St Mary High School - Astrolabe Yearbook (Jackson, MI)

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32? fd? A Robert Ward Tis rmpnous in a good man to be sad Bob is the shy type Every class boasts of one and the class of 48 is no exception But Bob is one ahead of the others he appreciates a humorous story and can give out with a few of his own Bob had his worries as sports editor in an off vear of athletics but he managed not to be sad Marilyn Wendell Peace rules the day where reason rules the mind Sophistication and poise have long been outstand ing in Lynn With these attributes we add another telligence combined with humor Hers is always an honest opinion expressed after careful thought A love for read ing and a penchant for story writing could take Marilyn a long way if she should become serious about it FN Sophie Wozniak Rest has its roots in her quiet accomplishments. A thumbnail d-scription of Sophie is stick-tofin iveness' She goes about her business and that of any one she can help with a quiet purpose Already she has begun work in the office of her choice where she puts to use that beautiful shorthand. lf you've paid particular notice to any of the programs for school performances you will have seen the artistic work which Sophie has produced on the mimeoscope lf you need a right hand- So hue IS it, 23 QUT 'Lf

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-rv Cecella Strzalko I have no other but a woman s reason I thunk hum so because I thank hum so Drfferent descnbes Cec She does the same old thlngs but gives them a new twlst She IS always agree able and wrllung to follow the wushes of others just to keep everybody happy All envy her sweet dnsposltlon and wnllxngness to work She IS mlssuon minded and was one of the sonrnts that moved us to have a rummage sale downtown for the Chunese mlssnonarles Wllllam Tappenden Why worry? It makes wrlnkles After a spell an the Navy Bull returned to St Mary to complete hrs educatlon But he was no stranger for we remembered hum as a good natured lad wrth a fine speaklng vouce and plenty of stage experience snnce he was among the ploneer Thespuans early ID hugh school That probably accounted for the fact that he was used aboard shup to relay orders over the PA Currently Bull IS dorng photographrc work for the yearbook and man agung assemblres for Troupe 54l S- ff-llte 17 Janet Urch Alnce Tumey For every why there IS a wherefore And Aluce makes a pount of followung through to fund ut Her work as well thought out and neatly done and her self assurance reflects her good qualrtres Remem ber9 She's the gurl whose bookkeeplng rated honorable mentlon among 6000 students an the natlonal monthly contest Thought IS the measure of Ilfe Janet has not always been a student of St Mary but slnce her freshman year has proved herself a true bearer of the Blue and Whlte Janet has a lovely vorce whrch she succeeds an hrdlng from almost everyone But occasronally a song wrll burst out and surprrsed pleasure rs a new element tn the day Janet likes to read and you ve seen her book revuews an The Manner ! r 1 v II - ' ' 'r , . Q5 V , I ,, . 1, . . , ,sway Q L '.'Sw ,, 1'f,1w ya gl ff ' ' cd iii ' gg f .- rj, ,. xw if 'sf' U 1 . - - . , . . ,, ' - l 11 ll H - - H V 1 lf? I--r Y S H - H I

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14' l We the class of l948 look back upon our days at St Marv wuth a feelung of justly founded prude and accomplushment Knowledge obtauned durung thus tume was vutal un the de velopment of vouces destuned to prepare sweet sungers for a world of unhappuness and uneasu ness Formal unutuatuon whuch was revuved that year offucually acknowledged us as freshmen A sudden note of duscord was struck that har rowung day when we were unsuspe tungly led to Star Hall and pushed one by one under the glare of a blundung spotlught Seemungly thousands of upperclassmen seated on euther sude of us as we walked the Stop' Keep your hands down' as we grop ed our wav to the uudges stand to receuve our sentence Some were requured to eat pues lhavung of course the slught umpedument of beung blund foldedl others had the arduous task of rollung peanuts up and down the floor wuth theur noses Some of the smaller freshmen boys were dressed coyly un punk and blue and submutted to beung pushed un baby carruages by red faced sux footers unsuccessfully dusguused as smartly attured matrons All very much fun for the upperclassmen Under the newly appounted pastorate of Monsugnor Frank Hardy our school and socual actuvutues were guuded wuth a furm but kundly hand Every phase of school lufe was a new ex peruence Dances pep meetungs football and basketball games all helped to make thus year a deluqhtful one for us Matter of a seruous nature was entauled We learned a valuable lesson as freshres that authorutatuve rules must be obeyed wuthout Clgd O questuoru or complaunt Under the capable sway of the good Susters we soon gauned our composure and before we realuzed ut we found that we were sophomores We stepped unto the role of upperclass men wuth a sugh of reluef and were looked upon wuth more consuderatuon Havung some classes un the hugh school buuldung warranted our feel ung of superuoruty over the green ones who stull had theur classes un the old school Our hugher posutuon was also manufested un our studues The general course of the nunth grade was supplemented to suut the unterests of the unduvudual The organuzung of the glee chour and possessung musucal abuluty to broaden hugh school actuvutues Overwhelmung success rewarded the spurut and effort dusplayed un the magazune subscrup tuon and paper druve The funds thus obtauned were used for the betterment of the scuence department for a complete new laboratory was unstalled There are beautuful tables futted wuth sunks gas and water connectuons the addutuon of thus excellent equupment aroused untense unterest un thus fueld of study Events of our uunuor year were fulled wuth sugnufucance and many lastung memorues Dodg ung scaffoldung dauly remunded us that at last the plans of an ornately decorated Church were un progress Truly we could now sung of God wuth full and grateful hearts To our beloved Monsugnor Cullunane we deducated an enlarged lubrary Among t books students spent many pleasant and prof utable hours and wuth the help of unterested parents fune donatuons brought new sources of unformatuon I .EQ ' c 31' ,f-.p -5 if seg - S V Nl J 3 Nl' X V gl . I lf . I A, 1 1 ' ' ll ' . ll . . . . , . ' ' - Il Il , . - - 11 l - ' ' gauntlet, issued commands to Walk faster! orchestra provided an opportunity for those II II II Il ' ' ' ' ' . , . . . . I I i . . . , . . . . . - Il - ll ' ' I - . I . 4 ' ' , i S . . A ' I ' ' - 11 - 11 ' ' l I 24