Our Lady of Mercy High School
Scholarships Awarded
At Graduation Exercises
Twenty-seven seniors from Our
Lady of Mercy High School re
ceived diplomas at St. Patrick’s
Church during the graduation ex
ercises on Thursday evening, June
3, 1965. The Most Reverend
Charles B. McLaughlin, Auxiliary
Bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh
presided over the fourth annual
commencement program. Rev
erend Clement Porzio, O.S.B., Pro
fessor of Education at Belmont
Abbey College, was Master of
Ceremonies. Following the presen
tation of diplomas to the grad
uates, the following recipients of
scholarships were recognized:
Miss Helen Patricia Kearney,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Kearney, 834 Fairbanks Road, re
ceived a tuition scholarship and a
music grant from Queens College,
Charlotte, N. C. Miss Kearney
plans to major in music at the
college level. She is a member of
St. Ann’s Parish.
MISS MARY JO MOSCA re
ceived the Mother Theresa Sulli
van Scholarship, given each year
to a student from Our Lady of
Poetry Award
Made At
C.D.A. Meeting
A special feature of the final
1964-65 meeting of the Charlotte
Court of the Catholic Daughters of
America was the presentation of
a poetry award to Miss Patti Eic
horn. Mrs. James T. Crawford, act
ing Grand Regent made the award
which Miss Eichorn, a member of
St. Gabriel’s Parish, won in the
national poetry contest sponsored
by the Catholic Daughters.
The following members of Court
No. 1199 were installed by Mrs.
Marie Arbor, State Vice Regent:
Mrs. Martha Fuhrer, Grand Re
gent; Mrs. Barbara Crawford, Vice
Grand Regent; Mrs. Kathleen Car
ney, Historian; Mrs. Bernetice
Bucher, Lecturer; Mrs. Cathleen
Crenshaw, Prophetess; Mrs. Lor
etta Lowrey, Financial Secretary;
Mrs. Marie Maher, Sentinel; Mrs.
Jane Powell, Treasurer; Mrs. Vir
ginia Wells, Monitor; Mrs. Elena
Forman, Organist; and Father D.
Edward Sullivan, Chaplain.
Among the Court’s projects in
the year now ending have been
luncheons, days of recollection,
fund raising for the diocesan sem
inarians, and book reviews at the
monthly meetings. A covered dish
supper followed the installation of
new officers at the final meeting,
which was held on June 8 at the
St. Patrick’s Cafeteria.
Greensboro CDA
Installs Slate
GREENSBORO — Mrs. Marion
A. Teague was installed as grand
regent at the season’s final meeting
of Court Greensboro No. 1200,
Catholic Daughters of America.
Other new officers are Mrs.
Mary Feeney, vice grand regent;
Mrs. Ellen Jackson, financial secre
tary; Mrs. Mabel Showfety, treas
urer; Mrs. Alice Underhill, moni
tor; Miss Winifred Dosier, sentinel;
Mrs. Mary Teresa Furlong, lectur
er; Mrs. Margaret Allen, historian;
Mrs. Alice Miller, prophetess, and
Mrs. Sue Schlosser, organist.
Trustees are Mrs. Lucille Oyden
ic, Mrs. Alice Gibson, Mrs. Helen
Milo, Mrs. Naomi Cribbin, Mrs.
Mary McCormick and Mrs. Lucille
Wall.
The officers were installed after
a covered dish supper at Our Lady
of Grace School auditorium.
Pastors of Greensboro churches
were special guests. .
Mercy High School by Sacred Heart
Junior College in Belmont, N.C.
Miss Mosca is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Mosca, 708 Mt.
Vernon Avenue. She is a member
of St. Patrick’s Parish.
Miss Mary Anne Olwell, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Ol
well, 366 Ridgewood Ave. and a
member of St. Ann’s Parish was
the recipient of four scholarships.
She received a four-year scholar
ship from Webster College, St. Lou
is, Missouri; a tuition scholarship
from Chestnut Hill College, Phil
adelphia, Pa., another from Geor
gian Court College, Lakewood,
New Jersey; and a four-year schol
arship from Our Lady of the Lake
College, San Antonio, Texas. Miss
Olwell plans to attend Webster
College in St. Louis and major in
sociology. She ij« a Merit Scholar
finalist and the Salutatorian of her
class.
A TUITION SCHOLARSHIP to
Charlotte College, given by the
Charlotte Charter Chapter of
American Business Women’s Asso
ciation, was awarded to Miss Kris
ten Louise Phipps. Miss Phipps is
the daughter of Mrs. Bernie J.
Phipps, 2617 Yadkin Avenue and a
member of Our Lady of the As
sumption parish.
A scholarship sponsored by Teck
Products, Incorporated, of Char
lotte, to Sacred Heart Junior Col
lege, Belmont, N.C., was awarded
to Miss Mary Anne McAleer. Miss
McAleer is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McAleer,
6600 Tuckaseegee Road, and a
member of St. Patrick’s parish.
Miss McAleer plans to pursue a
liberal arts program at the col
lege level.
Miss Martha Farmer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Farmer of
2907 Park Road, was appointed to
attend the Governor’s School in
Winston Salem this summer. This
school, sponsored by Governor
Moore and personally supervised
by Dr. Joseph M. Johnston of the
North Carolina Department of Pub
lic Instruction, is held for gifted
students in North Carolina. Stu
dents are selected on the basis of
ability, achievement and princi
pal’s recommendation.
THE VALEDICTORIAN, Miss
Patricia Ann Pietras, received the
Bishop Waters Medal. This award
is given each year to the student
attaining the highest average in
Religion for four years of high
school. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. F. J. Pietras 5,000 Wedge
wood Drive, and a member of St.
Ann’s parish.
On Tuesday evening, at the
Awards Night Program, Sister M.
Concepta, Principal of Our Lady
of Mercy, announced the awards
for the school year 1964-1965.
Honor Cords were presented to
Misses Suzette DuPont, Patricia
Ann Pietras, Mary Anne Olwell
and Sandra Hansbrough. The. 3
cords are presented annually in
recognition of outstanding schol
arship, leadership and service to
the school.
The Civitan Award for the Out
standing student was presented to
Miss Mary Anne Olwell, by Dr.
Robert Steagall, on behalf of the
Charlotte Civitan Club.
MISS KRISTEN PHIPPS re
ceived the Library Award. The
Office Helper Award was given
to Miss Marion Harper; the Music
Award to Miss Helen Kearney;
Math and Home Maker Awards to
Miss Mary Anne Olwell; the Vale
dictory award to Miss Patricia Piet
ras; Perfect attendance to Misses
Virginia Tramontin, Mary McMil
lan, and Jean Zimmer.
Miss Sandra Hansbrough pre
sented a gift to the school on be
half of the Senior Class. Reverend
Francis Smith, assistant pastor at
St. Patrick’s Church gave the Invo
cation. Mr. Robert L. Eichorn act
ed as Master of Ceremonies.
YUGOSLAV children in gay costumes prepare flowers for the altar to observe the feast of their
local patron saint. Though the Church is barely conceded a minor role in official Yugoslav
circles, the people cherish their religious heritage and practice the faith as best they can.
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