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

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9 xx -S'i'-'XQEZEQEETIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEIER35-423A G L li A N l N H S HPQHPQHIEIlllllIlllIIII!llIlIIIllIIlIi!EifEL Xf--'P'-f rf C CLASS HISTORY It was about 9:15, September 4, 1925, when a loud signal was given and the 300 pupils, assembled in the yard of St. Louis Academy, divided into groups ac- cording to the grade or year each intended to follow. We, the Freshies of the Commercial Department, numbered 18, the largest enrollment ever witnessed at S. L. A. We were as yet strangers but the kindness of our teacher and the graciousness of the out-going class soon banished all thoughts of shyness. The first study we tackled was shorthand. After a few lessons we were less confident than when we started, for we had already met with not a few difficulties. Typewriting soon put renewed hope into us for it was interesting and there wasn't one in the class who did not like it. Bookkeeping, which at first appeared complex, became interesting after the preliminaries were mastered. The initial event of our Commercial career was the Retreat in,November conducted by the Reverend Father Ott. We obtained a great deal of valuable advice during these precious days and we trust the memory of them will linger always. On February 18 and 20 we presented to the public the comic opera Mikado , Ne'er was such a play given in Roseland before. It was a complete success and we felt fully repaid for our hard work. . Our class was represented in the caste by Jennie Urbanik who was the leading male character. We are very fortunate in having a prima donnal' for a classmate. In the latter part of this month, four of the girls competed in the Shorthand Contest given at the Gregg School. Mary Patrick, the Star of 725, succeeded very well with the high mark of 98.812, june arrived-and with it graduation for the ten Seniors. A parting is sad indeed but we had no anxiety for them because we knew that success would be theirs. September 8th found this class of '26 assembled in the recreation room but to our disappointment there were two girls missing. We were somewhat reconciled on finding that a new girl had joined us making our number 16. After the first few minutes spent in talking over vacation happenings, we started the routine of school work in earnest. We were determined to equal the girls of last year and be as deserving of our diplomas as they. In the early part of the school year we were given the opportunity of attending the Annual Business Show. This was made possible through the kindness of Miss M. Stewart, a friend and patroness of the Commercial Class, who secured the tickets for us. This show was a demonstration of every kind of business appliance ever invented. We had also the great privilege of seeing the worldfs champion typist, Albert Tangora, take a few tests. How we all wished we had half his speed! Miss Stewart, a representative of the Underwood Typewriter Company, took a great deal of interest in our class. lt was with great joy and anxiety that we anticipated her visits every month. These urged us, one and all, to further efforts in English, Spelling and Typewriting. To Miss Stewart, then, do we say a sincere 36 E 1 'L'3.'rr'LifZ'iF!l IllilllliIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllflllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIllIIlllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllillllll i1f6l'u'.f B b 'I

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5 Nx f f'K 2EH3!LlllliIlllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIEIEFSZAZS ll I, If A N I X G S iki?-1'-iiHIEIIIlllllllllllllIllIIlllIIl!i!E?fE5'X1r'P-Q, lf C AN APPRECIATIGN We, the Commercial Class of St. Louis Academy, take this opportunity of expressing our heart-felt gratitude and appreciation to Miss Mattie G. Stewart, whose sympathy and devotedness have been the inspiration of many of our best endeavors, and will ever serve as an incentive to greater strides towards the pinnacle of success. CLASS PROPHECY Ten years have now elapsed since I left S. L. A. When I applied for a position as a traveling saleswoman for the Gregg Publishing Co., I was fortunate enough to obtain it and was sent to the branch office in New York. There, a pleasant surprise awaited me. My old friend and classmate, Minnie Hoogervorst, who had been employed there for some time, was to take the same route as I. Corn- plying with the request of the President of our firm we obtained an interview with the manager of a large publishing company in Washington, D. C. The manager being absent, we were asked to wait a few minutes. In the interim we had a few minutes' conversation with his secretary who proved to be none other than our old class-president, Gertrude Vlaming. The next day we turned southward to Florida and on the train I had a nerve- racking tooth-ache. When we arrived at our destination, we made our way to the nearest dentist, where we were received by the doctor's assistant. Her face lighted up with a smile which we immediately recognized as that belonging to Marie Witteveen. After several positions as a stenographer Marie had decided to study dentistry, and she told us she loved her new work from the very moment she started. It did not take the doctor long to relieve the pain, and we then continued our business. We had not gone far when our attention was attracted by a group of young ladies alighting from a street car. All appeared gay and jolly, but one in the group seemed to be the center of all the fun. To our surprise, we found her to be Catherine Beemster, our lively classmate. She had put on a little more weight, but this did not prevent her from enjoying life. She told us that she spent the winters in Florida as her father was now a prosperous real estate man. It took several days to finish our business here and then we left for Wheeling, VVest Virginia. Here we learned that Lucille Ryan and Clara Prystalski were splendidly situated in a publishing concern of this city. We managed to get a few minutes' conversation with them. They had risen to these stenographic positions together, and we noticed that the friendship formed at S. L. A. was still sincere and true. After supper we decided to relax a little and for diversion went to the State Civics Opera. To our amazement we recognized in the character of the famous Marguerite , S. L. A.'s best soloist, Jennie Urbanik. Unfortunately we could not devise any means of having a chat with our mutual friend, Jennie, for the 4 38 Li Qc: 4 ihfassfgQIlmlenlisllllllllllllllllullllnmnmmnllumllnummmmnumlnnmliliIumoulmnlluulmumunmummumlunumunumuuszmsnun i.'fi'ea ff-I is zu 4