The New Mount Spring 2011 by Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph

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Extending the Mission

Volume 7, No. 1

of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and College into the 21st Century

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

Alums fondly remember St. Michael Hall

a history class when they announced that John F. Kennedy had been killed,” ometime in 2011, 90 years she said. “We were all given after it was built, St. Michael’s special privileges and got to Hall will be deconstructed. watch the funeral and everything Completed on Sept. 29, 1921, on TV.” the ravages of time have made Stephanie Warren A’73 said the building unsafe, but the every inch of St. Michael’s Hall memories of the students who holds a memory. “I had a class studied there will never fade. in each and every room at some “I remember having biology point of my high school years. in the first room on the left,” said I can still hear the laughter of Patricia Gardner Griffith A’65. “It Sister Agnese echo off the walls was my first class of the day and of the downstairs room nearest my seat was in the front. When the gym on the west side,” we went in to class, there was a Warren said. “She loved to stump mouse in the trash can. The sister us with geometry challenges who was teaching handed the or algebra II problems. She trash can to me and told me to would smile broadly and click take it outside and kill it! I took her tongue, engaging us and it from her, took it out the front scaring us at the same time! I door, looked around to see if loved her classes. Between Sister anyone was watching, and then I Agnese and Sister Susan Kerr just set it free.” (now Susan White), I actually Griffith also remembers became a good math student and where she was on Nov. 22, 1963. managed to CLEP out of math in “I remember being downstairs in college. That was a happy event!

Alumnae Weekend 2011 Schedule

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Note: All times Central

2-5 p.m............. Free Time (visit, meet, shop, relax) 4-5 p.m............. Registration in Center lobby 5 p.m................ Supper 6:30 p.m........... Evening Prayer (begin your reunion with God) 7 p.m................ Welcome Back Reception (snacks, sing-along, door prizes)

Sunday, May 15, 2011

7:30-8:30 a.m... Registration in Center library 8:30 a.m........... Business Meeting (make your vote count) 10 a.m.............. Class Photos (create a lasting memory) 11 a.m............... Reunion Liturgy (unite in prayer and song) 12:30 p.m......... Awards Dinner (delicious meal, more door prizes, annual awards)

“All of my thoughts and memories of St. Michael’s Hall are filled with academic challenges, engaging, thoughtful, encouraging teachers, and lots of good times with my classmates and other students,” Warren said. “I did a lot of growing up in those rooms and hallways.” Dorothy “Chris” Denniston A’65 said she can still walk through all of St. Michael’s Hall in her mind. “Enter through the front door and to the left is chemistry and biology class with Sister Ursula. To the right is health class with Sister Ruth Helen. Next is Sister Marie Bernadette’s history class, which was also the location for Sister Miriam Medley’s religion class,” she said. “Downstairs was Latin/ French taught by Sister Mary Catherine, and algebra/geometry by Sister Charles Emaline,” Denniston said. “In those days, we girls had no idea how these teachers would impact our lives. I went on to become a special education teacher and school administrator. Others in my class Continued on page 6

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Keeping in Touch Hey, Mount Girls!

As I write this, I have a feeling there are plenty of us watching it snow (again), digging out, tired of the snow and ready for spring – and I’m hoping by the time you actually read this the snow will be gone and it’ll be so easy to think about warm weather and how much fun we are going to have coming together for Alumnae Weekend May 14-15. We (the officers) have planning in high gear for the next gathering. What a great group this is! The energy, the love, the caring, the Several alums gathered after the Nov. 6, 2010 Alumnae Memorial Mass. In front dedication to this special place and special bond we share is amazing. are Sisters Rosemary Keough A’56, and Eileen Howard C’47. The rest, from left, are And our one goal is to plan and pull Carolyn Sue Cecil A’73 (Alumnae Association President), Stephanie Warren A’73 off yet another heart-warming and (Alumnae Association Vice President), Martha Powers Taylor A’46, Sister Joan Walz enjoyable Alumnae Weekend. A’49, Jennifer Speaks McGee A’70, Sister Mary Angela Matthews A’49; Sister Rose This year, there will probably be Marita O’Bryan A’60; Sister Mary Agnes VonderHaar A’52; Sylvia Rightmyer O’Reilly some special events centered around A’53; Sister Elaine Burke A’49, and Jean Murphy, A’48. St. Michael’s Hall ... soon to be torn down. Don’t you want to see it one more time? Oh, the memories that building holds! It’s a sacred place. In the meantime, send us your articles, your updates, your comments; read my blog (add your comments to that); find us on Facebook; e-mail; twitter, tweet, call, write – ! The name of the game is: LET’S STAY CONNECTED! So mark your calendars, rearrange your schedule, let’s plan to be together May 14-15, 2011!

Carolyn Sue Cecil ‘73

Mount Saint Joseph Alumnae Association President • “Like” the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph on Facebook! facebook.com/ursulinesmsj • Join the Mount Saint Joseph Academy Alumnae (KY) group on Facebook! • Follow Carolyn Sue Cecil A’73’s blog! www.msjalumnae.blogspot.com • Sign up for the Pilgrimage e-zine! Click on the red Pilgrimage button on our website, ursulinesmsj.org

TRANSCRIPTS

are available from Mount Saint Joseph Archives. However, our archives office is temporarily closed at this time. We will notify alumnae by e-mail and on our website when it reopens.

PRAYER NETWORK

Pray with us! Send your prayer requests to alumnae.msj@maplemount.org or call 270-2292006. We can also add you to our prayer network.

DECEASED ALUMNAE

Please inform us if an alum has passed away. Contact the office with the alumna’s first, maiden and/or married name, class year, and date of death.

Mount Saint Joseph Book & Gift Shop Special Alumnae Weekend Hours

Saturday, May 14th........3 p.m.– 5 p.m. Sunday, May 15th..........2 p.m.– 3 p.m.

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Nine members of the Academy Class of 1955 returned for the Mass. They are, from left, Margaret Bickett, Josephine Stroud, Mildred Calhoun, Mary Jane Alexander, Mary Vuncannon, Sister Catherine Marie Lauterwasser, Daisy Gibson, Liz Berger, and Mary Higdon. New ^

is published twice a year by the Office of Ursuline Partnerships for alumnae of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and Junior College. Director of Ursuline Partnerships: Mrs. Marian Bennett Director of Spiritual Formation: Sister Marietta Wethington Director of Development: Sister Amelia Stenger A’67 Director of Mission Effectiveness: Sister Rose Marita O’Bryan A’60 Director of Mission Advancement/Communications: Dan Heckel Communications/Graphic Design: Jennifer Kaminski Administrative Specialist/Web Development: Tiffany Orth 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356 Phone: 270-229-2006 • Fax: 270-229-4953 www.ursulinesmsj.org • alumnae.msj@maplemount.org

ALUMNAE MISSION STATEMENT

The Alumnae Association of Mount Saint Joseph 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.

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news online: ursulinesmsj.org

Spring 2011

Remember When?

Field Day at the Mount Oct. 15, 1945

Pictured (not in order): Sara Cunningham, Imogene Dees, Theresa Rose Hagman, Frances Hayden, Mona Lou Miller, Agnes Parker, Dorothy Payne, Harrietta Payne, Charlotte Stallman, Helen Trapp, Mary Pat Troutman.

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PEACH ICEBOX PIE

Submitted by Sidney Riney Ebelhar A’51 1/4 cup butter 1 qt peaches, sliced 1-1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 carton whipped topping 1 egg 1/2 graham cracker crumbs 1 graham cracker pie crust Cream butter and sugar. Beat egg and add to butter and sugar mixture. Pour into graham cracker pie crust. Add peaches. Cover with whipped topping. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs on top of pie. You can find this recipe and many more in “Food for the Soul, Memories for the Heart,” the new Mount Saint Joseph Alumnae Association Cookbook! Call 270-229-2006 to get your copy for a $15 suggested donation. (Add $5 if you need it shipped to you)

Anniversary Classes 2011 80 YEARS Academy Class of 1931 Hazel Gropp Dorothy Clark Hicks* Martha Russell Riedling Junior College Class of 1931 Nancy Basham Lynch Mary Ruth Shockley Shiver* 75 Years Academy Class of 1936 Lucy Abell* Mary Frances Cotter Anderson* Elizabeth Edelen Borders* Mae Carlisle Dean Lela Neel Higgins* Anna Lee Parrott* Mary Wethington Phillips* Junior College Class of 1936 Edith Brown* Mary Bess Grabbe* Helen Simon Lucy Pike Willett* 70 YEARS Academy Class of 1941 Mary Mitchell Benjamin* Mary Jo Osborne DeAngelis Bernice Malcolm Dorman* Wilma Russell Endicott Mary Rummage Freels Sr. Rita Klarer, OSU Delores Parker Lewis Elizabeth Robinson* Ursula Simmons Marie Cecil Simmons Valeria Riggs Stayton Dorothy Horlander Steinmetz Mary Wachter Wahl Mary Girten Watson Dolores Hicks White Junior College Class of 1941 Alice Garcia Bischoff Audrey Pierce Durbin A’39 Lois Harrison Farmer* Virginia Peninger Lazzaro* Catherine Lewis Rita O’Bryan Schrecker Frances Block Smith Golden Hughes Terry* 65 YEARS Academy Class of 1946 James Thompson Mildred Long Aukerman Harrieta Payne Buckley Mildred Payne Clark Charlotte Stallman Conrey Sara Cunningham* Stansell Russell Ebelhar Bernice Abell Genton* Frances Hayden Goode Virginia Thompson Hardy

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Henry Hodskins Paul Knott Imogene Dees Knott Dorothy Payne Krumpelman Agnes Parker McArdle William McCarty Geraldine Bickett Owdziej Agnes Warren Stuart Martha Powers Taylor Helen Trapp Janisse Dockemeyer Warren Marquerite Powers Thomas C’48 Theresa Hagman McCarty C’48 Junior College Class of 1946 Betty Emmick Allard A’44 Charlotte Baumgarten Ruth Riley Bryant* Anna Bottoms Daniel* Cesarea Fernandez* Ann Macke Kirchner Rose Osborne Peterson Betty Reisz Riney Nancy Lewis Sturgill* Mildred Eberhard Walker

Virginia Beavin Corley M. Charlene Davis (Asc.) Mary Hayden Fields Madge Riney Fleming Joyce Weikel Grady Janet Hayden Griffin Barbara Calhoun Griswold JoAnn Payne Hayden Marty Johnson Sr. Rosemary Keough, OSU Bertha Seely Libbert Sr. Lois Lindle, OSU Mary Ballard Mattingly Peggy Murphy McCarthy Carolyn Murphy Millay Bonnie Payne Montgomery Martha Henning Payne Mary Hayden Rappa* Sr. Grace Simpson, OSU Georgann Kroll Stuck (Asc.)* Rosemary Ballard Wathen

60 YEARS Academy Class of 1951 Ruth Pennebaker Allison Caroline Schwab Bissmeyer Betty Clements Buzzell Eugenia Montgomery Carpenter Mary Ruth Knott Cecil Lena Higdon Clements Barbara Fenwick Donahue Sidney Riney Ebelhar Sr. Helen Leo Ebelhar, OSU Kathy Fentress Fink (Asc.) Rose Buckman Floyd Sr. Ruth Gehres, OSU Mary Molohon Hines Joan Sherron Hofman Ida Greer Lester* Sybil Mattingly* Mary Magdalene McCarthy Dorothy Montgomery Payne Mary Riney Pfister Sr. Marian Powers, OSU Rita Greenwell Ridgway Rosa Palazzo Schmidt Mary Schadler Settles Martine Powers Stahr Ella Head West

50 YEARS Academy Class of 1961 Nancy Wathen Blandford Monica Murphy Blandford Patricia Settles Bueter Carolyn Coomes Bullington Donna Keller Calhoun* Ann Carrico Dessie McDaniel Clark (Asc.) Anna Fulkerson Clements Cecilia Head Clouse Lupintina Garza* Penny Livers Heistand Martha Riney Kamuf Susan Davis Krakowski Betty Lindauer Lupfer Patsy Crouch Marzocchi Evelyn Powers May Connie Mills Judy Arnold Payne Linda Wathen Pinkston Sr. Rose Jean Powers, OSU Theresa Bullington Rice Delores Calhoun Roberts Barbara Clark Simon Myrna Thompson Smith Sr. Mary Thomas, PCC Claudia Greenwell Thurman Susan Hayden Towery Marilyn McEwen Yaden

55 YEARS Academy Class of 1956 Lucy Cecil Adams Joan Payne Barrow Bernice Riney Bertke Mary Fenwick Bivins Jeannie Bickett Calhoun Peggy Rumage Clark Patricia Thompson Clayton Shelby Hayden Compton Eleanor Clements Cooke

45 YEARS Academy Class of 1966 Susan Thomas Allgeier (Asc.) Sue Cash Arant Sr. Mimi Ballard, OSU Virginia Warren Biggs Darilyn Atherton Bishop (Asc.) Sharon Batman Bishop Phyllis Costello Bresnik Teresa Huff Bringardner Brenda Compton Bryant

Maria Chinchilla Irene Chino Dreama Eanes Donohue Mary Margaret Drury Elaine McCarty Glenn Betty Reardon Greaves Georgetta Hicks Holder Sallie Dorth James Diane McCreary Kratzwald Kay Manion Ledesma Dolores Biddle Lundy Anna Mattingly Gail Schmidt Mayer* Sylvia Goetz McCauley* (Asc.) Cecilia Robinette McEldowney Frances Grant Melone Judith Morrell Sr. Maureen O’Neill, OSU Mary Lou Byrne Payne Katie Bickett Pfeifer Anne Marie Pickett Betty Onley Pontarolo Mary Murphy Riney Peggy Kranz Romios Becky Stallings Schrenbein Lynne Hayden Scott Pamela Payne Shepherd Sr. Suzanne Sims, OSU Susan Weidenbenner Struna Rosemary Cecil Tilus* Mary Spalding Turner 40 YEARS Academy Class of 1971 Yvonne Thompson Alexander Mary Bickett Andrews Anita Staples Bailey* Rita Compton Blandford Helen Johnson Blandford Imelda Warren Cecil Phyllis Kessler Chandler Donna Mattingly Coleman* Mary Danhauer Mary Durbin Dickenson Joyce Biddle Diehlman* Cathy Cecil Ebelhar Debbie Knott Finder Susan Cagle Gentry Donna Riney Habich* Kathy Grossman Hatfield Monica Hanna Hill Virginia Hoffman Mary Hunter Barbara Drury Hutchins WaNell Stallings Lanham Anna Lemming* Monica Thompson Lord Carolyn Drury McCarty Becky Collins Morris Judy Hagan Newton Harriet Simmons Paris Laura Peters* Alice Wedding Pollock Charlotte Thomas Powers

Maria Ransdell Kathleen Keel Riester Mary Riney Mary Nalley Stallings Regina Sullivan Cathy Daugherty Thomas Sheliah Tillotson Tooley Sheila Ward Harriet Simmons Young 35 YEARS Academy Class of 1976 Catherine Allard-Brown* Jane Powers Bell Joyce McCarty Clary Cheryl Calhoun Crisp Ingrid Maria Galloway* Karen Warren Gilbert Donna McCarty Howard Kathleen Dick Jones* Leslie Dover Lashley* Imelda Murphy Millay Leslie Miller Riney Victoria Saltsman Laure Schadler Sara Schureck Renee Mayhew Shoemaker Lori Ann Speck* Sheryl Sattazahn Thomas 30 YEARS Academy Class of 1981 Bonnie Bates* Lee Ann Thomas Blandford Deidre Ann D’Amico* Ann Marie DeMarco* Deidre Slaughter Engler Vera Flores* Mai Vu Ha (Asc.) Donna Jo Knott-Boarman Betty Cecil Medley Suzann Schadler Millay Gwyn Clark Morris Beth Ann Parsley Johnna Schwartz Whitmore* 25 YEARS Academy Class of 1986 (left in 1983 when Academy closed) Tonya Grace Caffey Jackie Caldwell* Beatriz Molina* Karen Stengell Christian Stevenson* Shannon Thompson* Michelle Welsch* Edith Wood*

* No current address available. Please contact us if you have this information. Also please let us know if you notice any errors in our list. (Asc.) - Attended Academy but left before they graduated with their class

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Alumnae Adventures

Spring 2011

Send your news to alumnae.msj@maplemount.org

Or mail to Alumnae Office, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356

Congratulations to the following Academy alumnae celebrating jubilees of religious profession in 2011! 70 Years: Sister Pauletta McCarty ’39 (pictured at left) 50 Years: Sister Helena Fischer ’60 Sister Julia Head ’60 Sister Nancy Murphy ’59 Sister Rose Marita O’Bryan ’60 Sister Kathleen Kaelin ’60 (right), who also taught at the Academy (1973-79) Gertrude Hancock Brumleve ’54: Greetings to everyone! It has been a wonderful year. I have a new grandson, Henry, who is number 15. My oldest is 25, so we cover all stages—what a stimulus to maintain flexibility! One of our highlights this year was an inland water cruise in Alaska. We were on a small vessel with 29 passengers. For seven days, we were in the wilderness, hiked in rainforests, and the viewing of wildlife was awesome. The whole experience was uniquely physical and spiritual, one that will be a lasting memory. Hopefully, I will be there in May. Brenda Greenwell Deibel ’59: I am very grateful for the Mount. I have seven beautiful healthy grandchildren and I still work at the greenhouse when needed. Life is wonderful and the golden years are very busy! Marie Ballard Blumeier ’64: I will always remember my wonderful years at the Mount. They have really formed me into the person I am today. Betty Onley Pontarolo ’66: Thank you for the kind thoughts and the Mount cookbook when Mary OnleyLinder died. It was a nice gesture and I sent my own cookbook that I had ordered before her death to Patsy, our other sister. Now we each have one and she was appreciative also. It has been a hard journey to accept our sister’s death but we have faith in her better life, hope for her family and loving memories of her! A good 2011! Mary Danhauer ’71 is a recent recipient of the Medical Service Award from Health Kentucky Inc. An advanced registered nurse practitioner, Mary leads the staff at Owensboro’s McAuley Clinic, which serves low-income people of any age regardless of ability to pay. Previously she spent three years in Jamaica as a medical clinic volunteer, serving impoverished Jamaican families at the Holy Spirit and St. Croix Clinics. Susan Cagle Gentry ’71: There is no way to put 40 years in a paragraph so here are the highlights. I have been married to a wonderful man for 31 years now. Our three children and one grandson are healthy and happy at this time. I was a medical transcriptionist for 30 years. I have so much to be grateful for, and at the very top of the list is the education I received at MSJ. I treasure the memories from those years. MSJ and the Class of ’71 will always have a special place in my heart. Joan Ruesewald Nelson ’85: I loved my time at the Mount! I hold the Ursuline Sisters close in my heart and pray for them daily.

Alumnae gift to Casa Ursulina helping with education

he Academy may be closed, but the Alumnae Association is still finding ways to aid those seeking to further their education. Following the earthquake in Chile in early 2010, the alumnae who gathered for the reunion in May issued a challenge to support the efforts of Sister Mimi Ballard A’66, and Sister Ruth Gehres A’51, to minister to the people of Chillán who were affected by the disaster. That weekend, $1,465 was raised. “Because (the alumnae) decided not to specify a particular use for the donations, Mimi and I began to talk about using these funds for something that would reflect in a special way the mission of Mount Saint Joseph Academy,” Sister Ruth wrote in a letter to the alums. Those donations are forming the nucleus of the Mount Saint Joseph Alumnae Fund for Education at Casa Ursulina. “After all, it was our education at the Mount that had given us such great opportunities ... opportunities that have opened so many doors for us and (in so many cases) our families,” Sister Ruth wrote. The idea for the education fund came after the sisters learned of Juan Campos, a young man from Chillán whose family lives in the parish of Sister Magaly, a Chilean sister who is campus minister in a Catholic school in Chillán.

Juan graduated from high school in 2009 with grades and exam scores so high that he received a full scholarship to the school of medicine at the Catholic University of the Immaculate Conception in the city of Concepción, about an hour and a half west of Chillán. Although his tuition is paid, he has costs such as room and board, books, Juan Eduardo Campos and transportation home High School Graduation to Chillán from time to time. Juan’s family is very poor. His father works as a street sweeper and garbage collector in the outdoor market in Chillán. His mother is a temporary seasonal worker picking berries for a large agricultural export company. Since he was a little boy, his mother says, Juan has been determined to work hard in school and to someday become a doctor. His parents are so proud of him now that he is on his way. But finances are a big challenge, Continued on page 6

The 41st Mount Saint Joseph Picnic is Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. Please join us!

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.. . p U ing h with Sister Lennora c t a C “I was there in the heyday,” said Sister Lennora Carrico, who was the lone freshman homeroom teacher at Mount Saint Joseph Academy from 1951-57. In those boom years for the Academy, she often had 40 students. “They were good years. We had good students,” she said. “I said the Lord sent me here, he’ll help me. That’s how I got through it.” One of her favorite memories is the time she chaperoned some students as they visited the University of Notre Dame. Other than her teaching duties, Sister Lennora was responsible for nurturing the girls, many of whom were away from home for the first time. “I sat on the steps and listened to a lot of stories,” she said. Sister Lennora was a teacher or principal for 31 years. She spent three years in the Education Department at Brescia College, and spent from 1974 until her retirement in 2003 ministering in outreach, personal and pastoral care, and as the daily annalist for the community. This is her 73rd year as an Ursuline Sister, and she remains active in the Powerhouse of Prayer. Those who want to write to Sister Lennora can do so at 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356. (“Catching Up” is a new feature that will be included in each issue of The New Mount, updating alumnae on one of the sisters who ministered at the Academy.)

Frances Goetz Gaddis A’65 enjoys her job at the Mount There’s no picture of Frances Goetz Gaddis next to the definition of “progress” in the dictionary, but perhaps there should be. Frances has lived most of her life in western Daviess County, a life that has continuously intersected with the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. She graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1965, worked as a school secretary where an Ursuline taught, worked at Brescia University and got a degree from there, and met with Ursuline Sisters when her husband decided to join the Catholic Church. Now she is a registered nurse working the night shift to take care of retired sisters in Saint Joseph Villa. “I’ve always wanted to progress,” she said. After five years as a unit clerk for Owensboro Medical Health System, answering phones, ordering supplies, and transcribing physician orders, she decided to pursue nursing. “I liked what the nurses did. They seemed so smart and able to take care of people.” She became an LPN in March 2008, and continued working toward her RN certification, and received it in December. “I’m almost 64, being an RN is probably the last step,” she said. “They say you should bloom where you’re planted. I’ve never been planted long enough to bloom.” On the night shift, she gets medicines set up for the next morning, does some treatments at 4 or 5 a.m., and is available if a sister has trouble during the night. “She’s very compassionate with the sisters, she really gets close to them,” said Bonnie Howard, nursing coordinator. Among the sisters Frances cares for in the Villa are Sister Marita Greenwell, her music teacher in high school, and Sister Miriam Medley, who was her principal. Frances said she loves working at the Mount. “It’s a totally different atmosphere. It’s peaceful,” she said. “The sisters are so kind, you never come out of a room without hearing ‘God bless you.’ You’re so appreciated here,” she said. “I’m here to take care of the sisters. When they tell you that you’re very kind, you know they noticed.” n

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MUSIC at the Academy— A Little Bit of Heaven

By Sister Amelia Stenger A’67, Director of Development for the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph When I was in the fifth grade, we got our first television set. It only got one channel. On Saturday morning we could watch cartoons for about an hour before we did our chores. I remember watching Mickey Mouse on the Merrie Melodies cartoons. He was swimming against the rushing waves and trying to save Minnie from her sinking boat. The wonderful music told the story without very many words. I loved the music. My freshman year at the Academy was also a wonderful learning experience. There were no cartoons on Saturday mornings but I got to listen to some of the same music that I had heard on those cartoons. Who knew that those wonderful scenes of Mickey and Minnie were really set to the music of Rossini’s “William Tell Overture”? When I hear them today, I can see the pictures of the cartoon in my mind. The Academy offered me tremendous opportunities to enjoy and learn music. During my senior year, my work assignment was cleaning the music department. One of the privileges was to listen to records while I cleaned. Of course one of my favorites was the “William Tell Overture.” Sister Marita Greenwell and Sister Francesca Hazel took me under their wings during my four years at the Academy and shared their gifts with me. Their music classes and music lessons opened up worlds of adventure into music, languages, Sister Francesca opera, classical composers, and the opportunity to sing some of the classics. They encouraged me and became mentors I cherished then and today. They were great role models and friends. Today, when I have the opportunity to cantor at a Sunday Liturgy here at the Mount, I always know that when I come into the dining room, Sister Marita will be there to give me a smile and a nod to tell me things went fine. There were some wonderful teachers at the Mount who loved us and cared for us during our time there. Some of the days may not Sister Marita have been easy and some of us may have been a bit trying, but the sisters loved us just the same. Let us thank them and pray for and with them as they continue to serve us here on earth or intercede for us in heaven.n

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St. Michael

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Casa Ursulina

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became nurses, educators, college teachers, store Sister Ruth wrote. owners, and so many other successful careers!” The Alumnae Cecilia Head Clouse A’61, said, “I loved St. Fund for Education Michael’s because the back part was ‘new’ and began with Juan, who bright. The freshmen and this year is receiving sophomores were downstairs $100 a month to and juniors and seniors were help with his basic upstairs. We had biology and needs. “We are only chemistry in the old part in helping young people the front but it wasn’t bad. whom we know … those who have been I liked the flip board with Sister Mimi and Coni recommended to us pictures of all the graduates by friends like Sister Magaly, and those who are that hung in the upstairs daughters or sons of women who are part of the Casa hall. We had our senior Ursulina community,” Sister Ruth wrote. play in the old auditorium The fund is now helping two other needy young and that is where we had students. Sister Ruth explained, “One of these is our once-a-month movie. Felipe, the son of Alejandra Báez, who works with Our graduation ceremony us at Casa Ursulina. Ale is a single mother of three was also in there.” fine sons. Her second son, Nicolás, is already a Ann Jenkins Caspar student at the University of Concepción in Chillán, A’62, said, “What studying agricultural engineering. Nicolás also I remember about has a scholarship, and he is helping to meet his expenses by working as a sacker and stocker in a Saint Michael’s is the local supermarket. Felipe, the oldest, has also worked formaldehyde smell in the supermarket to earn enough money to take from our biology class courses to prepare for the university entrance exam. with Sister Ursula, our Felipe had a couple of bad years in high school and religion classes with now is determined to catch up. He wants to be an Sister Mary Catherine and English teacher or social worker. He did well in the Monsignor Henninger, university preparatory classes and took the entrance and our homeroom and exam in December. (He won’t know the result for math teacher, Sister some time.) We used $50 from the education fund to Charles Emaline. She was cover the expenses of the entrance also sponsor of the CSMC exam. Felipe often helps out at and made sure we rolled Casa Ursulina. We know him well and have great hope for his miles of bandages for the success.” missions. I remember that she also delivered our Coni is the youngest daughter mail from home in our homeroom class.” of Monika (Moni), one of the Sister Maureen Griner A’64 said, “I remember women of Casa Ursulina who being scared to death in Sister Charles Emaline’s died several years ago, leaving Algebra class ... in the same room that eventually Felipe her husband with three young became my office as a leadership team member” daughters. The family has struggled ... the dad, from 2004-2010. Peyo, has had to work hard to keep them together. Carolyn Sue Cecil A’73 said the memories came Mimi, a good friend of Moni, has stayed close to this flooding back when she thought about St. Michael’s family and tried to help as she could. This year Coni Hall. “Latin class with Sister Lucita; algebra and graduated from 8th grade and qualified to enter one Sister Agnese; chemistry labs and biology labs with of the better high schools in the area. (There’s quite Sister Ursula; religion classes with Sister Rosemary; a difference in the quality of schools here.) This is so important for her future. Coni can’t afford to attend homeroom; PE with Mrs. Gatewood; religion this school without financial help. Through the MSJ class with ‘Pope’ Powers; English class with Sister Alumnae Education Fund, we were able to help with Charles Marie; French classes with Mrs. Omato; her registration fees. We and the family are seeking and on and on,” she said. “I had classes in every help from other sources, but we will continue to help single room over the four years, so that is sacred her through the Education Fund, as we also continue space for me.” to encourage her to work hard and do well in high She recalled waiting in front of St. Michael’s school, Sister Ruth wrote. for the bus to take the “day” students home. “In the “We hope you are all as happy as we are that your summers, I would help clean it to end the school generosity is making it possible for these three young year, then clean it to start a new year. We had Chileans to achieve their educational goals,” Sister meetings there, prepared for plays there, gathered Ruth wrote. “A good education can make it possible for any activity there,” Cecil said. “We shared our for children of poor families to have a better future, and of course that is a blessing to their families as lives within those holy walls. We shared ideas, well. We hope that you will want this fund to grow. argued, discussed, listened -- we grew. That building In the name of these young people, we thank you and holds a lot of love and memories. If that alone could ask God’s blessing on your generous hearts.” n sustain it, it would last another 100 years! I feel very sad to think of it being gone.” n “Is your name in our monthly Quilt Club drawings? You can get several - By Dan Heckel, Mount Saint Joseph Staff chances to win a quilt for just $20! Call 270-229-4103 ext. 278”

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Spring 2011

In Loving Memory May these alumnae and faculty members rest in God’s peace: Sister Blanche Rita Bickett, 98, A’30, died Jan. 10 at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 80th year of religious life. She was the oldest living alumnae of the Academy among the sisters. A native of Uniontown, Ky., she ministered in the Archdiocese of Louisville, as well as in Nebraska and New Mexico, from 1933-52. From 1952-89, she ministered at the Ursuline Sisters Motherhouse, first as kitchen coordinator, then laundry coordinator for 45 years. During those years she acted as a mother figure for several young girls who needed a motherly presence. She was known for her sense of humor and being forever cheerful. Her sister, Sister Agnes Irene Bickett A’34, died in 2009. Sister Ann Victoria Wasylina, 86, died Oct. 12, 2010, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 56th year of religious life. She was born Irena Wasylina in Duliby Stryj in the Ukraine, then a part of Poland. In 1942, during the Nazi occupation, she went to Austria, where she lived and worked with a farm family until coming to America. She came to Mount Saint Joseph in 1950 with her friends the Stelmach family, and became a sister in 1954. She ministered at St. Columba Convent in Louisville and at Mount Saint Joseph, where she was in charge of the dairy for 29 years. Her butter and cottage cheese were legendary. From 1986-88, she served in Grants, N.M. She had a beautiful singing voice and often inspired others with her hymns. Note: Gifts in memory of an Ursuline Sister may take the form of donations to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356. Freida Teder A’37 (Sister Mary Janice, FCJM, pictured at right) died July 11, 1989, at the Wheaton Franciscan Motherhouse, Wheaton, Ill. A native of Glennonville, Mo., she joined the Franciscans in 1941. We were advised of her death by her nephew, Jerry Kerperien of Monett, Mo. Irene Brown Nalley C’39 of Calhoun, Ky., died Aug. 12, 1997, at her home. She was born in Evansville, was a school teacher and retired from the former Charles Chips Factory in Calhoun. She was a member of Pleasant Hope General Baptist Church and enjoyed quilting. Her husband, Willie Nalley, died July 16, 1986. Her survivors include a son, Scott Nalley of Calhoun; one grandchild; and two step-grandchildren. Johnnie Mae Berry C’45 (pictured at left) died Nov. 12, 2010 in Washington, D.C. at age 86. Johnnie Mae was a retired nurse and medical technician who worked in the medical offices of Dr. Wyrth P. Baker for nearly 50 years. She was an avid sports fan who supported the Senators and Nationals baseball teams and was active in many Washington-area charities, including So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.) and Catholic Charities. Elizabeth Jane Vessels Ph.D. A’48 died Nov. 20, 2010 at age 80. Survivors include her brother, William Vessels, and his wife, Mary. Theresa Ann Barnett Stites A’48 (pictured at right) died Dec. 27, 2010 at Covington’s Convalescent Center in Hopkinsville, Ky. at age 80. Theresa worked as a teacher’s aide for the Christian County Board of Education for many years and was a founding member of the dyslexia program. She is survived by five sons and two daughters. Carol Marie Beyke Hodskins A’51 (pictured at left) died Jan. 9 in Owensboro. She is survived by Paul F. Hodskins, her husband of 55 years, and her children Kim, Jim, Tim, Kenny, Bill, and Linda. Carol was a registered nurse who had worked at Mercy Hospital and the Hermitage, and was a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church. Mary Katherine Onley-Linder A’67 died Oct. 26, 2010 at Forsyth Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. Her professional career was in health care. She served as a church organist, established a prayer shawl ministry, and was a sponsor in Alcoholic Anonymous. Her sister, Betty Onley Pontarolo A’66, wrote, “We’ll all remember the fun-loving character she was.” She is survived by her husband, Albert, children, Rebekah and Jacob, and another sister, Patsy Onley Hock A’69.

We Extend Deepest Sympathy To... • Ruth Ann Mulligan Hardy A’49, whose husband, Ira M. Hardy, died Dec. 17, 2010. He was a brother-in-law to Mary Jane Mulligan Alexander A’55 and Martha Jean Mulligan Kauffeld A’55. • Charline Davis Asc’56, whose aunt Mary Cecilia “Celie” Logsdon Beavin, died Sept. 29, 2010. • Sister Lois Lindle A’56, whose sister, Martha Lucille Henson, died Jan. 9. • Sister Vivian Bowles A’57, whose mother, Willa Katherine (Billie) Stein, died Jan. 18. • Ann Jenkins Caspar A’62, whose mother-in-law, Ruth Caspar, died Jan. 10. • Shirley Bickett A’72, and Diane Bickett A’74 whose brother, Dennis Anthony “Tony” Bickett, Jr., died Feb. 21. He is the nephew of Sister Luisa Bickett. • Elaine Clouse Foster A’77, Kimberly Clouse Howard A’82, Donna Clouse Riney Asc’84, Mamie Clouse McDaniel A’53 and Rosie Clouse Mauzy A’63, whose father and brother, Francis Clouse, died Jan. 12.

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The NEW Mount

By Lorraine McCarty Hayden A’67

Memories of Sister Blanche Rita... Who knew when Mom, (my twin sister) Elaine and I went to work in the laundry at the Mount, that we would start a 50+ year blessing. Sister Blanche Rita won our hearts. She became our second Mom. Our Mother, Georgia McCarty, said that if she didn’t love Sister so much, she would be jealous. We made so many memories. Sister helped Elaine make pear preserves. They turned the jar upside down, with a knife in it, and it wouldn’t fall out. But, it was so good! Also, on my wedding day we saw the sleeve was not stitched on my dress. Sister’s beautiful stitching saved the day. She was such a great seamstress. Another time, I went to use an ATM machine. When the money came out, Sister wanted to know, “WHO’S IN THERE?” I said no one. “SOMEONE HAS TO BE IN THERE!” she said. What a hoot! We also loved getting together with the Bickett family. They made us feel so welcome at their big Bickett reunion and when the sisters celebrated their 50th and 75th anniversies. Their sister Lib had us down often with the sisters. The Bickett family means so much to us. Thank God for giving us Sister Blanche Rita and so many wonderful memories. E-mail your memories so that we can print them in our newsletter or post them online! info.msj@maplemount.org

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Coming Events at Maple Mount - 2011 March 25-27.....Women’s Retreat with Sister Cheryl .........................Clemons A’69 – “We are the Body of Christ” April 15.............Deadline for Maple Leaf Award nominations April 30.............Ursuline Sisters’ Annual Dinner/Auction/Sale May 3................Deadline to register for Alumnae Weekend MAY 14-15........ALUMNAE REUNION WEEKEND June 11.............Ursuline Associates & Sisters Day Sept 11.............BBQ Picnic to Benefit Retired Ursuline Sisters Marianna Willett Robinson NOV 5...............ALUMNAE MEMORIAL MASS A’60, left, and Peggy Rumage Clark A’56, right, were Reflection Prayer Days: First Friday of every month at the Retreat among attendees at the reflection days of prayer at the Retreat Center, taking place the first Friday of each Center (except July). 10 a.m.-2 p.m. ($15 includes lunch) Lenten/Easter Prayers: Mondays at 11 in the Center chapel March 14 - June 6 (excluding Memorial Day). Free. Bible/Church Study: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesdays March 9-April 6 and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays March 10-April 7. Come when you can. (The $15 fee includes a meal at the Center)

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