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

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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.

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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 Will We, the Seniors of Mt. St. Mary's Academy, Class of 1945, here in our last will and testament, being of sound mind and purpose, find it right and just to bestow our greatly treasured possessions on the following: To our beloved superior, Sister Mary Dorothea, to Sister Mary Mark, our prin- cipal and sponsor, to Monsignor Keany, our beloved chaplain, coach and friend, and to all our loved teachers, our sincere appreciation, our deep respect and our alfection. A To our schoolmates, we leave behind, with a tinge of sadness, all the little things that have constituted a part of our hap- piness at the Mount: our love for Sodal- ity meetings, basketball games, and an- nual retreats, our scuffed loafers, bright sweaters and messy lockers, but above all, the spirit of St. Marv's which unites faculty and students in a friendly rela- tionship which is pleasantly experienced throughout our school days. To certain particular friends we will the following individual legacies: Wanda Jean Kissinger and Hilda Ann Farrell, in generous moods, will their neat loose-leaf binders to Virginia Cas- sinelli and Mary Arntz. Pat Cole, Bettye Radnedge and Marv Muller ask that Pat Clark, Juanita Clifft and Virginia Weeks take care of their reserved seats in Sister Markls afternoon classes. Betty Jo Kane, after much thought, leaves her job of collecting class dues to Imelda Thomey. Louise Bann hopes that her good ex- ample of arising at 6 a. m. will be fol- lowed by Marv Frances Bill. Jessie Edmison wills her ability to keep a ufinger in every piei' to Pat Meyer. Frances Atkison bequeaths her musical talents to Betty Thorn. Jeanne Pate has reluctantly decided to will her Hone meat balln to Maxine Booth. Pat Findley and Marilyn Ebbing will their love for fourth-year math l?l to Bernardine Kenney and Mildred Me- trailer. Aileen O,Connor and Elizabeth Ann Carter hope that their love for Red Cross work-and its sponsor-be inherited by Rosie Stuart and Gerry Hamling. Evelyn Troillett and Irene Gerke be- stow their jobs of editing The Sodfz'ist upon Margaret Blankenship and Miriam Steele. Bernice Henderson and Virginia Long bequeath their love for letters received from the armed forces to Mary Adalvn Long and Cecilia Breyel. Helen Marie Yaeger and Mary Dolores Probst will their worries over Shorthand H, along with some headache tablets, to Mary Ann Ball and Mary Ann Adams. Wlilma Horner and Mae Mihlhauser. after much debate, have decided that their weekly trips to the post office go to Mil- lie Kirst and Therese Elkins. Beatrice Glendening leaves her long hours of violin practice to Pat Wyles. Geneva Reiter, Jo Ann De Bon and Olga Longinotti hope that their knack for performing chemistry experiments may be inherited by Mary Agnes Barre, Rita Lynch and Kathryn Probst. Justina Guidos hopes that Mary Fran- ces Serio will inherit her place in the cafeteria and enjoy it as much as she has.