Sacred Heart College - Gradatim Yearbook (Belmont, NC)

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HISTORY The fall of 1944 was spent, as we remember it now, much as the fall ol all freshman years is spent, in the business of orientation, of getting in and out of trouble, and of becoming increasingly more conscious of how much there is to learn, even after one has successfully completed the Eighth Grade. In our sophomore year competition entered the scene, tangled with the circumstance of Ruth Williams ' and Mary Ellen Donworth ' s respective arrivals here. Both of them were superior students, and we were hard put to keep whatever laurels we had managed to come by. The Sophomore Dormitory housed a very noisy group of girls, who kept Sister Teresa busv in the matter of reprimands and of giving unasked-for advice. This year we sponsored the Mardi Gras celebration, an affair at which we outdid ourselves, since everyone was agreed that it was the outstanding event of the vear. We were working fairly hard at school and enjoying in-between times dances here and at the Abbev. Of course, we were still underclassmen, and didn ' t attend every thing. That circumstance, however, was soon remedied and sooner than we realized we were juniors. Soon new girls were added to the group in the persons of Mary Detrino, Betty Thomas, Mildred Knox, and Kathleen Carter, the last two securing subsequently a placement in the May Court, wherein they represented the Junior Class. In the meantime Sister Inez, our Directress, had left for Guam, and Mother 1 lildegarde again filled the position. The first dance of this year was given by the juniors— the Hallo- we ' en Dance. This is always a great success, and so we could not take any special credit when history repeated itself. Other dances followed in quick succession, or so it seemed to us: The Christmas Formal, the New Year ' s Party, Valentine ' s Dance, etc. The most important one of the year— im- portant to us and the seniors, we mean— was the Junior-Senior Banquet and Dance. This was held at Sacred Heart, and was, we think, the loveliest ever. Son after this we returned home, filled with thoughts that soon— almost SOON, we would be SENIORS! But the seniors have their troubles, and we found this, our last year, the most difficult in point of studies. Our English assignments were longer and more arduous; we delved more deeply into American history, had more than a mere passing acquaintance with Bunsen burners and test tubes; and were mature enough for admission with the college girls into the Study Club . . . Gradually learning became an easier process, not without some especial urging from the Faculty; and, besides giving our attention to the crowded final exams, we found we had enough to distribute among the many social events that crowded the last weeks especially. There were the May Festival, May Procession, Lawn Fete and Class Day. Our last year was the most difficult, perhaps, but also the most thoroughly enjoyed. Kathleen Carter Vage Twenty-nine

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ACADEMY SENIORS Elizabeth Anne Volk Belmont, N. C. Likable . . . has many friends . . . always smiling . , . plans to major in Home Eco nonucs . . . favorite sport is swimming. Sodality (I, 2, 3, 4); Day Students ' As- sociation (1, 2, 3, 4); Study Club (4); Basketball CO- Mary Jane Volk Belmont, N. C. friendly . . . knitting her hobby . . . fond of latent humor. Sodality (1, 2, 3, 4); Day Students ' Asso- ciation (1, 2, 3, 4); Glee Club (43; Home Economics Club (3). Ruth Mason Williams Gastonia, N. C. Winning personality . . . ambitious beyond a doubt , . . quick to leam . . . artist with words . . , excellent student. Editor Echoes (4); Beta Club (2); Class President (3), Vice-President (4), Secretary and Treasurer (2); Superlative (4); Editor Fine Yarns, G. H. S., Gastonia, N. C. (1). Shirley Ruth Wolff Savannah, Ga. Possesses an endearing personality . . . has laughing eyes . . . headed for a big success in her adventurous world . . . well- dressed. Sodality (3, 4); Glee Club (2, 4); Drama tics Club (1, 2, 3, 4); Basketball CI, 2, 3, 4); Choir (3); Cheerleader (3). Page Twenty eight

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•- PROPHECY ' You were saying-? said Father Time, looking o ' ev his spectacles. Yes, I said, I was saying that I know just what vou are going to say about Sacred Heart ' s 1948 graduating classes. Take Shirley Wolff, for instance, isn ' t she going to become some president ' s wife? That, said the hoary old gentleman at my shoulder, isn ' t what my records say about her at all. Listen, she is listed as a New York model, who, haying broken the hearts of several gentlemen, finally became a spinster. Shirley, of all people! I exclaimed. Oh, one neyer knows, said Father Time. You have no inkling, I suppose, that Kathleen Carter is destined to be one of the greatest singers the Metropolitan has ever known, and that Ruth Williams will one day be editor of the New York Times, besides being the author of at least fifteen books? I [ere she is listed in the Who ' s Who in America for 1960. Tell me— I said. Oh, about yourself-? he said. I knew that was coming sooner or later. You ' ll be an air hostess— and don ' t worry. You ' ll die a natural death! At about what age, I asked anxiously. Oh, come on, said Father Time, let ' s get on with the prophecy. You ' re not the only graduate to be considered; and I thought you told me that vou had to hand this paper in tomorrow. ' Well, who ' s stopping vou, I said, forgetting his age in the heat of the moment. Mary Ellen Donworth will be about the most famous among vou. By 1960 she will have completed her invention of the Babv Atom Bomb, which will be used by en- gineers to move mountains and the hearts of English professors . . . By that time, too, Mary Jane and Elizabeth Volk ' s Nylon Factory will be in every state in the Union . . . Mildred Knox ' s daughter is destined to become ' Miss America ' a score of years from now. Won ' t she hail from Louisiana? I queried. Speaking of Louisiana, said Father Time, almost ignoring the interruption, June Cauble will tour the hottest spots there— and elsewhere— for her ever-loved blues singing. She will marrv most successfully. How about Betty Thomas? I asked. Let me see, said he, thumbing the dog-eared pages of an old book. Betty Thomas will bow herself out of American society, leaving her friends to manage as best thev can. Both she and Jeannine Kiser will live in Ireland, you know; and rear their children there, their husbands both belonging to the personnel at the Rhineanna Airport .. . Dolores Breaux will marry a Frenchman and reside in ' Gay Paree, ' where, by the way, Shirley Lomax will live. Shirlev is to be an author, vou know, and like most authors, will live abroad and astound both continents with her accomplishments. You haven ' t mentioned Mary Detrino, I said. Because I hadn ' t come to her yet, he said firmly. Man will be the matron of a large hospital in Georgia . . . Lavinia Mcknight will be an instructor in the English Department at Chapel Hill, and— Speaking of Hills, I said anxiously, what will Marjorie become? Marjorie Hill, why, I was keeping that choice piece of information until the last. You will be surprised to hear that Marjorie Hill will— Joan, said Mother, giving me what she avers was the fifth shake, are you ever going to get up? I have been calling you for the last half-hour. Didn ' t you sav that vou planned to rise earlv so as to write that Prophecy? What will Sister say? Why, Mother, I said, it ' s all done— almost! No, indeed, it isn ' t, said Mother. Look at that empty page on the desk. The only thing on it is the word, PROPHECY. You ' re not awake yet! —Joan Applewhite. Page Thirty