St Josephs Academy - Academia Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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I v8lA V1 troubles last year. At the successful Hallowe'en party, sponsored by the Freshmen, the girls dressed to impersonate Saints, presented a pageant. A magic carpet swished us back to earth afterwards and we enjoyed an entertainment and refresh- ments. The morning of our departure for the Christmas holidays several members of our class performed a dance as our contribution to the program put on by the four classes. The girls who danced showed that they had profited by our Thursday lessons in square dancing. We gained much from and enjoyed the Retreat, directed by Father Fay, S. J., who stressed, along with other things, devotion to the Holy Spirit. The mid-year report cards told the results of a half year's work. Everyone re- solved. after seeing her card, to do better next time. Time will tell whether we kept these resolutions. I am a Dutch girl from Holland. Who are you? I am an Eskimo from Alaska and I live in an igloo. Such remarks were frequently heard during the three months during which foreign countries became so much a Dart of our life. As a history project each Sophomore chose a country about which she was to find out all that she could as her part for the grand display of all the countries of the world. Our knowledge of the countries was increased by two lectures, given by Miss Guadalupe Loera on Mexico, and Miss Hilda Chao on China, their homelands. Now we are on the eve of departing for Easter vacation. To repeat the open- ing exclamation, How times flies! HANNAH LYNDS, '56 ANN MCCORMACK, '56 A Ruth Conlogue and Katherine Greco working at their history project. S WQTZQTLH wa f J R t N Jil is

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-- ' 'A . 'f-rw ' 1- . ' W.,-5 .. -, . -Q . , Q - ' av, . ,-. sa.. ry' -3--f ' -as . is . ,ie . .. , es - r 4 . ' met.. K sms ' . 1, - .. Q C FRFSHMAN CLASS Front: Barbara llornbrook, joan Dambrie. Martha Casey, Carole Page. -Iudith Fmerson, Claire l.ellel, Maureen Mctlillicuddy, Pauline Caron, jean Sicard, Frances Huard, Carol A. Brown, Marilyn llouchard, Back: jean Young, Constance Cahagan, Carolyn Mendros, Helen Dallas, Ann Cardenier. Sandra londreau, Patricia Ouellette, Marguerite Genest, Mary I.. Measures, Pauline Cyr, Margaret Sanfacon, Louise Bisson. Freshman Class History lt was a beautiful September morning that the portals of St. lloseph's Academy opened to twenty-four green Freshmen-sixteen residents and eightday students. A hearty welcome was given to us by the Directress, Sister M. -lerome, by our home- room teacher, Sister Mary Raymond, by our other teachers, Sister M. Flavia and Sister lrenaeus, and by our big sisters, the Seniors. During the fall and winter the Freshmen enjoyed many activities, among these being: a wiener roast at the pond on the campus, an ice cream spree at Woodiords, accompanied by our big sisters, and an all day picnic at Little Dia- mond lsland in honor of Mercy day, September 24. The following were elected class oflicers: Helen Dallas, president: Marguerite Cenest. vice-president, Carole Page, secretary: and Maureen McGillicuddy, treas- urer. Next on the program was initiation, looked forward to with a little fear, but particioated in with high spirits. We held a food sale which helped finance the customarv Hallowe'en party at which all appeared in a skit, representing saints, and prizes were offered to those who guessed what saints we represented. We were R '-.. . Q Q-1 ' Il I 7 I s