St Francis Xavier Academy - Xavier Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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Rosalyn Bernadette McDonough 65 Robin Street ”There is no need of compliments among good friends. And we are good friends in our happy school. Rose learned early that to gain a friend was to be one. Who is it that does not know that in need she is a ready helper, and her student ways make us stand and gaze. Mary Agnes McGarry 1 Beaufort Street We love her for her smites. This jovial Miss has always been a favorite among us. She is as merry as the day is 'ong.” but has much sense in her mischief. This last year she has become quite dignified. We all love Mary for her candor, good nature, and earnestness in the different school activities. Eileen Louise McNamara 1043 Pawtucket Avenue. Rumford, R. I. On her face beams the sout's calm sunshine. Can’t you just tell that Eileen comes from that quiet little town. Rumford? She has so gentle a control. and poise. You can never ask Eileen to do too much, she is so generous and ready to help. And she is an eager student, for she proudly carries home report after report marked A Possibly in her quiet home town.” we will some day behold ”E. McNamara. Registered Pharmacist.” for she is a No. 1 in the chemical laboratory. Elizabeth Mary Moakler 27 Arnold Street A heart full of thankfulness. An early morning prayer. Bessie and the 8:45 bell are synonyms. Hurry, girls, or we will be late, only a few minutes left. Minutes!” Why. Bessie, our Secretary is going to read them at the meeting. We have plenty of time. Bessie is very happy and cheerful. The more you have to do with her. the more you will like her for a friend. In study she has set the pace, that if followed, would bring to us an enviable record. Latin and French are Bessie's hobbies. Her home assignments are models of neatness, and are often displayed for observation. Margaret Mary McElroy Jll Joslin Street A good disposition that gold cannot buy. Margaret has been favored with many gifts, but her chief one is that of palette and brush. Some day we know we shall find her name among the world's celebrated artists. ’’THE XAVIER” speaks for her talents. Mary Eleanor McGrath 79 Burrows Street Where Duty went, she went, with justice, went. And with Meekness. Charity and Love. Fidelity to duty has made Mary one of the leaders in the classical division. Aeneas did not sail his sea of difficulties with more success than has Mary. Added to this fine gift of scholarship is a charm of manner that attracts us. Anna Veronica McPhillips 31 Walling Street A friend in need is a friend indeed. Anna is so very gentle that we at first found it difficult to know her: but soon after she revealed herself to us by her intense interest in her studies, especially in commercial work. Does this not prophesy future success? We know it docs. Anna. Alice Rita Monahan 125 Atlantic Avenue In character, in manners, in style, in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity. When Michael Angelo had finished his statue of Moses, so perfect did it appear that he could not refrain from exclaiming. “Speak!” And so. u'c. knowing the heavenly gift that is AI’s” in her sweet voice, cannot look upon her without exclaiming. “Sing.” It is not alone this rare treasure that makes Alice so charming—it is her unconscious possession of it that enhances it a thousand fold. We peep not into the future, but we know Alice will use her God-given talents for the glory of their Giver. The Xavier Page Seventeen

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Mary Anne Kelly 25 Park Street. Pawtucket. R. I. She hath a way. Perhaps no other poem could better describe Mary than Shakespeare's quaint verse. Early in our first year we learned to appreciate what this “way could mean to us. But fate had her way and stole her from us. However, “as the steel to the magnet flies upward.’’ her affections drew her again to us the next year. An excellent student of history and general knowledge aroused our admiration. The allotcd space is too small to express our hearty wishes for Mary's success for the coming years. Gertrude Louise Larvin 46 Westwood Avenue. Edge wood. R. T. A friend is known by her deeds. Something would be noticeably lacking in our class of '25 if we did not have Gertrude with her dry humor and her question-mark smile. She has helped many a happy recreation period by her musical ability and her dexterity in “tripping the light Fantastic. But Gertrude is serious, too. and it would be hard to find a more skilled shorthand enthusiast. Her sketchings show her to be a clever artist. Gertrude has high principles and a generous spirit. Catherine Mary Loveless 22 Arch Street “Manners.—the final and perfect flower of noble characters. Catherine is admired by all her friends and classmates because she does not keep the alabaster box of love and tenderness sealed up until her friends are dead. She speaks approving, cheering words while their ears can hear them and while their hearts can be thrilled by them. She also manifests this same spirit of good cheer towards her daily lessons, and they seem to appreciate it. too. for they respond most kindly. Rosemary Theresa McCarthy 118a Prairie Avenue True friends are like diamonds, precious and rare. Here's Rosemary, that’s for remembrance. said the sweet Ophelia: and so say we in presenting our sweet flower. The fragrance of her graciousness and her generosity is wafted among us daily. And on “special” days the tones of her rare soprano voice lift us up above the things of earth and force us to exclaim. “Music is the language of heaven. Margaret Mary La Croix 42 Landor Street Patience is a flower that grows not in every garden. A girl of splendid character and sterling friendship. During four years we have always found her a complete combination of kindness and of generosity. Her enviable record is an incentive to us. and her cheery way is contagious. We know that the success of our beloved Margaret will be marked by deep “footprints on the sands of time. Ethel Catherine Lough 46 Docust Street Noble of birth, yet nobler by good deeds. The above wording just suits Ethel. Her kindly nature haunts us. Too. she is a good student. We love her for her gentility. In her recitals she is pleasing: especially do we enjoy her dialect selections. Mr. T. A. Daly, lend your ears. Mary Ignatia McArdle 400 Dexter Street. Central Falls. R. I. Actions speak louder than words. Behold the quiet, unobstrush'e member of our English Division. During the years spent at S. X. A., the friendship of all her classmates is hers, because of her pleasant and genial manner. She glories in the studies of chemistry and astronomy, and we feel her name will be among the celebrities some day. Elizabeth Jane McDonald 101 Thayer Street Pleasure and action make the hours seem short. Our Editor-in-chief by unanimous vote. Elizabeth’s characteristics are knowledge, loyalty and obedience. Her record at S. X. A. is excellent, and we know that the best will mark her future. Elizabeth is 100 per cent, debater. Patrick Henry’s modern rival. She is a Latin scholar of recognized ability. She is. in short, first in her studies, first in activities, and first in the hearts of her classmates. Page Sixteen The Xavier

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Mary Ella Mooney 44 Governor Street As sweet as the day is long. Mary’s kind and loving nature is wholesome. Earnest study in Spanish and Phonography will heip greatly in her commercial pursuits. Mary is full of active efficiency, of wise plans; she is unselffish and prompted always by love of right-doing. In brief she is “as sweet as the day is long.” the happy refrain of a haunting song. Mary Elizabeth Morrissey 169 Gano Street Full of vigor, effort not show, she's different from the rest you know. The above lines describe fully our vice-president, a girl of sterling qualities. great also in quantity. Her record as a student, combined with her wit. have made us envious of her general equipment for the “voyage de vie.” Mary's commercial knowledge will be a strong asset in her future career is the prediction of her class. Alma Anna Murphy 27 Elmdale Avenue One can ever trust her honesty. This sweet, charming girl is our classmate. Alma. Her quiet way has made her a cherished friend at S. X. A. Alma is an elocutionist, who is of great assistance to us in class entertainments. She likes Spanish and French, in which she intends to specialize in the fall. Theresa Marie Nolan 81 Hilltop Avenue Thy music then my soul doth seize. This is Theresa, the “go” of the class, an artist at the piano, an organist of great merit, an excellent debater. But apart from all this, there is that in T heresa’s make-up which has made her one of our popular girls. A time comes in the serenity of our days when she is indispensable, when “we trip it as we go on the light fantastic toe.” Without her delightful rendition of the musical “classics” of the day. where would we be? Farewell to Theresa will be sorrow’s knell. Page Eighteen Mary Loretta Moran 27 River Avenue Of manners gentle and affections mild. We never could have spared Mary from our class with her gracious manner, keen sense of honor, and unselfishness. No one will gainsay that she , will not in the days to come do something to still increase the fame of 1925. Margaret Anastasia Mulhearn 131 Gallup Street A Merry Heart Maketh a Cheerful Countenance. Ah. hush, see! and you do hear and see Margaret with her lively and pleasing personality. Margaret came to us from Tyler and has made lasting friendships among her classmates. She is a serious student, “never idle a moment. but thinking and thoughtful for others.” She’s glad in the interest of “Gladding.” Catherine Veronica Murphy 116 Dudley Street A heart to glow for other's good. If you are looking over our lists for an earnest, industrious student, let me present to you. Catherine. Her pleasing manner and her many acts of thoughtfulness have won the love of her class-mates. Every morning as we enter the classroom we are greeted by the beautifully flower-decked shrine of our Blessed Lady, which Catherine so carefully arranges. We also think that Catherine keeps her heart enshrined with the flowers of virtue. May the hundred fold happiness be hers “in full measure!” Dorothy Gertrude O’Brien 26 Maple Street The virtues we admire in the saint and the hero are the fruits of a happy constitution. A girl in ten thousand is “Dodic,” the popular girl in the class. Her laughing brown eyes, coupled with an irrepressible wit. arc a sure cure for the “blues.” But “Dodie” has a serious side, as her remarkable record proves. She has distinguished herself, too. as a debater. “Dodie is loved by every one, for she is ingenious in finding ways of helping things along. Does not the Xavier verify this statement? That she will mount to the top rung of the “Ladder of Success” is not an idle dream. The Xavier