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

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lluntests and Awards VERY SCHOOL recerves added pubhcrty from the1r partrcrpatron rn contest and even more rf the1r efforts are rewarded St Francrs has had 1ts share of such publrcrty Labor omnta v1nc1t Labor conauers all thmgs Th1s ts true among the Latrn classes who have three wrnners tn the State Latrn Contest The three glrls of whom we are all proud are Helen Sheets and Mary Ruth Bossung who were txed for thrrd place rn the Twentleth State Latrn Contest 1n DIVISION ll and Georgran Cors wmntng same honors rn DIVISION I The State awarded these grrls beautrful certlfrcates and the cum laude medals M1ldred Corbett and Betty Harnngton dlsplayed the1r hterary ab1l1ty when they won frrst and second prrzes respecttvely rn the essay contest spon ored by the Knlghts of Columbus Three senror grrls Betty Harrrngton Edna Halsema and Betty Lou Thelen have ach1eved the great honor of not mrssrng a day of school durlng the1r four years of hrgh school l1fe An award grven by the Lafayette Busrness and Professlonal Women s Club based upon loyalty co operatron courtesy and general scholarshrp was pre sented to Barbara Klern a member of the tumor class Th1s year the shorthand classes have launched on an O G A awards program Those who rece1ved specral awards were Mabel Mrchalke a Com plete Theory Club Award Pm and the 80 Word Club Award Margaret Vander kolk recexved a srmrlar award for BO words per mrnute The Senror O C1 A Membershlp Certtfrcate Club Award an O O A bracelet was presented to M1ldred Corbett lndrvldual prrze w1nners ln the Annual lnternatronal O G A contest who rece1ved Supenor Merrt Certlfrcates are Edna Halsema Erleen Crowe Mabel Mrchalke Cathenne Ann B1ehle M1ldred Corbett Margaret Van derkolk Mary Agnes Hatke Patrrcla Freeland Brta Kerkhove Mary Ann Kessen Helen Mrchalke Frances Bettrg Patrrcra Vaughn and Ioan Moser A traveltng trophy and a pennant were two awards wh1ch the Junror typtsts ach1eved as a result of placrng second rn the Natronal Cathol1c Every Puprl Typtng Contest Ind1v1dual honors went to Helen Mrchalke and Brta Kerkhove who rece1ved honorable mentron Frances Bettrg rece1ved honorable mentton 1n the Natlonal Typlng Assoc1at1on Contest for rndrvrduals Those who won honors rn the State Cathol1c Hrgh School Art Exhrbrt held at Central Cathol1c Hrgh School rn Fort Wayne were loan Ketterer placrng second rn water colors st1ll lrfe Cornelra Wrnters frrst place for drawrng and Mary Plonskr second for craft cremrca The Grrls Athlettc Assoc1at1on has been especrally actrve throughout the year of 43 To galn any specral dlstlnctton the grrls must earn pornts through specral act1v1t1es The hlghest honor gtven for O A A work was earned by Brta Kerkhove who rece1ved the G A A Plaque Tho e who rece1ved school mono grams were loan Graham Lucrlle Schaffer and Mary Ann Stock We are proud of these grrls who have o generously donated the1r trme and efforts to brrng honor and glory to St Francrsl 'J1 - 1 1 , V . , . .. .. 11 . , 1 . . C' . , , .5 4 1 1 , . . 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' , , . . , , , - I L 1 - - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 V -1 , A 1 , . . , , N C . , . . . . ., O - 1 1 1 4 3 .

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.luninr-Senior Prnm OFT LIGHTS Gay muslc Throngs of grrls 1n beautrtul for mals Couples dancrng to the soft strands of sweet mus1c Thrs was the atmosphere pervadrng the audlto r1um of St Francls Hlgh School on Aprrl 28 1943 at the Iumor Senlor Prom It was 11ke enterlng 1nto anoth er world The sett1ng was a beauhful country garden w1th twmmg morn mg glones swaymg palms and rus trc benches The musrc was furmshed by Harry Reed and hrs orchestra At 9 30 p m the crownrng of the prom queen and the grand march were held Camrlla Elser presrdecl as prom queen wrth her attendants Gertrude Haley Patrl c1a Cahrll Lors I-hcks and Patrxcla Vaughn After the coronatron the queen presented the Blessed V1rg1n a corsage of beautrful roses whlle the grrls sang one of the most loved hymns to our Blessed Mother On Thrs Day ' These ceremon1es were followed by the Grand March led by the Queen Dancrng formed the mam feature of the remarnder of the evenlng These leSl1V1l16S ended wlth the play 1ng of the Natlonal Anthem . . , - I - - 1 1 . . , - 1 1 1 ' . , . .1 - ' 1 . . . 1 I - 1 1 ' 1