Mount St Mary Academy - Mercian Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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A I e I Class Prophecy As our senior year is coming to a close, About our future, we consult one who knows. So come with us, as Father Time Foretells our fate, in rhythm and rhyme! Frances and Helen Marie, we find Are concert pianists of the finest kind. We see in the papers, theyire sailing soon, For the Court of England, to play a tune. At Charity Hospital, in New Orleans, La., 0lgfl,S a pediatrician, they say. Sheis ably assisted by Nurse Wanda lean- A Tending sick children they may be seen. The uHour of Charm features Vivian and Bea: They are valuable, indeed, to Phil Spitalny. At St. Maryls they practiced continuously, And now you can hear them on NBC. Elizabeth Ann and Aileen are now famous models, And their pictures appear on beautyfcream bottles. Vlfhile dining at the Waldorf, they meet Nurse Jo Ann, Discussing case histories with Doctor Bann. Running her own Elite Beauty Salon, Executive Mary Dolores is quite at home. She finds her work interesting-quite! With Shirley posing for ads, that's only right. Wilma and Maye chose the nurses, professiong Their efficiency made quite an impression. Now, theyire married and have bouncing boys, And their interests lie in safety pins and toys. Mary Seredynski took the chance, And in Texas started a ranch. Her title now is no longer Miss- She has realized her every wish. A foreign missionary Marilyn became, And traveling away to distant lands the same, Delfina Ramirez became an interpreteri One whose Spanish is never known to err. Former WACs Flippen, Maller and Bobbie fo Enjoy life, while they cook and they sew. They're happily living in New Selkirk Where their ex-soldier husbands do profitable work. Cuidos and Hebert are making lots of dough, Working on an airplane assembly row. Employed by the firm of Birnbach Sz Company ln which Oary and Stacy haul in the money. Lorraine and Bunny have their own enterpriseg Call Hooks 62 Marcotte, if you wish to adver- tise. Their private secretary is Marguerite Strickland, For mixing play with work sheis always on hand At the summer resort run by Jessie Mae, Youlll find Charlsey Miller most every day. Shels practicing swimming for next winter's meet, When with Johnny Weismuller she'll try to compete. Dorothy Dix now has much rivalry, 'Cause Nita and Pat write a column, you see. Their advice to the lovelorn is always read By farniann Mitchell and Julia Head.

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Class History We who wear the Mercy Crest rings of '45, reluctant to part from our cherished high- school days. refrain from saying good-hye without one last look over the events which marked these past four happy years. September, l941ffifty newcomers to the Mountl Wie were enjoying the thrill of being freshmen, green, yes, but doing our Mgreenestv best in all activities. Took first place as bazaar chance sellers and operated our cake booth with a deep sense of pride. December 3 marked a big day in our lives as we became full-fledged Sodalistsl Then, too, we had parties on special days in the cafeteria, but our frrst May Day celebration and luncheon topped them alll Before we knew it, we were green li'l freshies no longer. After a refreshing summer we came back again feeling sure and confident of the coni- ing sophomore year. Though we took part in the same activities as last year, we felt much wiser and manifested a deep sense of patriotism, putting your every effort into buy- ing war bonds and stamps. We ended the year with this thought still in mind. for wc presented the school with a war bond. Fall of 1943, and we registered as juniors -we were upperclassmen! We began writing for The Mount and really got a thrill when five of us made the Press Club. Due to food rationing, the annual bazaar gave way to the sale of chances, which we helped put over with a bang. Then, to our great joy, eight of us were admitted into the National Honor So- ciety and several more were named proba- tioners. Our big undertaking of the year was the farewell picnic given for the seniors at Lakeside Country Club. Another summer passed and we found that we had actually reached our last and most important year-we were dignihed seniors! ln connection with the annual bazaar, live members of the class were featured in a Queen's contest and honored with a ball. Six of us were initiated into Quill and Scroll and nine more seniors were elected to the National Honor Society. Our anxiously - waited -for mother-of-pearl class rings arrived during three-day retreat. Mary Birnbach won the senior baby pin-up contest which was held to help finance our grand Senior Ball, given April 6. Following in close succession were the operetta L4Martha, the Alumnae Ban- quet,,Class Day, Baccalaureate Sunday, the Junior-Senior picnic. and lastly-Graduation. Yes, the day 'finally arrived which had al- ways seemed so far in the future. The night came when we had to sy good-bye forever to our school days at the Mount, to all the familiar surroundings that seemed to he so much a part of us. Yet, we do not really say good-bye, for we will always cherishlin our minds the memory of our dear Alma Materfand now, with tearful eye and sad- dened but thankful heart, the Class of '45 says-Farewell, St. Maryls. -E. TRo1Lr.eTT and I. GERKE.

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Class Prophecy--Continued The Metropolitan has a new sensation In a beautiful dancer who received an ovation. A upremiere danseusei' is our Hilda Ann- With no competition throughout the land. lean fohnson now has her own columng She writes on subjects both witty and solemn. In Pateis '6Style Journali' you may see her by-line, But now, you can bet. her story's on time! Evelyn is married and has children live, The eldest will soon be getting Hhep to the jive. But her younger ones find a source of much glee In the 5'lVloron Joke Book,', by Dodie Le Vee. These two girls have realized their ambition And MCentral Flyingv now has much compeii- tion. Their flying school is well on its wayg Congratulations to Rosemary and Faye. Frances Mastiechi, Boa and Pete Are keeping their homes both clean and neat. Among their boys, they've formed a football teamg This new group of HRockets will be on the beam. Louise. Bernice, Virginia and Betty R. Are now angels of mercy, both near and far. As lieutenants in the Nurses' Army and Navy Corps, They've done more than a bit on foreign shores. Flo Zajac took rhyme and ryhthm to heartg She's even finished a volume in part. Illustrated with drawings by Mickey Musgrave, Her poems, when published, will sell in droves. The HHappy Wives' Clubu holds its meetings at four. And former belles of ,4-5 are there by the score. Collins, Pat Cole and Georgia Bruek Discuss their families, while rugs they hook. Betty fo and Irene have very good jobs Working for a company that manufactures door knobs. They type and file, and run bookkeeping machinesg Theyire still as efficient as when in their teens. Porbeck and Scroggin are still visiting the Mountg Their offers of marriage they cannot count. But the chemistry lab still has their affectiong To stay there is their greatest ambition. Geneva Reiter and Patricia Findley Are now earning a pretty penny. In large business firms theyive settled down, To them their bosses many praises do sound. Father Time grows tired and hobbles awayg Heis finished his prophecies for today. We've faced our future, so we must part, With memories of St. lVIary's nearest our heart. -D. LE VEE, J. JOHNSON.