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

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May Day NE OF THE most beautrful cere 1non1es 1n the St FTGHCIS Hlgh School year was the annual May Crownlng Th1s rmpresslve cere rnony was held th1s year espec1ally to ask Mary s 1ntercess1on w1th God for the restorat1on of peace to the Leadlng the DFOCGSSIOH Marran Harker carned the Arnencan flag and Cathenne Shaffer carned the Papal flag Followlng were the h1gh school and college students student nurses alurnnae s1sters postulants and nov1ces of the St Frances con vent wendrng the1r way through the beautrful gardens recrtlng prayers and s1ng1ng hymns rrnplonng Our Blessed Mother's help to our world of turmoll Th1s large processron termmated before an outdoor altar rn front of wh1ch the varrous groups formed large l1v1ng V s A new and beautrful statue of the Blessed V1rg1n Marv stood at the t1p of the f1rst V As 1n past years the May Queen and her fore the altar Mary Agnes Hatke had the honor of plactng a crown of sweet peas on the Blessed V1rg1n Mary Queen of May larth Van Anda Helen M1 chalke Erleen Hurley and Cathenne N1x were the queens attendants Beautlful bouquets were carr1ed by the flower glrls Betty Harnngton and Mabel Mrchalke Thls was another May processlon wh1ch wlll never be forgotten by the large crowd that attended world. court occupied the central portion be-

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