St Johns Academy - Aquila Yearbook (Plattsburgh, NY)

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RESPONSE T0 THE SENIORS Valiant seniors, you are most magnanimous in allowing us this great privilege of addressing' you on tl1is memorable day. Although you have made a courageous attempt to reign supreme at our Alma Mater for the past year, have you done anything' more than attempt it? Ui' course, we couldn't expect. you to do as well as we shall do. But then, worry not: for we promise not to use you as a precedent. How could we follow your example! Shall we enumerate? ln our years at school, we have all l1ad enough sense to take no chances on hroken legs-other peoples' broken legs-hy leaving our desk drawers open continually. Neither have we ever heen disowned hy any of the teachers. How does it feel? l'p to the present, our class has shown marvelous cooperation in school activities. Did you envy our splendid team work and, in a mo- ment of weakness, decide to turn the Green and White over to us for production? Note how we demonstrated harmony and class spirit 'in our first issue. Just look at yourselves, posing there on the stage like a lot of animal crackers, reminding us of a trip to the zoo. And those brush- cuts!! What we have to say about them can he summed up in a quota- tion from a member of the faculty: So much ti111e spent on the out- side of the head indicates what little the inside holds. Without question, our future will he much more brilliant than yours, we have heen duhhed the 1'llusfrifm.w class of 1942. Not for a moment, would we dare mention the adjectives frequently linked with your name, dear class of '-ll. Yet with all your faults, we know you have been fortified in your years at Saint John 's to go forth as valiant defenders of right Over might. Wie wish you success as we follow you in memory for we are the happier for having known you. XVILLIAM FAGAN '42

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has, we believe, no answer. Anil it is with the deepest and most sincere regret that we leave you to rely upon your own scanty resources in the future. Our sympathies go out to the instruc-tors who must contend with you for one year more. But, however, we eling to the vain hope that il' you strive to imitate the outstancling example ot' punetuulity, stucliousness, goocl manners and mental aiehievements ot' the Class ot' Forty-one, your teaehers may iinfl it in their hearts to say oi' you when your Senior year is enflecl: Well done, girls and boys! lVl1ile you have not been at substitute for the Class ot' Forty-one, you have ilono your best to be an imitation ot' them. liionnno IJUQUICTTIC 'ell

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O CLASS POEM A clariiig symbol is your choice 0 Ulass of Forty-one: The Ifllfjlf' brazves seiferflsf oolrl, Noi' fffufrs lhe forrifl sun. His flight is lofty, sirift and sure S'lH'1lllN.Sl77!j tenzpesf-spffoil. This Slf07 Hf?7' of the lowly amy Is hvingly lnird iimloeil. YP! not less ln'l'YI.ljl.1f are your lmiirts, Wifh izispirafiows high,- Tllffllj foo will dim? the rolfl of scorn, The flames of llllilll rlefy. Your flight is loflier far awful sure, For Heaven is your goalg Awil though, you trearl the f'UlllHl0 ll lWII'ff?NllC is your soul. way,