St Joseph Academy - Jomara Yearbook (Yakima, WA)

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THE AURORA Twenty-one 16. Angela Massoth gives to Marie Landry a pair of Pavlowa's ballet slippers, ac- quired at that artist's recent appearance here. 17. Agnes O'Malley bequeaths to Josephine Hogan her copy of Curry's Funda- mentals of Expression. 18. Mary Maher leaves to Oliven her knowledge of Aluminum. 19. In View of the fact that the next year's Seniors out number us by two, we, the entire class, do leave to Monica Shanahan, a gold thermometer with whcih to taker her parents' temperatures, and lastly we will to Viola Gaudette a position like to her sister's so that she may remember the present Senior Class with occasional comps VI. To the school we leave our motto, Make your day beautiful that your sunset may be glorious, and likewise, we hope, its fulfillment. . We hereby nominate, constitute and appoint our teachers as the executrices of this document. In Witness Whereof, we the class of '24 leave to our successors the earnest hope that they will profit by the worldly possessions bequeathed to them. Signed and sealed this 15th day of March. THE SENIOR CLASS '24. DUTY Beneath the sun Our duty stands forth in its somber dress, The task today has set must be the best, And as we faced them with a warrior's zest, The sweetest dreams and rest were ours. And now, refreshed and strengthened By those dreams, and sweet repose, We gather strength to meet our every foe, To do the tasks which daily duty shows. Our heaven glows not, nor will not glow With lights which other souls shall make. Each day confines us to its duty's sphere, Fulfilling which we earn our heavenly mead. The vision of the night, our days on earth, Prepares for vision of a heavenly world, And duty done leads to that vision fair, Beyond the sun. ' -R.

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Twenty THE AURORA LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF Tl-IE SENIOR CLASS OF '24 We, the united eighteen, the class of 1924, after four years of high school life spent in these revered halls, being, as we think and our associates judge, of a safe, sound, ex- ceedingly generous mind, do inscribe, publish, and proclaim this-our Last Will and Testament, rendering all documents of such nature drawn up at a date previous to this null and void, in the following manner and order, to-wit: I. To our beloved Faculty we bequeath our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for their constant teachings and countless kind acts. Moreover, we desire that they may retain only pleasant memories of our last four years of study. II. Next we bequeath to the Juniors the necessary encouragement to carry on, faithfully in their numerous duties as Seniors and future Alumnae of this our Academy. Likewise, we sorrowfully present to them with all due solemnity and ceremony the key to the Chemistry room, doomed to lose some of its high standing when Physics is studied therein. III. To the Sophomores we give our unrivalled popularity, our pleasing disposi- tion, and our dignified ways. Of material things we leave to the said class of '26 a brand new Waterman's fountain pen that they each, and everyone may write all our names and graces on a sheet of memories' tablet. IV. To the Freshmen we leave with the utmost thoughtfulness our ability for study, and for orderliness in the halls. Secondly, we present, them with our outworn and over- worked curling iron to fuzz the bobbed locks. Furthermore we wish-this is the request of a departing class-that they would borrow the Sophomores' pen-if convenient for themselves. V. We individually, direct that our possessions, worldly and otherwise, be dis- tributed to our heirs in like manner. 1. Lois Brandt bequeaths to Doris Cuillier a return trip ticket to Canada in order that she may see Loretta again. 2. Elsie Koreski leaves Elizabeth Keller her old pair of ice skates for next winter's frolics. 3. Frances Berg gives to Josephine her position as bell hop. 4. Monaclaire Earl presents Catherine Dawson with a bill of two dollars for a Flapper's Guide. . 5. Genevieve Fortier bequeaths to Jane a free ride on Sassy Susie to remove some over and above spunk. 6. Yvonne Dulude bequeaths to Beryl Mondor a bottle of Liquid Silmerine. 7. Leona Champoux leaves Anna Mary Devlin a Kelly-green portfolio in which to keep her Irish poems. 8. Eleanor Weideman gives Helen Barrett some of her diligence and love of study. 9. Pauline Doan wills Helen Rouleau a still and quiet afternoon near Johnston's corner. 10. Alma Lang bequeaths to Alberta Keller another compass, fearing that her one at present was overworked in the character-sketch drawing. May the new one be as useful to seccess. 11. Dorothy Ernsdorff gives Marion Skinner a baby doll upon which to lavish surplus affections. - 12. Ruth Howell leaves her Marshall-Field's dress catalogue to Adeline Koreski. 13. Ursula Donovan bequeaths to Margaret Ditter, a youth to Drape-her windows in a .newly shingled cottage. 14. Marcella leaves her position as violinist to Madeline Doyle. 15. Jean LaMay leaves Bernadine one of her free periods, thus giving her the mo-ore time to don her pretty dresses.

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TwentyTwo THE AURORA CLASS POEM Deep and sweet and faintly calling Come the echoes of school years, And their joys and love and friendship Are mingling with regretful tears. All those youthful joys and sorrows, And those countless hopes and fears- How the memory of their passing, Seems like music of the years. May our school days spur us onward, For we'll need their memories dear When in combat we are weakened, And the dark mists do not clear. When the tempting hand of earth joys Lure us into pathways wide, Let us seek the good and noble, Steer against, not with the tide. v When ways long, and paths alluring, Leave their mark upon our life, May thy teachings, Alma Mater, Guide us ever in the strife. -Angela M assoth, 4