St Margarets School - Salmagundi Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

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Sixteen x MISS WILLIAMS We have known The guidance of a hand Unfaltering and sure- Have felt the strength Of leadership unfailing- And we have learned to love A rich sincerity of friendship, Of little kindnesses And sympathetic laughter. DR. LEWIS You talk to us And say such lovely thingsg You smile at us- What pleasantness that bringsg Our willing thoughts Would loving odes compileg But time is short- We must condense them in a smile. ' MISS EDELL We think of you, And lovely thoughts come crowdingg We try to speak of you- Words somehow seem so trite You are living an ideal . . . And now we End we cannot even write.

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Senior Igrearntatiun Smash Traditions are rather solemn, yet extremely pleasant things. One of the most pleasant in this school of many ancient and honored traditions is that of our Senior Steps. VVC have enjoyed that outward manifestation of our dignity, that exclusive privilege, more than we can say, and it is a wrench to part with it. We feel, however, that in passing on our Senior Steps, and our beloved Senior Room to you, Iuniors, we are not really parting with them at all, only surrendering to your competent hands the active possession of Senior rights. As we take our place in the ranks of alumnae, we willingly relinquish our position to you, confident that you will add more than your share to its honor. Jluninr Rrrrptanrr Sperrh Many Class Days have come and gone, each strengthening the traditions of Saint Margaret's. And now, we, the Iuniors, are in the midst of another Class Day. YVe arc another class following in the long line of those who have done their best to keep these traditions. We gain a new dignity with the acceptance of these, the Senior Steps. The thrill of anticipation with which we have formerly regarded them changes, becomes more serious, when we realize just what they symbolize. But the thrill of at last being privileged to protect and guard them will never change. It will be hard to be the senior class in the school, hard to have no older one to look up to and be guided by, and we shall miss you, our present elders, but we will honor our position and do our best to keep these steps as treasures of great significance. Fifteen

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M'AMIE Pendant nos nnnee: lei ei l'6eole, Tout le monde vous oimait Vous etiez .fi dr6le! Mais your Etes une umie Si gentille au Coeur, Qu'1'l est tres dijficile De faire les adieux! MISS PINE Youive brought us through various mys- teries Of angles that equal each otherg The reason why half of one segment Must equal the square of anotherg The potato-sack problem where A Ran about with surprising rapidityg The one where an awful solution Developed a minus acidity! You've taught us amazing reactions Of polygons sitting on end- But we still can remember you smiling And we still want to call your our friend. MISS WOOD A brand new dessert Mysteriously appears- A birthday cake- A picnic surprise- And somewhere we know There is the thoughtfulness Of one who goes on giving- Giving of herself And smiling softly. MISS MEMORY Miss Memory, we hope you'll forget The strain of the class recitationg For now we have grown to regret That our notebooks lacked organization. From them how could you expect That our versified tribute to you Would be scholarly and lacking defect, Though our admiration be true? MISS CHANDLER Behind those grey-blue eyes QD That laugh with us, - ' We have felt the depth Of your sympathy and understanding And your patient kindness. Through happy crowded days You have helped us always- Untiring. And so, Miss Chandler. As we pause in farewell, We are not sad- For in our hearts we carry always The memory of a friend. MISS SCI-IUMACHER XVith common sense, Of course, you'd smile at usg But with your genial humor Sometimes you laugh with us. We know We've earned some ehiding For study hall maneuvres- But really we're not thoughtless. When things are still forgotten, VVe'll remember you. Seventeen Q handler