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

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such that we were not full-fledged Angelites. We did not realize the fact until the memorable Initiation Day. What a surprise! We had passed the test! ! ! Other surprises were the Hallowe’en Party and Academy Uniforms. We were progressing! All in all, the year passed quickly and joyfully. The mischievous look in our eyes was no longer seen. We were soon to be Juniors . . . A STEP HIGHER The time had come. We now considered ourselves upperclassmen. Two day students enrolled in our ranks. Our original number six” returned. Books kept us exceptionally busy, especially French with its irregular verbs. Toward the end of the first term the first issue of our schoolpaper, The Angelite”, was published. Faithfully every Monday afternoon, the students found themselves in the presence of our music teacher, M. Beauregard. The days swiftly passed with the thought ever before us that only one year re¬ mained. . . . THE GOAL REACHED We are Seniors! From the very beginning of our senior year thoughts of gradua¬ tion and the future spurred us on to work harder. Chemistry experiments and Solid Geometry problems tested our perseverance but nevertheless, we enjoyed both mathematical sciences. An Open House during Education Week added to our experiences and gave an insight into our teaching career. N E 1 Today, as we push back the dial of time, it seems as though it were only yesterday that we entered the portals of our dear ALMA MATER”. Dear and Honorable Faculty, as we take our final step at our Alma Mater, we wish to express our profound gratitude, deep appreciation and unlimited thanks for spurring us to honor and respect ALL that leads to God, Christ our King. 9 4 8 ! ' i BELOVED ALMA MATER, FAREWELL.

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CLASS HISTORY A N G E L I C A N A NEW WORLD It was only four short years ago that our class embarked on its career of suspense . . . anticipation . . . enthusiasm ... as Freshies at Our Lady of the Angels Academy. In September 1944, alterations were being made at the Academy; the top floor of the Convent infirmary, therefore, w ' as our living quarters. The convent auditorium and library and the infirmary office were our temporary classrooms. We truly felt like Half-Nuns for two months. We lived, slept, ate, and studied in the Convent. What adventure! It certainly was a New World’’ to our youthful curiosity. November 21 brought us new expectation. We were moving to the Academy! A new birth, a new freedom to us, bewildered Freshies! Necessity forced us to apply ourselves whole-heartedly to the newly assigned duties and to adapt ourselves to the new environment. (We surely missed the convent atmosphere.) Religion, World History, Polish, Algebra, English and Latin kept us busy. Algebra and Latin, however, proved to be most troublesome. Algebra brought us to the realization that such complications as simultaneous equations required seriousness and precision of mind. Laborious hours were spent with Latin in learning its five declensions and four conjugations. We did find time, however, to relate to each other our new experiences and discoveries in the New ' World” (the Academy). Before long the fact dawned upon us that the year was at an end, leaving behind pleasant memories. PROGRESS At the beginning of our sophomore year, (we certainly did suffer more), we found ourselves facing new problems. We were then no longer six but four. Two students were overpowered by loneliness and returned home. Daily Caesar’s battles were fought precisely at one o’clock by four students. The progress was at times very slow and victory was questionable, but somehow with God’s grace we managed to complete the course that year. Though we were sophomores, circumstances were I 1 • '

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Chryste Krolu milosierny, jakaz to zniewaga! Czym Ci wynagrodzimy za tych biednych ludzi? Bo plakac to za malo, kiedy zlo si§ wzmaga— Moze nasza ofiara ich do czci Twej pobudzi.” Coraz cz?sciej si? zdarza, ze dusze pobozne publicznie obieraj Chrystusa za swego Krola i Mistrza, aby wynagrodzic Bogu za liczne zniewagi i obelgi. Jezus wowczas staje si? wspoluczestnikiem wszystkich ich mysli, pragnien i przedsi?wzi?c. Jemu zwierzaj si? ze swych pociech, trosk i bolesci. Tak i my, pragn c przyczynic si? do rozszerzenia Krolestwa Chrystusowego, obralysmy uroczyscie Jezusa za Wodza i Krola naszej Akademii. Wiel. Ks. J. Luniewski ze zgromadzenia OO. Marianow w towarzystwie Wiel. Ks. W. Mroczka dopelnil wznioslego aktu Intronizacji w obecnosci Wielebnej Matki M. Katarzyny, grona Siostr i Studentek. Po odmowieniu przepi?knego aktu ofiarowania, serca nasze zapalily si? tym wi?ksz milosci?, ze odt d Chrystus stal si? szczegolniejszym Przyjacielem i Krolem tajnikow sere naszyeh. % W kazdy pierwszy pi tek miesi ca zbieramy si? przed obrazem Chrystusa Krola, ktory zajmuje zaszczytne miejsce w naszej Akademii, i tu odprawiamy godzin? swi?t;j. Oby Boskie Serce tak krolowalo nad wszystkimi sercami! ••• I 11 ' H l1 0 . % ' nv