St Margarets School - Salmagundi Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

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I was there, and I ve forgotten the debate itself, but one thing that day Ill always remember that an nouncement, late in the afternoon, short, terse, yet foreshadowing such a difference in our lives, both at school and at home The Pageant not only was more beautiful than ey er, but struck deeper chords than in preyious years Peace on earthl' was gone but not the hope for it Life continued, but at a doubly accelerated pace after vacation Essay s loomed large and ominous, ey en vital weekends melted under stress of school actiyities The war brought many changes, material and otherwise, and we did our part in many ways Candy money be gan buying VK ar Stamps instead Shortages began reallv striking home, and Saturday afternoons found manv attending a newlv initiated first aid class INO small adjustment was necessary wh n substitution of April achievement Tests for une College Boards was announced, but we took it in stride of course But the more serious side of life did not prevent the con tinuance of many good times and initiation of others Our skating partv for the Red Cross in anuary had not only quantities of ice but great success as did two informal sings with Taft Came spring vacation we rested, came back prepared for anything and got it How well I remember the day when I stood all alone before the faculty, holding with shaking hand the sheets of paper containing the results of two months' hard labor my essav But I didn't make anv fatal errors Spring brought with it rob1ns and snow storms, the drawing to a close of our senior year and harried excitement mingled with pangs at being so near our own une. The banquet brought filaritv to the fore. Every weekend saw hectic activity on all sides: another Alumnae Day, the Song Festival, when we played hostess for a most enjoyable day, that final essay reading. Those last crowded days were minutes when graduation was so near, even exams flew. -Xnd then there was the mascot hunt, uzzerly my stifyfing, the unior picnic, and so many other things? Senior VK eek brought rehearsals and relaxation till Saturday yy hen our festivities began. Here, too, were evidences of change from previous years, but the occasion was no less bright for the difference. Saturday night brought the beginning, fun galore at the prom, and Sunday Baccalaurate service reminded us of the more serious aspects of Commencement: Class Day, speeches, awards thinking next year well be alumnae coming . .1 - C b orccrt ionciay' night took tne place of the traditional play, and Tuesday -feeling my knees suddenly melt as I walked up to receive my diploma. f VVhen to the sessions of sweet sil t thought -but Im getting sentimental. Only four years - but they were wonderfull 04, 'fx Case , I ' rfe eiff i 4 x' ' ,s W . f tx 1 2 1 -NC-E

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,aa 'CQ 1111111136 VN 6' Q1 ss, .5 X -DT-'I 144 ghfl mir- I1 I VJAVQ111 .gf ffw F' 123 s1lent movie, our contr1but1on to class partles Connectl cut weather showed xts teeth and we departed for home IH the worst snowstorm Cwe despaxrmglv saldj smce '88 Back we came to see not onlx spr1ngt1me,but,1n stolen slxth perxods, posslble class umforms So came Nlax and we emerged wearmg our dustx rose dresses w1th the fr1llx collar, not to mentron our flower, prnk sweetheart roses Perhdlous ghmpses and advance re ports bv semors falled to dampen our enthusxasm Fxents soon began commg thxck and fast S Nl S caught a gllmpse of our xears musrcal successes to come when amle and lzltil were chosen Glee Club leaders Close upon that was our practlcallx one and onlx alrtxght class meetlng, we emerged wxth Sallx headlnff the l1st, Bonnle, xrce pres1dent, CSSIL, secre tzrx , I llen, treasurer, 1nd Dorx, orator Our prlde at bexng a reallx full fledged class was dxmmed bx the knowledge that 'Nlxss llathawax was to be marrmed lLlXlHQ us wxthout the adxlser who had been so ln dxspensable and so xerx much loved for three xears We had ten of the ellte rn the twentx five at KX x keham RISC and long hours of work produced blg ger and better slams for the Senlor banquet Before our fear and trepldatlon could begm we Cfor a ehangel mxst1f1ed the semors w1th mnumerable super elusxxe clues mn the 'Nlascot Hunt, and at our p1cn1c astounded be the first class pOSSf.55lI1g school blazers The wxsterra bloomed, exams came and went we glowed III our first prom Commencement fest1v1t1es and Class Dax, where we llterallx swept the lxterarx Held Sallx and -Xnn emergxng respectlvelx wlth the Poetrx Cup and the zllagpze prose aw ard Xfter a final proud look at our steps, our Senlor House and our Senxor Room I crammed the last book into mx well worn trunk and w as off for x acat1on September, 1941, and Senxorhood No thouvht for the morrow came at first, but as annu1l ex ents ap proached, the old ltlb the last one began to haunt the senlor corrldors Before manx dlxs had passed we chose xllbb Harrmgton as our class adx1ser, and were dehghted w hen she accepted VK ho could forget that tea made III a dlshpan m the Semor House one Satur dax, or dungaree clad semors bemg defeated at class hockex Vie found manx thr1lls prex1ouslx under rated lf anx thmg' Thanksgxxlng saw some of us d1s trlbutmg baskets and learnmg more about bemg trulx thankful The blazers came Semors strutted proudlx for dax s after th1s w orld shakxng ex ent, made all the more ekcmng bx announcement of our hx mns For 11111 O Dear D110 Comma and I fl.-fazd lfze Sound 0 l Owe: Sundax, December th 1941, found quxet hour, sx mphonx l1steners, and a hotlx debatmg S 5 5 I C I I ' I5 1. ' .X ' Q01 ' A X1 fx c NL in F-2 '-V 4. - ' Q x.' 11.41 ' xffl V ' '11 k 1 . : iff V ' is . . . V . . . I I, Q , n ,- N. Y , A . V -J' V 1 K 1 V M N Q: . V Y . . N . . A. . ,i Y ' h 7 ' K F, 1 1. A 1 . 1 f N. ' Q. Iwi' 10 . - ' ' ' v 1 V V 1 A V x A V' ' v 1 1g 1 ' I - 11 , 1- '5s.........- ' V 'F - V . 1 ' .4 J V1 1 , ' ' , . . ' 1 V ' .. , 1 1. . 1.1 .1. ' . ,, 9, .' . ,- 1 1 . 1 ' xx 1 1 l 1 V I 1 . 1 ' I . ' hh I n YL 1 x Y. ki I ' 1 ' . ' 1 V' - 11' 1 . J1- ' 1 1 1, 1 b 1 1 V. 4' 1 1 1 1 . 1 ,V ' 1 L 1 V - ,1 V 1 1 V 1 v 1 I . ' Y v r 1 L . X . A I ' .1 V' . V' , L ,'. , V 11 ' - 1 - 11 1 v 1 L 1 1 ' D 1 V 1 V- 1 I ' V 1 ' V 1 ' A 1 . e e l C x 1 1 . , 1 K 1 ' V l 1 ' V 1 1 Y ' ' -1 l 1 D V' I 1 1 1 P 1 D V1 1' ' 3 V ' ' i 1 1 ' the assembly w1th the announcement that we were to - l x 1SN. I Y. I 4 , 1 V V l 1 I 1 Q r 1 1 , 'TZ' , ' Q 1 1 11 ' ' ' 1 1 11 V Q Y - V v . f A fx V 1 1 V1 ' V V1 1 ' 1 V 1 ,MU V .,-1K..f1- . ' . . ' 1 ' 2' 1 1 1 V v 1 1 V , 1 , 1 N. K . k . , 'I . f 7 X , nv, .Q 1, r ' 1 ' Tgagw . 'Q 11 ' gs? '--., 1 - V fr - ' -.- - ' 1' . 1 gaffw k i 4 -I k 5 .sag V 7,:,-,fl-Avgza I I V , . 2 - I KK' 1 1 137 1 1 f -nv I K 1 . ' 1 ,. - 1 A ' 1 1 1 1 1 V. , 1- 1 V 1 'ue 1 V,V1.!1 . 1. L 1 V . 1 Y x K 1 v 1 L 1 ' I l 1 C1 I ' 1 1 1 N x k - . , K 1 1 1 1 .K ' V: Y V ' , V' . V I . L l ' 1 - 1 Y 1 1 x N x . S V V 1 I- Y Y l 1 11 . . e ' . . 1 - , , . , if If . . L ,V 1 1 V Y V Y ku s Q 1 u Qtr - QV-,V QQN W v ' - ' , 11 . E Q ix :',,' ' A gf Fl- - L .

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