Annunciation High School - Annunciata Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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SENIOR DIARY SEPTEMBER : , The day had finally arrived, we were drafted into a new branch of the service. Our General , CMonsignorj attended us personally. Seldom have others the privilege of experiencing so great and so honest an interest, as he showed in each of us. Activities were different-orders exacting. OCTOBER : E Wfe felt rather proud of ourselves. Now, at last, we were on top , but the novelty of superiority gradually worked itself loose. Retreat filled much of our time. Everyone tried to make it the best year, for it was the last for us as pupils of A. H. S. We had served a whole month and the time was at hand to initiate our poor rookies. It was trying, we admit, but they took it like good soldiers. NOVEMBER : Thanksgiving baskets occupied quite a space in our Camp, while a candy sale, selling tickets and inducing the boys and girls that we had the choicest on the market, kept us hopping. DECEMBER: By now we had learned our basic training. Christmas entertainment pro- vided a lull in the heavy work. Rt. Rev. Monsignor generously provided the sweets. Thanks General , The hrst real furlough came here. JANUARY: Due to difficulties, our uniforms were issued a little late. First inspection came at the Senior Book Month Assembly. A skit was put on . . . were we nervous! With january came our most diificult maneuvers-Mid-term exams! FEBRUARY: Things were getting harder, though a little relieved that january had passed. Valentines day brought our annual luncheon into focus. K. P. was in order afterwards, with dishes stacked to the ceiling, well almost anyways. MARCH: Activities galore this month: A card party with the Seniors as M. P.'s. A correspondence circle was formed to keep our boys informed on camp activities and things accomplished on the home ground. A candy sale just before Lent was intended to satisfy for the time until Easter. Church services in the form of a Holy Mission ended these thirty days with faith and hope for the future. 25

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APRIL: Time to accumulate our adventures into one big book. Flying pen and pound- ing typewriter wrote the story. It wasn't easy. Thanks to everyone who helped. Another furlough gave us time to appreciate our 'religion and incidentally pull out that carefully saved pack of chewing gum. Lent was over. MAY: Even in the midst of our most grinding training and the excitement of the Senior Banquet we could not forget that May was our Lady's Month and observed it as such. JUNE: It was the real thing now . . . no sham battle. Orders were received and carried out-Examinations-the toughest offensive yet. Objective-VICTORY. JANE STUTT. 'lr MEMORIES Memorier, memorier, of our high .fchool dayr, Memorier that will remain with u.r throughout the years, High Jchool days, high Jchool dayr, A With our friendr in Jchool We'll leave you in june, it'.f really too roon. But we'll keep our memories. Mem'rier of all of you, remind ur of the dayf, When our hearty were young and gay, at .rchool on every day, Happy dayy, carefree dayx, Safe from worldly strife, Leaving we're blue, but heep with ur true Our beautiful memorief. - Grateful thought! will remain of you, Monfignor dear, Wire advice you've given ur, will help ur when we're gone. Mem'rie.r ofqchildhood dayf, We'll beep throughout the yearr, For though we depart, you'll be in each heart, With our beautiful memorier. 27