Our Lady of Lourdes High School - Knight Yearbook (Marinette, WI)

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k .414 ' , Q., Top row: F. l.aT.onde Breault S. Coffey U. Meyers Second row: F. McCue F. Bourgeois G. Belmke A. Powers Tlnrd ww: A. Yunk E. Berg E. VVi1tzius R. Rockctt junior ops One of the wonders of modern times is the history of the Junior Class. It is certainly true that they are the best known at Lourdes, and therefore, the part they played in the drama of Lourdes cannot be told in a few sentences. We entered the third year of our high school career studious and ambitious, endeavoring to make ourselves worthy as juniors. We chose our class ofiicers for the year, selected as our motto, Duty before Pleasure, and 'GBlue and Gold as our class colors, and now we were ready to launch forth into the drama of the junior year. Again our famous basketball team was called forth. In this team were four juniors, Raymond Sticky Rockett, who for three years consecutively showed ellicient skill to play with the team, and who has been elected Captain for the year 1930-313 Aylward Swan Powers, a two-year mang Bernard Bud,' Meyers, and Edward Fat', Berg, both of whom showed great basketball ability. The second team kept the spirit of the game in them from beginning to end, due to the fact that two Juniors were on this team, they were Francis Bourgeois and Francis LaLonde. A great deal depended upon Lourdes Symphony Orchestra, furnishing music for the numerous events which took place. In the Orchestra, Edward Wiltzius, Edmond Breault, and Francis Bourgeois delighted the audience with their harmonious strains. Many important meetings were held during the course of the year by the St. Thomas Aquinas Club, The Commercial Club, and the Curie Science Club. During the second semester several debates were featured in which two Juniors, Aylward Powers and Francis McCue, took part. You need not wonder why the Juniors were chosen to do noble things, for they have always played their part well. They have painted this year with colors that shall never fade. Enwrum WILTZIUS, ,31. RAYMOND Rocmzrr, '31. Page thirty mnc

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43T f'7'1f'-.W 'f 4? , -. ---.,.a..,.r- . .. -- -. .. fl Q , X - --------,gyv --V--N O iz :SEP-TJ :L HBBUDBIIJ-3 510112 1 T I ss as o cearly understand the drama Macbeth one must thoroughly analyze the charac- ters of Macbeth and of Lady Macbeth. The casual reader is apt to stop at the surface, but if one goes deeper the innermost person may be brought to light. We are' inclined to blame Macbeth's short-comings on Lady Macbethg but, actually, Lady Macbeth is not wholly responsible for the crimes committed. The idea of the murder of Duncan originated in Macbeth's mind and it was there even before the appearance of the witches. ' ' f Q 5 The weird sisters do not so much deprave Macbethis character as they develop it. They combine the external with the internal forces. The fact that Macbeth's first words are a re- petition of the witches' last words, Foul is fair, fair is foul. shows that a splrltual connection had already been established No Macbeth s own criminal mchnatlons are the cause of hls tragic career Do not think that I mean to infer that Lady Macbeth IS innocent, for she IS not lt IS true that Lady Macbeth has a powerful lniluence over her husband and goads him on to the actual murder, however Macbeth IS certainly an apt pupil Macbeth like the weak character that be ls, allows himself to be turned from the true course and IS urged into action That you may better understand tlns statement, let me give a brlef sketch of the character of these two persons Macbeth and his Lady offer an almost perfect example of contrast Macbeth the weaker character is a nervous, hlghstrung person, subject to llluslons and lmaglnatlve terrors In contrast Lady Macbeth remains calm collected and cool throughout the ordeal What the one lacks the other supplies Hence Lady Macbeth IS the mental force whlle Macbeth fur mshes the action Viewing the situation ln another light Lady Macbeth by her cowardly suicide reverses the impressions we had of her and shows herself to be the weaker character while ln this instance Macbeth displays a Hash of his strength He at least, views the sltuatlon logically from both an earthly and a spiritual stand His words Why should I play the Roman Fool A d die at mme own sword ' show he IS a deep thinker, hc sees the futlhty of life, and though he has every reason to despair of life he still clings to ll He repents since he sees not only his earthly failure but also his spiritual failure Lady Macbeth s remorse IB purely earthly, for she grleves be cause she has failed ln hfc s ambition Lady Macbeth, although weaker ln character is higher ln refinement She at least stops after the first crlme, while Macbeth plunges madly on ln his orgy of blood He degenerates morally while he becomes stronger in character The series of murders that Macbeth brings about are all the result of the first crime and the result of a guilty, crazed state of mind Each succeeding murder IS committed for the purpose of quletmg his sense of insecurity His rullng passion IS power, and to gain hls goal ua u.a-.na ,gi gi l E I I I I - E ' L I C32 2 L I L I 5 .0 I I I J, I he IS determined to remove every obstacle The ethical value of this play IS based on the punishment and reward meted out to each person Just as his actions have deserved Macbeths part ln the crime IS physical, ln accordance his punishment IB violent death manner good is rewarded the rightful prmce Malcolm is reinstated as the ruler of the land and the country rejolces at hav1ng the line of Duncan again as lts mainstay MARGARET PAUL, 31 Q Q43 .Q O x XSZ5' me C- up I I . . . . , . . L Q a u 1 Q ' , 1 U I . . . . . . , . . ' I n J o u L . ' . ' - . ' . . ' l . Y 1 . . . P V ' F 9 . I I , . , , . 1 - f ' ' v . . i . ' I c 1 n u 1 I I F . . . . . ' . ' . . U' o e 0 . , J ' . I as I n ' ' f f Y . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . U 5 . . . 1, . . i V pi . . . . q ' I a a . 4 ' P 1 n U ' v . . . . . 5 Q n ' ' Q . . f ' . -. I ' s n I I 3 : , . . . . ' . . . . . 5 -l Lady Macbeth is the mental force, therefore, the agony of remorse is her share. In the same Q A ' . . , . . . . 8 J a 1 u u U l n . ' T '. v i .EQ ' , .I i .,y . v , f I 1 l 3 n 3, L :M f' iii Y.: fix - -.. of if , . W -. 'ix 9 2' Page forty-one