Our Lady of Mercy High School - Mercedes Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

Page 17 text:

Thoughts Tlomele AYCH t Goodman Rgtlgned KATHLEEN ZIMMER 44 ATION points? Flooey' So the first thing you quibble about 1S the pronunciation Do you pronounce it with a long a as in ray of the sun? Or do you pronounce it with a short :1 as in rash judgment? Hey wait a minute' Thats igamst the eighth commandment' Oh well we re only using it as an example Where were we now? Oh yes pronunciation of r a t 1 o n Lets see novx ray shun rash un ray shun rash un gee the only syllable I m sure of is un and in French you pronounce un like uhn to gether with a nasal twang so that it comes out in the form of a grunt or something like that Let s add this new sound and see what happens Ray unn not so good Rash un not too bad Maybe if we turned the letters around hars hun Tarzan uses ration points Leather and hides being what they are he must haye to scrape pretty hard to keep himself properly clothed Look let s just follow the path of least assistance I mean resistance You say it the way you like and I ll say it the yxayl like Wheeeew' At last thats settled for is it? If you re a life loymg fan you can always find little humorous quips sandwiched in between the tragedies of war In this war rationing and ration points haye been the obyect of many a wiseacre s guffaxys Take for instance the time Mother and I went to purchase a pair of shoes I like this pur Mother All right we ll take them How much are they Eddie? QEdd1e s the clerk, These are S4 50 Here you are Thank you Do you hay e your No 18 coupon? Oh dear we forgot to bring it I must have it before the shoes are taken from the store Vifhat time do you close' 8 30 I see What time is it now? This l said bravely 8 28 Oh dear what a mess ust two minutes before closmg time Saturday night urgent need for shoes no st imp Well uh perhaps uh perhaps I could run home and get it This l sud very bras ely That would be all right I knew it would That s what I was afraid of surely vyalk in a 2 minute Jamboree of puffs vsind and long strides? I did Guess what happened? I brought the wrong stamp' Of course there are some people like the follow ing young lady luc enough to have nothing to worry about fthe OPA does that for them, Question d as to whether she ever experienced any humorous incidents with her ration points she very definitely replied Oh I never use them My goodness Either fortune has her by the hand or the OP A ll know why If you eyer see before you a supper table sagging under the weight of a huge freshly broiled sirloin surrounded by smoking bo ir s heads and huge por tions of baked salmon ice cream and every kind of pastry delicacies imaginable you re probably having 15 9 l Y 2 I . 1 . I4 V Q Y S Y Y L' 1 ny, . , , . . . . , . . . t . X . A y y , , .. I . . . , . I I 7 J ' - - - - ' ' I 7 ll - I - 7 - : ' 1 I ' L a l s ' s ' A - L . 4 . - l ' ' I I A .y it 4 4 YA ' . L . V e ' ' -- L . I g - U W 1 4 ' 1' y V . ' . ' ' ' an ' ' . ' W . ' W K Q ' I. . ,,, A A -i ' 1 I . L , L. 4 That sounds almost like Tarzan. Say, I wonder if Have you ever attempted to do a 10-minute lei- .V V V . . V , . . . ' A K v l B . 7 D' . , I n S , V , . - V. , V . . . . . V 7 7 ' . . . , . . 7 Q ' . t ' l l , ae ek wk as I 4 L u H a Y l ' a l 9 . , 1 l , - . . , I ' 7

Page 16 text:

P E S KY B U G And Brother Petey ELAINE KOLESN IK 44 T S Thursday agarn-cleanrng day upstarrs for you You have cluttered up the hallway wrth dust cloths the dust mop and the cleaner and are at present makrng your bed Your brother Sammy has Just left hrs room and begrns to clump downstarrs He stops short halfway and srngs out Hey Eeesk come ere There s a surprrse on the wall Your other brother Petey hawrng very good ears dashes up from the cellar to see what rt rs Gee he exclarms fascrnated You dawdle to the head of the starrs expectrng a trrck of some sort and catch your breath There on the vsall rs a shrny black bug the srze of a Black Wrdow sprder but thank hear ens not one' You detest bugs especrally krllrng them Sammy knows thrs The lrttle angel' Decrdrng to turn the tables on hrm you refrarn from scream rng bloody murder and pretendrng to have turned oxer a new leaf casually remark Oh just 1 lrttle bug' Drspose of rt Sammy' Drspose of rt huh' I got other thrngs to do' fSammy secretly dreads krllrng bugs hrmself J H rs halfway downstarrs already Sam meee' Come back up here Krll that bug and do rt now' After all boys re supposed to take care of thrngs lrke that I cant do rt I have to clean An besrdes you haxent done a thrng yet today fThat ought to clrnch rt Aw gee mutters Sammy I arnt got trme Petey 3011 do rt then Show your brother that yon hare the courage fThat ought to burld Petey up-so you thrnk Q Naw I krlled the last bug Its Sammy s turn thrs trme A lrttle bug' For heas en s sake what krnd of boys are you anyway? You stalk rnto your room and steal a glance out rnto the hall They are both surveyrng the srtuatron 14 Sammy leanrng agarnst the wall braced by hrs elbow and Petey squattrng on the steps rn a trance Ah you srgh hopefully They re thrnkrng rt oxer So far so good Sammy clears hrs throat Well so long Eeesl-r I gotta go Probably decrded rt was too much for hrm Now Sammy you encourage there s noth rng to rt Well rf there rsn t then you do rt' fAh such a trrumphant rrng to hrs worce I have to clean Petey lrghts up wrth an rdea I ll get some paper so we can grab rt Sammy He returns wrth hrs arms full of waste paper For heaven s sake Petey drd you have to brrng up that much? you srgh O K Petey You hold your paper on that srde of er an I ll grab er on thrs srde bosses Sammy My heavens do two of you have to krll a lrttle bug? Can t one of you just grab rt? If you re so smart why dont you do rt? Better leave well enough alone you decrde so you keep strll Hold strll Petey' Sammy yells There' Nova ' Oh shucks' Mrssed er' Thrs conversatron rs repeated a number of trmes After a few mrnutes you venture out Drdn t you get her yet? Naw shes too fast for us Everytrme I make to grab er she runs away You notrce the bug has advanced a foot Oh for heaven s sake Sammy' Well dont squash her agarnst the wall or Mom ll have Hts' O K ' O K ' Lets try agarn Petey Ready? O K Steady now' Easy There' Eeee' Squeals of excrtement from Petey You rush out What s the matter? fPleaJe page 48j L 7 7 . , . .. ,, . U , . . 7 L 7 7 - - 7 va 77 ,L ' , . . , . 7 7 ' . ' ' 7 A - ' . , , ' . . - ra J 7 - X - . 7 7 7 ' ' - - 77 -7 77 y rr 7 - - 7 7 7 v. . . ,, 7 7 ' . . ,. . . , . ,, lf 7 - 7 7 - 7 ,, ,, . . . . . Y . J 7 7 ' ' - - 17 77 . . . .. , A . ,, . y , , ' . . Y . . 7 7 7 ' - . . . ,, , V . . W - 7 7 . . . . ,, . . . ,. . , ' . ., . - rr 77 - 7 7 7 7 - - 77 ' 1 , . r 7. - .7 V - - ' 7 4 ' 7 7 7 . . . ,, , . . ,, 4 . , . . I . .7 - A - - 77 -7 7 I 7 - 77 , . . , . ' e 7 7 7 y . ., , - -7 - 77 77 ' . . , . . . - 7 Y - 7 77 . , . ., . . r . 1 . , . Y , . . r . r , . 7. - - .1 - 7 77 7 . .5 . 7. 77 rr - 7 - -7 -- 7 - , , e . . , . 77 Y - 7 77 , . , . 7 7 - 77 7 7 - 7 7 ' 7 1. 7 - 7 7 - 7 77 , . . - - 77 rr 7 - -r - 7 - 77 . ' , . . r . . . . . 77 1- -7 - r . . . - 7- 7 77 . , . . .

Page 18 text:

pleasant hallucinations say theres a word for youj a manufactured product of that sauerkraut and ice cream you had before retiring or you might be on the Paramount movie set of French men s Creek a seventeenth century novel by Daphne du Maurier Gosh rationing has even gotten into the hair of motion picture producers They re obliged to re frain from showing an over abundance of food in modern time movies But can they help it if there were no such thing as food rationing in the seven teenth century? Ah and how you formal dance lowers recall the pleasure driving ban' Remember? Positively I would not go on the bus in a for mal if you paid me a hundred dollars I wouldnt either But gee Ding a ling aling' Hello jane? Yes ane this is Bill Oh H1 Bill how are you? Im fine ane I wonder if you would like to go to the Senior Dance with me next Friday? Oh Bill I d love to O K I ll call for you then at 8 30 I ll be ready Thanks for calling Bill Bye e So with heart all a flutter you make ready for the big night your new Georgette gown which makes you feel like a dream Qyou hopej your hair shining and wavy with just that natural look you lose your sophisticated evening wrap which Sis let you borrow lust for tonight lying ready on the bed Ewen your kid brother has a rather wolfish look in his eyes as he wheeews Say boy that aint hay' Oh Tommy you say flushed but pleased for heaven s sake Thcn the doorbell rings and Bill walks in pro ducmg flowers for your hair Gee everything is pcrfect and Bill looks pleased too You have vis ions of yourself alighting from Bills Dads car and gliding across the dance floor under Bill s gurd ing arm Then Bills woice breaks through your reverre Are you ready ane? Allset you smile Tommy opens the front door and out you go mid shouts of Haxe a good time' and Don t stay out too late' and Watch out for your new dress' But your departure couldnt be complete without words j So living up to that indescribable reputa tion th it little brothers hawe Tommy looks out and babbles much to your discomfiture Oh boy mie what a moon' When Mother realizes your embarrassment she hushcs Tommy as you wait for Bill to open the door of his Dad s car Instead Bill keeps right on walking clown the street Oh well maybe he parked the car at the and then it comes to you with a yolt painful but oh so true You forgot to re member darn it that gasoline was rationed and that you would hawe to solicit help from the R T C fRochester Transit Corporation, Rationing again' How tan you get out of it? Mufzc Hath Chdfmi Muna hath charm! ru eet and rare That make me hmld raffle! rn the azr I amy myrel light and rmall Sometzmer though grace ul and tall But when I am drunk wzth zanzty The mzurf flop: .ro :uddenly And I am le t altering on my eel Oh IlIl0XIt'dfI?7g murrc' AGNES CADOGAN 44 16 Y 3 y i ' I i ' , !,, V Q , 'II I ' 1' 7 7 7 I 1 I . l I , Y . Y if is ai: as: . 7 ' I U ,J 'H Q y lm .N ll .I- Hello. the addition of Tommy's carbon dioxide fspoken U .H i L I I , .IJ 7 I I I 'I' - Y I' Y 1 . ', ' , ji ', ,, , . , , . , U y . . . ., ' : . , , 'By ' - ' , , . - - , - - lil-.i ' , 1 f A f ' , , ,K f D . . I f f I U f - 3