St Agnes Academy - Veritas Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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We had the thrill of a lifetime, as this was the first time many of us had ever been to the Empire Room. April 22- The Athletic Club held an election to-day, with the result that Louise Zagst was chosen as presi- dent for next yearg and Betty Tuffly and Jeanne Martin were made cheer leaders. April 25- Mary Catherine Ellis was elected prefect of the Sodality for the coming year. Those Sodalists surely used good judgment, for we are sure that Mary Catherine will make a splendid prefect. April 27- Georgette has returned from France, and has entered the Junior Class. We hope she will stay to graduate with us. April 3 0- The spring Musical Festival was a beautiful af- fair. We are proud that so many Juniors were represented. Myra, Frances, and Mary are real as- sets to the Schola. And the orchestra is composed largely of Juniors. Among the violinists are Rita Ann, Mary Margaret, Edith, and Louise. Rose- mary plays the 'cello, Mary Catherine the bass violin, Betty Jane the cornet, Yvonne the trom- bone, and Laura Lee the French horn. Jane has been our faithful drummer ever since Freshman days. And the accompanists, Rita Jane and Con- nie, also belong to our class. May 25- Madonna Day! Only one more time to be in the procession and sing the lovely May hymns at St. Agnes. May 29- It is exciting to know that we at last have an auditorium. This year's class initiated it, but our turn is coming next year! September 12, 1941 DEAR DIARY, This day we have entered our Senior Year, feel- ing very grown up and dignified. Betty Durkin has returned, after many years' absence, to gradu- ate with her old class. September 23- Congratulations to Betty Sue! She has been elected to serve her fourth term as our class presi- dent. Congratulations to the class, too! Oefober2 8- Mary Belle has been chosen as editor of VERITAS, with Connie as first assistant and Margie, business manager. Other members of the staff were also chosen, and they have set about to make this year's issue the best ever. October 3 0- The Seniors played the Juniors to-day, in the volley ball tournament. Jane is captain of our team, and some of our stars are Ann, Carolyn, Ruth, and Florence. No Vember 12- Our class was honored to-day by the election of Betty Dudley as president of the Junior Red Cross of all Harris County. The Senior members of the St. Agnes' Council of the Red Cross are Mary Louise, Jean, Ruth, and Florence. They are all enthusiastic workers, and will do much for the Red Cross. December 19- Our Christmas party was held in the social room. The entertainment consisted of a radio broadcast from Station N-O-E-L, presenting the story of Tschaikowsky's Nutcracker Suite. Rita Ann took the role of Marie, and Rose Marie that of Nutcracker. Afterwards we delivered our Christmas baskets to the needy. january 15, 1942- The Merlier Club is contemplating presenting Kristin Lawrence's version of Little Women some time during the semester. january 2 0- St. Agnes' Day! Closing the Forty Hours, and opening of examinations! If they are all like the first one, I stand a chance. January 31- Closing of Retreat this morning. We all liked Father Treaey's retreat especially well. We appre- ciated this one more than all the others, probably, because we realize, to our regret, that it's our last at S. A. A. February 13- This was Friday the thirteenth, and we re- ceived our averages. Congratulations to Louise and Shirley, our valedictorian and salutatorian. -MARGARET MAGNA, '42.

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LEAVES FROM A DIARY 1Class Hiszforyj Septc1n12f'r12, 193 8 DEAR DIARY, To-day I walked into the largest and most frightening classroom that I have ever seen. I was delighted, as well as surprised, to find many familiar faces there. In one corner stood the Blessed Sacrament girls-Rita Gillespie, Rita James, and Marie Tardog and gathered around Sister's desk was the St. Mary's group, Rosalie, Eleanor, Mary Margaret, Margaret Sullivan, and Betty Zehner. It's nice to have some old friends in such a new place. Sc'pfe1nl9er 19- To-day I heard that Edith, Catherine, Betty Jane, Rose Marie, Yvonne, and the Murphy twins, Mary Beth and Rita Ann, have been here since the grammar grades. No wonder they seem to feel more at home here than most of us Fresh- men do. Der'r'nz12er 19- We had our candle-light Carol Feste to-night. It must have been pretty, because even from my place in line the lights gave the appearance of a shining rosary. Since this was our first experience we were quite thrilled, and I believe the Freshmen sang louder than all the others together. Laura Lee, Jean Van Everdingen, Leah Marie, Catherine Shaub, Mary Anne Nolen, and I left together after the candy treat, December 22- The Freshmen had their Christmas dance to- night, We could already begin to see that Clara Mae, Margie, Mary Helen, Rosemary Glaviana, and Mildred, were to be the belles of the ball. May3,1939 The Athletic Club held its annual Field Day this afternoon, and our little Freshmen won the track pennant. I hope we can keep it all four years! Some of our stars were Marie Walls, Betty Clay, and Catherine Molloy. They brought honor to the Freshman team, and we're proud of them. Sepfember11,1939 DEAR DIARY, We started to school to-day as Sophomores, and it was good to see so many of the old crowd back again. Dorothy, Frances Jarrell, Shirley, and Jose- phine, were all here extra early. Our first day this year was quite different from our first day a year ago. Two new girls, Janice and Rosemae, looked as forlorn as we felt when we first came, so we showed them around and tried to make them feel at home. flllillllfy 22, 1940 It sncwed to-day, and we played much more than we worked. We formed teams, with Mary Cassata, Jean Nolan, and Catherine Morrissey on one side, and Rose Marie Kegg, Carroll, and Fran- ces Sullivan on the other, and had some snow fights. They are all very artful dodgers, so not many got hit with snowballs. This is the first time most of us have seen snow since we were tiny children. March 12- A group of Sophomores presented Father Lord's vocation play, In Life's Glad Morn. Norma Nolan distinguished herself by her splendid acting in the role of Agnes, while Betty made an ideal Joan. SeLl1f4'111bz'r 15, 1940 DEAR DIARY, At last we entered into the realm of upper class- men, filled with pride and joy. We have several new girls in our class, among them being Renata, Helen Cesak, Marie Anne, and Myra. They all became acquainted easily, and made themselves part of the crowd without any difhculty. February 18, 1941 The Social Committee of the Sodality presented My Cousin From Sweden this afternoon. Marie Anne has made a permanent record for herself as a first class comedian. April 15- We had our Junior-Senior Luncheon in the Em- pire Room at the Rice Hotel. Mary Belle, Rose- mae, and Margaret, went with Doris in her car.

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GRADUATES' FINDINGS ALONG THE AMERICAN TRAIL 1492-1942 The patience of St. Rose of Lima-ROSE MARIE KEGG The perseverance of Christopher Columbus-MARY ANNE NOLEN George Washington's dignified citizenship-YVONNE MARTIN Paul Revere's fC3flCSSHCSS'-'RITA ANN GILLESPIE Betsy Ross' ingenuity-MARY LOUISE LOCHRIDGE Patrick Henry's eloquence-JOSEPHINE REINA Martha Washington's genial hospitality-JANE HA JOVSKY Elizabeth Seton's dCVOtCdHCSS-MARIE ANNE HAYES Prince Gallitzinis generosity-ANN CAROLYN JONES Junipero Serra,s missionary Zeal-MILDRED SCHCPPE William Penn's sense of democracy-ELEANOR DEL,HOMME Betty Zane's dauntless Spirit-CLARA MAY GIBBONS Nathan Hale's patriotism-DORIS POKLUDA Kateri Tekawitha's heroism-FLORENCE KOWIS Lord Baltimore,s tolerance-ROSALIE RUMFOLA Alexander Bell's turn for keeping up a conversation-MARJORIE MORRISON The fame of Stephen FOSKCI'-'JEAN NOLAN MacDowell's melody making-ROSEMARY GLAVIANA Whistleris brush creativeness-RENATA STRASSMAN Abraham Lincoln's magnanimity-MARIE TARDO Clara Barton's compassion-RUTH FLETCHER Louisa May Alcott's gift of entertaining-MARGARET MAGNA Helen Hunt jackson's sympathy for the oppressed-LEAH MARIE WEDELICH Edgar Allan Poe's fascinating style in prose and poetry-EDITH THOROLD Rose Hawthorneis sacrificing Spirit-DOROTHY ANDRYAN Robert E. Lee,s nobility-SHIRLEY MORHAN David Burnet's sense of fairness-MARY BELLE MCKEON Simon Bolivar's statesmanship-FRANCES SULLIVAN Edwin Austin Abbey's success as an illustrator-MARY BETH MURPHY Cyrus W. Field's success in bringing continents COg6thCf-CARROLL NEWPORT