Sacred Heart College - Gradatim Yearbook (Belmont, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1939 volume:

ARCHIVES SACRED HEART CONVENT rCRADATIM J 1939 Volume VII Published by The Senior Classes of Sacred Heart Junior CaUege and Academy Belmont. North Carolina Clarice Wells Editor-in-Chief Elmena Latimer Business Manager DEDICATION To You. THE Many. Favored as lUe have been favored, who have lived happy school -lives at Sacred Heart and Lvho have, as ive hope some day to have, a treasure-chest all filled with time-yellowed souvenirs of Victory Hall, To You. Alumnae. 7 he Cla.ss of ' 39 dedicates this issue of The Gradatim. FOREWORD May this, our year book of 1939. mirror the true ideals of Sacred Heart and portray Its high purpose of furthering the develop- ment of the spiritual, moral, and physical well-being of its students so that even the record of .such achievement may spell the SLVeet word. SERVICE. CONTENTS Book One COLLEGE Book Two HIGH SCHOOL Book Three ACTIVITIES Book Four ATHLETICS Book Five ADVERTISEMENTS COLLEGE West Campus South Campus College dA venue (zA Wo odland Haunt The Matron of Our School Page Ten The Gradatim GRADUATES Doris Hope Belmont. N. C. Day Students ' Association (1. 2|. President i 2 ) : Curie Club ( 2 ) : Alpha Kappa Alpha ( 2 ) : Teasdalc Book Club I 2 ) : Glee Club ( 2 ) ; Dramatic Club ( 2 ) : Honor Society (1 ) : Class Historian GRADATIM (2). Jeanette Kendrick Gastonta. N, C. Glee Club i 2 i . Business Manager ( 2 I : Dramatic Club i 1 . 2 i : Basket- ball Manager ( 2 I : Tennis Club ( 2 I ; Alpha Kappa Alpha i 2 i : Curie Club ( 1 . 2 I . President i 2 ) : Assistant Editor Gradatim ( 2 ) : Teasdale Book Club I 2 I : Association i 1 . 2 ) . Day Students ' Page Eleven 1939 GRADUATES Elmena Latimer Belmont, n, C. Class President ( 2 ) : Le Cercle Franqais ( I ) : Dramatic Club ( 1 . 2 ) , President (1): Tennis Club (2): Curie Club ( 1 , 2 ) , Secretary and Treasurer (2): Alpha Kappa Alpha (2): Business IVIanager Gradatim ( 2 ) : Teasdale Book Club ( 2 ) : Day Students ' Association ( 1 , 2 ) : Glee Club (2). Frances Pratt Belmont, n. c. Day Students ' Association (1, 2) : Alpha Kappa Alpha (2), Secretary and Treasurer ( 2 ) : Class President ( 1 ) : Teasdale Book Club ( 2 ) : Dra- matic Club (1, 2), President (2): Glee Club ( 2 ) : Le Cercle Fran?ais ( 1 ) : Assistant Editor Gradatim (2). Page Twelve GRADUATES Pauline Ray ASHEVILLE. N. C. Sodality ( 1 , 1) : Class Secretary (2): Lc Ccrcle Franqais (1, 2): Choral Club (1 ): Glee Club (2); Basketball (1): Tennis Team (1. 2 ) : Curie Club (1,2); Alpha Kappa Alpha (2); Teasdale Book Club ( 2 ) . Vice-President ( 2 ) : Assistant Editor GrADATIM (2); Softball Team ( 1 ) : Dramatic Club ( 1 ) . Madge Sparks Belmont. N. C. Day Students ' Association (1. 2) ; Curie Club (1, 2): Alpha Kappa Alpha ( 2 ) : Teasdale Book Club (2): Class Poet, GRADATIM (2): Class Treasurer (2) : Le Cercle Fran- gais ( 2 ) . Page Thirteen 1939 The Gradatim GRADUATES Clarice Wells Mt. Holly, N. C. Class Vice-President (2): Editor- in-chief Gradatim (2): Lc Cercle Fran ais (1): Basketball (1. 2): Curie Club (1. 2): Alpha Kappa Alpha (2); Honor Society (I. 2): Monogram Club (1. 2). President ( 2 ) : Teasdale Book Club ( 2 ) : Day Students ' Association (1. 2); Glee Club ( 2 ) , Secretary and Treasurer (2). Pauline Waters lincolnton, n. c. Le Cercle Fran ais (2), President (2): Day Students ' Association (1. 2 ) : Associate Editor Gradatim ( 2 ) : Teasdale Book Club ( 2 ) : Alpha Kappa Alpha (1. 2), Presi- dent (1, 2). Pugc Fourteen 1939 The G CLASS HISTORY Could each of us have been gifted with the power of Mclampus, wc would have known the pleasant relationship that awaited us at Sacred Heart in 1937 when we stepped from the valley of the grades. and we would have endured these early trying years at least with resignation. However, we would have been deprived of the surprises that each new adventure brought with it and the thrill that always surrounds the unknown. In our Freshman year we were twenty-five in number. Each was eager and hopeful, and perhaps a little complacent, too, in the newly-acquired sense of superiority, for, after all. was not this a great milestone after eleven years of concentrated labor? This egotistical outlook was not to remain long with us, for there were sophomores around who had been along these same roads, and who, even unintentionally, made us realize that we still had many things to accomplish, and that to begin was not, in any sense, to achieve. So with determination and diligence we set about our Freshman work. But al l our time was not restricted to Labor, for soft-footed Pleasure crept in too. and filled the intervals with varied activities. Plays, parties, dances, picnics, banquets, and athletics claimed their allotment and, after such breaks. we possessed rcriewed vigor for our scholastic undertakings. So, under capable guidance, we learned to devote the correct proportional time to study and entertainment, and to turn in times of stress to That Light whose smile kindles the Universe, That Beauty in which all things work and move. That Benediction which the eclipsing Curse Of birth can quench not, that sustaining Love Which through the web of being blindly wove By man and beast and earth and air and sea. Burns bright or dim, as each are mirrors of The fire for which all thirst. When we returned as Sophomores we had even more of the old ardor, and we expended it. if not always wisely, at least with a stroke in that direction. This year has marked many events of importance to us. and each small matter to which we have had a part has taken on a new and deeper meaning with the realization that it was for the last time. We are reluctant to leave behind so many friends and the school we have learned to love, but we will always have pleasant memories to inspire us to heights worthy of the ideals that the institution has instilled into our hearts. — Doris Hope, Page Fifteen 1939 K The Gradatim Page Sixteen CLASS POEM As blocks of rough and unhewn stone Our Hves begin their quest. With Time and Fate we stand alone To pass or fail the test. The Muse, upon Olympia posed, Will guide the unskilled hand Along the curves of time of those Who seek a firmer stand. Onward alway and never back The sculptor ' s chisel goes: And when at last Fate makes her track Eternal marks she shows. The Rock is hard and priceless, too, From which our life is wrought. So carefully we all must hew This Thing that Blood has bought. When Life ' s unveiled by Death ' s cold hand Will yours reveal the best Of all the things at your command: Or will you fail the test. -Madge Sparks. 1939 The Gradatim FRESHMEN Dorothy Abernathy Mt. Holly. N. C. Helen Brown Lexington. N. C. Frances Armstrong Mt. Holly. N. C. Ir.ma Burns Belmont. N. C. Sarah Bynum Lincolnton. N. C. CoNSUELo Del Cueto Cienfucgos. Cuba Helen Hand Charlotte. N. C. th Mary Curl ee Gastonia, N. C. Edith Gallagher Gastonia. N. C. LUTELLE HANEY Belmont. N. C. Mary E. Holtzclaw Cramerton, N. C. Page Seventeen 1939 E GRADATIM FRESHMEN Eleanor Jenkins Gastonia, N. C. Anne McLean Belmont, N. C. ViRGIE LUTZ Belmont, N. C, Mary Elizabeth Moor Anderson. S. C. Ellen New Gastonia, N. C. Margaret Partrick Clinton. N. C. Susan Richardson Gastonia. N. C, Margaret O ' Meara Brooklyn, N. Y, Betty Pressley Belmont, N. C. Louise Smith Belmont. N. C. Dorothy Whisenant Belmont, N. C. Page Eighteen yme 1939 HIGH SCHOOL The Gradatim SENIORS ViOLETTA DEL CUETO CiENFUEGOs. Cuba Teresiano ( I ) : Cienfucgos High School (2. 3): Sodality (4); Literary Society (4); Glee Club (4); Tennis (4): Softball (4). Joy Gilbert Hendersonville. N, C. Flat Rock High (I, 2): Literary Society (3. 4 ) : Class Poet GRADATIM; Tennis (4 ) : Glee Club (4) ; Softball (4). Margaret Harriss Charlotte, N. C, O Donoghuc (1): Central High (2. 3): Class Treasurer (4); Sodality (4); Literary Society (4), Treasurer (4) : Class Historian, GRADATIM; Honor Society (4); Tennis (4): Softball (4), Page Twenty 1939 The Gradatim SENIORS Dorothy Hogan Charleston. S. C. Mcmminger High School ( 1 ) : Sodality (2. 3. 4) : Music Club (3. 4) ; Class Secre- tary (3): Class President (4): Le Cerde Francais (2, 3): Honor Society (3): Lit- erary Society (3. 4): Glee Club (4); Class Prophet (4). Maria Maristany Habana. Cuba Nuestra Senora del Rosario i ) ; St. Theresa School (2. 3): Sodality (4); Glee Ciub (4): Tennis (4): Literary Society (-1)- Mary Fay Spencer Gastonia. N. C. Gastonia High School (1. 2); Literary Society (41 ; Le Cercle Francais (3). Page Twenty-one 1939 CLASS HISTORY Here and there at Sacred Heart Academy during nni four years of High School. SCENE I Campus, opening of school September. 193 5. (Girls are arriving from different parts of the United States, from Cuba, Guam, and Canada. Tillie has just dropped her bags on the ground outside the main building and is greeting her old classmates). Tillie : Hello, everybody. PAULINE: Glad to sec you again. Tillie. TILLIE: I ' m glad to be back. I ' ve been at the Academy since I was a little girl. My great aunt was a nun here, and my mother went to school here, too, so I feel very much at home. BRIDIE: We were just talking about the subjects we are going to take, the clubs we are going to join, and the basketball team. Do you know that we are going to try for the tourna ment this yeari TlLLIE: (Very seriously). I ' m in high school now. girls, and I shall have to decide upon my vocation. (Laughing). I am already so well-trained in religion that I think my education would be wasted if I did not become a Sister. Mary C: Wait until we have our first dance and I think youll change your mind. TILLIE: Will you girls please take my bags to the dormitory: I must see the Directress. SCENE 11 Auditorium. June. 19 3 6. (Tillie and Mary Catherine are seated side by side in one of the front rows. The processional has ended and the Abbot, priests, graduates, etc. are taking their places on the stage.) Mary C: (Whispering) Don ' t the Seniors look beautiful in their white caps and gowns, and aren ' t their bouquets lovely? TILLIE: I shall miss them next year for I have known most of them a long time. This certainly has been a short year. We had just settled down to study when the Hallowe ' en party came. Then we began some real study for the first quarterly examinations, which were over just in time for the Thanksgiving dance. Will you ever forget that! When we were able to breathe freely again, it was time to leave for the Christmas holidays. After Christmas, the time dragged for a while as our only intermission from study was an occasional movie. Mary C: (Interrupting) Don ' t forget the skating parties and the Club entertainments. TILLIE: (Continuing) Then Lent came. I did not deny myself much, but Father S. says it is better to do positive things, anyway, so I went to Mass every morning and attended all the Holy Week services at the Abbey. We are fortunate in having a Benedictine monastery near our school so we can see all the beautiful ceremonies of the Church. The time has just flown since Easter Girl in Back: (touching Tillie ' s arm). Sister says. Please stop talking. Father Abbot is going to speak. SCENE III Dining Hall. September. 1936. (The Sophomores are seated at a table in a corner of the room frankly questioning a newcomer.) MARY: Where is your home. Dorothy i DOROTHY: (In a slow, drawling voice) Charleston. EMMA: (a Cuban girl) Where is that? DOROTHY: Charleston! Why it ' s in South Carolina — the most historical city in the United States. EMMA: (Much impressed) I hope we shall be good friends. Dorothy. MARY: I understand you arc an excellent musician. Dorothy. Will you play something for us after dinner. ' DOROTHY: I shall be glad to do so later, but first I wish to explore these buildings and surround- ings. They are beautiful and look interesting. MARGARET: Every Sunday we go up to the Abbey Cathedral for the ten o ' clock Mass and every Saturday we take a walk to difl erent places, so you will soon get plenty of scenery, if that ' s what you like. Have you ever seen Lake Lure? Page Twi ' ntq-lwo The Gradatim EMMA: Sister is going lo ring the bell. I shall sec you on the campus. Dorothy. SCENE IV Dormitory. April, 1937, (The girls are dressing for the Passion Play). JOV; I suppose the Centurian would be very much amused if he could gaze on my impersona- tion of him. PAULINE: I wonder what St. Joseph thought of my impersonation of him at Christmas! (Dorothy enters room dressed as the Blessed Virgin) BRIDIE: Doesn ' t she look holy? MARY: (Looking out through window) I see some people arriving. Lets hurry to the auditorium. SCENE V Gymnasium, November, 1937. (Joy and Margaret are among the spectators of the first basketball game of the season ) . JOY: What do you think of our new coach? MARGARET: Not being a member of the team. I do not know him personally, but the girls like him and that means they will co-operate with him. He is very particular about regular practice and all the rules must be strictly obeyed. JOV: There they go for the last quarter, and the score is 3 7-7 in our favor. (Much cheering from the crowd as S. H. A. gains the victory.) SCENE VI Lawn in front of the Chapel. May, 1938. (The Abbot, priests. Sisters, children, and people of the community have formed a procession and are wending their way slowly down the path to the Shrine of Our Lady in the woods. Two little girls are carrying the crown for the Blessed Virgin, which is to be placed on her head by the girl who has received the highest honors in conduct and scholarship). SISTER: (Walking beside the choir). Please sing your best this evening, girls. The others are depending on your lead. GIRLS: We will. Sister. SCENE VII Tennis Ccjurt, September. 1938. (Some of the girls are seated on the benches becoming acquainted with two Cuban girls who have just arrived to join the Seniors). DOROTHY: (Interrupting the two girls who are speaking Spanish). If you girls wish to learn English you should forget Spanish for a while. MARIA: That ' s what Mother says, but I can express myself much better in Spanish. ViOLETTA: Tu sabes, me perdi en el colegio hoy. no estoy acostumbrada al edificio todavia ! SCENE VIII Auditorium, Class Night. May. 1939. (The Seniors have just finished a little entertainment. They are now in back of the stage very tearful and unhappy). JOY: Just think! This is the last time we shall ever be on the stage here except at Commence- ment. MARGARET: (Practically.) Unless you return to attend college. DOROTHY: The audience is waiting for us to say farewell. Let ' s go out and sing that little verse we have been practicing. (Seniors appear on the stage and sing together) Goodbye, dear friends — adieu! God bless you. we fondly pray Our hearts will ever be with you Though we ' re going far away. — Margaret Harrlss. Page Tiventtj- three 19 3 9 mmmm an tatmm i The Gradatim CLASS PROPHECY It happened the spring that I was asked to christen the great steamer now called The Queen Isabclle, and. if I mistake not, it was April. I remember that because all hedges were white as I sped north to Washington. The wife of the Cuban ambassador, my one-time schoolmate. Violetta Del Cueto, met me in Washington, and we had enjoyable times together. But that was after the accident, for there was an accident, you know. Let me tell you of it; When I swung the bottle of champagne, through some misadventure it splurted back upon me. and for a time I suffered from suspended animation. But only for a time. (How was that? Please do not interrupt or I will lose my trend of thought completely!) The next thing I remember a little man — not so little you know but short — stepped up to me. Hurry up! he said. I ' ve waited long enough already. To whom are you speaking? I said, We haven ' t even been introduced! As if you didn ' t know me! he said, Why, I ' m the Bachelor! The Bachelor! I said. The Bachelor, he repeated. Perhaps your next remark will be that you have never heard of ' The Gentleman in the Moon ' ! I have heard of ' The Man in the Moon ' , I said. None of your wisecracks, he said, or I ' ll not take you there! I was about to ask where when he hurried me into some sort of conveyance, the name of which I have never been able to ascertain. It was unlike anything I have ever seen Don ' t talk so much. he said. Why, I haven ' t said even a word, I protested. Well, you were thinking, he said, and when women think it is just as if they talked. That ' s why I have remained a bachelor. I couldn ' t stand the noise! After some travel, wc stopped at a star that resembled an immense concert hall. All the light that shone forth. I was to discover, came from the violinist, Maria Maristany, whom I saw, even before we had stopped. Why, what an honor! I called out, but the audience, infuriated, started hissing me so loudly that I was forced to beg the little man to step on what- ever-it-was and get us out of there, which he did. What a place she has! I exclaimed. You were going to say ' in the sun ' , he said, and that would be untrue. This place is very many millions of miles from the sun. Are you good at figures? I changed the subject while he pulled out an adding machine and worked it with — his toes! Page Twenty-four The Gradatim CLASS PROPHECY -Continued Soon we stopped at what seemed to me a hospital star. We stepped oflF. and not knowing what I was doing there. I felt, and I am sure I looked, utterly foolish, until the little man pointed to a desk on which was a placard bearmg the title. Dr. Harriss. There were so many degrees after the name that I was beginning to get dizzy when my companion unceremoniously hurried me off elsewhere. Can ' t I talk with Margaret? I said. You mean with Dr. Harriss, he answered. Be careful of your manners, or I ' ll be sorry that I invited you! Well. I said, but we were off without much more ado. The next trip is rather long. he said, and you may read these poems for relaxation. He pulled a dog-eared volume from one of his tiny pockets. It had been folded and re-folded, and its title was Poems by Joy Gilbert. They are the finest sonnets since Shakespeare, he said. I noticed the first was called Moonlight Sonata. That ' s why he likes them so much. I thought, but I said nothing. However, upon reading them. I discovered that they were very fine indeed, and I was very proud of the fact that I had been one of Joy ' s classmates. In just a few minutes I ' ll have to leave you, said my escort, for Mr. Sun IS becoming very impatient. I declare, sometimes I think he wants to be the whole show himself, and he sighed deeply. We soon arrived at a beautiful little cottage. Another of your friends ' said the Man-in-the-Moon. I looked around, but could see only a lovely little child on the porch. Mama thought you never would come, she said, Who are you. ' I asked. Sybil, she said simply and smiled at me. There was something in that smile I knew. A lady hurriedly opened the door and embraced me before I knew it. Why. it can ' t be. I said. But it was. It was Mary Fay Spencer of happy memory. At least that used to be her name, but she told me she had married the Postmaster General of the United States and that her hobby was stamp- collecting. Mary Fay, of all people! Come along, said Mr. Moon Man. or I ' ll leave you in mid-air. With that he started his funny motor again, and, although he did not mean to do it, I am sure, he — went off without me! I went off, too, off in the true sense indeed, Down, down, down, I went, until finally, with a jerk, I opened my eyes to see Violetta gazing anxiously into them, Never again agree to christen a ship. she said, until you can throw a bottle! What bottle ' I said. What ship? — Dorothy Hogan. Page Twenty-five LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT State of North Carolina County of Gaston, City of Belmont. -s- iHsH£:ti H ' £ti: ;H itament : ARTICLE I z ii B:BrsS - ' - ' ' s i ' :- ' - ' . =j;s: ' - ARTICLE II To our Dii lo our Uirectrcss we give our appreciation for her guidance for her abilitv m h.1„ „c see the sunny s.de no matter what the Weather Man pred.cted. and for h r tende ' cL of us ARTICLE III pnv:; e: -n :h; Jr7hr ir :v s -:; :-t :: z.:i! - ARTICLE IV and Tee Ihings ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ° ■get-up-and-go ' manner. Wuh it may they go places ARTICLE V ant,y ' :°fou;y ' :rrfrbo:K ac aran°c hfp; ' ' ' ' - ' ' - f - --P- ARTICLE VI n,.n! ' ■ ' °J ' k ' ' ' ' i i - ' °. ' ' bi qu th to Mary Catherine Kabas. for her encouraee- ment. and tor the ed.ficat.on of her neighbors, my steady progress in Latin It is not as ■ ' dead ' ' as they claim. Mary Catherine, so be of good heart and carry on. n,v L f ' S f y ' ' ' ' ° Dolly Dunn my sisterly affection and a large portion of my care for relatives. Keep the family tree well watered. Dolly. portion ot I. Mary Fay Spencer do will my knowledge of Chemistry to Bridie Madden If it proves to be more than she needs I would advise her to share it with her needy neighbors. IM 1 i ' m , ' ' ' ' ° ' f ' ' ■ ' y ' giv« ■ nd bequeath my earnestness and interest in studies to trid il;:de:t ' ?h:t ' :h ' eTno ' r s. ' ' ' ■ ' ° ' ° ' ' ' ' - ' ' ' - - - be ' comrit:,,;: .,Jb ' °f ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' .P ' ' Cueto. do will the one-half of my artistic talent that I shall not need hereafter to Anita Manstany. Should she be disinterested in the bequest, she may tu n sa°d donation over to the Directress for the upkeep of the school in general. R„;c ' ' ' ?°™ ' ' ; ' ' Claire Hc gan. tJo will and bequeath my tenacity of purpose to Margaret Reiser. I trust this gift will enable her to secure a place in the sun. IN Witness WHEREOF we hereunto set our hand and seal this seventh day of June, A D Nineteen Hundred Thirty-Nine. ju-i, . u. Witnesses: ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' SPENCER. Booty Jackson (the cat) Louise (Dot ' s elephant l Ferdinand (the bull) Page Twcnly-six The c COMMENCEMENT DAY The end of a trail you say ' Ah. me! The end of a trail for whom? Why does it end in this blossomy sea. Perfumed in the spring ' s dear noon ' The fall is the time that the end should call It ' s clarion note on the breeze. Why should things end at the start of things — With the budding forth of the trees ' June is no time for the farewell note And yet how it falls on the rose! Why can ' t we finish on some gray day When the wind in a great tumult blows? O you who go forth in the quickening sap When the light is a blaze at the noon. Don ' t say with regret that the time ' s not best. That farewells can ' t be said in a June! For you ' re heading for uplands high, my dears. And the light must be full in the East. Grey skies and the cold night harbor fears. But yours is a Springtime Feast. — Joy Gilbert. Page Tiventy- even 1939 ■■■■ HMHii MB The Gradatim 1939 ACTIVITIES TIM GRADATIM STAFF Clarice Wells Editor-in-Chief Elmena Latimer Business Manager Pauline Waters Assistant Editor Doris Hope Class Historian Edith Adams Athletic Editor Madge Sparks Class Poet L Margaret Harriss Class Historian Dorothy Hogan Class Prophet Mary Fay Spencer Class Testatrix Joy Gilbert Class Poet Page Thirly 1939 1 il PRESIDENTS ' FORUM ELMENA Latimer Sophomore Class Betty Pressly Freshman Class Margaret O ' Meara Teasdale Book Club JEANETTE KENDRICK Curie Club Pauline Waters Alpha Kappa Alpha Frances Pratt Dramatic Club Edith Gallagher Monogram Club Edith Adams Glee Club Doris Hope Day Students ' Association Pauline Ray Le Cercle Francais Dorothy HogAN Meynell Literary Society Dorothy Hogan Senior High School Class Annie Tatum Junior High School Class Eva Mae Moses Sophomore High School Class Mary C. KabAS Freshmen High School Class Page Thirty-one 1939 The Gradatim f A THE HONOR SOCIETY The Honor Society is composed of members who. by unswerving fidelity to scholastic endeavor, have attained the grade of ninety or over. This Society has done much to uphold the scholastic standards of the school. This year ten young ladies were fortunate enough to reach this coveted goal. MEMBERS Doris Hope Frances Pratt Clarice Wells Edith Adams Margaret Harriss Margaret Reiser Annie Tatum Anita Maristany Mary Hedrick Anne Clark Page Thlrly-two 1939 The Gradatim TEASDALE BOOK CLUB Oh. better than the minting of a golden-cron ' ned king Is the safe-kept memory of a lovely thing. — Sarah Teasdale. A new institution at Sacred Heart this year is the Teasdale Club, an organization formed for the benefit of the college English classes and destined to accomplish much. The objective of the club is the stimulation to literary activity and the attainment of a keener literary appreciation. This two-fold aim has been accom- plished, we feel, and is but the starting point for greater results that the members hope to attain during the next school year, by the addition of a Creative Writers ' Division. firsf Roiv Eleanor Jenkins Frances Armstrong Madge Sparks Pauline Ray Margaret O ' Meara Irma Burns Ellen New Edith Gallagher Miriam Weldon Doris Hope MEMBERS Second Row Helen Hand Helen Brown Lutelle Haney Sarah Bynum Mary E. Holtzclaw Frances Pratt Susan Richardson Anne McClean Elmena Latimer Mary E. Moor Louise Smith Betty Pressly Margaret Partrick Consuelo del Cueto ViRGIE LUTZ Dorothy Whisenant Clarice Wells Dorothy Abernathy Jeanette Kendrick Pauline Waters Mary Curlee Page Thirty-lhree 1939 CURIE CLUB The Curie Club has been very active since its organization two years ago. Membership in this club is limited to college students who have had at least one year of Chemistry and arc interested in furthering their knowledg; of thii fascinating subject. The primary purpose of this organization is to arouse interest in the progress of scientific research. This objective has been achieved mainly through lectures, educational trips, and students ' projects. First Row Miriam Weldon Mary Curlee Margaret O ' Meara consuelo del cueto Doris Hope Madge Sparks MEMBERS Second Roiv Eleanor Jenkins Betty Pressly Anne McClean Dorothy Abernathy Susan Richardson Jeanette Kendrick Pauline Ray Mary E. Holtzclaw Elmena Latimer Third RoiV ViRGIE LUTZ Edith Adams Clarice Wells Page Thirty-four l 6 i ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA The Alpha Kappa Alpha is a cultural society organized for those especially interested in raising and broadening the level of their appreciation of the good, the beautiful, and the true. To further their aim. the members have secured lecturers, sponsored concerts, attended plays and recitals, and visited museums. A taste for the finer things of life has been engendered and in addition much enjoyment has been derived from the many trips. MEMBERS First Row Pauline Waters Edith Adams Frances Pratt Second Row Anne McLean -- — Elmena Latimer Madge Sparks Susan Richardson ViRGIE LUTZ Pauline Ray Doris Hope consuelo del cueto Third Row Frances Armstrong Jeanette Kendrick Ellen New Clarice Wells Betty Pressly Sarah Bynum Page Thirty-five The Gradatim ■ ■ ■ dii j .Mfffl % •w v « V ' ' V SODALITY The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin still continues to hold the foremost place in the spiritual life of Sacred Heart. The high moral tone of the school, and the splendid spirit of hard work and comradeship which exists among the students, must be ascribed in great part to the example set by the Sodalists. They realize that they are Children of Mary and that devotion to her should be prominent in their lives. MEMBERS First Row Bridie Madden Mary Katherine Kabas Vivian Haverty CONSUELO del CuETO Marie Maristany Violeta del Cueto Mattie Vaughan Anita Maristany Martha Seav Second Row Miriam Weldon Nelida Molina Margharita Marus Dorothy Hogan Margaret Reiser Pauline Ray Edith Adams Anne Clark Margaret Partrick Margaret Harriss Edith Gallagher Frances Sullivan TiLLiE Smith Margaret O ' Meara Page Thirty-six 1939 The Gradatim DAY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION With a sincere desire to increase interest in the school activities, the day pupils formed this association. Since its organization, the students have been more closely united, thereby proving that the Club is of immense benefit to Sacred Heart. First Row Betty Pressly Susan Richardson Mary Evelyn Grass Dorothy Whisenant Dorothy Abernathy Anne Tipton Frances Armstrong Second Rou. ' Anne McClean Mary Fay Spencer Mary E. Holtzclaw Sarah Bynum MEMBERS LUTELLE HANEY Helen Hand Elmena Latimer Theda Dagenhart Third RoiV Pauline Waters Jeanette Kendrick Virgie Lutz Irma Burns Frances Pratt Louise Smith Madge Sparks Doris Hope Fourth Roic Annie Tatum Mary Hedrick Mary Curlee Mary E. Palmer Pauline Boyter Fifth Row Clarice Wells Eva Moses Eleanor Jenkins Marjorie Roper Margaret McKnight Margaret Davis Bea Sumner Page Tbirly-seoen 1939 LE CERCLE FRANCAIS Le Cercle Francais is composed of students who wish to increase their knowledge of French in order to appreciate French Htcrature to the fullest extent. Proficiency in the language and familiarity with the customs of another country is the surest means of engendering a keener interest in its people and a kinder feeling towards them. MEMBERS First Roto Martha Seay Mattie Vaughan Anita Maristany Second Roil ' Margharita Marus Helen Hand Dolly Dunn Third Row Nelida Molina Mary E. Palmer Mary Curlee Mar,jorie Roper Edith Gallagher Margaret Reiser Fourth Row Madge Sparks Pauline Waters Bridie Madden Anne Tipton TiLLiE Smith Pauline Ray Fifth Row Mary Hedrick Annie Tatum Anne Clark Eva Moses Bea Sumner Page Thirty-eight The Gr? THE MEYNELL LITERARY SOCIETY The foottalh of her Muse wake not sounds, but silences. FRANCIS THOMPSON. The Meynell Literary Society, begun last year for the furtherance of literary activities in the high school classes, continued to progress towards its high objective. The monthly meetings were well attended and the programs were most entertaining. Next year the Club hopes to add a Poets ' Division, in which the young versifiers will receive ample opportunity to discover or cultivate their talents. First RouJ Dolly Dunn Mary K. Kabas Bridie Madden Vivian Haverty Joy Gilbert Mary Fay Spencer Dorothy Hogan Margaret Harriss ViOLETA DEL CUETO MEMBERS Anita Maristany Anne Clark Margaret Reiser Martha Seay Second Row Bea Sumner Eva Moses Marjorie Roper Nelida Molina Mary Hedrick Annie Tatum Margaret McKnight Ellen Bryant Margaret Davis Anne Tipton Mary E. Palmer Margharita Marus Tillie Smith Marie Maristany Mattie Vaughan 1l! ' HfH V« •n - V v A Page Thirty-nine 1939 The Gradatim DIETETICS CLASS MEMBERS Beatrice Sumner Annie Tatum Mary Hedrick Eva Mae Moses Bridie Madden Marjorie Roper Vivian Haverty Page Forty 1939 The Gradatim THE GLEE CLUB This year marked the introduction of a Glee Club at Sacred Heart. The organization was placed under the expert guidance of Mr. Houren. who inspired the members with enthusiasm for speedy progress in choral work. The club made its debut on December 1 5 in a combined concert with the students of Belmont Abbey College, a presentation which was considered exceptionally well rendered. With the growth of proficiency, the Club steadily increased its repertoire. On May 5 it was able to produce successfully the Japanese operetta. ■ ' Princess Chrysanthemum. The triumphant year ended on June 5th when the Club again joined the Abbey Glee Club to present the final program of the season. It is safe to predict that next fall this ncwly-organized club will attain even greater success. The foundation is well laid and the resultant edifice will, from all indications, have strength and beauty. First Roll ' : jeanette kendrick Dorothy Hogan Elmena Latimer Bridie madden Mr. J. B. HOUREN (Director) NELIDA MOLINA MARY ELIZABETH MOOR MATTIE VAUGHAN MARTHA SEAY MARGHERITA MARUS Second RoiV: BEATRICE SUMNER Violeta del CUETO DORIS HOPE EDITH GALLAGHER MARY ELIZABETH PALMER MARY KATHERINE KABAS ANITA MARISTANY MARIA MARISTANY CONSUELO DEL CUETO MARGARET OMEARA Third RoiV: DOLLY Dunn VIVIAN HAVERTY EDITH ADAMS EVA MAE MOSES ANN McLean Anne Clark Frances Armstrong JOY Gilbert ELLEN Bryant PAULINE Ray Betty pressly Page Forty-one 1939 DRAMATIC CLUB This year ' s Dramatic Club has. we feel, done outstanding work. Its first presentation. The Madonna of the Rose. was conspicuous for its true beauty and the study in faith which it portrayed. Pilate ' s Daughter. a sacred drama given during Holy week, was most inspiring and was considered one of the best ever produced in this community. Besides these major productions, the Club presented various other plays which were received most favorably. We are proud of the splendid record of our Club and wish for it an even brighter future. MEMBERS First RoiU Frances Armstrong Susan Richardson Margaret O ' Meara Anne McLean Betty Pressly Second Row Mary K. Kabas Elmena Latimer Frances Pratt Jeanette Kendrick Edith Adams Vivian Haverty Mary Elizabeth Moor Edith Gallagher Doris Hope Page Forty -two Scenes from Pilate s Daughter. Page Forty-three The Gradatim A Scene from The Madonna of the Rose — Anne McLean personating the Madonna The Casl of Princess Chryfianthfmum, u Japanese Operetta. Page Forty-four 1939 The Gradatim ® i 1 1- 7 o ATHLETICS 1939 VARSITY TEAM . Mr. Parrish THE BASKETBALL CLUB Sacred Heart ' s accomplishment on the basketball court this year was characterized by more signal success than it has yet experienced, an accomplishment of no mean proportions considering the fact that last year Sacred Heart won all but three games on its schedule. This year ' s attain- ment reached its zenith in the winning of a trophy in the Gaston County Tournament and the placement of two players on the All-County Team. The coach, Mr. Parrish, has proved himself a patient teacher, a far-seeing guide, and a direc- tor satisfied only with the best. These qualities, coupled with the hearty co-operation of the members of the Club, has elicited the admiration not only of the team but of all those who happened to witness his skill. The expert coaching and the building up of a spirit of goodwill put the team on a firm basis and material progress was sure to follow. Page Forty-six BASKETBALL CLUB First Row: Frances sawa-er margaret o ' meara MARY KATHERINE KABAS Edith Gallagher Eva Mae Moses Frances Sullivan Second Row: Dolly Dunn Helen hand Bridie madden Miriam Weldon (Captain) Betty Pressly Ann McLean Susan Richardson Third Row: Mr. M. a. PARRISH (Coach) Clarice Wells VIRGIE LUTZ Edith Adams Ellen Bryant margaret partrick vivian haverty , J I J: I Loji T r ! , I A L ' -T . ' J i J 1 J i J I X m SOFTBALL CLUB First Row: Dolly B. Redwine mary b. howard evelyn grass Betty Tattersoll Second Row: frances sawyer Gloria Gaspard Frances Sullivan Clara martin Mary Beverly Wilson Virginia Kreoson Betty martin Page Forty-seven 1939 The Gradatim TENNIS CLUB Edith Gallagher Jeanette Kendrick Louise smith Vivian Haverty Joy Gilbert Pauline Ray Helen Hand ELMENA Latimer CONSUELO del CUETO HOCKEY CLUB MATTIE VAUGHAN Nelida Molina Martha Seay Helen Brown Ellen New Dolly Dunn MARY KATHERINE KABAS Frances sawyer Pags Forty-eight 1939 The Gradatim MONOGRAM CLUB The Monogram Club purposes to stimulate an interest in games, to create a spirit of good sportsmanship, and to assist in maintaining and furthering high standards in school life. To attain membership in this club, it is necessary to merit a Student ' s Letter — a goal to which all athletes aspire. Edith Gallagher Miriam Weldon Helen Hand Margaret Partrick Edith Adams Clarice Wells ViRGIE LUTZ Ann McLean Page Forty-nine 1939 IE GRADATIM Page Fifty 1939 The Gradatim rf f ADVERTISEMENTS 1939 The Gradatim Statement of Condition American Trust Company Member Federal Reserve System CHARLOTTE. N. C. DECEMBER 31, 19 3 8 RESOURCES Cash in Vault, on Deposit in Federal Reserve Bank an.l in ( )tlier , Banks _ _ _ 529,083.7 ' 4.S3 U. S. Government OI)ligations. Direct or Fully Guaranteed 15.702.988.67 Federal Land Bank, Federal Home Loan Bank and Listed Bonds 1.734,871.25 State of North Carolina and State of South Carolina Bonds 3.866.497.89 Municipal Bonds and Notes _ 2 082 283.40 Loans Eligible for Rediscount by Federal Reserve Bank 4i61li914.03 Loans Secured by Listed Stocks and Bonds _..._ _ 3.181,642.87 Accrued Interest on Bonds „ _. 168.959.03 $60,432,931.97 7.356,382.42 66,835.05 Other Loans Cash Surrender Value Life Insurance Policies Carried due the Olficers of the Bank .„ _ Stock Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond. Va., and Other Stocks and Bonds ._ _ _ _ g3 337.92 Banking House, Fourth Street Property, and Furniture and Fixtures 490.218.55 Reserve for Depreciation _ „ _ 124.412.29 365.806.26 r)ther Real Estate (The appraised value of which is $185,071.50 and the assessed value of which is $138,109.37) - 92.00 Other Assets _ _ „ , 10 379.18 $68,315,764.83 LIABILITIES Capital Stock _ $ 1.200.000.00 Surplus _ _ _ _ _. $ 1.500,000.00 L ndivided Profits _ _ _. 684,195.91 Reserves — Unallotted _ _ „ 450.000.00 2.634.195.91 Interest Collected but not Earned 37,963.04 Reserve for Taxes and Contingencies 617.783.15 655.746.19 DEPOSITS , _... 63,825,822.70 $68,315,764.80 OFFICERS V. H. Wood. President T E. Hemby f. W. DeArmon Executive Vice-President Assistant Secretary and Treasurer JOHN Fox w. M. Porter ' ice-President and Trust Officer Assistant Secretary and Treasurer R. E. Kerr J. P. Robinson Assistant Vice-President Assistant Secretary and Treasurer C. B. Campbell j. e. Henley Secretary and Treasurer Assistant Secretary and Treasurer Mrinl!Cr I ' cdnal Ih-tosit Iiisrirance Corporation Assets and Liabilities of Insurance Dcp,irtment not shown in above Stjtemcnt Page Fifty -two L The G EsuhhshcJ IS C. D. KENNY COMPANY Teas, Coffees and Sugars Ask Your Grocer 4I3-41Q V. Third Street CHARLOTTE BRANCH Chas. a. Williams. Jr.. President Mrs. Chas. A ' . Williams, Sr., Secretary J. Lai-er Williams, I ' ice-Pres. and Treas. C. W. RaMSEV, Credit Manager Distributors of WandS Merchandise of Magical Value + WlllfflS SHELTON COMPANY, Inc. CHARLOTTE, N. C. 227 N. Tryon St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. + Complete Home Furnishers + Remember IT ' S EASY TO PAY THE HAVERTY WAY The George Vanderbilt Hotel ASHEVILLE, N. C. Leonard E. Jones, Mgr. Page Fifty -three ADATIM REMEMBER . . . You A Iways Save at BELK BROTHERS CO. CHARLOTTES HOME OF BETTER VALUES ' Page Fitly-four 1939 Gastonia Ice Cream Co. Manufacturers of Honey-Kist Ice Cream GASTONIA, N. C. - HinsonCoalCo. (Formerly Carolina Coal Co.) Berwind ' s Smokeless Coals 428 South Mint St. Pat HINSON, Mgr. CHARLOTTE. N. C. GOODNIGHT BROTHERS Wholesale FRUITS VEGETABLES + 310 East Main Avenue GASTOXIA, N. C. Morris Barnes Incorporated Market of Quality Fresh Meats - Se.a. Food F. NCY Groceries Dial 3-1116 • 227 W. Trade St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Fifty-live The Gradatim Thomas Griffith. Prestdem Thomas C. Haves. Treasurer Thomas Griffith Company INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS ESTABLISHED 1875 Office.s 508-515 Commercial Building CHARLOTTE, N. C. INSURE WITH ' INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS ' We Insure Anything. Anywhere — Except Your Life Page FiflLi-six The Pounds Moore Company Manufacturing Stationers Office Outfitters Printers 213 SOUTH tryon Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. Carolina Absorbent Cotton Co. + Hospital Supplies Surgical Dressings + CHARLOTTE, N. C. Queen City Mattress i Upholstering Company Manufacturers Inner Spring Cotton Felt Mattresses Living Room Furniture 12 15 South Caldwell Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. Carolina Baking Company Bakers of O Boy Vitamin D Bread and Better Made Cakes CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Fifty-seven 1939 The Gradatim Clinchfield Fuel Co. Spartanburg, S. C. SOUTHEASTERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 218 West Second Street Charlotte, North Carolina Page Fifty eight ■■■M HiiiHB 19 39 The Gradatim You Will Always Find Warmth and Friendliness at Bridges + 308 S. Tryon St. CHARLOTTE. N. C. Winchester Surgical Supply Co. Carolinas ' House of Service Hospital Physicians Equipment Supplies 106 E Seventh St , Telephone 4100 CHARLOTTE, N. C. Sraith-Wadswortli Hardware Company 428-430 South Tryon St. Phone 3-5161 CHARLOTTE, N. C. M. B. SMITH Jewelers Incorporated 105 East Trade Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Fifty-nme 1939 Let ' s Go Modern- It ' s Really Cheaper The progressive family that today is using electricity for refrigeration, for cooking and for water heating is not only en- joying the manifold advantages of these automatic home services, but they are actually saving more money. They are living better, more comfortably, without the drudgery, labor and worry that attend the old methods — they are actually LIVING BETTER for LESS. It costs the average family less per day than the cost of a single loaf of bread to cook electrically. Automatic hot water service through an electric automatic water heater is available also to the average family for less than the price of a package of cigarettes per day. The cost of electric automatic refrigeration to the average family is little more than the cost of a package of chewing gum per day. Electric refrigeration, electric ranges, electric umter heaters — any of these appliances of the makes you are likely to desire may he had on terms to fit your budget. Easy to buy — inexpensive to operate — and yet they bring indescribable comfort and freedom from work and worry. Duke Power Co. Page Sixty The Gradatim Established 1 12 Southern Fruit Co. Incorporated Wholesale Dealers In FRUITS 419-421-423-425 W. Second St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Hardaway-Hecht Company Wholesale Grocers CHARLOTTE, N. C. Interstate Milling Company Manufacturers of High Grade Flour, Grits, Meal, Poultry, Dairy, Horse and Hog Feeds CHARLOTTE, N. C. F, H. Ross Co. Incorporated 1649 W. Morehead St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. 637 Whitehall St. S. W. ATLANTA, GA. Page Sixty-one 1939 The Gradatim Nance Drug Store Prescription Druggists Caswell Road and Fifth St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Horne-Wilson, Inc. + Plumbing Fixtures — Heating Equipment Pipe- Valves-Fittings Sheet Metal-Roofing + 314 W. FIRST ST. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Compliments of Lisk Pharmacy iZb E. Trade St. Charlotte. N. C. Dial 2-21.37 Lisk Pharmacy NO, i 204 Avond.ilc Ave, Charlotte. N. C Dial 3-2168 Motorized DeHvery to all parts of City Norlleel Motors Company Incorporated Dodge Brothers and Plymouth Motor Vehicles Fifth and Poplar streets CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Sixty-tuJo 1939 The Gradatim Louis G. Ratclilie Incorporated Florist + CHARLOTTE, N. C. Pritchard PAINT GLASS Company Wholesale and Retail Paints, Glass and Painters ' Supplies Telephone 6 148 CHARLOTTE, N. C. 1 Thomas i Howard Company Wholesale Grocers CHARLOTTE, N. C. Harris Food Store 1508 Central Ave. Telephone 3-6696 CHARLOTTE, N. C. WE DELIVER Page Sixty-three 1939 The Gradatim Larkwood Silk Hosiery Milk Inc. r - i 4 Manufacturers of Ladies Full Fashioned Silk Hosiery charlotte, n. c. NEW YORK OFFICE 385 5th Ave. Paye Sixty-four 1939 The Gradatim W.HlrtkrConipaDy Contractors — Dealers Manufacturers Citizens Transfer Coal Company SHEET METAL Every Kind GOAL ROOFING - HEATING Every Use Barrett and Johns-Manville Approved Roofers JULIAN A. WOODCOCK. JR.. jV or. 18 BATTERY Park Ave. (Flat Iron Building) P. O, Box 1687 Box 12 66 ASHEVILLE, N. C. ASHEVILLE, N. C. Compliments of A FRIEND Page Sixty-live 1939 The Great A P Tea Co. FOOD STORES COOKIE-CAKES, CRACKERS SUGAR WAFERS SPECIALTIES The StrietmaoD Biscuit Co. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Patronize Our Advertisers Printing and Binding By the OBSERVER PRINTING HOUSE Charlotte, N. C. Page Sixty-six