St Francis High School - Echo Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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Af? 4233 I Am Ihr Vmv iuu An thi' Hranchvs Bunk Twn ACHIEVEMENT GRADUATES UNDERGRADUATES 5 Cv A Q 0

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A Wnrd tn the Graduates N OLD Pl-IILOSOPHER shortly before hts death SG1d l pray thee God that l may be beaut1ful w1th1n That should be your da1ly prayer as 1t should of every real woman lf beauty of soul IS the DOSSGSSIOH of a woman that beauty w1ll gl1sten from her eyes w1ll f1nd 1lS way to her tongue w1ll creep down to her hands w1ll tlnge w1th the rad1ance of charm every act1on of her l1 e A few sal1ent v1rtues go to make up th1s charm of a real woman The most beautlful of all possess1ons wh1ch makes or mars a woman s l1fe and character 1S her pur1ty of m1nd and heart Ne1ther padlocks nor bolts nor bars can so secure a malden as w1ll her own pur1 y and reserve lt IS the dlamoncl sett1ng to a woman s beauty Noth1ng can atone for 1t w1thout 1t her beauty becomes ungraceful her Wll detestable We are wont to cons1der honor 1n man the h1ghest v1rtue lf honor IS the mascuhne then pur1ty IS the fem1n1ne of honor before God and man In the wake of th1s v1rtue there IS another quahty whtch w1ll add to the charm of a woman lt IS k1ndness Kmdness has been called the small co1n of love The word IS generally used to des1gnate the l1ttle deeds of thoughtfulness and gen tleness whlch make no no1se and attract l1ttle not1ce rather than the consp1cu ous acts wh1ch men applaud The m1n1stry of klndness IS unceas1ng It keeps no Sabbath lt makes every day a Sabbath lt f1lls all the days and all the n1ghts ln the home and out 1n the world 1t goes everywhere at anyt1me Wllh happy cord1al1ty and gladness of heart an upl1ft for the d1scouraged a strength for the weary sympathy Wllh the sorrow1ng Jnterest 1n l1ves that are burdened and lonely Wllh all th1s IU m1nd M1lton so subhmely deflned beauty as Gods hand wr1t1ng a WGyS1dS sacrament In th1s age ot materrallsm then we may not make the fatal m1stake 1n 1mag1n1ng that real beauty cons1sts 1n that whlch addresses ltself to the eye It cons1sts not merely 1n a beaut1ful face a sweet mouth glossy ha1r well shaped eyeb ows and lashes a graceful galt or a 'a1r form These may all be des1rable to the hearty but True beauty s but fa1r v1rtue s face v1rtue made V1S1ble 1n outward grace as the poet Young tells us As the Poet Hunt wr1tes What IS beauty? Not the show Of shapely l1mbs and features No' These are but flowers That have the11 dated hours To breathe the momentary sweets then go TIS the sta1nless soul w1tl11n That outshmes the fa1rest sk1n Pur1ty of soul and k1ndness of heart true beauty are the charms of a woman W1th these she can Wleld an 1nfluence greater than that of eloquence or ph1loso phy or SCISUCS The most glor1ous ach1evement of the 20th century IS the almost un1versal recogn1t1on that woman IS no longer the chattel or playth1ng of man she IS co SOVGTSIQH w1th h1m W1th m1nd unfettered and hands ungyved w1th opportun1t1es such as she has never emoyed before and these opportun1t1es used 1n the proper manner and tn the f1Ql'1td1I'GCl1OI'1 the dest1n1es and regenera l1OD of humamty can largely and safely be placed ID her hands Reverend Columban Kramer O F M . . 11 . . , . . , .1 . . - 1 4 1 1 1 . , . 1 . 1 - 1 1 . , .A . . . 1 , . . , -. , , . 1 , 1 - 1 ' . . .1 1 1 1 1 1 . . , . . , . ,, 1 , . . , T 1 1 - 1 1 . . ,, , , 1 . . , . . . . 11 tt - 1 1 , , , 11 1 1 1 1 ' - 1 1 1 - ' Y- , , . .

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Graduates HELEN AHLER Henny Knowlng that practlce makes perfect she has declded to see how skllled she can become as a cook and housekeeper She has qu1te a txme keeplng up wlth the polnt rat1on1ng sys tem Her favorlte song IS the Pennsylvama Polka ROSEMARY ARETZ Rosle Her love for tudy got thf la t emester to attsfy her de slre for college work She very popular wlth the student body She IS always on tlme PATRICIA CAHILL Pat Pat IS the one who never passes up anythmg to eat her favortte belng peanuts A prod uct of the Northend she 1 qulck to spy a handsome male She was always known by her strange laugh Always on good terms w1th everyone LORRAINE ANSTETI' Shorty Lorralne transferred from Earl Park Hlgh to St FYGHCIS th1s year She has taken a pre nurslng course tn St Francis college wxth her hlgh school work Her favor1te pastxme 1S tnppmg the lxght fantastlc to the tune of Harry Iames muslc MARY BURNS Burnsle The gal wxth the statton mng red hghts and maklng left turns Her constant ambt t1on IS to drlve at a neck break 1ng speed wrthout lostng a t1re She also has the hablt of usmg overslze words MILDRED CORBETI' M1CkeY Mxldred ts a great frtend of all the teachers so great an fact that she usually remained after class hours to help them A master mlnd ln bookkeepmg and a lover of shorthand She does not say much but gets much done l best of her so she left us the Wagon' Hel one deslre-rpm' s s s ' - ' . A . is . , ' . I 'ri ' W .