All Saints Commercial High School - Excelsior Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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As a respite after intense and concentrated toit on the upper and tower decks, we headed our ship across the Qcean of Enjoyment and sailed up to Rye Beach. Unce again the crew went ashore and had a hilarious time. Whoopsl There hiew the whistiei Vxfe had to run for it hefore the gangpianic was lifted. Thus ended a memorahie day of fun and troiic and the life ot URyeiy.H For a white we put ati thoughts of fun out ot our heads. Vxfe had a dangerous attack to make and we couid not risic defeat. All hands on decld Finals were threatening to suhmerge us it we did not tacide them with a ven- geance. The Fight was hard and exhaustive hut the resuit was reasuring. 'sighted tests and sank sarnef, Ah success! The victory was ours. As a re- ward we were advanced in rank to the rating ot J. G. Uunior Gradej. With happy hearts we steamed the hoat into drydocic where we were to ieave her for repairs until Septemher. As the weather cooled, we could smelt salt in the air and things started to hum again. AH togged up in our new outfits we reported for duty. A hit of a shoclc awaited us for our Commander, Father D'Urgoio, PSM. had heen shipped to a foreign land. We felt lonesome without him, and our First re- action was one of panic. The good HS. S. AH Saintsui-would it keep aiioat? Father D,UrgoIo had steered it through so many stormst We were then intro- duced to our new Commander, Father L. Ahhate, P.S.M., and with a salute in recognition of his authority we accepted him wholeheartedly and once again we were ahie to sing Anchors Aweighf, By this time we sincerely ioved our hoat and we did att in our power to make her sailing smooth. We entered ati important events in our log, the HFtame,Hg we oiled one of her hig engines, HExceisior,H with ads and hoosters until it ran without a hitch. We drank in the tang of All Saints air and 'Found ourselves saturated with the invigorating hrine of The Sea of Success. At last our group was getting recognition. Folks were clamoring for our pictures so we posed prettiiy and watched the hirdie. Next we were Fitted for our rings and gownsf-a sure sign of progress. We were getting nearer to our destination hut we stiit had a coupie of stitt' hatties ahead of us. We held our Annuai Dance around Halloween time again. We offered hospitality to ati hands ahoard ships found in our waters and throughout the evening our laughter leaped from one hreaicer to another. U The Dramatic Ctuh was at it again, having nothing iess than Chariey's Auntn up its sieeve. That play was one of the hig things we tucked away in our hook of memories. The performers made a splendid showing and they enjoyed the piay as much as we did., n The next monster attair was our Prom. The very stars ahdve put on ai special hriitiancy tor the occasion and wintced in a very knowing fashion. Old

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