St Joseph and St Louis High School - Eagle Yearbook (Biddeford, ME)

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.k' .9-55a ' ek Saturday, February llth, l955. A valentine queen is crowned! Dancing feet and laughter are the order of the evening. The Valentine social sponsored by the sodalityis infull swing. As couples waltz around the hall a Qi.eert of Hearts is chosen and the jubilant caeen reigns over the happy crowd for the rest of the evening. Another Sodality social has been a -uccess and pros- pects are bright for sending Sodality members to the '55 SJC.-X. rriakiiiiif Liu-s February 25-27, 1955. St. Louis Basketeers accepted a bid to the Catholic Tourney held at Lawrence, Mass. ln their first encounter with Coyle High School Of Taunton, Mass., they gave a wonderful ex- hibition of ball handling and sharpshooting as they drubbed the latter by a score of TT-48. On the second night, failing to hit from the outside, the 5. L. five wound up onthe short end of a 412-68 score. Despite the defeat, a great time was enjoyed by all. X new Tuesday, February 15, 1955. On the kind invitation of our pastor, Monsignor Elie Hexey, the Seniors left early Tuesday morning to attend the religious profession of two novices at the Provincial House of the Good Shepherd, Bay View. The beautiful and inspiring ceremony of pro- fession during which Sister St. Rosario and Sister Mary Harold received the Rosary, the Cross, and the black veil, and pronounced the three vows of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience served to en- lighten us on the grandeur of a life consecrated to God for the salvation of souls. lr Christ calling us to follow Him? Are we generous enough to heed His call and become His Spouse? n 5, 1---A f w 9 hltittfl 3--fr, lL'I5-Vt. 'lit' s. I.. na-rcthall teatz., :raving t,..aliI'led tiottnc csttrr.f.1aittc lourneg for the second lllilu itrtfte scf.or l's:tistor,,was qlllCr.i1.,3L,llQcl'vW'llilUill a hard battle, eliminated bl. Zf1eXYe:tet11 Mattie Chattiprozzs of bio:-e iliggt wc1.oclofi3at1., Blaine. Trailttg bd. ,ist a fav points all tE1rot.s.g. llre game, e 5. L. aintet zzexer gaxe up Litstil the final 'its r 1 ta i.-+.i'rt'.uF.its' . 1 , r. . - L,ongr.rt..rat1.tns to ,..r. 4, ite and Iii- crew tar their wottdetthl t'vetIor:1..ttttte. le

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Monday, December 20th, 1354. During the Christmas season the sodaiity,togetherwirh the whole student body,contributed canned goods and toys to bring happiness to nine needy families in the parish. The thought of the joy that these baskets would bring comforted the girls who worked to decorate the baskets and v-:rap the gifts. This was one of the many enterprises undertaken by the Sodality to comfort the poor and to promote Catholic Action. r l ' I Wednesday, December 29th, 1954. The annual Alumni Banquet was held at st. loseph's Hall. Father Doyon, Chaplain at the Ivlotherhouse of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd at Bay View was guest speaker. Other guests in- cluded left to right: Mr. Raoul Lessard, Rev. Brother l-lenryhlvlr. Lionel 5t.Ours,Rev'. Brother Conrad,Principal, lvit. Laurier Garon, Rev. Brother Alban, Dr. Robert Bolduc, Rev. Brother Dacien, Mr. Joseph Gagne. . I --uv v t of .l A Q f , 'fi ' ,AJS I I .Kel magazines. ly! 4 .h1,f in I ' ,Q 4- f Z ' f. l 'Six Tuesday, january liith, 1955. Onthis daygthc 5.L. student -body raised its voice to heaven beseeclring God to glorify His servant Venerable lonn lvlary de La lvlennais. The monthlynovena started as usual on the leth of January and ended on the 26th of the sarne month. Our prayers and demands did not stay without response as numerous favors vvereobtain- ed through the intercession of God's servant. lvlay we all learnto retain and develop this faith in our heavenly Benefactors. 1 - 3 ' February 1-14, 1955. Much talk is given to cleaningup the lurid literature displayed openly and brazenly on newsstands. We,the students of St.Joseph High have translated this talk into ACTION by tak- ing part in the National Catholic Decency in Reading Program. Our purpose in this crusade for decent literature was to promote the Catholic Press and to guide the reading of general interest magazines going into our Catholic Homes. As Christophers we have tried to bring God's light into the darkness. The set quota of S1000 was not reached, nevertheless the campaign can be considered a success for the returns were S225 more than last year's drive. This is just the beginning of our efforts to support the Catholic Press. The winners of the campaign are seen here as they are looking over some of the listed

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or Pl D l no Tae Catholrc Church ha con ecrated the monthofN1arch to st Joseph patron of xoca tron accordrngl a group of sodalr t mhrch rr l ded Raoul Lagarde X arcel Drapeau Plsrltp sae enellard Claude Belanger et up a x catr rallrterature dr play Puprl xseret er rnxrtedto read the epamphlet and books who e arm wa to fo ter errou medrtatron concern mg therr future career Tue day Aprrl oth Woo Oh happy day for S L Band member who proudly sported therr brand new um form Lxght werght yet neat thts last rs remarkable for precxseness rn desrgn and sharpness tn ap pearance Robert Fortrer here exhrbrts one varratron ot thrs multrple styled um form More than ever before S L wrll be oud to ee Sarnts come march mg home Congratu lattons to Brother Ed ward for hrs wonderful enterprrse and to the band members for thetr fme cooperatton N-4 2 .SS sf fir! Q '1 Frrday May 14th 1955 N, Regrna coelr et terrae Sodalrsts areal: 'F payrng homage to the Queen of heaven and earth As the Prefect crowns the Queen hun dreds of ltvtng Aves are sent up to heaven Sodalrsts are thankrng then' beloved Mother for the graces recerved dunng the past year and new prayers are berng formulated rn the form of hymns May the Blessed Mother rexgn forever over her Sodahsts therr homes and therr school 8 ' ...af Sunday May 22nd 1955 Spectal ceremonres were celebrated on the 21st and 22nd of thrs month rn order to commemorate the Twenty Frfth Annrversary of the Founding of Sarnt Lourslrhgh School These last were mrnutely prepared under the gurdmg hand ofthe elected Com mrtteemen They comprrsed the organrzatron of a baseball game an Alumnr socral the celebratron of a Pontrfrcal Mass mth Hrs Ex cellency personally presrdrng open house at school and a wonderful banquet honorrng al those as socratedwrththeschoo Theyhave done a wonderful Job and deserve our srncere thanks Tl'ex are seated leftto rrght 'slr Roland Lemreux Rev BrotherConrad Prrncrpal Mr Albert Deshares Mr Leonard Drapeau Standrng Mr Laurrer Garon Nlr Alfred Lachance Mr Henrr Toussrgnant 'sir Marcel Faucher Mr Ernest Gurllemette Mr Roger Barllargeon Absent were Mr RobertRob1da 'slr Robert Cote and Mr Raxmonc Loranger bbig 25 3.