I don’t remember using or even hearing “greens” and “greys” to describe female and male students at CHS, but there is much logic to the terms, which described the color of the respective uniform jackets.

The lead article in the September 1961 Chronicle, the first of our sophomore year, announced “Greens Outnumber Greys.” Each class contained more girls than boys, with ours having 412 “feminine sophs” and 370 “masculine members” ( . . . ahem).

The Chronicle also said CHS had nine new faculty members that fall: Sisters Edward Grace, Edward Patrice, James Elizabeth, and Agnes Aloysius; civilians Lois Lambert, James Parent, Michael Gelinas, Raymond Czelusniak, and Frances White.

On page two, sophomore Maryellen Rooney had an article about her trip to Washington, DC, with classmate Dianne Dillon. And page two also contained the sad news about the death during the summer of our classmate, Gerard Plante.

One of the editorials discussed the issue of “mature” Cathedralites. It was accompanied by the cartoon at right (can’t one be mature and preoccupied with the opposite sex?). One of the attributes of a “mature” student, according to the editorial, was that he or she “tries to live above the traits of adolescence.” What I want to know is who wrote these things? 🙂

Here’s the September 29, 1961 Chronicle

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