Elmira Catholic High School - Victorian Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

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Elmira Catholic High School Annual ROLLER SKATING CARNIVAL l TALL AND SHORT AT E.c.H. DANCE PLANS

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Elmira Catholic High School Annual Mar. 20-In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of a new car. Mar. Z3--Yearbook pictures taken. Mar. Z4-School dismissed for Easter Vacation. Mar. 28- Put on your Easter Bonnet. April 2-Community Chest Parade. VVe liked the Catholic Charities Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May Float. 5-School Days! School Days! Back in the harness again. S-Phi Rho Upsilon Roller Skating Carnival. l5-Juniors hold Carnival in the Scout Rooms. Now they're in the money. 27-Senior-Junior Banquet at the Mark Twain Hotel. 29-Butler contemplates wearing straw hat to school. Decides not to because of rain. 30-Senior Play, Peg O' My Heart, presented at St. Casimir's Auditorium. 6-Atomic Circle vis-its the Ingersoll-Rand Plant at Painted Post. 7-Phi Rho Sport dance introduces to us the week-end party. 21-Senior Prom at the Mark Twain Hotel. No quiet evening, this! 22-Time out! Robert Fouhy '37 A MOTHER'S PRAYER AT GRADUATION Mother! Look upon this creature Who is pure and yet so tender. Keep her, guard her, dearest Mother As she leaves her trustful teachers. They have made her pure of heart Have taught her to be truthful always. Yet will she remember, Mother? VVhen from us she is apart. If you would take her in your care Teach her what her work is here. Let her always- feel you near I can rest and have no fear. Lenore Gaffey '37 REAL DOGS Charles Wright Gray This volume contains many short stories of dogs and how they live, according to the authors of these several selections. Charles VV. Gray, editor of this book, compiled these stories with the object of presenting studies of dogs themselves, rather than, as in the companion edition, Dawgs,,' in their relationship to man. Instead of choosing the stories that are well known, and which you may or may not have read, the little-known story, if it suited the purpose for which the book was planned, was given f1rst consideration by its editor. The opinion of what is best in dog stories is liable to vary because of the dif- ferent preferences of different people. Gray has made up an excellent book which will be enjoyed by every reader. - John Lynch '37 l 5 0 l

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Elmira Catholic High School Annual CLASS PROPHECY May 28, 1947 Dear Diary, Today Margaret and I decided to take time off from our respective po- sitions and go to see some of our old class mates. NVe took an early train and soon were in Elmira. Neither of us had been home for some time, and we were quite surprised to see how changed the city was. The first place we stopped was Sheehan Sz Dean's Store, where we found Ann McCarthy as head buyer. She told us that Paul Sheehan was the president of the Men's College here. Incidentally only commercial subjects are taught in this college. Later as we were talking to Paul he informed us that Xllilliam Osborne, joseph Maloney, and Ernest Fennell were profes- sors in history, languages, and mathematics respectively. VVe went to see Mrs. Sidney Mitchell, the former Ruth Agnes Manning, who told us that Angelina Mancini was a famous opera star who just sang the leading role in Gunod's Faust , Sidney, she told us, was head of the Lawyer,s Associa- tion. He's quite a success financially and socially, of course. XVe also learned from her that those two famous stunt flyers, who were recuperating in the local hospital were Leo Norton and joseph Carrigan. Olene Brus-so, by the way, the superintendent of a famous clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Of course, we knew that Maryanna Peterson was a budding actress of the screen and that Rita Schneck has a radio program of her own, but we did not know that Margaret O'Donnell was a famous French teacher in Hunter's College, New York City, until we met Ann Battersby. Ann, who is secretary to the president of Elmira College, had a tea for us. There we met many of our former friends, who told us that Regina Kaminski is a noted short story writer and that Nonie Gaffey designs clothes. Later as we were waiting for a cab Margaret told me that Paul Lewis was an artist, very well known and that his friend Frank Hartnett was employed by many of the leading newspapers as a cartoonist. Once downtown again we heard the s-trains of a dance orchestra. It was playing Stardust , As we sat down to listen Margaret noticed the leader whom she recognized as Bob Fouhy. He came over and talked awhile saying that he was just visiting here as we were. He told us that he played in a famous night club in Philadelphia where Phyllis Devlin danced. He also said that Thomas Butler was a great physician who just completed a round the world tour in the study of medicine. Jack Arman it seems, owns a string of polo ponies and john Lynch several race horses. john johnson, so I've heard, has just written a book concerning ancient Ireland. Richard Hanley is a second Irving Berlin and all his songs meet with the greatest success. Harry Lagonegro is in England at the present, teaching them the rudiments of American baseball. And that is all dear diary because Margaret and I had a strenuous day, but it was worth it, for now we know where all our old friends and classmates are. Margaret McGough '37 Xllinifred Tuberty '37 l52l