Saint Francis Academy - La Alverna Yearbook (Nevada, MO)

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cams scsoor. mms by uaebau De no l lew science books was an added school attraction. lxcursions to the woods and several experiments in the classroom accompanied them. The Holy Childhood seals were sold again this year at Christmas time. Ivory' child who sold them was rewarded according to the amount he or she had sold. Would you like to meet some of our students in person! Boys first, this time, since we are only few in number. All good things come ln small numbers. Here goes-- lighggl MQ-Q. - His ambition is to escape arith- 1, D313 lggggggg - Adrian boosts of this metic. Be is a fair student in other l1lbj0Ctl,fh01lQ., girl. She has a sense of humor and lihes to talk. I . but could be a top notcher, if he d only realise it. B I an - Another Plum Player. she hu Qmgd, Qgp, - Ln excellent piano player. His goat talent. Her favorite piece is Scherso. appet te is enormous e also has a temper 1 - A .enum L sh. 1 . H . 1: In I H l B ,Igggi Lggigjgg- A fan boy from near Butler. likes geography--another favorite is arithmetic. Lipglggagn - A regularqglobe trotter in nag lggful - Short but smart, e boy with a the classroom. She likes to visit her neigabors. Bing gg-xg, - She is starting to take music lessons. She likes geogmphy. His favorite subject is arithmetic. crewcut-these both mark him. A newcomer to lt, Iran- cis. He is only spending a month with us. Lag Lggg Legg'-egg - A girl from Butler. She's good in all her studies. Tall and good matured. She Q-in !-,129-ll - The daughter of the foreman is an above average reader and also, a musician-piano of the farm. She, also, dislikes history but seems and organ. to enjoy her piano-practice. Qgggg gig - Brownhaired and from Kansas City. 2g Miguel - A Kansas City girl. She She spends most of her time forgetting her glasses. has also traveled to California. She also takes She likes gum. music and could be accomplished!!! gig: gagging! - A convert to the Catholic ,EQJLAQQ Egg - Ln average girl. She is faith. She is a typical school girl. She detests one of the children who has been here for a very history. long time-ever since she was a klndergrtner. LITTII SCHOOL BOOK The Little Boom holds within its walls twenty-one energetic personalities. Grade II: Carol Sue Green, the smallest girl and the livellest, thinks Catechism is tops. 'Tell us more, Sister' ls her frequent re- quest. Robert Peterson, a smiling red-haired lad rivals with the penmanshlp book in writing lessons and is a perfect schoolroom helper. Ronald Keldstab, a tiny moon-faced fellow is scientifically inclined. Donna Gallagher, whose voice reaches to the clouds, excells in spelling. John Bryan, a fine reader, can be found at the library at almost all times. Howard Page, from Kansas City, is a new addition to this grade and has- n't missed a word in spelling. lorman Kirk, a tall bright-eyed youth enjoys Bible Stories and all lessons. Robert Bledsoe, a pugged nosed boy, thinks subtraction is as easy as it is fun. Bonnie Smith, who always li something to say, finds it easier to be good since she knows she has a guardian angel. Ronald Hinton, chubby and blushing, has no trouble with number work and spelling. q Grade III: Margaret Burkhart, a red-haired lass comprehends reading readily. John Lesmeister, tall and grinning, finds dellgmt in Arithmetic. Barbara Markus, a little helper, enjoys playing the triangle in the rhythm band. llary Ann Gore is quickly finished with her lessons and at the bookcase looking for a book she hasn't read. Sandra Hinton, a blue-eyed blond leads in spelling and arithmetic. Grade IV: Jerome Kessler, who can say it but cannot spell it, hails from Kansas. Carolyn Peer, our freckle face of the fourth grade, enjoys lnglish, especially, being in plays. Larry Yelmholt, the boy across the street, learned his time tables up to twelve before the rest could get to the slxes. Bruce Xcbaniel, small but mldxty, revels in Geography and History. Donna Lee Heldstab, personificatlon of inter- est ln all subjects, is always first in Catechism and Bible History. Ruth Lesmeister, tall and charmlngly quiet, is excellent in Arithmetic, SCIIICI ' The time of day that the ears purk un and mouths hang open is at 3 o'clock on Tuesdays when Science class begins. Some of the yee.r's projects were collecting leaves. pressing them and getting them mounted. Bow they are framed and hanging in back of the schoolroom. Glanoes at it bring back memories of lively hours. The teacher and pupils made a field trip for the study of the grasshopper. Sue Green would like to jump in comparison as far as the grasshopper can. The pupils also caught butterflies for mounting. Bonnie Smith and Sue Green each found a worm which is supposed to spin a cocoon and become a butterfly. Carolyn Peer was positive flour would dissolve in water. lxperiments were made not only of flour, but also of sand, salt, and sugar. Carolyn is now sure she was mistaken. Several children broudt tulip and narclssus bulbs to school and the teacher demonstrated howto plant and care for them. hey are doing nicely. 'hen studying flowers, the students made a chart of the different tame flowers with pictures from seed catalogues. Larry lelmholt wanted to how just how these plants look when they come up. 'la settle this for him and others, some flowers were planted in small cans and egg shells. Richard lie ls the smallest child in the first grade of a group of 16 and has 365 words to his credit in spelling. Robert Hansen is the leader in Kindergarten spelling. Other leaders are: Beading: hthony Hansen-lst, Bonnie Bothrock-2nd, Paula Burkhart-3rd, lritlng: Olga. Bamme-lst, Bill Cook-2nd. Phonics! Richard lame-lst, Anthony Hansen-Znd. Clay York: George Bryan-lst, Olga lame-Znd. Religion: Judy and lugene Williams. Printing! Judy lilllame-lst of the girls, Bill Cock-lst of the boys. Drawings Judy Iillils-lst, Richard Bane-Zed, Bill Cook-3rd, Coloring: Olga Bemme and Peter Soriano. Dancing: Peggy lmson. Arithmetic: Richard Ramme and lary loodflll. John Iliner is a first rate lild Vest story teller. Ralph Lesmeister has reached a hid: stage of mm- turlty. Ke keeps his amieabillty regrdless of what happens. Bill Cook is good ln free hand paper cutting. mtl FIJI will be remembered as the boy of smiles and tears. Patrick Hayes ls the Ktndergrten color