St Patricks Academy - Patrician Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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Marian4 Meetings THE MARIAN CLUB The Marian Club, an organization to promote Catholic Action in honor of the Blessed Virgin, was instituted in the fall of 1951. The officers, elected by the student body, are chosen from the two upper classes. Counsellors represent both the Sophomore and Freshmen classes. Each of the high school grades con- stitutes a committee Seniors-Mission Committee juniors-Liturgical Committee Sophomores-Literary Committee Freshmen-Social Action Committee Monthly meetings open with a hymn and a minute meditation. There are speakers on various topics, and projects for the month are announced. The 1954-1955 ofiicers of the Marian Club are: President-Patrick McMahon, Senior Vice-President-Barbara White, junior Secretary-Arlene Murphy, Senior Treasurer-William Carden, junior Arlene Murphy Our first Marian Club meet- ing this year was presitletl oxer by the president, Patrick Mt'- Mahon. Shrines honoring Mary xxere discussed by representa- tixes of the sarious classes. Svtitrids Irene Mill, Iuniorg Marie Battista, Seniorg Charles Alger, Sophomore, antl .loan Donnelly, Freshman, Sliirzdiiig: Marianne McCormick and George Spencer, Freshmen: lid- uartl Sheredy, junior, and joseph Vfintergrass, Senior. Members of the Seniors' Mission unit of the Marian Club prepare magazines for distribution to local hospitals. joan Cadden, Robert Anderson, Williani McGuire and Katharina Rech. xl

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7 N . f' woman clothed with the sun'Y.. Mary is our patroness, our queen. The sun so enveloping, so tremendous, represents our Religion which, like an garment, enfolds her, enfolds us and every member of the Mystical Body, covering all the aspects of our being with its slupenclousness.

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Tilleg You are My Voice Scene: Modern Czechoslovakia Theme: The tremendous influence of the Catholic Press XVouldn't any Communist read Pravda? VUilliam Gaicoch evasively answers Robert Horney as Dorothy Czebiniak, Rita O'Donnell and Richard Casey hold their breath in a dramatic moment in the skit for Catholic Press Month presented by the Sophomore Literature Committee of the Marian Club. ,g-- is-ir . i 5 6 . . ' ' Sophoa ire Litemry ionuuittee ol the 5l.lri.m Club. filurles .Xlgei Katherine Petras .intl Nl.1rg.iret Nltilirtliy erettetl Ll mtignline display in the thurth lobby for liatholit Press Nlonth, I, W P--V ' n P 'R J--uv -is 1 ,aw an l W3 X Rf l ppt 1, fillets .J ,I A verse choir selection, Tribute to Mary was rendered by the Freshman Class of Room 9 Prime at their initiation into the Marian Club At the l:I'L'Sl1IllAlIl initiation teremony into the Nlztrian Club gi group from Room 9 presented ll xotation skit, Hen .intl XY'omen nl Tomorrow . llistussing tttreers tire: Antlrexx Cfhuplsa, joseph Smith, Flames llornitlc, Sister Joanne Barnes, Nanty ll.mlt-3, Nlaryginne XY'41ll.ite, Nlary Doyle, l5atl1er XYilliam Nlilteslxzl. i- Pm ll fi fi F t '52 ll lf if-gi 3 sg ' f ' Si ' ' l Els' flu-AD. wi I I