St Johns Academy - Aquila Yearbook (Plattsburgh, NY)

Page 26 text:

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,

Page 25 text:

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

Page 27 text:

'r- 'a.g u CLASS HISTORY Between the freshman year and the senior, There stretches a vast expanse Of Timeinot empty time But time filled with duties and pleasures. The latter we like to reeallapic-nies, for example, At MeGaulley's eamp, a ehanging ol' rooms at elass Exciting moments in the study hall As when Kay fell flat and everyone laughed. Or, when the elass wit tYoekyj made funny remarks time g And everybody enjoyed it but the teacher- And maybe she did, but she didn 't pretend to. How funny it was when Do was put in the eloak room, With desk and all she went. . The annual Lake Placid event is a thing we like to remember. And ean we ever forget our minstrel in the gym When Juanita, Kay, Jerry and Do were little piekaninnies. And the New Cook Oladelynj who ate all the doughnuts. And the Grand Cham's Diamond, altered by Kevit's sudden illness And Curley's taking his part. NVhen we were Juniors, the boys invented a halt-holiday: 'But it was not a profit-bearing invention. fln June-time, our boys won the flag rush And everybody was proud and happy that there was a class of '41 Examinations followed, ol' eourse, but they're not to be remembere ln our senior year, we had a elass play ltlxhibiting our talents to an overwhelming erowd. ln the winter season, the boys l'ormed a reereation elub. Buteh 0'l-lara, our model politieian, 'By his brilliant campaign, won the title of president. And the girls, not to be outdone, Made haste to form the Junsen elub. In May, we held our elass party, Everyone was treated to Michigan 'hots' And a mello-drammer where virtue triumphed. And now the year is all but done And lest you feel that pleasure was our only aim, Our records show the midnight oil eonsumed Barrels and barrels! VVhieh is why our history is ended. J1cnALn1N1+1 Gowirrr '41 d