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

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Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. CHAPTER IV: SENIOR YEAR Here we go againl Pupil already ejected from Intermediate class. Sisters skip school to attend convention. Seniors conduct class elections. Bowling' teams organ- ized. Bishop Kearney says Mass for ECHS pupils. P. Bons elected to presi- dency-of French Club, Mr. Moxley resigns as school janitor after ten years. Girl bowlers meet to organize teams. Girl bowlers disband. z- Camera Club holds electionsg guess who is president? Father Bisky given send-off with assembly. Senior zealois circulate petition for continued publication of the Clarion. All records Cand rulesj broken in first fire drill of the year. Petition gets results-C ?j-Clarion staff appointed. Seniors go to hospital instead ot school-disaster lurks on the gridiron. Kerwan gets vote of confidencefMission Crusade elections. Staff begins work on Clarion Cabridged editionj. Avid students struggle miles through drifts in season's first snowfall. ECHS goes modern-telephone installed in the new office. Dulcet tones of air-raid horn heard for the first time in the first city-wide air-raid test. Seniors rise from the depths and get back on their proverbial feet after financially successful Carnival. Nurse talks to girls-substance of talk unknown. Boner Day at Catholic High Cquarterly examsj. Thanksgiving's in the air-annual turkey raffle under way. Library Council gives Steele Memorial the once over. Library Council returns with some good advice from the librarian party held in library. Junior assembly drama portrays the ups and downs of a saloon- keeper. Joe Curran rea J nears long enough to draw luck ' stub in turkev . t .ii as . raffle for missions fnot his own ticketj. Camera Club hikes to Rorick's. etc., Father Burns swamped with working papers. Religion 4 class in suspense. First yearbook elections. Oh, those ties! Ties broken. P. Bons editor of' Echo. Singles begin-Catholic lligh goes to work. 'Assembly opens Christmas holidays. Seniors plan to pass History C in January. Page Tfrwnty-scum

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CHAPTER II: SOPHOMORE YEAR I VVe felt very important taking' over the Sophomore homeroom. Our first. act as Sophomores was to elect our officers: Jean Nolan ...............,....... , .... President Vllilliam Connelly . .... Vice-President Robert Barnes .................. ..... S ecretary Mary Schaefer ........................ Treasurer TVe had four successful events that year. Un November 29, Father Bisky held a HSignature Daneel' for the Freshmen and Sophonioresg a class party was held in the Scout Rooms on February l-1. and the traditional St. Patricks Assembly on March 17. 'l he silent movies thai took place in the As- sembly Rooms, proved to be most enjoyable to the whole school as something new and entertaining. Two of our star bowlers, Regina Schneck and Bolton T'e1'williger, won the matches that year. I Our second year came to a pleasant' close with a class picnic at Enfield Hen. unica- Senioa fbadltquei if 4- an X -4- Y , CHAPTER III: JUNIOR YEAR As We entered our third year at Catholic High. as upper-classnien. we grained a new classmate. Peggy Seroslcy. XYe started the year' off right with the election of our officers: Claire McC'arthy .. ......, President James Flynn ...... .... X 'ice-President William Thomas . . . ........ Secretary Jeanette Manocchio .................... Treasurer . Our first triumph as juniors was a panel discussion on Inter-American relations which took place on April 1. Then on April 29, we successfully turned out the junior issue of the 'tClarion.'l The junior girls organized a Library Council with Mary Margaret Ylfeingart as president. Our orator, Lois Basler, won first place in the American Legion Oratorical Contest, This was the first time in the history of Catholic High that a girl achieved that honor But our junior year was successful in money-making' activities, too. On April 22, the annual carnival was held in the Scout Rooms. Also we had a coat-hanger campaign. The proceeds from these two events provided for a Junior-Senior Banquet on May 26 which ended our third year at Catholic High. Mary Schaefer, '43 Page 7'i.'1enIysiaq

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Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. April April April April April April April April April May May May Ma y Ma y May June J une June Senior's plans thwarted-no History C papers ordered. Intermediate Regents' inflicted. Ominous envelopes arrive-reports I Echo staff gets down to business. Clarion takes Victory Surveyg finds that student body owns 354.67 worth of War Bonds. Dark clouds- seniors swainp Room l bargain counter in droves to purchase new history review books. Clarion staff sends cards to all corners ot' the nation for free newspapers. Scholars attend school as usual in honor of Abraham Lincoln, who was a hard worker. Snow and sub-zero weather put students out of the nice warin school-house and into the wailing wind-single. Juniors rake in money at annual carnival-looks like a sumptuous Junior-senior banquet. 94 books collected in Victory Book campaign. Catholic Press Exhibit. Catholic High attains 90 percent NVar Stamp purchase for February. Singles tournament attracts throngs of bowlers. Unprecedented number of entries for American Legion Oratorical contest. Therese Milliken takes up Greek tio moi nioilj. Seniors place orders for class rings. Everybody Cespecially freshinenj begins selling chances on bond for the missions. Ads coming slowly nor surely. Orators get jitters-eliminations. Erin go braghl Fraternity banquetg no school. Sullivan CR-obert of the Juniorsj captures first place in school oratorical contest. French IH class poses on Art Gallery lawn. Individual portraits begun for yearbook. Senior boys try V-12 test. VVhere is the horse trough L? EIICS sponsors Schools at Vtiar exhibit, consisting of scrap-books from all other schools of the diocese. Exams-no more need be said. I Robert Sullivan brings second honors to ECIIS in County Ora- torical Contest. Fourth issue of Clarion released-one more to go. Hapless scholars trudge back to school, six days arly. School door locked, with resulting complications. R. Lewis Lisi finally returns his proofs. Seniors get reports signed for last time. Lab door gets transparent window. Mission bond raffle ends after record rungsee entry of March 12. Senior Prom chairman and co-chairman elected. Senior boys bring cancelled stamps to Sister Eleanor. Senior Prom and Junior-Senior Banquet. Senior da . Regents' Zxams mark the beginning of the end. Graduation exercises. Page Turcnty-eight