St Margarets Academy - Dayseye Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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I SSs-S DAYESYE After Thanksgiving we gave a Xmas Hop. While it probably couldn’t be called a financial success.1 it was most certainly a social success. A number of aspiring Pavlowas exhibited their gracefulness in the prize dance, which was won by Catherine Murray and Lucille Vonder Wyer. We worked diligently all December and much enjoyed our Xmas vacation. January found us back at school ready to begin the new year right by working on the Dayeseye. The next great event of the year was the Junior-Senior. This like ours was different.”2 3 We had a glorious time and must admit that the present Juniors compare very favorably with last year’s Juniors in matters of entertainment. On May 1 9 the Senior Class presented three short plays. Those of us who did not shine in our classes during the year made a brilliant showing on this occasion.2 On June 1 we celebrated class day. While singing the school song, an inconsiderate Senior (one whose nose doesn't redden when she weeps) was seen to touch her eye furtively with her kerchief. The class (being accustomed to team work) promptly followed her suggestion. Only a few were left to hold the melody.4 Then came the last great day of all—Commencement Day. June 6. Fifty-one trembling Seniors made the required number of bows (some gracefully, others disgracefully) and received the long looked for reward, a high school diploma. Bibliography a. Committe of Five. A Report on the Reasons for the Non-Appearance of Certain Seniors at the Junior-Senior Prom-1922. pp. 22-25. An unbiased discussion of the real facts regarding this famous controversy. b. Koen, Margaret. Outline—Events of Our Career, p. 9. This article outlines very briefly the events of the Class of 1923. during its four-year’s career. c. McGuire, Eulalia. Report—Probable Causes of Deficit in Senior Funds during the First Quarter, pp. 4-5. Very informational regardingly certain Seniors who attended The Xmas Hop gratis. (Miss McGuire was treasurer at this time.) d. Stephens. Charlotte—Diary of School Years at S. M. A. p. 5. A well balanced diary of school life which gives many interesting little anecdotes. e. Weed. Marie, Theme—The Causes of the Freshman-Senior Feud. p. 1. A fine article for ascertaining the truth of the origin and continuance of this terrible feud. ’McGuire. Eulalia. Report on Probable Cautet ol Defieit in Senior Funds During the First Quarter. 192). pp. -See account of Junior-Senior in Junior section of thin Daytsye. 3It should be stated that a number of worthy Seniors played the role of Electric Lights and Japanese Lantern ” in the class play. ••Someone has suggested that the girls who held the melody saw and seized the opportunity to show ctT their vocal ability. 125J

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Class JVill iilc tlje (Class of 1923, of St. Margaret's Academy, being about to leave this sphere of learning, being in possession of normal mind, and memory, and understanding, do make and publish this, our last Will and Testament, hereby making void all former Wills and Testaments by us heretofore made. ITEM I. To Mother Frances Clare we leave the memory of fifty loving girls who were proud of the privilege of being under her supervision. ITEM II. To Sister Henrica we bequeath the glory of having successfully trained those girls to take their places in the world as worthy representatives of their beloved Alma Mater. ITEM III. To the Faculty we leave the arduous task of fitting the present Juniors for the exalted privilege of becoming worthy successors to the outgoing class. ITEM IV. To the Juniors we leave the title of Seniors with the following special distinctionsS 1. The occupation of the front pews at the Pro-Cathedral. 2. The joy of hunting their own overshoes in the small wardrobes. 3. The convenience of having the first gym class on Monday afternoons. 4. The responsibility of setting the example for the rest of the school. (This last refers particularly to the maintenance of silence in the Study Hall.) ITEM V. To the Sophomores we leave the happiness of struggling through two more years of study before they attain the dignity of graduation. ITEM VI. To the Freshmen we leave the honor of being promoted to the main Study Hall, and present for their perusal Sister Frances Rita's ideals regarding the rule of silence, namely. 1. Silence in the morning before classes. 2. Silence between classes. 3. Silence during study period. 4. Silence after the 1:15 bell until your departure. Item VII. To the student body we bequeath all of the School Spirit which we have accumulated during our four-year's sojourn in St. Margaret's, with the hope that they will add to it.—if they can. ITEM V111. A few select Seniors leave to an equal number of Juniors the privilege of using the mirror in Room 2 for assistance in powdering their noses. ITEM IX. To the beloved four walls of our Alma Mater we bequeath the echo of our footsteps whch will no longer daily resound through her corridors. WT. the class of 1923 on this day of June sixth, at St. Margaret's Academy. Minneapolis. Minnesota, do hereby sign the above as our last Will and Testament. Violet Murray 1271