Villa Cabrini High School - Cabrinian Yearbook (Burbank, CA)

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we were ushered into a dining room. The table decorations were a work of art. It bespoke beauty, good taste, and the loving regard of sisters for us. The principal and several Juniors prepared a delicious luncheon. Do you remember that dreary rainy day in March when we boarded the bus to go to Hill Street for the closing of the Forty Hours' Devotion? A vision of Jesus in a beautiful monstrance on the altar tastefully decked with flowers, candles, and light met us as we opened the door of the chapel. It was a heavenly hour. We prayed fervently for all. May Day with the crowning of the statue of the Blessed Mother was really the day of our dreams. It was an unforgettable sight to see long rows of devout young girls in pretty pastel-colored formals bearing roses to lay at the feet of Mary. The perfume of virtue, the expression of love for Mary was visible on each face at the dramatic moment of the crowning of the Blessed Mother. Alma Wagner crowned the Virgin. Lent saw the students contribute generously in the campaign for the starving European children. Enthusiasm ran high as Senior campaigners elicited generous donations. These were sent to His Holiness, Pope Pius XII. Each student's name was written on a parchment scroll showing her contribution to this worthy cause. It was sent to the Holy Father. April had us in a whirl of events: preparing the annual, taking pictures, pre- paring for the Recital, the 25th of May, with the Seniors Arlene James and Lorraine Lorenz, as soloists. Then there will be daily practice for graduation. Parties, and the graduation banquet will highlight the social events which just leaves one breath- less. The Seniorls life is so filled with activities there,s not a dull moment throughout the year. June fifteenth, graduation day, is the happiest and yet the most sentimental day of our school life. It is the terminal of years of happiness crowning our school days. Graduation High Mass, Graduation Dinner, the final graduation exercises with its moments of intense emotion bring us the coveted diploma which tells us most eloquently that we have achieved success and may go forward as graduates of this outstanding Catholic Girls, Academy. Words fail to express what our hearts speak this day. But one thing we know. We take with us the love of virtue, the graces, the learning and the catholic education received so lavishly in this school established by a saint. We shall never forget what we have learned here, we shall always cherish the loving care, maternal guidance, spiritual assistance, and deep learning received at our ALMA MATER. 37

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Che Senior Diary Dearest Diary: With grateful appreciation and enduring admiration for our school, we, the Seniors of '47 undertake to write this diary. It is with reluctance we do so, for deep in our hearts we know that when we leave the Villa we will lose a part of ourselvesg we will lose something far beyond value in money, we will lose something that can never be replaced. Some of us will go out into the world for the first time to live without the guidance of a 'gsisterf' These beloved sisters have shared our joys and sorrows, these sisters we shall never forget, we shall feel lost without their encouraging presence. When we reminisce about the senior year, highlight events loom up before us as milestones in our school life. We can never forget the impressive ceremony last October, the Feast ol Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, when our 4'Sister Classw, the Juniors, presented us with our coveted Senior sweaters and beautiful rings. A delight- ful tea climaxed this event. Catholic Book Week found us actively engaged preparing an assembly. We Seniors came out with top honors in our SENIOR PLAY: g'What is a Good Book? Guest speakers: 'Covelle Newcomb and Reverend Father Valentine added interest to the Catholic Book Week Programs. The Day of Recollection preceding the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and the reception of new sodalists into the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin will never be forgotten. It took us away from our books but brought us closer to our Blessed Lord in a series of spiritual conferences and exercises. From them we realized the importance of God, and our soul and the emptiness of a life lived with the grace of Cod and His Divine uid. Frequent prayer interspersed the day with other stimulating thoughts. Events such as this made our Senior year an eventful one. Ah, do we remember the surprise that came our way the day we took a ride and ended up at ,lo Anna Hainas house for that wonderful luncheon, then attended a delightful moving picture at the local theatre? Vocation Week saw the Seniors again demonstrate uncommon dramatic ability in the skit they gave at a General Assembly. It portrayed the two leading careers: marriage and the religious life. Every Senior participated in the writing of the script. Our Radio Broadcast: VOCATION VIEWS cleared many doubts students might have had concerning vocations. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine Day- all these traditional festivities saw Seniors leading as chairmen in preparing parties, entertainment, acting as hostesses, and what-not. It brought much joy and satisfaction in spreading hap- piness among the younger students. On March the eleventh, we Seniors enacted the traditional ceremony of planting the rose tree. Its blooms will be culled and placed before the altar of the Blessed Virgin symbolizing our homage and love of Mary-and Mary's guidance and pro- tection going out to us in our future careers. After pictures of this event were taken, 36

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Dearest Diary: Did I ever tell you about the time I peeped in on the Senior Class Homeroom Meeting? Well, one day I did. It was a bright sunny day in June, when I peeked into a beautiful school among tall green trees and to my surprise this is what I saw: A nun was seated at a large desk in a pretty room and about her were ten cheerful girls. Arlene, a joke-cracking young girl was warbling, Got a Ranch in Arizona , while another, a brunette, fluttered around the room drumming the song '4Temptation on the wastepaper basket and beating out Boomv as a grand finale . . . Everyone knows that Norma is the only one in the class that can do two things at the same time. What a girl she is!!! Our second Jeanette McDonald was trilling on high CU till you'd think the window panes would fall out, and her twin sister, l0h! yes, they are twins you havenlt been disillusionedl, was still maintaining she had never heard of carrots and raisins mixed together in a salad, and Oh! the wonderful BALMY', weather in Detroit!!! I didnit know they had weather anywhere except in California. Over to the right of the room were heard the muffled tones of Betty, fdo-or-diel , concentrating on chemistry gas formulae. Boyle, Charles and Avogadro are frequently mentioned because of their respective discoveries in this field. Beside Betty sits our little Alma, the one and only really quiet Senior. She is seriously trying, trying to concentrate but who can study science with ten fun-loving lassies, could you??? Mary, our natural blonde, is relating the climax of her latest novel, What Happened in Motheris Dorm Last Night, when . . . well, 'iyou probably wouldnit understand anyway, so I won't explainf' Joanne, the blue-eyed lassie is all-a-flutter over graduation attire: to wear or not to wear pink, yellow or blue is her major problem. Jo Anna proudly announces last night's popcorn customers had increased her sales every bit of ten per cent. Dear Diary, this is only a side line for today. Sweet Dreams. S5!Vt70l6S By Louisa FIELDS A Senior's life is really one that is running over with lots of fung And Seniors are respected too, for all the little things they do. A Senior sets good example too, for all the younger girls in school, So if a Senior seems to be a little Big time just like me, Please just remember and youill see itis because of her personality! But now the year is almost gone, it's almost time for our farewell song. W e are excited and cannot wait until we leave the Villa gateg To leave a year of song and fun to go to college on the run, Now weire smart Seniors as you sec but soon dignified graduates weill be. We'll leave the school behind and start a- struggle with father time, And up the ladder we shall climb for we're Seniors in soul and mind. 38 Opposite Page: Members oi The Student Council in an informal gathering talk over business pertaining to the Student Body Association.