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

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sad reahzatlon that Pete dxdn t have a napkin Dad had two Here my boy he chuckled as he handed Pete the unused one you need thls more than I do I felt l1ke crawllng under my plate and dymg I managed to suffer through the rest of the mea After helpmg Mother with the dlshes we went lnto the lnvmg room Tlus was a b1g rmstake' Dad comered the poor boy and they both became mvolved rn a thorough dlscus sron on the Atomlc Bomb About 10 00 Mother came nn Would you two hke to go down to the store and get some 1ce cream? Pete answered for both of us Sure Mrs Barnes we d love to I was glad for the opportunity to do a httle explauung However Pete s vo1ce was the first to break the s1lence You know Kathy I thmk your Mother IS one of the kmdest persons Ive ever met And your Dad rs so good natured My father dled when I was only ten He even had a good word for johmmy He ll outgrow that age I guess I never notlced what a swell family I have Yes Pete was rnght I was a lucky g1rl a very lucky grrl -wif That cold clammy feelmg that accompames most fin: jobs fazled to conquer the determmatzon of this youthful 'wage earner as you 'will agree Bv- Salc ma ER hands felt cold and clammy her knees trembled and her vo1ce had sunk to a shaken whlsper Is thls a llne from a chxlhng Inner Sanctum program? No' Its just an accurate descrrpnon of my first day at Slbley Lmdsay and Curr It all began last june Havmg reached the r1pe old age of slxteen I declded xt was tlme I carved a place for myself rn the world and became a wage earner so I set out to become a sales clerk After two days at classes ln whxch I leamed how to make out fifteen different sales checks and what not to say to a dxssatxsfied customer I was ready The world outslde was bright and cheerful when I reached my counter 1n the Art Depart ment In the few remammg mrnutes before the store opened I vamly trled to memorlze the prlces and classlficatlons Then I saw my first customer approachmg Surely she didn t want to buy anything' But she did I promptly for got everythmg I had leamed and would have gladly crawled under the counter 1f I had thought I would fit She asked a questxon and through my lap- 27111 By Pat M onahan, 47 numbed bram I heard someone answer Was xt IP It was Then my vo1ce had not entlrely left me' It seems my first customer C111 always remember her by that namej wanted to pur chase enough rose colored yam to make a slze four sweater As she explained the measure ments and detalls I l1stened mtelhgently I bravely concluded There seems to be an awful lot of yarn rn one of those bunches fl meant skems J Wouldn t yust one be enough? Horr1fied my first customer shrleked One' Why my dear grrl I had planned on twelve at the very least' She stalked away returnmg a few mmutes later to announce The kmttmg mstructor sand sxxteen skems I made out the sales check Cwlth only three erasuresj and presented the wrapped package brlghtly addmg Thank you madam She left Feehng a httle drzzy from my recent accomphshment, I sat down on a stool behmd the counter At that moment anyone would have had dlfficulty convlncmg me how Slbleys had been able to struggle along untll Pat Monahan had become a sales clerk 51 , , , , . , . , . u 77 sc 1 11 1 1 1 ' 1 1 U . Q . . . . , . 77 ' ' ' ' . 1 Q ' U ' - ' 1 1 . . , 1, . - . - - - ' 79 . . . . as 1 4 1 79 , . . . 7 , - . - as ' u U ' 7 . . , . I 7 H H , . ' 11 ' ' ' ' GC Y! 7 ca 77 1 ' . . , 1 n I - . . . . . . . . M , . ' ' 79 ' as 1 ' , . ' ' 77 ' CL 77 ' - 1 . . H . 1 - 1 1 ' ' 97 . . . 1 - 1 . . H . . . 1 1 . . . . ,, ' . - 1 . . . . . H 1 1 1 . . . ,, . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . . ., , .

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LIBERTY TOOL AND DIE CORPORATION The Best ln ualzty and Service Best Wishes to Sisters and Pupils of Our Lady of Mercy High School AFFERDICK ANTIQUE SHOP

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