragement afforded by the energetic cheering of Nancy Scheelar, we went down to dfeat, but bore our loss as good sports. Our first public appearance after initiation took place on the occasion of Monsignor McGloin's eighty-eighth birthday, November tenth. In December we were permitted to further display our vocal talent at the performances of the Christmas play presented by the beloved Seniors. The following week we held our Christmas party. Yuletide spirit was rampant in the Freshman room, displaying itself in the enthusiastic trimming of a lordly spruce and room adornment. Christmas vacation seemed good after all the excite- ment, but proved to be the calm before the storm of- mid terms. However, most of the Freshman sailors managed to Weather the gale, even though a few were left mopping the decks. i543

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adidas? an tie Quads ' 5.7.3. FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS SEATED-ldamae Petschke, President. STANDING - Barbara Carey, Secretary: Lucy McCafTeriy, Treasurer Arline Bainbridge, Vice-Presideni. When the Harbor of Education opened last fall, an inexperienced crew of twenty-eight girls embarked on the initial stages of a four-year voyage through the Straits of Knowledge under the experienced guidance of Sister M. Dionysia, Captain. We were total strangers when we boarded ship, but as time wore on, We became well-acquainted with our respective teachers and classmates. On October ll, 1950, the traditional Initiation took place, by which act We were oiiicially accepted as members of the student body of Saint Nicholas Academy. As soon as this uenjoyablen experience was behind us, We carefully elected class officers. Capable Idamae Petschke was unanimous choice for president, lovable Barbara Carey, vice-president, versatile Arline Bainbridge, secretaryg and Irelandis bit 0' heaven, Lucy McCaFferty, treasurer. Following this procedure, worthy' Suzanne Hartke was selected as Freshman representative to the Scholastic Legion of Decency meetings, courteous Carolyn Lewczyk was chosen Junior Red Cross i531

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area? an za gwfsaa 5.71,-4. REAR-Diane Wesolek, Madonna DeGroal, Arline Bainbridge, Claire Szarpa, Jeanine Hinkley, Suzanne Wild, ldamae Pelschke, Barbara Crump. FRONT-Margaret Korzelius, Nancy Scheelar, Sylvia Fleissner, Theresa Colsen, Corinne Bainbridge, Maryanne Mason. V A pre-lenten breaks came in February with the P.T.A. Penny Sale. Routine prevailed until the selection of captains to tide us over the shoals oi the Catholic Charities Drive. Diane Wesolek, Teresa Colson, Donna DeGroat and Barbara Crump spurred us on to sacrifice and contributions which startled even us. While upperclassmen were struggling with increasingly diiiicult assignments, they perked their ears up at the strange sounds seeping through the First Year keyhole. Their curiosity was appeased, however, after the Lenten Season with a super-duper Variety Show, a production that only a Freshman group could possibly present. With the successful skirting of one more reef-Iune exams- the Class of ,54 will have reached the conclusion of the first stage in its four-year trip and hopes to complete the remaining three with as much enjoyment. Sincere thanks is due to the members of the faculty for the many hours they have spent with us in patience and understanding. With these parting Word, we dock and bid each other adieu until the next lap of our journey through the Straits of Knowledge. i553