St Francis Academy - Memories Yearbook (Hankinson, ND)

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Wm WML In the golden year of 197.19 we began our never to be forgotten highschool years as twenty seven ambitious freshmen seventeen day students, four candi dates, and six boarders Frances, Mary, Arlene, and Arthur were our officers Under the guidance of Sister M Cornelia we participated whole heartedly in act1vities Fourteen contributed to the glee clubs, five boys joined sports In the Carnival Queen contest we placed third w1th Mary as our candldate W were deeply moved by the conferences of the Rev Father Stoudt Moet of the class were received into the Sodallty of Our Lady of Mercy W1th great enthusiasm we started in the fall of 1950 The few vacant seats were filled by John S , James K , Ronald S , Teresa F , and Faye J W were now twenty eight sophomores Four boy officers Fred, Dennls, Me1v1n,and Arthur managed our business under the expert guidance of Rev Mother Irmtrudis A few were active on the Chzmas staff In the race for Carnlval Queen we again came in th:Lrd, with Faye as our princess-elect Five boys helped gain a troplw in the district tournament Through our added experience and the in In September 1951 we embarked on our junlor year Again we mlssed a few, but Jean K and Eleanor W jolned us Under the experienced direction of Sr Francis and the leadersh1p of Mary, Fred, Betty Lou,and Arlene,we courageous ly launched the year's projects Prom,the main event,was successfully carried out with the gay theme of 'Hawaiian Cruise , and the melodioue music of the Tempo Kings The comical nystery of Spoog Tavern brought to the foot lights the dramatic talents of Frances, Dennls, Ronald, Fred, and Julia Mary, Fran ces, Arlene, lblvin, James, and Ronald were contrlbutors to the Chimes Once more our efforts in the Carnival Queen contest missed the top, and our candi date Eleanor Walter placed third Mary represented us on the cheerleading floor We did our full share in the school's most successful basket ball sea son thru the prowess of Brinkman and Speiser, who played on the first strlng, and of Fred, James, and Melvln, ready on the sidelines Arthur, Ronald, and Denn1s were also out for football Frances was privileged to be delegate to the first Diocesan CIO Convention at Devils Lake Now we are happy to have her as our Sodality Prefect and aided by Mary and Arlene Father Breitenbeck led us during retreat in our quest for the Truths of the Sp1rit Though in September, 1952, we had dwindled to twenty three,we were proud to launch out as seniors under the guidance of Sister M. Dorothea Janice Bauch had joined us With Frances, Julia, Ihlv1n,and Fred as leaders we went on to plan our projects, swung the first school party,so1icited the very able direction of Sr M Francis for the junior senior play, Here Comes Charlie , where Dennis, Frances, Rita, and Arlene starred in major roles, fought a very thrilling campaign for the Carnival Queen and placed a very close second with Arlene Julia, Rita, and Eleanor set to work on Memories, and when it once began to take shape, all pitched in to meet the deadline Buddy, as captain, Kastner, Skroch, Peters, and Lewis made the first string in basketball, Ger man and Heley also played on the gridiron Very Rev Father C1.arus, GB, our retreatzmster, left us with mary inspiring thoughts for the future We feel greatly honored to have had with us Shirley, Alfreda, and Peggy, who through out our highschool days kept planning for the 'better part' and now left us to be postulants in the convent of St Francis o ' - 6 . .3 O O I C . I e spiring talks of Father Langfield were deeply impressed by our retreat.