St Dominic High School - Echo Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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THE COMMERCIAL CLASS I21 Seated: Raymond Lafrance, Bertrand Gardner, Paul H. Bernier, Normand Poulin, Rev. Bro. Henri-Pierre, Gerard Soucy, Paul Deschenes, Charles Morin, Donald Blais. Second Row: Robert Ducharme, Andre Chaloux, Gaston Lesperance, Maurice Cloutier, Henri Levesque, Gerard Theberge, Robert Lessard, Robert Roberge. Third Row: Philip Moore, Normand Cusson, Paul Brochu, Leo'Pelletier, Milton Caron, Ray- mond Dube, Aldee Frechette, Romeo Bouchard, Robert Gervais. Fourth Row: Marcel Mathieu, Daniel Vachon, Gene Langlais, Onil Bourgoin, Robert Vallee. THE COMMERCIAL CLASS l31 Sealed: Robert Charette, Darrel Long, Richard Poisson, Leonard Richard, Bro. Joseph-Hector, Maurice Bazinet, Guilman Dube, Marcel Labrecque, Normand Boulay. Second Row: Ronald St. Onge, Louis Provost, Normand Violette, Paul Cote, Gerard Auclair, Normand Gagnon, Noel Cloutier, Robert St-Pierre, Reginald Nadeau, Normand Pontbriand, Maurice Ouellette. Third Row: Robert Parent, Gerald Bilodeau, Maurice Laliberte, Aime Morin, Philippe St- Pierre, Remi Caron, George Banks, Robert Cote.

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THE COLLEGE CLASS First Row, Seated: Richard Marquis, Roger Fortier, Robert Tardif, Laurier Maheux, Bro. Paul, Raymond Voyer, Marcel Grondin, Roger Sutton, Victor Bernier. Second Row, Standing: Delano Boutin, John Thompson, Alfred Lapointe, Dan Wellehan, Gilbert Beliveau, Paul Goulet, james Paradis, Gerald Soucy, Rosaire Morin, Normand Bureau, Roland Courtemanche. Third Row, Standing: Paul Bazinet, Robert Lacasse, Robert Breton, Emile Bousquet, Emilien Tardif, Raymond Delorme, Normand Lebrun, Paul Bellegarde, Armand Gaston- guay, Gerald Cloutier, Fernand Couture, Albert Collet. Fourth Row, Standing: Julien Dumont, Richard Domingue, Gerard Mathieu, Paul Bellisle, Louis Paradis, joseph Somers, Roger Maillot, Gerald Goulet, Bertrand Gagnon, Henry Couillard, Willie Marquis.

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THE FRESHMEN SPEAK The school year is practically over. We, the green Freshmen of 47-48, can now realize to some extent, if not fully, what the school means to us. Of course, we did not come here simply because our'parents sent us, or because we had to. We came because we liked St. Dom's from the very start, and understood that this is where we belong. One year at St. Dom's has confirmed our expectations and justified our choice. We have learned what the slogan means, All for one, and one for all. Here we have found a family spirit, devotion, and love, here we have had the kind of education we need - with proper emphasis on our moral training. That is the reason why things run so smoothly: that is the reason why we are the largest Freshman class ever to enter St. Dom's! We rejoice in the progress of our dear school. Is there any one who would deny that St. Dom's is progressing? That fellow would be a hopeless case. It would mean that he never reads a paper, that he never converses with people in town, that he is deaf, blind and dumb, with the accent on the last word ..... Why, what others have done in years, we do in months, in weeks .... Now, the progress of the school is a responsibility that rests squarely on your shoulders and mine, even if they are not yet very broad. Wherever we go, whatever we do, the name of St. Dom's is imprinted on our personality. People will make you and me the basis of their judgment! Come on, boys! Let's show them what St. Dom's is doing for us! We should fall on our knees and bow our heads in prayer to express our grati- tude to the Good Lord and His Blessed Mother Who have been so kind to us. Raymond Voyer, '51 It seems to me that it was only yesterday that we walked into St. Dom's School yard for the first time. I can see the principal stepping upon an improvised pedestal and laying down some practical regulations for us. We, the newcomers, felt uneasy and somewhat scared .... As our names were called we filed into the building and went to our classrooms. Poor unfortunate boys! We thought then that' the future was not very bright! It is amazing how quick we lost our shyness .... By the end of the first week we were rushing down to the canteen like hungry wolves .... Incidentally, the canteen period is by far the best loved one! It is at the canteen that we the freshmen try to recuperate every day at 10:45, after a grueling battle with algebra! We also like to rush up the stairs, but at times we meet with an unexpected obstacle. A formidable figure stands with folded arms at the top, and all the excitement seems to cool off under one solemn stare .... We may be terrible children, but our teachers know that, way down in our hearts, we love them very much. We are very grateful for their devotedness, their patience, their love. They may still hope that, with continued efforts, they will make good young men out of us .... joseph Somers, '51-