St John High School - Aquila Yearbook (Concord, NH)

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I PAGE 401 AQUILA Class Will E THE CLASS OF 1940 after hav1ng spent four years rn acqurr tng profound knowledge and deep w1sdom and havlng been pronounced by the members of the faculty our schoolmates our parents and our frlends possessors of superlor rntelhgence and busrness lI1S1gllf do solemnly declare tbrs to be our last wrll and testament We hereby appomt the Class of 1941 the executors of our several bequests Should these desrres not be carr1ed out we wtll haunt the seniors at varxous tlmes durrng the year To the school An automatlc hot dog coolcer whlch wlll at the same tlme spread relish H11 rolls and dehver the hnrshed products to thelr respectlve dest1nat1ons on the dot at 11 59 A M A w1nd1ng tunnel w1th secret passageways 1n whxch male members of the Class of 1941 may dec1de thelr arguments w1th the comxng flock of Junxors It IS advrsed that two guards be placed at both entrances so that the combatants may be duly warned of the approach of a member of the faculty A ground glass wrndow for the Senior Room that the members of the stronger sex may not be dlstracted when that blond w1th the pretty smlle goes by An escalator so that the grunts and groans of corpulent pupxls ascenchng the sta1rway may be replaced by gentle slghs A keg of rnlc twenty gross of fountam pens two thousand penclls and a mlllron reams of paper to each class so that every student will have h1s daily supply of tools To the Class of 1941 these 1nd1v1dual ltems are bequeathed Kato M1H1ChlEllO leaves h1s 1776 Black Beauty with all 1ts anc1ent accoutrements to Bob Borssy who probably has enough money to re t1re re pa1r re model re gas re o1l and re assemble IIS contents and locallze 1ts many nolses Eleanor Palrst leaves to Theresa Cloutxer her Afrxcan dodger formula Thrs may be used when there IS any worlc to be done Lucille Lecours leaves a bottle of han' tonic to Ernest Ruddy It 15 guaranteed to prevent baldness and to produce a shrne 9 7 ' a , 1 a 1 7 a a . . x . . . 1 1 ec as - me aa - 1 1 7 ct as - - - - ec aa - ' ' ee an - 7 ' 7 ' a ' 9 ' a ' 9 '

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AQUH A I PAGE 59 I Several of the Morrrll School carpenters and electrrcrans mad an electric score board for the basketball games at St ohn s Hall In order to malcc rel1g1on an act1ve practlcal lesson a Senlor Cathohc Actlon Club was formed w1th Sxster M Salvatorrs the moderator and Wllllam Sweeney the presldent Mouthly meet rngs were held durlng the I'ClIg1OI'l perrod and lUECI'CSf1I'1g papers were read by the students The Splflf mculcated should help the pup1ls to carry on Cathohc Actron after graduatron Outstanding SpCCl3l1SfS rn the held of medlclne gave lectures on health throughout the year Much lnformatlon on lceeprng well and efhclent was rmparted and all of the students were grateful for the help whxch they could recerve from no better source The rush days of essay wr1t1ng and prehmrmry prrz speaking are over Seml hnals the May procession the banquet and gradua tlon are In the Qmng EXC1fCn1Cnt IS ln the all' but Wlilcli WC Stoll to thmlc our hearts grow sad for our memorles are happy ones St john I-hgh has been generous ln IIS glfts to us May we al ways uphold the standards rt set for us' Ellcnora Hegarty 40 . .. H c . -I , 5 ., . . X. a 1 . . . . . X - 9 .. . 1 - , , . . ' a x 3 I. l ' Q. . 1 'S .- i . - ' '7 7 7 . ' 7 V v 1 -- Y , ,

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AQUII A IPAGE 411 Berchmans Ohvrer leaves 1n an aeroplane and g1VCS to Barbara R1ley the honor of bemg the St ohn aeronautical enthuslast of 94 Robert Dudley leaves to Wilfred Meyer hxs clever repartee It s 1 wax to gtt out of an unprepared lesson Augustme Earetra leaves slowly but surely and hopes that Paul Spam can fill h1s place No hurry Paul' Marle Palnchaud and Anna Karwockl leave to Irene Faretra 11 d Mary Shea the luncheon d1sh towels and d1rect1ons for washmg the mugs both Lznds after the hot chocolate has been served Agnes Duffy leaves her largest freckles to Reglna Burke for 3 d1SQL11SC when her Conduct Iflafk IS low To Edmund ulrk Mark Cross leaves his Hblllty to draw machxne guns lnstead of test tubes durlng chemlstry lab period Wxllram Sweeney leaves to Tommy Hannigan the prlvxlege of gomg to the restaurant for dmner provlded that he returns on Paullne Spaulcllng leaves her yodehng squeaks and melodles to Marv Parker who needs a hobby for her oversupply of spare t1me To avold teacher troubles Dorls Roy leaves to Estelle Lugg her sm1les and honeyed remarks Ehzabeth Landmgan leaves her soft bus seat with 1ts generous vlew of country scenery to Ceclle Knlght so that he may sp nd more t1me IU the clty school Charles Burke leaves his cannv ablhty to tell jokes and to laugh at just rhe rlght t1me to ohn Corbett An evcrlastlng strmg of scrap book plctures from Charlotte Spauldmgs hope chest IS w1lled to Alma Comolh for her hope less box oe Spam leaves h1s coat of tan to ohn McDermott so that hls pallor on report card day w1ll be 1nv1s1ble Pasquale Alosa qu etly leaves h1s front seat and good behavlor to Chester Baker for a very good reason Thomas Krley leaves hls Rlp Van Wmkle personahty to Joseph Duffy l 1. . . , Y I 1 . , . K I . . . . time for English, but, Chl! Boyll if he doesn'tl D , ' - K tr - as - D . , . . . ff-I 7, ' ' J Q . .