St Agnes Academy - Veritas Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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M55 l5tUl'Q Our Dnlgrumagt Thrnugh hugh Sthuul COMING TO MILESTONE ONE We entered the gates of St Agnes as the most scared glrls that ever crossed a school s threshold After a shght confuslon over the bustle of gettmg our schedules worked out and procurlng books we were finally settled ln our home rooms Then came the txme for gettlng acquaxnted wlth one another Evelyn Lyne was chosen v1ce prefect of Our Lady s Commlttee of the Sodahty and Angela was made l1brar1an We soon learned that Laurel was our h1stor1an she seemed to rel1sh Ancxent Hxstory Mlnnle Ruth was our V1Ol1I11Sf and Marllyn one of our PIZHISIS Rosalle was and stnll IS our dancer L1turg1cal Day 1n March was a new expenence for us But even we Freshmen d1d our b1t too Dorothy Zagst was a member of the Schola and jane one of our boarders helped wherever she was needed In Aprxl came the Centenmal Celebrat1on at the San Jaclnto Battle ground Mary Cather1ne Marysue and Helen Rankm went around worrymg Whether they would be red Whlte or blue Helen Newport Catherxne Daly Dorothy Cxre Mary Margaret and Charlotte all helped to make the l1v1ng flag Graduat1on mght we watched the Sen1ors and dreamed of our own far off graduatxon day COMING TO MILESTONE TWO Sophomores at last' And how proud we were of our pos1t1on' Our newcomers that year were Marletta Beulah Marg1e and Scottle Schott the latter bemg elected along w1th Norma as cheerleader That same year we also welcomed our future valedlctorxan and salutatorlan Margaret and Geraldlne respect1vely Helen Harrmgton was chosen as pres1dent of the Athletxc Club and has kept that ofHce ever slnce Bobb1e Johnson was our B1ology star and Mary Helen and Marylou also clalmed that subject as thexr favorlte We can st1ll remember Laverne and Fergus at the candy table every noon hour durlng Sophomore year Lenora Guseman was pres1dent of our class and she acqu1tted herself so well that we re elected her 1n the Sen1or year Gertrude Goggan was one of our representatlves at the Sodalrty Con ventlon We shall never forget Katherme Derr s sweet smlle or L1ll1an Dunn s modest ways and Snow Whnte charms COMING TO MILESTONE THREE Our Jumor Year dawned br1ght on our scholastxc hornzon and we were no longer lower classmen To 1o1n our or1g1nal group came Rlta Mmerva Frxeda and M1Ck1C Mxckre was to become one of the foremost photog raphers 1n our school Th1s was the year m whlch Clarlce d1stmgu1shed herself ln the orches tra and glee club Mary Fourmy galned fame ln geometry work Ruth embarked upon her career as an advanced Latm student. 3 . . . . 3 . . . . 3 9 . . . , . . . . , I . . . . . . . . , . ... . . . . . . ! ' 3 3 . . . . . 3 3 3 3 ' 3 3 3 - 3 3 3 3 3 ' 3 3 3 3 3 . . . . 3 ' Q .. . . ' ' ec -33 3 3 Q 3 3 3 - 3 , . 3 ' 3 . , . , - . . . . , . .. , 3 u '33 , . 3 ' 3 3 3 ' ' . . .

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Margaret Sweeney and Mary Magna represented us at the Sodality Convention in San Antonio Adele won honorable mention on her essay entry in the American Youth Forum Contest Francese, Mary Louise and Dixie June learned how to make a type writer write Katherine Read showed promise of becoming a successful physicist as well as an accomplished artist Clara Louise continued to develop her talent as a pianist Mary Eleanor entertained her English class with her original and lnterestlng oral themes COMING TO MILESTONE FOUR At last the much awaited Senior year truly came It was as great as we had anticipated Early in October we brushed off the Welcome mat to greet Mary Alice a newcomer from Chicago and to hail the home coming of Dorothy H111 after an absence of two years Elizabeth an other old friend returned too and was made oilice aSSlSt3I'1t a real com phment to her dependability Book Week was duly observed by a radio broadcast entitled Canter who was converted to Chaucer and Evelyn Ruthenbeck as Lady Prioress gave a sp1end1d interpretation of that delightful character At Chrlstmas Catherine Loonam showed her skill in filling baskets for the poor-our most efficient social worker Patsy and Cecilia came up to the front in their pantry shelf lists Both won prizes in a nat1on wide contest In our Shakespeare classes Sally Mary Jane and Anna helped us to have a real appreciation of Hamlet Macbeth and King Lear In the Music Department Margaret Lamb Bernice and Rosemary stepped into the limelight when they passed the State Music Examination with flying colors Margaret Thompson was elected President of the Orchestra and she has distinguished herself as the leading trumpeter of St Agnes The many rounds of gay parties this spring climaxed a br1ll1ant year at St Agnes And happy with memories of the past and hope for the future We arrive at Milestone Five CLARICE NORSWORTHY 39 MARGARET SWEENEY 39 HELEN NEWPORT '39 MARY FOURMY 39 , - ' ' - ' I if ,, p . , I I , .Q 1 9 - 9 ' 9 is 9 ' bury Belles, when Lois Sheehan showed her histrionic ability as the Junior S . 5 , , . , 3 I ' 1 5 , 9 I , Q Q , 3 ,