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

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JI: NIL SOUVIENS Francolse I have a cous1n She s probably just an ordmary average cousln that you hate too but I ye been th1nk1ng about her today lye been dorng the house hold chores ta new expertence for mel and you know how when you re alone your thoughts run along as act1vely as a conyersatron I was th1nk1ng of the many years durtng whrch we ve been constant compantons teven p ssed as IWIU slsters to strangers! of our pleasures and sorrovys of our resemblances and dtfferences In the first place shes only one week my senlor Irom cradle days we ve be ra growlng tn the same envlronment We hate marched hand tn hand to ktndergarten and studled from the same books through SUCCCSSIVL years When I buy a new note book rt s stmple enough to take along an extra one for her and vshen she has a new hanky I have a new hanky too When I haye company she runs IH for a llttle chat When she gets letters from f r away frtends I know all the news When shes happy she bubbles out her Joy to me and when we are blue we pour rt out 1nto each other s sympathettc ears Not that we ve never had squabbles Two people can t be together over stxteen years anel newer haye a cross word Many years ago when sharp words dlstant as the poles carefully avoldtng any posstble meettng One morntng laer brother two years our semor rapped at my door and sa1d S1s has promrsed me to call tlae Whole thtng off What about you? I et s pour If out on an tce cream soda What could I do? I d been as much to blame as she Long after we were playmg together agatn we were nurs1ng wounded feeltngs My cousm and I dont agree on lots of thtngs Her taste rs dtflerent from mme 1n almost every partlcular She loyes to kn1t I love to cook She ll enjoy tennrs and basketball l na a hockey and baseball fan Slae ve ants to be a Journalrst I want to be a commercial arttst I-Ier pasttme IS readmg mrne rs collecttng odds and ends from a pan to the New York Txmes Book Revrews She loyes the seashore the North vyoods and mountatns for me But vye both love to argue and I ve learned a lot by hstentng to her tolerant op1n1ons Stnce she s a Juntor and I m a Sen1or our ctrcle of frtends IS dtfferent but we ve both enlarged our spheres by shartng each other s In llttle thlngs she sometlmes annoys me and I ye no doubt I do her but tn btg ones she s a tower of strength What can I do w1th a cousln l1ke that except apprec1ate her? She CFIIICIICS me roundly or boosts me to the stars But she has a rxght to she loves me IVIARCUI RI'II BOURCII Oli 41 lOl I . Y l vi H I I Y I Y 5 . - I l 3 V Y 3 Y I y me ' ' 1' 3 x L S u 3 C I I' x I L x e q lx yew x-x L S ' I I 7 e , ' , ee , ,' : K , J' lc I I I 1 I . . 3 Yi 3 -I - I 3 I I ' 3 3 3 X . Y l , , , I , e Y A l 'S 1 I 2 , V I 3 5 D l Y l 3 I e . I 'll YT XYX Y! 1 3 had passed between us over the dresslng of dolls, we spent several days as A 1 1 s vl s 1- ' a ' a m ' 3 L 1 S Y I 5 il 3 I 3 . ' : ' . at . ' ' ' ' : K K . 1 3 . 5 5 li L. 3 7 1 1 i' H Y I 'I 73 3 3 , , . , ,Q 1 E I l .' X Y I 1 l 1 1 1 1 I, --ri 6 Tv'

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JE ME SOUVIENS The World s Crazrest Famrly About Baseball lt all started the Sunday after my graduation from the erghth grade that rs the baseball craze that suddenly turned our famrly into a staunch household of Red Sox fans Daddy sought relayeatron from hrs long tedious office hours by following the results achieved by the Boston players throughout the baseball season but rnterest and understanding were certarnly not to be found at home as far as that sport was concerned for the other members of the household were almost completely unaware of the fun one could derrve from so thrrllrng a sport So our forlorn Dad frnally resorted to playrng hrs own game Strangely enough the first ball he prtched headed for Fenway Park the home of our forthcoming rdols What a homer that was or was rt ' Our famrly was the ball Now my Dad rs a rather serrous man Lrke most busrness men hrs thoughts are almost entirely preoccupied with hrs work the results of the war the last move of the President and the hopes of hrs polrtrcal party for a smashing vrctory at electron time Yet as soon as Dom DrlVlaggro the leadoff man comes to bat Dad s office manners and composure drsappear he stands up Wrth the rest of the frantrc crowd and shouts hrs approval should the outcome of the play be fayorable At other trmes the usually unemotronal self possessed head of the Blars household starts an anrmated argument with the woman next to hrm stop that Red Sox wrnnrng streak When complicated hrts such as the baf fling Texas leaguers seem to be puzzling poor lrttle me he explains as patrently and thoroughly as rf he were analyzing a complicated case at law As for Mother Well she certarnly rs kept busy supplyrng her lrvely brood wrth peanuts or settling the arguments brought about by our drsputes over the two Scorecards for the chrldren have caught therr father s enthusrasm like the flu uret yet thoroughly rnterested Lynn rs definitely unlrke her old self Her cool apprarsal of the varrous plays enables her to account for the runs hrts and errors that the rest farled to notrce durrng the excitement Pop the rdol of the Blars household rand she certarnly does take advantage of rtj Pop also has her rdol and trs none other than tall lanky young Ted Wrllrams When Ted comes up to bat nervous strarn and tensron are plarnly written over Pop s face and she clings to Harry for mental support Should Ted dare to put the ball over the fence both srt there rn all therr glory Wrth beamrng eyes and smrles from ear to ear they vyatch therr hero make the trrp to the home plate As for me oh well you all know me No one can doubt after this rota of our baseball rnterests that my father prtched hrs famrly successfully across the plate ANNE ELIZABFTH BLAIS 41 4 UQ + I . . Y. 1 V . Y e l 'A -1 Yi S I 3 3 i I I A 5 ! , 3 , , 3 I J . I , 4 . .v - 1 V I . - ' x . . h ' 1 ' - m l r ' x v u ' s , when she claims that the visiting New York Yankees are positively going to l l 3 . I I . ! 1 . . . , V . 1 V V a . - -l . .,j ' 14. ,

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JE ME SOUVIENS Le Portralt de Maman Parml mes souvenlrs les plus chers et les plus anclens Je CFOIS que Je prefereral le portralt de maman J avals llult ms et Jetals blen Jeune pour entrer au penslonnat Pour me consoler on me caJola on me pfOmlI des recompenses et comme rlen ny falsalt maman eut la bonne ldee de me elonner sa photo Je sentls a ce moment que Je ne partlls pas seule pour le couvent mals que maman me SUIVTJII fn eflet lle elevalt m lccompagrler pendant toute ma Vle d ecollere De sectlon en secllon Jusqu a I1 classe eles graduees touJours son SOUYIFL LDCOLlf'lgelIlf m l SlllXlL J etals aussl flere avec ce portralt que Napoleon Bonaparte lawalt ete en face ele l Europe Grace a fOl cher portralt mes amles connalssalerlt maman axant de ll rencontrer personnellement Ax ec IOI J 31 wecu des heures de Jole et de melarlcolle Comblen ele fOlS tal Je regarde dans les moments el ennul chercllant dans tes veux compatlssants une consolatlon maternelle 'lon regard eleercllt Vf8lmLUl une mlgle mysterleuse lorsque Javals ete sage toute la Journee tu me dlSfi1S bonsolr avec un sourlre mals lorsque J ax JIS ete maussade tes yellx me falsalent un doux reproche Sl quelque chose m avalt troublee Sl JDVJIS eu des msucces C, etalt ll xltre du cadre qul paralssalt malnterlant troublee par la trace cle mes balsers uand le mols de Juln arrlvalt apportant alec lul les vacances Je te decro llals de ma cellule pour te remettre dans ma Jolle chambre l an prochaln tu me sulvras au college n est ce pas et avec mol tu feras la meme route c est a dlre le chemln de la VIC All oul cher portralt de maman c est fO1 qul m as donne lexemple que l on ne VII pas pour sol meme mals pour les autres MONIQUE R HAILBROLCK 41 La Vlerge au Chalet C est une nult d ete tres chaude et pesarlte Les eclalrs taqulnent le tonnerre et QU effet ll se met a gronder La plule xol, ant leur colere se lalsse tomber anec l lntentlon d apalser cette rage C en est falt 1 orage eclate Sur la colllne notre petlt chalet brave la tempete et protege des coups menaganls ses habltants erldormls Maman seule est exelllee par le grondemerlt Sulvant sa coutume elle prend de leau benlte et 1a de cllambre en chambre axec un grand slgne de CFOIX elle Jette de leau benlte dans les fenetres Maln tenant elle est rerldue dans la chambre de la bonne et comme elle falt le slgne de la crolx un eclalr l lllumlne et evellle la bonne qul pousse un Cfl d horreur et couvre sa tete avec son elrap en crlant Je vous salue Marne Maman lul souffle loulse IOUISL qu axe? vous Toute trembllrlte le chapelet a la maln elle dlt Je croyals que xous etlel la salrlte Vlerge MADILIINI Clellzlw 41 + l . 4 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 .1 .1 . 1 A1 221 ' . ' 1 1.1 1 . 1 . 1 1 I I 4 1 1 C 1 1 I Vg 1 1 1 -1 'I -Q1 1 1 1 . 1 1 ' ' s , is ' 'e 1 fs ' 'v'1 . 1 A 'A Q I 1 4 1 I1 4 .1 Y 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 Q ' 1r1 L' ' 1 dans les concours, tu savals me consoler et Je me couchals le cocur leger, en palx. . , I 1' ' 1 1 1 ' .1 I V I e . - . , , , . , . . , . , . .1 , . 1 I 1 X . Y V K 1 1 I 1 V1 ' , ' , 1 , , A , , . , 3. 1 L 1 1 D 1 1 1 1' 1 1 1 1 I 1A' 1 1- '1 'fy ' 11 7 1 1 e e -1 K . . - , - , , . . , J : 'I ' lf l ' --ri 61 I+-