Mount St Joseph Academy - Yearbook (Brighton, MA)

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room proclaiming our newly-acquired posi- tion. And so in September 1938 we set out on the last stretch of our voyage. A dream come truel XYe now took possession of the front seats in the assembly hall-places heretofore regarded as hallowed by the seniorly dignity of their occupants. Perhaps the first day that we really felt the responsibility of being seniors rest upon our shoulders was on October twenty- second when some of us were fortunate enough to be participants in the annual College Day exercises held at Our Lady of the lflms College, Chicopee. As we were light-hearted, however, responsibility did not rest long with us. XVe continued to strengthen our remarkable, but perhaps not envious, reputation for turning even the most serious situations into mirthful occa- sions. On January fifteenth, we astounded our friends and even ourselves with the drama- tization of Daddy-Long-Legs . Uur tal- ented Alice and Geraldine who portrayed .ludy and Jervis, as well as Patricia Small in the part of jimmy, established a reputa- tion for themselves. 'lihis year has been a year of transition. 'lihe goal which we set for ourselves is this, our yearbook. Around it has centered all the important activities of the year. Retreat furnished a pleasant respite in the midst of all the activities. As each of the three days passed away, the realization that it was our last retreat at the 'Alountu spread over us like a gray cloud. lr is with a certain degree of sadness that we remember it. but in a still greater degree we recall those hours spent before the Blessed Sacrament as the most beneficial and peaceful hours of our schooldays. Xvithout doubt, we shall always think of our retreat master, Rev. Father Charles Xlcllermott, C.S.S.R., as a trusted friend and confidant. Xow, after four years of progress we have reached that other shore. XVe are proud of our accomplishment. happy at the thought of what might lie beyond, and not a little sad at the delightful comrade- ship it brings to an end. Hut indeed it is not an end, merely a break, for as daughters of our beloved Academy, we shall ever feel the bonds of faith, hope and love binding us together. All that lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Only one thing is certain -in 1935 a spirit was born, which has f'lourished despite difficulties, and lives a memorial to l'erseverance. It is a spirit of hope-the Spirit of dql C.-X'I'llliRlNli AICIDON,-Xl.IJ, '39

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o11r first y'L'1lI' Llllll joyfully' greeted our Sllllllllfl' y'11c11tion. 'lilius we passed from green freslinien to silly s1nplioniores-but XVll2lI'S in Il 11111111-? 'lilie 11dditio11 of II11lI1y' new mem- bers necessit11ted ll division i11 o11r cl11ss, but such Z1 division could 11ot however break tlie bo11ds of 1111ity Zlllkl loy11lty' forged the previous Xl'llI'. l11 1937 we 11111de o11r debut i11 the dr11- II12lflC world witli Il pl11y' entitled Bits of l5l11r11ey '. Do ytlll renieniber tlie solos rendered by l'l1yllis 1111d lierzildine Illlll the 11nties of Anne U'Neil i11 the p11rt of the llJX'1ll5ll' Klilie Ulxoole? 'l'l1is yl'1U' we diligently' e11g111g1ed ill 1111 zietive C2lIlll71llQ,1l1 for il new organ. Our ellorts were crowried wlien we l1C'21I'll tlie dignified niellow tone of tl1e miglity' Iiillll- 111o11d repl11ee tlie wlieezy' tones of its prede- cessor. rllllllt' no longer walked l11111d and l111nd with us, b11t like ll strong wi11d it drove us tlirougli UUI' seeond y'e11r. lvpon our l'CfllI'I1 to school we were greeted by' il 11ew superior. From the Very' l1e,gi1111i11g1, our junior y'CIlI' XYHS ll history'- Illillillig o11e. Our b11sketb11ll te11m was or- ganized 1111d 11s we zittended the ganies througghout tl1e se11son, we were proud to point out I1 member of our class, Hubs. 11s o11e ot tlie yictorious six. 1llllSC of us less 11tl1letie11lly inclined were 111 once 11ttr111'ted to flll' newly' fornied Cilee Club. 'lilie soei11l life of tlie juniors re11cl1ed Z1 clin111x o11 St. Xv1llt'I1flIR'.S lJ11y wlien we were liostesses to tl1e student body 11t Il colorful 11111s1111er11de d1111ce. Un April tentli. retre11t, given by tlie Rev. ylolin lfrsiwley, L'.S.S.R.. llglllll eznne to tlie NIount . Looking l111el4 on it witli tlie feelings tl111t eonie Ullly from tlie 1nen1- ory' of sonie p11st l111ppiness, it llllb Il spe1'i11l signiiiczinee for lls. l'illllllXVlI1'! close o11 tl11- 111-1-ls ot retre11t czune tl1e I1I1l1L12ll Nluy llrocession, Z1 SIN'L'f1lL'lll2lI' Zllllllf. lt w11s tl11- good fortune of llllllly' juniors to l111y'e 11n 111'tiy'1- p11rt i11 tlie L'l'I'l'IUUIly 1lI1ll we were justly' proud to lll'2lI' tlie eon1pli1n1-nts sliowered o11 tlie :Xc11de111y l5t'C2lLl5C of tlie splendid p11ge11nt. YVitl1 tlie close of o11r third XVIII' 11t tlie Hxlllllllfn, 11 strange feeling of s11d11ess i11- YIllll'll tl1e 11s1111l gill spirits of Ulll' cl11ss. For the first time, we realized tl111t we were soon to receive tl1e title ot seniors, 11nd, with the title. 1111 the responsibility' it implies. liut tliese solemn tliouglits p2lSSl'1l quickly' llllkl were followed by' Il b11rst of y'iy'11city. xxvllll could ey er forget tlie l111ppy' spectacle we presented tl111t l11st d11y' 11s we Il1ZlI'CllCLl noisily' from room to

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