St Louis Academy - Academic Log Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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5 ff'-'N'QEfiEllllllilIllllllINIIIIIIIIIIIIEIEFFZSRGN fl L E A N I N G S L5''53SliIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllll-352'7''if C CLASS HISTORY 1923 The good old Summer time is over! September is here again! Its second week finds us once more re-united in our old haunts at S. L. A. But-we have grown older during the last three months, have out-grown our baby dresses, and now-we are big girls-yes- Sophomores.U What a relief to have lost that horrid title Freshies --We have often wondered why a poor school-girlls first year is blighted by the thoughts and perpetual re- minder of her Greenness. Now, it is our turn to laugh and enjoy ourselves at others expense-and we began the first day. We plodded on until Christmas recess. Before leaving for home we had our perennial visit from Santa Claus. This party and distribution of candy filled stockings is always one of the pleasantest happenings of the Yuletide Season. 1924 started another leaf in its Golden Book of High School Days. While it was yet in early printing we returned refreshed and anxious for the second semester. True to the expression April showers bring forth May flowers, our strivings and rehearsals during the rainy Month brought forth the blossoms of a delightful production The Hour Glass, in May. This recital was the compliment of the pupils of the Dramatic Society, and those specializing in Expression. Graduation week was one that none of us will soon forget. We saw the Seniors attain that for which they had striven four years, but our joy at their achievement was subdued by the realization that ,24 was leaving us, that no longer our older sisters would be at our side to spur us on to greater and nobler achievements. So we leave S. L. A. for a few months and Soph days forever. CLASS HISTORY 1924 Two years have passed quickly, and now we are wont to say We are wise, sagacious and fairly bubbling with the joy of living. A prominent work of the year was the public performance of the Mikado This we tried to excel in by helping generously to make our annual play a success. The characters showed unusual ability and gave every evidence of the thorough artistic teaching carried on in the Vocal and Expression Departments. We the class of 1926, modestly but proudly delight in the fact that we were awarded the banner for which every class so diligently worked. , Another signal event of the year was the Musical Recital to which the teachers, as well as the pupils, looked forward with great anxiety. Other doings that gave evidence of our school life are found in the formation of Musical and Tennis Clubs. As a fitting closing for the month of May, we had our Musical Recital in the last week. An elaborate program was given and artistically rendered. The Music Department boasts of many splendid musicians, several exceptionally talented pianists, besides the string orchestra of violins, cello and harps. The month of Roses was soon upon us, and the series of entertainments planned for the Seniors were given, each out-doing the last. Commencement Day alone standing in a class by itself, for is there a day in the life of a High School girl which means as much as this? We entered into the festivities with greater interest, inspired by the thought that our turn was coming, and that when June would again be with us, we should be the center of attraction and be the proud possessors of a diploma from S. L. A. 13 mv 2.2-'li'viIllIllilllii!IllllilllllillllllllllllllllllllIllIllllllllIIIllIIIl!llll!llllllllllllllIIlllllllIllIIIllIllllllllllllllIIIlllllllIIIllIIIlllIIIIll!!II!!!!lllllllllllllfllllillllil- fe:-M.-.f

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5 Nx ve'' 'XflfffilillllllllllllllllllllllllllIIEIEQQFSQT4 G L E A N I N G S -5.53glylmlmlIInlul'ulnlIlmgg:5gQyfA.'j , g THE HISTORY OF OUR CLASS 1922 The eventful day had arrived and it was with much timidity that the Freshman Class of I922 entered the Academy grounds where the upper class students were watching their younger sisters' entrance into the School which was to mean so much to us. The thought that was foremost in our minds was What will this year hold for me? For some girls S. L. A. was a new school, but for others it was just a continuation of theiglorious school days which we so pleasantly shared. We were young, innocent, loyal and also possessed pep, and many other qualities that go to make up a popular Freshie. One of the events which marks our first year was the presentation of the Egypt- ian Princess. The Seniors had the most important roles and the choruses were taken by the other classes. It certainly proved a success, due mostly to the kind attention given us by the Faculty and by the persons who had charge of the different acts of which the play was composed. The audience was very well satisfied as well as surprised at the performance, and extended congratulations to all of the proud actresses. We assumed the role of hostesses for the first time when We entertained the Glee Club, and here our timidity and Freshie shyness served rather as a means than as a preventative of a pleasant afternoon. This was the beginning of a series of monthly entertainments, which are still given, each class in turn entertaining. With the month of the flowers, came a longing for joy and novelty. We satisfied our cravings for the beautiful by giving a Musical Recital to which the parents and friends of the pupils were invited. June followed-June-the month about which poets have written to which the prospective bride has counted the days, and the approach of which brings to the heart of a graduate the realization of childhoodls dreams and school girls' fancies. It meant many days of preparation for the Senior, because now her school path was almost completely trodden and her eyes were soon to see the first glimpse of the worldls many marvels. The day which was to linger in the mind and heart of every graduate was indeed welcomed. Now her hard earnest work was bringing its due reward. VVe Freshies looked on with much hope and wonder, and thought only of the day when we would be the happy Graduates. , 12 1 G fl -2'2. s-'Lit i-ll IllillllilllIIllllllllllfllIIII.IllIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllll!lIllIlIllllIllIllllllIlllllllllllllljwuilllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllll l lllll I lllllllillllillllll Y ,-61-es . F D rf 2 .iw

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5 si .vi '''PX'JEE2121lllllIIllIIIIIllllllllIIIIIIIELCSZAZSG3 G L V7 5 N I N fi S ElhziiHIEIlllllIlmllljllllllllllllI'f!QiffI DfA -: .1 e CLASS HISTORY 1925 Another year has passed! S. L. A. has bade farewell to the class of '25, and we have risen to the distinguished rank of Seniors. Yes We feel our importance and realize our responsibility as leaders and models for the other classes! Three days are set apart each year, to enable us to direct our minds towards our spiritual welfare. The prominent days of this year were valuable, due to the fact that we realized more fully that perhaps we would never again have the opportunity of making another, nor would be encouraged by our loving teachers to make a good retreat. These days were indeed blessed and we trust and hope we have received the necessary graces to help make our future years, years of success, and fruitful in virtue. We shall carry forever, fondest thoughts of our last but most ardent retreat. The Reverend James A. Major, a former pupil and friend of the Academy was the Retreat Master. His talks to the girls were most instructive, and we could not help but trace that personal note in his voice sprung from the heart, for S. L. A. is his Alma Mater too. We shall remember the lessons he taught us, and try to follow out his idea of the Strong Woman of the World. The highest feature of our Senior year was the unparalleled honor of being the Hrst class in S. L. A. to publish a Year Book. Shall we ever forget the day it was announced that we might be the honored ones? We have tried to live up to the privileges that have been ours, and this initial edition of Gleanings is the result. We trust dear Alma Mater that we have fittingly corresponded to the great things you expected of us, and may we never fail you in the unborn years to comef, Now we looked forward to June-How much it had in store for us! Com- mencement with its days, or we might say Weeks, of preparation-studying, cramming for our Finals, attending the social events given in our honor and our eyes fixedly set on the one big day. But alas! it comes too soon! VVe are no longer school-girls,-our High School Diploma serves as a constant reminder of this. We are now to walk in other ways everyone traced out for us, by the Divine Hand. May each path along which we shall wend our steps converge to the Goal which has been idealized and mapped out to us by our beloved and devoted teachers-The Goal of True Noble Womanhood! This history is just a rough sketch of all that has really happened, but the entire history is marked with many unmentioned events that are engraved in the heart of each member of our class. May the memory of the happy days spent at S. L. A. be memories that shall shine like stars, and that shall foster our loyalty and devotion to the teaching of our Alma Mater-Saint Louis Academy. BERNICE MCCORMICK, '26. 14 cz 4.-QFt.'w'L9i -jllllilllliIIlllllllllllllllllIlIllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllIIIllllllIllllllllIllllllIIllIIlllllllllllllililllllllllllIIlIIlllllllIlllIIIIlllllllllllllllllll'Illlllillllillllll 125'-3. A H flu- . ,it it -. . A' Q .-4 A