Annunciation High School - Annunciata Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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I THE ANNUNCIATA The languages, both quick and dead Full often made us dizzy, At times from class we would have fled But we were kept too busy. With Greek and Roman, Turk and few, Through history's dates we traveled, Ancient and Modern, old and new All secrets we unraveled. In English we were told to polish up our style. Watch euphony and unity , enrich vocabulary. Too brief, was often writ in red-yet we couldn't write a mile For then, too long we'd find instead, And so we oft' grew weary. Now, comrades all, ere port we reach, Let's give a rousing cheer- For all the staff that do and teach And for the crew that's here. To freshen up our memories, I'll name each girl and boy, dnd as I call, you'll come up, please, To the deck of The Destroy. Bruce, the captain, Bud the Leaguer, Joe, the playwright, foe, the poet,' James, the sailor,' James, the tall, and all know it. The Pauls whose Latin verbs are meager, And Paul who for work is ever eager. Gloria, the opera singer,' Alvin, Vinnie, Joe Burnett, With John O'Leary-a good quartet. Robert, Don, and Eileen Naber, For hours over home-work labor. The Mary's, Dorothy, Betty and .lean Kane, lllarion, Antoinette and Lorraine Often talk and oft' in vain. Doris, Helen, Martha and Marie Maureen, Patricia, Catherine and Ronie, llfaidens whom we think quite bonnie-E Edward Flynn and fames Geary, foe, the worrierg and his pal, Gerry, Cathleen, Charlotte, flllean and Laurence Paul, This the ship's crew, one and all. Across the seas, both rough and smooth These ten months past we've wandered, Knowledge and experience gained Though often, time we squandered. .ls we sail into our port to await our .lunior year, lVe'll sing our merry songs again and in secret .sized a tear For all the happy days we'-ve spent at our dear school A. H. S. Let's pray 'that God, our Pilot, this crew and school will bless! 41

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r n THE ANNUNCI.ATA And so from fun and reverie, we forty soon were called, To fight with force 'gainst mighty foes That stouter hearts have 'palled. -Our ranks we formed Our flag unfurled A blended green and yellow. Our voices rang in laugh and song, Not always sweet and mellow. And with the waves we rolled along, While Bob and Brady bellowed. Sueeeed we can, suceeed we must, Our motto blazened high, Our chosen slogan we would prove Or at our posts we'd die. dt frst all things went very well hl7e dreamed no trouble pending, Of sea monsters we had heard tell, But thought they were pretending. One day we saw an awful thing, Twas a serpent of the sea- It nodded. blinked, and shooh its head At many more than me. Fear strueh us to the marrow, hVe were pale with consternation For in our lives we had never seen Sueh a horrible creation. Bach shrank the sailors, blanehed with fear Some gazed into the depths below. Just then, brave Bruce hurled out a spear dnd with it strueh a forceful blow. One monster less to fear and dread-- At once we saw the sea was red And angry waves our gallant boat surrounded, Then Joe and Gerry, shrewd and been A fable thus propounded-- Listen, oh mates, and we shall tell What all this signifies- This foe you see is nothing more Than Knowledge in disguise. You know it enters' by bloody road According to the proverb. And so we stood with teeth hard set and a spirit quite superb 40

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THE ANNUNCIATA The Shipfs Log SEPTEMBER .......... Ship manned. All measured for uniforms. llloorings loosened. We learn to climb a rope ladder. First Rung-Good Will. Ship ahoy! OCTOBER ,...,...,.,.,., ..... Speed increasing to 100 knots. Command to pitch excess baggage overboard. CGoodbye to vacation habits of indolence and procrastinationj VVe eat salt beef and sea biscuit. QLong assignments and homeworkj Landlubbers show symptoms of sea-sickness. . Second Rung-Prayer. NOVEMBER ................,,...,.............. Three days and nights at anchor. All revelry ceases while We introspect, reflect, examine and resolve. QThree days Retreat.j A whale sighted. lFirst quarterly reports.J Some harpooned good standings, some feared being tossed overboard. Third Rung-Courage. DECEMBER .....,.... Gray streaks stretch along the eastern sky. Short days-long nights-crew restless-hope ahead-Christmas holi- days. Fourth Rung-Intelligence. JANUARY ..... - ....... At seven bells in the morning, all hands called on deck. Looking astern we saw an iceberg heading directly for us. Cjanuary Regents and mid term examsj Most of us stood fast. The captain Watched her with his glass and counselled courage, study, prayer. Fifth Rung-Diligence. FEBRUARY .......,,,..,................. Pirates! CWe are caught while resting in calm waters after the turbu- lent waves of the mid-terms.D Purple vapor rises. QLent--no movies, etc.j Sixth Rung-VVC can. ' 42