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

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Mary Adelaide McKone 280 Main Street. East Greenwich ' ‘ Self - reverence, self - k no iviedge, self-control. These three alone lead life to sov-ereign power. Mary is always seen before she is heard, a true mark of gentility, we are told. And we all agree that she is gentle, genial, kind, an example to her class: never does she miss an opportunity of helping in school interests. Her record is high in her studies, especially stenography. We know that the door of success is open wide for her. for loyalty and good will must meet recognition. Helen Mary McMichael 75 Rankin Avenue Peace sits enthroned on her brow. A genial, kind, and sympathetic classmate we found in the advent of Helen. Woonsocket High School dismissed her with an enviable record which S. X. A. was quick to recognize. We have admired and respected her for her even disposition never perturbed by any outward sign. Her scholarship is of a high type: especially is she strong in mathematics and languages. Helen Josephine McPartland 10 Pierce Street. East Greenwich A Friend. Sincere and True.” Helen has been of true worth to the class. Where could be found a more earnest, industrious student? She is one of the lights of the English Class, and also excels in her commercial studies. Unusual efforts mark all that she does. We expect great things from Helen, for her intelligence is of a high order. Catherine Carroll Murphy 21 Lewis Street “A true friend is a gift from God An artist of future promise is Catherine. Her sketches are clever and adorn our Xavier. She is of a very amiable and reserved disposition. and you have to get quite close to her to appreciate her sterling worth both in studious pursuits and in fun and frolic. May she fare well. Marie Janice O'Connor 29 East George Street 'Practice makes Perfect. Marie! What memories will come to us in later years when we hear that name! One look at those blue eyes and curly hair a la mode will wake us up to the happy days spent in S. X. A. Marie is full of fun and mischief. Spanish is her forte, as rumor has it. Marie’s studious habits are at all times an incentive for us. while her love for Music and Song is phenomenal. Marion Elizabeth O’Connor 4 Amy Street Kind hearts are more than coronets. To see Marion without a smile would certainly alarm us. Frequently. stage whisperings are heard in the direction of Marion, who often has to bear the brunt of the reproof, and she bears it. On these occasions, we stand in admiration of her honest and amiable traits. 1926 is her debtor with compound interest, for her ready wit that many times has saved the day for us. Marion can make and take jokes, a splendid combination, we think. The sunshine of bright days be with her! Mary Elizabeth O’Neill 123 Pine Street. Pawtucket Kindness adds sweetness to everything. Though she leads in fun and frolic, there is to be seen Mae's intellectual side which stands out in every study, particularly Spanish. in which, in her own words. I delight. Mary intends to become a teacher. We all join in wishing her every success at the R. I. C. E. Martina Frances Power 246 Norwood Avenue. Edge wood All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a twin. Martina is a very courteous girl and possessed of all the lovable qualities that make up loveliness. She comes from Edge wood, that picturesque corner on the border of R. I. This may account for her poetic sentiment. Martina loves her violin, and entrances us in her artistic use of it. Our socials would be dull without her. The Xavier Page Nineteen

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Fernande Teresa Massicot te 1536 Westminster Street OhI Blest with temper of unclouded ray Can make tomorrow cheerful as today” “Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour upon others without getting a few drops on yourself. This commodity is poured out plentifully by “Fernie.’’ for she. like a sunbeam, dispenses “Light and Song. She is “Pep in every motion and her presence always means a good time. In chemical “Lab. she is very much at home. provided there be no explosions. Her aim is a musical career. Mary Catherine McCarron 71 Sylvia Avenue. North Providence In my need. I find thee a precious friend. A burst of laughter! A suppressed giggle! You guessed correctly. It’s Catherine up to some new mischief. Her readiness to help and her cheery disposition have made for her a host of friends. She is a good student. Her plans for the future are uncertain. but the past is a sure indication of the success that usually follows plucky efforts. Margaret Mary McCarthy 162 Lockwood Street Sweet promptings unto kindest deeds. Are in her very look.” Margaret is a true and loyal friend. She is an accomplished musician, as all know by the talent she displays while presiding at the piano during singing period. She is also an artist of marked ability. During her four years at S. X. A. she has proved herself a loyal, courteous classmate. reverenced, loved, honored by all. Her spirit leaves a fragrant memory. Mary Alice McCaughey 41 Harvard Avenue “With a mind intent on a glorious deed. Mary is recognized as a loyal and helpful friend. Her “whys and “don't you thinks have lent color and interest to every class of which she is a member. Those teasing questions and suggestions astonish and amuse us. while they prove what a deep thinker she is. Serious-minded as we find her. she never fails to contribute to all our fun and frolic. Mary is sure to be appreciated and to reach the height of success in whatever business she undertakes. Marguerite Madeline McCusker 8 Havens wood Avenue A damsel whose presence bringi sunshine.” What would typewriting, what would stenography, what would El Capitan Veneno be without our Marguerite? Her jolly, lovable. and studious ways have endeared her to all her classmate We are confident that success will attend her in whatever she undertakes. Marguerite Angela McElroy 206 Smith Street “A faithful and true friend is a living treasure.” Angela’s kind disposition is i magnet which has drawn to her the affection of her classmates. Her unselfishness is shown in her constant readiness to lend a help ing hand. French and Spanish must be delightful to her if we may judge by the ease with which she handles them. Whatever walk in life she chooses will be enriched by her. Mayetta Ruth McGarrity 8 Pearl Street. Pawtucket. R. I. “Virtue is to herself the best reward.” Mayetta is a fine class ally, ever generous and ready to enter into any undertaking, social or serious Translation is her favorite task, especially the Spanish, but this does not prevent her from giving due time to other studies, in all of which she reaches good marks She came to us from the H. F. High School. New Bedford, and we soon learned to sympathize with its loss. She has our best wishes for her college career. Mary Beatrice McGowan 3 Younjr Avenue A true friend is a gift from God.” Mary came to us from St. Pat rick’s, a timid little miss, but she soon got over her shyness, for she is one of the merriest girls of our class. Sympathy and good nature are always to be found in Man As for her intellectual ability, one has but to glance at the record which her reports display. Chem istry. however, seems to be her favorite study. Who knows but some day she will be among the chemists of Rhode Island? What ever Mary undertakes, her classmates wish her success and happi ness. Page Eighteen The Xavier

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Helen Madeline Powers 64 Spring Street. E. Greenwich. K. I. “Of manners gentle, of affections mild. ’ Helen brings a store of cheerfulness and knowledge with her every day from Hast Greenwich. in Helen's dialect, the Big City. El Capitan holds no terrors for her. and her fluency in F:rench is the class marvel. When her ship sails up the Narragansctt, the cargo will be the kindness that she has shown at S. X. A. redoubled for her ministrations to patients at her prospective Hospital when Helen dons her second cap and gown. May Belle Salisbury 184 Grand Avenue. Edge wood “A beautiful smile is to life what a sunbeam ts to the landscape. Maybelle is one of our Nightingales. After graduation, she will go to live in Cleveland. Ohio, where she will continue her voice culture at the Conservatory. We know she will make many new friends, but we hope she will not forget her old pals at S. X. A., for they will ever hold her enshrined in their hearts. Elizabeth Marie Smith 14 Whiting Street “In every gesture dignity and love ’ Dignity is a strong characteristic in our President, combined with deliberateness and self-possession. Elizabeth has been an inspiring leader. Nothing is too little or too great for her to undertake. She is eager to assist and is ever helpful. High aim is her objective. She is a real student, a paragon, who takes sheer delight in scholarly pursuits. The future holds her secret, but we know that it means something that the past has insured for her constant On to Duty. Mary Elizabeth Thalmann Gt Keene Street “Like perfect music unto noble words ’ A winsome maiden in our class. Has smiles of cheer for all who pass; She's earnest, kind, lovable, true— And just what one needs: a friend constant, true blue. Her praises, so meet, we are ready to sound.— We know time will bring her the best to be found. Louise Virginia Waters G9 Plain Street “Still waters run deep 9 This piquant Miss is our Vice-President. and one of the jolly girls of our class. But her fun does not detract from her studies. Her favorite is English, in which she has ever been a leader. Her courage. initiative, and generosity in all S. X. A. activities prophesy a brilliant future for Louise at R. I C. E. If our best wishes can in sure her success, then is she well on her way. Dorothy Marie Watt 28 Myrtle Street. Pawtucket. R 1 “A faithful and true friend is a living treasure, inestimable in possession. Here is a maiden, lovely and true. A . kindness she’s always ready to do. Yes. since she came to S. X. A. She’s stolen every heart away. Like a sunbeam, she doth bear. Joy and gladness everywhere. Not the sayings of the sages. Nor the wisdom of the ages, Wilt thou find within these pages. Reader dear. Only dreams of castles, graces, Just an album full of faces, And the dear familiar places, We revere. Helen M. McMichael Page Twenty (£las» yatrntt he Xavier