St Marys Academy - Sesame Yearbook (Champlain, NY)

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Eleanor Chevalier just arrived home this week from her trip to Atlantic City. Now she is back, she is marrying her soldier boyfriend. The journey to Atlantic City was to purchase her trouseau. After traveling almost around the continent, Ellen Murray has come back to Montreal to resume her duties as nurse. At present she has ac- cepted the case of a wealthy banker. Marie Tatro won the pie baking contest at the most talked-about pie bake that the town has yet seen. With all her culinary abilities it is naturally assumed that she keeps her husband well fed and he isn't complaining. Audrey Babbie became the wife of her childhood idol today in an im- pressive wedding ceremony. The bride and groom are planning to make Lake Placid their home. Helen Lafountaine has arrived in New York to become private secre- tary to one of the country's foremost doctors. She is quoted as having said, This is the closest I ever came to my original plan of becoming a nurse. Jean Filion after graduating from the Sorbonne School of Arts, has produced a very outstanding painting called Horses, not unlike Rosa Bonheur's. It is now on exhibition at the Metropolitan Art Gallery. The September of '48 found thirty curious and slightly scared Freshies expectantly watching the Seniors for signs of Initiation. After Initiation had come and gone, we were smugly satisfied that we had proved to be good sports and were now a part of that elevated society, known as High School. Sr. Jeanne of the Rosary was class advisor. Our class officers for the year were: President, J un e Goven; Vice President, Mary Lou Prevost; Secretary, Jean Filion; and Treasurer, Helen Lafontaine. We also demonstrated our social abilities that year by giving a very weird Hallowe'en party which was enjoyed by all. Four of our classmates, George Hinerth, June Goven, James Barbeau, and Louis Glaude took part in the play SURE AS YOU'RE BORN which won first place in the C.C.I.L. Play Contest. George made his oratorical debut in the Speaking Contest by cupping second place with the selection ONE HOSS SHAY. The following year there were just 19 Sophomores enrolled. Our teacher was Sr. Maurice who was recalled to Colebrook in February leaving the Sophs very bewildered by the absence of a homeroom teacher. Our class officers were: President, Mary Lou Prevost; Vice

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President, Bernadette Guay; Secretary, June Goven; Treasurer, Helen Lafontaine. Some of us came up in the Sodality world. Helen was chosen Prefect and several of ua were committee chairmen. The approach of Christmas caused a flurry of activity and excitement be- cause our class was in charge of the annual High School Christmas Party. St. Mary's won first place in the speaking contest by George's rendition of Casey at the Bat. All 14 Juniors considered that year just 100 t perfect. Sister Marie Odile was class advisor, and the class officers were Helen La- fontaine as President, George Hinerth as Vice President, Jean Filion as Secretary, and June Goven as Treasurer. Many of our class meet- ings were spent in planning activities to raise money for our Senior trip. We had a Junior Dance and the traditional Junior Day. At Eas- ter Gisele Trepanier was unable to return to SMA because of the ill- ness of her mother. Two others, Mary Lou and Jacqueline Coulombe en- tered the Senior Class. In April of the same year, James Barbeau, a classmate from kindergarten days, was seriously injured in an automo- bile accident, and was unable to return to school for two months. That June our class Journeyed to Howe Caverns with Father McCasland to see something that only God could have planned made. At last we were Seniors J And the year promised to be a very pleasant one when we discovered that Sr. Marie Odile was to be with us again as class advisor. The class elected Aurianne Bechard Presi- dent, Audrey Babbie Vice-President, Agnes Brown Secretary, and Loretta Coache Treasurer. The first thing on our agenda for the year was Initiation. Our class trip to New York and Washington came next. A very successful food sale was held at Adrian's Engraving Shop. A Spiritual Retreat was scheduled for October under the guidance of Father Adrian. It is doubtful that anyone who really made that retreat will ever forget those three days of silence, deep thought, closer communion with God, and the charm and sincerity of Father Adrian. In November misfortune again knocked at our door. Bernadette Guay suffered a compound frac- ture of the right leg. We missed her in 1 our activities. F e b- ruary brought along a Senior Dance and a 3-Act Play entitled The Tower Room Mystery, directed by Sr. Robert. Again George received the first place plaque in the Speaking Contest, the Basketball team was second in the League, and Luncheon for Six took second place in the one-act play contest. Five of the six players were Seniors. Class Night, Graduation, and our trip to Washington will crown these four years of work, prayer, and play. Now we truly realise that in ourselves, our future lies.