Loretto Academy - Laurel Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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 Once upon a time— There was an old woman who lived in a shoe Her name was Janet (she's soph president, too!) On Hallowe’en's eve, Mother Goose paid a visit To help her throw a party (you’ll never forget it) With the aid of the sophs (92). O Mother Goose a parade did demand She gave the directions then made this command: “Come, I’ll show you the way to merry Gooseland!’’ With George, the Gander, Mother Goose led the way allowed by a multitude jolly and gay: Humpty Dumpties there were. Millers and Bakers, Bo Peeps and Indians, Crooked men and Candle-makers. T he Little Miss Muffets soon all arose, And were asked to roll spuds o'er the floor with their nose. T he Old King Coles without a mistake, Steered their crowns ’cross the floor on top of their pate. C roofed men stumbled a crooked mile Tet, in the end smiled a crooked smile, F or all were in the spirit of the games, you see. And all were as happy as happy could be. Guests were stuffed with all sorts of things. Big glazed donuts, marshmallows on strings. And candied apples (400 in all) And bottles of Pepsi and cupcakes stacked tall. Then as we left, Marilyn Frechin unmasked, (She was Mother Goose) and we asked, “Where is George, where did he go? “He went back, to Nixon's, he was only for show. Will live happily ever after. November 1962 13

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“Mary, come on. It's your turn. Go get some more.' “Oh, all right. I wonder what Mommy will say when I tell her we're all out. “She'll prob'ly think we're the best salesmen on the block, I said. We were selling lemonade. In fact, we had sold it all morning and now it was afternoon. We had a sign hanging from the folding table It said—“Lemonade 5c a glass.” we had a lot ’ cus the weather was hot. It was very hot. in fact. It must have been at least a hundred degrees! Everytime somebody came up to the table I'd ask 'em if they wanted to buy any. Sure, they'd say, but I’ll buy it from this cute little blonde. That's Mary. She was blonde and she had big brown eyes that could really sell lemonade. I counted the money in my box—25 cents. Then I counted the money in her box—40c. That meant that she sold more than me. Darn! Just 'cus she's littler than me they think she's poorer. I heard the side door smack and Mommy came around the side of the house with a big pan of cloudy, pink lemonade. It even had ice cube icebergs bobbing in it. “Oh, boy! Maybe I’ll even earn a dollar. Mommy, do you think so? Mary stuck her 'ole fingers in the pan to taste the pink stuff. “Maybe, honey. But don't be disappointed if you don't. Mommy ladled up a spoonful for me. “See, Phyl. We made it pink this time so it would taste better. I think it's too pre e-tty to drink. “If you don't get your fingers out of the pan. nobody will buy it. Besides, 1 gotta sell more than you anyhow. I'm the oldest.'' “That doesn't matter. I'm the youngest. “But I'm the oldest and I should lead in everything. Huh. Mommy? Mommy was mad. “If both of you don't stop this bickering I'll take the lemonade back into the house and neither of you will get a chance to sell anymore. “But she started it all. I was mad too. There wasn't any reason why she should have everything her own way. “I did not! Tou started it. “All right. If that's the way you want it Mommy picked up the lemonade pan and started for the side door. “Oh no. Mommy. I'll stop. I'll be good. Let us sell some more lemonade. Please? “All right. If you promise. Now if you need anymore, Phyllis, you can come and get some. She set the pan down again then went back into the house. The man who lives across the street saw our sign and came over. I guess he was coming home from work 'cus he had his black lunchbox in his hand. I didn't know why he was coming home in the middle of the afternoon. My daddy always came home when Mommy had dinner ready. He took one look at Mary with her 'ole brown eyes and bought a glass from her. I was getting hotter and hotter. We waited for forever, but nobody else came to buy any lemonade. Mary stuck her finger into the pan every once in a while to taste it. I kept telling her to stop 'cus nobody would want to buy ole dirty lemonade. It made me sick. Her sticking her fingers in the lemonade like that. Finally. I said that I was going to get my bike and ride across the street to Shirley's. (Shirley's my very best friend at times.) Mary put our money in our secret place behind a post on the porch and ran to get her bike. That made me hotter than ever. “Now listen, Mary. You're not goin' with us. You're just a little kid and it'll be hard riding up the hill to the park. You play with your own friends. You're not big enough to play with me! “You're just mad 'cus you didn't sell as much lemonade as I did. So there! She got her bike anyway, though. The ride to the park was hard 'cus we had to purnp going up the hills. When we got there we stood with our fingers through the holes in the swimming pool gate and watched the other kid» splash. There was kind of a hill leading from where they played tennis to where they played baseball. I thought that it would be fun if we rode our bikes down it. I was the first one down. The ground under my bike tires was hard and bumpy. I left a trail on the baseball diamond like one of those you sec behind a cowboy when he rides off on hu horse. When 1 got to the top of the hill, there was 'ole Mary with her sticky fingers in her mouth. She just stood there not doin' anything. If she was big enough to come with me then she was big enough to go down the hill. But she didn't want to. She only wanted to ride where it was flat. Come on, Marv. It's a lot of fun. You can ride on the back of Shirley's bike if you don't want to go on yours. She kept standing there like that until he said, “Oh, all right. But just watch me all the way down. 1 could tell that she really didn't want to go but I made her. 1 told her to hang on tight. I could see her bouncing on the back and 1 shouted to go faster. All of a sudden she fell of. Boy, did she cry! She had this 'ole ugly sore on her knee. It was blccdy and terrible. Something was wrong with two of her fingers on her right hand. I didn't know what the matter was. “Phyl, I can't move my fingers. They hurt. Phyl i i-s, do something. Her face was this funny color of pink and her 'ole nose was running. It kind of made me sick. Come on. Mary. Quit playin' games. All you do is play games. You're not hurt very much. Look. All you got is one sore on your knee. I don't either. My fingers hurt too. 1 want Mommy. I couldn't tell Mommy cus I didn't know what she'd say. She'd prob’ly be mad at me. Darn! Mary’s 'ole sticky, hurt fingers made me mad and scared. Some kids had come around 'cus they heard Mary crying. One of 'em wanted to know what happened. When I told him, he said he'd take Mary's bike home and tell Mommy. Mary was crying so hard that she made me cry. We started walking home. Mary could hardly walk 'cus she had that 'ole sore on her knee and 'cus she was a little kid who was bawling all over the place. Mommy met us half way. She still had her apron on and her nylon stockings were rolled down to her ankles. She picked Mary up and carried her all the rest of the way home. Mary was too heavy for her, but she did it anyway. I walked my bike and sobbed till 1 couldn't sec. Daddy came home from the office and we all went to the hospital. I guess they wanted me to go 'cus then if she was dying, she could put a final curse on me. I didn't need a curse. I was going to hell anyway. I waited outside the emergency room and watched the people go by. 1 counted the money in our lemonade boxes. I grabbed the money from our secret place on the way to the car. Mary was a real good lemonade salesman. Even though she always stuck her 'ole fingers in it. Now those fingers were so rubbery. Daddy came out and told me everything would be okay. I tried to smile and my face felt like smiles had been away a long time. 12 the laurelette

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Tour ring means what you want it to nt£dri. Its value is as great as what you have in your heart. Father Graham What is the meaning of a Senior class ring? Is it a piece of jewelry, a status symbol, or much more than either of these? Each Senior has in her heart an individual meaning for her ring. . The ring symbolizes not only Lorettos gift to a aenior but also what a Senior has given Loretto. It is a gold- pearled link in a chain of many rings joining its wearer to the Loretto family and home. As the seniors wear their rings, given this year on Octo- ber 10, they'come to realize more fully the interior reality underlying the external sign. May these sacramentals— and such they truly are—be ever cherished by Loretto s Christ-like women.