Our Lady of Mercy High School - Mercedian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Cfau fpfaye This year in direct contrast to the usual drama. the Seniors presented Snowhound,U a three-act comedy, and From Ten to Two, a one-act farce. iVith the one-act play employing a double cast of actresses, two performances were given, on Friday and Sunday evenings, February 14 and 16. The story of Snowhound concerned a sextet of people traveling from New York to Alontreal by bus who lost their way and become Snowbound in a mountain cabin. From Ten to Twon was the time needed to set eight people practically insane when they learned that a patient had escaped from the home for mental cases nearby. The arrival of many visitors, who acted anything but normal, complicated matters and amused the audience very much. NIUCI'I work was required back-stage to put on these plays because of the entirely different settings. This work was very ably done by the stage crew. i'The Wild Rose, an Operetta, was given Flay I4 and 18. It was a story of Rose LVICCloud who was thought to be very uncultivated and frivolous, but who, in reality, proved that she was just the opposite. The Operetta was aided greatly by the O. L. 31, orchestra. Page 27

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552250,: Qiazy 1937-58 DEAR DIARY: Picture, dear Diary, a large group of terrified, awkward, stammering thirteen year elders, and you have us, seventy Freshmen in 1957i XVe'lI never forget those kind Seniors who patiently explained to us the mysteries of the vast school building. It was to them that we gave our Freshman best in that picnic at Burnet 'XVoods at the end of the year. DEAR DlARY: In this Sophomore year, the Hspirit 0f the 70 was quite alive. One thing can be said: we were endowed with much power of action. We rtenfants terriblesU had many different teachers and even classes changed around for us, reactionaries. We entered the newspaper world this year. Result: Several of the articles in The Chimes bore Sophomore names. 1959-40 DEAR DIARY: Speaking of dignified Juniors, we tried to be just that. It was rather diFFi- cult, and let it be said, abrupt tOOethis Change from rebels to sophisticated demoiselles, but there we were aping our Seniors, and whath mare, mimicking them successfully. Dlany times we stepped down from our exalted heights. however, in order to indulge in good, honest labor, so, dear diary, you couldnit exactly dub us play-girls. 1940-41 DEAR DIARY: And now weive finally met that threshhold that weH'e heard speakersttspeak of, and dear diary, confidentially, it ian such an attractive one either. It isnit as secure as it looked in our Iunior yearithatk a certainty. To think that we must leave all thiSeour school life, and many of our SChOOI-mates! Our hearts have such a deflated feeling at the thought of part- ing. Could it be that theyill never rise again? XVhy, of course they willeat the first reunion, of the Alumnae Meeting. Page 29 W Jr maruwn