St Joseph Academy - Mesquite Yearbook (Brownsville, TX)

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CLASS PROP!-IECY The n1ght was st1ll and cool and havlng f1n1shed my homework, I dec1ded to V1S1t myfrlend Professor Albert Freon Professor Freon s summerlab was a few blocks from my house The professor had 1nv1ted me many t1mes tov1s1t lt but because I had much study1ng to do I had never been able to accept h1s 1nv1tat1ons Now I found nothlng to 1nterfere hence I started out for the lab In the br1ghtmoonl1ght I could see the professor's cottage Just ahead the front part was completely dark soI dec1ded to go to hxs experlmental lab around the back As Iwas gomg up the steps I heard the old man shout, Eureka It works I became cur1ous and I cautlously knocked at the door It took the professor a long t1me to answer my call and th1s aroused my cur1os1ty even more F1nally the old man opened the door, and from the express1on on h1s face I could tell that he was very exc1ted The professor was a short man of about f1fty f1VC who had a small whlte beard mak1ng h1m look ludlcrous After we exchanged greet1ngs, he began to tell me about h1s new 1nvent1on When he told me what he had 1nvented I nearly fell over It was too fantas1.1c'to belleve that the professor had 1nvented a t1me mach1ne In fact I d1dn't qu1te belleve the professor at f1rst butwhen he showed the t1memach1ne to me, every ounce of susp1c1on left me He began expla1n1ng the sc1ent1f1c pr1nc1ples of the mach1ne and told me that the t1me machlne would not only take one 1nto the future, but once there one could travel 1n a few seconds to any place 1n the world I stood there flabbergasted l1sten1ng to h1m and before I knew lt h had talked me 1nto trylng lt out Be1ng a very cur1ous person, I consented on the cond1t1on that I would return before m1dn1ght The professor, belng eager to try the mach1ne out, d1d not hesltate to agree Before I knew It he had me s1tt1ng 1n a cha1r w1th all k1nds of w1res attached to lt It made me feel l1ke a conv1ct on the electrlc chalr The professor told me that the d1a1S were set for me to return at eleven th1rty He asked 1f I was ready and when I gave h1m the slgnal he threw the f1rst sw1tch After the motor reached full power, I could feel the whole lab shak1ng I st1ll had not gone 1nto the future, sol turned to see what the professor was do1ng He appeared to be Waltlng for the motor to warm up before throwlng the f1nal sw1tch Then the moment came, I saw the professor throw the sw1tch and I 1mmed1ately blacked out All I could see was darkness my head was sp1nn1ng 1na c1rcle, and was golng faster and faster unt1l fmally lt stopped My head started to clear up, and from the looks of th1ngs I was 1n the FUTURE Then I remembered what the professor had sa1d ' You can travel 1n a. few seconds to any place 1n the world I started concentrat1ng on my old home- town Brownsv1lle, Texas and suddenly I was there Evldently people could not see me because they walked rlght by me w1thout even not1c1ng me Every body seemed to be go1ng 1n the same d1rect1on so I dec1ded to follow and see what was golng on Before I real1zed 1t, I was watch1ng afootball game There were a few seconds of play1ng t1me left Then I heard the f1nal gun and the publ1c address system commenced Wlth the followmg scores St Joseph's 6 Temple 2 Immed1ately the St Josephfans started cheer1ng and shoutmg, and the academy football team was carrylng two persons around the fleld It was 28 I . . . ' g n 0 Q 8 . Q . . . . . 9 S ' ll I Q g - . . . O I O o o ' 0 a . L. . Q 0 9 I l n ' I 9 I e u a 9 I 0 0 s o s Q n 3 o . . . . . . 3 D 0 I I . ' . I . H , s . ' - I 7 ' . - S , o I I . . . . t a n 4 u s

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FIRST ROW leftto right Gus Gaynett Charles Pena Manuel Barreda Edward Camero SECOND ROW Henry Va1ent1no Alfonso Maldonado LeonelMaldonadq Ernest de Leon CONSTANCY That IS what lt takes to st1ck to the same school for twelve years The followlng students have attended St Joseph's Academy from the f1rst grade to Graduat1on day They w1ll TECEIVC a very SPECIB1 medal of mer1t The Sen1ors who are leav1ng the Academy Wlth regret, want to be true to the1r motto, Quant1ty and Quahty ' and to l1ve forever ln the memory of the1r Alma Mater through the1r well cho sen School Glft a full SIZC, outdoor statue of the1r Patron Sa1nt the glor1ous St Joseph The 1953 Sen1ors as a class are the f1rst c ontr1buto rs to the new St Joseph's Academy Bu11d1ng to be erected on St Joseph's grounds 1n the Retama and Los Ebanos SENIOR CLASS 27 A , , V 9 A i z I 5 . . . l , . H . . , . . I . . . H . , . . , . . . , , l 9 . Q . J,- f ' if , , . A gh 5, ' A x ,, As

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the1r coach and ass1stant coach I moved closer to get a better v1ew I could hardly bel1eve my eyes for the persons they were carry1ng resembled Raymond Flores and Carlos Pena my old schoolmates The publ1c address system was announclng the banquet and dance wh1ch would follow the football game The banquet was sponsoredby the Bluetown Farmers Assoc1at1on and the Pres1dent of the assoc1at1on Dan Schrelber was to glve a speech and award prlzes to the outstandlng football players As I was leav1ng the f1eld I was almost struck by a p1ckup truck My natural tendency was to cuss the dr1ver out butI remembered that he could not hear me I had to look a second t1me for on the s1de of the p1ckup truck was pamted A Cr1xell's P umb1ng Supply Co Then I concentrated on downtown Brownsv1lle and W1th1n a second I was stand1ng 1n front of the MHJCSIIC Theater I began wonderlng what the mov1es of the future were l1ke then I remembered that no one could see me so I walked It was the f1rst three d1mens1onal plcture Ihad ever seen Even the news reel was 1n three d1mens1ons Then the soundwent off all I could see was the pxcture Across the screen 1n b1g letters was George Mansur New Ambassador to France Meets FrenchPres1dent ' And sure enough there he was shak1ng hands w1th the French Presldent I couldn't hear what they were say1ng so I tr1ed l1pread1ng but that d1d not work Then the sound came back on and the news turned to anotherpart of the world Stockholm Sweden The Swed1sh Academy of Sc1ence was hold1ng 1ts annual Nobel Pr1ze presentatlons They were award1ng the Nobel Prlze 1n Physlcs and to my surpr1se the speaker called the name of M1guel Angel Hernandez After Mlguel had recelved the pr1ze the news turned to sports Theywere nam1ng the All Amerlcan basketball players of the year Among them was Dan TTCVIHO who was voted All Amer1can Guard of the year Then I remembered that my v1s1t to the future would only la st unt1l eleven th1rty As I rushed through the lobby I notlced a s1gn on a door wh1ch read Ben1to Canas Pres1dent Texas Interstate Theaters Ev1dently h1s schoolboy dream had come true After leav1ng the theater I began walk1ng down Ellzabeth Street Dlrectly 1n front of me was a large drug store I looked up at a large neon s1gn wh1ch was attract1ng everyone s attent1on The s1gn read H 8: H Pharmacy Prop Henry Hernandez Could th1s be the same Henry Hernandez Iknew as a Semor? I wanted to answer my own quest1on but the pharmacy was closed Just then I heard a resound1ng crashas two cars colllded mn the street It was only natural that one of the cars should be a tax1 butl really was suprxsed whenlnotlced that the tax1 belonged to one of the nat1ons largest tax1 corporat1ons Galvan's Skyv1ew Tax1 Inc I made up my m1nd to v1s1t New York C1ty before I left 1n the past, so I began concentratlng on New York Clty W1th1n a second I was stand1ng 1n front of Carneg1e Hall The poster 1n front of the Hall p1ctured a short man w1th a mustache play1ng the p1ano At the bottom of the poster was the name of the p1an1st prxnted 1n large wh1te letters Adalberto A Arguelles world famous concert1st Then I began wonder1ng how the Yankees were do1ng so I concentrated on Yankee Stadlum Igot there just 1n t1me It was the last game 1n the World 561165 between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox I p1cked up a program that I found and began readlng lt I had to look tw1ce, because as Manager of the Boston Red SoxI read the name of Ernestde Leon I d1dn't bel1eve lt at f1rst then I looked out on the f1eld and I recognxzed h1m 29 . I 9 I I . . - . . . . , , ' 9 a . 9 . 9 . ' ' ' ' ll ' s I . 1 ' ll . 1 . I S 111. . - S . ' ' H 3 D . ' , ' 1 ' S .. . , .. , . . S a . O -' I . - . , 0 0 . . . . . . , - . . . ' a - v ' ' . . , . . . s . O . , . . 9 I . . . . I . , . - - O l I I 9 o I D