Villa Maria Academy - Trumpet Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Senior Class Ufficers 0i0 President ..... ..., ll 'lary Gannon Vice President . . . . . . Rita C. Alb-erstadt Secretary ...., . .... Vera Mayo Treasurer ..... . .,...... Helen Cuninngham Twelve years ago about thirty little tots entered the first grade room, frightened most of them nearly to tears, at the thoughts of leaving their mother for the first time. What fun those days! Vera's beautiful red hair was visioned in our childish minds to be like that of a princess. Gertls big hair ribbons were never askew and she wore one of a different hue each day. We all envied Eileen's being able to take our wonderful teacher riding in an automobile and we used to be especially kind to Eileen with the hope that she might ask us to accompany them. While Martha was one of our? babies she had the honor of posing for a picture of the Blessed Virgin and Her Child. Whenever I saw that picture, which used to hang in the corridors of Gannon Hall, it brough back memories of those days when Marty was excused from Spelling to pose, Genevieve's big brown eyes used to look out upon the world with a timid glance and we very seldom heard much from Genevieve. Helen Barry and Peggy Donohue were so tiny, hardly able to see up over the desks and always led the lines. Roberta was with us then, too, and always joined in our game of Sidewalks Poison , which we played daily on the way home from school. It usually took us hours to reach our homes for we did not hurry in any way the game we delighted in playing. Oh! and lsabelle's curls-they were lovely. Quite the most beautiful Pd ever seen. Jean sang for our programs in those by-gone days too, dear little songs which I am sure she could not remember now, no matter how hard she tried. I can't forget Mary Gannon. Vile couldn't imagine anything nicer than being the niece of the newly appointed Bishop. Lucille Diotallevi always wore as beautiful coats in those days as she wears now. l was the talker then and I still seem capable of holding that position. Little Sally Saucer and Ring Around the Rosiel' were the games we played daily at recess. I'll never forget the campus in those daysg it was much larger than now leaving so much space for play. Our Christmas Parties were the best ever. Santa Claus certainly found a crowd of enthusiasts when he visited our classrooms. I could go on like this forever, relating so many incidents of those happy days. We have only thirlteen of that old crowd left now but we all agree that if 'we could have but one day of those dear ole days to live again, it would be-- canit you imagine? B. K., '31 st as its

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MARY ALICE REGAN CATHERINE SHEEHAN B. C., L. C., D. C. MARIE SZCZSPANSKI D. C.. L. C., B. C., G. C. D. C., L. .C. CECILIA YEAGER D. C., L. C. B. C., T. Staff, Basketball 3 and 4.

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Star Gazing 0-30 .g -One silent night, as the heavenly joy of sleep seemed to descend upon the world at large, looking out of our window we began counting the stars. We reached the great number of fifty-two when the idea of finding out the secrets of these fifty-two stars seized us. They clung and filled our thoughts with fantastic rev- eries. Suddenly they changed from stars of the nighlt to women of the world. As we gazed upon these heaven-like people, recognition suddenly dawned upon us and we realized that we were looking into the future, rather than the present. Look at that beautiful buildingl Why, it's a girl's school and who do you think is at the head of it? None other than Grace Anshutz and she has for her assistant Isabelle Mullen.. We always knew that Grace and Isabelle were headed for that sort of a vocation. Let us look around the building for a while. There is Mlle. Cantrambone teaching French to a group of intelligent students. Our pre- diction has been fulfilled. And there is Esther Keim trying to get the knowledge of triangles and rectangles through the heads of her pupils. And look! There is Madeline Eisert, a chemist l-We shall have to shift our gaze. Vlfhy, there's the new hospital. VVe had better go in there a while. We might accidentally see someone we know. Sure emough. There's Catherine Shee- han. the head of all the nurses and there are Anna Winoski, Ann Harkins and Roberta Heald, looking for all the world like professionals in their positions as nurses. Goodness! How we wish' we could keep our eyes in the same direction longer, but no such luck. There they go wandering again. That star looks familiar, and it is familiar. Ttis Helen Cunningham coach- ing some young basketball enthusiasts. And there's Mary Catherine Peebles swim- ming teacher. By the looks of it, Helen and Mary Catherine have accomplished our prophesy. QPerched on her star and looking serenly around was Elsie Kauhfold. Elsie plays the lead in one of Broadway's favorite productions. And talking about stars. Tsn't that Martha Kennedy? Tt is, and look at that girl dance. Her li-eight of fame has been reached just as we thought. Farther on we beheld Betty Kinney. She is now editor of one of the news- papers and she has for her assistants, Rita Greulich and Mary Alyce Regan. These three young women have been very successful with the task they have undertaken. We can now see Lucille Klick. She is manager of her father's store, which has grown to be Erie's leading furniture store, presenting some of the best furni- ture displays ixn the city. And Lucille Diotallevi has taken over the Diotallevi furrier shop. The Lucilles seem to be very successful in that sort of profession. Mary Hedlund next appeared, seated behind a desk with Private Secre- tary marked in huge white letters at the side, and there are Gertrude Firch, Paul- ine Eiswerth, and Anna Lovas busily typing some letters. It must be wonderful to be so accomplished in secretarial work. In that same office is Helen Brutcher. We wonder what she is doing now. lVe shall have to transfer our gaze a little. Why she is the Genenal Bookkeeper and Filing Manager in this great office of acquaintances. so