St Joseph Academy - Academe Yearbook (Titusville, PA)

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Our Log Grade school d1plomas Our passports The year was flfty one Dearly recalled When we ascended the gangplank And boarded the sh1p of knowledge S Joseph Academy Strange thlngs new faces And a well earned voyage Lay before us Not long we knew strangeness As our mates At once welcomed us aboard Seaslckness ' In1t1at1on Our frrst major trlal To test our reslstance for the Journey ahead Once aboard our male mates Jolned Coach M1tchell's deck squad To keep the gym sh1pshape The quest for our f1rst project A one act sl-ut entltled An Empty Gesture And the thrlll of party Splflt The hohday laughter was broken By a f1re 1n the Freshman stateroom Wh1Ch la1d anchor for Joann's coat Sophomore 1nf1ltrat1ons met Freshman Guerrlllas And were soaked by a gush of water From the Frosh porthole The Freshman Senlor Breakfast Bld adleu to our elder mates And anchored the f1rst Shght layover on our Journey As Sophomores we agaln set sa1l W1th the g1r1s now wearlng navy and Whlte A heav1er cargo was ours to carry In our search for knowledge W1th a mathematlcal compass we struggled to learn The facts and f1gures Set forth by our adm1rable Captam S1ster Imelda ll t. . ll i I H . , . . . 7 Christmas came--and with it ' ' ll , . . Y Y

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Sophs packed lunch boxes Whxle Sen1ors let down the hfe boats All enjoyed a day of excxtement Along the banks of Canadohta All our str1fes were l1tt1e ones Outwltted by the expert supervlsxon Of S1ster Rebecca our Counselor Another stop Another delay And more farewells we b1d A more exalted pos1t1on we now occupy In the Junlor Room on upper deck W1th a new 'p1lot at the helm ' Sxster Rebecca as prmclpal We launched forth another hck In our str1ve for success Our Valentme party proved to be qu1te a dart In the act1v1t1es of S J A The new Secretar1es of the Futur Proved to be qu1te a fasc1nat1on class For the former S1ster R1ta Ann The Jumor 1nter1or decorators added a modern look Wluch was open w1th Mardr Gras splendor We ended a year of untold fun W1th the annual banquet held at College lnn B1dd1ng fond good byes To the Class of 54 All our trmals proved to be outwe1ghed Thames to the d1rect1on of Slster Marla September Sen1ors Sophlstlcates The year 1S flfty four Each davsm br1ngs new hopes As our goal drxfts ever closer The harbor llghts sh1ne on us The 1n1t1ated become the 1n1t1ators As we agltate the forlorn freshmen Thus taklng advantage of our exalted stat1on The emale n1ght hawks Were anx1ous to see the beauty of dusk And the splendor of dawn Before the sh1p 1S harbored 9 ' I ' I 7 ' ell To the Activities Room I f ' - '