Mount de Sales High School - Salesian Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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and Efficient Crew. CUSTODIANS Mt. de Sales just wouldn't seem the same without the faithful and efficient staff of custodians, who have worked diligently and cheerfully to make the school a “home away from home” for many hundreds of boarders and day students. Through the years they have made the dusting and cooking, the washing and the gardening a labor of love for the institution of which they are such a very great part. Indeed, the fondest memories of many former Mount girls center around our own dear maid, Fanny Williams, who during 34 years of faithful service has been the true friend and confidante of “her girls.” Equally regarded is John Thrash who has been a familiar sight on the campus for 31 years and has rendered invaluable aid to make life at the Mount comfortable and se- cure. TOP: Checking the lunchroom. tables for completeness and perfection of the settings, Elzatia Johnston, Birdie Mae Jones, and Lila Beall, dining-room and kitchen maids, stop to pose for a picture. LEFT: Always mindful of the upkeep of school property, John Thrash dexterously sharpens the blade of a carving knife. BOTTOM LEFT: Laundress Belle Becker irons linen in the large and well-equipped brick laundry maintained on the campus. LEFT: Exhibiting her familiar and brilliant smile, Fanny Williams relaxes after a hard day’s work, cleaning up for her beloved “Injuns.” To several generations of students faithful Fanny has been friend and advisor. ecree a eee ee ott Ps

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Decora SODALITY The school term of 1954-55 has been a rich and rewarding one for Our Lady's So- dality. In an unforgettable evening service at St. Joseph’s Church, December 8, it re- ceived 35 new members, thereby swelling its ranks to 76, Under the direction of Sister Mary Patricia, R.S.M., the Sodality gave greater honor and glory to the Mother of God by sponsoring the daily rosary in the chapel and by re- citing the Little Office of the Immaculate Conception at each meeting. Sodalists con- tributed their time every Sunday to the task of baby sitting at St. Joseph’s Church. On the eve of the feast of the Immacu- late Conception sodalists from the Junior Class presented a Marian Year program stressing Marian music, art, and literature. A novena and coronation of Our Lady brought the Marian year to a fitting and beautiful close. In January the sodalists made a three-day closed retreat given by Father Harold Cooper, S.J. During the tra- ditional May procession, they formed a liv- ing rosary as a final tribute to the Blessed Virgin. TOP: Shirley Shaheen, Sodality prefect, adds the finish- ing touches to a Marian display as Becky Long, vice prefect, and Patricia Astumian, secretary, look on with approval, CENTER: Mary Tanner, Mary Ann Hatcher, and Margaret McCrary baby sit with the Tanner twins, Pam and Pat, and their sister, Brenda. RIGHT: Father Carmine Benanti officiates at the reception of the new so- dalists, December 8.