Saint Annes Academy - Grottonian Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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Mardi Gras Kina, Queen, and Court fi The Mardi Gras celebration which is under the sponsorship of St Anne s Alurnm Assoclation is an annual social event of outs andzng importance in the school Candidates are chosen from each high school class for Kinq and Queen of the Mardi Gras A contest to determine the winner IS launched The two candidates gaming first place in the contest are proclaimed King and Queen cmd are crowned at a colorful ceremony immediately before the Mardi Gras Ball The losing candida es become members of the Mardi Gras Court Clawson Francis Constantino Master of Ceremonies Ki q Ioe Bob Hartmerer Queen Mary Daves Anthony Lrmberq Wanda Lee Wallace Bernard White Mary Elizabeth Caldwell With The Alumni In assisting the Alumni with the Mardi Gras Ball we felt that we are only doing our part to help make the Academy grounds and buildings rrore heauntul for it is for this purpose mainly that the funds so collected are used Our real introduction to the Alumni comes with the Alumni Banquet scheduled for May 25 We shall then have the pleasure of meeting formally Miss Helen Redmond President Mrs Grmand Shaw Vice President Mrs Roy Upchurch Secretary Mrs Elton Iordan Treasurer Thirty Six I 5 Reading from left to right: Mary Helen Bender, Milton Crawley, Billie Louise Weeks, Iirnmy s ' ' ' l r ' , , ,

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THE FOOTBALL SQUAD TOP BOW Charles Barry Gene Barnett Iames Keattng Ioe Korkames luntor Mansour Frank Benfro Gregory Meyers and Iohn Mason Sm1th MIDDLE ROW Iohnson Crandall Sonny Constanttno George Lux Albert Korkamus lohnny Wrlson Charles Porter Boy Upchurch FRONT BOW Bob Corrotto Dtck Haaser lack Brun Late Hutcheson Harry Smets Herman Henry and lack Haaser Irrnrny Grtfttn and Ioe Smreker were absent when ptcture was made The 194041 Season was a banner one for the football team of St Annes The team popularly known as the St Annes Buffs opened the season wlth a 7 to O v1ctory over the Van Buren Reserves lt was a hard fought game and though no stars were among the Buffs the teamwork was perfect The second game on the seasons schedule was the Greenwood Bulldogs an exceptlonally Th score was St Annes 24 Greenwood U The thrrd game brought a drsappomtment to both the players and the students because of an expected vtctory Mansfteld lagged behind tn the fxrst half but started an aertal attack IH the last p9f1Od of the game Whlch brought them a 25 20 VICKJIY After the Mansfreld game the Buffs were determmed to do or d1e and so defeated Splro whtch had one of the best teams tt has had tn several years But the Buffaloes came out on top wtnnmg 13 to O Texarkana belng next on schedule was met wtth strff opposmon from the Buffs who emerged wtth the vrctory The outstandtng players were Haaser Corrotto and Sm1th the score was 15 to 6 St Annes Buffaloes made a record of runmng up the htghest score ever made at Grrzzly Stad1um when the crushed Keota 86 to O Every player drd hrs part and the teamwork made every play cltclc The next game was a tangle wtth Hartford who as predlcted would hand us a defeat But the Buffs had dtfferent tdeas and handed the Hustlers the small end of the score 20 to 7 The fmal game of the season was played at Muskogee Oklahoma agamst the St Ioseph oardtnals an old rtval whrch had beaten S A A for the last four years But agarn determmahon and courage won the ball game for the Buffs 13 to 9 The only casualt1es of the year were a broken wnst for lody Smreker tackle an m1ured ankle for Drck Haaser quarterback and an rmured nose for Iames Keatmg center We extend our stncerest thanks and apprectatton to Coach Ioe Carroll who gave h1s undwxded attentton to mstructmg the boys ln playmg football th proper way We also extend thanks to Assrstant Coach Leo Corrotto who gave h1s ttme and attentxon to the team Irene Hammer Thtrty Ftve S23 l- D . , W L 5 A - wg' .hw ,N . . . , strong team. The game was high-lighted by a 98 yard run by Mason Smith, the Buff quarterback. fu . . . A I . . . - . . , . . 9 I 4

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Football Queen, Court, and Captains 'fir Immedrately before the Buffaloes played thexr homecommq game November l5 l94O Mary Imelda Corrotto senror class candrdate was crowned I-Iom commq Queen at the Immaculate Conceptton School Audttorlum m presence of a caoacxty audlence A proqram of Pep songs and a pep talk preceded the Crowmnq Ceremony Cap am Ioe Korkame asslsted bf Sub Captam Lafe Hutcheson placed the Queenly crown on the head of Mary Imelda Reading left to rrqht Captam Ioe Korkames Glorta Mae Maestrr Ann I.uck1nb1ll Queen Mary Imelda Corrotto Patsy Peak Dorothy Choppeslcy sub captam Lafe Hutcheson Iumor Attendants Patty OLeary Iohnme Harper Sally I-Iouqh Carol Ann Ev ns Farewell to SGHIOIS way of trrbute to the boys and qlrls we have been assoclated w1th for the past three years Semors we hate to see you leave the schooll You have been an lnsplratlon to us IU many ways m school act1v1t1es and 1n the socxal duttes that 'ook our attentlon after tne school day was ended Wtthout you what Vtllll become of our Sodal1ty meetmqs our school assemblles and our Frlday ntqht dances? lNe snall try to keep up the good Work you are leavrnq off and when Nay 1942 arrives we hope that the Tumors can speak as mcely of us as we are able to speak of you To each amd every member of the Semor Class we extend our heartl st cortqratulattons for the successful completion of thls part of thelr lrfes work You are now on tne IIISI runq of the Ladder of Lrfe may you m trme qam the topmost place and rernam there forever Our best wrshes our lov and our prayers w1ll follo v you mto your new ltfe Dont forget us' The Iunlors of 4l Thlrty Seven il 'f Q 'L , 'Y As the Seniors of l94l prepare to depart, we, the Iuxiors, wish to say a few partmq words by