St Marys Academy - Illuminatio Yearbook (Inglewood, CA)

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On the slopes of the hills of Portugal Is a spirit of love for a carnival, A love that is old as the heart of the land To the success of which we turned our hand And for charity reaped some ample funds when we were Juniors. $500 for Charity raised on Junior Dav, 1930 The magic lamp of Aladdin was rubbed. In the thespian rites our classmates iccre dubbed. For four years, now, iie ' z ' e taken our part In the art that is Woven of moors and of marshy fens. Of mists that rise from the rives Thames. Of the chord that strikes for humanity still Deep down in the heart of humanity ' s If ill. As actresses ice are — ah! — not tin certain. Annual Class Activity in Aladdin Undertakings. Ten plays presented. Spain fetes her king, and her golden realm. The flag that flies at her navy ' s helm. The royal gold of her sunlit mounts. But lue also have a cause that counts. Aided annual , , , „ r r rt Garden Fetes, IS the college of Our (Jucen. f ,he Nestled deep in a purple vale and crotcning a rolling benefit of Mount fU ' t Saint Mary ' s She claims our aid and to shou ' we ' re fit College As Junior and Senior we ' ve done our bit In the Garden Fetes that have reaped reward, For the college that opens her portals to us. If ' here epicurean tastes excel, Where the chefs of France should always dwell: Their white starched caps at the board should preside For their prestige is known from far and wide. To our annual banquet. I refer. 1929-1930 — Hostesses for Junior-Senior Banquet. And so through Italy, from Olympia s top. , , T 1 !■ I ■ I J J. Four years And Ireland s fairy-land, we crop, j religious, From Scandinavia, Portugal, from England ' s chalky hills, social, financial From Spanish realms and up to France ' s curving rills, successes. H ' e come to tell a tale of Europe, lived in California. Catherine Kelly. Tii-enty-lliree

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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

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TOURIST GUIDE FOR 1945 Ijnder Management of THOMAS HOOK SON Why go to Europe, when Europe has already come to Cahfornia? Thomas Hook Son offer a marvelous comprehensive tour of Europe in California at re- duced summer rates, beginning at San Diego, June 17, 1945, and concluding at Klamath balls, September 2, at the end of the summer season. Following is a brief description of the main places of interest to be visited in the regular course of the tour: FRENCH VILLA, in the picturesque southeast portion of Los Angeles, at Fifth and San Pedro streets. This quaint little inn is a veritable section of Europe trans- planted in California, having as its culinary specialty sauted frog legs and luscious oiled snails. LInder the capable management of the Mademoiselles Laffitte Trem- blay. Jeanette, Bushard, ?nd Morin, this charming villa has become the showplace of all southern California. Here the Thomas Hook Son entourage will stop and spend three days — and unmentionable sums of money. SPANISH KITCHEN, in the heart of health giving Death Valley. A stop of ?t least a week will we allowed here, in order that our patrons may enjoy the unique climate and surroundings of the place. The undulating dunes of flaxen sand picturesquely flecked with an occasional human skull, or perhaps a fibula, lend vivid color to the spot. The Spanish Kitchen itself, in charge of the Senorita Ipiiia, assisted by Senoritas Mercedes and Arena, is truly a copy of the old Spanish restaurantes. Ihere we shall purchase (Oh, yes, we shall!) the same quaint dishes that we should hnd 1 ■ sirinv M dr. ' -,- toned Castle— ham sandwiches and strawberry soda. CAP AND BELLS COLLEGE, situated in the green hills north of Fresno. Ihis Irish institution was founded for the purpose of educating Englishmen as to the proper manner of rpcewinq; and appreciating humorous stories and jokes. After receiv- ing the eight years ' course, any Englishman is entitled to a diploma, which certifies that he or she is fully cap- ' ble of perceiving the point of any normal joke in not more than hve minutes. (It has been found that Englishmen get three laughs at a joke, i he first when it is told to them, the second when it is explained to them and the third when they get the point . . . Frenchmen get only two laughs from a joke. They never get the point . . . Germans get but one laugh because you can ' t explain it to them . . . Americans never laugh at a joke because they have already heard it.— Mc- Uymond ' s Record). The dean of the college at present is Pat O ' Connor, and the board of directors and faculty is as follows: B. Connolly, K. McLaughlin, G. Donohue, L. Duffy, and O ' Doud. THE POST-GRAVES AMUSEMENT PARK, located in the playground of Europe— Market Street, San Francisco. Two Englishmen started this novel amuse- ment place, and incorporated into it a post-graduate course for any of the students from Cap and Bells College who had a high standing and possessed a permit from the dean. THE SCOTTISH FOUNDATION FOR CHARITY, one of the most remarkable organizations in the entire world. This unique and novel institution was founded in the year 1941, by a group of Scottish women revolters, led by the Misses McMaster and McPhee. (Contributions to the fund by travelers should be given to Ihomas Hook Son, who will be only too glad to relieve their patrons of any sum of cash over $50.00). Tzvcnty-foiir '