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

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-491 He ua: dzszlluszoned and a lzttle bztter that be could never play agam untzl be found .fometbmg greater to replace lm sorro W Che Crue ,CMH By Dorzs Mandel, 48 N the dlmly lxffhted church an old man bent h1s head 1n prayer H1s m1nd turned back to h1s ch1ldhood those happy davs those days 1n whlch he spent long happy hours PI'3CflClI'lg He loved the soft whlte keys of the pmno the masterful feelmg that thrllled h1n1 each tm1e he played All these thmgs came to h1s mlnd as he stared unseemg at the altar Then there w as the dav he won the scholar shzp to the Boston Muslc School The years had passed swlftly untll at last he was ready for his Hrst concert The great mght arrn ed and he had ll1SlSfCCl on golng alone A few fragments of 1ne1nory flo ted by crossmfr the street a crash then darkness A shudder passed through the 1 ed bodv as he recalled the ter I'llJlC moment when ly mg 1n a hospltal bed he looked dow n and saw h1s crushed hand The doctor had been cheerful Why you ll be able to u e your hand agaln It w1ll take tlme of course and a bltter snule passed h1s l1ps as he remembered these words Two years 11 a hosp1tal bed and a hand mmus two fin ers were the result The day he was dlS ehuged from the hospxtal he had walked for hours on the snow swept sldewalks Nxght was approachmg when he came to the l1ttle vme covered church Wlfh0UI much thought he entered and rmmedlately was captlvated by the peace and tranqu1l1ty of the 1nter1or Oh' What he would glVC for such peace and calmness of soul and Hlllid He knew then that all h1s b1t erness had been 1n valn Thls IS what he had wanted all h1s l1fe Suddenly the old mans rever1e was dlS turbed by footsteps echolng 1n the l1allow a1sle The rustle of a long sk1rt and the ymgle of rosary beads announced the arr1val of a sweet faced Slster She gently tapped the old man s shoulder and as he looked up she wh1spered Father I1n sorry to dlsturb you but there are v1s1tors XV2lf1l'lg to see you The old prlest rose slowly from the pew and as he looked up he saw a gentle smlle on the face of the cruclfix DELAYED WEDDING I was but four and a half years old and the only l1ttle mrl on the street who dldn t go to school Of course I played w1th the boys Dont get the 1mpress1on I was a tomboy because I wasn t I cons1dered myself a very charmmg young ladv IH my starched p1nafore and p1gta1ls Instead of play mg house we played k1ng and queen Of course I was the queen and all the boys were my knlghts None of them seemed to notlce that there was no k1ng Then one day as I sat on my throne fan old k1tchen cha1rj one or my gallant knlffhts came up to HIC and bowed as all n1y knwhts had to do Then w1thout heslta t1on he got down on h1s knees before me and sa1d Oh lovelv queen w1ll you marry me After a moments hes1tat1on I replled Of course Ishall Immedxately the royal yy eddmg took place I w as just about to say I do when mother called for d1nner Turnmfr to mv future husband I Sald 1n a qulet VOILC I have to go now but we can Hmsh the w eddmg th1s afternoon DoLoREs AFFERDICR, 46 l-..3 EARLX PLANNING I met Bob one brlght afternoon NVe talked and talked about the forthcommg weddmg The subjects we knew 1ns1de and out But st1ll the thought of the a1sle to the altar my gown and h1s tux the r1ng and such thmgs as th1s made us more exc1ted and nervous I st1ll can remember h1s part1ng phrase of See you at the altar I sav I st1ll can remember th1s because Bob was seven and I was five He was r1ng bearer and I a flower gxrl at a relat1ve s wedd1ng CATHERINE ROBLSKY 46 67 1 .. . . . Y ' r f w.,,- 0 ' 9 it ' cr ' V '- ca a ' . '2 7' .. ' , 1 L V - 1 y .1 1 , ' 1 H 1 . . . 1 1 1 T9 1 ' Y ' I If.. . ' i 11 1 - . . . .P 11 . . . . V . . L X . , Y , , 11 . . .1 . .7 4 - ' , . . . .1 . K , 1 .. 1 . 0 A 7: . 'A 1 cw . . .. T T s ' A L In . I .. 4 -I gg 1 . I 7 1 I . . 9 , ' ' .4 ' ' . - - 9 1 , as 1 '- 'ft ' ' , 9 9 ' ' 1 Y , , .. . . ,, 1 5 . - . ,, . . - , 1 , - . ' I ' 4 - '. , . . . f' c . v 1 . . . ' ' 4 7 7 v . 4 . I D 1 1 . -, v - - ar . , , 1 I , ' c ' , . . 1 , , . ' Y . . 1. 1 L 1 ' 9 . , n I 1 . C o . , 9 1 1 u 11 . . . , 9 7 . , , :D 9 . . . ' ' cc - 7 E ' Q . . - vv 1 . ' ll ' 7 :79 , - a 1 , 1 , ' ' 1 7 ' ' ' IC 7 1 T 77 ' , ' , 1 1 r , . . . , xc 1: , , 9 . A ,

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-if Father Benedzct makes a corrfesnon that granfzer the young lmb autboress and atones for the :emor essay 1-9- ,4 letter to jflfl Authvres LETTER was dropped on the desk of the chaplaxn of Marybrook Academy Dear Father Bened1ct I have just put a package ln the ma1l ad dressed to you It IS a copy of my book The Sword Uphfted that has recently been pub hshed Father I don t want you to thmk this 15 an act prompted by an over developed ego for xt IS rather an action of Sat1Sf2CUOI'I on my part I wanted to prove somethmg to you Father and th1s IS my way of dolng yust that But first pernut me to explarn Almost five years ago when I was a Scnlor at Marybrook I had accomphshed somethmg that I thought was mdeed my masterplece You probably remember how I excxtedly entered your office wrth flymg sheets of paper escaping from my hands I explamed to you that on those unworthy sheets of paper was my hfe s greatest work my seruor essay You took It from me ln a matter of fact way and as you glanced over the papers your expresslon d1d not change You bore strll a plalntxve d1s1nter estxng countenance My heart sank five fathoms when I saw you weren t 1mpressed I was hurt deeply hurt because I had put many hours of hard work mto xt When you finally fimshed readmg I ll never forget the way you removed your glasses looked up at me and sa1d Its O K notlung too outstandxng but 1t wxll pass Father I was mad madder than I could ever remember because I had put everythlng mto xt I had put myself mto It and I was proud of my work because I firmly belleved lt was good I st1ll cant remember how I left your office or what I sa1d but I knew when I was outsrde I couldn t cry I was too mfurlated for tears I could only remember hearmg myself say over and over I can do somethmg xx orth A TRUE CONFESSION By Norma DePrez wh1le and I wxll l w11l I w1ll Well Father Benedxct th1s IS my proof to you that I could do somethxng that was a httle better than Just O K Smcerely Exleen Rafferty A few days later Eileen recelved a letter My dear httle Authoress I was dehghted to FCCCIVC a copy of your first book but I wasn t surprxsed Th1s seems to be the txme for true confesslons so I have one for you That day m my ofiice when I read your essay I knew rt was better than just O K I recognized mt as the penwork of a youngster wlth a true talent, but I also knew that that youngster was lazy You had wntten some th1ng worthwhlle but lf I had dlsplayed any trace of my true reactxon I knew that you would have been content to put down your talented pen fold your masterpiece satlsfied w1th your masterplece satlsfied never to put that pen to work agam Erleen xt was not easy for me to take that dlsmterested att1tude that day but I knew by gettmg up your Ir1sh by gettmg you mad lt would 1nc1te you to do bxgger and better thlngs Elleen you have my sxncerest congratulatlons and also an apology one that had to be de layed five years Yours 1n jesus Chrrst Father Bened1ct Another letter was found on the Chaplam s desk Dear Father Bened1ct Many many thanks, Gratefully Erleen 69 I '46 7 . . . . ,, I , , 1 - - - - as 77 ' s 0 ' ss ' . , 1 ' 11 ' 1 . , . . - 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 . . . . . 7 - ' 1 1 1 ' 1 - 9 , . 1 1 - - - as 77 , , . ., . . . . u I - . , . . . . 1 . . - ... . , - - 9 1 1 -' . . . . . . . . . - - . . , , . . . . ' 1 - cs ' 17 1 . . . . . . . - 1 . , . - , . ' cc 1 ' ' ' 1 1 . . . . . I, , .. 71 . . 1 1 . . . - y 1 ' 1 , . . , . . ' 1 1 1 ca ' Y '