Mount St Joseph Academy - Yearbook (Brighton, MA)

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-lt' 'OI IIT Class Lawyer-lVIAlu' SHEA Class Will PREAMBLE We, the Class of 1940 of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, from whose loving portals we now are stepping forth into an unknown but undoubtedly a glorious future, in the presence of duly authorized witnesses do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To the Sisters, in deepest gratitude for their untiring labor on our behalf, in sincere appreciation for the light of truth, honor and love which they have enkindled in our hearts and in fervent testimony of the ideals with which they have inspired us, we pledge a steadfast devotion and staunch loyalty that will grow and ripen in the harvest of years. ARTICLE Il To the juniors, we willingly surrender the nerve-racking anticipation of the C. U. exams, but to counteract this disheartening prospect, we also leave them the opulent treasure of all our fond and happy memories of M. S. A. To the Sophoinores, we leave our unwavering school and class spirit with which they may inoculate their oncoming sister class by the latest stream-lined process. To the Freshmen, we relinquish our unbroken silence in the corridors, which was always the pinnacle of perfection, the epitome of edification and a source of inspiration to all. ARTICLE III 1. Her singular flair for reading blood-curdling and hair-raising murder mysteries Catherine McDer1nott wills to -Ioan King. Mary Newcomb bequeaths her original but disastrous knack of handling H2504 to Eleanor Dolan. 3 Eleanor O'Rourke leaves her distinction of being a perfect lady at all times to Elizabeth Boback. A 4. Her unsurpassed powers as an orator Stella Rudack bequeaths to Genevieve Wallace. 2. I4-tl i. - The Mount,

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EVELYN MARIE SWEENEY 5 Lowell Circle SOMERVILLIC. MASS. Here is a classmate who, in her sophomore year won the Conduct Medal: here is an all around athlete, excelling particularly in basketball: here is ottr own Dr, Chilton, in other words, here is Evelyn. She can always be counted on to keep a promise and she has won praise from others for her adaptness on the court. Dancing holds a high place atnong her activities but she doesn't allow any outside activities to interfere with her school allairs. Success will come to Evelyn in whatever lielcl she may choose. MARGARET ABIGAIL TUMBLETY 152 XVashington Street BRIGHTON, MASS. This is our luture opera star, our own class songstress and vocalist, Margaret, who is much loved, admired and a very able young lady, as exhibited while direct- ing the Clee Club and as Business Manager ol' the Year Book. Margaret is also quite a pianist and a lover of musical strains. Her aptitudes are as numer- ous as her jest and youthful jollity are abundant and she has olten relaxed tl1e tension ol' a wearisome period by her inlormal tnatmer and unassuming ways. May the world give the best to this classmate of ours. ANNA CATHERINE WALSH 228A Hurley Street lipXS'l' CAMBRIIWGE, MASS. Nothing succeeds like success. Hence a brilliant luture is predestined lor Anna. Her marks. ranking with the highest in the class, show the reward of ellort and the success ol' her scholastic traimng. She is one ol those very dependable people who can be counted upon to lullill in a quiet way any task set to them. Going her way each day, ever ready to help when called upon. she has proved hersell' invaluable. Good- bye and good luck! V 1,1 Iktsl ff 5x ,rn ' l l 1940 f ff rislfwl Y- -3 4

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. Marraret Tumblet renerousl wills her sublime di nit to Barbara Lee 5 h Sl b Y S I 1 S .Y S Y t at s te may e a mot e Senior. 6 Her unassumin manner Ruth Mahone leaves to Kathleen O'Connell. 3 Y 7 8 Her unfailing generosity and noble magnanimity Mary Broussard cedes to Norma Broderick. Margaret Parsons reluctantly gives her vast collection of nondescript pencils to unsuspecting Rita Darcy. E ' 9 Her perpetual happiness and envied, light-heartedness Margaret Cushing leaves to Louise Grant. 10 The high C's which her less gifted class mates failed to master Grace Daly ll 12 13 14 15 bequeaths to Marie Holman. Mary Shea bequeaths her heroic patience and long sullering in the field ol' Math to Genevieve Whcmtrley. Her contagious giggle and unbounded optimism Ann Dolan wills to Mary Hogan. ' With the hope that she will be a worthy successor Josephine Browne leaves to Mary McDevitt, her technique of leading a willing cheering section. Her complacency and nonchalance Annette King gives to Isabel Cabral. Frances Murphy reluctantly leaves her interest in Library Science to Betty Paget. 16 Her lofty ideals Anna Mlalsh bequeaths to Cathleen Campbell. 17 Petite Margarita Poblet leaves her winning way as a substantial addition to Barbara Phelan's already abundant supply. 18 Her berth on the 8:15 bus Muriel Mack optimistically leaves to Rosemary 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 O'Brien. Their well stocked Chemistry locker and secret compartment for Bunsen Burners tl1e Sheehan twins surrender to Marie Holman. Her cheerfulness and chatter Jean Collins donates to Frances Vlelch. Eleanore Crocker bequeaths the edifying conduct of which she was a model to Edith VVeiser. Her host of Freshmen admirers Louise Mahoney graciously leaves to Janet Thackery if sl1e is willing to carry on. Evelyn Sweeney, a rebel genius has chosen to honor Claire McGrath with her exalted position HHIOHQI eminent Chemists. Virginia Harrison bequeaths her unparalleled success and versatility in dramatics to Esther White. Mary Barnicle, Historian of note, wills her annalistic inclination to Jane Archdeacon. Her noteworthy cause for the Legion of Late Arrivals of which she is a staunch member Mary Herlihy yields to Jeannette O'Brien. 27 Eleanor Keefe is the envied recipient of Rita Clancy's contagious good humor and unfathomable interest in culinary art. 28 Her uncanny proclivity to experiment with explosive chemicals and her 29 infinite store of A'quack discoveries Doris johnson leaves to Claire Theall. Her splendid record of punctuality and perfect attendance Virginia Rogers leaves to Elizabeth McCarthy. 30 Anna McGuire wills to Grace Connelly her mastery of metrical composition. 31 Her entertaining facial expressions and an1using class recitations, always delicately tinged with question marks, Eleanor Quinn leaves to Eleanor Dunn. 32 Louise McKenna leaves to Marion Cullen, the anticipation of wielding the 33 34 baton in the school orchestra. Her rarely ruffled equanimity and habitual nonchalance Eleanor Scanlon bequeaths to Mary Phelan. Gertrude Qualters wills her permanent and specific site in- Assembly to Z' Eleanor O'Meara. E451 t' 1 1940 . -i--- - m. iiff' T' 'Nl S 2. fr - f- .-ia? TY- . 6111 Il