Mercy Academy - Thesaurus Yearbook (Marshall, MO)

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JUNIORS G. Mxrci-mr, M. L. BARR, L. HAYOB, M. MCKAV, M. Urz, M. M. EADS, A FENVLICK K TITTI R INGTON, E. BROADHEAD, M. J. FRAIN, H. SHEEHAN, R. NIURPHY. Page 21 JUN1oR DAYS The Juniors now will tell you VVhy they sometimes seein so glad Then, without a reason changing, And heconie so grave and sad. The juniors days are passing Days of study and of fun 'Twill he mighty hard to leave them Though Seniors they'll become. But even when they are Seniors And learn about their Ways, They'll still recall with gladness Those friendly Junior days.

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Item IX To Milton Utz, joe Sweeney leaves all his ambition of becoming a second Barrymore. Item X To Emily Broadhead, Agnes McLaughlin leaves her serene and placed outlook on life. Item XI To any underclassmen who may desire them, we leave any dog- eared manuscripts, forgotten pencils, unused paper, and our accus- tomed places in the front row at classes. May the ones who are most in need of it benefit by our generosity. We, the Senior Class of 1931, solemnly declare that all above- mentioned articles are property of said class. CLASS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1928 we, the Seniors of Mercy Academy, started on our long venturesome journey through the Sea of Study to the Land of Promise-Graduation. Like all other Freshies we had the starch taken out of us about the first week and from then on we were meek and humble ready to bow before the orders of the Sophomores. A year passed and with glee we watched other Freshies bow before our rule and happily bore our banner toward our goal. ln our junior year we lost some old classmates and gained new ones. Those won to our class were Agatha Dormer, Felice Swisher, Agnes McLaughlin and again claimed Frances Fitzgerald. During this year the juniors held their heads high in the air, they had the honor of being the first ones every to have a now annual affair, a junior- Senicr Banquet, along with their other accomplishments. The sunrise of our Senior year dawned bright and clear, and we found ourselves on the summit of a new and glorious world. We chose as our motto one fitting, we hope, to our own future life Not the sunset but the dawn. Our class flower, a tea rose, our colors. old rose and coral. Our leaders through this eventual year were President, Felice Swisher, Vice-President,Agnes McLaughlin, Sec- retary, Bertha Mae Motzelg Treasurer, Rita McKay. Along with our boasting of one boy, we boast also of the Seniors who gained prominence in the work on the Staff of the Mercet Beam and Thesaurus. This year we welcomed a new Senior, Rita McKay, making our even twelve. As the year drew slowly to a close we felt a wee ache in our hearts as the thought of parting came true. Pg20

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JUNIOR CLASS HISTCRY IN SCHOOL life, even as in Nature Leaves have their time to fall and flowers to wither so the autumn of our days has come just when we are ready for it. The buds of our Freshman year, grown into flowers of Sophomore development have become brilliant foliage of our autumn harvest. The reaping of our harvest brought with it the glad Thanksgiving of November. We were thankful we would so soon be Seniors, and that we had been able to achieve so much. The first event of the season was the election of class officers. The president elected was Mary Jane F rain, whose outstanding work throughout the Freshman and Sophomore years was acknowledged. Milton Utz was chosen vice-president and Genevieve Mitchell, secretary-treasurer. To athletics and dramatics the Juniors contributed outstanding support. Several members were elected to the Mercet Beam and Thesaurus staff and their work in this activity was noteworthy. But the season was not all glory and victory. There were tests and with all our wisdom there was much more to be desired. Our year of fruitage has passed and we are on the threshold of a new season-Seniors. Page 22