Laboure High School - Laboure Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Alphonse Ratzsbonne at th e moment of hrs converszon 4 rtapers rum tht Angelus Vmcent blesses Zoe jk? .glfret of .gldfef C6ltAeI'U'le The outstandxng dramatlc event of the school year was the presentatlon ofthe beautlful story The Secret of Snster Catherme The play depicted the hfe of St Catherlne Labourt the Patroness of our school whose canomzatlon took place on july 26 1947 We hoped through the production of thls play to acqualnt our parents and frlends w1th St Catherme so that they too mlght learn to love her as we do Three partlcularly nmpresslwe s enes from the play were those featurmg the reapers or peasant gurls who were frlends of Zoe Labourt Alphonse Ratlsbonne the jew to whom our Blessed Mother mrraculously appeared and gave the grace of conversnon and St Vincent who was shown glvmg his blessmg to Zoe The apparxtxons of the Blessed Vxrgln represented elsewhere ln thxs book were espe crally beautiful appearmg almost real The play was a cooperat1ve dramatlc enterprise staged through the efforts of all of the stu dents Each class was represented by several glrls either ln choral or dramatncs In thxs way every Labourc glrl was Instrumental nn acquamtmg her parents and frlends with the story of St Catherme The play which was under the dlrectnon of Slster Clotnlda and 'Vhss Nfl tremendous success and one that wxll long be remembered by all Labourc students their parents and frlends cAteer was a I fu, 40 nf t . ' y Y l J Th, , .f Y, , St. ' . 0 66 0 o ,Q , t - ' , - . . . I ' l 1 I' ' A . ' V. . ' 'xg ' 1 ' L ' 1 y u V V 1 'll Y ' , ' , ,,

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Clam! CAA ' :X genuine loxe ol' good music is the tie xx hich hinds together all memhers ol' the Choral Cfluh Our choristers meet every Tuesday. XXednesdax'. and Thursday alter school. This year the cluh has had the advantage ol heing directed hx' txxo ahle leaders. Sister XX'inil'red for the first semes- ter. and Xlr Gregory Xlillar lor the second term The cluh started the year oll' on a happy note hx' entertaining the parents and students at Open House. and since has made several other appearances The finest displax' ol musical talent during the year xxas that xxhich de- lighted the audiences xx'ho attended the per- formances ol The Secret ol' Sister Catherine U The Cllee Ciluh this year lor the first time elected ollicersi Helen Xlae fXlcDonough. Pres- ldcnt Xnnettc Shepard Xicc president ar ui N x hari lxarnisli Sccrctarx Xlirilxn Xlohrman Xian lm Ilhdsuru ul xixx li lxxifcxixi Xnother succcsslul xcar xx as concluded xx hcn the girls sanff tor Qenior flass Night Cn this occasion thex hade a xerx fitting larexxell to t c C lass ol -H xixx xt X x x 31 li N l L N iizi x xii x R L H lxric xxik 4 o i xi tix j Blix ll rl x xxix x x o rim Xl Niittiiz Xl fiaiaixxirxrk Xl lgsciiisxtri x cxxii 1 B XXR U11 i Y mxibX Vx I xx xx ti 1 4 Ii KU 'B,- V I ,A . 1, . i I H I , 4 I .Xu tu! .X .iiii- im l ' ' L A ' .' llXlc.lDoxoii,ii.Xl. ' Xl ii: . . ' .qi FSA E7 1 T - il ' Y- Y ' I l'l ' ' ec .Q i l-'mi r.-ii lgflllurigltl R Xl-xiii: .l. XX'i izxii. ii l. XX xxciiit. P lloi iiixi s X Siii vxiaiw ll Xli Doxotcii. X Xin.. l iio li lxxi xi. l. lllX1.lxXlilRRX. R Bi noi ll tii izi xi x. X R XX x wiv. R Yxcxixixi. Ci lfixi iiiiz. xl Xxiiii R.ii xi R Xliiii R lb CI xx. Xl XX'i-.i1.i-.i. .X D i,t,xx. Xl llxxxitix.. X Unit tx. ti lfiiiiiiia .N'.'.'nn.1'rsii P B .i . li. lixi'.i..xxc.i-.. CI XX'xi:. Xl lli-icsi-.ic l. B i-ix. j Stu iiifif. . P. B .xsi5. Ml S1 Lui-1. .X 'Q ,Xl Sifxipixc. Xl Xl x. -g .N. Giexiiri . R U'l-xt ,iii.ix. S Clrxizix. l, li i-.xin.. Xl Xl-.i '.Ri. B Rt':i . A. . -. ter 'ii .nazi bl Lx ix.l5.0 '- .R Xl ii-1lc21i.l3 l3xxi..CI Ciiiiz x.l7 :ii-tam .. - .. 1 'L .. fi . i-:R Nl li floxio. B lixitxisiti, l, lii-.xivi-it. S B.Xlil'.R. B Xlos. ixciioi-'i-'. P. Hx l,. Cxtx ix. R. XIIQRKH.. . ' icziri CI O'Siii-Lx. X. Sl'XlXl lDRX,lj. CIUYII- lii: I ruii Xl lfiii x. Xl Bai-xivi i.. X1 lli ixiiiz X Xi iii 4 ii xx KI lim oii R li Stiixi-ifxi R. I7 'l'lIXX'l ix S lixizii xip E D. '. xl Qlitiiz.-I.XX'i-i...wI.C1.xJ .fxl.Y ix,,Txl.lli-ii.t1 lixai xx,P.l3,xii-.

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Wow, 77 rj Novv Not l a one act play xv rltten and dlrected by Mass N lrglnra Cox and presented by a cast of junrors and Semors marked the nmtral appearance of Laboure students 1n the 'vlarvvllle dramatlcs tournament The play deplcts nn a very reallstlc manner the suffernngs of the Spanlsh people of the present day As the play progresses the char acter of the heroine rs molded and developed through the punfymg flres of humxlltv sell' sacrnfrce and generoslty untrl she can say vvrth all the s1ncer1ty of her heart I lrve now not I but Chrrst lrveth rn me mari grew An outstandmg example of the Sopho mores sp1r1t and orlgmahty vvas the very successful 'vlardr Gras party an lnnovatlon at Labourt The clever ldea of havmg each class contrrbute a costumed representatlve provrded a great deal of enjovment for the student spectators Once agam the Sophomore class has made a name for Itself ln the annals of Laboure l-hgh School lrfz to rzght P Dxu C SUTTFR R 'VfEYFR N4 N'l0LINll S Klrl-H1 I Src xonrtto ,Verdi Gras Masquers I age 4l 66 77 o ' ' 7' 1 - 1 ' ,- l . 1 1 , , vy ' . . .. Y A A , 7 Y A 7 I ' I ' -1 ' 5 . , 5,1 ., .1 .r .,. :Q 3