Sacred Heart High School - Vine Leaves Yearbook (Vineland, NJ)

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Just Imagine Ralph Capece Richard Carli Ivan Cosimi Thomas Grookett Karl Koering Nicholas Lera Charles Lera William Martin Lawrence Nightlinger Albert Orlandini Valentine Perri Thomas Riggio Paul Walsh Louis Vit Margaret Buckley Anita Cardarel Rose Marie Dezutti Dolores DIppolito Helen Duggan Jane Dilazzera Clare Fleming Kathleen Fleming Mary Ellen Hughes Maria Raffo Mary Jane Rossi Benedicta Schad Joan Schneider Bernice Scrivani Rita Shockley without a teddy-bear bain vt minus his rubbers on a rainy day not doing the light fantastic coming to school on time disliking blondes never laughing not helping him to laugh forgetting Benedicta with his homework done playing classical music too tired to argue loud and boisterous leaving school without his books ringing the bell a minute later forgetting her New York accent without Kay or Clare having the same “Hairdo” twice never day-dreaming suffering from obesity sitting still neglecting Tommy canceling her Bayonne trips losing her speed in typing unwilling to help minus Joan or Jane undesirous of success refusing to entertain without her irresistible charm making noise

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Lessee Mother Carey’s Chickens OTHER CAREY’S CHICKENS is a Comedy from the book of the same title by Kate Douglas Wiggin. During Captain Carey’s voyages across the Atlantic, his atten- tion was called to several species of web-footed oceanic birds found at great distances from land; these untamed little wanderers were known as “stormy petrels”; stormy, because they were seen when the weather portended danger to the ship; and petrel, which means “little Peter”, in allusion to St. Peter’s walking on the sea, as these birds often seem to do. Their more interesting name, among those who sail the trade routes of the world, is “Mother Carey’s Chickens”; this. Captain Carey thought, was an appropriate name for his little family who, he hoped, would breast the storms of life, warn those in danger, and lx? guides in the voyage to eternity. In an article written by Reverend H. Joseph Bluett, S.J., he says, “Mother Carey” is but the anglicizing of the Latin Mater Cara (Mother Dear), and is none other than the Blessed Virgin, Christ’s own Immaculate Mother, to whom sailors sang when Europe’s men of the sea were all Catholics, when the Blessed Mother of God was as close to every sea faring man as the sea spray glistening in the sun. “Many young men of America who would never, in more peaceful times, have come to know “Mother Carey’s Chickens” are now making their acquaint- ance in days when the mid-ocean is grim with the dangers of war. When, far from land, they see the little birds, they will probably be glad to know whose name is hidden beneath that enigmatic “Mother Carey”. “In that name they can hear the voice of other sea faring men reminding them, across the centuries, of her who is ‘our tainted nature’s solitary lx ast, purer than foam on central ocean tossed,’ and who is still to-day, as in centuries gone bv, mankind’s STAR OF THE SEA.’ And their hearts can lift with renewed hope as they think of her care for those who face the ocean’s dangers. In her eyes, as in her Son’s, they are of more value than many sparrows, or many petrels!” “Mother Carey’s Chickens cannot but remind the Catholic soldier or sailor or nurse, who now meets them for the first time in their mid-ocean home, that the roots of his blessed faith are as deep in history as the mighty deeps over which he sails.”

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We are the Marines of S.H.H.S. THE year 1940. fifty-two Marines invades the Freshman Room of S.H.H.S. Our mission was to conquer our lessons so as to form a foundation, or rather a beachhead from which to launch further attacks on our illiteracy. Under the leadership and counsel of our commander. Sister Louis Bertrand, we developed into women. Our first and most stubborn attack was made on our Latin, but General Science became our real goal. When we reached our English Literature, we were unprepared for Homer’s counter-attack, which was led by Odysseus. Our Ancient Historv was soon overcome bv our modern system of battle, namely: determination, boldness and energy. Mathematics stressed the importance of strategic planning. When mid-year Exams appeared, we consolidated our gains by giving in a record of our accomplishments. However, the report from head- quarters (the office) gave us a moral setback; some of us were wounded seriously by red marks. Hut then we were received into the Sodality of Our Lady. This reinforcement fortified us with spiritual stamina and courage. With the passing of the months we began to grow exhausted. Spring fever was undermining our morale; extreme fatigue, the result of months of hard fighting, was evident. A breathing spell came with practicing for the May Pro- cession, but the decisive battle of our struggle remained—the June Exams. Our first encounter had been fought and won, but our casualties were heavy. After a furlough of three months, we returned to our new Camp, the Sopho- more Room. Now that we were veterans we lacked to a great extent, the en- thusiasm which had accompanied our first entrance into High School. Instead, there remained a determination to make this next assault on studies more suc- cessful than the first. However, we struggled with Caesar (Latin) requiring the help of Brutus to conquer him. Then, Beowulf (Literature) and the European Powers, (History) were also overcome. Relief was found in the U.S.O. Canteen, (Biology Lab.). Here our interest was fully centered. Physical fitness was also stressed and quite a few of our boys and girls joined the Basketball Teams. At least the year came to an end. With the help of our very kind leader. Sister Thomas Joseph, the battle was not lost. The records showed that more could have been accomplished, and we resolved to do so in the days that lav ahead of us. Our new base, the Junior Room, was a very' changed class. Changed not only in number (our Platoon now consisted of only 36) but by a decision to make an all-out attack on Scholastics. The strength of our initial attack was negligible in comparison with the growing momentum of enthusiasm and energy which we mustered and maintained till the final shot in June. A Commercial Course confronted us in the Junior Year, and in the Typing