Jacquelyn Lee Schaefer

 

Cathedral parish

I traveled to school by bi-state bus which was Belleville coach at the time.

Went to the DoDo before school and got in trouble for going somewhere before class.

 

Funniest story told by Paulette Bauman was when her chemistry class turned on the gas jets and laid their heads down like they were dead. When Sr. Gerald came in the room she opened all the windows and was pretty frantic.

Our prom theme was Ebb Tide. I didn't go.

Dandelion Day was a great day off and free lawn care for the school.

Mary ND. was Cathy Schlarman.

I was a Student Council rep. Senior year, CSMC rep freshman year, belonged to the fighting 69th, GAA, was on the All-Star volleyball team. Worked as a nurse's aide part-time at St. Elizabeth's Hospital and still have the paper that indicates a raise to 1.03 an hour. 3 Schaefer sister attended AND at one time. Mary Ellen, Suelaine and me. Our freshman year Althoff opened, but all the queens were from AND. Thinking back 2 of my favorite teacher were, Sr. Mary Myles and Sr. Floria (American history teacher.) Remember the penny pretzels at lunch?

I loved the school plays and was in the chorus of Carnival. I was an usherette for My Fair Lady. I also was an exchange student to St. Theresa's Academy and was appalled that they had a smoking area and could smoke cigarettes. They were always considered the "wild school". I have the album that was made in 1967, Carols for Christmas, my sister Sue participated as part of the chorus.

I remember girls using paper for cuffs under their sweaters to fake out the nuns during uniform check and having to kneel on the floor to make sure the skirts were long enough.

I remember Father Arnold, who was very good looking and we all had a crush on him. I remember Father Middleton giving us a talk about sex and how red faced he was during the whole lecture. I remember them tearing down Visitation Hall and how sad that was. The strip mines could not have been that bad since there are buildings built there today. I remember typing to Web footed friend, we were supposed to type to the beat, and how noisy the typing room was. We sold World Finest Chocolate bars, for 50 cents a piece. I became quite a good salesman early on since I sold them for my sister Joyce who graduated in 1962 from AND. I also remember school assemblies singing the Notre Dame song, "the blue for hope the white for purity" and putting away the folding chairs after the assembly was over. Yes it was our School so Dear.

 

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