Ursuline School - Eidolon Yearbook (New Rochelle, NY)

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Vive La Fmnce! IAQIQCAQ Est-ce que je vous ai dit que . . je pense que mes devoirs sont i . Such are the phrases that can be heard from room 206 every Friday afternoon at 2:15, for this is the time the French Club assembles. As everyone has to speak in francais, the time is full of grammatical mistakes, mispronounced words and a lot of fun for everyone. Our time is spent in acting out little plays in French, playing French games and singing French songs. On special occasions, our French teacher, Mother Damien, has film shorts to show us. These may show such things as famous chateaux, the French countryside, or perhaps recent scenes'from the average French town. On a whole, we not only practice conversing French at these meetings, but we also learn much about the French people, their country, and their customs. 39

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its ,is ,eff 'O KL G. I tx W d'Atri, Peet, Karat, Fitzgerald, Breen A f H C 0 Cl, 6157 For three years now, under the able direction of Mother Mary Gerald, the Schola has developed into one of the most important organizations in the school. Singing the Proper at High' Mass once a month, and performing at various programs, has brought many new friends and members to the club. Because of her fine musical background combined with her kind generosity of time and effort, Mother Gerald has brought out in her girls, talent which they were not aware of possessing. Our sincere thanks to Mother Gerald! 38

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, Wand ' . ermg gypfzer fnzmiing fzillf 65066 j 0lfL6CLJ0lfLl N lt has been said that preparation insures success and the long weeks of preparation for the annual play, God's Troubadourj' insured such a success that it was acclaimed by all as the best play ever produced at Ursuline. Leaving aside the eighteenth century drawing room scenes of previous years, the play was centered around the life of Saint Francis of Assissi, portrayed by Ann Martin. The gay, dashing troubadours, and the beauti- ful women, added a touch of dancing, singing and frivolity in the opening scenes, with Eileen McGrath, as Zira, the gypsy, dancing and whirling to the strains of gyspy music. Bernadone's fatherly sterness and Pica's motherliness were played excep- tionally well by Nina Iannorti and Kathleen Peet respectively. A wonderful characterization was offered by Elise Karas, as the old hermit who was instrumental in bringing about Francis' conversion. The memorable Guido, Francis faithful little hunchback servant, was exellently portrayed by Ann Brassing- ton. If we were to go on listing the whole cast and their re- spective parts, we could Hnd abundant praise for each one, but instead we shall say to all, lt was a job well done! 40