Jesus Mary Academy - Echo Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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JG 'r Q IQ Q WJ! , f Class O iCC'7'S g5g'1p ' ' X 3:1 After the Freshmens first predrcrinient, their Initiation, pittnred here, they were .tllowed ll short rest, while October .tttivities got under way. The Seniors paid their gtnntml visit to the locgtl merchants to solitit .ids for the Ifeho . . . Portraits were t.iken ,..A LMA. blournrihsts begun pre-prtrinig the yer1r's iirst issue of THEVfiNIf'I'. Collecting vgtrious kinds of falling leaves be- mme the Sophomores' seitsongil hohhy '... CLASS OF 1952

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Q to r.1: M St. Athanase, sophomore tl. to r.l: M. St. Ursula, iunior roorn Seatttl: M. St ,leanne-Francoise, direcrress her, M. St, Solange, freshman A teacher, M Marie de la Trinite, publicat- or ji nior boarders. Stanling tl. to r.J3 M. ht-r, M. St. Noel, of the business de- tions advisorg M ht. Reginald. teacher tif 51. Patricia, freshman ll teacher, M, St. tment. art, musi., iirtliestra, l,.iur-fnt, th ,L tade teacher. Stzzdies and Activities iovep liliraheth Laplante added a free e to each and every item sold in the eria in the past three years. ne Rioux generously offered her lingers ie TllliVl1NliT business crew and won rvite Pin. fAbovel Miss Lucy E. Peacock, our school nurse, reaps the smiles she sows. Informal THIIVTZNET meet: Iclockwiseh l. Fontaine--editor, G St, Michel, 1. Cote, D. Maynard, J. Menard-business manager, and J. Renaud. fSeatedj . . . The new Freshmen at once enthusiast- ically greeted, were duly initiated on Sept- ember la, and welcomed into the large family ci'cle it ,I.M.A. Wfitnessed by the entire student body at a formal ccrernoriy in the auditorium on the l'lth, ren students were received into the National Honor Society. This, the first such initiation, provided an opport- unity for a thoropigh explanation of the society and its requirements. The beginning of the yearly grind was brightened by the annual retreat, which was preached this year' by Rev, Paul H. Demers, of tfie Marist Fathersg the re- ception of their class rings, an event anxiously awaited by the Seniorsg the in- stallation of the new sodality ofhcers, dur- ing a pious ceremony at the grotrog and the election of class officers. The va'ious clubs also began function- ing: strains of new runes were heard throughout the halls as the Cilee Club and the Orchtsrra prepared for concerts pre- sented in February and Ma 'ch, respective- lyg members of the Debating Team, and the Notre Dame Parish Choir began at- tending fruitful meetings. All in all, September proved to be quite an eventful month. 63

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,,.. 31 X 'l at CLASS OF 1953 CLASS OF 1955 Upfaold Tl'6Ill'ifi0lI,V . . . , During October . . . the j.M. basketball teams were seen practicing for the coming season, oh so religiously! A . . Sodalists initiated a crusade to encourage the recitation of the family rosary . . . Their other project, .1 cake sale to raise money for the missions . . . The Alumnae Association presented a Fashion Show which featured a bridal pageant, showing wed- ding gowns of various eras . . . The festivities of the month were climaxed by a trump Hallo- ween Party at which the juniors feted the Seniors in an original skit, Out of the Pumpkin Seeds . . CLASS OF 1954 M 4-,, .Q CLASS OF 1956 ,gn