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

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OUR LADY, QUEEN OF PEACE! f I Her ways are beautiful ways, f and all her paths are peaceable? 1 . ' T5 I Ex -Proverbs 3:18-19 f AX Q A N f f , 4 , Tl-IE GRADUATES CLASS OF '44

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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.

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W 'W 1 'fgjfgwif' if find' J , , ,ff FRANCES ATKINSON Born November 23. 1927, in Dermott. Arkansas Entered from Dermott High School. September, 1941 0 letra '43 '44' Cllaminade Club '42. '4-35 Latin Club '42, '43, rcl s' . , Chaminade Club President 744. '45g Clee Club '42. '43. i44, Glee Club President '4-5g Commercial Club '44-g Commercial Club Vice ' ' 'l Bazaar Queen '45g President 453 Yictoty Corps 49, ATBIC to National Honor Society '45, Her ivory hands on the ivory keys Slrnyed in ftfui fHIllHSY.,, MARY LOLISE BANN Born August 12. 1927. in Texarkana, Arkansas Transferred from Providence Academy. Texarkana, September, 1943 Sodality '4-4g Sodality Vice Prefect ,455 Our Lady of Mercy Chapter of the Legion of Mary '44, Vice Prefect of Our Lady of Mercy Chapter of the Legion of Mary '45, Latin Club '44, '45g Commer- cial Club '44. '45g Bio-Chem Club '45: Clee Club '45g Basketball Manager '45g Victory Corps '45. A sunny girl with a sunny lliSlIOS1'li0ll.,, MARY THERESA BIRNBACH Horn September 13, 1927, in Little Rock. Arkansas Entered from St. Edwards School, September. 1941 Sodality '42. '43. '44, '45, Latin Club '42. '43: Class Secretary 543, Commercial Club Treasurer '44-3 Commercial Club '45g National Honor Society '44, Secretary-Treasurer of National Honor Society '-153 Senior Ball Committee Chairman. SiNHlMl'C was here so lavish of her slore, Tha! she beslow'd until she limi nn more. GEORGIA MARILYN BRUCK Born November 4, 1926. in Little Rock. Arkansas Entered from C-ood Counsel School, September. 1941 Sodality '42, '43, '44, '45g Glee Club '42, Commercial Club '44, '45 Bio-Chem Club '45. Those happy smilets that played on her ripe lips Seemfd to know what guests were in her eyes.