St Margarets Academy - Dayseye Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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proved very convenient on one occasion. One little girl, as the story goes, had not been a good little girl and Sister hastened to reprimand her: but the window proved very convenient indeed, and the little girl took advantage of this fact.1 The only trouble with this little anecdote is that they never tell the true ending: so I hesitate to put any of the false ones down and shall leave it to your imagination. Tuesday the eighth of June was a gala day for all. Now we were Sophomores! CHAPTER II. We came back to school in September. 1920 with great ambitions for the coming year, for we intended that the whole school should know and respect the Sophomores. We did our lessons diligently for a while and were a credit to our school. Then in October we decided that we deserved a reward for our efforts and planned a party. We wished to share our pleasures with others so we decided to invite the Freshmen. The affair which took the form of a dress-up party2 will long be remembered by those who were present. (This is not taken from the society columns, despite its appearance.) It was during this eventful year that we earned and have kept (???) the title of “the darlings of the school.” Suffice it to say that we are no longer designated by that title. Xmas vacation came and went as usual. When Spring came, with it came the desire for another party, one that should be remembered down the years. We had always looked up to the Seniors, so we gave a May Party in their honor. They said (and we did not deny it) that the Sophomores were ideal hostesses. And so another year passed with the coming of Commencement Day and we felt that we had lived up to our ambitions. We had done our work so well that we were now called “the Juniors.” CHAPTER III. September, 1921 came, and we again went back to school with great hopes, for we were within one year of our coveted goal. The quarter passed swiftly. Then we were saddened by the news that Mother Clara was going to leave us. and the whole school felt depressed by her departure. Later we aroused ourselves to welcome Mother Frances Clare, who has won the love and respect of all by her able guidance of our school. 'See A. O’Hanlon for further information on above incident. “First Outline, contributed by M. Koen. [23]

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: r CHAPTER I. In retrospect, the most important happening of the first part of our first year was that terrible outrage, the Senior Party. These miserly persons actuated. not. as we the Class of 1923 thought, by a kind, sisterly love, but by a baser passion, that of a desire for—I hesitate to speak the condemning words —money, invited us to a party and we. all unsuspecting, in childish glee, attended in a body. But horror of horrors! Our pleasure did not last long. A curt voice at the door called out, Fifteen cents, please. Freshies went for days without their lunch and into their hearts crept the thought of revenge.1 But this crisis was averted by lessons which, every day in every way. got harder and harder.- Then came Xmas vacation, and school-days were over until January 3, 1920. We all felt just a bit more grown-up now, for we had been in high school for so long, so that, when on January 7. Lot a new kids entered school, among them P. Hawn, E. Parker and J. Hawthorne”:: we felt very superior indeed, and with great pleasure introduced them to their new tasks, which no doubt they performed much better than we did. But then we were much older and so could afford to procrastinate a little, for we were Senior Freshmen. Spring came upon as it always had with its attacks of spring fever. or mental laziness. But on March 2 we awoke to our new responsibilities, for on this day the Class was formally organized. St. Patrick’s day was chosen as a very suitable day for our first party, although the subject of parties was still a precarious one. ‘ But anyway this was to be our own party, so. of course, there need be no worry about admission prices. Needless to say. this party was a success as there were no Seniors around to mar it. On March 31 came that awful catastrophe, the big fire at St. Margaret’s. Mother Clara ordered two weeks vacation and we did not go back to school until April 1 2. Our school was not completely destroyed, but a huge chasm in the roof made the use of many of the class rooms impossible. And often one would seat herself on a chair on which the rain had dripped during the night. We had to go to the Pro for French, and oft did certain of our Sister Teachers insinuate that the number of blocks between St. Margaret's and the Pro and the time taken in covering the distance, were not at all in proportion.5 For the rest of the year we all enjoyed ourselves immensely in the parlor study-hall. The large windows were very handy and doors were always horrid anyway, so draw your own conclusions. These selfsame windows Ve«». Marie. Theme. The Ou e of the Freshman-Senior Feud, p. !. Absolutely not suggested by M Cove • Stephens. ( bailotte. Dicey of School Yects at S. l. A., p. 5. See p I. ch. 1. of this p.spci. ''Stephens. Op. Cil.. p. 8. 122]

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In November we wished to leave our cares behind for the present, and joyfully prepared for a renewal of our lost childhood, and found it through the medium of a Kid's Party.”1 We left our dignity at home on that day and played again the games of younger days. It was marvelous to note the zest with which the Juniors” entered into the spirit of the celebration. I should like to be able to state here again that we were still known as the darlings of the school.” but alas. I fear that we were more often referred to as that awful class.” But. at any rate, our friends say that the people who referred to us in that manner were prejudiced and did not know us well enough to appreciate our good qualities. Let us hope that such was the case. We worked hard the rest of the year and not until May did we relax. Then after weeks of planning the celebrated Junior-Senior was given. However, one little incident must be noted—the affair of the invitations. We had unanimously decided to send personal invitations to our Senior guests. This decision came from a desire to be different.” We were different, in fact so different that many of our guests received no invitations whatever while others received their invitations only on the eve of the party. Needless to say, a few of the Juniors were partnerless on the day of the Junior-Senior.2 Nevertheless, the Junior-Senior was a great success and we were amply repaid for our efforts by the compliments of our Senior guests. When Commencement Day came, we attended and sang our best, feeling awed by the fact that we were now the Seniors” and that it would not be long before we, too, would be leaving our beloved school. CHAPTER IV. With much enthusiasm the Class of 1923 returned to school in September. 1922, for this year the final lap in our four-year quest for knowledge would be finished. The first half of the year was a very busy one. In October the Seniors managed a movie” entertainment at the New Lake Theatre. The proceeds were used to purchase gymnasium equipment for our athletic department. The faculty decided to have the Retreat before Xmas this year, and it began on Sunday afternoon. November 26, ending on Wednesday, November 29. We all declared this to be one of the most successful retreats we had ever made. See Dayesye of 1922. Snapshot section. -It hat been since decided that the Seniors in question really were invited. In the first place, invitations are invitations, even though mailed tardily. Secondly, the Juniors who mailed said invitations took the trouble to call up said Seniors the evening before the Junior-Senior to make sure that the invitations had been received. Thirdly, the argument that special deliveries might have been sent is easily refuted, since Seniors in question live in the city and should have received their invitations on the same day on which they were mailed. Therefore the Juniors appointed to investigate this affair decided, after taking into consideration all attending circumstances, that the accusations were not grounded on facts but were the result of highly emotional feelings. A. Stanton. M. Weed, and others, whose opinion is of weight among the Seniors, also favor this decision. [24]