St Francis Xavier Academy - Xavier Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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THE FRANCESCA ALPHABET. CLASS OF 1906. Some classify by numbers. Some by what genius shows. While others speak of character And each good trait disclose. But in an alphabetic list I can so plainly see St. Xavier’s class of nineteen-six As each appears to me. A A does a triple duty; First stands for Anna C. Who though no longer in our midst Is here in memory. Her gentle ways we oft recall, So quiet and demure, Those clear dark eyes that seem to smile Our friendship to secure. By contrast comes our Anna S. So quick in act and word, So oft abrupt, so apt to say A “yes” to all she heard. And still the A does duty for Our much loved Alice L. Of whose dignity and winning grace We ne’er could fully tell. Although we feel that to our class She always will be true, We fear she’s not entirely ours, Her heart is in Bayview. 16

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THE FRANCESCA Class Roll, Continued. Mary Genevieve McCarthy. “If aught of prophecy be mine, thou wilt not live in vain “What’s past mending should be past grief.’’ Charlotte Loretto Egan. m We all see with envious eyes Our equal raised above our size. “Willingness, otherwise Charlotte.” Alice Liguoria McNally. “The very pink of courtesy.” “Delays have dangerous ends.” “I have seen better days.” Gertrude Agnes Ten brink. “She never said too much or too little.” “ They say the best of women were moulded out of faults Mary Monica O’Hare. “I have immortal longings in me.” “1 cannot hide what I am.” 15

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THE FRANCESCA B B stands alone to represent So joyous and care-free, One who is always full of fun, Our happy Bessie B. The claims of loved society She could not disregard, Its lessons she would gladly learn And never find them hard. c To keep our alphabet complete The letter C will stand For Sadie Charles—an active girl Who holds at her command Much knowledge that comes quite unsought, As one may plainly see, When in her animated way She answers readily. E A very bright Greek student May claim the letter E Which represents our Eleanor. Who yet a nun may be. F F stands for Mary Foley Who, in her quiet way, May follow in the footsteps Of Eleanor, some day. ★ Our merry, laughing Gertrude The letter G may claim, So quick and bright, so full of fun. We’ll oft recall her name. 17