St Vincent Ferrer High School - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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school time arrived again all too soon. But once we returned, greeted by the friendliness and warmth which are synonymous with Saint Vincent's, our attitude changed. The first activity of the new term was a Retreat conducted by Rev- erend Harry Burke, OP. It was during this time that most ot us felt closer to Goc. than, perhaps, ever before. Following this spiritual refreshment, we returned to the task ot school work with renewed zest and resolutions tor the coming school year. Qur second activity was the Halloween Dance, which was a huge success. It was the unanimous opinion that the playground never looked prettieri- a tribute to the senior girls' artistic ability and cooperation. Un December 9, with deep sorrow in our hearts, the entire student body attended the funeral of Sister Mary Florenceys mother. We were dispatched by swift Greyhound buses to St. Antoninus Church, Newark, New Jersey. There, an exceptionally fine appearance was presented by the girls, bedecked in their jaunty berets and all in complete uniform. This latter fact is especially noteworthy, since none of the girls knew of the arrangements until they appeared tor school at the regular time on Tues- day morning. l suppose in a narration of school events, the holidays hold a major interest, and this article will not attempt to be original by skipping over them. The pre-holiday parties at SVI: are like the get-togethers ot one big happy family ,-1 visiting from classroom to classroom, each one beautifully decorated in appropriate colors, and merry wishes being scattered like rice at a wedding. Arrival back at school on January 5, 1948 was a sad experience after all the holiday fun thistory-making blizzard included, 3 l can see no use tor deception. But soon we were getting into the proper spirit ot things again. Then, before we realized it, examinations came into full swing. Sister began making final announcements regarding the YEARBOOK, graduation tees and such necessary things, while offers of positions were made by guest speakers of various outstanding firms ot the city. Those last few days, as we glanced often at the attractive General Electric clock adorning the wall of the typing room i- our class gift to our own SVP i- each one agreed that many good times were had here by all, and though the days Went slowly, the years went fast, much too tastl ww t 2 1 ' X S - vi W A 3 if .' img' A, -ev'-eh V5 sfifri-'E' 'Q ,. f ,,,,f.ww ' . Mi mf :.,3.wmwmvf fW'5T A V I V L K 4 gwiwmsgzigiasx aw, , I x . JI? Q '.iil'i.S155itW'5 , ' .X .11r-- ' . -1, g, 5 mg.,-rw 5 ' 'i ' , ' K . W ,4,'2.wsw H sv is f A V1 . . . , 1.-xl r' I I L. . I N as . C. 1 ,WI'YfSf5'i5 ff5'QifH1l,L 55:5 1 , j - y

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THE CLASS OF JANUARY 1948 LOOKS BACK OVER ITS SENIOR YEAR As we pass ttlrougti ttie portats ot Saint Vincent Ferrer at graduation time, our minds recatt ttie ttlings,-tittte ttiingsf-ttiat tiave made ttie past two years ot our tite not only time tnappiest, ttle gayest, taut atso time most retiective. it was during ttmese years ttnat we grew and ctianged, trom the unsure sctiootgirt to ttle contident, poised young tady about to enter upon a tmusiness career. How can we ever torget May 17, i947, the nigtit ot our Prom? course, we may tue time stigtltest toit prejudiced in ttwintcing it was the most Wonctertut prom ever tietd in time battroom ot ttie Hotel Governor Ctinton. tim sure, ttiougti, ttiat even to an outsider, ttne tootc ot joy and rapture on our taces that evening was sutticient guarantee ot our satisfaction. Not tong atter, a great cteat ot pteasure was derived toy tuottl ptayers and spectators, when time Dramatic Ctutn presented ttieir production ot uTt1e Ctiarm Sctiootu Qur ctass shown a decided interest in dramatics. and ttie praise ot tile audience, as wett as ttie cooperation ot ttle sctioot, was appreciated toy att who participated. Nearty as pteasant as the Prom and ttwe Play was time annuat Boat- ride, to Wtiicti we were treated ttiis year by our Pastor, Fattier Marrin, for our excettent Wort: in tile Rosary Shrine activities. Vve were ttie guests ot Power Memoriat High Sctioot, and, needtess to say, a tovety time was had toy att at Rye Beacti-ttiere were only a tew cases ot ptomaine poisoningt Anottier memoratnte occasion just tmetore sctioot ctosed tor the summer vacation was ttie arrivai ot time rings. Ttiis is a day at SVP precedented onty tmy New Yeargs Eve at Times Square. Qtr, yest An event wtiicti I must not torget is tide day summer vacation began. I can remember so ctearty ttle undertones ot nt Wonder it we have ott this atternoonfi and Uvvtlen do We tlave to tue tbactcfy And so ended our tirst semester of ttie Senior Year. For time next two monttls, many tlappy days were spent, romping in the sun, swimming in time surf, and tying on the sand. And seemingly, l

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HIGHLIGHTS GF IVIY SENIOR YEAR ...,...I. CLASS OF JUNE 1948 As I jumped out of hed hright and earIy one September morning, pieasant thoughts raced through my mind,-fI am a senior. This is the Ioeginning oi my senior yearI Qn my way to schooi, I met some oi my ciassmates. We were very happy to start otf the new term hy attending a Mass of the Holy Ghost. As I walked over to schooi with my cIass from the church, I noticed the newcomers. I thought to myseiiz they are prohahiy wondering whether they wiII IiIce it. Will the giris Iiice them? The nuns-are they strict? The courses-are they hard? After schooi had reopened and We were settied, the strangeness oi new experiences soon wore oti in the daiiy routine oi schoiastic life. We determined to maice this, our Iast year at a memorahie one. For a whiie things continued much the same. The freshmen resented their name, tor they are reaiiy juniors, you Icnow. The seniors ot the iast term appeared to Ioe woricing hard, hecoming more sure ot themseives as the days went hy. During the second weeIc, we eiected our ciass officers. Our annuaI Retreat opened the third week oi schooiwan especiaiiy desirahie time tor such an activity. Holy Mass preceded hy the recitation of the rosary, began each day. Qur spiritual director this year, Reverend Harry A Burke, OP., thriiied the retreatants with his tine conferences and heIpfuI answers to our Question Box. Un tile Iast morning, aII the girIs who had not tormery heen received into tue Angeiic Vvariare of St. Thomas Aquinas were soIemnIy enroIIed. At the end of the Retreat, the Sisters presented aII tae girIs with a Rosary Novena hooiciet.