Annunciation High School - Annunciata Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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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

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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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THE ANNUNCIATA MARCH ................... Gales and tornadoes. frlleachers contact parents-we are discussed and disgustedj One bright green light of hope. CSt. Patrick's Day.j Inoculations against fever, in spite of which most of the crew succumb about the Zlst. Golden and Griffith run high temperatures Easter vacation. Seventh Rung-We will. APRIL ,............. Spell of fine Weather. Crew in need of exercise and relaxation. Badminton Club formed. , Eighth Rting-We must. MAY ...,,......,,....,,..,.,.. Captain enforces discipline-No more idle strolling on de In May we polish up all parts of the ship. General overhauling. CReview, drill.j May Devotions shine up the spiritual works. Ninth Rung-Achieve. JUNE ......,.....,.. Land in sight. Examinations. Commencement A two-months' furlough. Last Rung-SUCCESS! I RADIOGRAM BON VOYAGE TO THE SENIORS All aboard the Destroyer, send greetings to you, So here's to the Seniors, brave, gallant erew. Your goal you achieved while work and joy blended. Your Good Ship its 'voyage of four years has ended. Now God Speed as you course on uncharted seas, May lllary, Bright Star, your guiding light be. lllay you to her teachings be loyal and true, And pledges of lo-ve to her yearly renew. THE SOPHOMORES 43 C