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

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Throughout the year many grueling hours of work were put in by our class, in order that they might raise sufficient funds to finance the Iunior Prom and the Iunior-Senior Banquet. Through the persistent pleading of Sister M. Winifred, we were granted the use of St. Iohn's Hall for informal dances, by which we were able to increase our treasury considerably. Apart from these dances, we raised money through sandwich and hot dog sales and parties. Not only did we have to work hard to get the money, we had to work harder after we spent it, for banquets and proms. But none of our toil was in vain, for the Prom and the Banquet went off with smoothness and precision. They were the fitting climax of a successful year. sgulon F l .8 I3 lf- Y . 'ff -' 'Xl u. - 1 N -L -Y-55:11 lf ivtgjzisf T .fr- -r With the arrival of September 1950, we found that our class had lost Bob Leavitt, Larry McAllister, and Ioe Merrill to the armed services. Their loss was balanced by the arrival of a delightful young lady from Winsted, Connecticut. Ioan is tops. 1950 turned out to be a year of some trials and tribulations and one of happiness and progress for the Class of 1951. As a result of injuries and bad luck, our football team enjoyed only a mediocre season. ln like manner our basketball team failed to gain a tourna- ment bid, but even though the cause seemed to be a losing one, our boys fought hard, showed tremendous school spirit, and conducted themselves as gentlemen at all times. Our congratulations go to the boys who had the initiative to take the N. R. O. T. C. examinations, to Theresa Downing for participating in the Live Safely, Live Happily contest, to Iohn Bilodeau for winning the Legion Ora- torical Contest Preliminaries. On the extra-curricular or social side of things, the Christmas Formal, sponsored by the Seniors, was a tremendous success. The decorations were beautiful, the refreshments were tasty, and the pleasure was super. In school the good Sisters utilized every moment in educating us well before they sent us out into the hardships of life. We are all grateful, and will forever be indebted to the kind, scholarly, and holy Sisters for all they have done for us. As the end of the year draws nearer and nearer, we are both happy and sad. We are happy in the realization that our secondary education is almost completed. There is a satisfaction in successfully achieving this goal. Yet we are sad, for graduation means the dispersal of our Class and the end of all our good times together. But all good things must come to an end, and the time comes when we must leave our sheltered lives and go forth to forage for ourselves. We are the future citizens of this world and with God's help we will make it a good place in which to live. , a.. ..I,,, ,. , If - sf-

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After the summer vacation we came back to the Old School to assume our positions as Sophomores. We were cordially greeted by Sister M. Florian. When the process of straightening out our courses was finished, we tried to settle down anew to another year of hard work. As everyone knows, the word Sophomore means sophisticated moron. We, filled the bill completely and without reserve, as is shown by the many good-natured pranks played during this year. Our class had the dubious honor of trying out all the old pranks and thinking up a few new ones. It was lots of fun while it lasted. Several of our class had the distinction of winning the coveted I by their work on the gridiron. Billy McLean and Dick Donahue were a comfort to Coach Haller on the basketball court. Extra curricular activities were numerous during most of the year. Sports, contests, dances, parties, and our studies kept us very busy. We had a full schedule. Perhaps the studies suffered somewhat. As our third year came into view, we became a little more sophisticated. We were fewer in numbers now, but our courage was undaunted and we looked for nothing but success in the two years to come. Q l llff 'WI' ' 4. U, -- Q mira Y' Hu.- At last our Iunior year had arrived. We realized that it would be a year of work and we piled into it with a vengeance that surprised everyone except ourselves. A new arrival appeared on opening day. She won our hearts at once by her delightful southern accent. What a student! She proved to be an exciting challenge by her all-round interests and her superior ability. We elected the following officers: Peewee White, President, Ioyce Mayo, Vice-President, Barbara Burke, Secretary, Robert 'Walsh, Treasurer, and Colleen Crowley and Bill McLean, Counselors. These officers proved to be loyal, competent, and hardworking. With the guidance of Sister Walter and the loyal help of the rest of the class, our officers accomplished their tasks with dexterity and amazing success. On the sports scene our football team had the best season ever recorded. We went through nine games undefeated. Our class was well represented on the championship football team. Basketball was also very successful, com- piling a record of twelve wins and four losses. Our team reached the semi- finals in the tournament at Durham, giving a very fine account of themselves at all times. Bill McLean, Dick Donahue, Andre Dorais, Iohn Bilodeau, and Bob Mooney were our class' representatives on the team. Baseball rounded out a very successful sports year with the winning of the Class B tournament at Keene, N. H.

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