Annunciation High School - Annunciata Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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JANUARY: Our newest recruits, the Freshmen, displayed their excellent training with an enlightening report on the islands of the Pacific. This program was interesting because the topic was one of current importance. FEBRUARY: A significant turning point in the battle had now been reached. The friendly skirmish between the Freshmen and the Sophomores-their annual Oratorical Con- test. The Freshmen carried off the honors. MARCH: The army needed money to support the fight in far-off lands, so our regiment assisted these gallant soldiers of Christ by sponsoring a very successful candy sale. The Senior-Junior Oratorical Contest was held. Top honors were taken by two juniors and a Senior. Each class ransomed captives from the enemy. APRIL: All the soldiers assembled to witness the final Oratorical Contest at which the winners of two previous skirmishes pitted their ability. The esteemed government officials, our Rt. Rev. Msgr. O'Brien, Rev. Wm. Crotty and Rev. Denis Shea, acted as judges. BARBARA HENNIGAN, '44 'A' M The Paladin Medal was awarded, May 18th, to Vincent Safy by the Catholic Students Mission Crusade, Crusade Castle, Cincinnati, Ohio and presented by Right Rev. Msgr. O'Brien, for his outstanding work in Mission endeavor during the scholastic year. 30

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Lefz fa Riglarx Barbara Hennigan, Ser1'emry.- Vincent Safy, Pre.vide1zf: john Gruber, Tfearzn-er.' Betty LaReau, Vfff-PVB,l'fd6lIl.' Sister Felicity, Moderator. CRUSADERS AND VICTORY Goo WILLS IT Preridenr . . . VINCENT SAFY Vire-Preridenf . . . . BETTY LAREAU Serrefm'y . . BARBARA HENNIGAN Tl'6flJ'lll'6l' . . . JOHN GRUBER SEPTEMBER: Our troops made ready to advance into a decisive battle. Newly-elected officers took charge. OCTOBER: An assembly was called wherein the officers explained the plan of attack. They stressed the importance of our part in the Crusader. NOVEMBER: Our more experienced soldiers, the juniors, presented a symposium on Catho- lic Action with Reference to the War and Post-war Peace. This encouraged the morale of our men. During November, a candy sale was held to aid us in our efforts to spread Catholic Action. DECEMBER: Not to be outdone, the Sophomore Class made clear to us the ideals for which we were fighting when they described the extreme hardships of the missionaries in foreign fields. 29

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Left Io Righf: Arthur La Croix, A557 Prefeez: Russell Slaper, Preferzg joan DePascal, See1'elary.' Maureen Cluskey, Treasurer. OUR LADY GF GRACE SODALITY Prefer! ....,,.......... RUSSELL SLAPER Vice-Prefeer . . ARTHUR LACROIX Serrefary . . . JOAN DEPASCAL Treamrer , .,... ...... M AUREEN CLUSKEY Hail, Molhel' mort pare! Hail, Virgin 7'61If1ll'7lC'Il.l Hail, Qneen with lhe Jian Ar a cliaelezn erozrnerl. Ahozfe all the angelf In glory unfold, Standing next fo the King In a Z'6,fllll'6 of gold. O Mother of nzereyl 0 Jiar of the zwave! O hope of lhe guilty! O light ef lhe grave! Through thee may we cofne To the haven of ferr, Ana' Jee bEdZ'67Iy.f King In the mnrlr of the hlerf. Ojfiee--B.V.M, On April Ist, fifty freshmen were received into Our Lady of Grace Sodality. The ceremony consisted of the reception of the candidates, the Act of Consecration, and the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The candidates were addressed by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor OlBrien. The annual Xvestern New York Conference was held at Kleinhans Music Hall on April -ith. The Convention, a source of inspiration to all sodalists, was attended by over 2,000 students. Throughout May, daily devotions were held before an altar of the Blessed Virgin. The Litany was recited and ri hymn to our Blessed Mother was sung by the entire stu- dent body. On the last day of May, the students paid Our Lady homage by crowning her, Queen of the World. May she ever guide and counsel her children. JOAN DEPAscAL. 3 I