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

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5 xx 4'f'X'JEI1ffillllllllllllllllllllIllllllliifilekl-iii G L E A N I N G S .EPP-1'-E91HlilllllllllllllllIllllIIlIIII!i!!EE!'Zjf'PQ e The picture again disappeared and the Spirit informed us, that we should now go into the next room, in which we would see the future of Hortense Seymour. Yes, there it was, painted on the wall Hortense, our Vice-President, now the secretary to Mr Henry Ford She was seated at the typewriter busily typing some important documents Hortense had just returned from Cuba with Mr Ford having helped him establish a factory there for the manufacture of cars named after her employer The plcture passed and We went to the next room, and there we saw V1ctor1a and Aurella as consulting L1brar1ans of the Congressional Llbrary at Washington It was left to them to select reading mater1al for great men' Much depended on the1r choice We were not a bit surprlsed when we saw them at their work, and enJoy1ng it so much It looked quite natural, because Victoria and Aurelia were book worms We called them such at S L A The Spirit next led us into a room, in which was enacted the future of Bernice McCormick Our Bunny had become a promment Soc1al Worker Every day she was to be found IH the slums of Chicago, feedlng the hungry, nursing the sick consohng the sorrowful and domg good everywhere Manv of the poor, looked upon her, as their Angel of Kindness We passed through long, narrow passages and the Spirit conducted us 1nto another suite of rooms We entered the first one to our right and there we saw Margaret RIZZO She was standing in the doorway of a beautiful home, looking expectantly up the street, as 1f she were waiting for someone Soon we saw a figure of a gentleman walk1ng towards her, he seemed to be in a great hurry and when he neared the house in whlch Marge was stand1ng he broke IHIO a run Margaret greeted him Joyfully and they entered their happy home, closing the door behind them Margaret was married, the first of the class of 1926 We entered another apartment, in whlch was unfolded Emelee s future There she was dancing before a Vast aud1ence Everyone enthused about her, so beautiful was she Emelee Wayman had become a second Pavlowa And we all vush her unparalleled success We were again in the passage way but this t1me xt was not dark as before, it seemed as if the sun were shinmg and streamlng out of the door opposite us Our curiosity nearly choked us and we almost ran into the Chamber of Light, s we called It and whom did we find standing there, but Helen Pocewicz 1n the garb of a Sister of the Congregatlon de Notre Dame Helen had become Mother St Louis She expected to be sent to her old school Salnt LOUIS Academy and there was a general prayer that she would be like our own beloved teachers But then Helen was always good at school and we expected great things of her Leaving this little corner of Heaven strains of beautiful music fell on our ears We hastened towards It and there we saw that the Metropolitan Opera Company was presenting the marvel of the age Mademoiselle Laurette Kurrie and her accompanist the 1nternat1onally famed p1an1st, Miss Martha Cassidy Margaret was playing a Nocturne from Chopin When she had fimshed the applause seemed to shake the room She bowed her thanks and again sat down at the piano This t1me she played the Mlserere from Il Trovatore Who was that singing? Where did lt come from? We waited 1mpat1ently for a few minutes then Laurette walked serenely out of the wings of the stage, contlnuing her song ' 9 . H ,, . V . l 1 I K 1 ' cc ' as ' . . H . ,, . . . . , 7. . . . H . ,, a . . . U ,, . . . ' Cl ' as - ' 1 - - - cc - ra 16 - 6 G 'I '-fit-'limiJIIIIIEIIIEIlllllllllllllllIllIlIllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIII!llllIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIlllllllllllllllllIlllilllllIllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllillllll + 164--S'.f I

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.,, . I V r 1 6sfv.v.-1' 'N'1fIi2!LllIIillllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIEIEFSSZ-iii I G L E A N I N G S 1His?-i?.HIElllllllllIlllllIllIIlIIIlIlli!HYEi'Z'e w zaffe Z .C L A S S W I L L X . On this, the tenth day of June in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine . E hundred and twenty-six, we the June Class of the Saint Louis Academy, of the 2 City of Chicago, County of Cook, and State of Illinois, being of supposed sound 5 mind, memory, and understanding, do make, publish and declare, this to be our E last will and testament, hereby revoking all previous wills made: A 2 A. We desire that our Executrix, settle all the debts of aforesaid class f in the near future. Q 2 B. We dispose of our estate as follows: E S ITEM I To Alma Mater, we do give and bequeath our sincerest gratitude, 5 5 and promise to endeavor to be loyal to her forever. f E ITEM II To Father Pugny, We bequeath our profound respect and veneration. 5 ig ITEM III To Mother Superior, we leave the assurance of our constant alfec- ? E tion and ever loyal appreciation. 2 E ITEM IV To our teachers, we give the Whole of our unlimited gratitude and 5 f pledge our cooperation for a greater S. L. A. E ? ITEM V To the Juniors, we bequeath our talent, even unto an iota. 2 E ITEM VI To the Sophomores, we bequeath our congeniality. Z 2 ITEM VII To the Freshmen, we bequeath another side of our inner selves 2 E our versatility. I 2 :E ITEM VIII To Stacia Cruden, we leave Margaret Rizzols artistic ability. f E ITEM IX To Bernice Derwinski, We leave the major offices of Winding the E 1 clock and watering the plants, as an asset to gain muscular E 2 power. E f ITEM X To Eleanor Lewandoski, we leave Laurette Kurrie's vocal chords to 2 5 sway all future classes: E Li ITEM XI To Eugenia Lipinski, we leave Aurelia Strosinski's slenderness, and E E position of Chief Consoler. 5 Z ITEM XII To Magdalen Reich we leave Victoria Wo'noWski's timidity and Z , G J ig charge of the period bell. E i ITEM XIII To Helen Seymour, we leave all our French and Latin Classics, E 11 - and charge of the Library. ITEM XIV To Ruth Welsh, we leave the right hand desk, southeast corner of Q ff the room, in the north-West section of the building. S A, ' 'A i i 18 4 :S .fr f.::a4:'11z,-.--my Q llllllillllillllllllllllllllIIIlllllllIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllIIIlllllllllIilllllllllIIllllllllllllllIllllllIlIHIIII'IlllllIIHIIIIIIIIEIIIIEIIIIII fee-f.-,efasw:s. iii f 'a M.. A Q thi S 1521: Liga'-0 ' i l- im If , W . ,lgulsylv .. r 'I il-' i'