St Marys High School - Per Annos Yearbook (Cortland, NY)

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SENICDE2 BALI. ENTRAL, give me 'Daily Chronicle' please--Yes, Daily Chroniclef, l'lellol l want to spealc to the Society Editor . . . About the Senior Ball at St. Marys--Yes--a detailed account.--Quite an outstanding allair . . . Yes, very unique--The Pent-house vvas very successful . . . pent-l-louse--The stars, slcy-Scrapers silhouetted against the sliy . . . So realistic. Every detailvvas carried outperlectly--Nota pin out ol place . . . You never would believe that the vvind was howling outside--lt vvas lovely inside--The orchestral Qh, l can't even begin to tell you--Svvingit?-'Yes sirl They did . . . as only they can . . . And the gowns--the most impor- tant item--really the best-loolcing lormals ol the year , . . All types . . Sweet, Smart--Sophia ticated. Just too, too , . . lorvvords. So strilcingl Beg Pardon? No not 'strilcing' eachother, young man l l . . . the gowns were strilcing--really, young man l l . . . Did l tell you that this was the third annual Ball? Vesl And put on by the llviodel Class '.., very unique in itself--Oh, you can't put that in the Chronicle--l see--But then its an established fact anyvvay. l thinlc l've covered everything. You will give this a prominent place on the society page, vvonlt you? l'lellol l'lellol Central, llve been cut OH--Well, really l l ln I page twenty-nine I

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JUNIOR PROM QQD-BYE, Mom, see you Iaterf' And so I vvas oit to time Junior Prom. Io an evening made even more exciting because it vvas our I-Iroml Even alter Iong Imours oi decorating none OI my entlmusiasm vvas diminislmed at tlme siglmt OI tlme ImaII . Ilme gym was translormed into a soutI'mern scene,--cotton buslmes were so artistically ar- ranged tlmat one Iorgot time scratclmes in putting tlmem up. Ilme cotton picI4ers' realistic attitudes repaid tI'me Imectic niglmts spent in maI4ing tlmem. Ilme Iog cabin was time perlect touclm, and tlme sigI'mt ol tlme disguised orclmestra completed time reality of time scene. Across tlme ceiling priglmt colors blended into a picturesque array. Ctorgotten at time moment, tedious Imours on time ladder pinning stripsl Programs were Imastiiy Filled. Time dance Imad begun--and it was to end all too soonl After Iour Imours ol dancing, vvitlm aclming Ieet and gay spirits, I iound myself piling into an already crowded car. Ilme prom was ended, I retlected as I staggered drovvsily upstairs,--IeIt pelmind some of tlme gay- Imeartedness of my Junior year-some ol time Imilarious irresponsitnility vvImicIm marI4s youtlm,--for next year it would be diiferent--I would be a Seniorl I-Ioly cowl What a time to get philosophical! Qlm, relief to get these slmoes oil--vvlmat a mess this dress is--poor corsage,--vvlmat a nigImtI--vvlmat a Proml--wlmata pedl I page twenty-eight I

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DIQAMATICS Standing: F. Innes, L. C'Donnell, D. Kiely, J. Haggerty, T. McDermott, M. Hughes, T. O'Hara Seated: C. Fahey, P. O'Hara, B. Kiely, J. Buttino, M. Burns, P. O'Dea, H. Gould, M. Clark, H. Fuller Tl-IE TQUCi-IDOWNH HE great opening--the Final bars ol the orchestra--the last rustle behind the scenes-- the glaring lootlights--that lirst silence as we stepped into the Hmusic room ol St. Maryls College . A nervous prayer--'Crantl oh Grant --St. Mary's Seniors had begun the lirst act ol K'The Touch- clownn. Alter the lirst lew lines the hesitation in the voices lessened, the nervousness disappeared and there remained only the cool, dignified Seniors with an eager desire to please--to be a success lorSt. Mary's-- As the play progressed there was a new note in our voices,--not hesitation--not Fright--not nervousness--but rather a little sadness. To us the linal drawing ol the curtain symbolized a closing ol the old--and an opening ol the new--We have drawn lorever the curtain on our schooldays at St. Mary's, but we glimpse out on a new lile--Where? Qur play was acclaimed a success. But what a price--We will lose those priceless lriendships, those intimate associations which made our school days at St. Mary's so memorable. Let us hope lor success, lor happiness, and for Faith--FAITH--SUCCESS--HfxpplNESS- lpage thirty I