St Clare High School - Je Me Souviens Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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JE VIE SOUVIENS The Magl And surely of all the characters ln the Chr1stmas Play the Nlagr yy ere the most rmposmg wrth therr long robes of fire worshrpers the flourlsh of srlk and 1 brshops mxter They had a perfectly orlental look The cast of players m cluded a kmg wrth a crovyn of costly jewels angels rn tulle dresses and snoyx vyhrte wmgs soldrers clad ln armor that clmked and clanked yyhenever they took a step All looked lrke apparrtrons from a farry book but there IS no doubt yyhatsoeyer that had the wlse men of old been present they would not haye seemed more reallstxc than the 'Vlagr of our Chrrstmas play There was Irene Goulet one of the most am1able classmates ll has been my prrvllege to meet durmg my course of study Her graceful and strong frame and steady gaze of her hazel eyes the self assurance of her smxle and the sllght slant of her tossed up head rn fact eyerythmg about her gaye one the rmpres sron of a self possessed person facrng the world that day and takmg her part serrously She was dressed rn a crrmson robe trrmmed wrth ermlne The curtam rose and rn walked another xmposmg character Irene Pate naude I-Ier appearance was at once unexpected mayestlc and prepossessmg The statelrness and ease of manner wrth whrch she entered mrght almost have been compared wrth that of a courteous salesman trylng to sell us hrs products Her smrlmg face and kmdly ey es her arrstocratrc nose and humorous mouth rmpressed us favorably though the brown powder on her face made her a b1t uneasy A dress of red brown rayon and a gold colored tram completed her costume An unsurpressed murmur of approval ran among the audlence at her appearance I had the lmpressron that rt was a very mstructrve and altogether fittlng play for Chrlstmas I feel certam that many persons and especrally the lrttle tots after seemg the play had a much better rdea of the real sxgnrncance of Chrrstmas MARIE Rtlxe CORDFAL 40 -nf 47 +4- . . A . . I k V 3 ' 1 I X I V' 1 A I 71 1 N I I I . 3 Y 1 V I7 ' 3 v3 I - I I 7 V I3 ' I 7 3 VY I I 1 I I3 I I 'A Y 1 3 1 ' Y 3 YY L I X 1 81 Y 7 V YH 7 'I 3 I I 3 3 ' I H 'A I 'A Y I I I 'L 4 V 5 Y. 7 5: the gentleness and ease of her manner: the majesty of her movements: the long ' 1 Y : 1 3 , A I 'A' I - .T-,I 7 V3 I Y I - I I 3 I I 7 D 5- . . . Y 7 . . I ' 3 1 D I Y. - 7 I 7 3 . v I I r I r I I V 1 ' Y D I 3 I I 5

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JI: MI: SOUVIENS Census T1me One day a c1v1l sery 1ce agent yy as ylsrtlng Kem Town for the census H stopped first at the Mayor s home My dear frlend Mayor Oxygen I ve come for the census I-Iow many famtltes have you here nn town ' u1te a populatlon 'I he North End IS mhablted by Elements and the South End by Compounds I et me see ye sxx vtealthy mansions I-Iydrogen Argon I-Ielxum There ts also Chlorrne who lxves rn a glass house wtth all glass furnrture and glass s1lk draperles Fluorme has moved into sew eral nerghborhoods but IS now settled 1n a comfortable plattnum home urte a brg place rndeed replred the census agent Oh yes and Walt t1ll you go to see 'Vlrs Nttrogen the head of a board 1ng house satd the Mayor Oxygen rubbmg hls hands vlgorously A surprlse 19 waxtmg for you there Wrth that expectatlon the census agent gallantly walked up Perlodlc Ave nue As he was gorng to start hts questronnalre as usual I-Iow many people here he was left abashed At the Hrst rrng Mrs Nxtrogen floated down the hall very proudly swlshlng her skrrt Then she mtroduced htm rn her large parlor In the adyomnng room three sturdy lookrng men were readlng the news of the day XVhat an astontshment thxs frall and ltght looking lrttle lady keep What are the names of these gentlemen and thelr occupattonsp These three are Arsenlc Anttmony and Blsmuth Arsenlc works at the Bureau of Preservatron of Trees Vihlle Anttmony IS employed rn the prmt mg department of the Press Bxsmuth ns mght ye atchman ID the Boxler Room of the m1ll on Atomrc Street Ihank you but are there my xx omen hoarding here Mrs Nltrogen Yes only one Phosphorus and she IS very queer She 15 not the type that IS amrcable She IS so qulck tempered that her frtends dont come yery often tor they are afrard to contradlct her H ou knovt she blovys up luke dyna mxte At the 'Vlatch Company she IS supernntendent of the Dlppmg Room I thank you yery much Madam Nltrogen for the necessary xnforma tton you haye gtven me Best of luck to you untll we meet agam tn four years At the bottom of the steps the census agent vyayed a Goodbye agaln to the flnmsy lxttle lady Nltrogen I ll X PPNFJ O -v-+ -l'-l' .. - . - ,, . 1 I 3 A. . 1 I x 3 1 5 , , , , ,, 5, ' , ' I , I 3 - I 1 .3 . ' IV, - , 'Q 1 TA . , ' h i,'I 1 1 . I 1 . . . 1 V . . A . mg house for such strong men, regular metal men, 1 3 5 I I il Y I 5 I Y I . I . , y e s . v v s ' s s 4 x 7 i v 4. I L Q e- . It 3 3 x I 3 Y 'pl x I ' H H I- I 1 . I - 'l 3 5 lx I i Y Y - V 1 HY X I I I Y x Y 4 Y , r v I ' x r I . x X 3 5 I ' 3 Y 73 .A Ylv' . A v C 1 I V I X 7 I 3 - ,' 1t',.. 4 a 5 y..

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SOLVII1 M1SCh1ef If you h1yc cycr bccn 1 boardcr at thc Conycnt School you undoubtcdly knou hovs thc oldcr glrls ycx thc ncyy studcnts vylth thclr f1ntast1c t1Ics ol bo1rdxng school llfc But you s1y you h1yc ncycr bccn to bo1rd1ng school Xkcll thcn I c1n 1ssurc you that thc old boardcrs tcll tl1c ncvs glrls 1ll kmds ol storrcs I was 1 ncyy boardcr oncc Thcsc fant1st1c t1lcs vycrc rclatcd to me by thc studcnts 'Ihcrc yy as 1 tlmc vshcn thcy conymccd mc that thc day beforc Icnmg m Junc uc took down 1lI th xyhltc yy 1lls bctyyccn thc clls thcn vyc ynashcd thc dormltory floor I could plcturc myself t1k1ng steps to throw thc partrtlon down Bcsldcs mc I vyould hayc my f1thcr s tool box aftcr taklng out 1 fcyy scrcyys 1nd h1mmcrmg all day' my nngcrs would bc so sorc I wouldnt bc 1blc to usc my fingcrs for 1 fcyy d1ys Ch my back would 1chc 1ftcr t1k1ng doyy n thc w1lls and vyashmg thc floor I yy 1s 1lso told that Vkc took thc m1ttrcss ofl our bcds to clc1n thcm for 111y blankcts on my bcd to m1kc thc trrp to drcamland morc comfortably But hoyy could I slccp on sprlngs I thought of c1ll1ng up Mama 1nd asklng for all thc old papcrs that shc h1d savcd Pcrhaps I could scw thcm togcthcr and m1kc a p1pcr m1ttrcss I could t1kc all my notc books 1ll my copy books and 1ll thc lcttcrs I had rcccrvcd 1ll ycar Thrs should make a hnc paper mattress Ihtrc yy1s 1 tlmc thcn I bcctmc skcptrcal but thc guls sccmcd so cmphatrc t11t I apologrzcd for my lrrcycrcnct Hou thc glrls must hayc chucklcd togcthcr oycr my crcduhty And to thmk th1t I bcllcycd thcm Naughty glrls thcy ytcrc but thcy rc1l1ftd th1t othcrs l1ad told thcm lmaglnary talcs vyhcn thcy xxcrc ncxx studcnts m bo1rd1ng school 1nd rcycngc rs swcct INoxy thrs httlc grceny h1s ln turn bccomc 1 lull flcdgcd boardcr who lullx apprcclatts thc plc1surc of mystllylng thc ncyycomcrs XX h1t bad cxamplc c1n o I uw C at -,Q -lo 1+ ' QI I: IVI I1 t ' 1 N1 5 . . v vx H 75 N3 V x i V3 ' 1 ' 1 I' L A A ' I Y 7 I H I ' vm 1 'n ' , I 7' my C L V K j - X 'w l K L 1 ' X 1. XL x it I L HA Yi 7 x I Y 1 3 I H 3 7 c I I Y 3 5 V V' I 3 K Y I pc vi I I vm 7 L C - I 3 vt 3 'wx N is M Vx V 3 x I V I 3 Y I v I I Y H I 5 x V Vx Y 3 I ' 3 I 'A Y 3 V' H I V K ! 'A I 1 3 N Y 1 I Y ' Y n H . Y H V . 3 1 - P. t 1 - s - A 1 s ' I the ncxt year, and slept on thc springs. I made plans immediately' to put all Y H ' V 1 I 3 H I i l - c I c ' c x f. ' c ' I I .. c I A I , I B x X I H' X K 1 I 1 - I 1 x Vins 1 I x X x'g x k 1 I' . n I' L vi I ' i I' vi v x I v I L 3 .X Vw 3 ' V I 1 ' Vi x 5 V 3 I' v 3 1 I ' I ' H' 7 i x ' vi W x V H - I - - 1 Vx 3 I. 3, A ' x'A H X 1 1 v- 'A 'I x 1 V' 5 7 3 ' 1 1 d f N111 .al L11 1. 40