St Vincent Academy - Vincentian Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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v 1 N c E N T 1 A THE MISSION UNIT Saint Vincent's can trace this year's activities back to the soul-stirring experi- ences of the national C. S. M. C. Convention held at Niagara University in June. S. V. A. was represented by Kathleen Judge, Mary Fahey, Gertrude Kolb, Honor Tansey, Helen Lacey, Alice Purcell, Mary Sullivan, Betty Brennan, and Margaret Moss. Our delegates included in their itinerary, not only the general convention pro- gram, but also a trip to the basilica of Our Lady of Victory at Lackawanna, and a visit to St. Columbans-the preparatory seminary of the Chinese Mission Society at Silver Creek. So great was the charm of this retreat on Lake Erie, that only the necessity of returning to Buffalo for the night train, at last induced our girls to bid adieu to Silver Creek. A few days later, the delegates met at the Academy to decide on the actual bene- tit our unit ought to derive from the convention, and how to imbue our unit more completely with the true spirit of the C, S. M. C. On the day after Thanksgiving, the Academy had the honor of entertaining Reverend Fathers John A. Weisbrod, Field Secretary, George J. Willman, S. J., Bene- dictine and Dominican Sisters, and the diocesan high school students of the C. S. M. C., who had attended the National Convention at Niagara last June. The crucial point of discussion was the advantages to be gained by attendance at a general con- vention, as compared with those to be obtained at a diocesan assembly. When the Sodality of S. V. A. sent delegates to the Seminar held at St. Michae1's High School in Jersey City in January, Kathleen Judge and Honor Tansey discussed a subject of vital interest to zealous sodalists and crusaders, namely, Cooperation between the Sodality and the Mission Unit . An Inter-Unit Forum was held at the Academy on April 22nd, for the purpose of forming a Mission Sector. Should there be a Constitution assigned to St. Vin- cents. The subject was presented by Mary Fahey and discussed by Lena Nittoli. Reverend John A. Weisbrod presided at the meeting. The mission activities of the past year have for the most part, entailed self- sacrifice. One instance alone gives abundant proof, namely, the activities of the Round Table Paladins. It would be far easier for Round Tablers to leave the build- ing at dismissal time than to remain until four o'clock to devote themselves to the study of a particular mission field. Many instinctively shrink from the imperative demands of the Public Achievement in the form of a ten-minute talk which must be performed as the final act of a Round Table Investigation. And yet we have had, not one, but seven Round Tables with an enrollment of fifty-two. We trust that this zeal and enthusiasm will continue to animate our crusaders so that even after they have left S. V. A. they may ever cooperate in the glorious work of the propagation of the Faith. HONORS ATTAINED IN THE ORDER OF ROUND TABLE PALADINS Paladin Leader-Highest Degree Kathleen Judge Honor Tansey Margaret Moss Gertrude Kolb Helen Lacey Betty Brennan Mary Fahey Alice Purcell ' ' Paladin Companion with Merit-Second Degree Kathleen Judge Helen Lacey Jane Marrazzo Gertrude Kolb Marcella Hanley Lena Nittoli Mary Fahey Honor Tansey Paladin Companion-First Degree Marcella Hanley Margaret Bennet Eleanor Laskowski Mary Fahey Florence O'Donnell Catherine Wormann Lorraine Newman Honor Tansey Virginia McGlynn Mildred Manniello Catherine Monaghan Marguerite Bianchi Gertrude Kolb Helen Rush Anne Caldwell Margaretta Kane Teresa Testa Helen Rovinski Dorothy Stiller Mary Sullivan Marjorie Archbold Kathleen Judge Dolores Mellon Freda Hoifman Rosalie Queenan Lena Nittoli Mary Harold Thecla Byrne Eleanor Megaro Mary Sexton Marion La Fera Mary Reilly Justine Dosch Marguerite Weber Mary Morelli Rosemary Koermaier Gertrude Michaud Marie Diamond Ruth Kelly ' Mary Capozio Mary O'Neil Bernice Strader Miriam Sims Marnett Gmeiner Helen Lacey Margaret Farley Sarah Feeney Rose Mauriello Winifred Esselborn Jane Marrazzo 93

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v IN c E N T IA THE SODALITY OF OUR LADY The spiritual and social meetings, the various novenas and triduums have militat- ed for the success of the Sodality of Saint Vincent Academy this year. On the feast of the Annunciation, we held our communion breakfast. After the talk given by Father Benedict English on So- cial Service , two of our Seniors gave ad- dresses on Catholic Action and the Lay Apostolate . On that day four officers were installed for the following year. Our May Day celebration, however, prov- ed the most colorful of the year. This con- sisted of a procession of students, recitation of the rosary, singing of hymns, and crown- ing of the May Queen. Then, after the girls had recited the Act of Consecration, the May Queen crowned the statute of Our Lady. One of the most far reaching and practical accomplishments of the year was the placing of the Queen's work in the Newark Public Library. This year, we also organized a new unit called the Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament. Finally, in January, the delegates of Saint Vincent Academy were afforded an opportunity to meet the Sodality national director, Reverend Daniel A. Lord S.J., as well as Miss Dorothy J. Willman, his executive secretary, at the miniature convention or sodality seminar, held in Jersey City, in January. Through our Sodality, the girls aim to practice and teach the words of Holy Scripture: This is the will of God, your sanctiiicationf' 95