St Francis College - Motus Yearbook (Biddeford, ME)

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maaa Wizturg 71444 In the fall of the year nineteen-hundred and fifty-one, a group of thirty boys entered Saint Francis. Like all former freshmen, we,the class of 55 , causedalittle disturbance among the others. Time indoctrinated us in the school's regulations and its environ- ment. The initiation--a terror to all freshmen--came with all its fears. The seniors were successful in frightening us with their overly-exaggerated threats. Then the day came, the ordeal wasn't so severe as we had anticipated. Towards the end of the initiation the seniors were kind enough to give us refreshments. The initiation over, we riveted our attention to the spiritual and to the scholastic. During the waning days of October, we had our yearly retreat. The retreat master preached excellently. Being tyros in the political field and fearing too much domina- tion, we elected a chairman, Richard L'Heureux, rather than a full slate of officers. The Christmas season came, and home we went. When we re- turned from our Christmas vacation, it took us little time to set free the feelings of nostalgia. The semester examinations were upon us; the majority of us towed the marksuccessfully. Lent past, spring came, and we soon found ourselves packing our trunks. 50:54 Arriving for our second year at Saint Francis,we were quite trained in the art of unpac king . It didn't take long for us to feel AT HOME. A few of our classmates hadn't re- turned, but we were fortunate enough to have others to patch the holes. S till ou r group diminished to the number of twenty-seven. When initiation came, it felt good to relax and watch the others pass through, the ordeal. 12

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St. Theresa of the Infant Jesus St. Theresa, known as the Little Flower of Jesus, was born in Lisieux, France where she entered the Carmelita Monastery as soon as she was of age. Throughout her life she practiced simple acts of humility, generosity, and love. Though she was small, this did not prevent her from loving God and doing, her duty. All over the world, people show a quiet but deep and fervent devotion to the Little Flowe r As a sign of this devotion, Pope Pius XI named her Patroness of the Missions. She truly is a perfect model of our time, and we the class of '55 feel assured that through our supplications she will keep us under her guidance. 11

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In the fir st days of March the School sponsored their annual Lenten Drive. With the help of Father Jean Marie, our religion professor, we r ai s e d s ixty dollars among our group. In reward for our generosi- ty, we were given an extra day of vacation at Easter time. June came and we left. u; , H Had you entered the junior class during the years 1953-54, you would have felt the atmosphere of integrity, the spirit of co-opera- tion and willingness, and the attitude of work. We numbered twenty-seven. The quantity was the same as the year before. The officers elected that year were as follows: Robert Ver- mette, president; Wilfred Gagnon, Jr., vice-president; Richard L'Heureux, secretary- -.treasurer After Christmas we undertook our yearbook project. Having elected a staff, we immediately started raising money. Through- out the year we sponsored different parties to help us with our financial problems. We worked effectively; the results were mar- velous. June came and we had raised the sum of six-hundred dollars; furthermore, we were quite advanced in our project. If fls , Our last year at Saint Francis will be mostsignificant to us although it promises to be a year of patience and hard work. Seniors may be the elites of the high school, but this high posi- tion demands great effort. The yearbook requires enough work to keep us busy throughout a good part of our school year. Combining old ideas with our own innovations. we organized the initiation party. In June all of us will separate, and it will be with deep regret that we will do so. We shall never forget our Alma Mater. We are very grateful to the administrative and faculty who helped to instruct us spiritually, scholastically, and socially. Patrick Martin, Jr. 13