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

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DEDICATION 110- ur Lady, ueen of Peace Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable. She is a tree of Life to them that lay hold on her, And he that shall retain her is blesseflf, -Proverbs 3 117-18. That she may bless us with the gift of peace in our after-school livesg that she may intercede with her Divine Son that peace may be established throughout the world, so that our loved ones may soon return home to a victorious peace, we, the Class of 1945, lovingly and reverently dedicate The Mercian to OUR LADY, QUEEN OF PEACE for our fathers, our brothers, and our brothers-in-law in the Armed Services PAUL BIRNBACH, B. M, Zfu JOHN A. MA'I I'lYGI.Y. C, M. 3fc SUT. LEON J. SEREDYNSKI CPL. H. A. BOWMAN JOSEPH M. BRUCK. A. S. J. E. GARRETT. P. M, Zfc ZIXD LT. CHARLES F. GERKE MXSGT. JOSEPH J. GOWDY PFC. RUSSELL J. GRINSTEAD SXSGT. JOE HEBERT CPI.. KENNTH B. HEBERT PFC. GLEN HOHNER MAJ. W. W, JOHYSTON PVT. JOSEPH J. LESK LT. C. H. LE VEE. l'. S. N. R. JIMMY LONGINOTTI, Jn., S. Ifc PFC. K. J. LUEKEN PFC. WILEY MITCHELL PFC. FRED O, MULLER CPL. LOUIS C. MULLER. IR. ROBERT F. MULLER. S. Ifv PFC. WILLIAM B. OURY SXSUT, JOHN L. PETERSON! SXSGT. JOHN G. PORBECK R. M. PRITCHETT. B. M. 216 CPL. LOUIS PYSKLO IST I.T. W, B. RADNEDCE CLEM C, REITER. R. T. Zfc SGT. JOE REITER ZND LT. ORVILLE O. SCROGCIV III FRANK SEREDYNSKI. U. S. N. CLARENCE J. TROILLETT. S. 2 CPL. RAYMOND D. TROILLETT CAPT. W. R, WILLIAMS. JR. SXSCT. N. V. WIMBERLY PYT. JULIUS G. WUODELL EVSIGV A. J. WRAPE. JR.. U. S. fc N EVSIGN W. R. WRAPE II. U, S. N. R c. P. YAEGER, sp. V. zfc EYSIGN N. W. YANIGER PVT. Jos!-LPH ZAJAC. U. s. M. FRANK J. ZAKRZEWSKI. C. M. Zfc FRED L. ZAKRZEWSKI. R. M. Sfc PFC. JOHN F. ZAWISLAK IST LT. THOMAS M. SCHRIVER and ENSIGN JAMES A, GARRETT IOUI Gold-Star Heloes-Requiescant in Pace!

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Commencement, 1944 HIS Excstteixcr The Most Rev. John Baptist Morris, DD. Bisnop or LITTLE RocK Presiding at his thirty-eighth consecutive commencement exercises at Mt. St. Mz1ry's, confers a diploma on Miss Joan Keith lnow Sister Mary Wernel', R.S.M.l. Pictured assisting His Excellency is the Rt. Rev. Msgr. F. A. Allen. We, the members of the thirty-ninth class to receive diplomas from the hand of our beloved Bishop, happily anticipate the honor of his gracious presence at the graduation of the class of 1945.

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A Tribute to Alma Mater C n Published Annually by the Seniors of Mt. St. ivlaryis Academy, Little Rock, Ark. f r ,ll A, .s X T H Editor .. ,,,, ,Y,, ,YY,,, . . ... Business Manager . , Advertising Managers Circulation Manager . Feature Editor ,,.....,...,.. Reporters ,,,,, Faculty Adviser ..,,,, rm 1 I C9u 1 l. S CROLL. S T A F F Jean johnson Juanita lngram Patricia Findley, lrene Cerke Mary Evelyn Troillett Dodie Le Vet- Patricia Wrape -- - Mary Alice Scroggin Margaret Ann Porbeck Sister Mary' Frances. R.S.M. 'The Virtues of the mother shall be visited upon the childrenf' -Dickens Dear Graduates of the Class of 1945: Each year as the graduatng class at Mt. St. Marys Academy approaches the end of its high-school days. a representative of the class seeks a message from the Chap- lain for The Mercian. I hope that this is no mere for- mality cr traditional gesture. lt is very evident that the young people of this day need the proper kind of admoni- tion in order to he able to chart their course so as to avoid the prevailing fallacies that are so well disguised that they deceive a large numher of people. The devil uses all his ingenuity to make everyhody feel at home here in this world. He is always suggesting that people forget about Cod and His moral law and set up a plan of living that has the goods of this world for its goal. He points out that virtue is old-fashioned and that comfort and convenience are the prime requisites of a successful life. Freedom is the word to conjure by in this country. Civil freedom, which means that the people rule through their properly chosen representatives. is a splendid system of government. but even a free people must not forget that there is a God and that all authority comes from Him. Our forefathers fought to he free from tyrants and oppressors. but not for licentiousness such as exists here now. It is the consensus of opinion among all right thinking persons. irrespective of their religious tenets. that the fun- damental evil in this nation today is the instability of the marriage bond. From this evil root flows the broken home. juvenile delinquency and many other major ills. Many of you graduates will. in the due course of time. take upon yourselves the duties and the responsibilities of the married life. Remember that marriage is a permanent bond, as it was instituted by Cod. lt is man-made laws that have brought about the present chaotic condition that exists in this country. Divorce and hirth control are a grave threat to this nation's continued existence. During your student days at Mt. St. Mary's you have heen taught the splendid truths that God has revealed. You know what is right. If you are recreant to your duty. you will displease God and make yourselves miserable. You will he a disappointment to your teachers, who spend their lives trying to train girls to be good women. You are equipped to live a good and useful life, May Cod hless you and strengthen you in the day of temptation so that you may he true to Him and a credit to those who follow you with anxious eyes. -T. L, K. -4,- As we come to the close of four memory-filled years. we realize. with mingled feelings of happiness and sorrow. that our care-free high-school days are approaching an end. We are happy because we take with us a wealth of spiritual and mental knowledge. with which we will en- deavor to pattern our lives and the lives of those around us. We experience a feeling of sadness because we leave the protecting inHuence of our lieloved Sisters of Mercy. who. during these past four years. have so patiently and earnestly guided our steps arightf' During our high-school days. we dedicated all our activi- ties to the Blessed Mother of Cod. the model of Christian womanhood. She is our shining example, and. to us as L'Children of Mary. she is a tree of Life to them that lay hold on herg and he that shall retain her is blessed. As we near the end of our days at St. Marys. we pause to express to Sister Mary Dorothea. our superiorg to Sister Mary Mark, our sponsor and principalg to Sister Mary Frances. our co-sponsorq to Msgr. T. L. Keany. our spiritual adviser and athletic directorg and to all our dear teachers. our deep sentiments of atiection and appreciation. Realizing that we cannot Htly express in words the extent of our deep gratitude. we pledge to Alma Mater our undy- ing loyalty. praying that our lives may portray her stand- ards. so that it may he said of us also that- i'Her ways are beautiful ways. And all her paths are peaceable. -J. JOHNSON.