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

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PAGF 36 AQUILA Thns year our dlrectress Engllsh and French teacher was Snster Magdalen who axded by F11 put us through our paces The pacmg was most enpoyable Agam Uncle Sam called and took David Lamarre Francls McKenna and Albert Slmoneau into the Navy So many repre sentatxves from our class vyere helping the cause nn World War II that vse began to speed up our sales nn war stamp and bond drxves m order to share rn the work Informal football ln the fall of our second year gaye a hmt of declxnmg mterest rn sports but the achrevement m basket ball mernted a bld to the Durham Tournament Hope for an upward trend nn the athletnc llne took root rn our hearts Before the year ended Tarzan Wescott a yery popular class We were glad that he had only two to break but were exceedingly sorry to lose thrs happy go lucky lad oe roots loudly for us from the Class of 1947 Much had been snzd of sezere man shortage For pzckzng 0 apples and beupmg uood cordage In erery emergency our seruce enlzsted Through the summer zn breath takmg uork ue persisted We were yunnors' That lmplled somethlng specxal the last step before the final leap john Parla did not respond when Snster Arthur called hrs name he had moved to Auburndale Two farr lassnes hastened mto our class to fill the empty space Vrrgmna Cerlello and Dorothy Peckham came to see lf our School spnrrt was really 100W They found that tt had been under rated so they stayed to publlcrze the fact Socral actxvmes sprang from nowhere The Chrnstmas formal was followed by two Confraternnty dances one rn Concord and one 1n Nashua but the dance of the year was the Senior Recep tnon a gala affanr indeed Father Francoeur organized hrs Schola Cantorum for the study of music and an appreclatlon of muslcal masterpieces The enrol ment was large Father left nothmg undone to achneve perfectlon Sports were decidedly on the upward trend thus year The football team acquired the title of runner up nn the New Hamp shlre Class C ranks Invltatnons to the Durham and New Eng land Catholxc tournaments were accepted and the team entered 'l'l'J'?'l'l l'l'.f'Idle!-.'l,l.jcI'l.ll.lllll01'.f'f'l'l'l l l'f 9 9 9 1 ' 1 ' Y 9 - ' V . Y , - 7 mate, caused great concern by falling and breaking both arms. 1 7 . V III . Y l V V rl ' . 1 . v r . l g . - , I 7 . , 7 . - , .

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AQUILA PAGE ss Class History I lsten my children and you shall hear 0 deeds o mlor uorthy 0 cheer fill ll day 171 Yeptemher Ill orty tu 0 As reshmen ue started to dare and to do On a bright September morning in the year of Our Lord nine teen hundred forty two forty or more light hearted children whose faces rivalled the sun in brightness appeared in the fresh man classroom armed with plenty of courage to face the depart mental work of our high school Initiation of boys began on that first day and continued until every single boy had been Sister Amatus was our home room and mathematics teacher Sister Eulalia our Latin and science professor Sister Maureen introduced us to the best literary lights of the world All were eager to be admitted to Latin history and science clubs Football and basketball lured several young sportsmen from this fun loving class Initial successes in both sports produced embryo players whose skill was to grow year by ye xr The energy of all was expended in collecting and packing scrap of all kinds for our good old UNCLF SAM A mcutzrm 0 su nnmmg and all kmds 0 un Rompnzg and playing about ln the sun Nou was allowed by hard mental drills To acqmre what they tell us are essentml sletlls When the roll call was taken after vacation we discovered that Uncle Sam had beckoned Leo Hatch to follow him into the service and that the Pierce twms Ruth and Rita had moved to Maine A replacement came that more than made up for our losses Down the state highway from the mountains '1 large PLYMOUTH car latest model capable of surmounting any obstacle even miles of mud stopped at our door and offered us Jimmie We know that his arms are still aching from the reception which he received f'l'l'l'.f'lIlvlnlflIlol'lcl'l0.Ill'l'l'I'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'f' I I ll 1 v' l v V' W f f f f 4 f . r ' L ' f f- r , f - - . . . , . - 1 , . - 5 . , . K . . , . W - ' C l - victimized by the upper-classmen. . . Q . . , . . 3 . I . . 3 . Y . ' 1 a ' ' ' 2 . II ,. . K V . f V. , 1 f gf , l , I . , . C . . .5 1 . . , . , 1 L D 1 n . I K l v v l 4 ' 1 . 9

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AQUILA PAGE 37 both trtular games Sprrng football was trled for the first time and was most successful Baseball was revlved after a three year layoff We lost three more of our male populace Dxck Malfatt Harry Donovan and Frank Merrill all of whom entered the Army In ezera achzezement theres a golden year One lled wzth gladness replete with good cheer Only the hnghltghts of thrs golden year can be recalled for from the first day until now when we are looklng forward to the Semor Receptnon Confraternrty dance and un1orSen1or Ban quet every day has had at least a golden fringe Lessons were not the least of our happy hours Somehow lf was worth whlle to prepare and grve a worthy recxtatlon Perhaps the time m school was gett1ng too short Stster ulrana was our home room Athlet1cs studres and soclals were balanced All HCIIVIIICS were glven ample time and attentlon so that All work and no play could not be applled to us The Salnt Patrlcks Concert was a mmstrel show wxth several sennors holdmg mayor roles An orchld was presented to Wrl 11am Qulrk for hrs Mandy speclal to Frank Stackpole for his rnterlocutory skull to Wlllllm Lyons and Richard Forest for mtellngent and clever actlng as end men As prlze speakers our class was never surpassed Slxteen seniors were selected by preliminary ludges for the seml flnals judges were 1 perplexed group for at least erght speakers were excellent Fmally they chose Wrllxam Qulrk Vlfglhla Cerlello Frank Stackpole and Edwlna Mayo as wmners Semor Receptnon banquet and commencement exerclses are yet to come Thus year the order IS reversed and we shall be the guests apprectatxve ones who know the work and sacrtfice ex pended by those who prepare them as we dnd last year Genevneve Bourdon IS our prnze specnmen for she has had per fect attendance for twelve years How proud we are of her' The final curtam wlll soon be drawn Each and every member of the class looks back wrth gratrtude and affection on the years spent at Samt john Hxgh School and looks forward wlth hope to fulf11l the hngh rdeals that were placed before us Wzllzafrz lValsh 46 I-lol-1-lain!-111,141.11lol'-1.1-I-141.1-,f-lvl-I-141'l'l'l'- 9 . I . 9 9 l 9 ' IV Y V ' I , ' - ! fi . , . ' 7 . y . , J - - , . teacher and kind adviser. . , . , . g 9 . . , . .2 . 4 Y I ' . 1 , q . r , 1 . l . .1 . 3 . . . . , . . , , . , . . , . 1 . . ,