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

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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

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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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'gig ' 7 Z I ull N 4 ,tt A i , jul 253, Q fi' 5 I7 I ef? J lwglrsvfiizx ' '-' I sy . ' 1. 451' xklyi R 7, t I Q N .. n'3Ti1-3 sf g 1 fllf' ff . . A . Y . - f . 11 L-4:4 fr ff tg. . - .9 ,., , , -, ,j .x ' ' '51 - ' A I i CLASS HISTORY Thirty-eight-Thirty-nine'-Fortyl The door of S. H. A. swung shut behind the fortieth Freshman of '23. But our motley mob was not favorably welcomed by the upper classmen, who deemed it their duty to inform us that Quantity was not Quality. Since it was up to us to prove the more the mightierf' we formed our- selves into battle array against the other classes. Frances lfox, being of imperial size and war-like disposition, was chosen Commander-in-Chief. lilizabeth Ettel- briek, we made our treasurer. In a mood of mildness we selected the sweet pea as our coat of arms, lavendar and gold, our banner and Semper l idelis, our battle cry. Then, the Sophies gave a play. To their great delight, the Freshie VVarriors paid them a visit and ruined the show. After this event the mild and peace loving Sophomores graced our classroom door with a scented May basket on St. l'atrick's Day. VVe immediately called a war delegation and corrected a misspelled word on their note of congratulation. VVith Easter came Retreat: we didn't like the idea, but since it was the custom, we Retreated. too. In spite of our former worries, we found the Retreat to be most beneficial. A whirlwind of social events next attracted our attention. So delighted were we to go to the A. I.. S. Banquet, that we laid aside our armour and donned our party dresses. I.ittle did we realize then the significance and solemuity this occasion holds for Seniors. 'XVe had had little opportunity to display our dramatic ability until Sister Francesca directed the St. Thomas Aquinas Pageant. After weeks of patient train- ing, we acted our parts as monks and angels to perfection. The upper classmen declared that the Freshmen showed marked talent in the orchestra recital. Gradua- tio11 brought us visions of the Seniors of '27 bedecked in caps and gowns at some far distant day. The closing event of the school year was the Alumnae Banquet. In the excite- ment of serving we forgot all about war and acted quite civilized, they said. The battles of the year were over. The great home going day was June lo. Sophomore Year. Our summer furlough over, we hesitated a moment before attacking our studies to make an inventory of the Sophomore army of '2-1. Seven of our warriors had succumbedg we were left a gallant thirty-three. Elizabeth Ettelbrick and Kathryn Rachford assumed the leadership while shell pink and silver floated over and we cheered UPlus Ultraf' Immediately we planned a wiener roast in the grove. Cnr fears were aroused when in the west a fiery cross appeared and with it the shadowy forms of hooded figures. The rest of the evening, however, passed quietly enough and we returned home unharmed. Another interruption in our Sophomore year of training was the Hallowe'en party. Our 'tballet dancer and negro mammy received prizes for the most artistic and most outlandish costumes. Luckily we survived the exams, and were restored to health and happiness again by an invitation to the Valentine Party. 0ur star numbers were Frances Fox ren- dering Me and My Boy Friend and Mary Clough the HSpring Fantasticfl Recitals were next in order. Clara Graham won the gold medal and Annette NViesenmeyer the silver cross for bravery at the piano. Practice and more praca tice, filled many a warm and weary day before Egypta was staged by the Saint Dominic's Society. More practice and we budded forth in a Spring Fantasy. NVhen preparations for A. L. S. began the spirit of battles of '23 rushed back into our veins. Every life was endangered as we charged to and fro decorating the refectory. There were the usual joys and sorrows of graduation. Then our Sopho- more year was gone. Junior Year. Back again at S. H. A. To Elizabeth Ifttelbrick, Catherine XVhite, Margaret Monaghan, and Mary Phillips fell the responsibility of leading us victoriously through our junior year. VVh1le we were yet very young in our junior career. we found that Thirty Ame