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

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X SOLXILI The Llght 1I1 the Dark Iht atmosphtrt uas ttnst ptrfttt for tht grutsome mystery story I was rtadmg I sat tn stmt darltntss by tht nrtplact tn our llttle Cape God cottagt Tht dytng tmbtrs vxtrt throutng off a lurtd ltght that made grotesque figures on tht vsalls Outstdt tht vstnd hovtltd dtsmally whtle from out of nowhere 1 dog tmttttd loud vmtltng lamtntattons to tht rtstng moon Safe tn my home and obhytous of all around mt I rtad on deeply engrossed ln Sherlock Holmes Suddtnly vxtthout ymrmng tht btams of 1 flashltght played 1nto my domam from the opposltt umdou As qulckly as If had come the llght dls appeared and once agaln I found mystlf IH the shadows of a falllng dusk Needless to say I had rtstn and now I stood mottonless paraly7ed Fear vtondtr and amazement tn turn htld me capttvt Nothtng to be afratd of I trted to assure myself though tnwardly thtrt txtsttd many doubts whtch I vtould not have admttted for tht world Somthovs or other I managtd to bundlt mystlf 1nto my coat As I d1d so a l1nt from a rectnt ed1t1on of the town paper flashtd through my mtnd GISI IZENS OE ROUI VII LE BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST A VIASKLD DESPERADO BEI IEVED TO BE IN TI-IIS VICINITY Qouragt and darlng surgtd up yytthtn mt I-Itrt vtas my golden opportunlty om1nously undtr my touch as I sttpptd 1nto tht grtat outdoors Pttrxng 1nto tht mlty blacltntss of that unforgtttablt mght I could dlS ttngutsh a lont figurt skulkmg about tht prtmtsts Iht flashllght ht held bobbtd about unctrtamly forutrd at Hrst thtn tovyard tht ground Wtth htrolc tffort trtmbltng kntts and palpttmng htart I ltft my htdtng place to confront tht mysterlous ytsttor I sttpped ltghtly avotdmg dry ltaves and brmchts cartfully to assurt tht sttrtcy of my 'trrtval I stood bthtnd htm A momtnt of tndtctston what dld a bona fldt htrotnt do btfort tht capture? Should I scrtam Ht vshttltd about to fact mt My chtn dropped my eyes bulged I stood transfixed Btauttful tyenmg ISDI tt Vllss Lant satd lVIr Brown my landlord Going to be a wondtrful day for tht lishlng LXCUISIOH to morrow And tht yy rtgglmg vsorms ptltd htgh ln tht tm can on tht ground bestde nm Jtt taxa PrR1Po11 43 +7246 ' ' .I Ig . I E I ' AIN S ' . . F S H H H Y ' H H H H' H H x ' I 1 I, H - y 1 I s ' ' - m H Y' H H YH H Y' I I H Y I H H Y' Y H A . x H Y Y' YL I H H K I l . V y . . , . Y I H S , , , , ' Y ' I H H H I 7 ' , 7 . f H Y I H Y H . I . , 1 4 - . E H I H Y' ' H H H Y Y ' for adventure! Dauntlessly, I opened the door leadmg tnto the yard. It creaked ' y H y LA x x ' 1 H Q HH . I H I Y 1 H H H ' I - I . ' H H ' U H H I H F1 H I H H K H 4 Y - YK H Y H . H I H V H ' HH, 4 L I L I H ' H Y I I H Y ' Y' ' H I Y ' I H L ,t L x vw - ' I ix- i I Y L I . , 4 A t H I H I I Y 1 I H H I H H J 3 I 1 2 , , ., t , , , ' Y 3 3 Y I - v I ' 1 A . v 7 . , , , , - . H V I A Y I H I I H 1 D . v v ' '- A L 4 . . ,

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JE ME SOUVIENS Vern, Vldl V1C1 Vem Yes I came to the first Latln sessron four years ago wonderlng whether the study of th1s language would ever fascmate me or not The experl enced students of the hrgher classes had generously suppl1ed me wlth comments both pro and con Latm NVell All you haye to do IS to swallow a dlctronary and a book of rules and you re O K O To tell you the truth four years of I atm rs a waste of tlme You mlght as well read a good Enghsh verslon of the Latln works It s the same story so what s the dlfferencep Of course rf you have any knack for languages go rlght ahead Best w1shes Others were more encouraglng but I could not derlve any substantxal 1n formatlon whatsoever from the1r confus d cr1t1c1sm Dec1d1ng to see for myself what secrets th1s dead language concealed from me I greeted the Prrmary Lat1n Grammar wth a doubtful sm1le Vldl Yes I saw lrttle by llttle what the study of I,at1n means what mrsery rt brlngs to a HOVICL 1n translat1on Caesar who exerted hrmself to stamp he fact upon our consclousness that all Gaul IS d1v1ded xnto three parts and who sent our young mlnds through such contortlons of Indnrect Drscourse and Ablatxye Absolutes to polnt out that he consolldated the three parts together agaxn by brmgmg them under Roman control Crcero who 1n pollshed perlodlc sentences flayed Catlllne or pralsed hlmself ln over modest self deprecratlons Vergrl and Ovld whose mythologrcal poetrv IS laden w1th poet1c frgures and om1ss1ons all baffled me How often dxd I struggle to find the CXII from a labyr1nth of entangled Latm words I-low often d1d I despalr of my ab1l1ty to master th1s language l1v1ng only by 1ts prec1ous llterature And yet I kept VICI Yes I conquered for now the ve1l has lrfted from my eyes and the numerous advantages I.at1n offers to an earnest student stand revealed I atm IS of great servlce 1n many other l1ngu1st1c SfUd19S for 1ts grammar and vocabulary haye stood as models for several modern languages It trams our mlnds to reflect and lf develops a strong sense of observat1on A knowledge of the customs and htstory of the Romans IS 1mparted to us by the most rel1able sources of rnformatlon Wrth Latln as a classlcal background one may more eas1ly achleye success rn other flelds Vluch toll and occas1onal farlure haye not been ln yaln The day that wlll put an end to my I-Ilgh School Isatln Course rs near and I haye learnt to find beauty and pleasure 1n the Roman manuscrlpts the perfect models of survlylng lrterature JACQUELAP Pexrfz 41 9-lf .. Y. ll . . . . .11 .. 5 Z V Y Y Y Y Y Y , X 'S I W V 7 .. Y- .. YY A, . P Y . . Y Y I- IA 1 Y Y . Y Y. . Y Y Y . . Y - - YY Y Y ,Y Y Y , Y . . 1. Y Y L . H . . . . ,, . L Y Y Y Y Y - . . . Y, Y , - - Y l 7 7 7 J . . , . . .. Y . . . . . . , Y Y Y Y ' .. l ' 3 Y V YY Y Y Y 1 Y Y Y v v ' ' - . , r . , . 1 ii..-

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