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Catholic schools these days look for any way to help parents reduce the cost of tuition. For students of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, paying off tuition

was done the old fashioned way – the girls worked it off. “I wasn’t quite sure what my mother had signed me up for during the summer before my freshman year at MSJ,” said Carolyn Sue Cecil, A73. “I rode my bicycle out to the Mount (with my neighbors and cousins, Mary Ann and Cathy Cecil) to work in the laundry two days a week all summer long. It must have been 110 degrees in the shade in there as we ran sheets through the “mangle” and all the while, Sister Blanche Rita was scared to death one of us girls was going to get pulled into it. “It was fun being with my friends,” Carolyn Sue said. “We started at 8 a.m. and stopped at 11 and got to swim for an hour, followed by lunch in one of the back rooms with the other workers. We went back to work from 1-3, folding, sorting and delivering clothing and items. “Two weeks before school started again, all of us working day students would be called in to clean the

dorms from top to bottom, as well as the classrooms,” she said. “I remember Sister Ursula directing us to wash windows with water and newspaper. Sister Joseph Volk scared me to death as she directed us in the dorms. I remember one year she finally trusted me with using the huge buffer -- which was easy once you got the hang of it. I’m not sure I ever got the hang of it -- it kept running away with me.

“I always tell the story to people how I scrubbed bathrooms to work off my high school tuition,” Carolyn Sue said. “Sister JV assigned bathroom duty to me and my cousin, Kay Beth Riney, on a number of occasions simply because she knew we would do it and do it right. “My first three years, we earned $3 a day and this was applied directly to our tuition,” she said. “Senior year, we were given a raise of $1. Day school tuition at that time was $100 a year. Since I loved being at the Mount anyway, being out there working was also fun. I enjoyed being with my friends, as well as seeing the sisters.” Becky Collins Morris, A71, also grappled with the floor buffer during her days at the Academy. “I worked in the library with Karen O’Daniel and M.A. Hoerter the first years,” Becky said. “We did all the normal chores –

The annual Alumnae Memorial Mass will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Mount Saint Joseph Motherhouse Chapel, with Msgr. Bernard Powers presiding. This Mass is celebrated in remembrance of all deceased classmates, faculty, family and friends of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and Junior College. Please let us know of any alumnae who passed away in the past 12 months. A memorial list will be posted on our website. Please RSVP for the Mass and dinner by Oct. 29. Contact Marian Bennett at 270-229-2006 or email alumnae.msj@maplemount.org.

dusting, sweeping, mopping. The chore I remember the most – and liked the least – was mopping and buffing the floors every Saturday. It took a while to learn to control the buffer so it would not pull me in all directions. I never understood why Sister required this every Saturday because those floors were always spotless. But Sister Joseph Marie didn’t like even a scuff mark. Or maybe she really just wanted to be sure we were kept busy.”

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into the 21st Centurywww.ursulinesmsj.org/alumnaeVolume 8, No. 2 Fall 2012

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Sister Ursula

Sister Joseph Marie Williams

Sister Joseph Volk

Alumnae Memorial Mass Nov. 3

Jennifer Speaks McGee, left, Carolyn Graves Beam (back) and Beth Calhoun Henderson, all 1970 graduates, at the Nov. 5, 2011 Alumnae Memorial Mass.

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How the Office of Ursuline Partnerships can be of service:Prayer Network. Send your prayer requests to alumnae.msj@maplemount.org. Many in the U.S. and abroad will be praying for your needs. Let us know if you would like to join our prayer network.DeceaseD MeMbers. Please contact the office with the alumna’s first, maiden and/or married name, class year if known, and the date of passing. If you have a photo, we will print it if space allows. traNscriPts are available from Mount Saint Joseph. Please send a written request (we need your signature) and a $5 check payable to Mount Saint Joseph. Include your maiden name, graduation year and mailing address. Please allow two weeks. Send request to: ARCHIVES, Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.

Fall is in the air...Hey, Mount Girls! When fall is in the air (and it’s a smell we all know), it takes everyone to that “heading back to school” mode of thinking. For me, it brings those great MSJ memories I’m always happy to pull out, and it brings the Picnic for the retired sisters! I had the joy of attending the past two years (had missed a few years) and meeting up with classmates and fellow Alums! What a great time we all had together! We spread the word as best we could for girls to get a “MSJ ALUM” name tag so we could spot each other easily in the crowd. I snapped pictures right and left and posted them on Facebook. Next year, we are thinking we will have our own hospitality booth (with chairs) so we can gather and visit ... and before it’s all over with, I’m sure we will also have a way to raise some money for our dearly loved retired sisters! So mark your calendar for next year. Next on our list of events is our Memorial Mass for our deceased Alumnae and faculty: Nov. 3 at 4 p.m. at the Mount Chapel. Msgr. Powers will celebrate with us, along with some fabulous alum musicians, followed by a meal with the sisters. A number of us have already made plans to stay at the Guest House on Saturday evening because we had so much fun when we gathered there last year. Each year, I have found it to be a beautiful way to remember our deceased alumnae and faculty and always am so glad I was able to be part of it. I hope you can come! Until then – enjoy the smells of fall and stay in touch!Carolyn Sue Cecil A73President, MSJ Academy Alumnae Assn.

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is published twice a year by the Office of Ursuline Partnerships for alumnae of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and Junior College.

Coordinator of UrsUline PartnershiPs: Mrs. Marian BennettdireCtor of develoPMent: Sister Amelia Stenger A67

Coordinator of Mission effeCtiveness:Sister Rose Marita O’Bryan A60

direCtor of Mission advanCeMent/CoMMUniCations: Dan Heckel Communications/GraPhiC desiGn: Jennifer KaminskiadMinistrative sPeCialist/Web develoPMent: April Ray

8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356Phone: 270-229-2006 • Fax: 270-229-4953

www.ursulinesmsj.org • alumnae.msj@maplemount.org

The Alumnae Association fosters loyalty, friendship, and community among graduates, former students,

and the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. In the spirit of Saint Angela Merici, the association upholds Catholic ideals, promotes Christian formation, and supports involvement in Christian service.

ALUMNAE MISSION STATEMENT

Alumnae Association Officers

From Your President

Left to right: President Carolyn Sue Cecil A73, TreasurerPaula Chandler Gray A73, Vice President Stephanie Warren A73, and Secretary Kathy Ford Young A70

Greetings from Mount Saint Joseph! I hope you will enjoy this edition! • Be sure to check the Alumnae Class Agent list on page 3. If your class is not included, why not consider being one yourself? A special class agents meeting is planned for the spring. Contact me or one of your officers to get on board! • You will notice the Maple leaf Award nomination form is included in this issue. Begin now to consider your choice of a worthy candidate. The deadline for nominations is March 15, 2013. • It was a pleasure to see so many of you at the Mount Picnic. Twenty-three alumnae (classes from 1940 to 1986) visited the Volunteer Center to register and receive a special “MSJ ALUM” name tag. We’ll do this every year – let’s watch those numbers grow! • I urge you to check out your own special page on Facebook: MSJ GIRLS. You will see it is a true ministry with its own unique Mount family spirit.• One last note: You can be proud of your Alumnae Association officers. They always keep your needs and interests in mind. They are a pleasure to work with and I am grateful to them for their generous Mount Girl spirit. Many blessings to all of you,Mrs. Marian BennettCoordinator of Ursuline Partnerships

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FYI: The Alumnae Association donated several Mount Saint Joseph Academy cookbooks to

the Mount Saint Joseph Gift Shop. They are still available for $15 each. You can call Marian Bennett

to place an order: 270-229-2006

Rosa Palazzo Schmidt, class of 1951, is a devoted mother and grandmother, an intrepid world traveler, and an energetic volunteer. Her warm personality and positive attitude have carried her through a life of both joy and sadness. Rosa’s family, parish and the wider Nashville, Tenn., community have benefited from her wide-ranging skills and generosity. Her volunteer activities mirrored the stages of her five children’s lives: Girl Scout leader, Cub Scout den mother, Junior Great Books club leader, faith formation teacher. When her first son started first grade, she began her 23-year Room Mother career, planning many parties and field trips. With her usual zest, Rosa enjoyed the learning experiences along with the children. In addition, she has worked on several church campaigns to fund new buildings. She has been a volunteer driver for the Meals on Wheels program and the parish Room in the Inn program. She taught in the Friends Learning in Pairs (FLIP) program where senior citizens tutor children who are having reading difficulties. She and her late husband Don, a former U.S. Marine, were true partners in parenting and in volunteer service. Since his death, Rosa became a Gold Star Sweetheart and faithfully attends Marine Corps reunions in his honor. Joan Sherron Hofman A51, who nominated Rosa, said, “Many of the lessons that were learned at the Mount have been put into practice over these past 60 years. As Mother Teresa said, ‘We cannot do great things – just little things with great love.’ This describes my friend Rosa.”

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Rosa Palazzo Schmidt A51 (right)with Alumnae Association President

Carolyn Sue Cecil A73

Sandi Bell Boswell, class of 1967, spent her 30-year professional life as patient representative at Owensboro Medical Health System ... providing a shoulder to lean on, or a listening ear to people dealing with problems during their darkest hours. She and her husband, David, attend St. Mary Magdalene Parish, where Sandi is a devoted and active member serving as lector, faith formation and Vacation Bible School teacher and Eucharistic minister. She is a caring helper to friends, neighbors and family members during financial and health crises. She has cooked and delivered many meals, cleaned their homes, purchased clothing and cared for them and their children and taken them to doctor visits. Sandi’s sisters, Faye Bell Nix, class of 1955 and Joyce Bell Schulte, class of 1958, represented her at the Alumnae Weekend’s Maple Leaf Award ceremony. Her other sisters are Joan Bell Dant, class of 1953, and Martha Bell Johnson, class of 1965. Sandi’s nominator, Nancy Coomes Robinson, class of 1968, says, “Sandi is a kind and caring lady who appreciates her roots and the opportunities given her by the sisters and school at Mount Saint Joseph. She personifies the values which have been ingrained in her through the guidance and role models she experienced at Mount Saint Joseph for more than 12 years. She visits often and gives back to the community that shaped her into a model Christian. She is definitely making a difference in the world.”

2012 Maple Leaf awards

Sandi Bell Boswell A67 (left)with her nominator,

Nancy Coomes Robinson A68

NOTE: You can find a Maple Leaf nomination form inside this newsletter

1942.... Pauline Jacobi Lonsway1945.... Louise Fowler Gaddie1949.... Joan Walz, OSU 1951.... Rosa Palazzo Schmidt 1952.... Mary Agnes VonderHaar, OSU 1955.... Liz Ruckriegel Berger1956.... Peggy Rummage Clark 1962.... Susan Gray Schwerdtfager & Ann Jenkins Caspar1965.... Mary Costello 1966.... Suzanne Sims, OSU 1967.... Amelia Stenger, OSU 1970.... Jennifer Speaks McGee 1971.... Becky Collins Morris 1972.... Mary Ann Shewmaker Payne1973.... Stephanie Warren & Brenda Dant 1974.... Vickie Bickett Gibson 1977.... Elaine Early McCarty

Faye Bell Nix A55, left, and Joyce Bell Schulte A58, right, pose with Carolyn Sue Cecil after accepting the Maple Leaf Award on behalf of their sister, Sandi Bell Boswell A67. Sandi was out of town and could not attend the May 20 ceremony. She came to the Mount at a later date to accept her award (photo at left).

These alumnae received awards at the May 20 Alumnae Weekend banquet...

Presenting ... Mount Saint Joseph Alumnae Class Agents! Class agents work with Alumnae Association officers and the Coordinator of Ursuline Partnerships to maintain and enhance communication and class spirit in three main areas: (1) Maintain up-to-date class lists; (2) Promote Alumnae events; (3) Assist with the Annual Alumnae Weekend Reunion. Is your class on this list? Plans are underway for a class

agent meeting in Spring 2013. Make sure your class is represented! Contact your Alumnae Association officers to add your class to the list, or the Alumnae Office at 270-229-2006 or 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount KY 42356 or email alumnae.msj@maplemount.org

Class of 1966Front row, from left, Mary Margaret Drury, Susan Thomas Allgeier, Anna Mattingly, Mary Lou Byrne Payne; second row, from left, Elaine McCarty Glenn, Cecelia Robinette McEldowney, Phyllis Costello Bresnik

Class of 1962Front row, from left: Patti Ballard Nall, Ann Simmons Gordon, Frances Tichenor, Sister Mary Lois Speaks; Back row: Becky Riney Reisz, Ann Jenkins Casper, Sister Mary Celine Weidenbenner, Rita Stuedle Owens

Class of 1939Audrey Pierce Durbin

Class of 1947Sister Clarita Browning, Sister Luisa Bickett

Class of 1957Sister Ann Patrice Cecil, Virginia Ford Green, Sister Vivian Bowles

Class of 1949Sister Joan Walz, Betty Rumage Bickett, Sister Mary Angela Matthews, Sister Elaine Burke

Class of 1972Front row, from left, Dorothy Ford Riggs, Shirley Bickett Warren, Mary Ann Shewmaker Payne, Bernadette Murphy; second row, (the late) Nancy Mills, Susan Bickett Bachmann, Lou Highland Goings, Patricia Schwartz Cook; top row, Carolyn Thomas, Patty Mattingly Arnett, Kay Beth Riney

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Class of 1973From left, Carolyn Sue Cecil, Paula Chandler Gray , Brenda Dant McIntire, Stephanie Warren, Rose Turnquist Mann

Class of 1963Sister Karla Kaelin, Phyllis Thomas Troutman

Class of 1949Sister Joan Walz, Betty Rumage Bickett, Sister Mary Angela Matthews, Sister Elaine Burke

Class of 1972Front row, from left, Dorothy Ford Riggs, Shirley Bickett Warren, Mary Ann Shewmaker Payne, Bernadette Murphy; second row, (the late) Nancy Mills, Susan Bickett Bachmann, Lou Highland Goings, Patricia Schwartz Cook; top row, Carolyn Thomas, Patty Mattingly Arnett, Kay Beth Riney

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Class of 1952From left, Ursula Wheatley Alexander, Sister Mary Agnes VonderHaar, Susan Wiseman Stevenson, Benita Payne Jolly

1980sRhonda Snawder Taylor, left, Kathy Hayden Blandford, center (both class of 1982), Ingryd Vargas-Lorenzana (a sophomore in 1983 when the Academy closed)

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Alumnae Recognitions Send your news by e-mail: alumnae.msj@maplemount.org or mail to our Alumnae Office

Kathy Ford Young, A70, said she never knew how jobs were assigned at the Mount. “Maybe it was the luck of the draw, maybe it depended on how much tuition a student needed to ‘earn,’ or maybe someone felt that I’d benefit from some practical experience in broom-handling,” Kathy said. “For three years my job was sweeping ... sweeping the upper balcony for a couple of years and then in my junior year sweeping the interior stairway of Bloemer. My job was to be done after breakfast and before classes began. “Even back then, I realized mine was such an easy job, especially when compared to working in the laundry or the dormitories or cleaning the gym,” Kathy said. “I can’t recall any specific person coming by to make sure the balcony and stairways were dirt-free, but surely someone did. “In my senior year, I was promoted to vacuuming

and dusting in the office of our principal, Sister Charles Mary, whom I recall as a sweet lady,” Kathy said. “I’m not sure how much tuition I earned by swishing that broom every morning ... but it did serve to mold me into the sweeper I am today.” Janet Riney Murphy, A70, worked with Sister Joseph Marie Williams in the library. “My job was to dust all the books and shelves. Now, imagine that library,” Janet said. “Then imagine me on a ladder, removing a book, dusting the book, then dusting the shelf, replacing the book, removing the next book, dusting the book, dusting the shelf, replacing the book and so on. To help fight the boredom I even counted the books – three times! Can you imagine a more boring job? “One day I was actually dusting the books on the lower levels and I fell asleep,” Janet said. “Well, Sister Joseph Marie caught me sleeping. Needless to say, that didn’t happen again. (At least I didn’t get caught again.)”

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75 Years: Sister Mary Durr (Music from 1968-73) 60 Years: Sister Mary Diane Taylor (Art from 1967-71) 50 Years: Sister Francis Joseph Porter (Teacher from 1967-68)

SiSTeR RuTh GehReS A51 was named a Distinguished Alumni at Brescia University on April 28. A 1962 Brescia graduate, Sister Ruth was an English professor at Brescia for 18 years and president of the college for nine years (1985-95). She was the third president of Brescia, and during her tenure, the Campus Center was constructed, a bachelor’s degree in social work was added, and the first post-graduate degree, a master’s in management, was offered. The Distinguished Alumni award honors those graduates who exemplify the elements that encompass The Brescia Difference: Respect for the Sacred, Devotion to Learning, Commitment to Growth in Virtue, and Promotion of Servant Leadership.

Sister Ruth, who is also celebrating her 60th year as a religious sister, ministers at Casa Ursulina in Chile.

Congratulations to the following alumnae who received the 2012 Sophia Award! Each parish in the 32-county Diocese of Owensboro nominates an outstanding senior citizen (age 65+) who is a good example of their Catholic faith. (Pictured in order, left to right:) • Mary Ann Warren Knott A57, St. Mary Magdalene• Sue Thomas A58, Precious Blood• Louise Fogle Payne A58, St. Alphonsus • Patti Bartley Wink A58, St. Martin • Francil Riney Higdon A60, Holy Redeemer • Joy Robinson Keller A60, The Immaculate

TRIBUTE TO NANCY . . . . . . by Mary Ann Shewmaker Payne A72 On Sept 14, we lost a special person in our lives, Nancy Mills. Nancy’s classmates, Mount Saint Joseph, alumnae members, family and friends will have a special part of their life missing. In going to school with Nancy, she was always a vibrant, energetic person, as she was up until her passing. Even when she felt bad she kept going. She always helped people and would go that extra mile for anyone. We were all just like family going to school at MSJ and the Class of ‘72 has still carried that closeness on. We shared secrets, tears, laughs, probably a few ill words at times, and our ups and downs. Nancy was always there lending her ear if you needed to talk. It seemed like after we graduated I began to know Nancy better as I associated with her more. We worked on alumnae reunions together and had a lot of good laughs. The ceremony that Nancy had for me at the Mount when I got cancer will always be in my mind. It was beautiful and contributes to me being alive today. I am so glad that I also have my prayer quilt in remembrance of her, with all my classmates’ pictures on it that she made for me at the time of my sickness. I took it every time I had chemo. Not long ago, Nancy contacted a classmate (Sheila Huff) from our freshman/sophomore year at the Mount and she and Dorothy Ford made a visit to Harrodsburg. Sheila was just so excited to be reunited with someone from our class. Now that visit will be even more special to her. That is just a few of the good deeds that Nancy did. I know she worked a lot with alumnae and helped at the Mount and her church. She never slowed down much, that is, unless you put her in a body cast like she was at the beginning of this year. Nancy had a rough year and I guess the good Lord decided that it was time to take her home. I wish he would have left her with us for a while longer, but I know that Nancy is at peace and pain free and looking down on us with that big, beautiful smile she always had. She and Margaret (another deceased classmate) will have a lot to talk about above. May the Lord wrap his arms around you until we meet again my friend and thanks for being a special part of everyone’s life.

Nancy Mills, left, presented classmate Mary Ann Payne with a prayer quilt

at the 2009 Alumnae Reunion.

Congratulations to the following Academy Faculty celebrating jubilees of religious profession in 2012:

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• Sister Lennora Carrico, OSU, 96, died May 4 in her 74th year of religious life. A native of Fancy Farm. Sister Lennora had a wonderful gift of compassion and sent lots of birthday cards. She loved University of Kentucky basketball and reading the Cats’ Pause. An educator for 34 years in Kentucky, she taught at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, (1951-57) and was a member of the Department of Education faculty at Brescia College (1971-74). She was a Hospice volunteer, and her Motherhouse ministries included writing the daily annals (1989-2003). Survivors include two sisters, Anna Elliott, Fancy Farm, and Dot Willett, Calvert City, a brother, Bob Carrico (Barbara), Cincinnati, and a sister-in-law, Helen French, Fancy Farm. • Sister Helen Ann Stuart, OSU, 89, a 1942 Academy graduate and native of Saint Raphael in Daviess County, died April 15 in her 63rd year of religious life. After health problems prevented her from joining the convent, she credited devotion to Our Lady of Fatima with a miracle when she entered religious life in 1949. She went on to be a devoted educator for 34 years. She taught throughout Kentucky, including St. Alphonsus School, St. Joseph, 1966-76. From 1985-2002, she was the switchboard operator for the Ursuline Motherhouse. Survivors include a sister, Martine Greenwell, Albuquerque, N.M., and sister-in-law, Agnes Stuart, Owensboro. NOTE: Memorial gifts for the sisters may take the form of donations to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.

• Dorothy Lile Barnes Sims C37, 94, died July 31 in Louisville. A native of Grayson County, she was retired from Brown Foreman Distillery. Survivors include six sons and three daughters.• Margaret Louise Edelen Bowling A40, 89, died June 24 in Louisville. She was born in Raywick and is survived by three sons and three daughters. • Sarah Eudora Mattingly Walker A40, 89, died April 19 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Born in Loretto, she was retired from Southeastern Bell and was part of the WAVES during WWII. Survivors include her husband, William, and her sister, Mary Frances Mattingly Conn C49.• Marion Riley Legaey C42, 89, died April 7 in Indianapolis. She was a member of St. Francis de Sales Parish in Paducah and is survived by her three sons, Michael, Gus Jr. and Stephen.• Marie Hazel Wathen Miller A42 died March 23. Her husband, Ray Weston Miller preceded her in death in 2004. Her survivors include Donna Gregory A74. • Stansell Marie Russell Ebelhar A46 died July 8 at age 84. She is survived by three sons and three daughters including Bernadette Monday A77. She enjoyed cooking, sewing and travel. • Mary Ellen Mattingly A49 died March 15 at her home in South Port, Fla. A former Ursuline Sister, she was a professor of biology and a research scientist, and she taught chemistry at Brescia College.• Bettye Reisz Riney C46 died April 5 in Owensboro. A homemaker who enjoyed gardening, antiques and history, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Riney, in 2005.• Mary Eugenia (Jeanie) Montgomery Carpenter A51, 78, died May 25 in Louisville. She retired from GE after 25 years and is survived by two daughters, four sons and her sister, Dorothy Montgomery Payne A51. Orville, her husband of 47 years, preceded her in death. • Carolyn Rose Taul A54 died March 15 in Louisville. She was a retired executive secretary at Blue Cross-Blue Shield and is survived by her twin sister, Marylyn Taul Story A54.• Judy Ann Hamilton Bainbridge A66 attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy from 1962 to 1964. She died April 10 in Owensboro and is survived by a daughter and two sons. • Loretta Robinette Stanley A69 died Aug. 24 at her home in Mobile Ala. Survivors include her partner, Everette Shoub, and 13 brothers and sisters, including Cecilia Robinette McEldowney A66.• Nancy Jo Mills A72, age 58, died Sept. 14 at her home. She was a winner of the 2009 Maple Leaf Award, former president of the Mount Saint Joseph Alumnae Association and Annual Picnic chair, a tireless Mount Saint Joseph volunteer, and an Ursuline Associate. She is survived by three daughters, five grandchildren and her foster sister, Sister Pam Mueller A68.

We Extend Deepest Sympathy To:

In Loving Memory... Please include the following alumnae, faculty and family in your prayers

Sister Lennora

• Sisters Jane Miriam (C43) and Jane Irvin (C47) Hancock , whose brother, Father Walter Hancock, died March 2.• Sister Eileen Howard C47, whose brother-in-law, Naseeb L. Shory, died June 20.• Sister Renee Monaghan A48, whose sisters, Agnes Drea and Kathleen LaBuda, both died in their homes Aug. 1.• Sister Mary Angela Matthews A49, whose nephew, Bruce Matthews, died Sept. 11.• Sister Ruth Gehres A51, whose sister-in-law, De Etta Gehres, died April 10 in Evansville, Ind.• Teen Clemons Robinette A54, whose nephew, Norman Clemons, died April 30.• Imogene McBride Stull A54 and Becky McBride Carrico A59, whose brother, Randall McBride, died April 28.• Shelby Compton A56, whose mother, Lucille Dant Hayden, died July 10.• Martha Henning Payne A56, whose husband, Ralph Payne, died Dec. 2, 2011.• Sister Mary Lois Speaks A62, whose sister, Rita Summers, died March 8.• Sister Mary Celine Weidenbenner A62, whose brother, Wilfred J. Weidenbenner, died March 29.• Sister Melissa Tipmore A63, whose sister, Joyce Tipmore O’Hagan, died June 30.• Phyllis Thomas Troutman A63, whose brother, Jimmy Thomas, died July 8.• Mary Costello A65, whose great nephew, Charles Brooks, died June 13.• Sister Suzanne Sims A66, whose aunt, Gertrude Stallings, died July 27.• Loretta White Hamby A70, whose sister, Mary Kathleen White New, died June 18.• Paula Chandler Gray A73, whose uncle, Jim Reed, died this spring.

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For Carolyn Thomas, A72, laboring at the Mount was a family affair. “Working at the Mount was a rite of passage for most of us who lived on the Mount property,” she said. “My dad worked there for 40 years, my mom worked in the kitchen after all the kids were in school (only for a few years), my brothers worked there after school and the summers when they were probably 8 or 9 years old, collecting trash. I started working there

when I was 11, and I continued to work there until I was 19,” Carolyn said. “I paid all four years of school except my freshman year, my dad had to pay $27. That included everything, all books, trips, uniforms, class ring, etc.” Rose Wallace, A65, worked all four years in the dining hall with Sister Dominica. “Tuition was $500 and I worked for all of it. I washed the dishes after all three meals, seven days per week,” she said. “I received my master’s degree in dishwashing.” n - By Dan Heckel, Mount Saint Joseph staff

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Alumnae Weekend: May 18-19, 2013

Preserving the History of the MSJ Academy Photographs. Transcripts. Scrapbooks. Programs. Yearbooks. Matriculation lists. The Mount. Bulletins. These are only a few types of the Academy records that the Mount Saint Joseph Archives holds. As the repository for the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, the Archives is responsible for the safekeeping and sharing of the history of the sisters and their ministries, and certainly the Academy holds a special place in its heritage. During Alumnae Weekend this last May the Archives was open and had on display many items of interest. Copies of The Mount were available for viewing and copying and Bulletins

from the first half of the 20th century were displayed, showing the daily routines, programs held, and student lists. A new contribution this year was the availability of newly printed images of graduating class photos. Scans were made of the class photos which you know so well from their display in the museum. During Alumnae Weekend the Archives also had on display photographs from the Academy which show more of the day to day activities of the students. In the Archives we are so happy to be able to share with you not only the history of the Ursuline Sisters, but the history which belongs to you as well. If at some point you are considering what to do with your Academy memorabilia or photographs, please

consider donating them to the Mount Saint Joseph Archives. We would be happy to have them in the collections and share them as a part of our history. If you have questions please contact Sarah Patterson at sarah.patterson@maplemount.org. For samples of Mount Saint Joseph history, visit the Archives blog Memories from the Mount: http://ursulinesmsj.org/archives-blog.

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1962 Mount “King” and Queen at Court

Class of 1949 Senior Recital

Mother Aloysius Willett, left, circa 1910