Aquinas High School - Aquinite Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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,vs l . ,, ik r, f y ...il tn l ,ii 5 HPORTY-NINERS A pale September sun, shining through the feathery autumn clouds, combined with the brisk morning breezes to form the perfect setting for a day of exploitation. Despite the invigorating atmosphere, however, our Forty-Niners were hesitant- what awaited them beyond the portals of adventure? Before them lay a vast unexplored territory, a misty future which was to bring new experiences and knowledge. To explore the unknown, to hoard scientia, and with these weapons to draw themselves and others closer to God, was their goal. Within the next few days the content of their proximate future revealed itself, when the lazy trail of prairie schooners witnessed the first of the many disheartening Indian attacks. Amidst the first notorious tribes to pay tribute to them were Algebra, Economics, Latin and that very fierce Merchant of Venice. Many a night was spent in vigorous preparation for what might present itself on the morrow. An early encounter remembered perhaps long after many others had been forgotten, was that of the weird ritual to which our Forty-Niners were invited by a strange tribe, the Seniors. As a tribute to their friendship the Seniors prepared a morbid entertainment, initiation as they called it, for our surprised pioneers. Fighting Caesar and tackling Geometry and B.A. were fast becoming part of the day's work. Oh, the many days spent in dodging Spanish and French! Would the heroic fight with Biology ever be forgotten? Many were the wounded but with diligent care most of them recuperated. Our Forty-Niners, by now accustomed to the obstacles of the enterprise before them, came to receive the events of the morrow with strategy. Many of the pioneers, feeling more at ease began to seek hobbies to pass the time. The athletically-inclined sought refuge in basketball, the artists organized, and musicians and song-birds combined, each adding to the harmony and culture of the now big happy family. Time ticked on while our Forty-Niners continued to make history. Play mingled with work and work, in its turn, pitched in to overcome defeat. American History, 52

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IOHN MHRIE WHLSH Our Lady of the Assumption Such a blue inner light from her eyelids outbroke You looked at her silence and fancied she spoke. -Browning intra-Murals l,2,3,4g Dramatics 1,2,3. LORETTH HNN WHLSH St. Nicholas of Tolentine Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are. -Coleridge Secretary 25 Cheer Leader 2,3, fCapt, 433 Intra-Murals 4g Dance Committee 3. ELIZHBETH BNN WI-IRD St. Helena's The moonlight cloud of her in- visible beauty Shakes from the torrent of her soul. -Thompson Art Club 1,2,3,4g Dramatics 1,2,3g Intra-Murals 1,2,3g Dance Commit- tee 35 Catholic Action Club IA. ELLEN IOSEPHINE WELCH St. Luke's You are not only good yourself But the cause of goodness in others. -Plato Art Club lg Dramatic Club 1,3,4g Propagation of Faith 2g Mission Circle 33 Catholic Action 3. GERTRUDE I-INN WHHLEN St. Raymond's A form more fair, a face more sweet, Ne'er hath it been my lot to meet. -Whittier Secretary lg Mission Circle 4 fSec- retaryjg Glee Club 43 Art Club 3g Dance Committee 35 Cheer Leader 2,3,4g Propagation of Faith 2g Latin Club 3g Vice-President 2. 51 ROSEMHRY BARBARA WILSON Si. Frances De Chantal Her hair, her manners, all who saw admired Oourteous, though coy and gen- 1516, though retired. -Crabbe Intra-Murals lg Dance Committee 5. N x f fx lv 'f

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Typing, and Intermediate Algebra became renowned warriors against our pioneers. Cicero and Pitman proved more trying and stubborn than had been anticipated, but with memories of past victories and dreams of what lay ahead our Forty-Niners valiantly marched on. At this time, in commemoration of the three-quarters of the journey successfully completed, and in inauguration of the last climb fRegentsj, a junior Hop was held. All gladly accepted the invitation to the happiest event of the season. For that one evening all worries were forgotten, not however sufhciently to avoid a dedication to our Lady and a prayer of intercession for the safe and happy conclusion of their journey. Already, as the light of the promising goal rose upon the horizon, our pioneers began to look back at their past prairie experiences with a feeling of satisfaction. Their fight, thus far, had been difficult, it is true, and despite the proximity of their journey's end, this chapter of their lives had united every participant into one close harmonious family. As their goal was becoming visible upon the horizon villainous Macbeth also made his entrance, in the company of History and S.P. Could anything equal that barbarous Chemistry? The candle was burned at both ends in a desperate attempt to meet its demands. The end was approaching in those last months which wit- nessed basketball, orchestra practice and glee club activities. With graduation within eye scope, the word PROM came to be the pride and joy of every young lass. Graduation made its dramatic entrance. It found the Forty-Niners reminiscing with not a little melancholia and regret. Remember the Freshman Retreat, the Holy Name Rally of Sophomore year, the St. Patrick's day Parades, the thrill of Intra- Murals, the spring boat-rides and the operettas? Yes, they all remembered, how could they forget? This golden pool of memories had become part of them. At graduation, a single thought occurred to each of the parting family: You have reached your goal. By God's Providence you have opened with the key of knowledge the treasure-chest of opportunity. Thank the Dear Lord for His goodness and consecrate your life to a worthy cause that one day, you, Forty-Niners, may be once again united, never more to part. 53 XYZ! TE