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

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September 20 was a never-to-be-forgotten clay, because St. Vincent Ferrer High School was requested to be present at the Polo Grounds to talce part in the Archdiocesan Holy Name Rally. One of our own class- mates, Helen Harte, had the signal honor ot being chosen to represent St. Catherine Laboure in a special shrine ceremony honoring Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. The Blessed Virgin was represented by Rita lVlcElligott ot the Dominican Academy. The girls attending this private high school on East 68th Street are also taught by Sisters of the same community as our own Sisters here at SVF. Before lcnowing it, Qctober 5 had arrived, and the high school girls in full uniform marched in the annual Rosary Procession, praying Maryys chaplet, carrying roses, and singing hymns in her honor. Toward the end of Qctober, there was great excitement throughout the school, for we were having a Halloween Dance,-four first dance of the school year. Cardinal Hayes, fourteen-piece orchestra provided music for the gala occasion. Not only socially but financially, this affair was the most successful held so lar by the high school. The seniors were especially elated over it, because our Yearboolc Fund was greatly increased as a result. November soon arrived, and the Glee Club figured prominently in singing the Mass on November 13 in honor of St. Thomas Aquinas, Patron of Catholic Schools. About this time, also, we had a very interest- ing assembly. Mr. Cortez Peters gave an outstanding demonstration in typing. The facts which he presented to us on this subject were further emphasized in another assembly later, when we saw a motion picture on typing technique.

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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.

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Early in Decemlber, the girls ot the senior class were all in a Hurry, getting ready to have their photographs talcen tor our Yearhoolc. Then came the results, some good and others not so good. Ch, well, we can't all he glamorous or rival the movie starsl Thatys what we were told, hut we all have our own ideas on that subject. Another attair in which the Glee Clulo featured prominently was the Christmas Operetta, mlqhe Gitt ot the lVlagi,N presented hy the children ot the Elementary School. The play and the singing ot Christmas carols were ahly directed hy Sister Mary Cleophas, Cyp., who is in charge ot the Music Department ot the school. That same afternoon, Decemlaer l9, just laetore dismissal, We received the joyful announcement that our RINGS had tinally arrived. How excited we werel Long and patiently had we awaited this day. Even though the commotion has now died down, this symhol ot our heloved Alma Mater will he admired and cherished toy us always, a glad reminder ot dear old SVP. Everyone was now Hdreaming ot a white Christmasf, No one lcnew it then, lout the BLIZZARD ot ,117 was on its way. By the night ot Decem- her New Yorlc City had a lalanlcet ot snow no less than 25.8 inches. It was wondertu l Although this storm was worse than the blizzard ot it not prevent many ol the taithtul Glee memhers from participating in t1e Christmas Carol Program on December