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

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Ill: IT MUST BE LASTING POISON BOON 9 DDT 42 FRII- ND in need is a friend indeed Xes this is an old adage but, oh how true' What is a friend but one who sticks by us in our failures as well as our successes Each new acquaintance offers the possibility of a new friend, but everyone 15 not worthy of being called fnend Therefore we must choose carefully those who qualify F rlendshlp is not merely a here today, gone tomorrow affair it must be lasting The person whom we call frzend must be someone with something That something must be a possession of high ideals But now comes the question what are those high ideals? We might head the list with respect first of all for Christ, then for others and for self Trustxx orthmess and lovalty could be added which after all we do expect to find in any young Catholic man or woman Christ reigns in each one of our hearts and so should Christ be in the hearts of long lasting companion STANDS for dalnty We have all at one time or another, stopped in a quaint llttle gift shop that IS filled to capacity wlth fine, rare, almost untouchable thlngs As we View these fragile novelties, we search for an adequate phrase for such beauty As vue Glance at bone china plate or a Dresden figurine the phrase that fills fr om our lips IS Isn t that dainty When people look at us the women of todax can thex see in us an intangible fine qualltva Can they say with seracxty, Isn t she dainty D stands for decorous A graceful motion of the hand a gentle step, a quiet controlled voice a face abloom with a radiant smile a courteous entrance a polite CXIY an interesting conversation, the reflection of a loving heart all these stand for decorous Can we the women of today proudly bear the D for distinguished decorum T stands for trim but trimness IS not only a characteristic of a feminine ward x 1 . YI ,755 SC i . . . - ay Y - . . . , 1 ' ' SL ' 77 ' , . . Q 3 s ' . , , . , 7 i A . i 9 I 9 ' I our friends. He will be if we choose only those who show the qualifications of a , . I . . ty. L rl Y D Q ' '4 . ' ' Li Y ' 71 . , . T 7 7 D . ' , 9 , ' 9 ' 7 ,' V ' cc v Q - :Y1 ' l 1 ' 1 , . . . , , . , - . , 4 i

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-if The lack of brothers and szstefs doem t necersarxly make for .tpozled bratr' as cm only cbald temfe: here Bv- On Kring an Only Elf ld Hose of you whose famlly conszsts of a Mom and Dad a b1g brother teen age slster and a couple of httle tots wrll no doubt, pass tlus up wrthout a second thought Thats all rxght Im wrxtmg th1s ln sympathy wxth the only ch1ld How many times have you been asked Don t you wlsh you had a brother or SISCCID In most cases IC would be rmposslble even to begm to count the tlmes Our reply bexng a weak uncolorful statement Oh' yes Sorry to say we answer m the pos1t1ve merely to put up a good front, whereas behlnd the l1nes there IS a selfish motive runnmg through our mmds the motlve of compamonshlp D1dI mentlon that I was gomg to sympathlze wlth Mothers preclous ch1ld? You say Ive done nothmg but cr1t1c1ze her? Who am I to crltlcnzel For I am among your numbers Ive heard lf sand that there are two sldes to every story Yet people especlally the younger crowd frown upon us the only ch1ld group wlth scorn and mutter spoxled brats The slmple phrase has caused blttemess be tween frlends Im sure well all agree that trymg to get a new formal out of Dad IS lust as hard for one g1rl as xt IS for another Many nmes we thmk that yealousy IS the cause of thxs 111 feelmg We thmk to ourselves that they the oifsprmgs from the large famxhes are yealous because they aren t an only ch1ld or because they are always havmg to stay home and take care of the1r little slsters whlle Mom and Dad attend the nelgh borhood theater By Margaret Tanner, 46 Of course xt s just human nature to shxft the blame on to someone else but how often do we thmk that the yealousy may be on our part? We may be Jealous because we have no httle baby sxster to look after or a brother who 15 contmually teasrng or a slster to borrow her clothes Everyone knows that m order to l1ve a happy normal hfe you must have compamons unless of course you want to be a hermit A hermlt as defined by Webster IS one who lxves m retirement Thls noun IS far from bemg a characterlstlc of an only child It IS true how ever that an only daughter rs more closely umted wlth her Mother smce she had been compamonshlp of a sxster or brother In splte of the unlty however we very often long for a slster to whom we can tell our never-endmg troubles even though our Mother IS always wlllmg to lend a sympathetxc ear An only ch1ld matures mentally faster than those who share the1r chxldhood with other youngsters their own age so I am told SIUCC they are brought up among adults they be come serxous mmded and as a result of thrs maturlty they fall to appreclate the thrngs that youth should be mterested lI'l So you see as the phrase goes Llfe 15 not all a bed of roses It may be apphed to the hfe of an only ch1ld Not that we re complaxn 1ng but we would prefer to be thought of as an ordmary human bemg instead of as a spoxled ch1ld who gets everythlng her heart des1res 41 ' 1 ' ' L4 9 Q 7 9 . . ., . . 9 1 1 ' 1 1 , . . . , . . ' 1 as ' 11 ' - ' . , n ll 1 ' ' 99 ' ' . . . , . , . , . , . ll 99 ' ' ' 9 9 ' ' 9 9 , . n , C 9 - , , ' ' ' denied the prlvllege of having the life-long . , . . , . . . . . . . . b . , , , I c I . Q o 9 . , . 9 9 . ,, . ,, . . . 9 9 ' - , . . ' 1 ' , , . . - . . 9 i 5 - l I n .Ls I 0 ' 7 9 . . ,, . , . .. . . . , . - , . . 9 9 1 ' 1

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M E E T Y Q U EAR the music watch the feet fly, smell the good food AT TEEN TOWN SUN FILLED . , . . . -1 I 7 ' . ' . , . . . 9 1 - . , 1 , . - 9 I ' ll ' 77 ll 1, 1 - . . . . , . Y . . . - . , n . . ' . , 7 J Y . 7 - ' - 1 , . . . . . I . . . ' , , ,Q ' ' ' as 1 - 9 17 F U N F I L L E CHOOL,S almost out! Vacations almost upon us. Stretching out v . . . . , . . . , ' s - - 7 1 ' 7 . . . , . , . Q ' ' - . . , , . i 7 . . , . 7 1 K ' ' ' V ' . - 1 0 1 - 1 i . 1 - Q 1 s 9 - . . . . . . x . H ti 9 7 Q , M . . ' . 7 ' D 5 7 1 . ' ' 1 - 7 - 7 - 1 ' robe It IS apphcable to varlous phases of womanhood We can be trlm m our speech our charity our thoughts and deslres ln our every action our every expres snon We can have a heart that s m good order for everyone D D T damty decorous and trim Three letters representing three words that prove deadly to bad manners but act as a preservatlve of womans dlgnxty see the fun' Where? Why at a Teen Town a Cathohc Teen Town Of course you dont have to call It a Teen Town You can dub it a Juke joint or a Coke Club anv fun suggestmg names, alhteratlve or otherwlse lf you want to be different But basxcally If w1ll be the same a place of teen agers to get together Here you will find Cathohc boys and girls enjoylng clean fun out of danger Where can you find such an organlzatxoni In almost any well populated c1ty except Rochester Except Rochester And we must thmk first before we blame that on the other fellow If such a place were organized m our fair clty would we voung and old chlld and adult be ready to back lt up? Would we care enough for our teen agers9 Vvould we stop talkmg about juvenlle delinquency and start acting? Would we be wilhng to spend nme and effort and money? If so perhaps xx could d1spense with the common saying Rochester where there s no place to go' before each NICFCIAH are two glorlous out of this world months mmus books or teacher s looks For summer especially thrs peace ful one of 46 1S a tlme for us teenagers to grow Xes develop physically and mentally But yust a moment NICFCIHIIS 1snt there somethmg weve forgotten IH our enthuslasml How about our moral growth thls summer After all we know that the development of our souls spiritually IS much more important than the growth of our body and mmd Therefore let us be consclous of our souls growth thls summer as We don our bathing togs to acquire that heavenly tan at the beach Is that bathing sult the modest kmd God would be happy to see us wear? Let us recall its growth as we choose our pals pals that will lead us toward God not away from Hlm and as we select our recreatlon wholesome lust plam good fun fun that keeps us close to God Whatever our lelsure be thls summer llerclans make sure its good clean fun For if lt 1s we can say with just prxde at the close of this summer My soul has grou n I have learned to love God more Now to start the season out rlght we the class of 46 wish you a wholesome fun filled sun filled hour filled summer a Cathol1c girls summer 43