Mount St Joseph Academy - Yearbook (Brighton, MA)

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CLASS l 'll1'C!l5lLT6T-MARGARET PARSONS X . ,L 5. Xa X ' .5 . Y. Yi IW T Q 'X 'Vt Qfalivglf .L PL QXX C .V W wg X s X Vice-President-LOUISE MAHONEY Fix your gaze upon this scene , was his rather austere com- mand. Humbly and hopefully, we obeyed, and, not to our surprise so much as to our amusement, we saw the girls whom now we can call our former selves, seated in a classroom. This seemed to be the English period for one unlucky individual was having the misfortune of being initiated into the intricacies of scansion. Glancing at the ghost, we saw him reluctant to leave as laughter had been provoked by our sorrowful attempts to master the English course prescribed for Freshmen. More scenes followed. The time was now Christmas, as attested to by the benevolent expressions on the countenances of all. Then the Ghost of Freshmen JS7 announced that this was a presentation of Dickens' Clzristmas Carol. Hastening to and fro were the players upon whose shoulders rested the laurels of histrionic ability. Cards with the names of the characters they played hung about their necks. The play had not progressed lar, however, when a groan of utter misery was heard and we perceived standing in our midst another ghost, even paler than his predecessor. He looked to us very much like the honorable and honored Charles Dickens, and 'tFreshmen conhrmed our conjecture. It was he! Our friend now tried to explain to us that this performance was a little too much for the renowned author and had aroused him from his narrow cell. Howev r X 9. HMM! J C' M. S. A. f' I t it 1940 efffightm- Mass . fefffimzftf-1, 1 l 4 t mA

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UO' 9 'Q ll Q P7'6,VI-KIBIIK-,ANN TTOLAN Class History HAT group ol' intelligent seniors would ever admit that they had seen a ghost? ln whose minds would there even lurk such a suspicion? The answer is extremely simple, for we, the seniors ol' Mt. St. Joseph Academy did, really and actually, receive a visit not front one but from four genuine ghosts, conceded among the higher spiritualistic circles to be very superior spirits. The lirsti introduced himself as the Ghost of Freshmen T37 and inquired il we would like a review of the past. YN'e nodded our assent, our hesitation conquered by our curiosity. A trick of magic transported us to September 1936, at Mt. St. Joseph Academy. Strolling along the corridor, fearful and timid, a group of very young girls, as green as the proverbial lield described by nature's poet, proceeded to the auditorium. Their arrival here did not arouse much enthusiasm, for never were more lonesome, lost-looking young ladies seen on the hallowed grounds of the Academy. Our guide then asked the leader of our group il' we would like to see the further adventures ol' these girls, and Ann Dolan, with suppressed mirth, replied that we were most in- terested. He then conducted us up a llight ol' stairs that were vaguely familiar. -i e Mount SE IOR S1fcwnfff11'y-I 1 t Axok C ROCK! R

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CLASS SZ. .x J ex' f,,,.a'l. 71 . , j 7 rlq Z , t .qpg fyi t e z and Margaret Hickey HISTORY before our sincere apologies could be made, he had disappeared and so had the play. Our guide now conducted us to the Auditorium which we saw had been converted into a chapel. The occasion was our hrst retreat. Of course, we immediately sought out the Freshmen. Such a change since Christmas! Every face registered holiness, every action revealed propriety, and every girl imaged our tainted nature's solitary boast. Indeed, not one of us will ever forget the inspiration of our first retreat! Suddenly the scene blurred, and we were soon at a piano recital. The pianist was performing with remarkable agility. On closer observation we found it was Louise McKenna, to whom the first prize was awarded. I.ater in the year, other classmates achieved similar honors: Mary Barnicle won the Religion Medal, was awarded the Irish History Essay K Medal. X'Vithout a word of warning, the Ghost of '37 disappeared from our midst, and from the darkness stepped forth the eerie form of Ghost of Sophomore l38. Wlith him we haunted our Sophomore haunts, Sophomore A and Sophomore B. IVC welcomed with genuine enthusiasm the new additions to our class enrolment. Scene after scene was reenacted before our eyes, reaching a peak with the Christmas party, which lingered long in our memories. As we walked along a corridor, the ghost suddenly halted and pointed to the telephone fastened staunchly to the wall. Growing clearer and clearer was the scene until one of our classmates was in full view, her ear set to the receiver. From the other end of lr? . -ks H '1 If if . X ,.. 2 K , fi' .fr ,K . 7, TBM R W i if V'fo.1P'. . Vw , , - e Mount