St Marys Academy - Illuminatio Yearbook (Inglewood, CA)

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THE CLASS WILL— OR WILL IT? As the usual thing, the last will and testament of a graduating class is prefaced with a great deal of legal verbiage. We feel, however, that these unnecessary formalities should be substituted with a simple explanation of our purpose in drawing up this document. At this time, every year, great rejoicing goes on within the walls of this institu- tion of higher learning. This fact is especially true now — due to the obvious superiority of the present class over any which has graduated in the past. But over the joyous laughter of the multitude, a weeping and wailing, and gnashing of teeth are plainly audible to the careful listener. There is a reason for all things, and this truth applies to the sorrow which is blighting our lives, causing us to wake up in the night screaming. The reason is that the Junior Class (which is soon to take our place on the pinnacles of school life) is sadly lacking in the necessary cerebral qualities that go so far in raising the standard of the present class. With our usual propensity for making the best of a bad bargain, we had almost decided to come to the rescue of this band of stranded souls by bequeathing them in this, our last will and testament, the traits of character which we possess and which we feel would, if handed down, enable them to maintain the standard which we have set with our colossal wisdom. However, after three days and three nights of intense meditation — during which time neither food nor water passed our parched lips — (at least, comparatively little) — we have decided that the qualities which we possess are far too precious to be entrusted to so young and inexperienced a group as the Junior Class. We are even prevented from leaving them any of our material effects, due to an urgent request from the Smithsonian Institute that it be willed our books as an example of well preserved texts. (Some uncharitable members of the class below us have been unkind enough to suggest that our books are in such a condition due to their not having been used a great deal — Another proof of their inferiority!) So the Juniors will be compelled to fight their own battles without the vast wisdom of our own class. There is one quality, however, which we feel that the [uniors must have: that is the innate modesty which enables us to look back upon the wonders which we have accomplished during our high school career without falling victims to pride, that most insidious of all evils. Regina Leake. Ttivnlx-onc

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MARIE TREMBLAY KATHLEEN WEHMEIER ANNA VITALO JEANNEITE WITTLER Tzvctity

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF ' 31 Hear ye, lords and ladies of all ages, the tale of Europe ' s cauntries as relived in California. Trumpets blare; the king in his snow-piled mountain home looks down upon the fair garden spread below, and he smiles with pleasure, for he is King Achievement and the garden spread below, in semi-tropical radiancy, is Saint Mary ' s Academy. By order of the king, continued the messenger, yon meistersinger will unfold the lay. Hear ye. Hear ye! From Italy ' s fair land there comes a tale. Throughout our high-school days we saw the vale. That closed or ividened as our heart-strings did. Between ourselves and pagan children hid In realms of fast enclosing darkness. T-Ve know that next the Holy Father ' s heart A zvish had grown that we should take our part In ransoming the souls of boys and girls Caught in Life ' s swift and madly eddying sivirls. J ' f ' e heard the cry and nobly answered it. Twenty-five dollars donated annually for ransom of pagan babies From Olympia ' s heights the gods threw golden balls. We caught and laughingly returned the calls They sent to us to join them in their play ' Twere better for us at Saint Mary ' s to stay. And win our sporting laurels here below. Through three short years we fought and never won A single game, and then the Lady Luck upon us smiled And we are Seniors with the championship. 1929-30, Baseball Championship 1930-31 Noted Basketball Victories Our festive picnics sound ivith laughter gay As Ireland ' s do, when in the month of May Her people gather on the softly rolling greens And merriment in joyous waves careens Adown the vales and by the wishing ivells. Annual Class Picnic Brookside Park Saint Mary ' s Glee Club knows Senior luorth, Knows golden voices Softly singing the age-old songs Of things for which the heart does long. Of Scandinavia ' s mountain crags. Her air, her home, her free-flung flags. Of men who sailed her stormy seas. Glee Club Recitals Participation in Graduation Exercises Twenty-Hvo