Bishop McDonnell Memorial High School - Mitre Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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as au' P5 Inv my C5 1 FVIQ VO XXII No 6 BISHOP McDONNELL MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN N Y JUNE l948 Um 3 af 77Zemafzoe4. Lilies whispered 1 we solemnlx jDl6Clf'CfCl three daxs of our senior term to C1od l xx is Holv XX eek our last retreat ID Bishop s Realmnv this helped to make ll ill the morc successful Three daxs seem so small com that thex will never be lost in oblixion Our time was given to Ciorl XX ho in return ixe to some peice of mind to others thc sxxcr to 1 er and to sm f th o cttmc to knoxx Him better XX e felt a bit prixilef ed because our last retreat had a marked difference Christ came to Xlemorial True He has been ever present IH our h arts but this time He was there reallx and trulx under the presence of the Holy Eucharist XXe could visit Him each dax Nev er before was there such a desire to go to the audi torium The assemblx hall suddenlx changed lt became the ibode of the I'org1xer and the DCDIICHIN Our retreat masters Father XX arren Barrx and I ather Lambert vxe will nex er forvet The conferences the heart to heart tilks and the characteristic chuckle are ours to be remembe cd mostlx b cause thex were shired with Him lo know Him to love Him more this did we promise Christ as we renewed our Baptlsmal xows Orchids breathed in expectation Fxerxwhere the voice ol Seniors were heird 'Ihe bw nexxs had just been announced The lromenade would be held june eleventh at the Roof Cxarden of the Hotel lennsx th it opened thc door to fantasv Strange hoxx some xxords effect some people Xlentlon lrom to the cighth termers lmmedlatelx their cves light up their Slllllt lmroidens and their thoughts transplant themselves Ihis is it Our invitations have been sent out and accepted Our formals have been donned and admired l'xerx thlnv is ours for this one night The Xafled colored dresses form a ntting ram bow as thev are set aswirl Xluslc expresses what words cannot lt creates a feeling of exhilarating jov as couples form the pattern for the hivhllght of the evening the Grand Xlarch The Senior Class of june 1948 15 Iromenadlng The all important Group pictures are taken and before we know it we re danclnv to th somber strains of the last waltz lt is ox er Our dance has ended but our memories linger on lt seemed that june eleventh would never come The questions piepiritions and even the pravers were a prelude to in evening th it liv S Xexer to lose the spirit of our retreat this xxas our fervent prix er as we placed the lilx in the midst of the bouqurt in the far future -Xll too quicklv the future became todav and todax vesterdax The ev citement the laughter and just being together l 4 Q each helped to tmt the orchid a special shade Gardenlas beckoned exerx exe to come view the Semors on their dax The buds in ballerina skirts had blos somed into sophisticated prmts -Xll dressed up exteriorlv all excited mteriorlx Bishops s f the tow took SQUID Dax in t ff f' -ff ,yrwkv-. 3 2 ' ' MR 'fly Forget me nots sighed could this possibly be Class Day The dtx so long antlclpated bv parents friends and facultx marked bx the return of our esteemed principal Xlonslgnor john I' Ross ind Wllflllllh strife Classes went on as usual until eirlx ifter noon xx hen the ladies of the d ix xx ere serx ed an appetmng luncheon lax the capable seventh term otncers Csood old fashioned friend lmess was the kevnote of the whole affair Later when thc Seniors retired to Xlemorial s Starlight Roof the Qc m fun ,md frolic began anew as our Swing Band supplied the dance tunes Remember the wax -Xnita C unmnvham joan Henn Ruth Xlaxer and Xlarilxn XlcCombe sang their specialties the beat ot the piano as jeanne X anxo sped across the kexs the rhx thm of danc ing joan Dunleaxx and Xlarjorie Sweetman' Thev were all won derful just as thex have been for the past tour xears There IS alwaxs an ending though This one came too soon XXe wanted more time to sport our new look more time to spend with the girls But the sun wouldn t co operate and the gardenias were beckoning again Thex wanted to knoxx if thex deserved a place in thf lmuqufl XX hat would xou sax Senior? blessed with the oratorlcal ind muslcil selec tions of the Seniors A ll must be r swns of bod s jubilence are everxwhere to be found XXe the privileged ones have so manv daxs to remember hovxexer Class Dax deserves a place in the upper four bracket XX ho were responsible for this happiness to whom should we direct our praises' Io our facultv and seventh termers-our sincere thanks we sax it simplx we mean it whole heartedlx To our oxxn eighth termers Czlorla XIcDonnell -Xnn Fitzpatrick Irene bokol Georgette XIcDonald and -Xlma Lagberg we sigh in appreciation for helpmg us review the past view the present and preview the future jeanne Xanvos recital of Rhapsodv in Blue did not surprise us we pride ourselves IH haxlng been well aware of our little Iturbi for quite some time now Thinking it over we have been aware ot manv things but noxv that all is realitx we realwe that tomorrow will belong to the past and the forget me not will have become an indispensable part of Ihr bouquet PAGE I . l .. 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