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V XXII N 6 BISHOP McDONNELL MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN I' 1' f-vxq JUNE I948 Om Z, mane Lnhes whtspered lx xxe solenmlx pledged three dixs ot our enlor term to trod lt xx 1x Holx ll eek our l tsl retreat Ill B1 hop Rkillllll' tht helped to make II ill the more successful lhrtt daxx seem so sm tll tom pared to three hundred and xlxtx slx xet those daxx were o lull t tt thex xxlll nexer be lost ln obltxlon Our tlme was fflxen to sxxer to 1 r o s f tttm' to knoxx Hlm better lle felt a blt prlxtleffed because our last retrett had a marked dtlference Chrlst came to Nlemortal lrue He has been exer present ln our hearts but thls tlme He xxax there reallx and trulx under the presence ol the Holx Puchtrl t We tould xlslt Hlm 4 rch dax 'Xexer before was there sueh 1 deslre to go to the llltll torlum lhe assemblx hall suddenlx ehanved lt became the lbmde of the Porvlxer and the penttentx Our retreat masters Father ll arren Barrx and l ather I lmbert we will nexer forget The conferences the hetrt to he trt ttlk n d the chiractertxtlt chuckle are ours to be remenxbe d mostlx betiuse thex xxere shared x th Hlm lo knoxx Hmm to love Hlm more tht dld we promise thrlst ls we renewed our Btptlsmrl xows Orchnds breathed ln expectatlon lfxerx where the xolces ot Semors xxere heard lhe lil' nexxx hid ju t been announced 'lhe Promenade would be held une elexenth it the Root harden ot the Hotel lennsxl x init mustc bx oe Q arroll Simple xxords xet thex were the kex thit opened the door to tantasx to tht tlghth termers ll'Ill1l6'fllil6lW thelr exes llght up their xmlle broldtnx and their thou hts transplant themselxes lhls IN ll Our mxltatlons haxe been sent out and accepted Our formals haxe been donned and admlred hxerxthmg 15 ours lor thus one ntffht 'Ihe x irled colored dresses form a tlttmg raln bow is thex ire set aswxrl XIUSIL expresses what xxords cannot lt crettes 1 feelmg of exhilarating jox as couples form the pattern for the hlghll ht of the exenmg the Grand Nlarch The Senlor Llass of june 1948 lb lromenadmg The all lmport mt group plcturex are taken and before xxe know ll we re fldIlLlI1U to the somber stramx ot the last waltz It IN ox er Our dance has ended but our memories llnger on lt seemed that june eleventh would never come The questlons preparatlons md even the praxers were 1 prelude to an exemng that lax ln the fir futurc -XII too qllltlxlx the future llllW Nexer to lost the splrlt of our retrett tht xv rs our ferxent prix er ts xxe pliced the lllx m the mtdst of the bouquzl Gardemas beckoned txerx eve to come xlexx the HEIIIOTN on thelr tlrx The buds m bxllertnl sklrts hid blos xomed mto sophlstlcated prmts -XII dressed up exterlorlx all exerted lnterlorlx BlSl'l0lJ s x took Se lla ln t E - each helped to tmt the orthld a spftlal shade pf aff- ' v Fx' K i o i 4 eb yuh became todax md toclax xesterdav The ex cttement the laughter and just bemg together Forget me nots sighed could thls posstbly be L lass Dix ' The dtx s0 long anticipated bx parents frxends and facultx marked by the return ol our esteemed prlnclpal Nlonswnor ohn I' Ross and MII Ill xtrnde tlasses xxent on as usual until earlx lfter noon xx hen the ladlex ot the dax were serxtd an appetmnv luncheon bx the captble exenth term olflcerx hood old faxhloned trlend lmexs was the kexnote of the xxhole itlalr later when the Senlors retired to NlC'lll0I'ldl s Starlight Roof the ffxm fun md troltc began anew as our Sxxlnff Band supplied the dance tunes Remember the wax -Xntta Cunningham joan Henn Ruth Xlaxer and Nlarllxn Nlciombe sang thelr xpectrltles the beat of the pltno as jeanne X tnxo sped across the kexs the rhxthm ot dana lI1!,l0dI1 Dunleaxx and Nlarjorle Sweetman' Thex xxere all xxon derful just as thex haxe been for the past tour xears I'here IS alwaxs an endmg though Ihlx one came too soon We wanted more time to sport our new look more tlme to spend wtth the gxrlx But the sun xxouldn t co operate and the gardenlas were LJCLLOIIIIIH agam Thex xvanted to know lt thex cleserxed a plate IH Ihr bouqml XX hat xxould xou sax benlorg lllessetl xxlth the oratortc il ind musical xelec LIONS of the HCDIOYS' Rh IL must be I xtvns of bod x jLllJll6I1C6 are ex erx where to be found Xle the prlxlleved ones haxe so manx daxs to remember hoxxex er Llass Dax deserxes a place ln the upper four bracket ll ho xxere responsible for thls happiness to whotn should xxe direct our pralses' To our tacultx and sexenth termers-our smcere thanks xxe sax xt slmplx we mean It whole heartedlx Io our own eighth termers blorla xIcD0nnell Ann Ifltzpatrlck Irene Sokol Georgette Xlcljonald and -Xlma Lagberg xxe sigh ln appreuatlon tor helpmg Us rextew the past vlew the present and prevtexx the future Jeanne Xanvos recital ot Rhapsodx ln Blue dtd not xurprlse Us xxe prlde ourselves ID haxmg been xxell aware of our llttle lturbl lor quite some tlme now Thmkmg ll ox er we have been aware ot manx thmgs but now that all IS realltx we reallze that tomorroxx xx1ll belong to the past and the forget me not wrll haxe become an mdlspensable part of the bouquet PAGE I I' If fill V . . - 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muff' 'va Io be called a Lads oh what enchantment thts t1tle ascrtbes the ssorths bearer Lhtsalrs blos soms ln man gentle at fectlons are awakened tn the chtlds heart and 1n general the sshole world melts at IIS mere mentton XX hat lb thls charm thus exclusne blrthrxght of a woman ' XX ebster descrtbes lads as the mtstress of a household Bu thts IS not potent enough to at tract the adnuratton of the untsctse Xnother 1ttr1butes the tttlc to a woman ot soctal dtsttnctton Ihts too madequatels detmes her The search termtnates wnh a truls noble IJCIIUL -X Latlv lb a bread glser, om who nurtures all that IS good and wholesome But the woman of todas has forsaken her honor Qhe has fallen tn step wtth the modern trend of realtsm ln her attempt to con Z aaaama an Thf secret of the lxmg posstssts me Unutifrabls I am a thtld I0 suddt n 'woman grown I am a bud to suddz n blossom blown Graduates now we re women we re blossoms anl wc e the possessors of a secret That secret ls our kes to earthls and eternal happmess 1 h1s IS our secret though we are women -chlldren must we remam though we are blossoms buds must we become St Therese a chlld and falrest of earthls buds was El terrtftc blow to the Catholtc svorld a gentle push to the Cathollc world Terrltlc because she had sometlnng great to sell gentle because she cloaked that somethlng great ln glowtng terms Therese had sanctlty to sell statesmen doctors lawsers mothers laborers prlests nuns -Xnd noss graduates she s dells erlng her message to sou Lose Iove Love Not the senttmental lose that ap pears capttsates charms then passes awas But the consumtng CODIDEIIIUH hers lose -X lose that m1kes petts hurts staggertng 1470? IJ1c sou get sour rtng set' XX hom do sou thmk sou ll 1 k to the Irom' -Xre the regents sers hard' Ihese questtons seemed to electrtfs the sers alr we breathed as tan and Ill ht h sptrtts we returned last September for our l1st sear tt Xlcmorttl But oh how qulckls that sear passed fXs I sn here Vlflllllff ms ameths st gleams proudls on ms tmger ms I'rom has all been arranged for 1nd thc regents 1rc 1ll thmgs of the past But IS tt realls tune to SIX good bse to the fun of four wonderful sears' It seems as 1f ll were onls sesterclas when I took the test for Xlemortal sslth a quaktng heart 1ncl unste 1ds hand ssondertng 1f I would pass the exam 1nd attend thts be1ut1tul awe tnsplrmg school XX ould I eser be part of these galls l1uffh mg carefree gurls Ihen suddenls I dtd become one ot those gtrls Utd sour he 1rt jump the w IX nune dtcl upon recctsnw the good news after weeks of uersous ssalttnv' IJ1d sou ssorrs 1bout Iattn socabul1r1es algebratc equ1t1ons illtl thost speechts In I mlt lhc 1tcr 1s much ts I cltcl P A G E 2 stnce herself that l1te IS dull and empts she has repudtated all the dreams and senttmentalttles reles ant to her nature She has vts en sustenance to nothtng ot salue l'ldXlIl 1 placed too much emphasts on the sctenttnc order and too l1ttle on the Dtstne There I9 no longer a sast arms of lox els creatures to be placed upon pedestals for all to admtre and mutate No the I ads disappeared wtth the ads ent of the Xtomtc -Xffe 'Ihat s where sou Cathollc Htgh School Graduates step lnto e scene Xou must brtng her back to the world tttlrtlls none of er pres tous splendor and htgh tdeals Dont be too surprlsed lf e task pros es easter than sou expected Xl omen are ttred trs mg to outdo men 1n behasxor customs and attlre and are ssattmg or someone to take the le1cl -X hopeful though sltght tndtcatton of thls fact 1s resealed 1n thc hearts approsal of the New Look Prtlls and ruftles are replactng the hard manmsh clothes of not so long ago 'I rue thts IS but 1 mtnor dctatl but tt IS an 1dsance ln the rtght cllrectton Irose soumlf a Lads ttrst let the law ot clemencs presatl upon sour tongue seek true svtsdom so that sou mas tn turn llll part ll to others llo not obl1s11te all fantass but combtne sour charms and talents XX hen sou stretch forth sour h 1nd to execute these chtrms let escts man bow ln respect f Iatm vour lnrthrlght' t4e2aaZ' jolts a Jos to bear -X lose not alone for johnns across the street but for esers lohnns 1nd esers -loannle ln the sshole wlde world Be chlldllke Onls chtldren know wtld Jos and unendlng bltss Dont let those L0fllIl1g vears of Ilvlng ln the world dls gulse vour chlldltkeness It s all too beauttful to htde Xle were born to plas tn bod s sunshme How traglc to draw the heavs dusty curtam of slnfulness about us qtas ln God s sunshtne Be chlldren alwass Xl ell brush 1w'1s four preclous se 1rs when ttrst we clutch that dl1JlOl'llcl ln our hands I'h1s 1s what ll sstll mean It w1ll mean that we must sllp from the hands of the Qtsters -Xlthough God alone can measure thetr sacrtflce and desotton set we have watched am med and msptred bs them It sstll mean that the compantonshtp of other Btshop s glrls w1ll be snatched from us Xet we w1ll bear wlth us the frutts of that compantonshtp and be others happs as 1t has made us 'No need to crs to fear to hesttate leasmg Xlemortal There IS so much to do Pour preclous sears hase taught us one prectous secret 'I he world ls ssattm 1 for us lt mtds us It needs that secret ?azeaez tt s 1 oser now lllt 1 htse le t ls 1 mcmt -X mem ors that wtll rem1111 eser const lnl tn ms heart X memors that tune wtll nescr er1se -X memors of tun praser studs and lose 1ll crowdcd tnto four glortousls h1pps sears Now th1t good bs es must be Sllll I tmcl ms throat ttghtentng and ms escs trslng to bltnk back tc 1rs Io Iather Ross I can onls let ms rcspect and complett lllllftxkldllljll sltlllt' from ms eves s1s ,or Jtss sou rom c to om o ms te Io ns grade HIXINLI and subject teachcrs down through the terms I lllllsl allow the osertlow ot ms h 1rt to reach ms sotce when I s 'ood lust 1nd ss 1Ik ill IX 1tr11d to look b1ck tnto thosc wot clerful laces that sslll nes er rc 1lls lcase me I hope to be able to s1s gooc :sc to ms frtencs tn such 1 ss IX a to let them know how much I s tlue thetr Lttlllllilllllll htp durmg ms d1ss 1t Btshop Jonncll llltl how stncercls I wtsh K oc to less thctu tn 1s rs spec11l ss IX or sou lllltlll ot me s 1lw1ss rcmun trt sttt 1111 so s ' 'l V I - v V 'S 1 x- 1 S ' . 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