Central Catholic High School - Katholikon Yearbook (DuBois, PA)

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wht Hmtnr Recogmtzon Ar Last E MID YEAR examlna tlons yyere oye1 much to the rehef of the yy hole class and mostly to Dorothy Readlng who had yyorked hard yery hard to keep up w 1th her class She had not been 1n Straton long and had entered the Columbla Hlgh School 1ust before Chrlstmas There were slxteen glrls and twelve bovs ln the Senlor class but other than thelr names Doro thy knew nothlng about them She knew they thought her queer and ey en heard her fayorlte frlend Ruth Roland speak of her as The Pecullar Chlld But todav she was happy she had the second hlghest average of the glrls Ruth bemg flrst llng the sun was 1ust below the horlzon Whlte and blue fleece llned clouds were tlnted wlth a reddlsh color and nature IH her glory seemed to penetrate the heart of all loyers of the passlng beauty Such yy as the hour yy hen Dorothy was gettlng her books ready to take home Sey eral of the gxrls stopped by her desk and asked her why she was bothermg was she not golng to the Senlor Junlor Prom that nlghtl Why ey ery one IS golng sald Pat 'VI1ller a pletty llttle blonde and lt we are golng SNN1I'IllTl1Y'lg we had better hurry So saying she llnked arms yy 1th tyyo of hex fI'l8IlClQ and wxth a Good bye to every body they left the bulldlng Dot put her books 1n slowly but she was thmklng qulckly Just then Ruth came 1n wlth her coat and hat on and Jolned sey eral boy s and glrls who were maklng arrange ments to meet one another to go to the BOISG Club where the dance was to be held Dorothv heard them and her heart sank for she dld so want to go but had no one to take her She guessed It was her fault that she was not ln that group and perhaps she had only lmaglned that thev dld not want to be frlends Well I wont have to study so hard thls month she Sdlll to herself and I will trv all oy er again to make them l1ke At that moment she heald Ruth call to Jack Harvev who had the d1st1nct1on of belng class presldent and the best looklng boy Dont forget to flX the programmes Jack and we thlnk the orchestra w1ll be better near the stalrs I w1ll try to get there early to help Too bad they left so much for you to do You are golng to stag aren t you? she sald Thls last Ruth added to satlsfy her cur1os1ty but she was dlsap polnted for Just then a teacher who yvas passlng through the room stopped to ask Jack a questlon about the arrangement fol the dance so Ruth and her compamon left the bulldlng Jack then be 'Y 39 . . ' - .' sc , 19 , - U - . v V 9 v 7 ' ' V 7 u v nk , v , ' . 9 , v , v. i ' y. . Y ' Y ' v v . . 7 . . V ' 9 . 5 ' I A, V . ' Y U 1 ' kk ' . 9 ' 9 ' - 7 j ' , , v ,, . . , 9 ' t . . ,, . H , ' Y ., ! ' 9 yn L ' Y! . I , . . '. H Y, 9 ' L - me The shadows of nlght were fal- ' ' vf 1 . ' , . l . . ' v Y 7 I I I , I 9 9 . c I . V v v ' ' . v ' ' 7 . !Y . A 9 - - . Y ' L t x 5 ' ' y v v ' v 9 ' ' v - . . V . - - i Y 9 gg v v V - ' 99 ' Y . w 1, Y y 44 t 19N ' , Y ' . A ! ,, Y A , . v H ,' - . n. ' v y

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Uhr illmtnr d1d h1s s1ster 1n her retreat these days as the happlest he had ever known One evenlng Ellnor brought her low cha1r to the flre and sat beslde her father Father I have some thlng to tell you somethlng vou should know she Sald Is lt that you dont flnd your allowance sufflclent or No father though I have no monev to spare nowadavs You know you told me to spend the money vou gave me Just as I 11ked d1d you not? Certalnly I d1d J1m replled Have you lndulged 1n too many fr1lls or sweets or vshat? Just tell me how much you want dear est the amount IS yours Oh no father Ellnor Sald pay1ng to keep a poor s1ck woman IH a san1tar1um and It IS pretty ex DQUSIVG I hope you wont m1nd Why should I my Ehnor the monev 1s yours Yes she was so poor and wretched and 111 I was afrald to tell you fearlng you would forbld me to see her and could never bear to let her go back to that horrld dreadful work Oh so she had been workmg had she asked Jlm 1n an effort to appear 1nterested Work1ng' Oh father' If only you could hear her tell the story of her ch1ldhood up 1n Hatem where she l1ved w1th a mother father brother and IH Father you are 111 Grey had started from h s arm chalr but sat down numb and Ylgld No no I am not Go on vuth your tale Elmor Where IS her brother that he does not support her? When he was vet a llttle fellow he ran away from home e thought the world of hlm the only brother or frlend she possessed And the woman? J1m spoke hoarsely I have t1red lou dear you had better ret1re No no Walt What IS the wom all s name? Why do you wolry about her father? Her name IS Carol Hess Now her father 1nter rupted Wlth a cry trylng to arlse but fallmg back helpless lnto the chalr The end IS near he murmured Ellnor rushed for ass1stance and re The next few months J 1m spent ly mg 1n bed helpless but contented H1s f1rst act after regalnlng con sclousness was to tell all to Ellnor and to send lov1ng messages to the companlon of h1s baby days asklng her to forglve hlS cruel neglect Each sad day Elmor falthful to her work journeyed back and forth between the long dlvlded brother and slster for never agaln mlght they see each other s face ln th1s world Death claimed the brother f1rst Carol followlng hlm 1n a few weeks After the death of her father and her newly found aunt Elmor though deeply grleved was free to carry out her long cherlshed 1nten t1on to nurse 1n one of the charlty hospltals whlch she had prevlously alded by her generous and loxmg ass1stance Marj or1e Lambert 23 38 . . . . , ' v Y 99 ' ca ' n . 1. u . ac A - - ' ,, ' Y Q H Y . v u -99 ' , . Cl ' , ' . as ' , ' ' .19 - 9 9 ' 99 C6 . Y Y CK ' ' v - ' . . ' 9 99 h' ' ' , as , - .77 . ,Q as - - ,99 - ' , H ,, . - sc ' ' . . . , 9 9 , . . ' ' ' . 9 9 , - 99 ' ' ' u ' 99 ca 99 ' ' . ' . ' ' , ' Cl Y , n - l00K1Hg 11110 the fire? ,IV9 been turn1ng found h1m unconsclous. - , 9 - 9: . . ' . . ' , . , - cc ' , , Y 7 ' , ' 99 it 0 n Y , K . . ' 0 , I . . 9 , ' Y YY , ' ' , 9 9 . , . cr ' . ' . 7 ' , 77 - ' . . . I ' ' u ' . , . . . . ' ' . , I . . , , . , 1 . . - . 'H , 1 , . . , . . I . 1 A u , - L q l U- , . V. u V- 1 Y 7 ' . . . . , I ' Y '

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alps' Hlmtnr came aw are of Do1othy s p1 esence and a shght frown appeared on h1s forehead ll rat SOII of a gul was she any w ay 'P Is she as quee1 as she IS sud to be' Th1s QLIQQIIOII had popped 111 Elllfl out of h1s head for the last few days and now he was g0lHg to flnd out So walklng oye1 to he1 desk he Qdld You ale go1ng to the P1 om ton1ght ale you not? He wanted to sav Do1othy but dec1ded he had bet tel not I thlllk ll0t sa1d Do1othv 1n a low sweet XOILG but I know you all w1ll have a good t1me a11d Vllilllllg to change the subject she added You haye so many tllllIgQ to do allow me to put the penclls on some of the p1ogrammes 'V don t Hllldlfl the1e a1e more odd 1obs to be done befo1e a dance than one mav thxnk Jack was glad to have a chance to be able to answer the questlon he had asked hlmself sevelal mlnutes befo1e Dld you say you were not gOlHg tOI'11ght9 Oh y ou had better come These SQIIIOI Jun1o1 dances ale al ways nlce Is the1e any 16418011 yyhv vou dle not g01Uf2,'9 Jack felt mean f0l askmg th1s for he leally knew he1 reason Well yvell no I do not want to go alone answ e1ed Dot There It was out' Jack notltcd she blushed a11d suddenly st uted tountlng the flllldllbfl p1og1ammcs Confound It thought Juk th It touch of colo1 SUIQIX helps and It took nerye for he1 to say that I dont see why those glrls haye been so snobblsh I bet she 19 a good d3.llLCl too Th1s IQ whele I e1the1 have 1 good tlme Ol a pu11k o11e Aloud he sa1d Gee thats t1nel then you lhdlly can help a busy fellow bv go1ng wlth hlm to nlghtn' Dorothy mav I take vou'7 Well Dorothv was so happy and su1p11sed she counted the D10 gl ammes tell tlmes befole she an sw Cl ed ll ell you w1ll be so busv and It IS ye1y nlce of you to ask me sa1d Dorothy but I do not th111k It 3ClX193bl6 to go You cannot back out now sa1d m W he1e do you l1ye'? I yylll tall lOl you 1t 1qu11te1 of elght lf you do not Ifllllfl go1ng so eally 7 You 1eally want me to go stuttel ed Do1othy I Qule 21II9W8l9fl Jack yy 1th a g1e1t deal of emphasls Well I l1ve at 2938 Mommath Qtleet It lSl1t ye1y hald to flnd I shall be 1eady early llot amav mgly 1epl1ed 3938 repeated Jack that IS the blg house wlth the tall hedge a1ou11d It I l1ye only a block away So say 1ng he collected the p1o g1ammes Thank you f0I the help Fuess lt IQ too late for a sw 1m now I w1ll take you 111 the bus Thls was a Fo1d whlch had seen bettel day s but as Jack sa1d Qtlll has some pep ' 40 - v 4 J 1 ' , , .1 K ' Y , L ' 1 . 'K I y L - lt 7 , , ' Y ' - lr A A Y I I 1 1 1 . 1 1' ' lv vc .,'. 1 1' 1 ' 1 1 ' ' ', , 1 , ' ' .' N . ,,, . . , , , . 1 1 1: 1 1 1 z f ' ' Y! 1 . K . 1 -vs., c 7 , u 1 l U Y - - 1 L . 1 n 1 v r V V v 1 - f ' . U ' - 1 ' 1 . 1 0 L' W 7 ' 77 , ya Y - v 1 - ' it , ,YP ' - H y . 9 -1 ' .1 . Q A 1 1 K. y K . . - . . 'K n ,Ai - ' ac ' an , K Y K v Y , w 7 v 's U Y v ' ' Y ' 1 ' ' !7 if Y . ' ' Y 7 7 ' 5 ,, . . N . v . .Y K y,, , cc , , ' ' , an ' ' ' . 9 1 . . . ,, 7 V L 7 k n , rs ' C6 Y 77 ' 7 if , 77 ' KC' , K6 , ' Thank you, sa1d Jack, lf you Jack, you pl'OfYllSCfl to go and help 7 ' . 1 1 s e 7 s y ' v v' ' Q I 1 I .1 ' v v 4 4 I 1 n ' ' . K c c c , 1 ' 7' . v . v ' ' . '77 ' ' 1 ' as , y Y n , , n ! - s . Q 1 y' 1 . A . x. Q . U 1 77 v - v' s , L :A ' y , , ' K . . v v C x I U M, . . u H W I I . . , . . . 1 . , - Q o 1 -v , y 1 v Q l , L . 1 U . , , ..1. . . I . ' L w 4 1 I Y ' ,, K - v I ' . H . K . K I , 4 L 1 ' ' I ' A' ' lk, K66 7, C Sl ' ' ' as ' 7 ' 7 44 , , ' ' t . 9 9 ' , H , , I U' ' ' - . . ' , ' , A . . . I 9 K ' ,1 11 1 ' 1 '. 1 1 Q 1 z ' V' A, ' Ly' . ' . .A I ' . xtva a 4 as ' rs 1 . , y , ' , KA ' 1 c , I . 1 1 . n it I 1 w v v Q , C 1 l A 1 A n -