Alcalá 1959

SENIOR

CLASS

HISTORY

M o th e rG en ev ie v eC la rk e ,R ev er en d Mot he rRo sa lieH il l,be lov edFo un dre ssof ou r coll ege,Mot he r S. de Leon.

Se pte mber,19 55—Co lle ge at last !In th e firs t few fr an ti c day s wis e an d ge ne rousbi g sister swe rea bea con in th e dark ­ ness . It wa s to th an k th em th at th e Class of 1959 first tri ed its wi ng sin a pr od uc tio n fo r th e wh ol est ud en tbody .Und er th e ch ai rm an sh ip of Li nd a Hop e an d An ge l Kra em er ,th e Fr esh ma nFo lli es op en edon Hal lowe 'enaf te rn oon,an d th e st ud en tbo dy ha s been la ug hi ng eve r sinc e.In fac t, ou r th em e so ng mig ht st ill be "W ear e Spe cimens N ot Fo un d in th e Bo ok." The we eks sp ed quick ly by : the first midte rms,th e Har ­ vest Da nc e,th eCh ris tm asBa ll, and finally a vac ati onto pr e­ pa re fo r final ex am in at ions . Sh or tly be fo re Ch ristm aswe ele cte d pe rm an en t clas s off ice rs: Pr es iden tSa nd raSchwa rz- ma n, Vic e Pr es id en tAng elKr aeme r,Secret aryPa tri ciaMu l- cahy, and Tr ea su rerMar ga re tFa rre ll,wh o wo rked w ith ou r co un se lorMot he rFu ray . A t th e st ar t of th e sec ond sem est er we tri ed ou r soc ial wi ng s by pr es en tin ga Val en tin eDa nce. Ga y he art -sh ap ed pi na ta s hun g fr om th e Ros e Room ce ilin g. Sp rin gmea nt a ser ies of firsts—-first Ba l des Fleurs , first gr ad ua tio n,an d th e first clas s reun ion, a brea kfa st at th e La Va len ciaHot el in La Jo lla .We ha d bid farewell to ou r seni or big sis ter s at a bea ch pa rty at La Jo lla Sh ore s ea rli er in th e mon th . Tha tfa ll we we re so phom or es . Ange lKr aemertook ov er as pr es id en t,an d he r ass istan tswe re Mad ely n Lo Pic co lo, Mim i Zo lez zi, an d Pa tri cia Mu lca hy .Mot he rCamp be llwa s ou r new clas s co un se lor .W e had ou r first li tt lesis ter s, an d we tri ed to do as mu ch fo r the m as ou r big sister s ha d do ne fo r us. In Oc tobe rcam e an ot he r first fo rUSD—we fie ld eda fo ot ­ bal l team, an d ou r first oppone ntwas th e U.S . Air Fo rce Ac ademy . Thr ou gh ou t h e fa ll mon th s we ch eer ed th e Pi on ee r'sin iti al eff ort s. O ur hi gh po in tof th e ye ar wa s th e Bal des Fl eu rs at wh ich we ho no re dth e senior s.Ma sse s of

baby or ch id sin pe arl y ab alone sh ell s de co rat ed th e di ni ng ha ll, an d a hu ge fan- sh aped sh ell fo rm ed a ba ck dr opfo r the or ch es tra . W e re tu rn edin th e fa ll of 1957—uppe rcl assme n at last ! Mot herKr aemerwa s o urnew coun sel orand Ka thySe ab rook wield ed th e presid en t's ga ve l.Sh e was ass iste d by Vic e Pr esi ­ de nt Mim i Zo lez zi, Se cre tar yDor ot hyTat o, an d T re as ur er Varia nBe nj amin .Fo rm erPr es id en tAn ge lKr aeme rha d been ele cte d Re co rd ingSe cre tar yof th e stu de nt bo dy . O u r first get-t og eth erwas a bea ch pa rty in La Jo lla , the n ou r soc ial chairme n,Mad ely nLo Pic col oand Pa tri ciaMu lca hy ,or ga n­ ize d th eAut um nLea vesda nc e inNo vembe r. Al l to o so on sp rin g,wa s up on us, an d ou r sum me rfa sh io n show, soon to be follo wedby ex amin ati on s and gr ad ua ti on . Theyea r end edwith th eUn ive rsi tyBa ll at th e Miss ionVa lle y Co untry Cl ub , and ou r class re unio n at th e To wn an d Co untry Hot el . Whe nwe re tu rn edin Se pte mb erwe we re mi gh ty se ni or s. Tost ar tth esoc ial yea r th eclass pr es en tedth eop en in gdance, Ca rri be anCr uis e, on th e Pa lm Court. On th e fifth of De ­ cem ber we pr ese nte dth e annu alCh ris tmasBa ll in th e Ci rcu s Room of th e Hot el de l Co rona do .The stud en tbo dy pr o­ cla imed th e first off -camp usfo rm al "t he bes t ev er ". Hap py senio rswe re very pr ou d.T heprou de st sh ou ld ha ve bee n ou r offi cer s: Pr es id en tCe lia Fo un ta in ,Vic e Pr es id en t Su san a Jim en ez,Secre tar yJe an Hi ck s,and Tre as ur erCe cili aMer ino. Of cou rse , ou r Co un se lo rMot he rMc Shane ga ve in va lu ab le ass ista nce . W ithgr ad ua tio n we will lea ve ou r co lle geby th e sea wi th sad nes s, fo r Al cal aPa rk is pa rt of us, an d we pa rt of Alca la. We ha ve wa tch ed ou r camp usgrow ,an d we ha vegr ow nwith it . In yea rs to com e ou r th ou gh tswill re tu rnto SDCW eve n if we cann otou rse lve s,fo r we ar e all on e wi th th e bo nd of th e Sacr edHea rtho ld in g us always clo se.

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