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

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Lillian Catherine Byrnes May we bring lo your attention Lillian B. She is one of the lucky girls who occu- pies a desk at the back of the room. Al- though she seems con- servative. she is quite the contrary when the occasion offers. She came from Tyler and has been with us throughout the four years, one of the leaders in our class. We are certain that success will follow her wher- ever she may go. Jeanette Marie Caulfield A girl she is “of cheerful yesterdays and confident tomor- rows.’ Jeanette, our Vice President.joined the ranks of the Se- niors in September. Quickly we discov- ered a staunch, loyal and active classmate. Jeanette is very tal- ented in art, and many of her sketches may be found in this book. Jeanette, in the fall, may study Italian, and take up the work of Americanization. Helent Gertrude Corbett The English course has attract- ed Helen Corbett into its happy fold. Although she is very quiet, she is greatly interested in any- thing concerning the class, and one day we remember that she distin- guished herself during physical culture. O yes, Helen remembers it, too. We expect that her love for chemical analysis will make a great chemist of her some day. Mary Louise Costello One of the Chemistry girls is Mary. Nothing disturbs her serenity. Dancing is her great attraction, and usually the inter- mission period is so spent. Next year she will accompany many of her classmates to R. I. C. E. She is bent on stopping and looking and listening. Lucinda Cecilia Cottam Lucinda looks very much undisturbed, but she, like all of us, has spent many hours in anxious anti-exams agitation. She never fails to seize an opportunity for dancing, and is al- ways ready when the music starts. Her hobby is “Commer- cial Arithmetic. We are sure that Lucinda will faithfully fill her destined place in life. Page Ttvelve “The Xavier

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Personalities Mary Allen Peggy” is that much beloved maiden of magnetic force. All who know her, love her. Coming to us in the second year from Cranston High and ever working for the welfare of our class, a place in our hearts, stenography, and some day we expect to hear of Margaret as the Governor’s stenographer. Agnes Rila Ashworth The Senior year showed a slight change in Agnes. Three years compan- ionship caused us to believe that she was a quiet, demure maiden, but the fact of her “being a Senior” added new interest and energy. She has not yet disclosed her plans for the future, but we have an idea. It’s a fine habit, Agnes. Margaret Margaret has won She is an expert at Gertrude Catherine Barrett Gertrude arrives mornings just in time to slip to her seat before the bell rings. Tall and fair, she has distinguished herself in many » ways, especially as a very efficient worker, both for our Thanksgiv- of music. In this field we speak for her success. ing Sale, and for the class book. She intends to enter college next year, and to keep up her study Margaret Mart) Barry Gertrude Loretta Bergin Margaret Mary has those dreamy blue eye? and all that goes with them to make a captivating miss, and one of no ordinary intelligence. We look in awe when Mar- garet and her pal Grace converse in French and also when they translate passages from the classics. Her ambition is unknown to us, but with such a personality and dispo- sition as Margaret Mary has, there is no need for us to be too concerned for her future. Two years ago, a little girl with fluffy, golden locks came into our midst from Bay View Seminary. Since then she has made a corner for herself in the hearts of her class- mates by her attractive manner. Although her exceptional partiality to French might cause one to think that Gertrude would some day be a teacher of that language, her fiddle” has won out, and after a course at the New England Conservatory, Gert- rude will begin her Concert Tour. The Xavier Rage Eleven

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Olive Mar)) Dana Alice Helen Donahue Ding-a-ling. Hear that bell? Olive’s ringing it. Yes, Olive is our alarm clock. Regularly at 8:45 a. m. she shakes the bell so that it may be heard down at Ex- change Place. She is very studious, and her favorite language is Spanish. Before long, she may compile a new Spanish Dictionary. Who knows? Alpha betically speaking, Alice is the first of the Gold Dust Twins. We couldn’t tell Mary and Alice apart if it were not for their faces. She is one of our gigantic? kindergartners, b u t my her brain power !! This petite de- moiselle has focused her attention on peda- gogy at R. I. C. E. Mar)) Ursula Falvey Excuse me! Did I tread on you? Well, why don't you grow a bit? Mary started in the Clas- sical course, but changed to the English-French in her Third Year. She’s very small, but her size does not take away from her knowledge. Mary is going, next year, to study Natural History at Kingston. Mary Margaret Fife “Laugh and the world laughs with you.” That is May’s motto. We know May could not look serious for a second. May is one of our girls who loves to travel. When we were all Freshies,” May had the pleasure of visiting Kansas, where she stayed for two months, coming back to us in the Sophomore year and remaining with us ever since. May has taken the commercial course and intends to be a bookkeeper, and stenographer under French dictation. Catherine Frances Fitzgerald Here we have the Senior s Beacon Light and “gym” leader. For four years as steadily as the hands of a clock, Catherine has daily betaken herself from that well- known town, Pawtucket, into the bustle and strife of the commercial city of Provi- dence. We think that riding continually has made Catherine try to speak as quickly as trains move, for she is frequently asked to repeat slowly. As President of the class, she has shown herself most capable of the position. Next year Brown will shelter her. May the best of luck follow you, Catherine. ”7 he Xavier Page Thirteen