Historic Halloween at MSJ ‘by the light of the harvest moon’

The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph held multiple Halloween celebrations featuring traditional decorations, games, and costumes. According to archives at the Mount, the institution hosted as many as three separate parties on Halloween night for the sisters, the Academy girls, and Junior College students.

These celebrations included activities such as bobbing for apples and various games. In October 1951, the Academy's newspaper described how students were led to a recreation hall transformed into a hall of horrors to participate in the festivities.