Saint Ursula Academy - Scroll Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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She knew she was going to break the date with Chris, and the sooner, the better. She caught him Thursday on his way to the art room. He was quite good in arty he had even sold some of his works. 'iChris, hey, Chris, wait a minute! I want to talk to you about something importantf' Hello, Suelll He turned and waited for her. Come into the art room with me. I want to get the key to the supply room before Sister leaves. Sue had to move quickly to keep up with the tall boy. HGoodness, Chris, what I have to say won't take long-, but somehow she couldnlt be curt with him. I know, but I've been wanting to talk with youd' She tried to break in but he went right on talking. I think it would be nice if we could get acquainted better before we go out Saturday. I wanted to take you for a soda and to meet my parents. but some- how I never could find you. You bet he never had a chance to nnd me, she said to herself. And what was this funny thing Hmeet my parentsn? VVell, she didnlt want to meet his parents and sheld tell him so right now. But would she? He was odd all right--if a nice odd. Sue fol- lowed him into the art room. Chris, I want to tell you about Sat- urday night. Golly, this was going to be hard. He held his brush in mid-air and was looking at her intently. He was odd, not at all like other boys. Older. somehow, Sue realized she wasn't talking-just st-aring. Chris broke the awkward pause. And I want to tell you about Satur- day. I'm glad I'm going with you. Sue. I had a hard time trying to bring myself to ask youf' He reddened a little. The boys she knew never would have talked like that. But none of the boys she knew had been born in a for- eign country -and had gone to school in :mother country or could paint or work or were quite like Chris. 'iThere's one thing, though, Sue. Riost of the boys are wearing tuxedos. I haven't any. But my father is happy to let me wear his good blue suit. Do you mind if itls a blue suit of my fa- ther's ? Of course, I don't mind. I donlt mind a bit. She knew what she'd done and couldn't help,it. 'lI'm glad. And another thing. You must tell me what kind of flowers to send you. In my father's country, a young man always sent Howers to the girl he was taking to a dance. Nly' father told me about the flowers-to send them, I meanfl Sue was silent for a minute. Nobody sends flowers to girls for this kind of dance, but she didn't tell him that. His father might be hurt if he didn't take his advice. and Sue knew how it was to hurt a parent. Besides, Chris was terribly proud. No, it wouldnlt do to tell him. It was so unimportant some- how. Sue slid from the stool, moved closer to watch him work. She touched his arm timidly a11d started for the door. Quickly, she turned back to the boy who was watching her, We'll have a lot of fun Saturday, Chris. And about that suit thing- you know most of the boys borrow tuxes from their fathers or older broth- ers. lXIy dress is sort of borrowed too!-it belonged to my cousin back East. Nobody thinks about things like that anymore. And as she waved good-bye, Sue suddenly knew it was true. Ki if ,ly fi I ,ig rmx ., g il s,:ff. is -1 ,, fill Q W 'ex af- ers, vff4,am2f' , 1 , 'f -12.343 +212 1 , ff- ,fa -ff I Q 6 Q L Q. . E if -. fs ik: i :rg - - iff,--v'g11'3',

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From Cousin Laura 6 WON'T argue about it, llother. I just won't go if I have to wear a made-over dress. She knew she wasn't being fair at all to Nlom, -and that lXfIom's allotment checks went just so far and no farther. But this time was too important to be fair. But Sue, it won't be a made-over dress. If only yould put it on, you'd see that it fits you perfectly, lt's exactly what you would choose and it must have cost at least . . . Here Rlonfs voice trailed off. She certainly was no expert on expensive formals. Sue could remember when she actu- allly looked forward to those big boxes. sent every so often by wealthy Eastern aunts. Every box contained the usual assortment of clothes: a few drab un- appealing dresses that Nlom would cut down to fit her own slender figure -and a bundle of Cousin Laura's things, the lace and ruffles still fresh and pretty. But now at sixteen, Sue loathed these boxes because they contained the bar- riers that held her from exciting shop- ping trips. True, they provided her with things to wear, but nothing she could call her own. She almost loathed Laura. the unseen cousin whose Hour- grownsu she had worn ever since she could remember. And now one of the bundles had arrived just in time to climax the disaster of the junior dance. As if things weren't bad enough. Darling, please try it on. Cousin Laura has your coloring, and this shade of blue is just right for you. I'll press it and hang it in your closet. l know how you feel. but of course youlll go to the party. That was the last strawl How could lylom know how she felt about this tall-important dance. If she did, she wouldn't try to make her wear that dress. She just wouldn't do it, and thatls all there was to it. Don't bother, Nlom. Put it any- Page Twenty-Iwo 0 where you want. But you can't expect me to go to any formal in some one elsels dress. Sue was sorry the min- ute she had spoken, sorry over that cold tone. sorry her mother didnyt know the whole story. But she walked away with the air of having given up her heart's desi1'e to a cruel tyrant. Of course. she'd already made up her mind not to go to the dance even be- fore the box came. Chris Larsen asked her weeks ago, before she could think of any excuse for refusing, and Chris was well known as an Uodd number . She'd probably be stuck with him all evening, her only hope of cut-ins being to wear a knockout new dress. She didn't even glance at Cousin Laura's Hold rag , hanging in her closet. And on Xlonday she began her explana- tion to the gang. Of all thingsfy she spoke out in the middle of her soda, it looks as if my father might get a furlough Satur- day. Natuually it's not definite, but l'd like to be there if he does. f'Really, Susie. you don't have to 'QYifil' 'O' 'I' '4 lf'4' ? O 'vlr1lfi l By Mary Pat Brunner make excuses for us, Golly, lid sure hate to be stuck with that big Swedefl That was her pal, Barbara, who could afford to be generous since she was go- ing with the class president. HOh, l don't mind about Chris, she said in a tone that implied that was just what she did mind. After all, Chris Larsonls folks were foreigners and nobody knew them. He was queer too, spoke perfect English, better than most kids. He seemed to be in good standing with the boys but never paid much attention to the girls.

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fdifo rials --- Au'Revoi1' But ot Goodbye HE Class of 1946-bidding farewell-cannot st1'ike a tragic or saddening note. The happiness of the four years spent in St. lfrsula's halls far outweighs the minor tragedies experienced, Regret at leaving is more than tempered by the knowledge that we are not severing all connections with our school. Nlany will go on to hlary Klanse, and the great majority-wherever their future studies call them-will return to Toledo to live. So-a formal farewell can be for us no Gothic tale. VVC are sorry-true-that the four years are overg but the class of 1946 has a treasury its members can draw on-the richness of old memories. Klay these sus- tain us in close association with St. Ursula's Alumnae. And to the world. we say Lok l,'f'hVl '19-16 ' h' ' h ' 0 out. , 01 t L c ass of is coming to elp out in t e reconstruction to make ours a better, more peaceful world. -PATRICIA RICCARTHY '46 si g .-.. Toledo 's Cultural Advance ANY Toledoans are so busy looking to New York, Boston, and other metro- politan cities. that they fail to realize the many cultural advantages of their own city. To1edo's Nluseum of Art erected in 1901 is world famous for its collections of paintings, sculptures, glass, workbooks, and manuscripts. It engages the country's finest symphony orchestras, and on Sunday afternoons there are free concerts which are presented by different choral societies within the city. Art classes for children are conducted on Saturdays. Our beautiful Queen of the Holy Rosary Cathedral is the only Cathedral in the world whose architecture is plateresque, .a development of sixteenth century Spain. The Rose VVindow is twenty-eight feet in diameter--a huge but dainty rose. Above this beautiful window is a vast mural frescoe, depicting the Creation of the VVorld. The seating capacity of the Cathedral is twelve hundred. ln 1940 the building which houses the present Toledo Public Library was con' structed and is acknowledged one of the most complete and modern of its type. Accession lists show that there are 415,033 volumes in the Library at the time of this writing. - The Town Hall Theater, the newest addition to Toledo's cultural advances. is the only theater of its kind in Toledo and is devoted exclusively to traveling road attractions. The zoo, erected in 1875, with its thirty-three acres and eleven buildings. is internationally known as one of the largest in the world. Despite the fact that we are not the largest city in the United States, we have many cultural advantages to which we can point with pride. -IXIARILYN ROHEN 146 Page Twenty-lou: