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

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J YOU D KNOXV HER SHIRLI y Hmxrxx, 43 H1211-IFR she IS blonde brunette or redhead tall, medium or short, her very actrons reveal her ldentlty Y ou d know her anywhere at work, home, and plax She 19 the rdeal glrl Meetlng her 15 a real treat but she IS not a rarlty Polly w ho slts near you ln brologv, the glrl down the street, that dream the fellows lrc rlvmg about may be thls rdeal creature Lsmg courtesy and selfless ness as her mam w esnpons, she has succeeded ln pl lclng herself above the rabble Her home 15 not a dr1ve1n where hght snacks and brxef naps refresh her Mom, Dad and Brud are real people and she treats them as such In school she hands rn on time neatly wntten, well prepared asslffnments lsnowlnq the r1ght and wrong trme to laugh 13 one of her assets No speaker l1cl s attcntlon from her She behex es rt lb pohter to l1StCIl when someone 15 socalclnff lLlQlC she mos es to the rear so others max share the convenlences of the bus, too Perfectls ffroomed b forc she leax es home she touches up rn pubhc or prn ate powder rooms onlx To make up rn pubhc 1S her pet peexe W hen our on a date, her escort never suffers from tongue p1r1lxs1s because she lets hllll bat the ball once rn a whlle Not belng the con xentlonal gold dnzqer, she IS consrderate of her dates blllfold Shell tell sou she had the sw ellest tune last mght lust talkmg ox er a soda wrth johnnv jones or XX2tCl'l1l'1g a basketball game w 1th the gang To produce tlus superb glrl the mffredlents are slmple All you need IS one falrlw senslble mdmdual Add to this determlmtlon and persex erance Hn well w nth good friends and wholesome recreatlon Results one super special AICFCIIID J 7 , H 1 9 - . . . , , - Y V , i , V, ky 1 - I ' - i 4: . 77 D V i V , . 1 ' 1 ' .' ' . ' ' ' A YI , . . . - . . ' , . , , , , ' 1 i. 1 Q .1 U . . ,, . I Q - x vs . I .N 0 I c 1 l . ' - c 7' 7 . - . , . . . . C I 1 a u . s K V l -s cn s I I ' an On buses she IS COUSCIOUS of others' feelings and reputatlons. Never boisterous or - - V - 1 - 4 f - 1 . ' . - . , I Y . . i . F 7 A , W x i A V .Q 1 . M , . V . . Y M. ' . 4 .Q Q. ,Q . , 7 H 5 Y L . K . ,, . 4 V. . 7. it 1 V . if ' 1. Y. . . . , E , . 1 . ' 2-

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F LIRTATION AT FOUR MARY ELLEN AU 46 ONLY A FRESHMAN oAN NEUBFRT 46 24 Every time I pass that beautiful entrance I feel hke prmtmg a sign over the door to warn other unsuspectlng vxctxms It would probably read Sullnvan s Frrst Mlstake or Let s Take the Long Wav Home 000- ormn has often told me of an 1nc1dent ln my childhood that I of course do not recall I was four at the tune and requxred careful watchmg twentv four hours a day Th1S partlcular after noon w e had gone shoppmg together and were on our way home on the trolley Mother bemg so loaded down w1th packages dxdn t have a clear view of her httle problem chlld on the left Before we had progressed three blocks the whole car was filled w 1th amused utters whlch mcreased noticeably every mmute un txl Mother became embarrassed and apprehenslve lest she be the cause of thelr amusement Fmally one woman sensxng her discomfort leaned over and remarked that they were laughmg at the llttle glrl Horrrhed be cause she was expectmg almost anything she leaned over only to see me slttmg very lady llke at her slde But on closer scrutxnx she dlscovered that the conductor had taught me to wmk and every txme he wmked at me I wmked back at hlm Mother poor woman had a dlfficult t1me that evemng explam 1ng to me just w hat was wrong about so apparently lnnocent a gentle art of bemg a lady 0 Q 0 RE121x as the grass I tlptoed 1nto class makmg sure of the number first and took a back seat The others came rn some wlth laughter and assuredness ln their step others wrth fnght and hes1 tancy IH therrs Someone begged my pardon and asked if she mlght sxt w1th me as there w eren t enough seats m the room She 1ntroduced her self and sa1d that she was a semor Then came the quest1on that w as to make me sooo small' What class are you rn? I sweetlx answered Why I am a jumor What was thxs I had sard A jumor why I was only a FRESH MAIN' Grace sweet person that she was and 15 just laughed and made me feel at ease She IS one person that can always put you at Vour ease To grve vou a Uhmpse of how wonderful she IS she was crowned May Queen IH that Vear of 1943 To those who know or knew her I need not relate tlus story as they already can bear wxtness to her character 7 . Cl ' 7 ' ' 71 CK 9 ' U 7, 1 1 ' . . By - f ' ' 7 - 9 . A l v v . , . . . I 7 . , . . , i . . , 7 . . , . . I 1 1 ' past timeg and four-year old Mary Ellen got her Hrst lesson in the 7 9 l , E - A , By . . ' ' 9 ' , . . . - Y i . Q . y GF ' . ' 77 b v 9 7 ' . . , . r , - 'Y 7 7 , 7 l I . Y 1 D ' , vc .-

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TACTILS JLLIA WIX1IlJ, 45 ONTHS of constant dr1ll, months of dlhgent studs , of tedxous practxce, all G I prerequlsxtes for the thousands of x oung men who dally enter the fields of battle X es, each man IS taught h1s pxrtxcular Job from the first and foremost rule to the last mlnute detall For, ln tlme of battle, each C I joe 18 a valuable cog m the great machmeu of war Hls hfe, the hfe of another, perhaps ex en the whole maneuver, may depend on the knowledge galned m preparatxon Although students ln hlgh school mav, at present, see no tonnectlon between uar and l1fe, thev are m reahty very closely connected just as war IS made up of a seues of battles, some small and lnconsequentlal, others of the utmost lmportance, so IS hfe a series of battles which must be fought and conquered lf one IS to lead a normal, happx hfe, lf one ns to have satxsfactorv relatlons wlth God, wlth hls nelghbor, w1th hlmself Of the utmost lmportante then IS preparatlon and th1s preparatlon should be made whlle one IS vet m hlgh school One should not be so absorbed 1n havlng a good tlme that all thoughts of the future are blotted out Not only the educatxon but also the ex perlences galned, and the fr1endsh1p and attitudes formed ID thls crucial perlod w1ll perhaps one dav determlne the uctor IH a crmcal battle of hfe If everx hwh school student reahzed his dutles as do the men vsho dalls glve thelr hves so others max hx e, a neu and better world of tomorrow would be not onlv a dream but a reahtx A LASTING TTLANK YOU PATRICIA AILRPHX, 45 26 E Wowr say goodbs e, not really for thoughts of days at Mercy xx 1ll return over and over the rema1nder of our hves Mercy s xdeals w1ll be our xdeals When If comes to showxng our gratitude and the feelmg we have ln our hearts concerning our four years spent at Mercy, we can t find words to express ourselves Often great wrlters have tried to pen then' 1nnermost thoughts, poets have va1nly attempted to espress a deep feehng but nelther have come close to the real SCIISIUOII Famous sculptors have trled but seldom were satisfied, to put 1nto thelr work, the true tralts of thexr model Great pamters, too, have fallen short of puttlng on elm IS thelr deepest thoughts So xt IS wlth loyal Meruan s sentlments for her school It ns when ue are about to leave thls chcrlshed haunt that ue begm to reahze hon x iluable these last four years are golng to be when we face the future And so IH sllent trlbute our humble thanks are yours, Mercv May our future hves speak the pralse that 18 vours G.I. . , ' . , ' 1 s w A . , - A 1 7 I Q Y y H . .H ' . . . 4 t N.: 7 - - - Q -L- - V . r . o - . 7 . . . t 1 . . . . . N . H . . ,, 7 y . N X . .1 . Q 7 . 7 . . . c ' ' . - , Y 'v Y , , 7 7 v A ' . .1 V ' ' , , , v ' 7 x 7 .Q . .. ., . 1 . M H . . . . . t 4 t . . -. ,i . ' r ' ' ,'- r i 'r f . . 'L 1 . 4. ' . ' . r , . t r ..