St Nicholas of Tolentine High School - Tolentia Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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SENTUR CLASS HTSTURY ITH a gentle wind filling our sails, we once more left the harbor of junior Year and set out on the sea of Knowledge. This was to be our fourth voyage under the banner of Tolentine High and our destination was the long awaited one of graduation. Scarcely had we left the shore, however, when our Captain issued orders for our Girls to take a separate deck. What a shock for our Senior Boys! For the first time in eleven years they faced the ravages of study sans the passive pulchri- tude of their feminine classmates. They say that they have enjoyed every day of masculine seclusion. But we have our doubts! . They found themselves under the guidance Jf Mr. Welch for English and Religion, where their minds were enriched with a tremendous amount of erudite material con- cerning God and literature. Upon leaving the Senior room, they pounded the deck eager to explore the intricate maze of Physics as explained by Miss McGuire. They completed their log each day at sea by a visit in the cabin of American History, presided over by Sr. Germaine. Many a happy hour was spent tracing the activities of their country's heroes. But all the while, the Senior Girls sat not pining. They set a difficult race for our Separated Brethen -especially in Physics, when they found Sr. Wilhelmina substi- tuting other male attractions in the rival forms of Newton, Pascal, and Romer. What Senior lads ever had so much to offer! Soon however, three bells sounded and off they were to American History where Sr. Germaine was ready to further distract them ffrom the grief of separationj by presenting Horrida Bella Cas the Vergil students would sayj and our nation's progress in the realm of time. However, we were shocked A .IM-'W

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one day to learn that Sr. Germaine had gone ashore on a three-month furlough, and Mr. Welch had taken the helm of History in her absence. Soon, however, she was con- voyed back to the big ship Tolentine and we contihued on our voyage. Not far away we found an isle called English and here Sr. Claudia, our guide on previous trips, took us under her protection. The land was a maze of book reports and grammatical con- structions, but not until we had explored each path did we return to our ship. We cast another anchor in the peaceful port of Religion and Sr. Anita stepped forward to take charge. Here we gathered strength and courage to continue our sail. One more stop was made at the ancient city of Troy. Some of our passengers refused to go ashore, but those who did were amply rewarded when Sr. Hildegarde introduced us to Virgil. With him we followed Aeneas from Troy to Carthage and then to Rome. Returning to the ship we weighed anchor and set our course towards graduation. As our destination comes into view we turn to thank Sr. Lawrence Marie and the Sisters and Teachers who, for four years, have so faithfully directed our course. And now we step ashore, never again to sail under the banner of Tolentine High, but always to keep it Hying in our hearts. PATRICIA GILMARTIN WILLIAM DUNN