Our Lady of the Angels Academy - Angelican Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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THERESA GONDEK Middletown Connecticut T horou h in the accom])lishment of labor, H onest when like circumstances demand E ag-er to learn and to imi)rove, as R eady to aid and advise. E ccentric when honor and right request, S tudious and diligent is her appearance A lacritous she will ever tread with confidence.

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BEVERLY BARTOSIAK Hartford Connecticut B right and cheerful throughout the clay, E lofj[uent in her speech V igorous both in work and play E lYicient in each task, R eliable wherever she’s needed L oving and constant as a friend, Y outhful and becoming as the fairest of flowers.

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CLASS HISTORY o r)Q SEPTEMBER, 1!)4;] the curtain sIh was raised on another gTonp of Freshies entering the portals of Immaculate Conception High School, at Lodi, N. J. The class included many students from various States, all eagerly looking forward to an interesting high school career. Our first days were spent in making acquaintances and friendships. We soon learned the rules of the school and under the guidance of our teachers we were introduced to Latin, Algebra and other subjects then unfamiliar to us. Initiation in October made us real mem¬ bers of the student body and we began to feel more at home. Hours, days, weeks, and months glided on and soon vacation was upon us. As Sophomores, we came to the part¬ ing of the ways. Some of the members, four of us bade good-bye to I.C.H. and left for the O.L.A. Academy at Enfield, Conn. Beverly Bartosiak, a jolly soph¬ omore joined our group. For the sec¬ ond time we had to make acquaintances with a new environment. We lived up to our name as Sophs. Imagine our surprise when on the first day of school, on the very first page of “Caesar’s Gallic Wars” we found Caesar himself and his entire army properly armed and ready for battle. Geometry placed us in a difficult position and made us put on our thinking caps. Our knowledge of nature and its environment became broadened through the course of biology. Other subjects remained as old friends. Final exams took place in June, a fitting- closing for a happy year and now with high hopes we looked forward to Sep¬ tember, 1945 when we were to return to classes as Juniors. As Juniors we plunged excitedly and expectantly into our high school curricu¬ lum. Being an upper classman meant harder work and greater responsibility but eager as we were, all hindrances were cast aside, sleeves rolled up, and we got down to brass tacks. Academy rules remained the same except for a few additions and so they gave us no extra trouble. The days seemed to fiy by as we were introduced to Private Francaise Premier and General Chem¬ istry. We were really fooled when we thought that algebra comprehensives put an end to equations. Chemistry saw us scratching our heads over some of the most complicated equations ever pro¬ duced. We worked that year by the sweat of our brows. September, 1946 rolled around bring¬ ing with it our last and busiest year. At last, a sigh of relief, as the long desired title of honorable Seniors be¬ came ours. We wished that the long year would flv by, but little did we think that it would pass so swiftly and be filled with so many innumerable joys and surprises. School work continued with the addition of American History and to our surprise Cicero became a well known orator. Yes, we were Seniors with all the privileges, knowledge and power but with all the difficult and heavy responsibilities layed before us. We can say that we have enjoyed every month, every week, every day, every hour, every minute and every second of our SENIOR YEAR. Having completed our school year, we can now look back with pleasure upon the i:)ast and truthfully agree that all our efforts and exertions were by no means in vain. We have attained our long desired goal and at the same time have helped to uphold the good O.L.A. spirit, honor and tradition. We can now leave our dear Alma Mater with the firm hope of seeing her grow and pros¬ per in future years as she had during our short stay at O.L.A.