Elk County Catholic High School - Memories Yearbook (St Marys, PA)

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7fne Memo-1945 Enjoying the Unusual Snowfall GIRLS' CLASS HISTORY S far back as the beginning of time itself we find the recordings of historians. Ancient . scrolls of parchment meticulously and neatly kept, etchings on stone, a work of art in addition to the chronological value. Our modern methods, of course, are far more simple but equally as important for oncoming ages. The history of our class does not seem very important irrcomparison with those of the past and, the history now in making of World War II, but to us girls it has a sentimental meaning unsurpassed. It seems as though it were but yesterday, and yet, as we pause in awed contemplation of our oncoming graduation, We know twelve long, but all too short years have passed since we crossed the threshold of childhood and became proud but bewildered students of the first grade. Never shall we, in the history of all our lives, forget the unusual experi- ence of our first day in school. lt was so new to us, becoming acquainted with so many 33

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'7fae Memo - 1945 small girls all at once was startling and some of us even cried for our mothers. But patient- ly the dear Sisters ironed out our little troubles, and, as peacefully as the evening sun sinks into the west, so sped by our first year in grade school. A little more experienced class of girls moved into the second grade and this undoubt- edly was our most joyous year of all. This was the year we received our first Holy Com- munion. We spent a good deal of our time studying Catechism, making sacrifices and, preparing our hearts for the coming of the Saviour. Now, about eight years of age, we considered ourselves little ladies and found our- selves in the third grade. This year we were introduced to the merit card system. Each time our lessons were prepared well, we received one of those prized cards and with a score of ten cards we gained happily the longed-for holy picture. Passing into the fourth grade, we took up the Palmer Method system in writing. We enjoyed the hours of practice and our penmanship improved. When we were awarded our first Palmer Method Badge we were, indeed, in a state of elation. We shall never forget our introduction to fractions in the fifth grade. We really felt like accomplished mathematicians when we mastered decimals in the sixth grade.The love of ancient Egyptian History in our sixth year was one of the most fascinating subjects we ever studied. In the seventh grade we prepared our souls for the coming of the Holy Ghost Who would make us strong Christian soldiers of Iesus Christ. This seventh year of ours found the St. Marys Girls out of the grade school building and, new facilities were given us in the gymnasium. The eighth grade, also, was spent in the gymnasium and really the two years spent there were delightful. The basketball floor was above us and thus it was we developed an entirely new interest in the game of basketball. Our eighth year was spent mainly in preparing ourselves for high school, and, at last the day came when we triumphantly marched into the freshmen classroom. That year was a very memorable one. During bookweek, our Freshmen English class did its bit to encour- age the student body to read good literature by enacting on the stage various scenes from interesting books. After the playlets were over, each Freshman dressed as a character from some book walked across the stage while the high school audience guessed who was represented. Another successful event, sponsored by the Freshmen that year, was a First Friday breakfast. After the high school students heard Mass and received Holy Commun- ion, they went to the Recreation Room to listen to a few short speeches delivered by us Freshmen, and then, they enjoyed the delicious breakfast we had prepared for them. That year we had the privilege of belonging to the Mission Crusade and we joined our prayers and sacrifices to help the missions. A new field was opened to us in our Sophomore year. Geometry, an intriguing study was ours and we learned about the measurement of lines and angles on a plane. Among the memorable events of our Sophomore year were our Biology field trips. We studied nature and wild life not only from books but from mother Nature herself. On one of those excursions in the fall we brought back to the classroom caterpillars woven in their cocoons and watched them develop into beautiful butterflies. We really worked hard for our next title. As Iuniors we definitely decided upon which course would help us most in our life's work and we did our best to follow it, either in preparing for Nursing or the commercial field. That year was not without its joys, we happily received our class rings which we shall treasure all our lives. Finally, the time arrived when we became the Seniors of Central High with our prom- inent red and gold class hats. How cheerful we werel The time passed only too swiftly with the many Senior activities. With great enthus- iasm we spent six weeks of our time studying the art of cooking in unison with planning well balanced meals. Many of us participated in the exciting game of volleyball and played in the intra- mural volleyball games. Stenciling and mimeographing were mastered by some of the Senior girls as they spent much time printing the Iunior and Senior pages of the Bi-Weekly, our school paper. We hope that God will shower as many blessings upon us in our future life as the many snowflakes He sent fluttering to the earth this year. We also beg His sweetest bene- diction upon the benevolent Fathers and loving Sisters in thanksgiving for their many kind- nesses bestowed and sacrifices brought to help our class obtain its goal. Thus fades into the past our own little history of twelve memorable years. Rose Mary Hoehn. 34