St Patricks High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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Rather calmlx I walked rnto class Economrcs I proceeded to take my usurl seat but evrdently rt wasnt located xxherr I thought rt should be To my ch l0'llIl 1 found mx self on the floor Just then the professor walked rn rrrd remarked Whats the matter Ch lput can t you find a seat? Dolores Ch rput The Wlnd was bloxvrng as usual I near ed the brrdge that crossed the ro rm Chrp pewa Mx hat vxas cocked to the srde of rny head To get the rrght angle was alxx ays r problem for me but th at mor nrng I no more needed to acqurre th rt angle for the rrvtr clumed mv hat Cather rrre P rvelskr When l st rr ted krndergrrterr I ovcrhe nd some of the chrldren tall rnfr 1b rut brrngrng apples for Recess Thrnkrng rt rrrffht be 1 good xx av of gettrng acquunted xxrth her I also brought a shrny red appl for I ecess on five consecutrve days Imagrne mv drsap porntment xxhen everyone ate therr apples rnstead of grvrng them to Mrss Recess Kathrxn Blakelex The Shamrock When I was rn the second grade Father Duffy told us about human berngs When l got home I asked mv mother what krnd of bc ms Human beans were Rrchard Werzenegger One day about ten years ago I was all dr cssed up As I stood on the corner near our house txxo large boys came by One reached dovrn and grabbed my bow tre I saxx rt leave but rmagrne my surprrse xx hen rt came back Arthur Kuberra My aunt Jane came from the crty to vrsrt mx mother Mother left me to entertarn her rr the prrlor Mx rnqursrtrve aunt asked me xnhat mother thought of her comrng l told her very franklv After she left for the crtv I recerved a rather lrstrng rmpressron Adelrne Wrttman At the age ot five I tl1Qd mx skrll at dentrstrv I had a loose tooth so I tred a prece of stung to rt I tred the other end of the stung to a flat non I stood on the table and dropped the non Was the tooth pulledq No I Jumped wrth the rron James Watkrns 1-T. STUDENTS INCUBUS lolmn Toner Jin ltrred to slcrp but only dozed And whzle on drearnland s border A troop of words marched up to me But they were rn dzsorder Icalled a halt to Izne them up And make them thus behave Each vowed ln turn and swore to be My constant loyal slave They bowed zn answer to my wish Whzch made me very qlad And when arrayed and marshalled out Thzs terse rs what I had ' Ir, 1 ' 1 K 1. y . 4 ' V v . , u ' ny . r , . . , , - . - . V ., , n , f L I , If 1 I , 1. Q. Lt., , F1 1 4 , A ' ' 'I Q u r . , c u r , , , c '-'- r ' r 1 as . 2 . . , , - . , , .It 1 , . , , J v A 1 v D I 1 . v . ' -. c l - 9 . . . . . T s - .1 . U- - . KY rr Cv C, I i 7 1 1 I ' ' I ' Y Y A . c 1 1. . . . , u , 1 I 1 v 1 or V . I ,. . . . 1 I I. X I . L 5 . . . ' 1 2 . L' ' 4 r , ' 1 c ,, I c . , , A , . . z- - --- 1' ' If . . , - V- P . r ' 1 2. D . I z ' ' z , 1' z ' r Y a o . . c ' f 1 ' - f . x Z, 1. x . . . - ,- . XD r 2 . '. V 7, . . . v . f v . . t C 7 1 ' 1 I ' n ' j 1 ' ' ! , Q 5' . '. . . V l - O, c ' . . . v L 1 . I , . ' . M . . . , . ..... '1 ' .. ' . X r - ' 1, I w. r ' , yr u r . , ' 1 ,j 1 - , Y r , V . . . 1 v . , . . . . .

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EGO In lneye columwb stuc rrffs ffl' hzzefly of some real eyfperrence thou rradzlu recall Oh yyhat fy thrrll my flrst solo As I stood puffing ayy 'yy on the notes my eyes sayv nothrng my hands shook yy rth neryousness my lynees seemed to be plfryrnff tiff yy rth erch other my mouth yy ent dry 'md l nefrlected to produce even a sound' Ray mond C1 aemer The beauty of rt all the solemnrty of the occ sron and the feelrnff of profounl Joy rn rr herrt made my first Holy Communron d rv ur outstandrng occrsron rn mv lrfe Elarne Chr rstr ynson Loo rnof doyyn to 'y depth of n yrly thousrnd feet Ind seernv' tlrrouo p ulylrnv spr yys of yy 'yttr the colorful mrjrsty of the fraud Cany or of the 'relloyy tant Rr er fclt 1 thrrll yyhrch can ney er be erc rl med Thrs experrence yvas rather embrrr rs ll It yll happened rn fy movrng prcturr thc yur I yy ys yyfylkrng doyyn thc uslr rerdy to get rnto mv oeyy I reverentlv genuflected Was my face red you 1sly'7 fDrd rt ever hrppen to you'7J J rmes 0 Brrerr One of my earlrest memor res centers around a hushed scene rn fr duly roorn of '1 poor nerfrhbor s home My mother yy s hold rng a dyrng chrld She had Ju t baptrzed rt Outsrde the restless yy 1nd yy hrstled around th gables Somcyyhcre out there the doctor and prrest yyere fghtrng the storm to come be fore rt yy as too late Helene Hudak In Cryrcs class last year M1 Rrchffels ralled me rn a yes 01 no questron I ynsyyered Yes Father yyrthout a second thought He stud Dontcall me Ffyther Im not that old yet M ure I elfynd It yvas one mornrng rn June I yvas play rnof yy rtlr the baby Gerry He rr-rbbed my hfrnd and plfryed yvrth rt a few s conds then h put my finger rn hrs mouth I felt some thrnq sh up I thoufrht that the chrld had a plrnter rn hrs mouth Imypfrne my concern yy hen I drscovered hrs first tooth' Mary Kellenbenz Herby vyfrs srttrnfr rn tl e krtclren efltrnv 1 s yndyyrch There on th 'able yyf rs 1 bottle ol I renclr s n ustard As yy rs hrs custom the yy fs 111 the flr st gradel he yy ys tryrnff to pro 1 ounce every yy or d he s ryy IIa SL rrtcd on th rnustflr d bottle I notrced he yv rs h rvrnff qurtc y trme yvrth the flrst yy ord so I volunteered to help hrm Whyt nfrtronalrty ue you Ilcrby ultd y ly A he ansyytred lJllglltlV Je yn Couture I yyrll alyy rys remember the dry I found 1 thcclr for thrrtccn hundred fifty doll yrs rn the street doyvn toyvn I had always had a 1 rent hkrng for checks so I plcked thrs one up lrttle rcrlrzrnv' 1tS value Of' course the oyyncr was soon found I recerved fy dollar as a reward Rhoda Harder Do I knoyv how yv'rrm 912 F rs? Ill my I do Why I remember yyhcn the temper 1 ture rose that hrgh A certarn lad yyas gettu f yy rmed after he had frnrshed br ealy rn trn neyy yymdoyvs' Lorne B1 yndl Before dral phones yvere rntroduccd here I took doyyn the recerver to call a number and rn 'ynsyver to the Number ple yse I beoan In the Name of the Father Pardon me' Clrck' Thomas Flemyn , of ,Q 1 , , . , .', . , ' . K r , 4 . . . . . 1 ., ' , ' c ' - ' . ' ' 1 '- v r' . . C 1 o I, . c , 1 I I I 1 4 1 c ' I 5' Q I I C .I a C o I i 9 . ' 3 . v V y ' I 4 1 - . . . ' 1 1 f o e C T 0 c c - c- ' s ' ' , ' 3 , . 0 . 1 , ' I . l l 1 ' , . . , - - 7 - 1 4 . 1 . . . ' . 1 , . v . 21 , c C, y . . . . . ' 7 Y Y X V t ' v - c I 5, 1 , , 4 D ' -I ' Y C ' . . v' ,X - , , L . - - -V L -L . , y. yr c c i l c t - - 1 , . - , - Q 1 - -. , A 1 C -4 i 1 ' 'I V. ' - . . . . ' ,, C ' ' xl. 1. , 'L D - ' x I ' X ' ' ' C? '. 2 SLP. ' I Q li C ' 1. 3 Q2 ' I ll , w D - l Y 1 - - x I , c . 1 4 g. C, , , . .rx Q . . , . c. 1. y. C, br. .1 4 Q., . ' X - Y .1 ' . . f 1 .2 vc A . 1 A V l x ' fr f f y 7 'rg Q 1 '1' 1 ' I . V f - ' U Y . ' - ' Y . . 1 . H 1 . .' 1 ' - . ' c c 1. ' A 1 1 . 1 at . ' ' . y V r I x I . -Althea Arnold. , I , 4-V .1 H . ., ., . . . I . .4 . , A . . ' 2 ' 'Z Sl . y , . . . 5 - 2 c c '- ' 'l 12 .' '. YZ vc - v 1 2 1 2 - z -1 ' ,' .2 N, . . - 1 2 ' H JY . . . . . 1 - . - 1 - 1 ' ' ' ' li 1 ' U . 7' v . - ' ' c , V 4 . K - 1 1 ' . . . . . I 1 . A .c , c . i A2 D c . , l 1 ' - I c . c c , - . , - D I r C . , . . 1 u v I 1. c c . ' .v , . D . V8 - . . . . Y . . 0 . , v . S ' , c .4 . I . fc ' ,i Y' , ' I , Q s ry - v 1 -2- . ' U ' sr . . y ' 1 ' ' ' 1 ' L , ' ' ' . ' . 1 V11 'I X I I ' . Q P Y rr' - ' 1 .Q ry .' 1 - ' . 5 ' ' I S . . r .. T , ' c . . 7. Y s . ,i ' ' v .J . V c , . o Q i ' as , 77 , as as - v . , c Y u ra ,' ' U . . Y' 2 Y , A, , 4 c R ,, - as 1 , Q . cc I I . c , c . a v . . . . . , n - 1 ,' . . L 2 ' ' 1, 1 . -- 3 fr' ' s

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Personal Raeeoltllections of an Early Settller bhclrles Nxelsen 36 An artzcle wrztten by a former teacher m Eau Clazre tells the detazls of her famzly who helped buzld S! Patrzck s An unusual and complete story of the strugofles of the Lawler famlly 1n Eau Clalre durmg the early years of our par1sh has been left us bx Catherlne Lawler Dohertx who dled ln 1924 at Portag She was thc dau h ter of Joseph Lawler one of the early set tlers At one tlme Mrs Dohertv was pr1nc1pal of the slxth ward school of thls c1ty The h rdshxps that Mr Lawler and hls famllv endured to 3SS1St ln promotmg Catho llc lnterests and ln bulldlllg' the first CdthOllC Church here xx ere no less than herolc Mr I 'mwler was k1lled 1n 1879 'xlrs Catherme Dohertx IS burxed Ill the Hanlex lot of St Patmcks cemetery Mrs Doherty has glx en us a ood ldea of tvplcal ploneeung d1fl'1cult1es 1n our pfxrlsh 1n the followmg art1cle xvhlch has recently been dlscox ered I quote It 1n full Cl'11re wlth h1s famllx COI1S1St1l1f,, of a wife -ml nxne chlldren about 1858 At that tlme there was no resldent Pr1est no Church and x ery few C3thOl1CS Rev Godfrey had passed through there a few tlmes prevlous a Mls QIOHHFY Prlest My father had a large bulld lng erected at the corner of Barstow and Wlsconsln Streets North Slde Th1s blllldlllg has slnce burned down Th1s blllldlflg was dlxlded mto two rooms on th fu-.t floor lntended to be used for a store At that tlme a Prxest Rex M1 nault was I'6S1dll1g at Chlppewa Falls a MISSIOHRFX Hls MISSION lncluded Menomome Durand Hudson ex tendlng ox er a country of over 100 mlles 1n dlfferent dlrectlons He traxeled on horse back wlth saddle bags 011 each Slde contammg xestments and other thlngs necessarx On h1s Journey to and from the dlfferent x lllages he used to stop at my father s house Some tlmes It would be six months ln the mterx als sometlmes he came more often when he had s1ck calls On rare occaslons when he stayed over mght he would celebrate Mass the next mornmg word bemg passed around the xxllagc xvhen he came It was not neces sary to mentxon where Mass would be lt was alw 'xys at fathers home Marrlages would be solemn1zed chxldren baptlzed and other splrltual wants of the congregatlon cared for Th1s state of affa1rs was not sat1sfactory to my father and mother and consultlng Rev M1 nault as to how It would be remedied they offered to glxe a home to a resldent Prlest w1th them Under those condltlons Rex Mlgnault ax ranqed to have hlS brother come to Fau Clane st1pulat1ng the congrega txon would supply hlm Wlth vestments T procure funds to get vestments a dance was gl en and supper glven to whlch everyone xx as 1nx1ted There were qulte a number of Canadlan young men Cathollcs McCrae pleased to have one of thelr countrymen come '1s pastor The entertalnment was '1 succl s financmllv as the vestments were bought and Rev Napoleon Mlgnault came from Cxnada He llved at my fzthcf s home ox er a vear wlthout any cost to elther hlm or the congregatlon Mother gave hlm the par lor and bedroom adyomlng The dance and supper xvere Ll en m father s house The first floor of the horn wa dn tl d mto two looms The front room w 18 used for the D1StFlCt School week davs md for Church on Sun days Saturdav the famlly erected a tempo rary Altar drap d w1th mother s best sheets and best tablc lmen used for Altar cloth We had a br lss cruelfix and candlestlcks Wh1Ch were pollshed ux t1l th y shone llke burmshed old CI wonder where thev are now'J We made tallow c xndles and added some beeswax to be used at Mass Saturday was a busy day at fathers home those days Father and fCont1nued on Page l X x 4. V , h X lx .r 1 J ,- N -.-, - 1, -YA r, V- -W ' r. -i . 1 .. - .Lx - -a e 9 V . . U . 9 . . . H . ,Q ' . Q . I c . 9 L x L C , Y . Y Y . D K . . v Y c 9. c ll rx ' g ' l 1- Ji ' ' ' . ' , , I - . ' l 7 n n u Y ' . , . L c S lc -1 - 9 Q n U ' . . . , - - 1 a . . ' - . . . H - ' ' 0 1 .1 Q Q Q 1 . L c . ' 3 ' ' ' ..'. . . g - 9 J: ' ' . -J. ' L . v . Y . , 1 ' Q ' ' - v K L 1 g L U I J , I . li, 1 N- s 1 I Q r 1 V n K . O , I ' . . Q . u n 0 , . , l s n - . ' u . u X , . . My fiifher, J 0591511 Lawler, moved to Eau Bros., McDonalds Blg John, Alex, who were f ' ,Yr K I r c 1' ' C 5 9 - 4 X cl c ' . 4 V' l . 0 A x 9 .' T lik' il v , f ' , J' v . I . T 1 . A E' , , - V I ' . - I . ' Y . F, K 7 C o L 1- , , - , . . A ' . l 0 l Y' - . ., . , . Y . Y L K U 1 xr xl' A K1 . ' ' . e rr s . .e as iw ' ' ' ' ' v. 1 ' ' Q L L L K 1 7' g 9 L - n , V iv 2 1 v . - , . , . , , t . . - ' G , , , , . , . ' 1. : 2 . . . 1 C 1 I 1 n , . . . . Y . I . 9 L . . 1 L C C n Q 1 s K L L 0 - ' Q L A . . V . . . 7 , I . . , . . . ' , ,J .,.,,