St James High School - Pelican Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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Seton Forensic League EILEEN RAFTERY DOLORES DULA LUCILLE TRIANO Poetry Contestant MARY GALLACHER Oratorical Declamation BEVERLY FOLEY Contestant Debaters Saint James High School enjoys membership in the Seton Forensic League, an organization under the direction of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. On December 17 Eileen Raftery competed in the Poetry Reading Contest, At the same session Lucille Triano was our competitor in the Oratorical Declamation. At the Forum which was held on February 4, Agnes Churchill was our panelist. The cul- mination of the Forensic activities for the scholastic year brought our Mother Mary Xavier Debating Society to Westfield on March 23 where Dolores Dula, Catherine Farrell, Beverly Foley, and Mary Gallacher proved themselves vibrant debaters. BEVERLY FOLEY, MARY GALLACHER, AGNES CHURCHILL CATHERINE FARRELL, DOLORES DULA Forum Contestant Mother Mary Xavier Debating Society

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s a With their eyes on their books, our future typists try to master speed and accuracy under the supervision of Sister Sheila, Primarily, we are being sent to St. James to obtain a high school education in the business field. The lessons which we leam in our classrooms are those which we will carry forth into the world upon g raduation. We realize that this world of ours can be no better than its citizens, and we will be the citizens of tomorrow. Speed, accuracy, and efficiency, our shining goals, were the secret to our success while willingness and cooperation were the uniting factors in these classes which made them so pleasant and successful! Yes, although we may have grumbled at having to do shorthand assignments, at having to spend hours studying history, or at having to read Shakespeare, we realize all this is necessary to produce well-cultivated Catholic young men and women. Be careful of those errors! Ed proves that shorthand can be Working hard? Lorraine and Mary. Mary and Lucille, done by the stronger sex,

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—— s hu. ТРЕ Р О Lord, give me clean hands, clean words, clean thoughts. : Help me to stand for the hard right against the easy wrong. Give me the courage to say No when Мо is mighty hard to say. Save me from the habits that harm. Teach me to lead my life always in Your sight. Forgive me when | am unkind, and help me to forgive others. Keep me ready to help others at some cost to myself. Send me chances to do a little good every day, To please You, to lead others a little closer to You, And so to grow more like You, my Leader, Christ.