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

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K, ff' fix Fir Q A , A C: f . ,f : 'iii fi I CATHERINE WHITE Yice-l'resiclent. '26 ,Xssistant ljuetry lirlitttr, '27 Xthletics, '2t1. '27 'Fur t'?'.llfH' mt! lutul ' P l Rah! Rah! Seninrs--lia-te! XYh.tt , A a forward! XYhen she sliutmts fur a il' hasket, she usually niakes it: hut hest I ut' all, if she tails, she grins anfl shunts V X 4 I again. liven a hoil eannut tmhliterate 4 l that grin. liver-reatly, gottcl-iiatttretl, fleterininetl, she tackles and earries tn l yiettiry, not nnly het' lrasketliall gantes, hut everytliing she attetnpts. XYhen tint' party huur is at hanfl. with ahttut ten essentials wanting, what is inure ' ylatlrlening tn nur tirecl hearts than Kiilvis l'll run aerctss the street ancl get st'nne ? Klany are the tinies her trip has sayerl the rlay antl our i'etttttatimi, lu twhtain entranee inttt Katt-'s heart, the tuasswttrcl is at turznik. Her Senim- year was spent in chasing ,lttnim ' at alarniingly late hours, fll1'L'L'llllg1't'llL1l'llS in eivies class, pinning llllfllglllflbll signs un her neiglihttrs, calling taxi flriyers antl llIlflL'l'lJlliCli5 at the rleniise ut 19211. ancl presenting liernice lhwlin with rleatl hinlrvey stteeitnens. l'atherine's ttnpularity is unuuestiunahle. In spite ul the taet that the nationality issue is an iinptvrtant one in Class '27, she has nianagetl skilfully tu escape llying missiles trtnn lmth lactimis. True, she has rerl hair anrl a ct1t'i't-sputitliiig teniper: hut she has lmeen the chief organizer anrl the staunehest supporter ut' the Dutch 'l't'iu. ln the entire class, she has shown an unswerving luyality anrl a willingness tn help any ntenther nut ut' itnims- sihle clepths. l'art ut her early :lays was clarkenetl hy a great wut-ry, the target nf the arrow when she steppetl un the seales. ,Xlways it tolrl a clisgraeetttl tale, Xuw. huw eyer. she possesses the perteet weight, antl her liappiiiess is emntilete. .Xs she lretluently says, lYhile there is life, there is linpef' Lintteealitig all t'atliei'ine's liyeliness anrl niisehiet' is a shell or prttteetive etmyeriiig of sa great tlensity that unless une knows its nature, she is apt tt, he tnislt-tl. XYe, ourselves: ttnly pierced it after two years til' lahor. l.est strangeis he not Sri persistent :incl fail tu llnd the real Kate, we shall explain. Always neatly attirecl, she ntuyes with a quiet. flig- nilierl air. ller enlclly intlifferent eyes aurl lirnily set lips seein tu say. lin ytuu' hest tn' wurst, hut let ine alone. ,X linality uf tune lt'2lfla one tu helieye that all cleeisiuns are final. 'llhis very last itent is, perhaps, near the insicle ul the shell: fm- we smnetitnes tintl that the 'leeisinns are tinal: hut as tm' the uther external niarks, they are external: flu nut niincl them: gn un within: the etturt will he wttrtli while. l.ike inust nt' the rest ut' nur elass, Llatlierine intentls tu relieye the wttrlcl ut' its niiseries, lt she tiiwwes as cheerful antl energetic as she has heen tluring her selittttl tlays she will he a nnniher une nurse, l'l1i1'ly-Sf-ttfrl

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JL fs. A A4 KWH KATHRYN RACHFORD Springfield, Illinois Secretary and Treasurer, '25 Y111l'1I learn A It il Alas! Kathryn is. we fear. possessed hy the restlessness and vanity of our Age'f. lf the stopping place is not to he home or school, she is eyer alert to start. Her in- 'variahle response to a hg'Ul1lj,1N proposal is All right! l.et's go, l think l can get the car. And whether the destination is jacksonville or just around the corner, she is or time to the minute with the Essex. She is prompt and all actiyity at our dances. Little did we dream that Kathryn possesesd so many hidden antics. XVords fail to descrihe the alarming manner in which she heayes into perpetual motion at the first jazz discord. .Xt each syncopated crash she gains speed and volume. Siii'giing' and hillowing she plows through the sea of more timid spirits. Xor does that Dreamy XYaltz calm the tempest of her actiyityfno, the poor partner is dragged through the same series of lunges as the chords of a fox trot produce. Matter set in motion, they say, requires sufficient matter to stop that motion. VVC have never found matter enough to hinder Kathryn's action on the dance floor. She eyen fails to recognize the strains of Home Sweet llomef' octopus-like she gives a few solitary maneuvers on the threshold hefore departing. The next morning about a quarter past nine. an almost prim, matronly Senior lakes her place in the classroom. Our sedate classmate tfor the lady in question is Kathrynb does not suffer her tarfliness to ruffle her dignity. ln fact it has hecome such a frequent occurrence that she regards it as part of the daily routine. XYhen we expect to see a tardy slip. Kathryn displays a few hair pins and a pack of stationery. The former hecome a necessity when growing tresses are being tucked under. and as to the latter-well, stationery is just a part of Kathryn: without it she would he at a loss to while away the weary hours of school life. Judging from her correspondence we duh Kathryn a Lady of l.etters, hut she flatly refuses the honor with 'fmy amhitions run along the teaching line, American History perhaps. Lady of Letters, Dame Teacher, or whatever may he your title, Kathryn. we wish you success. 7'lf1r1y-Six

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41 rg H of it! I l l l i Athletics, '27 .Xnnette diligently In pleasure it .Xnnette takes in W'hether she reall ANNETTE WEISENMEYER Springfield, Illinois Assistant Historian Sallie people 1nrAl.'1' mv xi:-l.', lf at first you don't succeed, try, tiy again fAnnette does. ln work, pleas- ure, and mischief, this same thought urges Annette on. She carries this de- termination with her into each class, study hour, and recreation period. Annette refuses to give up until she has an exact l.atin translation, an ar- tistic drawing for Biology, a memor- ized Civics recitation, a thrice copied English paper, or a porch swing care- fully lodged in a tree: after all that, plunges into her music, determined to memorize a is just the same. She is resolute to make the affair a show, she deliberately insists upon taking roasted y likes them or whether she just wants to annoy the ditlicult selection. complete. XVhen peanuts with her. people about her, we are not sure, but are rather led to believe it is the latter. At other times, she in- cessantly indulges in cokes and candy. Her daily visits to the candy store allow us to discover her secret, hidden deep down in her heart: that is, Hher two-hundred pound selfv. VVhen anything is said about her avoirdupois, Annette seeks refuge in Fat people have sweet dispositions . It is useless to say anything to or about Annette because she is determined to get revenge, and usually the offender suffers the worst end of the deal. Neither does Annette give up until she has succeeded in getting the trespasser's hair dishevelled or got her all riled up . If she does not succeed in that. she tries punching and pinching until she has her victim almost annihilated. After she has prepared all her lessons, most of the rest of her study hours are spent drawing and writing in stolen books. Many Seniors are the unwilling possessors of pages of orchestras and Hbone men and of more pages of You Bum! t'Nuttyl Hi squirrel's food. And lol if you just try to return the deed, you only receive more pages of drawings and violent outbursts of her pen. But when Annette's desire for revenge has been satisfied she approaches her former victim and calmly and sincerely asks, A'Are you mad? Upon hearing that she is not. Annette meekly replies that she did not mean to make her soy she was just doing it for fun, lmmediately she gives away to the ecstasy of a hearty laugh. It is always a consolation to knc iw that she, at least, has enjoyed herself. The experience of ages has proven that contentment adds avoirdupois. VVhat will Annette weigh next time we meet? Thirty-Eiglzt