Here are some entertaining rules from the “Rules and Regulations for Students” booklet provided to students at the Villa Maria:

• “If boys wish to visit juniors and seniors, they must limit their visits to twice a month.”

• “Hair may be worn in curlers only on Saturdays.”

• “Lipstick may be worn after Mass on Sundays, for dress-up parties, company, and off-campus activities.”

• “When it is impossible to wear the complete school uniform, the student must present her excuse to the principal who will issue the class permit.”