Mount St Joseph Academy - Yearbook (Brighton, MA)

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NI1ry XYllll'lIllS0ll SLKILI IIN I 1 1cc K onnellx lreastuer It was elehnltely the month of Se tember, 111 the yeat 1135, l1e setttng was a classroom utth tl1e sun beammg 1ts approyal lllftlllgfll the Wlde open wtndows Hallh1clclen be h1nel the scarred desks ptled YVlIll what seemed a truly an1a11ng clllltllllll ol tomes, were saguely ldllllllill' laces be wtldered and ycry 1c1y gtccn look lug YVe probably l1ad known It sub eonsc1o11slv hom tl1c lust ltlsldttt uc had pereetycd tl1osc yo1111g scaled faees b11t tt was SOIIIL llllll bc fore me actually recogntled those meek l1ttle g1rls as ourselwes four years ago I a mere fouryear llllefllll hom was ll posslble that a group Ullllll 'tlter so' Soon me galed lllILllllV at outselyes agaln but tl11s t1111e the strange neu ness had completely NZllllSllLCl a11cl me were almost so accompltshecl that ue could trayerse the shott route from one class to tl1e other utthout l1es1t1t mg to lIlqllllC the may of someone Wanclertng auulessly 111 search of lllell own homeroo111 Dotothy Shea and Constance Barrx houexer llllilllllefell tnnocently IHIO a do1n11tory' Nou ue seemed to be plauntng a most momentous aflatr I11 our com fortable eushtoued seats 111 the plane we leaned forysald attentty ely' 1n oreler to Ileflllll tl1e dllll words of memory to reach o11r eager ears It was a Halloween party and two freshmen were to be granted the honored prtyllege of Clblllflllllllllg the1r humble serxlces to tl1c cutertamtuent com l1lllteC Xnne McNlcn11uen wtth het tmnklutg toes gaxc 11s a g'lllIlPSC of a talent she l1as successfully concealed yuth the passtng yeats The glory of t lllglll 1 hr partv at someyshat llllllglleil our vxouuded c e lor tl e day before me lac proyed ourselxes llllSLl'alDlL fatlurcs lu pract1s111g Ulll so11g oxer YNlllCh we had totled so labortously before tl1e assembled classes 111 tl1e Zlllllllflfllllll we had conhdcntlv IHISCKI our YOIILS tu what ue auttclpated as gl0l'l0llS song He soon realtled to o111 great Consternattou and shame that me were Slllglllg 111 as lllcllly chffelent notes as IS humanly posstble and our soxces fell e ully fl t the Illlil o c CllLl'lSl1lil mastelptcce In sptte of Constant re1te1at1o11s of sympathy and LIILOIIIZIQLIIILIII hom upperclassmen 1 9 4 1 l r- O1 Qnuur Hlcnwlx 7 2 1 .3 1 fa K 1P- 1 1 111' - -A I -. I '1 v 1 1' 1. v - 1 11 1 . I H Y, ,,1, ,xr .. I- . in I X .A T . x . N l' K4 I 1 1 ' sl- I X- 1 v 1 1 H' h U' K' ' ' xi'-' u ' ' J x - - ' - H tl1a l' , ou' st J tl1e - K ' A J X -- , ' ' Mount, soothed o11r lagged spirits and 1 ' A. N. 51 , 1 ,.1, ' 1 1, y, Q . n A. 1 ' 't 12 1 v 1 11 ' 1-v , pripy' I. 1 1 111.1 1 - t 1 H- 1 1 .1 1 f1,- 1 1 ' ' 1.-. A vs K '11 ' 1 I 1 -.- 1 11.1 - 'A-' - H- 1 V 11 1 ' 11 1 1 1 l ' 1 q 1 . ' - ' - , - ' - wo 'f 1' a in 3 ' st f nu' 5 va Y , If 5 'al lf D 'P , x 49

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SENIOR CLASS r ncucyc H tl I tesu c llc mol Dunn X :ce preslc ent Class Hlstory l XVAS yuth mmgled C,Ill0ll0llS that the Seniors of Mount Saint oscph Xcadetny gazed upon the sleek plane lettered only xnth the ttso ntnnetals 41 that needed only a signal hom them to release tts momentous man made energy Ihelr natural fear and trepldatlon were alleylatecl SOI1lLVNl13l by a breathless eagerness to CllSl0XLl portendtng etents Our desttnatlon and the object of our seelet lncotn prehenslble fhght were deep lllySlLllC,S to us Alter atsattmg muh tnueh nn patlence the consequent arrnal of seyeral of our notortous late corners we were at length prepared for nn tnedlate departure Mle obeyed sub nnssnely the low yoleed eonnnancl1 ol our pllot but soon betrayed our sup posedly ucllconeealed atr of ex pectancy by the enthusiasm and llll petuoslty utth WNlllLl1 we clambered aboard O1 many cf thc ftrls countenances were obserxed agitated W and slckly glances but they vtere swlltly banlshed by the Intense tnterest ln the LXCIIIISIIC ylsta oi flceey YNllllL clouds truly adapted lol the hablta tton ol umged cherubnn Xlthough thelr eager gazes were hfced upon the rapldly ehangtng scenerv not one of 4l s seyenty two passengers percen ed anything beneath th it could posslbly rehesh their dusty tnncclatkenecl mentoucs Ott of cleat sky a breathless cry of recogm tlon escaped from the heretofore ex tretnely sllent Rosemary O Brien causmg all yuthout exceptlon to crane thelr necks ln a yarn attempt to dns coyex the reason Rosemarvs umn telhgtble Jabber hnally conyeyed .1 dehnlte IIHPTCSSIOII and me became lllOl0llgl1lX commeecl that the amal mg uston opened to our thunder struck eyes was no mnage no mere capnee of ysandermg eyesight but a und realtty The Mount '1 1-'1-1 '- 4-1 1 '.. . r'., ..' bc . I.lcc. . l nt -1 . , - . l I , v 1 1 ' . , .'. , , 1 K 1, 1 1 -- , I., . . 1 , . 1-1 1 .- , 1 ,. . 1 . , 1 . , - 1. 1, . . . . . '1 1 . . - 1 ,. 1 1 1 1 1. 1 1 - a' ' 1 . . . 111 v1 1 r - 11 --1 1 U - 11 , . 1. I, . 1 ,.. , ,. .. '.. .1. H1 1 1 s 1 1 1- ,., . ,.' ' . . 1. , .,. , 1 1 , ,. .,.., ' 1, - 1 1 1 - 1- . , .. t a 1 1 - 1 v1s1 1 1-1-'1- - -'-- ' . , , 1 , .. . 1 l , y.' v. 1 ' x ' 1 x 5 x'- .. 1 - . . 1 . . . , . 1 .1 1 1 1 - .1 1, 11 - - 1 1 . 1, , . . 1 - 1 1 1 1,1 - , - - 1. . , . , . D ,. ,- I 1 1 1 . . , . , V. . . I , y 1 g - - -1 1 1 . 1 . . K 1 . . A . 1 l 1,

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X rf I that morbid cloud of gloom suspended over the heads ol' all the lreshmen re- lused to be dispelled. Barbara Holmes most embarrassing moment soon appeared within ottr range ol' vision. Barbara. it seemed. had taken upon her slender shoulders the solemn responsibility ol acquiring some cherries lor her lamished lriends. 'lihis was a rather precarious under- taking fraught with many dilliculties. but Barbara was very successlul in her exploit. Finding it immediately neces- sary to hide her treasure. she placed the cherries in the lront ol' her uni- lorm and bravely advanced into the tlassroom bestowing a cheery good- morning upon Sister. Then some- thing occurred for which she had not provided. She was called upon to re- cite, and with the countenance ol an ancient martyr she arose to the oc- casion. One by one like hail stones dancing oll' the window pane. the lruits ol' her labor slowly fell at her lieet. A long treatise was written by Miss Hulme on the subject ol just why cherries were unsuitable for a recitation period. Then a vision ol' woe was presented to us. Our homeroom Sister had been transferred and even though she still was installed at the academy. that could arouse but little joy in our heavy hearts. Time, however. is the great healer. and our paramount interest was the rapidly approaching retreat. The peace. the solemnity, the beauty ol' Father Frawley's simple sermons were indelinable. The freshman panorama next dis- played a day in May. XXI' could dis- cern Claire XYatson tracing and re- tracing countless unintelligible lines which linally merged into a map ol' Palestine. Claire was always the recipient ol' our rincerest svmpatliy but that could not convince her that her el'l'orts were unappreciated. lor it seemed that no girl in Freshman I3 had the laculty ol' remembering not to erase C1laire's work ol' 2ll'l. livery morning with her box ol' colored chalk our class artist was appointed to bring Palestine to the Acadenty. XVe were absolutely positive that somewhere in Miss lVatson's brain was lodged an indelible imprint ol' every' city, river. and mountain in the Holy Land. 'l'hen passed our long summer vaca- ,ffl I The Mount