Sacred Heart Griffin High School - Dominicus Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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.-,--1-- Om' Ill M . W January 22-The Freshies niade another attempt at a hike. They were more successful this time. The juniors had a sleigh ride too. January 24-The boarders attended the Amateur January 25- Musical Club Meeting. Jealous pangs and desperation Fury, frantic indignation: Depths of pain and heights of joy For the fair disdainful Maid - -whose grades surpass our own. January 26-The niotnent is at hand. lfxanis are knocking at our door. The smart girls were told that they were exempt. Tsn't it a shame to be a dullard? January 28-The calm after the storm! lt's january month end, and the boarders leave for home. So do the report cards. XYill both be welcome? January 31-The Seniors have one consolation. They won't have to take june hnals-maybe. February 1-Reception Day. There were eighteen to receive the habit. XVC were proud and happy to number among them four from Class 'Z6: Mary Margaret Kern-Sister M. Manesg Emma XYhite-Sister Annaclare: Mary Conlin-Sister M. Margueriteg Rose Doyle-Sister M. Celeste. February 5-NVill you ever forget how we cleaned the Senior lDorn1? Froni now on we're going to take off our bed covers just like Class '26 did. February 7- No, that's too sinallg try it on this linger. The others will be smaller than these. Oh! well, I'll take size six. The Seniors have ordered their rings. February 8-.-X comedy. f'The Girls, given by the Second t'onunercial un- covered inueh hidden talent and showed us another side to business life. February 9-Demonstration of l.iquid Air was given by llrof. Rugg and Ruth lieely. Ruth played her part nobly and dropped things exactly when the l'rof. requested. XYC were all quite proud of her but jealous when she was given the result of the experiment to sainpleg viz., ice-cream. February 10- connnent for we February 12- patriotic to have lasses-had their 1 February 14-' February 15- horns. Marg's b February 16-' but O-h! M-yi February 17- Seniors practised February 20- time. Mr. Czerwonky's recital at eight o'elock. He needs no other could not forget hiin. l,incoln's Birthday and Saturday tool It seems nlueh more great days fall on school days. The First group of Seniors-brave vieture taken. A new camera has been ordered. The day before the party. Help! The balloons are falling out. Now, we've lost those usy again. The party is tonight. ' The sixteenth follows the hfteeuth. Didn't we have a good time, Hark! A whisper! The B. B. tournament! No wonder the at the of C.'s. Practice makes Perfect. Another class out for a hike. Tt's the lfirst Connnercial this February 21-The eight o'cloelc typists enjoyed their period today. At. 10:-15 they were confronted with a questionnaire which resulted in another delightful period at 3:30. February 22-Attorney Logan IJ. Giflin spoke to us at 2:30. He asked us what two birthdays we were celebrating today. Of course it's George VV2lSlllllg'lUl1iS and well, we thought he must surely have reference to Bernice l'3o0lin's. The Senior boarders celebrated the great event of the day by attending Faust February 23-Mr. Donavan, a pianist from our neighboring city, Decatur, gave a recital. February 24-XYC were given a rare treat by Miss Catherine Quinn, one of our own Alumnae. who sang for us. :mired

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li-1 f-fi., I -A AWN! ' az.. w December 16-VVe have a new relative. Always our menu will have an Uncle Billy salad and raw vegetables. Uncle Billy was here at 3:10. December 20-Sopranos, Altos, Contraltos and Neutral Voices rose sweetly in the air beneath the Nun's windows. It was the annual serenade. The Faculty IS glad itls only annual. December 21-Reindeer hoofs on house top clatterg jolly old Santa' out in a sputter: elevator shaft is all a-rattle: Freshies dance with Christmas joy. The lfreshies aren't the only ones overjoyed. All are in a trance. VVho ever said there wasn't a Santa? December 22-Still the party spirit runs rampant. Mental Telepathy is won- derful: for 9:30 brought the announcement that school would be closed until January -I. The message needed no repetition. 'tMerry Christmas, everybody. January 4-Once more, we are back at our dear S. H. A. Vacation days are glorious, but duty demands that now we apply ourselvesito the tasks awaiting us. Marie Marty and Mary Louise Eby of Class '26 visited us. V January 5-Upon hearing this exclamation: A pearl! Here it is, girls, the Seniors thought 1927 gave promise of being a lucky year. The Biology period became a real treasure hunt. January 6-Halt! It's just Stop Thief at the K. of C. Auditorium. January 7-Memorial day for all boarders. Silence reigned supreme for ten minutes during the last meal of the day. The phenomena was caused by a feeling of joy and amazement. Helen Smith and Muffins had their hair cut. January 10-Father Lynch pleaded his cause for the Catholic Medical Societyf' January 12- 2-4-6-8 XVhat do we appreciate? C-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-1-o-n Pep meeting for the Annual. Sign pledges! I'ay your money! l-2-3-4 3-2-1-4 XVho for? XYhat for? VVho ya gonna yell for? Dominicus! January 13-Snow-snowisnow. Two forts were built in the morning. Am- munition was prepared and war declared between The O'Malley family and the UThree ,lofly Consumptivesf' Both sides put up a noble fight and both sides were slaughtered. January 14-Br-r-but it's cold. The coldest day of the year hut not too cold to keep the Seniors in. VVrapped in extra coats and sweaters and armed with sleds, Seniors hiked to the Country Club. January 15-The Seniors are all nursing frozen fingers and toes. The Freshies tried to walk in their elder's footsteps but found them too big. You can guess the rest. January 17- Isnt that great? Oh! I'm so anxious. These exclamations answered Miss Miller's announcement of the hiking club. The reward was that some of our weak, forlorn comrades even looked interested. Yea! Miss Miller. January 18-We were delighted to have Frances NN'halen and Inez VVhedon back again. They brought back memories of bygone but not forgotten days. January 19-The Seniors represented the S. H. A. at the Catholic Industrial Meet at the K. C. Auditorium. A trip to I.incoln's tomb was included in the pro- gram. Activities didn't end at the K. Cfs. VVhen we arrived at S. H. A. we found our sleigh waiting for ns. January 20-In the Assembly the Seniors reported on the Catholic Industrial Meet. January 21-Commercial I.aw and French at last period? .-Xre you sure? How come? Sh! Sh!-Ca secret! Sr. Ill. and Sr. XV. were tardy!! As a result, they left for Chicago at midnight. Ninr? ty-Ning

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JL, l any fs f x f g,N 'Mi cus We YN February 25-llurrah! The month end greets us again, and many happy boarders are homeward hound. Mary Catherine Collins found she couldn't live without her UIIRCU so alter one-halt hour ot riding she returned to get it. February Z8-The Alumnae gave a card party. Much to our satisfaction it wasn't one of those afternoon affairs. lt was a night party, eight o'clock, mind you and sh! here's the secret. Jennie Ryan won a prize. March 1-Civics class attended Legislature today. ln their eagerness they arrived two hours ahead ot time. .Xtter the speeches the Seniors vehemently upheld women's rights. March 3-Clara Graham gave a recital this afternoon for the lmeneht of Dom- inieus. XYC appreciate your music, Clara, also your generosity. March 5-Silence reigns. March 7-,X change in the atmosphere! Retreat ended successfully this morning. March 8-Retreat had changed some of our girls to angels. The group is practising for Elijah March 9- Say, what are the Seniors doing? They're all down in the 'Reef lYhat's the matter? They're receiving their parts for 'The Latin Cure'. March l0+Three cheers for the man who invented the motion picture ma- chine. A half day free to see the Eucharistic Congress picture! March 13-The matinee of HElijah. March 15fOnce again, the Civics Class attended legislature. XYe enjoyed the talks, the lights, and even the pages March 17- All hail to St. Patrick! Yes, we did have school, but leave it to the lrish. VVhat did we do? VVe attended the lmest play ever presented. VVC laughed until we cried at The Latin Cure. March 21-The first day of Spring. XYhere was lil Senor Robin? March 231.-Xnd once more Civics class attended Legislature. There are many ways of showing appreciation of our statesmen. March 26-Month endW'!Hey! Noisefdid you see that driver wait for me? Thusf Noise Martin addressed Bernice Doolin. Noise decided to miss the bus, but her Aunt prevented it by hailing the driver. April 1-Senior's lieast Day! April 2+Ruth lfeely and Beans Devlin cleaned the Doolin-Fox abode. lt was a good day's work. Helen Smith and Beegie wake up with curls. We wonder how. April 4-The tickets for the Basket llall Tournament are on sale. April 5-Tomorrow is the day. The First prediction was heard when the lfirst Commercial defeated the Juniors 4-2, April 6-Colors, horns, yells and Mascots! .Xt last the tournament has started. XYho's playing? The Seniors vs. Commercial and Sophs vs. juniors! The Sophs and Seniors were victors. April 7-More colors, horns, yells and Mascots! The second day of the tour- nament is here. Pep hasn't lagged a bit. The lfreshies vs. the Sophs 18-7, and the last game-the Sophs vs. Seniors! The Seniors are victors hy a well decided score 27-4. The Seniors are to enjoy an evening at the expense of the losers. April 8+The feeling of the tournament still hovers over the liuilding. The Seniors announced the Faculty's gift to the team: liaster vacation begins one-halt day earliei'. April 9-Something's wrong! Bernice Doolin, Mary Rraucher and liernadine Corey stayed over the week-end. The Juniors treated the Sophomore team in the little Reef April 10-The Skating Craze clutches us. XVe have several professionals, and 2llllZ:llCl1I'S reign supreme. .X notion counter with darning cotton as a specialty will replace the candy store or hook room. April 11-The Senior team had their picture taken. One Hundred One