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

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AQUILA PAGE39 llllllllllllllIIIZIIIIIIIIIII' that prxze speakmg would begm on Monday mormng and end on Tuesday afternoon We knew for the first ttme that we had actxve nervous systems We werent ready but we are stlll ahve Essays were had enough, too, but we dont know the results as yet The crownlng of Our Blessed Nlothers statue 15 ln the ofhng The senlors really appreclate that mspxrmg ceremony fully when they partlclpate Ill If for the last tlme If the juniors wlll wake up, there may he a banquet We hope so Forever w1ll the memorles of our school days at S H S be happy and cherlshed dreams of the past Latm with Slster Eulaha, commerclal work wlth Sister Salvatorxs, and socxologv and economics with Slster Maureen may get mixed m our memories hut the happ1ness enjoyed dllflng fllise past fOLlI' years of study and Can UCVCI' he CfT3CLd Berry BmeLet1 A Ima Mfzlers Slllftbf Vessel lor our Steaxnshtp St ohn we made lawrence the C'lpf'lln Courageous and prudent and just Asslstant to hmm we named sweet Betty Brackett Her duts mas to keep off all rust And then for affaxrs that demanded a scrxhhler Mrss Anthony, we thought hlled rhe lull Honest Boh acolas took care of our money Taere never was much ua the txll Almost ready to launch mn the deep, Wlaen four welcome passengers hurried along To greet them all made a qulck leap Itdes appeared to dlspel dlsappomtment To make fallure and dlscouragement flee, To NIL 'ldW thi, Wl1l.l.l Of an 0nCOll'lll'lg SIOFII1 Keep hearts hlled meh courage and glee l enum smxled as she chmhed to the deck Oozed hdehty on all found on hoard, Was gracxous and pleasant faxthful, and true Though the tempest hoth stormed and roared fdflfdt lllgh ln thi CFOWS nK.Nf Scanned the turhulent sea Ready to arouse the saxlors at rest That from danger they ever he free Sweet Mother Marv hrxght Star of the Sea Stood on the prow dressed ln white The crews greatest strength and protectnon And gulde xn the struggle for right Dommy Nimmo! , , , . 5 s ' 7 7 , , . . , , l t .1 K x K I s . h 5 ' xx x ' ., . . , ' f e 4 . l ', 5 me nhl Q i N The crew was a big one of forty hne students, E' xl v x u yr 5 K-1:3 is .5 K V li I x ' 1 . ,. , . , , xi 1 ' 5 Y. L xx , . , ee' 7- A I e 'efe , -el e ', . . , . . . , , . , , ,K V K -il eil- 'sl lex, I I x D . - e. .. . ' . 7 . y ,.., , x 'S L ' ' X 1 V

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PAGE 38 AQUILA Class History N the eve of graduatlon II 15 but natural that wc should look back over the four happy years that we have spent together nn Samt John Hfgh In 1938 we opened our freshman year wlth Sxster M oan as home room teacher At first there were two boys for everv gxrl but now the number has mcreased to three and l:0UI'Il1lI'I8Cl1Il1S boys for one g1rl Gym work was started the Latm Club Srgnz er: was formed the home ec course was enjoyed not only by the glrls who cooked food but also by the boys who tested and classx fied If Durmg th1s year some of our most popular classmates moved to other CICIBS Mary Courchesne went to Cathohc I-llgh ln Fxtchburg Massachusetts Before we reahzed xt the sophomore year had begun and wxth If hard work The day of the departure of our twms Mary and arrlval of a t1t1an blonde Marllyn Buchanan who remalned only two years We met E11 who was only a brass paper clip that held together the names of all who neglected thelr work Slster Magda len mtroduced us to great palnters and thelr works by means of a scrap book to whlch all contr1buted unlor year brought Madelme Calller who became one of us at once Hot dog and food sales house part1es and good tlmts are some of our happy memor1es Our officers were elected for keeps Sophlstlcatlon had become a part of us for now we were growmg up GlddlHCSS and frxvohty were taboo Our characters were to be strengthened by the patxence and perseverance of our teachers The senlor jumor banquet was the most gala affair of the year Ar graduatlon we acted as ushers and occup1ed the place of honor ln the middle alsle durlng the exerclses At last we jumped over the last hurdle and reached the land of semorhood All other years seemed to fade away as d'm mllestones m the dlstance and we found ourselves full fledged semors lookmg down complacently upon the freshmen and recalllng those days when we green and unenvled made our debut Thlngs happentd during thxs most eventful year The football season was efccntlng for everyone attended the home games The Chrxstmas party our last together was perfect St Patrlcks Concert health lectures and flrst and course filled our days and evemngs The calamlty of the year came when Slster juhana announced to us on Sunday ,. . .,.,.,. . .,.,., ...... ,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,., U f 1 4 ' a 1 A , . 7 . 1 . , I Catherine Delaney, was a sad one, but we were heartened bv thc . . . , . , . I ' 9 J . . . 7 B 1 . , L 'l v 1 - ' 1 ., Q 7 ' ' Q 1

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PAGE 40 AQUILA Class Wlll E the Class of 1942 about to leave the happy scenes of our youthful labors weighed down wtth grlef at leaving Room 4 the Coca Cola vendor and the yard as far as the green grass sectxon sorrowfully bequeath to the faculty and the semors elect our most cherlshed possesslons To the aculty To our Pastor Rlght Reverend Monsignor Buckley we leave our respectful gratxtude for hls many lcmclnesses and the assurance of our whole hearted cooperation wxth him ln the future For Father Kenneally we shall erect a parlsh ln Bow wxth the town hall attached To Father Donnelly we leave a delayometer durlng Year Boolc tnme To Father Sweeney we leave an unlumted gas ratxonmg card To Slster M uhana we w1ll a twenty four hour hlm of Blng Deanna and eannette To Srster M Magdalen we wnll the radlo broadcastmg and rc celvmg Statlon S HS Slster M Cornella we leave a bale of boolc covers Slster M oan we wxll a stxteen piece orchestra Sxster M Salvatorxs we leave a baton for the nine thlrty cholr To Sxster M Eulalla we bequeath a garden of lettuce a mound of cheese and a barrel of oatmeal for Cscar To S1ster M Maureen we w1ll an order book for chocolate mmllc and orangeade To the vt bool A cafeterla for the hungry loolclng senlors elect A large loving cup case for the front of the room IS wllled to the juniors A letter of lntroductlon to L11 IS left for the future sophomores To the freshmen we bequeath a lnoolc ln whnch to record thelr act1v1t1es during the next four years It will he mvaluahle for the wrltmg of the Year Boolc fljufnfvfnjffnlufufollflf'.f'f'f'l'l'f'f'l'l'f'l'f'l'l'l'l U 9 7 Q Y - , , 9 7 To Father Boner we will a round-trip ticlcet to Sun Valley. , l - To ' . ' . . To ' ' ' - ' . To ' . ' ' - ' ' . ' v , .