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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craaf ana! lafamenf We, the class of 1951, being of sound mind, and good heart, do relinquish our most honored and treasured possessions, assert this reverent document to be our ultimate will and testament. To our beloved Pastor, Right Reverend Monsignor Buckley, we leave our love, gratitude, and permanent devotion. To the faculty, we extend our thanks for their valorous efforts to form us into studious and respectful students. To the Iuniors we leave the Senior room with special l blackout curtains to prevent looking out the window. To the Sophomores we leave our strong desire for more knowledge. To the Freshmen we leave the assurance that the coming three Years will pass quickly, and as happily as our short stay at Saint Iohn. Richard White leaves his president's gavel to Tom Hart. Hector Stokes Wills his chauffeuring services for the Nuns to lack Clinton and Donald Mayo. Iohn Collins leaves his meal ticket at Buster Brown's to Hugh Vazzana. To Richard Mailhot, Iohn Bilodeau wills his extensive vocabulary with a pocket sized dictionary for translating. Pat Norton leaves his theory to Einstein. Dick Donahue bequeaths his biological equipment and one box of pretzels to Ken Raevsky. Ann Drapeau wills her dancing shoes to Claire Fournier. Earney Mayo leaves his way with the girls to Edward Iohnson. Edward Callahan vacates his tackle position on the football team for Iohn Dunn. Kay Donovan bequeaths her unquenchable thirst for knowledge to lane Harrison. lean Welch wills her southern accent to Genevieve Cannistraro. Beverly Noonan and Kay Supry leave their enduring friendship to Lor- raine Angwin and Carroll Ann Lange. Bob Campbell and Bob Fournier leave their eloquence in French to Nora McMahon. Bob Mooney and Bob Walsh leave their formula for a junior size A-bomb to any future chemist of St. Iohn High. Billy McLean wills his football ability to Louis Faretra. 1 dLorraine Bisson bequeaths her cheerleading uniform to Mary Ann Gar- an . Margaret Haller leaves her taxi service for the undergraduates to any junior with a four-door sedan. Phyllis Ryan, Dot Walsh, and Kay Prendergast leave their cheering sec- tion to Lois Ries and Mary LaCroix. To Paul Crawford, BilltMullin wills his hunting and fishing license. To Lucy Rizzo, Theresa Downing leaves her task of ringing the bell. Oscar Boisvert wills his knowledge of billiards to Roger Bellerose. Yvonne Longchamp leaves her basketball ability to Ieannette Landry. Gwenyth Everett and Ioan Curdie will their artistic ability to Rose San- sone. Kay Buckley leaves her Irish eyes to George Boucher. To Iames Vigue and Daniel Cimikoski, Marcia Iohnson and Ioan Bilodeau leave their jobs as baby sitters. L